Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007-08 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 F.C. 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 qualified directly to the Liguilla (playoffs) by finishing in the top two of their respective groups, and these are the teams of Toluca, Jaguares, Santos Laguna, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Cruz Azul. Four teams advanced to what is known as the Repechaje (playoff qualifiers), and these are being San Luis, Pachuca, Necaxa, and Atlas.
On June 1, 2008 Santos Laguna beat Cruz Azul on 3-2 aggregate to win the Clausura 2008 trophy. This was the club's third championship victory.
Clubs
TeamCityStadiumAméricaMexico CityAztecaAtlanteCancún, Quintana RooAndrés Quintana RooAtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel ReynaCruz AzulMexico CityAzulGuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoMoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelosMonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológicoNecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoriaPachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgoPachucaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémocSan 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
Last updated May 4, 2008
League table
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed. Rank Player Club Goals1 Humberto SuazoMonterrey132 ItamarChiapas10 Esteban SolariUNAM Vicente Matías VuosoSantos Laguna5 Omar BravoGuadalajara9 Claudio GrafVeracruz Sergio SantanaGuadalajara8 Christian BenítezSantos Laguna8 Álvaro GonzálezPuebla10 Giancarlo MaldonadoAtlante7
Source: MedioTiempo
Results
Final phase (Liguilla) Repechage
2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.
1–1 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
2–2 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Monterrey won 8–5 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Finals
Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.
Notes By winning Clausura 2008, Santos earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
By being the Clausura 2008 runner-up, Cruz Azul earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
Relegation Pos TeamTotal PtsGamesP/G1Cruz Azul1741021.70592Pachuca1701021.66673Guadalajara1631021.59804Toluca1611021.57845América1551021.51966San Luis1441021.41187Santos Laguna1401021.37258Chiapas1391021.36279Monterrey1371021.343110Atlante1361021.333311UNAM1311021.284312Necaxa1281021.254913Atlas1281021.254914Morelia1281021.254915UAG1181021.156916UANL1151021.127517Puebla38341.117618Veracruz1081021.0588
External links MedioTiempo.com (where information was obtained)