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.
Clubs The franchise that was known as Celaya was bought by Jorge Rodríguez Marié, who moved the team to Cuernavaca and changed its name to Colibríes de Cuernavaca. Such was the impact of his ownership that the team's nickname, Colibries, came from the logo of his airline, Aerolineas Internacionales, and the company's wordmark also appeared as a shirt sponsor.
TeamCityStadiumAméricaMexico CityAztecaAtlanteCiudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoNeza 86AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel ReynaCruz AzulMexico CityAzulCuernavacaCuernavaca, MorelosMariano MatamorosGuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoMoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelosMonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológicoNecaxaMexico CityAztecaPachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgoPueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémocQuerétaroQuerétaro, 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
Results
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed. Rank Player Club Goals1 José CardozoToluca212 Sebastián GonzálezAtlante163 Reinaldo NaviaMorelia134 Jared BorgettiSantos Laguna115 Omar BravoGuadalajara106 Luis Gabriel ReyAtlante97 Sebastián AbreuCruz Azul8 Juan Carlos CachoCruz Azul José Alfredo CastilloUAG ClaudinhoCuernavaca Alex FernandesMonterrey Walter GaitánUANL Vicente SánchezToluca
Source: MedioTiempo
Final phase (Liguilla) Repechage
5–5 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Veracruz won 2–1 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate.
UANL won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 5–3 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg Monterrey: GK 30 Ricardo MartínezDF 5 Flavio RogérioDF 4 Pablo RotchenDF 2 Ismael RodríguezDF 71 Elliott HuitrónDF 8 Héctor CastroMF 18 Walter ErvitiMF 7 Luis Ernesto PérezMF 28 Jesús ArellanoFW 10 Guillermo FrancoFW 9 Alex FernandesSubstitutions:GK 20 Juan de Dios IbarraDF 13 Daniel RománMF 11 Jesús MendozaMF 17 Omar AvilánMF 19 Hashim SuárezMF 24 César AdameFW 64 Tomás BandaManager: Daniel PassarellaMorelia: GK 30 Moisés MuñozDF 4 Carlos GonzálezDF 58 Darío FrancoDF 15 Mario RuízDF 12 Enrique VizcarraMF 8 Jorge AlmirónMF 23 Javier SaavedraMF 7 Roberto PalaciosMF 28 Carlos Adrián MoralesMF 10 Adolfo BautistaFW 9 Reinaldo NaviaSubstitutions:GK 1 Miguel FuentesDF 5 Christian RamírezDF 13 Miguel HernándezDF 67 Charel HernándezMF 18 Damián ÁlvarezMF 20 Ismael ÍñiguezFW 11 Martín GómezManager: Rubén Omar Romano
Second leg
Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.
Morelia: GK 30 Moisés MuñozDF 4 Carlos GonzálezDF 58 Darío FrancoDF 15 Mario RuízMF 23 Javier SaavedraMF 8 Jorge AlmirónMF 18 Damián ÁlvarezMF 7 Roberto PalaciosMF 28 Carlos Adrián MoralesMF 10 Adolfo BautistaFW 9 Reinaldo NaviaSubstitutions:GK 1 Miguel FuentesDF 5 Christian RamírezDF 12 Enrique VizcarraDF 13 Miguel HernándezMF 20 Ismael ÍñiguezMF 85 Hugo MagallónFW 11 Martín GómezManager: Rubén Omar RomanoMonterrey: GK 30 Ricardo MartínezDF 5 Flavio RogérioDF 4 Pablo RotchenDF 2 Ismael RodríguezDF 8 Héctor CastroMF 15 Paulo ChávezMF 18 Walter ErvitiMF 7 Luis Ernesto PérezMF 28 Jesús ArellanoFW 10 Guillermo FrancoFW 9 Alex FernandesSubstitutions:GK 20 Juan de Dios IbarraDF 13 Daniel RománDF 71 Tomás BandaMF 11 Jesús MendozaMF 17 Omar AvilánMF 19 Hashim SuárezMF 24 César AdameManager: Daniel Passarella
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. CuernavacaCuernavaca inherited the points and games of Celaya. 114 108 1.0556
Notes
References
External links Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)