2011–12 Mexican Primera División season


The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional season was the 65th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two tournaments: the [|Torneo Apertura] and the [|Torneo Clausura]; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

Changes from 2010–11

On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to begin with the 2011 Apertura. The first change was the elimination of groups in the First Stage. The top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to the next round. The other change would affect the playoffs. Instead of a two-legged, single elimination tournament culminating in the finals, the eight teams in the next round would be placed into two groups of four. The four teams in each group will play against other in a double round-robin format. The top team in each group will advance to the Finals. However, on June 6, 2011, the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee announced that the format change would only affect the elimination of groups in the First Stage, and that the playoffs would remain as they were. Therefore, the top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to a two-legged elimination bracket.

Clubs

The following eighteen teams participated in the season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient during the immediate past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. Tijuana was promoted, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's inaugural season in the Primera División.
ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
AméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000
AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000
AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco56,700
Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000
Estudiantes TecosZapopan3 de Marzo30,000
GuadalajaraGuadalajaraOmnilife49,850
ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,500
MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000
MoreliaMoreliaMorelos41,500
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo30,000
PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc48,650
QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora40,785
San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000
Santos LagunaTorreónCorona30,000
TijuanaTijuanaCaliente33,333
TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000
TigresSan NicolásUniversitario45,000
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

The 2011 Apertura was the first competition of the season. The Regular Season began on July 22, 2011 and ended on November 6, 2011. The playoffs began on November 19, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. The team known as Pumas UNAM were the defending champion.

Regular season

Standings

Results

Liguilla

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Iván AlonsoToluca11
2 Carlos BuenoQuerétaro10
2 Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna10
4 Christian BenítezAmérica8
4 Enrique EsquedaPachuca8
4 Marco FabiánGuadalajara8
4 Jackson MartínezChiapas8
8 Luis GarcíaPuebla7
8 Herculez GomezEstudiantes Tecos7
8 Héctor MancillaTigres7
8 Alfredo MorenoSan Luis7
8 Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas7
8 Miguel SabahMorelia7

Hat-tricks

Torneo Clausura

The 2012 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and ended on April 29, 2012. The team known as Tigres UANL were the defending champions.

Regular season

Standings

Results

Liguilla

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Iván AlonsoToluca14
1 Christian BenítezAmérica14
3 Aldo de NigrisMonterrey9
3 Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna9
3 Miguel SabahMorelia9
6 Lucas LobosUANL8
6 Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas8
6 Jackson MartínezChiapas8
6 Emanuel VillaCruz Azul8
10 José SandTijuana7
10 Humberto SuazoMonterrey7

Hat-tricks

Updated to games played on April 29, 2012
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