# Primera División de México Apertura 2002

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2002 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, August 3, 2002, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. San Luis, Chiapas and Querétaro were promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Léon and La Piedad were relegated to the Primera División A, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21, Toluca defeated Morelia and became champions for the seventh time.

## Clubs

* The number of participants in the league was expanded to 20 teams.
* La Piedad was moved to Querétaro and was renamed as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro.
* Veracruz was promoted from Primera 'A', however, another team with the same name and venue already existed, so the promoted team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas.
* San Luis was promoted from Primera 'A'.
* Atlante F.C. was moved from Mexico City to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.

### Stadiums and Locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| América | Mexico City | Estadio Azteca | 87,523 |
| Atlante | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico | Estadio Neza 86 | 20,000 |
| Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Estadio Jalisco | 55,110 |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna | 29,001 |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Estadio Azul | 33,000 |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Estadio Jalisco | 55,110 |
| Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Estadio Tecnológico | 36,485 |
| Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Estadio Morelos | 35,000 |
| Necaxa | Mexico City | Estadio Azteca | 87,523 |
| Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Estadio Hidalgo | 27,512 |
| Puebla | Puebla City, Puebla | Estadio Cuauhtémoc | 42,649 |
| Querétaro | Querétaro City, Querétaro | Estadio Corregidora | 33,162 |
| San Luis | San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí | Estadio Alfonso Lastras | 30,000 |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Estadio Corona | 20,100 |
| Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Estadio Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
| UAG | Zapopan, Jalisco | Estadio Tres de Marzo | 18,779 |
| UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León | Estadio Universitario | 72,000 |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | 41,615 |
| Veracruz | Boca del Río, Veracruz | Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente | 28,703 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| América | Mario Carrillo | Pável Pardo | Nike | Coca-Cola |
| Atlante | Miguel Herrera | Damián Grosso | Garcis | Pegaso |
| Atlas | Enrique Meza | | Nike | Coca-Cola/Omnilife |
| Celaya | Carlos Trucco | | Keuka | Lala |
| Chiapas | Salvador Capitano | Sergio Almaguer | Atletica | Farmacias del Ahorro |
| Cruz Azul | José Luis Trejo | Óscar Pérez | Umbro | Cemento Cruz Azul |
| Guadalajara | Daniel Guzmán | | Atletica | Cemento Tolteca |
| Monterrey | Daniel Passarella | Jesús Arellano | Atletica | Bimbo |
| Morelia | Rubén Omar Romano | Darío Franco | Atletica | LG |
| Necaxa | Raúl Arias | | Atletica | Bimbo |
| Pachuca | Alfredo Tena | | Atletica | Cemento Cruz Azul |
| Puebla | Gustavo Vargas | | Atletica | Volkswagen |
| Querétaro | Mario Zanabria | | Marval | Kellogg's |
| San Luis | Juan Antonio Luna | | Atletica | Bimbo |
| Santos Laguna | Sergio Bueno | Jared Borgetti | Atletica | Soriana |
| Toluca | Ricardo La Volpe | Salvador Carmona | Atletica | Banamex |
| UAG | Julio César Uribe | | Atletica | Ocho Columnas |
| UANL | Ricardo Ferretti | | Atletica | Cemento Monterrey |
| UNAM | Hugo Sánchez | | Lotto | Banamex |
| Veracruz | Hugo Fernández | | Spalding | Gigante |

## Regular phase

Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 43 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Toluca | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 41 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Atlas | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 22 | |
| 4 | Puebla | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 22 | |
| 5 | Celaya | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UNAM | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 33 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | UAG | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | UANL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
| 5 | Pachuca | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 | |
Group 3 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morelia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Necaxa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
| 4 | San Luis | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 24 | |
| 5 | Chiapas | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 16 | |
Group 4 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Santos Laguna | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Atlante | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 25 | |
| 4 | Querétaro | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 23 | |
| 5 | Veracruz | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 18 | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 43 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Toluca | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 41 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | UNAM | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 33 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 4 | Morelia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 5 | UAG | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 9 | Necaxa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Atlante | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 25 | |
| 11 | San Luis | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 24 | |
| 12 | UANL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 | |
| 13 | Querétaro | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 23 | |
| 14 | Monterrey | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
| 15 | Atlas | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 22 | |
| 16 | Puebla | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 22 | |
| 17 | Celaya | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | |
| 18 | Veracruz | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 18 | |
| 19 | Chiapas | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 16 | |
| 20 | Pachuca | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | CEL | CHI | CAZ | GDL | MTY | MOR | NEC | PAC | PUE | QRO | SNL | SAN | TOL | UAG | UNL | UNM | VER |
| América | — | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–1 | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | – | – | 5–1 |
| Atlante | 1–4 | — | – | 4–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 2–3 | – | 2–2 | – | 4–1 |
| Atlas | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | – | – | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 2–5 | – | 1–2 | – | – | 1–0 | 6–0 | – |
| Celaya | 0–1 | – | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | – | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | 0–3 | 2–0 | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Chiapas | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | – | 2–0 | – | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | – |
| Cruz Azul | 1–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | — | – | – | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | – | 5–1 |
| Guadalajara | 0–1 | – | – | 3–2 | – | 1–1 | — | – | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | – | 4–0 | – | 2–1 |
| Monterrey | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | – | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | 0–0 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | – |
| Morelia | – | – | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | – | – | 2–0 | — | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–2 | – | – | 1–0 | – | 2–2 | – |
| Necaxa | – | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 3–2 | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | – |
| Pachuca | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | – | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | – | 0–0 | – | 0–2 | – | 0–3 | – |
| Puebla | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – | — | – | – | 3–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 0–1 | – |
| Querétaro | – | – | – | – | 3–3 | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | – | 3–2 |
| San Luis | – | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 2–4 | 1–0 | | — | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – |
| Santos Laguna | 0–1 | – | – | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | – | 2–2 | 3–2 | – | – | – | – | — | 5–2 | – | 3–1 | – | 4–2 |
| Toluca | – | – | 1–0 | – | 5–1 | – | – | – | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | – | 3–1 | – | — | 6–0 | – | – | 1–1 |
| UAG | – | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 3–2 | – | – | 2–1 | – | — | 1–3 | 4–3 | – |
| UANL | 0–1 | – | – | 6–1 | – | 0–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | – | 4–1 | 0–4 | – | 2–2 | – | — | – | 1–1 |
| UNAM | 1–3 | 4–1 | – | – | – | 2–2 | 7–1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–4 | – | 3–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Veracruz | – | – | 3–0 | – | 3–0 | – | – | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | — |

## Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | José Cardozo | Toluca | 29 |
| 2 | Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | 13 |
| 2 | Sebastián González | Atlante | 13 |
| 2 | Alex Fernandes | Morelia | 13 |
| 5 | Marcelo de Faria | San Luis | 12 |
| 6 | Jesús Olalde | UNAM | 10 |
| 7 | Reinaldo Navia | UAG | 9 |
| 8 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | América | 8 |
| 8 | Diego Latorre | Celaya | 8 |
| 8 | Josemir Lujambio | Querétaro | 8 |
| 8 | Mariano Trujillo | UNAM | 8 |
Source: MedioTiempo

## Final phase (Liguilla)
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Toluca | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Toluca | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 1 | América | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | Toluca | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | UNAM | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Morelia | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Morelia | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Morelia | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | UAG | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.
Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.
UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.
Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.
Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.

### Finals
#### First leg

Morelia: :
| GK | 30 | Moisés Muñoz |
| DF | 58 | Darío Franco |
| DF | 5 | Heriberto Morales | 82' |
| DF | 3 | Omar Rodríguez | | 64' |
| DF | 27 | Omar Trujillo |
| MF | 23 | Javier Saavedra |
| MF | 17 | José Antonio Noriega | | 55' |
| MF | 8 | Jorge Almirón | 77' |
| MF | 28 | Carlos Adrián Morales | | 73' |
| MF | 10 | Adolfo Bautista |
| FW | 9 | Alex Fernandes | 64' |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 1 | Miguel Fuentes |
| DF | 4 | Carlos González | | 64' |
| DF | 13 | Miguel Hernández |
| MF | 18 | Hernán Buján | | 73' |
| MF | 20 | Ismael Íñiguez | | 55' |
| MF | 22 | Javier Lozano |
| FW | 7 | Antonio González |
| Manager: |||
| Rubén Omar Romano ||||
Toluca: :
| GK | 1 | Hernán Cristante |
| DF | 7 | Salvador Carmona |
| DF | 3 | Maximiliano Cuberas |
| DF | 18 | José Manuel Cruzalta | | 64' |
| MF | 5 | Israel López |
| MF | 6 | Octavio Valdez |
| MF | 23 | Erik Espinosa |
| MF | 8 | Rafael García | 35' |
| MF | 10 | Sinha | | 89' |
| MF | 11 | Vicente Sánchez |
| FW | 9 | José Cardozo |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 30 | Mario Albarrán |
| DF | 2 | Christian Ramírez |
| DF | 14 | Ariel Franco | | 64' |
| MF | 16 | Miguel Almazán |
| MF | 19 | Sergio Ponce |
| MF | 37 | Josué Castillejos |
| FW | 28 | Édgar González | | 89' |
| Manager: |||
| Alberto Jorge ||||

#### Second leg

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.
Toluca: :
| GK | 1 | Hernán Cristante |
| DF | 7 | Salvador Carmona |
| DF | 3 | Maximiliano Cuberas |
| DF | 18 | José Manuel Cruzalta |
| MF | 5 | Israel López | 24' |
| MF | 6 | Octavio Valdez |
| MF | 23 | Erik Espinosa |
| MF | 8 | Rafael García |
| MF | 10 | Sinha | | 76' |
| MF | 11 | Vicente Sánchez | | 86' |
| FW | 9 | José Cardozo |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 30 | Mario Albarrán |
| DF | 2 | Christian Ramírez |
| DF | 14 | Ariel Franco | 88' | 86' |
| MF | 16 | Miguel Almazán |
| MF | 19 | Sergio Ponce | | 76' |
| MF | 37 | Josué Castillejos |
| FW | 28 | Édgar González |
| Manager: |||
| Alberto Jorge ||||
Morelia: :
| GK | 30 | Moisés Muñoz |
| DF | 58 | Darío Franco | 67' |
| DF | 5 | Heriberto Morales | 88' |
| DF | 3 | Omar Rodríguez |
| DF | 27 | Omar Trujillo | 54' |
| MF | 23 | Javier Saavedra |
| MF | 17 | José Antonio Noriega | | 53' |
| MF | 8 | Jorge Almirón | 28' |
| MF | 28 | Carlos Adrián Morales | | 70' |
| MF | 10 | Adolfo Bautista |
| FW | 9 | Alex Fernandes | | 62' |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 1 | Miguel Fuentes |
| DF | 4 | Carlos González |
| DF | 13 | Miguel Hernández |
| MF | 18 | Hernán Buján | | 70' |
| MF | 20 | Ismael Íñiguez | | 53' |
| MF | 22 | Javier Lozano |
| FW | 7 | Antonio González | | 62' |
| Manager: |||
| Rubén Omar Romano ||||
* Champions
* Toluca 7th title