Primera División de México Clausura 2007
Primera División de México ' Clausura 2007''' is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year - to determine the champion of Mexican football. It began on Friday, January 19, 2007, and ran until April 29, when the regular season ended. UAG and UANL inaugurated the season with a match in which UAG won 2-1. Reigning champions Guadalajara were eliminated in semifinals by archrivals América and thus could not retain their title. Querétaro, who finished last in the percentage table, were relegated to Primera División A at the end of the season. On May 27, Pachuca defeated América 3-2 and became champions for the fifth time.
Overview
Team | City | Stadium | - |
América | Mexico City | Azteca | - |
Atlante | Mexico City | Azteca | - |
Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | - |
Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | Víctor Manuel Reyna | - |
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul | - |
Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | - |
Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | - |
Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico | - |
Necaxa | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | Victoria | - |
Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | - |
Querétaro | Querétaro, Querétaro | Corregidora | - |
San Luis | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. | Alfonso Lastras | - |
Santos Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Corona | - |
Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Nemesio Díez | - |
UAG | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo | - |
UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León | Universitario | - |
UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | - |
Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente |
Final standings (groups)
League table
Relegation
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Omar Bravo | Guadalajara | 11 |
2 | Javier Cámpora | Chiapas | 10 |
3 | Gustavo Biscayzacú | Atlante | 8 |
3 | Juan Carlos Cacho | Pachuca | 8 |
5 | Fernando Arce | Morelia | 7 |
5 | Hugo Droguett | UAG | 7 |
5 | Christian Giménez | Pachuca | 7 |
5 | Emanuel Villa | UAG | 7 |
9 | Salvador Cabañas | América | 6 |
9 | Leandro Gracián | Monterrey | 6 |
9 | Richard Núñez | Cruz Azul | 6 |
9 | Miguel Sabah | Cruz Azul | 6 |
Source:
Results
Playoffs
Repechage
Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.----
1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Guadalajara won 6–3 on aggregate.----
Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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América won 7–4 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Pachuca were awarded a walkover after Cruz Azul was suspended one match for fielding suspended player Salvador Carmona in the first leg.----
América won 2–0 on aggregate.
Finals
Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.Doping scandal
of Cruz Azul was charged of doping before his semifinal match against Pachuca. Regardless, Isaac Mizrahi, Cruz Azul's coach, illegally included Carmona in the starting lineup. For this, the FMF fined Cruz Azul a one-game suspension, thus disqualifying them from playing the semifinal's second leg. This means that Cruz Azul was prematurely eliminated from the playoffs, and that Pachuca were automatically qualified for the final.The Court of Arbitration for Sport has imposed a much harsher punishment on Carmona: he is banned from playing any professional match anywhere in the world for life, thus ending his career early.