Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2002 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, August 3, 2002, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. San Luis, Chiapas and Querétaro were promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Léon and La Piedad were relegated to the Primera División A, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21, Toluca defeated Morelia and became champions for the seventh time.
Clubs The number of participants in the league was expanded to 20 teams. La Piedad was moved to Querétaro and was renamed as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro. Veracruz was promoted from Primera 'A', however, another team with the same name and venue already existed, so the promoted team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas. San Luis was promoted from Primera 'A'. Atlante F.C. was moved from Mexico City to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.
Stadiums and Locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAméricaMexico CityEstadio Azteca 87,523AtlanteCiudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoEstadio Neza 86 20,000AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoEstadio Jalisco 55,110CelayaCelaya, GuanajuatoEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasEstadio Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul 33,000GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoEstadio Jalisco 55,110MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónEstadio Tecnológico 36,485MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánEstadio Morelos 35,000NecaxaMexico CityEstadio Azteca 87,523PachucaPachuca, HidalgoEstadio Hidalgo 27,512PueblaPuebla City, PueblaEstadio Cuauhtémoc 42,649QuerétaroQuerétaro City, QuerétaroEstadio Corregidora 33,162San LuisSan Luis Potosí City, San Luis PotosíEstadio Alfonso Lastras 30,000Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaEstadio Corona 20,100TolucaToluca, State of MexicoEstadio Nemesio Díez 27,000UAGZapopan, JaliscoEstadio Tres de Marzo 18,779UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónEstadio Universitario 72,000UNAMMexico CityEstadio Olímpico Universitario 41,615VeracruzBoca del Río, VeracruzEstadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente 28,703
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAmérica Mario Carrillo Pável PardoNikeCoca-ColaAtlante Miguel Herrera Damián GrossoGarcisPegasoAtlas Enrique MezaNikeCoca-Cola/OmnilifeCelaya Carlos TruccoKeukaLalaChiapas Salvador Capitano Sergio AlmaguerAtleticaFarmacias del AhorroCruz Azul José Luis Trejo Óscar PérezUmbroCemento Cruz AzulGuadalajara Daniel GuzmánAtleticaCemento ToltecaMonterrey Daniel Passarella Jesús ArellanoAtleticaBimboMorelia Rubén Omar Romano Darío FrancoAtleticaLGNecaxa Raúl AriasAtleticaBimboPachuca Alfredo TenaAtleticaCemento Cruz AzulPuebla Gustavo VargasAtleticaVolkswagenQuerétaro Mario ZanabriaMarvalKellogg'sSan Luis Juan Antonio LunaAtleticaBimboSantos Laguna Sergio Bueno Jared BorgettiAtleticaSorianaToluca Ricardo La Volpe Salvador CarmonaAtleticaBanamexUAG Julio César UribeAtleticaOcho ColumnasUANL Ricardo FerrettiAtleticaCemento MonterreyUNAM Hugo SánchezLottoBanamexVeracruz Hugo FernándezSpaldingGigante
Regular phase
League table
Results
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed. Rank Player Club Goals1 José CardozoToluca292 Jared BorgettiSantos Laguna13 Sebastián GonzálezAtlante Alex FernandesMorelia5 Marcelo de Faria San Luis126 Jesús Olalde UNAM107 Reinaldo NaviaUAG98 Cuauhtémoc BlancoAmérica8 Diego LatorreCelaya Josemir LujambioQuerétaro Mariano TrujilloUNAM
Source: MedioTiempo
Final phase (Liguilla) Bracket
Quarterfinals
Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.
Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.
UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.
Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.
Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg Morelia: GK 30 Moisés MuñozDF 58 Darío FrancoDF 5 Heriberto MoralesDF 3 Omar RodríguezDF 27 Omar TrujilloMF 23 Javier SaavedraMF 17 José Antonio NoriegaMF 8 Jorge AlmirónMF 28 Carlos Adrián MoralesMF 10 Adolfo BautistaFW 9 Alex FernandesSubstitutions:GK 1 Miguel FuentesDF 4 Carlos GonzálezDF 13 Miguel HernándezMF 18 Hernán BujánMF 20 Ismael ÍñiguezMF 22 Javier LozanoFW 7 Antonio GonzálezManager: Rubén Omar RomanoToluca: GK 1 Hernán CristanteDF 7 Salvador CarmonaDF 3 Maximiliano CuberasDF 18 José Manuel CruzaltaMF 5 Israel LópezMF 6 Octavio ValdezMF 23 Erik EspinosaMF 8 Rafael GarcíaMF 10 Sinha MF 11 Vicente SánchezFW 9 José CardozoSubstitutions:GK 30 Mario AlbarránDF 2 Christian RamírezDF 14 Ariel FrancoMF 16 Miguel AlmazánMF 19 Sergio PonceMF 37 Josué CastillejosFW 28 Édgar GonzálezManager: Alberto Jorge
Second leg
Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.
Toluca: GK 1 Hernán CristanteDF 7 Salvador CarmonaDF 3 Maximiliano CuberasDF 18 José Manuel CruzaltaMF 5 Israel LópezMF 6 Octavio ValdezMF 23 Erik EspinosaMF 8 Rafael GarcíaMF 10 Sinha MF 11 Vicente SánchezFW 9 José CardozoSubstitutions:GK 30 Mario AlbarránDF 2 Christian RamírezDF 14 Ariel FrancoMF 16 Miguel AlmazánMF 19 Sergio PonceMF 37 Josué CastillejosFW 28 Édgar GonzálezManager: Alberto JorgeMorelia: GK 30 Moisés MuñozDF 58 Darío FrancoDF 5 Heriberto MoralesDF 3 Omar RodríguezDF 27 Omar TrujilloMF 23 Javier SaavedraMF 17 José Antonio NoriegaMF 8 Jorge AlmirónMF 28 Carlos Adrián MoralesMF 10 Adolfo BautistaFW 9 Alex FernandesSubstitutions:GK 1 Miguel FuentesDF 4 Carlos GonzálezDF 13 Miguel HernándezMF 18 Hernán BujánMF 20 Ismael ÍñiguezMF 22 Javier LozanoFW 7 Antonio GonzálezManager: Rubén Omar Romano
References
External links Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)