1970 Mexican Primera División season

Primera División de México
Season Mexico 70
Champions Cruz Azul (2nd Title)
Champions' Cup Cruz Azul
Matches played 480
Goals scored 550 (1.15 per match)
1969-70
1970-71

México 1970
In celebration of the 1970 World Cup (Mexico '70) the Mexican Football Federation held a tournament in two phases, before the world cup (Feb. 4 - May 10) and after the world cup (July 8 - Oct. 11).

Sixteen teams were seeded in two groups of eight teams, first four places of each group advanced to the "Championship Group" and the last four teams of each group played in a "Consolation Group".

Laguna last place of the 1969-70 season, was scheduled to play against the last place of the Consolation Group in a playoff relegation series, but due to expansion to 18 teams for the 1970-71 season this series was cancelled, there was no relegation.

Overview

This tournament was contested by 16 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.

After this tournament Oro changed its name to Jalisco.

First stage

Group 1

Top four teams from each group advance to Championship Group.
The bottom four plays in Consolation Group.

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Torreón14572221617
2Monterrey14563162116
3Guadalajara14716271815
4León14554252015
5UNAM14464202114
6Oro14626151814
7Veracruz14536252313
8Necaxa1416711248

Group 2

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Toluca14734211217
2Pachuca1464415916
3Cruz Azul14725131316
4Atlas14644171916
5América14626161514
6Laguna14446131912
7Atlante14275121711
8Irapuato14428151810

Second stage

Championship group

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Cruz Azul141013261521Champions
2Guadalajara14752211119
3León14743221518
4Toluca14734261517
5Pachuca14617212413
6Atlas14347132310
7Monterrey1425713209
8Torreón14211112315

Consolation group

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
9UNAM1473414817
10Laguna14653171217
11Veracruz14644161316
12Atlante14473161315
13Irapuato14554151715
14América14464131214
15Necaxa14356121711
16Oro1423910217
1970 winners:
Cruz Azul
2nd Title

References

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