The 2010–11
Primera División Profesional
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season is the 64th professional season top-flight football league. The season is split into two parts
Apertura and Clausura
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each of which includes a tournament —the
Torneo Apertura and the
Torneo Clausura. Each part has an identical format and each is contested by the same eighteen teams.
Clubs
Eighteen teams return for this season.
Indios de Ciudad Juárez
Club de Fútbol Indios de Ciudad Juárez, commonly referred as Indios de Ciudad Juárez or simply Indios, was a Mexican football club. Founded in 2005 when CF Pachuca moved its Pachuca Juniors to Ciudad Juárez, it was promoted to the Primera Div ...
was relegated the previous season after accumulated the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons.
Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria.
History
Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...
won promotion into the first division, returning after one year in the
Liga de Ascenso
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Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The 2010 Torneo Apertura began on July 23, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010.
Classification phase
Overall table
Group standings
Results
Final phase
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If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
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Both finalist qualify to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
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. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage
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, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round
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.
Top goalscorers
Torneo Clausura
The 2011 Torneo Clausura began on January 8, 2011 and ended on May 22, 2011.
Classification phase
Overall table
Group standings
Results
Final phase
*
If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
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Both finalist qualify to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
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. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concent ...
, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
.
Top goalscorers
Relegation
Source
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References
External links
Clausura 2011 fixtures, tables and top scorers at ESPN Soccernet2010–11 Primera División de México season at Soccerway
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2010-11 Primera Division de Mexico season
2010–11 domestic association football leagues
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