Primera División de México Clausura 2007

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, January 19, 2007, and ran until April 29, when the regular season ended.[1] UAG and UANL inaugurated the season with a match in which UAG won 2-1. Reigning champions Guadalajara were eliminated in semifinals by archrivals América and thus could not retain their title. Querétaro, who finished last in the percentage table, were relegated to Primera División A at the end of the season. On May 27, Pachuca defeated América 3-2 and became champions for the fifth time.[2]

Primera División de México
Season2006−07
ChampionsPachuca (5th title)
RelegatedQuerétaro
Champions' CupPachuca
InterligaNecaxa
America
Morelia
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
UANL
Chiapas
UAG
Copa SudamericanaPachuca
America
SuperLigaPachuca
America
Guadalajara
Morelia
Top goalscorerOmar Bravo
(11 goals)

Overview

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Location of the Primera División Clausura 2006 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Victoria
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Corregidora
San Luis San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. Alfonso Lastras
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Final standings (groups)

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Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 27 14 +13 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 17 8 4 5 22 17 +5 28
3 Atlas 17 7 4 6 20 17 +3 25 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Querétaro 17 4 7 6 15 20 −5 19
5 Chiapas 17 5 4 8 16 26 −10 19
6 Necaxa 17 4 6 7 19 26 −7 18
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 17 12 3 2 36 12 +24 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 17 6 7 4 30 23 +7 25
3 San Luis 17 7 3 7 21 23 −2 24 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Atlante 17 6 3 8 21 27 −6 21
5 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 17 23 −6 19
6 Veracruz 17 3 3 11 11 33 −22 12
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UANL 17 6 5 6 17 20 −3 23
3 Santos Laguna 17 6 4 7 21 20 +1 22 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Morelia 17 7 1 9 23 25 −2 22
5 UNAM 17 3 11 3 19 18 +1 20
6 Toluca 17 3 10 4 15 17 −2 19
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 17 12 3 2 36 12 +24 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 27 14 +13 31
3 América 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 4 5 22 17 +5 28
5 UAG 17 6 7 4 30 23 +7 25
6 Atlas 17 7 4 6 20 17 +3 25 Qualified for the Repechage
7 San Luis 17 7 3 7 21 23 −2 24
8 UANL 17 6 5 6 17 20 −3 23 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
9 Santos Laguna 17 6 4 7 21 20 +1 22 Qualified for the Repechage
10 Morelia 17 7 1 9 23 25 −2 22
11 Atlante 17 6 3 8 21 27 −6 21
12 UNAM 17 3 11 3 19 18 +1 20
13 Toluca 17 3 10 4 15 17 −2 19
14 Querétaro 17 4 7 6 15 20 −5 19
15 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 17 23 −6 19
16 Chiapas 17 5 4 8 16 26 −10 19
17 Necaxa 17 4 6 7 19 26 −7 18
18 Veracruz 17 3 3 11 11 33 −22 12
Source: MedioTiempo

Relegation

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Pos Team Total Pts Games P/G
14 UANL 127 102 1.2451
15 UNAM 124 102 1.2157
16 Veracruz 122 102 1.1961
17 Santos Laguna 117 102 1.1471
18 Querétaro 37 34 1.0882

Top goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Omar Bravo Guadalajara 11
2   Javier Cámpora Chiapas 10
3   Gustavo Biscayzacú Atlante 8
  Juan Carlos Cacho Pachuca
5   Fernando Arce Morelia 7
  Hugo Droguett UAG
  Christian Giménez Pachuca
  Emanuel Villa UAG
9   Salvador Cabañas América 6
  Leandro Gracián Monterrey
  Richard Núñez Cruz Azul
  Miguel Sabah Cruz Azul

Source: MedioTiempo

Results

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Home \ Away AME UNA GDL UAN TEC CHP SAN TOL VER CAZ PAC SLP ATL ATE MOR MON NEC QUE
América 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
UNAM 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–3
Guadalajara 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0
UANL 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 1–1
UAG 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–4 2–0 2–0 2–1
Chiapas 1–4 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–0
Santos Laguna 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 3–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0
Toluca 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0
Veracruz 2–4 2–1 0–4 0–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–5 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–0 1–1 0–0
Cruz Azul 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 4–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–0
Pachuca 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 4–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–3 3–0 4–2 4–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0
San Luis 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–0
Atlas 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–0
Atlante 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 0–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 3–1
Morelia 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–1 5–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–3
Monterrey 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–4 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2
Necaxa 1–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–2
Querétaro 0–2 3–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Repechage

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Santos Laguna0–1San Luis
Report Luna   57'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
San Luis0–2Santos Laguna
Report Ortíz   73'
Jiménez   90+2'
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.


Morelia1–1Atlas
Sánchez   85' Report Balcázar   10'
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)
Atlas0–0Morelia
Report
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)

1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Pachuca (s) 1 1 2
9 Santos Laguna 1 1 2
1 Pachuca (w/o) 3 x 3
4 Cruz Azul 1 x 1
4 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
5 UAG 0 0 0
1 Pachuca 2 1 3
3 América 1 1 2
2 Guadalajara 3 3 6
8 UANL 1 2 3
2 Guadalajara 0 0 0
3 América 1 1 2
3 América 3 4 7
6 Atlas 3 1 4

Quarterfinals

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Guadalajara3–2UANL
Rivas   43' (o.g.)
Saavedra   75' (o.g.)
Bautista   90' (pen.)
Report Lozano   28' (pen.)
Fonseca   82' (pen.)
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

Guadalajara won 6–3 on aggregate.


UAG0–1Cruz Azul
Report Núñez   31'
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.


Santos Laguna1–1Pachuca
Marcón   21' Report Caballero   9'
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)

2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.


Atlas3–3América
Pérez   35'
Guardado   74'
Olivera   87' (pen.)
Report Cabañas   4', 80' 
Infante   59'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)
América4–1Atlas
Blanco   13', 76' (pen.)
Fernández   38'
Mosqueda   81'
Report Navia   47'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

América won 7–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Cruz Azul1–3Pachuca
Borgetti   45' (pen.) Report Caballero   20'
Giménez   34' (pen.), 62'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)
Pachucaw/oCruz Azul
Report
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)

Pachuca were awarded a walkover after Cruz Azul was suspended one match for fielding suspended player Salvador Carmona in the first leg.


América1–0Guadalajara
Cabañas   61' Report
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Guadalajara0–1América
Report Rodríguez   76'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)

América won 2–0 on aggregate.

Finals

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América1–2Pachuca
Blanco   82' (pen.) Report Cacho   53', 75'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.


 Clausura 2007 winners 
Pachuca
5th title

Doping scandal

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Salvador Carmona of Cruz Azul was charged of doping before his semifinal match against Pachuca. Regardless, Isaac Mizrahi, Cruz Azul's coach, illegally included Carmona in the starting lineup. For this, the FMF fined Cruz Azul a one-game suspension, thus disqualifying them from playing the semifinal's second leg. This means that Cruz Azul was prematurely eliminated from the playoffs, and that Pachuca were automatically qualified for the final.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has imposed a much harsher punishment on Carmona: he is banned from playing any professional match anywhere in the world for life, thus ending his career early.

References

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  1. ^ "Cruz Azul incurrió en alineación indebida: FMF". www.mediotiempo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ^ "¿Dónde están los protagonistas de la final del Clausura 2007 entre Tuzos y Águilas?". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-06-07.