Primera División de México Verano 2001
Primera División de México ' Verano 2001''' 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 Saturday, January 6, 2001, and ran until April 19, when the regular season ended. In the final Santos Laguna defeated Pachuca and became champions for the second time.
Overview
| Team | City | Stadium | - |
| América | Mexico City | Azteca | - |
| Atlante | Mexico City | Azul | - |
| Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | - |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | - |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul | - |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | - |
| Irapuato | Irapuato, Guanajuato | Sergio León Chávez | - |
| León | León, Guanajuato | Nou Camp | - |
| Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | - |
| Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico | - |
| Necaxa | Mexico City | Azteca | - |
| Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | - |
| Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | - |
| 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 |
Final standings (groups)
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | 13 |
| 2 |  José Cardozo | Toluca | 11 |
| 3 | Antonio de Nigris | Monterrey | 9 |
| 3 |  Leonardo Fabio Moreno | Celaya | 9 |
| 3 | Daniel Osorno | Atlas | 9 |
| 3 |  Martín Rodríguez | Irapuato | 9 |
| 3 |  Iván Zamorano | América | 9 |
| 8 |  Alejandro Glaría | UNAM | 8 |
| 8 | Diego Latorre | Celaya | 8 |
| 8 | Carlos María Morales | Toluca | 8 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | Atlas | 8 |
Source:
Playoffs
Repechage
Puebla won 5–4 on aggregate.----
4–4 on aggregate. UAG advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Santos Laguna won 7–2 on aggregate.----
Puebla won 5–3 on aggregate.
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América won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Pachuca won 6–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
6–6 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.----
Pachuca won 3–1 on aggregate.
Finals
Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.Relegation
Relegation table
Relegation Playoff
Because the Mexican soccer federation determined the expansion of the league from 18 to 20 teams in two seasons, Atlante, the relegated team, was offered the possibility of playing a promotion of relegation against Veracruz, best team in the Primera División 'A' season table, Atlante was required to pay a bail of 5 million dollars for the celebration of the games, however, this was never paid. Atlante won the playoff.Atlante won 4-1 on aggregate.
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