1943–44 Mexican Primera División season

The 1943–44 Mexican Primera División season was the 1st season of Mexican professional football. Asturias won its third championship and first professional title.

Primera División de México

Season	1943–44
Champions	Asturias (1st title)
Matches played	91
Goals scored	454 (4.99 per match)
Top goalscorer	Isidro Lángara (27 goals)
Biggest home win	ADO 9–2 Atlas
Biggest away win	ADO 2–8 España
Highest scoring	España 9–3 Veracruz
← 1942–43 1944–45 →

Team locations

Guadalajara
Atlas

Veracruz

ADO
Moctezuma

América
Atlante
Asturias
España
Marte

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Location of the 1943–44 Mexican Primera División teams

Club	City	Stadium
ADO	Orizaba	Campo Moctezuma
América	Mexico City	Parque Asturias
Atlante	Mexico City	Parque Asturias
Atlas	Guadalajara	Parque Oblatos
Asturias	Mexico City	Parque Asturias
España	Mexico City	Campo España
Guadalajara	Guadalajara	Parque Oblatos
Marte	Mexico City	Parque Asturias
Moctezuma	Orizaba	Campo Moctezuma
Veracruz	Veracruz	Parque Deportivo Veracruzano

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	España	18	13	1	4	70	35	+35	27
2	Asturias (C)	18	12	3	3	57	32	+25	27
3	Moctezuma	18	9	3	6	43	34	+9	21
4	Atlante	18	6	6	6	28	31	−3	18
5	Atlas	18	7	4	7	42	50	−8	18
6	Guadalajara	18	8	0	10	50	51	−1	16
7	Veracruz	18	7	2	9	48	57	−9	16
8	América	18	6	1	11	42	58	−16	13
9	Marte	18	4	4	10	32	47	−15	12
10	ADO	18	5	2	11	37	54	−17	12

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	ADO	AME	AST	ATL	ATS	ESP	GDL	MAR	MOC	VER
ADO	—	1–6	3–4	0–1	9–2	2–8	3–2	4–0	0–3	2–3
América	1–3	—	2–7	2–5	3–2	2–4	7–2	2–0	1–0	4–6
Asturias	4–1	4–2	—	1–2	2–3	1–1	3–2	7–2	2–2	6–2
Atlante	2–2	3–3	1–1	—	2–2	2–1	1–4	0–0	0–1	3–1
Atlas	3–0	3–0	2–4	3–3	—	0–1	3–7	3–0	3–3	3–1
España	5–1	6–1	1–2	2–0	6–2	—	8–2	3–2	2–3	9–3
Guadalajara	5–1	3–1	1–5	0–1	1–3	3–5	—	5–1	3–1	5–1
Marte	0–2	2–3	3–0	5–1	1–1	1–4	1–2	—	4–2	4–2
Moctezuma	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–1	5–1	1–2	3–2	3–3	—	5–1
Veracruz	2–2	4–1	1–2	1–0	2–3	7–2	3–1	3–3	5–2	—

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-off

A match between Asturias and España was held to determine the champion, since both teams ended the season with the same number of points.

16 April 1944

Asturias	4–1	España
Menéndez 11' Aballay 13', 54' Regueiro 84'		Lángara 90'

Parque Asturias, Mexico City

Referee: Juan J. López

1943–44 winners
Asturias 1st title

Moves

After this season León, Oro, and Puebla joined the league.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Isidro Lángara	España	27