Statistics of the
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 1982–83 season.
Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and
Puebla
Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...
won the championship.
C.F. Oaxtepec was promoted from Segunda División.
Zacatepec
Zacatepec Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Zacatepec, Morelos, that competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football.
Founded in 1948 as Club Social y Deportivo Zacatepec by workers of the Me ...
was relegated to Segunda División.
Teams
Moves
* The owner of
Atlético Español
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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
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to come back to play.
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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 union bought the
Atletas Campesinos franchise, they moved the team to Tampico and was renamed as Tampico Madero.
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Results
Relegation playoff
''Atlético Morelia won 5-4 on aggregate. Zacatepec was relegated to Segunda División''
Playoff
Puebla
Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...
won the championship.
Quarterfinal
''América won 6-0 on aggregate.''
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''Guadalajara won 1-6 on aggregate.''
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''Puebla won 6-3 on aggregate.''
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''UdeG won 2-4 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
''Puebla won 4-3 on aggregate.''
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''Guadalajara 2-4 on aggregate.''
Final
''Aggregate tied. Puebla won 7–6 on penalty shootout.''
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References
Mexico - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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1982–83 in Mexican football