Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Apertura 2003 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 2 August 2003, and ran until 22 November, when the regular season ended.

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was promoted to the

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to play this tournament, and

Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...

was to be relegated to the

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. The Cuernavaca did not get to play in Primera A, though, as the team was disbanded by FMF. On 20 December,

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defeated

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and became champions for the third time.

Overview

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moved from

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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

Repechage

''Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Bracket

Quarterfinals

''2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlante won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

''UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Finals

''Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.''

References

External links

Mediotiempo.com
(where information was obtained) {{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division De Mexico Apertura 2003

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