Primera División de México Clausura 2008

Primera División de México "(Mexican First Division)" Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007/2008 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1-0. Reigning champions Atlante were eliminated from making the "Liguilla" with a 3-2 loss to Monterrey and thus could not defend their title, and Veracruz was relegated to the Primera División A after finishing last on the percentage table. Six teams- Toluca, Chiapas, Santos Laguna, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Cruz Azul- qualified directly to the "Liguilla" (playoffs) by finishing in the top two of their respective groups. Four teams- San Luis, Pachuca, Necaxa, and Atlas- advanced to the "Repechaje" (playoff qualifiers).

On June 1st 2008 Santos Laguna beat Cruz Azul (3-2 Global Aggregate) to win the Clausura 2008 trophy. This was the club's third championship victory.

Final Standings (Groups)

"Last updated May 04, 2008"

Group 1

Table of Relegation

tadiums

Playoffs

* If the two teams are tied afer two legs, the higher-seeded team advances.

4TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=Repechaje
RD2=Qualifiers

score-width=15px

RD1-seed01=4
RD1-team01=San Luis
RD1-score01-1=1
RD1-score01-2=1
RD1-score01-3=2
RD1-seed02=10
RD1-team02=Pachuca
RD1-score02-1=0
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-score02-3=2

RD1-seed03=7
RD1-team03=Necaxa
RD1-score03-1=1
RD1-score03-2=0
RD1-score03-3=1
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Atlas
RD1-score04-1=1
RD1-score04-2=0
RD1-score04-3=1

RD2-seed01=4
RD2-team01=San Luis
RD2-seed02=7
RD2-team02=Necaxa

8TeamBracket-Tennis3
RD1=Quarterfinals
RD2=Semifinals
RD3=Finals
group1=
group2=

score-width=15px
team-width=140px

RD1-seed1=2
RD1-team1=Santos Laguna
RD1-score1-1=2
RD1-score1-2=1
RD1-score1-3=3
RD1-seed2=7
RD1-team2=Necaxa
RD1-score2-1=1
RD1-score2-2=1
RD1-score2-3=2

RD1-seed3=1
RD1-team3=Guadalajara
RD1-score3-1=1
RD1-score3-2=4
RD1-score3-3=5
RD1-seed4=8
RD1-team4=Monterrey
RD1-score4-1=4
RD1-score4-2=4
RD1-score4-3=8

RD1-seed5=3
RD1-team5=Cruz Azul
RD1-score5-1=0
RD1-score5-2=2
RD1-score5-3=2
RD1-seed6=6
RD1-team6=Chiapas
RD1-score6-1=1
RD1-score6-2=1
RD1-score6-3=2

RD1-seed7=4
RD1-team7=San Luis
RD1-score7-1=1
RD1-score7-2=0
RD1-score7-3=1
RD1-seed8=5
RD1-team8=Toluca
RD1-score8-1=1
RD1-score8-2=0
RD1-score8-3=1

RD2-seed1=2
RD2-team1=Santos Laguna
RD2-score1-1=1
RD2-score1-2=2
RD2-score1-3=3
RD2-seed2=8
RD2-team2=Monterrey
RD2-score2-1=1
RD2-score2-2=2
RD2-score2-3=3

RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team3=Cruz Azul
RD2-score3-1=1
RD2-score3-2=1
RD2-score3-3=2
RD2-seed4=4
RD2-team4=San Luis
RD2-score4-1=0
RD2-score4-2=1
RD2-score4-3=1

RD3-seed1=2
RD3-team1=Santos Laguna
RD3-score1-1=2
RD3-score1-2=1
RD3-score1-3=3
RD3-seed2=3
RD3-team2=Cruz Azul
RD3-score2-1=1
RD3-score2-2=1
RD3-score2-3=2

External links

* [http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/primera/clausura_2008/tabla_general.php MedioTiempo.com] (where information was obtained)