Primera División de México Clausura 2003

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2003 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 Saturday, January 11, 2003, and ran until May 17, when the regular season ended. Celaya's franchise was bought out by the owner of Aerolineas Internacionales, Jorge Rodriguez Marie, and it was moved to Cuernavaca. Thus, creating a team that was known as Los Colibries de Morelos. Monterrey defeated Morelia to win their second championship.

Primera División de México
Season2002−03
ChampionsMonterrey (2nd title)
RelegatedCuernavaca
Champions' CupMonterrey
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo
(21 goals)

Overview
Location of the Primera División Clausura 2003 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Cuernavaca Cuernavaca, Morelos Mariano Matamoros
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
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)
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 19 10 3 6 40 30 +10 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 19 8 8 3 29 20 +9 32
3 América 19 8 5 6 29 20 +9 29
4 Cuernavaca 19 6 5 8 24 27 −3 23
5 Puebla 19 4 4 11 15 31 −16 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 19 9 7 3 31 22 +9 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UANL 19 10 4 5 25 22 +3 34
3 Pachuca 19 4 9 6 21 23 −2 21
4 UNAM 19 4 8 7 25 35 −10 20
5 UAG 19 1 4 14 15 37 −22 7
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 10 5 4 34 20 +14 35 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 19 5 9 5 24 24 0 24 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Necaxa 19 6 5 8 25 24 +1 23
4 San Luis 19 5 5 9 25 38 −13 20
5 Chiapas 19 5 4 10 15 26 −11 19
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 19 10 4 5 39 26 +13 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Veracruz 19 9 5 5 23 18 +5 32
3 Guadalajara 19 8 7 4 32 24 +8 31 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Santos 19 9 3 7 30 24 +6 30
5 Querétaro 19 3 8 8 13 23 −10 17
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 10 5 4 34 20 +14 35 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlante 19 10 4 5 39 26 +13 34
3 Monterrey 19 9 7 3 31 22 +9 34
4 UANL 19 10 4 5 25 22 +3 34
5 Toluca 19 10 3 6 40 30 +10 33
6 Atlas 19 8 8 3 29 20 +9 32
7 Veracruz 19 9 5 5 23 18 +5 32
8 Guadalajara 19 8 7 4 32 24 +8 31 Qualified for the Repechage
9 Santos Laguna 19 9 3 7 30 24 +6 30
10 América 19 8 5 6 29 20 +9 29
11 Cruz Azul 19 5 9 5 24 24 0 24 Qualified for the Repechage
12 Necaxa 19 6 5 8 25 24 +1 23
13 Cuernavaca 19 6 5 8 24 27 −3 23
14 Pachuca 19 4 9 6 21 23 −2 21
15 UNAM 19 4 8 7 25 35 −10 20
16 San Luis 19 5 5 9 25 38 −13 20
17 Chiapas 19 5 4 10 15 26 −11 19
18 Querétaro 19 3 8 8 13 23 −10 17
19 Puebla 19 4 4 11 15 31 −16 16
20 UAG 19 1 4 14 15 37 −22 7
Source: MedioTiempo

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CHI CAZ CUE GDL MTY MOR NEC PAC PUE QRO SNL SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM VER
América — 1–0 4–4 – 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 – – – 0–1 – – 0–1 – – 0–1 1–1 –
Atlante – — 2–4 5–1 – – – 1–1 – 4–1 2–1 3–1 – 3–1 – – 3–2 – 3–1 –
Atlas – – — 1–0 – 0–0 – – 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 – 1–1 – 1–1 2–0 – – 3–0
Chiapas 0–1 – – — – 0–1 – – 1–2 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 3–1 – 1–1 1–0 – – 1–2
Cruz Azul – 1–3 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 – – – 4–0 – – 2–2 – – 1–3 2–0 –
Cuernavaca – 1–1 – – 0–0 — 1–1 – – 2–2 2–3 – – 2–4 2–3 – 3–0 2–0 – –
Guadalajara – 2–3 1–3 2–0 – – — 1–1 – – 3–1 2–1 – – 1–0 – 3–2 – 1–1 –
Monterrey – – 2–2 0–1 – 1–0 – — 4–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 – 3–1 – – 3–0 – – 2–1
Morelia 1–2 0–0 – – 1–1 3–1 1–1 – — – – – 2–1 – 4–0 1–1 – 2–0 – 2–1
Necaxa 0–2 – – – 4–0 – 2–2 – 3–0 — – – 1–0 – 0–1 3–0 – 1–2 – 0–0
Pachuca 2–1 – – – 0–0 – – – 0–0 2–0 — – 3–1 2–2 – 0–1 – 1–1 – 1–1
Puebla – – – 3–2 – 0–1 – – 1–6 1–0 1–1 — 0–2 0–1 – 3–1 2–2 – – 0–1
Querétaro 1–1 1–0 2–2 – 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 – – – – — – 1–0 – – 0–2 0–0 –
San Luis 0–4 – – – 2–2 – 0–2 – 2–4 1–0 – – 1–1 — – 2–3 – 2–0 – 0–3
Santos Laguna – 1–0 3–0 1–2 – – – 1–2 – – 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 — – 3–1 – 4–1 –
Toluca 3–0 2–3 – – 1–3 4–1 3–2 3–1 – – – – 4–0 – 4–3 — – 3–1 5–1 –
UAG 0–5 – – – 0–0 – – – 0–2 1–2 1–1 – 0–0 1–2 – 3–0 — – – 1–2
UANL – 2–1 0–0 3–0 – – 1–0 2–1 – – – 1–0 – – 2–2 – 1–0 — 2–2 –
UNAM – – 2–1 3–1 – 1–3 – 2–3 0–1 4–4 1–1 1–0 – 2–2 – – 2–1 – — –
Veracruz 0–2 2–2 – – 2–0 1–0 0–2 – – – – – 1–1 – 1–0 1–0 – 4–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2003. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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

Rank Player Club Goals
1 José Cardozo Toluca 21
2 Sebastián González Atlante 16
3 Reinaldo Navia Morelia 13
4 Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 11
5 Omar Bravo Guadalajara 10
6 Luis Gabriel Rey Atlante 9
7 Sebastián Abreu Cruz Azul 8
Juan Carlos Cacho Cruz Azul
José Alfredo Castillo UAG
Claudinho Cuernavaca
Alex Fernandes Monterrey
Walter Gaitán UANL
Vicente Sánchez Toluca

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Preliminary Round
Cruz Azul4–1Guadalajara
Cacho  8', 85'
Corona  9'
Palencia  37' (pen.)		 Report Bravo  27'
Guadalajara4–1Cruz Azul
J. Sánchez  14'
Bravo  39' (pen.)
Jo. García  45'
Ja. García  60'		 Report Palencia  11' (pen.)
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

5–5 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Morelia 1 4 5  
8 Guadalajara 1 2 3  
  1 Morelia 0 2 2  
  7 Veracruz 1 0 1  
2 Atlante 1 0 1
7 Veracruz 1 1 2  
  1 Morelia 1 0 1
  3 Monterrey 3 0 3
3 Monterrey 1 3 5  
6 Atlas 1 2 4  
  3 Monterrey 4 1 5
  4 UANL 1 2 3  
4 UANL 2 2 4
5 Toluca 2 1 3  

Quarterfinals
Guadalajara1–1Morelia
Mora  25' (pen.) Report Saavedra  7'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Morelia4–2Guadalajara
Bautista  14'
Palacios  43'
Navia  82'
Íñiguez  90'		 Report Mora  19'
Medina  83'

Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Veracruz1–1Atlante
Gutiérrez  67' Report Rey  33'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)
Atlante0–1Veracruz
Report Hernández  51' (pen.)
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Veracruz won 2–1 on aggregate.

Atlas1–1Monterrey
J. Rodríguez  54' (pen.) Report I. Rodríguez  33'
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)
Monterrey3–2Atlas
Franco  16', 35'
Huitrón  72'		 Report García  49'
Rodríguez  62'

Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate.

Toluca1–2UANL
Valdéz  50' Report Kléber  70', 89'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)
UANL2–2Toluca
Alex Mineiro  10'
Kléber  24' (pen.)		 Report Cardozo  68'
Franco  71'

UANL won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Veracruz1–0Morelia
Rodríguez  28' Report
Morelia2–0Veracruz
Bautista  11', 66' Report

Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.

UANL1–4Monterrey
Kléber  29' Report Franco  39', 51'
Arellano  76'
Avilán  88'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Monterrey1–2UANL
Alex  14' Report de Nigris  79'
Alex Mineiro  86' (pen.)

Monterrey won 5–3 on aggregate.

Finals
Monterrey3–1Morelia
Erviti  1'
Franco  46'
Castro  57' (pen.)		 Report Bautista  90+3'
Morelia0–0Monterrey
Report

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.

 Clausura 2003 winners 
Monterrey
2nd title

Relegation
Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Avg.
16. San Luis 44 38 1.1579
17. UAG 119 108 1.1019
18. Chiapas 116 108 1.0741
19. Puebla 115 108 1.0648
20. Cuernavaca[note 1] 114 108 1.0556

Notes
  1. Cuernavaca inherited the points and games of Celaya.

References
  1. "Colibríes, una historia sui géneris en Primera División" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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