The 2009–10

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season is the 63rd professional season of

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's top-flight football league, and 13th season in which the

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system is used. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Bicentenario—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs

Seventeen teams returned for this season.

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was relegated the previous season after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. They were replaced by

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, who was promoted from the

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Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

The 2009 Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 24 and ended on December 13. Defending champion

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failed to defend their title after missing the playoffs. On December 13, 2009,

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defeated

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

6–4 in aggregate score to win their third title. Cruz Azul forward Emanuel Villa won his first golden boot after scoring 17 goals, five more than Héctor Mancilla who won it the two previous tournaments.

Regular phase

League table

Group standings

Results

Final phase (Liguilla)

* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. * Both finalist qualify to the

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. The champion qualifies directly to the

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, while the runner-up qualifies to the

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Top goalscorers

Updated to November 22, 2009
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Awards

The awards for this tournament were given out in

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on January 17, 2010. ;Non-voting awards *Super-leader:

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*Champion:

*Top-scorer:

Emanuel Villa Emanuel Alejandro Villa (born 24 February 1982), commonly known as "Tito Villa", is an Argentine former professional footballer. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. He previously played for Huracán, Atlético Rafaela and Rosario Central in Ar ...

(

) *Best physical trainer:

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(

) *Fair play:

;Balón de Oro *Best manager:

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(

) *Best goalkeeper: Jonathan Orozco (

) *Best wingback:

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(

) *Best centre-back:

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(

) *Best defensive midfielder:

Gerardo Torrado Gerardo Torrado Díez de Bonilla (born 30 April 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Torrado represented Mexico at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups and has won three CONCACAF Gold ...

(

) *Best offensive midfielder:

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(

) *Best striker:

(

) *Best rookie: Raúl Nava (

) *Best player:

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(

) *Best referee: Armando Archundia *Best assistant referee:

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Torneo Bicentenario

The 2010 Torneo Bicentenario is the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on January 16 and ended on May 15. The tournament got its name (the Bicentennial tournament) to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the

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Regular phase

League table

Group standings

Results

Final phase (Liguilla)

;Notes: * If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. * Both finalist qualify to the

. The champion qualifies directly to the

, while the runner-up qualifies to the

Top goalscorers

Updated to April 25, 2010
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Relegation

Updated as of games played on April 25, 2010.
Source
FeMexFut

References

External links

FeMexFut's official website
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