Primera División de México Invierno 2001


Primera División de México Invierno 2001 is the second part of a two tournament season in Association football in Mexico. It began on July 21, 2001, and ended on November 25, the end of the season. La Piedad was promoted to Primera División de México, making possible that 19 teams took part in the Mexican First Division instead of the 18 teams in previous seasons. Pachuca defeated UANL in the final, their second title win.

Overview

TeamCityStadium-
AméricaMexico CityAzteca-
AtlanteMexico CityAzul-
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
CelayaCelaya, GuanajuatoMiguel Alemán Valdés-
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul-
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
IrapuatoIrapuato, GuanajuatoSergio León Chávez-
La PiedadLa Piedad, MichoacánJuan N. López-
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón-
MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos-
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico-
NecaxaMexico CityAzteca-
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo-
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc-
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona-
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez-
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo-
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario-
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario

Final standings (groups)

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Martín RodríguezIrapuato12
2 Alex FernandesMorelia11
3 José Manuel AbundisAtlante10
4 Jared BorgettiSantos Laguna9
4 José Luis CalderónAtlas9
4 Walter SilvaniPachuca9
4 Iván ZamoranoAmérica9
8 ClaudinhoLa Piedad8
8 Vicente SánchezToluca-
8 Miguel ZepedaCruz Azul-

Source:

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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Cruz Azul won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

1–1 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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Pachuca won 5–3 on aggregate.

Finals

Pachuca won 3–1 on aggregate.