1973–74 Mexican Primera División season

Primera División de México
Season 1973-74
Champions Cruz Azul (5th Title)
Relegated San Luis
Champions' Cup Monterrey
Atlético Español
Matches played 314
Goals scored 941 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer Horacio López Salgado (25 goals)
1972-73
1974-75

Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1973-74.

Overview

Ciudad Madero was promoted to Primera División.

This season was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.

San Luis was relegated to Segunda División.

UDG acquired Torreón franchise to reach the Primera Division for the 1974-75 season.

Segunda División semifinalists, UASLP-Pumas (re-branded to Atlético Potosino) and Unión de Curtidores were promoted to the Primera División to increase the number of teams to 20 for the 1974-75 season.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Club P W D L GF GA Pts Result
1Cruz Azul3418133693549Playoffs
2Monterrey342248653648Playoffs
3Toluca3414119534339
4UNAM3412139554237
5Atlas3414812535236
6Jalisco3413912514935
7Guadalajara34111211434534
8Zacatepec3412913485133
9Laguna3491015395428Relegation Playoff

Group 2

Pos Club P W D L GF GA Pts Result
1Atlético Español3415118664741Playoffs
2Puebla3413147574040Playoffs
3León3412166624440
4América3414911554337
5Torreón348917477225
6Atlante3451415446724
7Ciudad Madero3461117387523
8Veracruz347819335322
9San Luis348521356521Relegation Playoff

Results

AME ATT ATL ATE CDM CRA GDL JAL LAG LEO MTY PUE SAL TOL TOR UNI VER ZAC
América 2-2 2-1 3-0 1-1 2-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 4-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-2 2-0 2-1 3-1 3-2
Atlante 1-4 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-4 2-2 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-3 0-2 4-0 3-2 0-0 0-2 2-4 1-1
Atlas 1-2 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-2 1-2 1-1 4-0 1-1 1-3 3-2 1-0 0-1 4-1 2-0 2-1 0-1
Atlético Español 3-3 3-2 5-1 7-0 0-3 3-1 3-0 2-2 3-1 3-1 0-0 5-1 1-0 3-1 1-1 2-0 1-0
Ciudad Madero 0-2 0-0 1-3 0-2 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-1 1-1 3-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 4-0 0-1 3-3 1-2
Cruz Azul 4-2 3-2 1-2 3-3 5-0 0-0 2-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 4-1 2-2 2-0 4-0
Guadalajara 0-2 1-0 1-3 1-0 3-0 1-1 0-1 3-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-2 3-2 3-4 0-3 1-0 2-2
Jalisco 2-1 0-2 2-3 3-3 6-3 1-2 0-1 2-0 1-1 0-1 1-2 2-1 4-0 2-2 2-2 2-1 1-0
Laguna 1-1 3-2 1-0 2-0 3-1 0-0 3-1 3-3 0-1 2-4 1-4 2-4 2-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-0
León 2-2 2-0 1-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 4-2 2-3 1-1 2-0 4-2 3-0 7-0 4-0 3-3 3-2 3-1
Monterrey 2-1 3-1 0-2 2-2 3-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 2-0 4-3 2-1 1-1 3-1 1-0 1-0 0-1
Puebla 2-1 4-1 2-2 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 1-1 6-0 1-1 3-3 2-2 3-0 3-1
San Luis 1-0 4-1 1-2 2-3 2-1 1-2 1-1 1-2 3-0 0-0 1-5 2-1 0-2 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-1
Toluca 2-2 0-1 3-0 3-0 4-0 3-3 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-1 2-1 3-1 2-2 3-1 1-1
Torreón 3-2 3-1 1-2 1-1 4-3 0-1 0-0 3-1 4-0 2-2 1-5 0-1 2-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-3
UNAM 1-1 3-3 4-0 1-0 4-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 3-1 2-3 0-4 1-1 3-1 0-1 4-1 4-0 2-1
Veracruz 0-0 2-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-2 1-3 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-1
Zacatepec 3-0 0-0 2-2 2-0 6-0 2-2 2-2 1-2 0-1 0-2 2-7 1-0 3-0 1-5 0-2 2-1 3-1

Relegation Playoff

Laguna won 2-0 on aggregate. San Luis relegated to Segunda Division.

Championship Playoff

Bracket

Semifinals Final
 
1  Cruz Azul 1 6 7  
4  Puebla 1 1 2  
  1  Cruz Azul 1 3 4
  3  Atlético Español 2 0 2
2  Monterrey 4 1 5
3  Atlético Español 3 3 6  

Semifinal

Cruz Azul won 7-2 on aggregate.


Atlético Español won 6-5 on aggregate.

Final

May 12, 1974
Atlético Español 2-1 Cruz Azul
Alejandro Roman
Ricardo Brandón
Report Eladio Vera  86'

May 19, 1974
Cruz Azul 3-0 Atlético Español
Horacio Lopez Salgado  13'
Fernando Bustos  70'
Ignacio Flores
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Abel Aguilar

Cruz Azul won 4-2 on aggregate.


1973-74 winners:
Cruz Azul
5th Title

References

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