México 1970In celebration of the 1970 World Cup (Mexico '70) the Mexican Football Federation held a tournament in two phases, before the world cup (Feb. 4 - May 10) and after the world cup (July 8 - Oct. 11).
Sixteen teams were seeded in two groups of eight teams, first four places of each group advanced to the "Championship Group" and the last four teams of each group played in a "Consolation Group".
Laguna last place of the 1969–70 season, was scheduled to play against the last place of the Consolation Group in a playoff relegation series, but due to expansion to 18 teams for the 1970–71 season this series was cancelled, there was no relegation.
Overview
This tournament was contested by 16 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.
After this tournament Oro changed its name to Jalisco.
Teams
TeamCityStadiumAméricaMexico CityAztecaAtlanteMexico CityAztecaAtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoCruz AzulJasso, Hidalgo10 de DiciembreGuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoIrapuatoIrapuato, GuanajuatoIrapuatoLagunaTorreón, CoahuilaSan IsidroLeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeónMonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológicoNecaxaMexico CityAztecaOroGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoPachucaPachuca, HidalgoRevolución MexicanaTolucaToluca, State of MexicoToluca 70TorreónTorreón, CoahuilaRevolución / MoctezumaUNAMMexico CityOlímpico UniversitarioVeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzVeracruzano
First stage
Group 1
Top four teams from each group advance to Championship Group.The bottom four plays in Consolation Group.
Results
Group 2
Results
Second stage
Championship group
Results
Consolation group
Results
Top scorers Player Nationality Goals ClubSergio Anaya16LeónOctavio Muciño14Cruz AzulLuis Estrada14LeónJesús Zárate Pérez12PachucaEduardo Chavarría12TorreónJosé Rodríguez Sevilla11AtlasTibor Vigh10LagunaPedro Damián Álvarez11VeracruzMariano Ubiracy8VeracruzJosé Luis Guerrero8Cruz AzulJuan Manuel Olague8Guadalajara
Notes
References Mexico - List of final tables (RSSSF)