Primera División A Clausura 2008

Liga de Ascenso

Season	2007–08
Champions	León (3rd Title)
Promoted	Indios
Relegated	Tijuana
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Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) Clausura 2008 is a Méxican football tournament – one of two tournaments held in one year. It began Friday, January 11, 2008. Reigning champions Indios could not defend their title, as Club León wins their 3rd title in Primera División A, and earned the right to battle Indios in a two-leg aggregate to try to earn promotion to the Primera División de México. In the 1st leg, which was played at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Indios defeated León by a score of 1–0. In the 2nd leg at Estadio León resulted in a 2–2 tie, hence earning Indios a spot into the Primera División.

Group league tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sinaloa	17	10	5	2	31	14	+17	35	Qualifies for the Liguilla
2	León	17	9	6	2	45	23	+22	33
3	Durango	17	9	4	4	28	23	+5	31
4	Tijuana	17	8	3	6	23	16	+7	27	Last on the relegation table
5	Salamanca	17	7	3	7	21	23	−2	24	Qualifies for the Liguilla
6	UAG A	17	6	4	7	17	21	−4	22
7	Tapatío	17	6	3	8	14	21	−7	21
8	Monarcas Morelia A	17	4	6	7	21	25	−4	18
9	Querétaro	17	4	6	7	23	30	−7	18
10	Real Colima	17	4	5	8	19	26	−7	17
11	Académicos	17	4	4	9	18	27	−9	16
12	Santos Laguna A	17	3	3	11	16	31	−15	12

Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Coatzacoalcos	17	8	6	3	21	18	+3	30	Qualifies for the Liguilla
2	Tampico Madero	17	8	5	4	23	23	0	29
3	UANL	17	7	7	3	22	15	+7	28
4	Cruz Azul	17	8	4	5	21	15	+6	28
5	Indios	17	6	8	3	27	14	+13	26
6	BUAP	17	7	4	6	22	16	+6	25
7	UNAM	17	7	4	6	23	26	−3	25
8	Atlético Mexiquense	17	6	5	6	17	16	+1	23
9	UAT	17	5	6	6	23	17	+6	21
10	Monterrey A	17	4	6	7	23	28	−5	18
11	Socio Águila	17	5	2	10	14	26	−12	17
12	Tapachula	17	3	3	11	14	32	−18	12

Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

General league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sinaloa	17	10	5	2	31	14	+17	35	Qualifies for the Liguilla
2	León	17	9	6	2	45	23	+22	33
3	Durango	17	9	4	4	28	23	+5	31
4	Coatzacoalcos	17	8	6	3	21	18	+3	30
5	Tampico Madero	17	8	5	4	23	23	0	29
6	UANL	17	7	7	3	22	15	+7	28
7	Cruz Azul	17	8	4	5	21	15	+6	28
8	Tijuana	17	8	3	6	23	16	+7	27	Last on the relegation table
9	Ciudad Juárez	17	6	8	3	27	14	+13	26
10	BUAP	17	7	4	6	22	16	+6	25
11	UNAM	17	7	4	6	23	26	−3	25
12	Salamanca	17	7	3	7	21	23	−2	24	Qualifies for the Liguilla
13	Atlético Mexiquense	17	6	5	6	17	16	+1	23
14	UAG	17	6	4	7	17	21	−4	22
15	UAT	17	5	6	6	23	17	+6	21
16	Tapatío	17	6	3	8	14	21	−7	21
17	Morelia	17	4	6	7	21	25	−4	18
18	Monterrey	17	4	6	7	23	28	−5	18
19	Querétaro	17	4	6	7	23	30	−7	18
20	Real Colima	17	4	5	8	19	26	−7	17
21	Socio Águila	17	5	2	10	14	26	−12	17
22	Académicos	17	4	4	9	18	27	−9	16
23	Santos Laguna	17	3	3	11	16	31	−15	12
24	Tapachula	17	3	3	11	14	32	−18	12

Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Liguilla

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Sinaloa	0	1	1
	8	Salamanca	0	1	1
								1	Sinaloa	0	1	1
								4	Coatzacoalcos	0	0	0
	5	Coatzacoalcos	1	4	5
	4	Tampico Madero	0	2	2
															1	Sinaloa	2	0	2
															2	León	2	1	3
	3	Durango	0	0	0
	6	UANL	0	0	0
								3	Durango	0	2	2
								2	León	0	3	3
	7	León	2	1	3
	2	Cruz Azul	0	1	1

Clausura 2008 winner:
León 3rd title

Promotional Final

First leg

May 22, 2008

19:00

Indios	1–0	León
Carlos Casartelli 76'	[1]

Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juárez

Referee: Hugo León Guajardo

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Second leg

May 25, 2008

12:00

León	2–2	Indios
Tomás Quiñones 23' Sebastián Maz 71'	[2]	David Stringel 59' Héctor Gómez 84'

Estadio León, León, Guanajuato

Top scorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Fredy Bareiro	17	León
Víctor Lojero	15	Tampico Madero
Martín Calderón	12	Durango
Julio Frías	8	Ciudad Juárez
Pedro Solís		UAT
Alejandro Molina		Monterrey
Javier Orozco		Cruz Azul
Nelson Maz		Ciudad Juárez
Miguel Casanova	7	Tapachula
Mauricio Romero		León
Bardo Fierros		Sinaloa
Roberto Nurse		Querétaro
Samuel Ochoa		UAG
Eduardo García		Académicos
Jair García	6	Cruz Azul

Last updated: May 3, 2008.
Source: FMF