Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2007 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 Friday, January 19, 2007, and ran until April 29, when the regular season ended. UAG and UANL inaugurated the season with a match in which UAG won 2-1. Reigning champions Guadalajara were eliminated in semifinals by archrivals América and thus could not retain their title. Querétaro, who finished last in the percentage table, were relegated to Primera División A at the end of the season. On May 27, Pachuca defeated América 3-2 and became champions for the fifth time.
Clubs
TeamCityStadiumAméricaMexico CityAztecaAtlanteMexico CityAztecaAtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel ReynaCruz AzulMexico CityAzulGuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoMoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelosMonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológicoNecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoriaPachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgoQuerétaroQuerétaro, QuerétaroCorregidoraSan LuisSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Alfonso LastrasSantos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCoronaTolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio DíezUAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de MarzoUANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitarioUNAMMexico CityOlímpico UniversitarioVeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente
Regular phase
League table
Relegation Pos TeamTotal PtsGamesP/G14UANL1271021.245115UNAM1241021.215716Veracruz1221021.196117Santos Laguna1171021.147118Querétaro37341.0882
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed. Rank Player Club Goals1 Omar BravoGuadalajara112 Javier CámporaChiapas103 Gustavo BiscayzacúAtlante8 Juan Carlos CachoPachuca5 Fernando ArceMorelia7 Hugo DroguettUAG Christian GiménezPachuca Emanuel VillaUAG9 Salvador CabañasAmérica6 Leandro GraciánMonterrey Richard NúñezCruz Azul Miguel SabahCruz Azul
Source: MedioTiempo
Results
Final phase (Liguilla) Repechage
Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Guadalajara won 6–3 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.
América won 7–4 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Pachuca were awarded a walkover after Cruz Azul was suspended one match for fielding suspended player Salvador Carmona in the first leg.
América won 2–0 on aggregate.
Finals
Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.
Doping scandal Salvador Carmona of Cruz Azul was charged of doping before his semifinal match against Pachuca. Regardless, Isaac Mizrahi, Cruz Azul's coach, illegally included Carmona in the starting lineup. For this, the FMF fined Cruz Azul a one-game suspension, thus disqualifying them from playing the semifinal's second leg. This means that Cruz Azul was prematurely eliminated from the playoffs, and that Pachuca were automatically qualified for the final.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has imposed a much harsher punishment on Carmona: he is banned from playing any professional match anywhere in the world for life, thus ending his career early.
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