Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Apertura 2002 is a Mexican

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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 Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

and

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were promoted to the

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 ...

thus,

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and

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were relegated to the

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, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21,

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in M ...

defeated

Morelia Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid) is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital and larg ...

and became champions for the seventh time.

Teams

* The number of participants in the league was expanded to 20 teams. *

was moved to

and was renamed as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro. *

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

was promoted from Primera 'A', however, another team with the same name and venue already existed, so the promoted team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as

Jaguares de Chiapas Chiapas Fútbol Club, commonly known as Jaguares de Chiapas, was a football club based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico, that played in the Mexican football league system Liga MX. The team played their home matches at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyn ...

. * San Luis was promoted from Primera 'A'. *

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was moved from Mexico City to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.

Stadiums and Locations

Personnel and kits

Final standings (groups)

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

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

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

''Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

''Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Finals

''Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.''

References

External links

Mediotiempo.com
(where information was obtained) {{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division De Mexico Apertura 2002

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