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''(Méxican First A Division)'' 1995-96 was a Mexican

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tournament. This was the second tournament played. 16 clubs played the tournament in order to earn promotion to the first division at the end of the tournament

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earn the Promotion and

Tepic Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality. Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above sea level, on the banks of the Río Mo ...

was relegated to the

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Changes from the previous season

*16 teams participated in the tournament. *

Correcaminos UAT Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. It currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The team wa ...

was relegated from the First Division. *Gallos Blancos TM was relegated from the First Division, in the preseason, the team was relocated to

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and changed its name to

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. *

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was promoted from Second Division. *

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was bought by the

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board and they created a new team called

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. * UAQ moved to

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and renamed Tampico F.C.

Stadium and locations

Group league tables

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

General league table

Liguilla

Group A

Group B

Final round

Semi-finals

Final

Regular season

Relegation table

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clausura 2 Ascenso MX seasons 1995–96 domestic association football leagues