1995–96 Mexican Primera División season

54th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico
Football league season
  • Necaxa
  • Cruz Azul
Top goalscorerCarlos Hermosillo (26 goals)

The following are statistics about Primera División de México, the top professional soccer league in Mexico, for the 1995–96 season.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Necaxa won the championship.

Celaya was promoted from Primera División 'A'.

UANL was relegated to Primera División 'A'.

Teams

1995–96 Mexican Primera División season is located in Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico City
Atlas Guadalajara Tecos
  • Atlas
  • Guadalajara
  • Tecos
Celaya
Celaya
Monterrey UANL
  • Monterrey
  • UANL
Morelia
Morelia
Puebla
Puebla
Greater Mexico City teams América Atlante Cruz Azul Necaxa Toros Neza UNAM
Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
Toros Neza
UNAM
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Location of the 1995-96 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azulgrana
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León León, Guanajuato Nou Camp
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Tecos Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico La Bombonera
UANL Monterrey, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Veracruz 34 15 5 14 44 45 −1 50 Playoff
2 UANL 34 12 13 9 38 38 0 49
3 Guadalajara 34 11 10 13 37 42 −5 43
4 Santos 34 9 10 15 41 43 −2 37
5 Toluca 34 10 7 17 33 45 −12 37
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Celaya 34 14 10 10 49 46 +3 52 Playoff
2 América 34 10 16 8 57 45 +12 46
3 Morelia 34 9 9 16 36 52 −16 36
4 Atlante 34 7 12 15 39 56 −17 33
5 Puebla 34 6 10 18 29 54 −25 28
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 34 14 14 6 61 38 +23 56 Playoff
2 Monterrey 34 13 12 9 52 47 +5 51
3 UNAM 34 13 11 10 50 41 +9 50
4 León 34 13 11 10 55 49 +6 50
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 34 15 10 9 58 41 +17 55 Playoff
2 Atlas 34 14 11 9 51 45 +6 53
3 Toros Neza 34 13 11 10 53 50 +3 50
4 Tecos 34 8 18 8 41 47 −6 42
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY MOR NEC PUE SAN TEC TOL TRN UNL UNM VER
América — 3–3 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–4 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0
Atlante 3–2 — 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–4 2–4 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–1
Atlas 1–1 0–2 — 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–1
Celaya 2–2 0–0 0–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–0
Cruz Azul 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 — 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–2 3–2
Guadalajara 0–2 1–0 5–2 3–4 2–3 — 0–4 4–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2
León 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 4–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–1
Monterrey 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 6–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–4
Morelia 1–1 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 — 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Necaxa 1–0 2–1 3–3 3–1 0–2 4–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Puebla 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 — 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–0
Santos 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 5–0
Tecos 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
Toluca 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–4 5–0 2–2 0–2 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Toros Neza 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 2–5 1–0 4–3 2–3 3–2 1–3 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 6–1
UANL 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 0–1 — 2–1 2–0
UNAM 0–0 3–4 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 — 2–1
Veracruz 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–5 2–2 0–0 4–2 4–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 1996. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff

Repechage

Repechaje Qualifiers
10 UANL 4 1 5
7 León 1 3 4 10 UANL
11 América 2 0 2 11 América
6 UNAM 0 0 0
UANL4-1León
 Álvarez 49'
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
León3-1UANL
 Lozano 56'

UANL won 4-5 on aggregate.

América won 0-2 on aggregate.

Playoff Series

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
4 Celaya (a) 2 0 2
5 Monterrey 2 0 2
2 Necaxa 2 1 3
11 América 0 1 1
3 Atlas 1 2 3
8 Veracruz (a) 1 2 3
2 Necaxa (a) 1 0 1
4 Celaya 1 0 1
2 Necaxa 1 1 2
10 UANL 0 1 1
4 Celaya 1 5 6
8 Veracruz 0 1 1
1 Cruz Azul 0 2 2
11 América 3 0 3

Quarter-finals

Veracruz1-1Atlas
Arboleda 81' García 40'
Atlas2-2Veracruz
  • Salcedo 17'
  • García 33'
  • Gaytán 37'
  • Malibrán 76'

Series tied 3-3 on aggregate. Veracruz advanced to semi-finals by away goals rule.

Monterrey2-2Celaya
 Butragueño 34', 51'

Series tied 2-2 on aggregate. Celaya advanced to semi-finals by away goals rule.

UANL0-1Necaxa
Aguinaga 59'
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Necaxa1-1UANL
Aguinaga 87' (pen) Seferović 16'

Necaxa won 2-1 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0-3América
América0-2Cruz Azul

América won 3-2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Celaya5-1Veracruz
 Santos 34'

Celaya won 6-1 on aggregate.

América0-2Necaxa

Necaxa won 3-1 on aggregate.

Final

Celaya1-1Necaxa
Hernández 57' Peláez 25'

1-1 on aggregate. Necaxa won on away goals.


 1995-96 winners 
Necaxa
2nd title

Relegation table

Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
14. Atlante 101 108 0.9352
15. Toros Neza 100 108 0.9259
16. Puebla 96 108 0.8889
17. Morelia 96 108 0.8889
18. UANL 91 108 0.8426

References

  • Mexico - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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