Changes for the 2007–08 season
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Querétaro
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were relegated from
Liga MX
Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...
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Puebla
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were promoted to Liga MX
Added Teams
*Coatzacoalcos
*Real Colima
*Tapatio
*Salamanca
*Tapachula
*Socio Aguila (Clausura 2007)
Dropped Teams
*La Piedad
*Veracruz B (Apertura 2006)
* Guerreros
* U de G
* Tabasco (Apertura 2006)
*Zacatepec (Apertura 2006)
*Celaya (Clausura 2007)
*Orizaba (Clausura 2007)
Stadium and locations
Apertura 2007
Tournament Format
Promotion
One team is promoted to the ''
Primera División'' each year (two short tournaments). After the ''
Clausura 2008'' tournament, the champions of the ''Apertura 2007'' and ''Clausura 2008'' tournaments will play a home and home series to determine which team will be promoted. If the same team wins both tournaments it will be promoted automatically. In order for a team to be promoted it has to obtain a certification from the
Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
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. If the winner of the promotional final is not certified for promotion a home and home series is played between the highest placed certified team and the club being relegated to the ''Primera División A'' to determine which will be in the ''Primera División''.
Relegation
One team is relegated to the ''
Segunda División
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'' each year (two short tournaments). The team that has the worst points to games played ratio over the previous three years (''
Apertura 2005'', ''
Clausura 2006'', ''
Apertura 2006'', ''
Clausura 2007'', Apertura 2007, ''
Clausura 2008'') is relegated to the ''Segunda División''.
General league table
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
=First leg
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=Second leg
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Semi-finals
=First leg
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=Second leg
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Final
=First leg
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=Second leg
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Clausura 2008
Primera División A
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''(Méxican First A Division)'' Clausura 2008 is a Méxican
football
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tournament – one of two tournaments held in one year. It began Friday, January 11, 2008. Reigning champions
Indios could not defend their title, as
León won their 3rd title in Primera División A, and earned the right to battle Indios in a two-leg aggregate to try to earn promotion to the
Primera División de México
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.
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
General league table
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
=First leg
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=Second leg
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Semi-finals
=First leg
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=Second leg
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Final
=First leg
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=Second leg
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Campeón de Ascenso 2008
First leg
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Second leg
Top scorers
Last updated: May 3, 2008
Source
FMF
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References
External links
Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A. C.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division A Clausura 2009
Ascenso MX seasons
Mex
2007–08 in Mexican football
2009 domestic association football leagues
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es:Primera División 'A' de México