Primera División de México Clausura 2008

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) 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 (playoffs) 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 (playoff qualifiers), and these are being San Luis, Pachuca, Necaxa, and Atlas.

Primera División de México
Season2007−08
ChampionsSantos Laguna (3rd title)
RelegatedVeracruz
Champions League
Interliga
Copa Sudamericana
SuperLiga
Top goalscorerHumberto Suazo (13 goals)

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
Location of the Primera División Clausura 2006 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo
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
Pachuca Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
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 Toluca 17 7 6 4 23 19 +4 27 Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Chiapas 17 7 5 5 23 19 +4 26
3 Pachuca 17 6 4 7 27 25 +2 22 Qualified for
4 Puebla 17 5 6 6 28 25 +3 21
5 UNAM 17 5 5 7 21 26 −5 20
6 UAG 17 4 5 8 17 29 −12 17
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos Laguna 17 8 7 2 36 19 +17 31 Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Monterrey 17 6 6 5 27 22 +5 24
3 Atlas 17 6 5 6 21 24 −3 23 Qualified for Repechage
4 Atlante 17 3 8 6 24 30 −6 17
5 Veracruz 17 4 5 8 22 29 −7 17 Relegation to Primera División A
6 América 17 3 2 12 12 27 −15 11
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 6 2 32 14 +18 33 Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 17 9 4 4 27 17 +10 31
3 San Luis 17 8 6 3 25 23 +2 30 Qualified for Repechage
4 Necaxa 17 5 9 3 18 12 +6 24
5 UANL 17 5 4 8 19 28 −9 19
6 Morelia 17 5 3 9 11 25 −14 18
Source: MedioTiempo

Last updated May 4, 2008

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guadalajara (Q) 17 9 6 2 32 14 +18 33 Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna 17 8 7 2 36 19 +17 31
3 Cruz Azul 17 9 4 4 27 17 +10 31
4 San Luis (Q) 17 8 6 3 25 23 +2 30 Qualified for Repechage
5 Toluca 17 7 6 4 23 19 +4 27 Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
6 Chiapas 17 7 5 5 23 19 +4 26
7 Necaxa 17 5 9 3 18 12 +6 24 Qualified for Repechage
8 Monterrey 17 6 6 5 27 22 +5 24 Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
9 Atlas 17 6 5 6 21 24 −3 23 Qualified for Repechage
10 Pachuca 17 6 4 7 27 25 +2 22
11 Puebla 17 5 6 6 28 25 +3 21
12 UNAM 17 5 5 7 21 26 −5 20
13 UANL 17 5 4 8 19 28 −9 19
14 Morelia 17 5 3 9 11 25 −14 18
15 Atlante 17 3 8 6 24 30 −6 17
16 Veracruz 17 4 5 8 22 29 −7 17 Relegation to Primera División A
17 UAG 17 4 5 8 17 29 −12 17
18 América 17 3 2 12 12 27 −15 11
Source: MedioTiempo
(Q) Qualified for 2008 Copa Sudamericana.

Top goalscorers

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

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Humberto Suazo Monterrey 13
2 Itamar Chiapas 10
Esteban Solari UNAM
Vicente Matías Vuoso Santos Laguna
5 Omar Bravo Guadalajara 9
Claudio Graf Veracruz
Sergio Santana Guadalajara
8 Christian Benítez Santos Laguna 8
Álvaro González Puebla
10 Giancarlo Maldonado Atlante 7

Source: MedioTiempo


Playoffs

Repechage
Pachuca0–1San Luis
Report Coudet  90+2' (pen.)
Referee: Fabricio Morales (Sinaloa)
San Luis1–2Pachuca
Píriz  17' Report
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)

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

Atlas1–1Necaxa
Medina  71' Report Reyna  45'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Necaxa0–0Atlas
Report
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)

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

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
2 Santos Laguna 2 1 3  
7 Necaxa 1 1 2  
  2 Santos Laguna (s) 1 2 3  
  8 Monterrey 1 2 3  
1 Guadalajara 1 4 5
8 Monterrey 4 4 8  
  2 Santos Laguna 2 1 3
  3 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
3 Cruz Azul (s) 0 2 2  
6 Chiapas 1 1 2  
  3 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
  4 San Luis 0 1 1  
4 San Luis (s) 1 0 1
5 Toluca 1 0 1  

Quarterfinals
Chiapas1–0Cruz Azul
Itamar Batista  85' Report
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)
Cruz Azul2–1Chiapas
 Report Itamar Batista  48'
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)

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

Monterrey4–1Guadalajara
 Report Morales  7'
Guadalajara4–4Monterrey
 Report

Monterrey won 8–5 on aggregate.

Toluca1–1San Luis
Fernández  90+2' Report Moreno  34'
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)
San Luis0–0Toluca
Report

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

Necaxa1–2Santos Laguna
Rodallega  35' Report
Santos Laguna1–1Necaxa
Rodríguez  80' (pen.) Report Quatrocchi  57'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals
San Luis0–1Cruz Azul
Report Sabah  25'
Cruz Azul1–1San Luis
Zeballos  78' Report Coudet  31'

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

Monterrey1–1Santos Laguna
Suazo  10' Report Benítez  63'
Santos Laguna2–2Monterrey
 Report
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)

3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Finals
Cruz Azul1–2Santos Laguna
Vigneri  15' Report
Santos Laguna1–1Cruz Azul
Ludueña  16' Report Lozano  82'

Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.

 Clausura 2008 Champions 
Santos Laguna
3rd title

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
PosTeam Total Pts Games P/G
1Cruz Azul1741021.7059
2Pachuca1701021.6667
3Guadalajara1631021.5980
4Toluca1611021.5784
5América1551021.5196
6San Luis1441021.4118
7Santos Laguna1401021.3725
8Chiapas1391021.3627
9Monterrey1371021.3431
10Atlante1361021.3333
11UNAM1311021.2843
12Necaxa1281021.2549
13Atlas1281021.2549
14Morelia1281021.2549
15UAG1181021.1569
16UANL1151021.1275
17Puebla38341.1176
18Veracruz1081021.0588
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