Primera División de México The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and amo ...

''(Mexican First Division)'' Clausura 2008 was a Mexican

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tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007-08 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1–0. Reigning champions Atlante F.C. were eliminated from making the ''Liguilla'' with a 3-2 loss to

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and thus could not defend their title, and Veracruz was relegated to the Primera División A after finishing last on the percentage table. Six teams qualified directly to the ''Liguilla'' (playoffs) by finishing in the top two of their respective groups, and these are the teams of Toluca, Jaguares, Santos Laguna,

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, and Cruz Azul. Four teams advanced to what is known as the ''Repechaje'' (playoff qualifiers), and these are being

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, Pachuca,

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, and Atlas. On June 1, 2008 Santos Laguna beat Cruz Azul on 3-2 aggregate to win the Clausura 2008 trophy. This was the club's third championship victory.

Overview

Final standings (Groups)

''Last updated May 4, 2008''

League table

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed. Source
MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Repechage

''2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.''

Bracket

Quarterfinals

''2–2 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''Monterrey won 8–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

''Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.''

Finals

''Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.'' By winning Clausura 2008, Santos earned a berth in the

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Group Stage. By being the Clausura 2008 runner-up, Cruz Azul earned a berth in the

Preliminary Round.

Relegation table

External links

MedioTiempo.com
(where information was obtained) {{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division De Mexico Clausura 2008 Mexico Clausura