Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 2001 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 6, 2001, and ran until April 19, when the regular season ended. In the final Santos Laguna defeated Pachuca and became champions for the second time.
Clubs
TeamCityStadiumAméricaMexico CityAztecaAtlanteMexico CityAzulAtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoCelayaCelaya, GuanajuatoMiguel Alemán ValdésCruz AzulMexico CityAzulGuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoIrapuatoIrapuato, GuanajuatoSergio León ChávezLeónLeón, GuanajuatoNou CampMoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelosMonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológicoNecaxaMexico CityAztecaPachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgoPueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémocSantos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCoronaTolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio DíezUAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de MarzoUANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitarioUNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario
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 Jared BorgettiSantos Laguna132 José CardozoToluca113 Antonio de NigrisMonterrey9 Leonardo Fabio MorenoCelaya Daniel OsornoAtlas Martín RodríguezIrapuato Iván ZamoranoAmérica8 Alejandro GlaríaUNAM8 Diego LatorreCelaya Carlos María MoralesToluca Juan Pablo RodríguezAtlas
Source: MedioTiempo
Final phase (Liguilla)
Repechage
Puebla won 5–4 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. UAG advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Santos Laguna won 7–2 on aggregate.
Puebla won 5–3 on aggregate.
América won 5–2 on aggregate.
Pachuca won 6–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
6–6 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Pachuca won 3–1 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg Pachuca: GK 1 Miguel CaleroDF 2 Alberto RodríguezDF 5 Francisco Gabriel de AndaDF 99 Manuel VidrioMF 7 Octavio ValdezMF 6 Alfonso SosaMF 8 Gabriel CaballeroMF 10 Marco GarcésMF 21 Cesáreo VictorinoMF 15 Andrés ChitivaFW 18 Sergio SantanaSubstitutions:FW 11 Pedro PinedaMF 27 Omar ArellanoManager: Javier AguirreSantos Laguna: GK 1 Adrián MartínezDF 21 Héctor AltamiranoDF 2 Héctor LópezDF 3 Jorge CamposDF 99 Miguel CarreónMF 22 Carlos CariñoMF 18 Johan RodríguezMF 19 Mariano Trujillo MF 11 Rodrigo RuizMF 17 Joaquín ReyesFW 58 Jared BorgettiSubstitutions:MF 8 Carlos Augusto GomesMF 7 Róbson LuísManager: Fernando Quirarte
Second leg
Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.
Santos Laguna: GK 1 Adrián MartínezDF 21 Héctor AltamiranoDF 2 Héctor LópezDF 5 Luis RomeroDF 99 Miguel CarreónMF 22 Carlos CariñoMF 18 Johan RodríguezMF 19 Mariano Trujillo MF 11 Rodrigo RuizMF 17 Joaquín ReyesFW 58 Jared BorgettiSubstitutions:MF 7 Róbson LuísMF 8 Carlos Augusto GomesMF 3 Jorge CamposManager: Fernando QuirartePachuca: GK 1 Miguel CaleroDF 2 Alberto RodríguezDF 5 Francisco Gabriel de AndaDF 99 Manuel VidrioMF 7 Octavio ValdezMF 6 Alfonso SosaMF 8 Gabriel CaballeroMF 10 Marco GarcésMF 21 Cesáreo VictorinoMF 15 Andrés ChitivaFW 18 Sergio SantanaSubstitutions:FW 11 Pedro PinedaMF 27 Omar Arellano FW 9 Francisco FerreiraManager: Javier Aguirre
Relegation Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave. 14. Celaya 115 102 1.1274 15. Irapuato 38 34 1.1176 16. Puebla 109 102 1.0686 17. León 106 102 1.0392 18. Atlante 104 102 1.0196
Relegation playoff Because the Mexican soccer federation determined the expansion of the league from 18 to 20 teams in two seasons, Atlante, the relegated team, was offered the possibility of playing a promotion of relegation against Veracruz, best team in the Primera División 'A' season table, Atlante was required to pay a bail of 5 million dollars for the celebration of the games, however, this was never paid. Atlante won the playoff.
Atlante won 4-1 on aggregate.
References
External links Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)