Primera División de México Clausura 2007

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2007 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 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.

Primera División de México
Season2006−07
ChampionsPachuca (5th title)
RelegatedQuerétaro
Champions' CupPachuca
InterligaNecaxa
America
Morelia
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
UANL
Chiapas
UAG
Copa SudamericanaPachuca
America
SuperLigaPachuca
America
Guadalajara
Morelia
Top goalscorerOmar Bravo
(11 goals)

Overview
Location of the Primera División Clausura 2006 teams
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)
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 27 14 +13 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 17 8 4 5 22 17 +5 28
3 Atlas 17 7 4 6 20 17 +3 25 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Querétaro 17 4 7 6 15 20 −5 19
5 Chiapas 17 5 4 8 16 26 −10 19
6 Necaxa 17 4 6 7 19 26 −7 18
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 17 12 3 2 36 12 +24 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 17 6 7 4 30 23 +7 25
3 San Luis 17 7 3 7 21 23 −2 24 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Atlante 17 6 3 8 21 27 −6 21
5 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 17 23 −6 19
6 Veracruz 17 3 3 11 11 33 −22 12
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UANL 17 6 5 6 17 20 −3 23
3 Santos Laguna 17 6 4 7 21 20 +1 22 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Morelia 17 7 1 9 23 25 −2 22
5 UNAM 17 3 11 3 19 18 +1 20
6 Toluca 17 3 10 4 15 17 −2 19
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 17 12 3 2 36 12 +24 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 27 14 +13 31
3 América 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 4 5 22 17 +5 28
5 UAG 17 6 7 4 30 23 +7 25
6 Atlas 17 7 4 6 20 17 +3 25 Qualified for the Repechage
7 San Luis 17 7 3 7 21 23 −2 24
8 UANL 17 6 5 6 17 20 −3 23 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
9 Santos Laguna 17 6 4 7 21 20 +1 22 Qualified for the Repechage
10 Morelia 17 7 1 9 23 25 −2 22
11 Atlante 17 6 3 8 21 27 −6 21
12 UNAM 17 3 11 3 19 18 +1 20
13 Toluca 17 3 10 4 15 17 −2 19
14 Querétaro 17 4 7 6 15 20 −5 19
15 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 17 23 −6 19
16 Chiapas 17 5 4 8 16 26 −10 19
17 Necaxa 17 4 6 7 19 26 −7 18
18 Veracruz 17 3 3 11 11 33 −22 12
Source: MedioTiempo

Relegation
PosTeam Total Pts Games P/G
14UANL1271021.2451
15UNAM1241021.2157
16Veracruz1221021.1961
17Santos Laguna1171021.1471
18Querétaro37341.0882

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
Juan Carlos Cacho Pachuca
5 Fernando Arce Morelia 7
Hugo Droguett UAG
Christian Giménez Pachuca
Emanuel Villa UAG
9 Salvador Cabañas América 6
Leandro Gracián Monterrey
Richard Núñez Cruz Azul
Miguel Sabah Cruz Azul

Source: MedioTiempo

Results
Home \ Away AME UNA GDL UAN TEC CHP SAN TOL VER CAZ PAC SLP ATL ATE MOR MON NEC QUE
América 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 0–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–0
UNAM 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–3
Guadalajara 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–0
UANL 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–2
UAG 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–4 4–0 1–4 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2
Chiapas 1–4 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–0
Santos Laguna 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 3–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0
Toluca 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0
Veracruz 2–4 2–1 0–4 0–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–5 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–0 1–1 0–0
Cruz Azul 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 4–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–0
Pachuca 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 4–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–3 3–0 4–2 4–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0
San Luis 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–0
Atlas 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–0
Atlante 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 0–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 3–1
Morelia 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–1 5–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–3
Monterrey 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–4 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2
Necaxa 1–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–2
Querétaro 0–2 3–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Repechage
Santos Laguna0–1San Luis
Report Luna  57'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
San Luis0–2Santos Laguna
Report Ortíz  73'
Jiménez  90+2'
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.

Morelia1–1Atlas
Sánchez  85' Report Balcázar  10'
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)
Atlas0–0Morelia
Report
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)

1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Pachuca (s) 1 1 2  
9 Santos Laguna 1 1 2  
  1 Pachuca (w/o) 3 x 3  
  4 Cruz Azul 1 x 1  
4 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
5 UAG 0 0 0  
  1 Pachuca 2 1 3
  3 América 1 1 2
2 Guadalajara 3 3 6  
8 UANL 1 2 3  
  2 Guadalajara 0 0 0
  3 América 1 1 2  
3 América 3 4 7
6 Atlas 3 1 4  

Quarterfinals
UANL1–3Guadalajara
Fonseca  72' Report Martínez  20'
Medina  71'
Esparza  80'
Guadalajara3–2UANL
Rivas  43' (o.g.)
Saavedra  75' (o.g.)
Bautista  90' (pen.)		 Report Lozano  28' (pen.)
Fonseca  82' (pen.)
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

Guadalajara won 6–3 on aggregate.

UAG0–1Cruz Azul
Report Núñez  31'
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul1–0UAG
Núñez  47' Report

Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna1–1Pachuca
Marcón  21' Report Caballero  9'
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)
Pachuca1–1Santos Laguna
Salazar  62' Report Jiménez  67'

2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Atlas3–3América
Pérez  35'
Guardado  74'
Olivera  87' (pen.)		 Report Cabañas  4', 80' 
Infante  59'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)
América4–1Atlas
Blanco  13', 76' (pen.)
Fernández  38'
Mosqueda  81'		 Report Navia  47'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

América won 7–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Cruz Azul1–3Pachuca
Borgetti  45' (pen.) Report Caballero  20'
Giménez  34' (pen.), 62'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)
Pachucaw/oCruz Azul
Report
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)

Pachuca were awarded a walkover after Cruz Azul was suspended one match for fielding suspended player Salvador Carmona in the first leg.

América1–0Guadalajara
Cabañas  61' Report
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Guadalajara0–1América
Report Rodríguez  76'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)

América won 2–0 on aggregate.

Finals
América1–2Pachuca
Blanco  82' (pen.) Report Cacho  53', 75'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Pachuca1–1América
Cacho  82' Report Blanco  68'

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.

 Clausura 2007 winners 
Pachuca
5th title

Doping scandal

Salvador Carmona 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.

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