1977–78 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1977–78 Segunda División was the 29th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 8 July 1977 and concluded on 7 May 1978. It was won by Zacatepec.[1]

Segunda División de México
Season1977–78
ChampionsZacatepec (4th Title)
PromotedEstado de México
RelegatedCiudad Victoria
Matches played578
Goals scored1,618 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardo Castro
(27 goals)

Starting this season, 3 points were awarded for victory with more than two goals difference.

Changes

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During the season

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Teams

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Bravos
Tampico
 
Victoria
 
Querétaro
 
N. Necaxa
 
Tec
 
UV Córdoba
 
Colima
 
Toluca
 
Morelos
 
Inter Acapulco
 
Tuberos
 
Toluca teams
Estado de México  
UAEM  
 
Querétaro teams
Querétaro  
Estudiantes Querétaro  
1977–78 season Teams
Club City Stadium
Atlético Morelia Morelia Estadio Venustiano Carranza
Bravos Ciudad Madero Estadio Tamaulipas
Colima Colima City Estadio Colima
Cuautla Cuautla Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia
Estado de México Toluca Estadio Toluca 70
Estudiantes Querétaro Querétaro City Estadio Municipal de Querétaro
Inter Acapulco Acapulco Unidad Deportiva Acapulco
Irapuato Irapuato Estadio Irapuato
La Piedad La Piedad Estadio Juan N. López
Morelos Cuernavaca Estadio Centenario
Nacional Ciudad Guzmán Estadio Municipal Santa Rosa
Nuevo Necaxa Juan Galindo Estadio 14 de Diciembre
Pachuca Pachuca Estadio Revolución Mexicana
Querétaro Querétaro City Estadio Municipal de Querétaro
Salamanca Salamanca Estadio El Molinito
Tampico
Bachilleres
Tampico
Ocotlán
Estadio Tamaulipas
Estadio Municipal de Ocotlán
Tapatío Guadalajara Casa Club Guadalajara
Tecnológico de Celaya Celaya Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Tepic Tepic Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
Tuberos de Veracruz Veracruz City Estadio Veracruzano
UAEM
Coyotes Neza
Toluca
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Estadio Toluca 70
Estadio Metropolitano
U.V. Córdoba Córdoba Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal
Ciudad Victoria Ciudad Victoria Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Zacatepec Zacatepec Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zacatepec (Q) 46 32 13 1 99 25 +74 98 Qualified to Championship Group
2 Morelos (Q) 46 22 14 10 70 40 +30 72
3 Tapatío 46 17 13 16 71 71 0 55
4 Colima 46 14 17 15 70 70 0 51
5 Estudiantes de Querétaro 46 15 11 20 59 77 −18 50
6 Tepic 46 13 15 18 52 70 −18 46
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Morelia (Q) 46 22 13 11 65 45 +20 64 Qualified to Championship Group
2 La Piedad (Q) 46 19 11 16 76 65 +11 61
3 Nuevo Necaxa 46 16 12 18 59 54 +5 50
4 Tecnológico de Celaya 46 9 13 24 57 91 −34 39
5 Pachuca 46 8 12 26 46 81 −35 33
6 Inter Acapulco 46 10 10 26 44 86 −42 33
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tuberos de Veracruz (Q) 46 23 11 12 78 49 +29 68 Qualified to Championship Group
2 Salamanca (Q) 46 20 13 13 65 54 +11 62
3 Querétaro 46 18 13 15 61 52 +9 59
4 Nacional 46 15 17 14 62 57 +5 57
5 Tampico / Bachilleres 46 17 14 15 72 72 0 57
6 Bravos 46 15 12 19 58 70 −12 50
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Irapuato (Q) 46 25 14 7 99 48 +51 79 Qualified to Championship Group
2 Estado de México (Q) 46 17 15 14 69 66 +3 56
3 Potros UAEM / Coyotes Neza 46 14 19 13 58 54 +4 53
4 Cuautla 46 16 14 16 60 67 −7 53
5 U.V. Córdoba 46 11 12 23 55 78 −23 38
6 Ciudad Victoria 46 5 10 31 33 96 −63 21 Relegated
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

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Home \ Away ATM BRA COL CUA EDM ESQ INT IRA LPD MOR NAC NEC PAC QUE SAL TAB TAP TEC TEP TUB UCN UVC VIC ZAC
Atlético Morelia 1–0 1–0 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 6–1 0–0
Bravos 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–3 5–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–3
Colima 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 7–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–4 1–0 5–2 3–3 1–1
Cuautla 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 6–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–4
Estado de México 2–1 6–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–2
Estudiantes Qro. 1–3 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–3
Inter Acapulco 0–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–5 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–4 3–0 0–2
Irapuato 1–1 6–1 3–2 4–0 5–0 2–2 5–1 5–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–4 5–1 1–1 4–2 4–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–0
La Piedad 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 6–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
Morelos 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0
Nacional 4–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 5–4 3–3 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 4–0 0–0
Nuevo Necaxa 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 5–1 0–1
Pachuca 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–2
Querétaro 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–0
Salamanca 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 5–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3
Tampico/Bachilleres 3–2 0–5 5–3 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–2
Tapatío 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–5 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 7–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–0
Tec. Celaya 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–2
Tepic 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–3
Tuberos 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 5–2 2–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 6–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–2
UAEM/Coyotes Neza 2–2 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–4
U.V. Córdoba 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–2 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Ciudad Victoria 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–4 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–4 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–2
Zacatepec 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 6–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 4–1 5–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 6–1 0–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion ZAC TUB MOR SAL
1 Zacatepec (Q) 6 5 0 1 9 1 +8 13 Qualified to Final 2–0 1–0 2–0
2 Tuberos de Veracruz 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 8 1–0 3–3 3–1
3 Morelos 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 0–3 2–0 1–3
4 Salamanca 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3 0–1 1–2 0–2
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion IRA EDM ATM LPD
1 Irapuato (Q) 6 2 3 1 12 8 +4 8 Qualified to Final 2–1 1–1 5–1
2 Estado de México 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 7 1–1 4–2 3–2
3 Atlético Morelia 6 1 3 2 13 13 0 6 3–3 0–0 4–1
4 La Piedad 6 3 0 3 11 16 −5 6 1–0 2–1 4–3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Final

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Irapuato0–1Zacatepec
Report Ricardo Márquez  


Zacatepec3–1Irapuato
Mario Hernández   24', 76'
Ricardo Márquez   72'
Report Maurilio García   77' (pen)

References

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  1. ^ Guzmán, Geovanni (21 March 2020). "Zacatepec, el gigante de los 50". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ Hernández, Alberto (14 April 2014). "Cuando ha descendido el Atlante, siempre ha regresado al año siguiente". ESPN México (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ Guzmán, Geovanni (21 March 2020). "Zacatepec, el gigante de los 50". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Lugo, Erick Francisco; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1976/1977". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "La lista negra". ESPN México (in Spanish). 9 May 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Lugo, Erick Francisco; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1977/1978". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 September 2020.