Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Verano 2002 was the 2002 edition 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 ...
, crowning Mexico's spring champion in
football
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.
América won the championship for the ninth time in its history and thus qualified for the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003, ending a decade-long trophy-less drought.
Clubs
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Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
bought the place of
Irapuato
Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipalities of Mexico, municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the Mexican state, state of Guanajuato. It lies between the ...
.
Regular phase
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Source
MedioTiempo
Final phase (Liguilla)
Repechage
''Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team..''
Bracket
Quarterfinals
''3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.''
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''Necaxa won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''América won 6–2 on aggregate.''
Semifinals
''Necaxa won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''América won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Finals
;First leg
;Second leg
''América won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Relegation
Relegation playoff
The Mexican Football Federation decided to increase the number of teams in the
Primera División to 20 participants, so it was decided to play a promotion series between
León, the last place in the Primera División relegation table, and Veracruz, Primera 'A' season runner-up. Finally, Veracruz was the winner, and the team was promoted to Primera División and León was relegated to Primera 'A'.
''Veracruz won 3–1 on aggregate.''
After Veracruz Team in Primera A won the promotion, there was already two teams in Veracruz with the same name, for that reason, the owners decided to transfer the team promoted to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, where it was renamed as
Jaguares de Chiapas
Jaguares Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, that plays in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football. Founded in 2002 as Jaguares de Chiapas Fútbol Club, then changed its name to Chiapas ...
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References
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
2001–02 in Mexican football
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