Primera División de México Apertura 2002

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2002 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, August 3, 2002, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. San Luis, Chiapas and Querétaro were promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Léon and La Piedad were relegated to the Primera División A, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21, Toluca defeated Morelia and became champions for the seventh time.

Primera División de México
Season2002−03
ChampionsToluca (7th title)
Champions' CupToluca
Morelia
Copa LibertadoresUNAM
Cruz Azul
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo
(29 goals)

Teams

Stadiums and Locations
Location of the Primera División Apertura 2002 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Estadio Azteca 87,523
Atlante Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Estadio Neza 86 20,000
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Jalisco 55,110
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001
Cruz Azul Mexico City Estadio Azul 33,000
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Jalisco 55,110
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Tecnológico 36,485
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Estadio Morelos 35,000
Necaxa Mexico City Estadio Azteca 87,523
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Estadio Hidalgo 27,512
Puebla Puebla City, Puebla Estadio Cuauhtémoc 42,649
Querétaro Querétaro City, Querétaro Estadio Corregidora 33,162
San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Estadio Alfonso Lastras 30,000
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Estadio Corona 20,100
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Estadio Nemesio Díez 27,000
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Estadio Tres de Marzo 18,779
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Estadio Universitario 72,000
UNAM Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario 41,615
Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente 28,703

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América Mario Carrillo Pável Pardo Nike Coca-Cola
Atlante Miguel Herrera Damián Grosso Garcis Pegaso
Atlas Enrique Meza Nike Coca-Cola/Omnilife
Celaya Carlos Trucco Keuka Lala
Chiapas Salvador Capitano Sergio Almaguer Atletica Farmacias del Ahorro
Cruz Azul José Luis Trejo Óscar Pérez Umbro Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Daniel Guzmán Atletica Cemento Tolteca
Monterrey Daniel Passarella Jesús Arellano Atletica Bimbo
Morelia Rubén Omar Romano Darío Franco Atletica LG
Necaxa Raúl Arias Atletica Bimbo
Pachuca Alfredo Tena Atletica Cemento Cruz Azul
Puebla Gustavo Vargas Atletica Volkswagen
Querétaro Mario Zanabria Marval Kellogg's
San Luis Juan Antonio Luna Atletica Bimbo
Santos Laguna Sergio Bueno Jared Borgetti Atletica Soriana
Toluca Ricardo La Volpe Salvador Carmona Atletica Banamex
UAG Julio César Uribe Atletica Ocho Columnas
UANL Ricardo Ferretti Atletica Cemento Monterrey
UNAM Hugo Sánchez Lotto Banamex
Veracruz Hugo Fernández Spalding Gigante

Final standings (groups)
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
4 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
5 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
3 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
4 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
5 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
3 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
4 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
5 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
3 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
4 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
5 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33
4 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32
5 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
6 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
7 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27
8 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
9 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
10 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
11 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
12 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
13 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
14 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
15 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
16 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
17 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
18 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
19 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
20 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CEL CHI CAZ GDL MTY MOR NEC PAC PUE QRO SNL SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM VER
América — – – – 0–0 – – – 1–1 2–1 3–0 – 3–1 2–1 – 1–2 2–1 – – 5–1
Atlante 1–4 — – 4–2 – 2–0 0–0 – 2–1 – – – 2–1 – 3–1 2–3 – 2–2 – 4–1
Atlas 3–2 2–1 — – – 3–2 1–2 1–2 – – – – 2–5 – 1–2 – – 1–0 6–0 –
Celaya 0–1 – 2–1 — 2–2 – – 1–0 1–1 – – 0–3 2–0 – – 2–2 – – 0–1 1–1
Chiapas – 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 1–1 0–0 – – – 2–0 – – 2–0 – – 1–3 0–2 –
Cruz Azul 1–1 – – 1–1 – — – – 1–3 2–1 3–2 – 1–1 0–1 – 1–1 1–2 – – 5–1
Guadalajara 0–1 – – 3–2 – 1–1 — – 1–0 0–0 – – 2–4 1–1 – 3–3 – 4–0 – 2–1
Monterrey 0–0 2–0 – – – 1–1 0–2 — – – – – 2–0 – 0–0 3–1 – 1–1 1–2 –
Morelia – – 2–0 – 2–0 – – 2–0 — 6–0 1–1 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–0 – 2–2 –
Necaxa – 3–0 2–3 0–2 3–1 – – 2–1 – — 0–2 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–1 – 1–0 –
Pachuca – 1–1 1–1 0–2 – – 1–1 1–3 – – — 1–1 3–3 – 0–0 – 0–2 – 0–3 –
Puebla 0–1 1–1 2–1 – – 1–2 1–1 2–1 – – – — – – 3–1 – – 2–1 0–1 –
Querétaro – – – – 3–3 – – – 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 — 0–0 – 0–2 2–0 – – 3–2
San Luis – 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 – – 3–0 – – 2–4 1–0 — 1–1 – 0–0 – – –
Santos Laguna 0–1 – – 2–0 0–0 1–3 4–2 – 2–2 3–2 – – – – — 5–2 – 3–1 – 4–2
Toluca – – 1–0 – 5–1 – – – 4–1 3–0 5–1 5–0 – 3–1 – — 6–0 – – 1–1
UAG – 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 – 1–1 0–0 – – – 3–2 – – 2–1 – — 1–3 4–3 –
UANL 0–1 – – 6–1 – 0–1 – – 2–1 3–2 1–1 – 4–1 0–4 – 2–2 – — – 1–1
UNAM 1–3 4–1 – – – 2–2 7–1 – – – – – 1–1 – 1–0 1–4 – 3–2 — 2–1
Veracruz – – 3–0 – 3–0 – – 1–1 3–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 – – 2–1 – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 José Cardozo Toluca 29
2 Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 13
Sebastián González Atlante
Alex Fernandes Morelia
5 Marcelo de Faria San Luis 12
6 Jesús Olalde UNAM 10
7 Reinaldo Navia UAG 9
8 Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 8
Diego Latorre Celaya
Josemir Lujambio Querétaro
Mariano Trujillo UNAM

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
2 Toluca 1 3 4  
7 Guadalajara 2 0 2  
  2 Toluca 5 2 7  
  8 Santos Laguna 3 1 4  
1 América 3 1 4
8 Santos Laguna 3 2 5  
  2 Toluca 0 4 4
  4 Morelia 1 1 2
3 UNAM 0 3 3  
6 Cruz Azul 0 2 2  
  3 UNAM 0 2 2
  4 Morelia 4 1 5  
4 Morelia 3 4 7
5 UAG 1 1 2  

Quarterfinals
Guadalajara2–1Toluca
García  85'
Mora  88'		 Report Cardozo  56'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)
Toluca3–0Guadalajara
Carmona  74'
Cardozo  77'
Sánchez  90'		 Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna3–3América
Ruiz  30', 64'
Lillingston  60'		 Report Blanco  33'
Castillo  38', 70'
América1–2Santos Laguna
Blanco  70' (pen.) Report Borgetti  40'
Villa  63' (o.g.)
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0–0UNAM
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM3–2Cruz Azul
González  14', 41'
Brown  78' (o.g.)		 Report Abreu  50'
Cabrera  83'

UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.

UAG1–3Morelia
Donizete  35' Report Almirón  7'
C. Morales  65'
González  79'
Referee: Sergio Fernando Silva (Coahuila)
Morelia4–1UAG
Alex  21'
Saavedra  62'
Bautista  74'
Buján  83'		 Report Donizete  26'
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Santos Laguna3–5Toluca
Borgetti  18'
Rodríguez  47'
Altamirano  55'		 Report Cardozo  22' (pen.), 32'
Sánchez  42'
Cuberas  70'
Sinha  71'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Toluca2–1Santos Laguna
Cardozo  32', 82' Report Borgetti  28'

Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.

Morelia4–0UNAM
Bautista  14', 55'
Saavedra  29'
Alex  44'		 Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM2–1Morelia
Lemos  30'
González  44'		 Report Bautista  39'

Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Finals
Morelia1–0Toluca
Saavedra  58' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Toluca4–1Morelia
Carmona  32'
López  40'
Cardozo  51'
García  65'		 Report Bautista  1'

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

 Apertura 2002 winners 
Toluca
7th title

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