# 2001–02 Primera División A season

Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 2001 and Verano 2002. Real San Luis was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in the promotion playoff. However, Veracruz was also promoted to First Division after defeating Club León in a promotional series.

## Changes for the 2001–02 season

* Potros Marte was relocated to Acapulco and renamed Potros Guerrero.
* Yucatán was bought by new owners, they relocated the team to Querétaro and renamed Querétaro F.C.
* Real San Sebastián was relocated to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and renamed Atlético Chiapas.
* Lobos UAP was relocated to Oaxaca and renamed Chapulineros de Oaxaca.
* C.F. Monterrey and Tigres UANL exchanged their Primera A teams. Saltillo Soccer was moved to Ciudad Juárez and renamed Cobras Juárez and Tigres de Ciudad Juárez was moved to Saltillo and renamed Tigrillos Saltillo.
* Águilas de Tamaulipas was promoted from Second Division. However, before the season started, the team was renamed Tampico Madero F.C.
* Potros Zitácuaro was promoted from Second Division after winning a promotion playoff.

## Stadiums and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Aguascalientes | Municipal de Aguascalientes | 12,500 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes |
| Atlético Chiapas | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 25,000 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
| Atlético Mexiquense | Nemesio Díez | 35,000 | Toluca, State of Mexico |
| Bachilleres | Jalisco | 60,000 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Cobras Juárez | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 22,000 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
| Correcaminos UAT | Marte R. Gómez | 20,000 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 17,000 | Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
| Durango | Francisco Zarco | 15,000 | Durango, Durango |
| Nacional Tijuana | Cerro Colorado | 12,000 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Oaxaca | Benito Juárez | 15,000 | Oaxaca, Oaxaca |
| Potros Guerrero | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco | 13,000 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
| Querétaro | Corregidora | 35,000 | Querétaro, Querétaro |
| Real San Luis | Plan de San Luis | 18,000 | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. |
| RS Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 18,000 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas |
| Tampico Madero | Tamaulipas | 30,000 | Tampico - Madero, Tamaulipas |
| Tigrillos | Francisco I. Madero | 10,000 | Saltillo, Coahuila |
| Toros Neza | Neza 86 | 20,000 | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico |
| Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente | 33,000 | Veracruz, Veracruz |
| Zacatepec | Agustín Coruco Díaz | 18,000 | Zacatepec, Morelos |
| Zitácuaro | Ignacio López Rayón | 10,000 | Zitácuaro, Michoacán |

## Invierno 2001
### Group league tables
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zacatepec | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 |
| 2 | Veracruz | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 30 |
| 3 | Nacional Tijuana | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 28 |
| 4 | Tigrillos | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 23 |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 19 |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Querétaro | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 37 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 29 |
| 3 | Atlético Chiapas | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Durango | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Potros Guerrero | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 17 |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Correcaminos UAT | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlético Mexiquense | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Toros Neza | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 23 |
| 4 | Tampico Madero | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 19 |
| 5 | Cobras Juárez | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 15 |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aguascalientes | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 |
| 2 | Real San Luis | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 29 |
| 3 | RS Zacatecas | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 25 |
| 4 | Zitácuaro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 25 |
| 5 | Bachilleres | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 20 |

### General league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Querétaro | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 37 |
| 2 | Correcaminos UAT | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 35 |
| 3 | Zacatepec | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 |
| 4 | Veracruz | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 30 |
| 5 | Aguascalientes | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 |
| 6 | Real San Luis | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 29 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 29 |
| 8 | Nacional Tijuana | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 28 |
| 9 | Atlético Mexiquense | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Atlético Chiapas | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | RS Zacatecas | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 25 |
| 12 | Zitácuaro | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 25 |
| 13 | Durango | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Tigrillos | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 23 |
| 15 | Toros Neza | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 23 |
| 16 | Bachilleres | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oaxaca | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 19 |
| 18 | Tampico Madero | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 19 |
| 19 | Potros Guerrero | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 17 |
| 20 | Cobras Juárez | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 15 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AGS | ACH | AMX | BAC | COB | CRH | DUR | NAT | OAX | PGR | QRO | RSL | RSZ | TAM | TGR | TOR | UAT | VER | ZAC | ZIT |
| Aguascalientes | | | 2–0 | | | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–4 | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Atlético Chiapas | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | | | | 4–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | |
| At. Mexiquense | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | | | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | |
| Bachilleres | 0–0 | 1–2 | | | 4–0 | 8–0 | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | | | | 1–1 |
| Cobras Juárez | 0–1 | 2–2 | | | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Durango | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | 3–3 | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 5–1 |
| Nacional | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| Oaxaca | | | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Potros Guerrero | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–4 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | | |
| Querétaro | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | | | | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | | 3–0 |
| Real San Luis | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 0–0 | | | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | | | 1–2 |
| RS Zacatecas | | | | 3–2 | 4–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 |
| Tampico Madero | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | | | | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | | 3–2 | |
| Tigrillos | | | 5–2 | | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 5–1 | | | | | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Toros Neza | 2–2 | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | | | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Correcaminos UAT | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | | | 1–1 | | | | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | | 1–0 |
| Veracruz | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | | | | | | | 2–2 | | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | | | 1–0 |
| Zacatepec | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | |
| Zitácuaro | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | 2–1 | |

### Reclassification series

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nacional Tijuana | 3–3 | Atlético Mexiquense | 0–3 | 3–0 |

#### Second leg
### Liguilla

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Veracruz (t.p.) | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Aguascalientes | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Aguascalientes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Veracruz (t.p.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Veracruz | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Real San Luis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Correcaminos UAT | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Real San Luis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Nacional (t.p.) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nacional (t.p.) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Correcaminos UAT | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Real San Luis | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | Querétaro | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Real San Luis | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Real San Luis | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
* (t.p.) The team was classified by its best position in the general table

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Veracruz | 3–3 | Aguascalientes | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Zacatepec | 1–2 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Querétaro | 4–5 | Real San Luis | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Correcaminos UAT | 1–1 | Nacional Tijuana | 1–1 | 0–0 |

##### Second leg
#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Veracruz | 2–2 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Correcaminos UAT | 2–3 | Real San Luis | 0–2 | 2–1 |

##### Second leg
#### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Veracruz | 4–2 | Real San Luis | 2–2 | 2–0 |

##### Second leg

* Invierno 2001 winners
* Veracruz 1st title

### Top scorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| Héctor Carlos Álvarez | 16 | Tampico Madero |
| Héctor Giménez | 13 | Atlético Mexiquense |
| Ariel González | 12 | Querétaro |
| Julio César Colman | 12 | RS Zacatecas |
| Pablo Bocco | 11 | Zacatepec |

## Verano 2002
### Group league tables
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zacatepec | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 |
| 2 | Oaxaca | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 |
| 3 | Tigrillos | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 24 |
| 4 | Nacional Tijuana | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 22 |
| 5 | Veracruz | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 11 |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Chiapas | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 32 |
| 2 | Querétaro | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 30 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 23 |
| 4 | Durango | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 23 |
| 5 | Potros Guerrero | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Mexiquense | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 36 |
| 2 | Tampico Madero | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 |
| 3 | Toros Neza | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 |
| 4 | Correcaminos UAT | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 28 |
| 5 | Cobras Juárez | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 23 |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real San Luis | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 30 |
| 2 | Aguascalientes | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 |
| 3 | Zitácuaro | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 27 |
| 4 | Bachilleres | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 25 |
| 5 | RS Zacatecas | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 17 |

### General league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Mexiquense | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 36 |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 |
| 4 | Atlético Chiapas | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 32 |
| 5 | Real San Luis | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 30 |
| 6 | Querétaro | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 30 |
| 7 | Toros Neza | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 |
| 8 | Correcaminos UAT | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 28 |
| 9 | Aguascalientes | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 |
| 10 | Oaxaca | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 |
| 11 | Zitácuaro | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 27 |
| 12 | Bachilleres | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 25 |
| 13 | Tigrillos | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 24 |
| 14 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 23 |
| 15 | Cobras Juárez | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 23 |
| 16 | Durango | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 23 |
| 17 | Nacional Tijuana | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 22 |
| 18 | Potros Guerrero | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 |
| 19 | RS Zacatecas | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 17 |
| 20 | Veracruz | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 11 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AGS | ACH | AMX | BAC | COB | CRH | DUR | NAT | OAX | PGR | QRO | RSL | RSZ | TAM | TGR | TOR | UAT | VER | ZAC | ZIT |
| Aguascalientes | | 5–2 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | | | | | 4–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| Atlético Chiapas | | | | 2–0 | 3–0 | | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 3–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| At. Mexiquense | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | | | 1–3 | | | | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Bachilleres | | | 2–1 | | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Cobras Juárez | | | 2–2 | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 |
| Durango | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | | | 0–2 | | | 2–2 | 3–0 | | | | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | | 2–2 | |
| Nacional | 3–1 | | 0–2 | | | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | |
| Oaxaca | 4–3 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | | | | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | | 2–3 |
| Potros Guerrero | | | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | | | | | 3–3 | | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Querétaro | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | |
| Real San Luis | | | 2–1 | | | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 2–2 | | 3–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| RS Zacatecas | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | 3–1 | 4–5 | | 4–2 | 2–0 | | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | |
| Tampico Madero | | | | 2–0 | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| Tigrillos | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | | | | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 |
| Toros Neza | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | | | 3–1 | 3–5 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 |
| Correcaminos UAT | | | 1–3 | | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Veracruz | | | 2–2 | | | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | | | | 1–2 | |
| Zacatepec | 2–1 | 2–3 | | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | | | | 6–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | | | 4–3 |
| Zitácuaro | | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 5–0 | | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | | | 2–1 | 2–0 | | |

### Reclassification series

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Toros Neza | 3–5 | Tigrillos | 1–3 | 2–2 |

#### Second leg
### Liguilla

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Atlético Chiapas | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Real San Luis | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Real San Luis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Real San Luis | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Aguascalientes | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Aguascalientes | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 9 | Aguascalientes | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Aguascalientes | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | Real San Luis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Tigrillos | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Tigrillos | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Tigrillos | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Mexiquense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Tigrillos | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 13 | Tigrillos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Chiapas | 3–4 | Real San Luis | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Zacatepec | 2–3 | Aguascalientes | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Tampico Madero | 4–2 | Querétaro | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Atlético Mexiquense | 1–2 | Tigrillos | 0–1 | 1–1 |

##### Second leg
#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real San Luis | 5–2 | Aguascalientes | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Tampico Madero | 2–6 | Tigrillos | 1–4 | 1–2 |

##### Second leg
#### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real San Luis | 5–4 | Tigrillos | 1–4 | 4–0 |

##### Second leg

* Verano 2002 winners
* Real San Luis 1st title

### Top scorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| Ariel González | 15 | Querétaro |
| Héctor Giménez | 14 | Atlético Mexiquense |
| Héctor Carlos Álvarez | 13 | Tampico Madero |
| José Enrique García | 12 | Real San Luis |
| Juan Manuel Guerra | 12 | Oaxaca |

## Relegation table

| Pos. | Team | Pld. | Pts. | Ave. |
| 16. | Cobras Juárez | 114 | 139 | 1.2192 |
| 17. | Tigrillos | 114 | 136 | 1.1929 |
| 18. | Bachilleres | 114 | 136 | 1.1929 |
| 19. | Alacranes de Durango | 114 | 135 | 1.1842 |
| 20. | Oaxaca | 114 | 128 | 1.1228 |

## Campeón de Ascenso 2002

The Promotion Final faced Real San Luis against Veracruz to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion. San Luis was the winner.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| San Luis | 4–2 | Veracruz | 1–1 | 3–1 |

### Second leg

* Champions
* San Luis 1st title

## First division promotion playoff

The Mexican Football Federation decided to increase the number of teams in the Primera División to 20 participants, so it was decided to play a promotion series between León, the last place in the Primera División relegation table, and Veracruz, Primera A season runner-up. Finally, Veracruz was the winner the team was promoted to Primera División. However, there was already a team in Veracruz, the owners decided to transfer the team promoted to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, where it was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| León | 1–3 | Veracruz | 1–3 | 0–0 |

### Second leg
## Relegation playoff

A relegation series faced Chapulineros de Oaxaca, last team in the Primera A relegation table, against Astros de Ciudad Juárez, Second Division runner-up.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Oaxaca | 6–4 | Astros | 2–4 | 4–0 |