Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Clausura 2003 is a Mexican
football
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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, January 11, 2003, and ran until May 17, when the regular season ended.
Celaya
Celaya (; ) is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 3 ...
's franchise was bought out by the owner of
Aerolineas Internacionales, Jorge Rodriguez Marie, and it was moved to Cuernavaca. Thus, creating
a team that was known as Los Colibries de Morelos.
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
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 ...
to win their second championship.
Overview
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The franchise that was known as Celaya was bought by Jorge Rodríguez Marié, who moved the team to
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 ...
and changed its name to
Colibríes de Cuernavaca.
Such was the impact of his ownership that the team's nickname, Colibries, came from the logo of his airline,
Aerolineas Internacionales, and the company's wordmark also appeared as a shirt sponsor.
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
Preliminary Round
''5–5 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.''
Bracket
Quarterfinals
''Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Veracruz won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''UANL won 4–3 on aggregate.''
Semifinals
''Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Monterrey won 5–3 on aggregate.''
Finals
''Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Relegation
Notes
References
External links
Mediotiempo.com(where information was obtained)
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Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
Clausura
The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...