1968–69 Mexican Primera División season

Statistics of the México Primera División for the 1968–69 season.

Primera División de México
Season1968–69
ChampionsCruz Azul (1st title)
RelegatedNuevo León
Champions' CupCruz Azul
Matches played240
Goals scored655 (2.73 per match)

Overview edit

Laguna was promoted to Primera División.

The season was contested by 16 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship. The season was suspended from September 16 to November 8 for the celebration of the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Nuevo León was relegated to Segunda División

Teams edit

Location of the 1968-69 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Cruz Azul Jasso, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Revolución / Irapuato[note 1]
Laguna Torreón, Coahuila San Isidro
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Nuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Oro Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Revolución Mexicana
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Luis Gutiérrez Dosal
UNAM Mexico City Ciudad de los Deportes / Olímpico Universitario [note 2]
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Parque Deportivo Veracruzano / Estadio Veracruzano [note 3]

League standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 30 18 8 4 49 26 +23 44 Champions
2 Guadalajara 30 14 10 6 45 30 +15 38
3 Toluca 30 13 8 9 43 30 +13 34
4 UNAM 30 13 8 9 50 42 +8 34
5 América 30 14 6 10 38 36 +2 34
6 Atlas 30 13 8 9 41 39 +2 34
7 León 30 13 5 12 54 50 +4 31
8 Atlante 30 12 7 11 43 44 −1 31
9 Necaxa 30 10 9 11 38 31 +7 29
10 Pachuca 30 11 6 13 49 51 −2 28
11 Monterrey 30 10 8 12 37 46 −9 28
12 Veracruz 30 8 11 11 29 35 −6 27
13 Laguna 30 7 9 14 34 45 −11 23
14 Irapuato 30 7 9 14 38 52 −14 23
15 Nuevo León 30 7 7 16 33 44 −11 21 Relegation Playoff
16 Oro 30 7 7 16 34 54 −20 21
Source: [citation needed]


 1968–69 winners 
Cruz Azul
1st title

Results edit

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CAZ GDL IRA LAG LEO MTY NEC JNL ORO PAC TOL UNM VER
América 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Atlante 2–0 5–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–5 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–4 1–1
Atlas 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2
Cruz Azul 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0
Guadalajara 3–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 4–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0
Irapuato 0–2 1–1 5–0 0–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 3–0 1–5 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 3–1
Laguna 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–4 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0
León 2–3 2–0 0–1 2–3 0–5 4–2 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 5–3 4–2 3–2 2–1 1–0
Monterrey 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 2–3 3–2 1–1 4–2 1–0
Necaxa 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 6–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Nuevo León 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–5 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Oro 1–2 0–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–4 1–0
Pachuca 0–2 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 4–1 6–2
Toluca 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–0
UNAM 2–2 0–2 3–2 4–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–1
Veracruz 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 1969. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Playoff edit

Nuevo León1–1 (a.e.t.)Oro
Dámaso Pérez   32' (pen) Miguel Ángel Perrichón   22'

Aggregate tied. Replay will take place.

Nuevo León2–2 (a.e.t.)Oro
Mario Aguilar   2'
José Álvarez Crespo   13'
Bernardino Brambila   23'
José de Oliveira   58'

Aggregate tied. Replay will take place.

Nuevo León0–1Oro
2nd Replay Bernardino Brambila   89'

Oro won 4-3 on aggregate. Nuevo León is relegated to Segunda Division.

Notes edit

  1. ^ The team played until Week 20 on Estadio Revolución. From Week 22, Irapuato moved to the new Estadio Irapuato
  2. ^ At Week 27, UNAM returned to Estadio Olímpico Universitario after celebration of 1968 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ Until Week 11, Veracruz played its local games at Parque Deportivo Veracruzno. In the Week 13 game against Toluca was the opening of the new Estadio Veracruzano

References edit