Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2002 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football.
It began on Saturday, August 3, 2002, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. San Luis, Chiapas and Querétaro were promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Léon and La Piedad were relegated to the Primera División A, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21, Toluca defeated Morelia and became champions for the seventh time.
Season | 2002−03 |
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Champions | Toluca (7th title) |
Champions' Cup | Toluca Morelia |
Copa Libertadores | UNAM Cruz Azul |
Top goalscorer | José Cardozo (29 goals) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 43 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Toluca | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 41 | |
3 | Atlas | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 22 | |
4 | Puebla | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 22 | |
5 | Celaya | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | UNAM | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 33 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | UAG | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | |
3 | UANL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 | |
4 | Monterrey | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
5 | Pachuca | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Morelia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Cruz Azul | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | |
3 | Necaxa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
4 | San Luis | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 24 | |
5 | Chiapas | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Santos Laguna | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | |
3 | Atlante | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 25 | |
4 | Querétaro | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 23 | |
5 | Veracruz | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 18 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 43 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Toluca | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 41 | |
3 | UNAM | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 33 | |
4 | Morelia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 32 | |
5 | UAG | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | |
6 | Cruz Azul | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | |
7 | Guadalajara | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | |
8 | Santos Laguna | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | |
9 | Necaxa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
10 | Atlante | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 25 | |
11 | San Luis | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 24 | |
12 | UANL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 | |
13 | Querétaro | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 23 | |
14 | Monterrey | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
15 | Atlas | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 22 | |
16 | Puebla | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 22 | |
17 | Celaya | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | |
18 | Veracruz | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 18 | |
19 | Chiapas | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 16 | |
20 | Pachuca | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 |
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | José Cardozo | Toluca | 29 |
2 | Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | 13 |
Sebastián González | Atlante | ||
Alex Fernandes | Morelia | ||
5 | Marcelo de Faria | San Luis | 12 |
6 | Jesús Olalde | UNAM | 10 |
7 | Reinaldo Navia | UAG | 9 |
8 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | América | 8 |
Diego Latorre | Celaya | ||
Josemir Lujambio | Querétaro | ||
Mariano Trujillo | UNAM |
Source: MedioTiempo
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNAM | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Morelia | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Morelia | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UAG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Guadalajara | 2–1 | Toluca |
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García 85' Mora 88' | Report | Cardozo 56' |
Toluca | 3–0 | Guadalajara |
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Carmona 74' Cardozo 77' Sánchez 90' | Report |
Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.
Santos Laguna | 3–3 | América |
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Ruiz 30', 64' Lillingston 60' | Report | Blanco 33' Castillo 38', 70' |
América | 1–2 | Santos Laguna |
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Blanco 70' (pen.) | Report | Borgetti 40' Villa 63' (o.g.) |
Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul | 0–0 | UNAM |
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Report |
UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.
UAG | 1–3 | Morelia |
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Donizete 35' | Report | Almirón 7' C. Morales 65' González 79' |
Morelia | 4–1 | UAG |
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Alex 21' Saavedra 62' Bautista 74' Buján 83' | Report | Donizete 26' |
Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.
Santos Laguna | 3–5 | Toluca |
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Borgetti 18' Rodríguez 47' Altamirano 55' | Report | Cardozo 22' (pen.), 32' Sánchez 42' Cuberas 70' Sinha 71' |
Toluca | 2–1 | Santos Laguna |
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Cardozo 32', 82' | Report | Borgetti 28' |
Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.
Morelia | 4–0 | UNAM |
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Bautista 14', 55' Saavedra 29' Alex 44' | Report |
Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.
Morelia | 1–0 | Toluca |
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Saavedra 58' | Report |
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Toluca | 4–1 | Morelia |
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Carmona 32' López 40' Cardozo 51' García 65' | Report | Bautista 1' |
Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Apertura 2002 winners |
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Toluca 7th title |
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