The 2009 Primera División Clausura was the second football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−09 season. The tournament began on January 16, 2009 and ended on May 31, 2009. Necaxa was relegated to the Primera División A after being in last place of the relegation table. On May 31, 2009 UNAM defeated Pachuca 3–2 on aggregate to win their sixth title. Toluca forward Héctor Mancilla won his second consecutive golden boot after scoring 14 goals, only one ahead of América forward Salvador Cabañas.
Clubs
Stadia and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityCityAméricaAzteca105,000Mexico CityAtlanteAndrés Quintana Roo20,000CancúnAtlasJalisco56,713GuadalajaraChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna23,208Tuxtla GutiérrezCiudad JuárezOlímpico Benito Juárez22,300Ciudad JuárezCruz AzulEstadio Azul35,000Mexico CityGuadalajaraJalisco56,713GuadalajaraMonterreyTecnológico38,000MonterreyMoreliaMorelos41,500MoreliaNecaxaVictoria25,000AguascalientesPachucaHidalgo30,000PachucaPueblaCuauhtémoc42,649PueblaSan LuisAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000San Luis PotosíSantos LagunaCorona18,050TorreónTolucaNemesio Díez27,000TolucaUAG3 de Marzo30,015GuadalajaraUANLUniversitario45,000MonterreyUNAMOlímpico Universitario63,000Mexico City Personnel ClubOwnerPresidentManagerAméricaTelevisa Michel Bauer Jesús RamírezAtlanteGrupo Pegaso Miguel Couchonal José CruzAtlasAtlas A.C. Fernando Acosta Ricardo La VolpeChiapasState of Chiapas Antonio Castañón Luis Fernando TenaCiudad JuárezYVASA Francisco Ibarra Héctor EuguiCruz AzulCemento Cruz Azul Guillermo Álvarez Benjamín GalindoGuadalajaraJorge Vergara Jorge Vergara Francisco RamírezMonterreyFEMSA Jorge Urdiales Víctor VucetichMoreliaTV Azteca Álvaro Dávila Tomás BoyNecaxaTelevisa Roberto Muñoz Raúl AriasPachucaJesús Martínez Jesús Martínez Enrique MezaPueblaFrancisco Bernat Ricardo Mezher José SánchezSan LuisTelevisa Eduardo del Villar Luis ScatolaroSantos LagunaGrupo Modelo Alejandro Irarragorri Sergio BuenoTolucaValentín Diez Fernando Corona José de la TorreUAGUAG José Leaño Miguel HerreraUANLCEMEX Enrique Borja José PekermanUNAMUNAM Víctor Mahbub Ricardo Ferretti
Managerial changes Team Outgoingmanager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Replaced by Date ofappointment Position in table Atlas Darío Franco Resigned Jan. 26, 2009 Ricardo La Volpe Jan. 28, 2009 17th América Ramón Díaz Sacked Feb. 10, 2009 Jesús Ramírez Feb. 11, 2009 12th Morelia Luis Fernando Tena Sacked Feb. 20, 2009 Tomás Boy Feb. 20, 2009 11th UANL Manuel Lapuente Sacked Feb. 22, 2009 José Pekerman Feb. 23, 2009 17th Guadalajara Efraín Flores Sacked Mar. 23, 2009 Omar Arellano Mar. 30, 2009 12th Santos Laguna Daniel Guzmán Sacked Mar. 24, 2009 Sergio Bueno Mar. 25, 2009 14th Guadalajara Omar Arellano Resigned Apr. 16, 2009 Paco Ramírez Apr. 16, 2009 9th Cruz Azul Benjamín Galindo Sacked May. 4, 2009 Robert Siboldi May. 5, 2009 18th
League table
Regular phase
Results
Final phase (Liguilla)
Notes If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. Both finalist qualify to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round.
Awards Award Player Team MVP Christian Giménez Pachuca Best Manager Ricardo Ferretti UNAM Best Goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona UAG Best Wingback Mario Méndez Toluca Best Centre back Paulo da Silva Toluca Best Defensive Midfielder Israel Castro UNAM Best Offensive Midfielder Christian Giménez Pachuca Best Forward Héctor Mancilla Toluca Best Rookie Jorge Gastelum Morelia Golden Boot Héctor Mancilla TolucaSource:Medio Tiempo
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Héctor MancillaToluca142 Salvador CabañasClub América133 Miguel SabahMorelia114 Humberto SuazoMonterrey9 Christian GiménezPachuca96 Blas PérezPachuca87 Alvaro GonzálezPuebla7 Alfredo MorenoNecaxa7 Christian BenítezSantos Laguna7 DanilinhoJaguares7Source: FeMexFut
Relegation Relegation is determined by a quotient of the total points earned in the Primera División divided by the total number of games played over the past three seasons of the Primera División (for clubs that have not been the Primera División all three season, the last consecutive seasons of participation are taken into account). The club with the lowest quotient is relegated to the Primera División A for the next season.
PClubTotal PointsTotal GamesQuotient1Toluca1701021.66672Pachuca1681021.64713Guadalajara1671021.63734Cruz Azul1531021.50005San Luis1521021.49026UNAM1471021.44127Santos Laguna1461021.43148América1401021.37259Atlante1381021.352910Morelia1311021.284311Atlas1301021.274512Monterrey1291021.264713Ciudad Juárez42341.235314Chiapas1251021.225515UAG1221021.196116Puebla79681.161817UANL1121021.098018Necaxa1101021.0784Source: FeMexFut; Updated as of: May 3, 2009
References
External links Official Website