1972–73 Mexican Primera División season
| Season | 1972-73 |
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| Champions | Cruz Azul (4th Title) |
| Relegated | C.F. Pachuca |
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← 1971-72
1973-74 →
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Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1972/1973.
Contents
Overview
F.C. Atlas was promoted to Primera División.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.
C.F. Pachuca was relegated to Segunda División.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 37 | 46 | Champion |
| 2 | Atlético Español | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 3 | U.N.A.M. | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 32 | 35 | |
| 4 | Puebla F.C. | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 33 | |
| 5 | C.D. Guadalajara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 32 | |
| 6 | C.F. Monterrey | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 32 | |
| 7 | Veracruz | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 51 | 32 | |
| 8 | CD Zacatepec | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 50 | 28 | Relegation Game |
| 9 | C.F. Pachuca | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 24 | Relegated |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club León | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 44 | Runner Up |
| 2 | Atlas | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 38 | 44 | Playoffs/Promoted |
| 3 | Club América | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 33 | 42 | |
| 4 | Toluca | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 39 | |
| 5 | Atlante | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 32 | |
| 6 | Club Jalisco | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 31 | |
| 7 | San Luis | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 57 | 29 | |
| 8 | Torreón FC | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 27 | Relegation Game |
| 9 | Laguna FC | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 26 | Relegation Game |
Results
| AME | ATT | ATL | ATE | CRA | GDL | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PAC | PUE | SAL | TOL | TOR | UNI | VER | ZAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 3-0 | |
| Atlante | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
| Atlas | 3-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | |
| Atlético Español | 0-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
| Guadalajara | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Jalisco | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
| Laguna | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | |
| León | 1-2 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 6-1 | 5-3 | |
| Monterrey | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| Pachuca | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Puebla | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | |
| San Luis | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-1 | |
| Toluca | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-1 | |
| Torreón | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| UNAM | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Veracruz | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 6-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-3 | |
| Zacatepec | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
Relegation Playoff
Semifinal
First Leg
Laguna FC 1 - 0 CD Zacatepec
Second Leg
CD Zacatepec 1 - 0 Laguna FC
- Aggregate score 1 - 1, tie.
Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Laguna FC 3 - 0 CD Zacatepec
- CD Zacatepec lost 0 - 3, to play in Relegation Final.
First Leg
Torreón FC 0 - 0 C.F. Pachuca
Second Leg
C.F. Pachuca 1 - 3 Torreón FC
- C.F. Pachuca lost 1 - 3 in aggregate, to play in Relegation Final.
Relegation Final
C.F. Pachuca 0 - 0 CD Zacatepec
- After tie score, replay match to be played.
Relegation Final Match Replay
C.F. Pachuca 0 - 1 CD Zacatepec
- C.F. Pachuca relegated to Segunda division.
Championship Playoff
Semifinal
First Leg
Atlas 2 - 3 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Atlas
- Cruz Azul wins 4 - 2 in aggregate, advances to the final.
First Leg
Atlético Español 0 - 0 Club León
Second Leg
Club León 3 - 3 Atlético Español
- Aggregate score 3 - 3 tie.
Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Pachuca
Club León 1 - 1 Atlético Español (aet, 6-5 pen)
- Club León wins after extra time, in penalty kicks 6 - 5.
Advances to the final.
Final
First Leg
Club León 1 - 1 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 0 - 0 Club León
- Aggregate score 1 - 1 tie.
Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Puebla
Cruz Azul 2 - 1 [aet] Club León
- Cruz Azul wins the championship.
