Primera División de México Clausura 2008

Primera División de México
Season	2007−08
Champions	Santos Laguna (3rd title)
Relegated	Veracruz
Champions League	Santos Laguna; Cruz Azul;
Interliga	Cruz Azul; América; UNAM; Toluca; Monterrey; Morelia; San Luis; Atlas;
Copa Sudamericana	Guadalajara; San Luis;
SuperLiga	Guadalajara; Atlante; Santos; Pachuca;
Top goalscorer	Humberto Suazo (13 goals)
	← Apertura 2007 Apertura 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.

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

Mexico City

Atlante

Atlas
Guadalajara
UAG

Greater Mexico City teams
América

Cruz Azul

UNAM

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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	Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
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	Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
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	Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
3	San Luis	17	8	6	3	25	23	+2	30	Qualified for Repechage
4	Necaxa	17	5	9	3	18	12	+6	24	Qualified for Repechage
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	Directly qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs)
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	Qualified for Repechage
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
8	Álvaro González	Puebla	8
10	Giancarlo Maldonado	Atlante	7

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Repechage

7 May 2008

19:30

Pachuca	0–1	San Luis
	Report	Coudet 90+2' (pen.)

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Referee: Fabricio Morales (Sinaloa)

10 May 2008

19:00

San Luis	1–2	Pachuca
Píriz 17'	Report	Caballero 65' Giménez 90+2'

Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí

Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)

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

8 May 2008

20:45

Atlas	1–1	Necaxa
Medina 71'	Report	Reyna 45'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)

11 May 2008

16:00

Necaxa	0–0	Atlas
	Report

Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes

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

14 May 2008