Primera División de México Apertura 2004


Primera División de México ' Apertura 2004''' is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, August 14, 2004, and ran until November 20, when the regular season ended. Dorados de Sinaloa was promoted to the México Primera División thus, San Luis, Irapuato and Querétaro were all relegated to the Primera División A, making it 18 teams in the Primera División as opposed to 20. On December 11, UNAM defeated Monterrey and became champions for the fifth time.

Overview

TeamCityStadium-
AméricaMexico CityAzteca-
AtlanteMexico CityAzteca-
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna-
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul-
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos-
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico-
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria-
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo-
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc-
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona-
SinaloaCuliacán, SinaloaCarlos González y González-
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez-
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo-
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario-
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario-
VeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente

Final standings (groups)

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Guillermo FrancoMonterrey15
2 José CardozoToluca12
2 Robert de PinhoAtlas12
4 Rafael Márquez LugoMorelia11
4 Vicente Matías VuosoSantos Laguna11
6 Luciano FigueroaCruz Azul10
6 Sebastián GonzálezAtlante10
8 Walter GaitánUANL9
9 Jared BorgettiSinaloa8
9 Salvador CabañasChiapas8

Source:

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Atlante won 8–5 on aggregate.
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Atlas won 4–3 on aggregate.
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UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Monterrey won 7–3 on aggregate.
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UNAM won 6–4 on aggregate.

Finals

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.