# Primera División de México Invierno 2001

Primera División de México Invierno 2001 (Mexico First Division Winter 2001) is the second part of a two tournament season in Association football in Mexico. It began on July 21, 2001, and ended on November 25, the end of the season. La Piedad was promoted to Primera División de México, making possible that 19 teams took part in the Mexican First Division instead of the 18 teams in previous seasons. Pachuca defeated UANL in the final, their second title win.

## Regular phase

Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 30 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Atlas | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 21 | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Celaya | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 19 | |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toluca | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Santos Laguna | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 24 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Morelia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 4 | Irapuato | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 19 | |
| 5 | La Piedad | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 19 | |
Group 3 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Necaxa | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Atlante | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | América | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | UAG | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 19 | |
| 5 | León | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 19 | |
Group 4 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UANL | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 36 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Pachuca | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Puebla | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | |
| 4 | UNAM | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 17 | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UANL | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 36 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Toluca | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Pachuca | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 30 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 5 | Necaxa | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 6 | Atlante | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 24 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 9 | América | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | Puebla | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | |
| 11 | Atlas | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | Morelia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 13 | Monterrey | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 20 | |
| 14 | Irapuato | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 19 | |
| 15 | UAG | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 19 | |
| 16 | Celaya | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 19 | |
| 17 | León | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 19 | |
| 18 | La Piedad | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 19 | |
| 19 | UNAM | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 17 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | CEL | CAZ | GDL | IRA | LAP | LEO | MTY | MOR | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | UAG | UNL | UNM |
| América | — | 3–2 | – | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | – |
| Atlante | – | — | – | 2–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–0 | – | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | – | – | 2–2 | 2–1 | – | – |
| Atlas | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–5 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 4–1 | – | – | – | – | 3–1 | – | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – |
| Celaya | – | – | – | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | – | 5–2 | – | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| Cruz Azul | – | – | – | – | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | – | – | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 1–0 |
| Guadalajara | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | – | – | — | – | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Irapuato | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 1–0 | — | 6–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 0–0 |
| La Piedad | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 | – | – | — | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | 3–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – |
| León | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | – | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | 4–2 | – | – | – | – |
| Monterrey | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | — | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Morelia | 2–0 | – | 0–3 | – | – | 0–1 | – | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | – | – | 3–2 | – | – | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Necaxa | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
| Pachuca | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | – | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | – | 2–1 | – | – | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Puebla | – | 0–0 | – | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | – | – |
| Santos Laguna | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | – | – | 0–1 | – | 6–4 | – | 5–0 | – | 2–2 | – | – | — | – | – | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Toluca | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 4–3 | – | 6–2 | — | – | – | – |
| UAG | – | – | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | – | 3–0 | – | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | – | – |
| UANL | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 3–2 | – | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | – |
| UNAM | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |

## Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Martín Rodríguez | Irapuato | 12 |
| 2 | Alex Fernandes | Morelia | 11 |
| 3 | José Manuel Abundis | Atlante | 10 |
| 4 | Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | 9 |
| 4 | José Luis Calderón | Atlas | 9 |
| 4 | Walter Silvani | Pachuca | 9 |
| 4 | Iván Zamorano | América | 9 |
| 8 | Claudinho | La Piedad | 8 |
| 8 | Vicente Sánchez | Toluca |
| 8 | Miguel Zepeda | Cruz Azul |
Source: MedioTiempo

## Final phase (Liguilla)
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | UANL (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Necaxa | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Necaxa | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Pachuca | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Pachuca | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Pachuca | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pachuca (s) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Pachuca | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

UANL won 4–1 on aggregate.
Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Cruz Azul won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

1–1 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Pachuca won 5–3 on aggregate.

### Finals
#### First leg

Pachuca: :
| GK | 1 | Miguel Calero |
| DF | 2 | Alberto Rodríguez |
| DF | 5 | Francisco Gabriel de Anda |
| DF | 99 | Manuel Vidrio |
| DF | 14 | Marco Sánchez Yacuta |
| MF | 6 | Alfonso Sosa | 13' |
| MF | 10 | Marco Garcés | | 60' |
| MF | 8 | Gabriel Caballero |
| MF | 15 | Andrés Chitiva | 71' |
| FW | 18 | Sergio Santana | | 84' |
| FW | 9 | Walter Silvani | 19' |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 12 | Jesús Alfaro |
| DF | 16 | Israel Velázquez |
| DF | 26 | José Juan Hernández |
| MF | 13 | Jorge Orozco |
| MF | 28 | Carlos Adrián Morales | | 84' |
| MF | 29 | Jaime Correa |
| FW | 11 | Hugo Brizuela | | 60' |
| Manager: |||
| Alfredo Tena ||||
UANL: :
| GK | 1 | Óscar Dautt |
| DF | 23 | Javier Saavedra | 42' |
| DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
| DF | 6 | David Oteo |
| DF | 3 | Sindey Balderas |
| MF | 13 | Antonio Sancho | 21' | 75' |
| MF | 8 | Joaquín del Olmo | | 72' |
| MF | 18 | Irênio | 8' 17' |
| MF | 11 | Marcelo Domingues | | 25' |
| FW | 9 | Jesús Olalde |
| FW | 29 | Carlos Ochoa |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 25 | Rogelio Rodríguez |
| DF | 20 | Hugo Sánchez |
| DF | 21 | Percy Colque |
| MF | 5 | Mauricio Gallaga |
| MF | 10 | Ramón Ramírez | 80' | 25' |
| MF | 15 | Felipe Ayala | | 75' |
| MF | 19 | Juan Montano | | 72' |
| Manager: |||
| Ricardo Ferretti ||||

#### Second leg

Pachuca won 3–1 on aggregate.
Pachuca: :
| GK | 1 | Óscar Dautt |
| DF | 23 | Javier Saavedra |
| DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez | 16' |
| DF | 6 | David Oteo | 29' |
| DF | 3 | Sindey Balderas |
| MF | 13 | Antonio Sancho | 65' |
| MF | 8 | Joaquín del Olmo | | 81' |
| MF | 11 | Marcelo Domingues |
| FW | 17 | Jorge Santillana | | 72' |
| FW | 9 | Jesús Olalde | 41' |
| FW | 29 | Carlos Ochoa |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 25 | Rogelio Rodríguez |
| DF | 20 | Hugo Sánchez |
| DF | 21 | Percy Colque |
| MF | 5 | Mauricio Gallaga |
| MF | 10 | Ramón Ramírez | | 72' |
| MF | 15 | Felipe Ayala | | 81' |
| MF | 19 | Juan Montano |
| Manager: |||
| Ricardo Ferretti ||||
UANL: :
| GK | 1 | Miguel Calero | 36' |
| DF | 2 | Alberto Rodríguez |
| DF | 5 | Francisco Gabriel de Anda |
| DF | 99 | Manuel Vidrio | 26' |
| DF | 14 | Marco Sánchez Yacuta | 18' |
| MF | 6 | Alfonso Sosa | 27' |
| MF | 10 | Marco Garcés |
| MF | 8 | Gabriel Caballero |
| MF | 15 | Andrés Chitiva | | 48' |
| FW | 18 | Sergio Santana |
| FW | 9 | Walter Silvani | | 88' |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 12 | Jesús Alfaro |
| DF | 16 | Israel Velázquez | | 48' |
| DF | 26 | José Juan Hernández |
| MF | 13 | Jorge Orozco | | 88' |
| MF | 28 | Carlos Adrián Morales |
| MF | 29 | Jaime Correa |
| FW | 11 | Hugo Brizuela |
| Manager: |||
| Alfredo Tena ||||
* Champions
* Pachuca 2nd title