Statistics of
Primera División de México
Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...
for the 1981–82 season.
Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and
UANL won the championship.
Atlético Morelia
Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo, Michoacán, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club plays their ...
was promoted from Segunda División.
After the season, the owner of
Atlético Español
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to:
Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
decided to sell the team to the Mexican league. This gave way for
Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...
to come back to play in the 1982-83 season.
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...
was relegated to Segunda División, however, the oil workers' syndicate acquired the
Atletas Campesinos franchise and created a new team called Tampico Madero.
Teams
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Results
Relegation playoff
''Atlas won 4-2 on aggregate. Tampico was relegated to Segunda División.''
Playoff
U.A.N.L. won the championship.
Quarterfinal
''Atlante won 5-3 on aggregate.''
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''Deportivo Neza won 2-3 on aggregate.''
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''América won 5-3 on aggregate.''
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''UANL won 3-2 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
''Atlante won 1-0 on aggregate.''
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''UANL won 1-2 on aggregate.''
Final
''Aggregate tied. UANL won 1-3 on penalty shootout.''
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References
Mexico - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Liga MX seasons
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1981–82 in Mexican football