Primera División de México Clausura 2008


Primera División de México ' Clausura 2008' was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007-08 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1–0. Reigning champions Atlante F.C. were eliminated from making the Liguilla with a 3-2 loss to Monterrey and thus could not defend their title, and Veracruz was relegated to the Primera División A after finishing last on the percentage table. Six teams qualified directly to the Liguilla by finishing in the top two of their respective groups, and these are the teams of Toluca, Jaguares, Santos Laguna, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Cruz Azul. Four teams advanced to what is known as the Repechaje'', and these are being San Luis, Pachuca, Necaxa, and Atlas.
On June 1, 2008 Santos Laguna beat Cruz Azul on 3-2 aggregate to win the Clausura 2008 trophy. This was the club's third championship victory.

Overview

TeamCityStadium-
AméricaMexico CityAzteca-
AtlanteCancún, Quintana RooAndrés Quintana Roo-
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna-
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul-
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos-
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico-
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria-
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo-
PachucaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc-
San LuisSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Alfonso Lastras-
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona-
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez-
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo-
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario-
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario-
VeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente

Final standings (Groups)

Last updated May 4, 2008

League table

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Humberto SuazoMonterrey13
2 ItamarChiapas10
2 Esteban SolariUNAM10
2 Vicente Matías VuosoSantos Laguna10
5 Omar BravoGuadalajara9
5 Claudio GrafVeracruz9
5 Sergio SantanaGuadalajara9
8 Christian BenítezSantos Laguna8
8 Álvaro GonzálezPuebla8
10 Giancarlo MaldonadoAtlante7

Source:

Playoffs

Repechage

2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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1–1 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

2–2 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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Monterrey won 8–5 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Finals

Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.
By winning Clausura 2008, Santos earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
By being the Clausura 2008 runner-up, Cruz Azul earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.

Relegation table