# 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season

The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional season was the 65th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two tournaments: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

## Moves

On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to begin with the 2011 Apertura. The first change was the elimination of groups in the First Stage. The top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to the next round. The other change would affect the playoffs. Instead of a two-legged, single elimination tournament culminating in the finals, the eight teams in the next round would be placed into two groups of four. The four teams in each group will play against other in a double round-robin format. The top team in each group will advance to the Finals. However, on June 6, 2011, the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee announced that the format change would only affect the elimination of groups in the First Stage, and that the playoffs would remain as they were. Therefore, the top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to a two-legged elimination bracket.

## Clubs

The following eighteen teams participated in the season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient during the immediate past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. Tijuana was promoted, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's inaugural season in the Primera División.
| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
| América | Mexico City | Azteca | 105,000 |
| Atlante | Cancún | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 |
| Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 56,700 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 31,500 |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Estadio Azul | 35,000 |
| Estudiantes Tecos | Zapopan | 3 de Marzo | 30,000 |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Omnilife | 49,850 |
| Monterrey | Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000 |
| Morelia | Morelia | Morelos | 41,500 |
| Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | 30,000 |
| Puebla | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 48,650 |
| Querétaro | Querétaro | La Corregidora | 40,785 |
| San Luis | San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras Ramírez | 24,000 |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón | Corona | 30,000 |
| Tijuana | Tijuana | Caliente | 33,333 |
| Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
| UANL | San Nicolás | Universitario | 45,000 |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | 63,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| América | Miguel Herrera | Nike | Bimbo, Coca-Cola |
| Atlante | José Luis González China | Garcis | Cancún, Riviera Maya, ADO, OfficeMax, Grupo Pegaso |
| Atlas | Juan Carlos Chávez | Atletica | Lubricantes Akron, Coca-Cola, Guadalajara 2011 |
| Chiapas | José Guadalupe Cruz | Atletica | Banco Azteca, Seguro Popular |
| Cruz Azul | Enrique Meza | Umbro | Cemento Cruz Azul, Coca-Cola |
| Estudiantes Tecos | Héctor Hugo Eugui | Under Armour | Grand Isla Navidad Resort |
| Guadalajara | Alberto Coyote | Adidas | Bimbo |
| Monterrey | Víctor Manuel Vucetich | Nike | Bimbo, BBVA Bancomer |
| Morelia | Tomás Boy | Atletica | Roshfrans, Cinépolis, Coca-Cola, Banco Azteca |
| Pachuca | Efraín Flores | Nike | Gamesa, Mobil Super, DHL, ADO |
| Puebla | Daniel Bartolotta | Kappa | Volkswagen, Banco Azteca |
| Querétaro | Ángel Comizzo | Marval | Libertad Servicios Financieros, Powerade |
| San Luis | Sergio Bueno | Atletica | Caja Popular Mexicana, Coca-Cola |
| Santos Laguna | Benjamín Galindo | Puma | Soriana, Peñoles, Pepsi, Lala |
| Tijuana | Antonio Mohamed | Nike | Caliente, Volaris |
| Toluca | Wilson Graniolatti | Under Armour | Banamex |
| UANL | Ricardo Ferretti | Adidas | Cemex, Cemento Monterrey |
| UNAM | Guillermo Vázquez | Puma | Banamex |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-Apertura changes |||||||
| Puebla | Héctor Hugo Eugui | Resigned | May 6, 2011 | Sergio Bueno | May 13, 2011 | 14th |
| Toluca | Sergio Lugo | Sacked | May 12, 2011 | Héctor Hugo Eugui | May 17, 2011 | 12th |
| Atlas | Benjamín Galindo | End of contract | May 23, 2011 | Ruben Omar Romano | June 2, 2011 | 10th |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| Estudiantes Tecos | José Luis Sánchez Solá | Sacked | August 8, 2011 | José Luis Salgado | August 8, 2011 | 16th |
| Estudiantes Tecos | José Luis Salgado | End of tenure as caretaker | August 14, 2011 | Raul Arias | August 15, 2011 | 9th |
| Querétaro | Gustavo Matosas | Sacked | August 16, 2011 | José Saturnino Cardozo | August 16, 2011 | 8th |
| Santos Laguna | Diego Cocca | Sacked | September 4, 2011 | Eduardo Rergis | September 4, 2011 | 14th |
| Santos Laguna | Eduardo Rergis | End of tenure as caretaker | September 14, 2011 | Benjamín Galindo | September 14, 2011 | 15th |
| Atlas | Ruben Omar Romano | Resigned | September 17, 2011 | Juan Carlos Chávez | September 18, 2011 | 18th |
| América | Carlos Reinoso | Resigned | September 18, 2011 | Alfredo Tena | September 19, 2011 | 16th |
| Tijuana | Joaquin del Olmo | Sacked | September 19, 2011 | Antonio Mohamed | September 19, 2011 | 17th |
| Guadalajara | Jose Luis Real | Sacked | October 3, 2011 | Fernando Quirarte | October 3, 2011 | 5th |
| Estudiantes Tecos | Raul Arias | Sacked | November 2, 2011 | José Luis Salgado | November 2, 2011 | 13th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| Puebla | Sergio Bueno | Sacked | November 7, 2011 | Juan Carlos Osorio | November 14, 2011 | 12th |
| América | Alfredo Tena | Sacked | November 10, 2011 | Miguel Herrera | November 15, 2011 | 17th |
| San Luis | Ignacio Ambríz | Sacked | November 10, 2011 | René Isidoro García | November 10, 2011 | 10th |
| Toluca | Héctor Hugo Eugui | Sacked | November 10, 2011 | Wilson Graniolatti | November 14, 2011 | 13th |
| Atlante | Miguel Herrera | Contract Termination | November 15, 2011 | Mario García | November 29, 2011 | 15th |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| Estudiantes Tecos | José Luis Salgado | Resigned | January 14, 2012 | Gilberto Adame | January 14, 2012 | 18th |
| Guadalajara | Fernando Quirarte | Resigned | January 21, 2012 | Ignacio Ambríz | January 26, 2012 | 18th |
| Estudiantes Tecos | Gilberto Adame | End of tenure as caretaker | January 30, 2012 | Héctor Hugo Eugui | January 30, 2012 | 17th |
| San Luis | René Isidoro García | Resigned | February 25, 2012 | Sergio Bueno | February 28, 2012 | 15th |
| Querétaro | José Saturnino Cardozo | Resigned | March 3, 2012 | Ángel Comizzo | March 5, 2012 | 18th |
| Puebla | Juan Carlos Osorio | Resigned | March 21, 2012 | Daniel Bartolotta | March 21, 2012 | 16th |
| Atlante | Mario García | Sacked | April 15, 2012 | José Luis González China | April 15, 2012 | 15th |
| Guadalajara | Ignacio Ambriz | Resigned | April 18, 2012 | Alberto Coyote | April 18, 2012 | 14th |

## Torneo Apertura

The 2011 Apertura was the first competition of the season. The Regular Season began on July 22, 2011 and ended on November 6, 2011. The playoffs began on November 19, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. The team known as Pumas UNAM were the defending champion.

### Regular phase
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 30 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28 | 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 5 | Chiapas | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26 | Advance to the Final Phase |
| 6 | Pachuca | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 26 | Advance to the Final Phase |
| 7 | Morelia | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 8 | Querétaro | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 26 | Advance to the Final Phase |
| 9 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 25 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 10 | San Luis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Monterrey | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 24 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 22 | |
| 13 | Toluca | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 20 | |
| 14 | Atlante | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 19 | |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes Tecos | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 18 | |
| 17 | América | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 15 | |
| 18 | Atlas | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 12 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs.
* 1 2 All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
* 1 2 3 4 Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMÉ | ATE | ATL | CRU | EST | GUA | CHI | MON | MOR | PAC | PUE | QUE | SLU | SLA | TIJ | TOL | UNL | UNM |
| América | | 0–1 | 5–2 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | | | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | | | |
| Atlante | | | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | | | 4–4 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | |
| Atlas | | 2–3 | | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | 0–1 | |
| Cruz Azul | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | |
| Estudiantes Tecos | | | | 0–2 | | | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | | | | 5–2 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Guadalajara | | | | | 5–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Chiapas | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | | 1–4 | | | | | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | | 4–0 |
| Monterrey | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | | |
| Morelia | | | | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | | | | | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Pachuca | 2–0 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | 4–0 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 3–0 | | 0–0 |
| Puebla | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 3–3 | | 2–2 | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Querétaro | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | | | 1–3 | | | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| San Luis | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | 5–1 | | |
| Santos Laguna | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | 0–2 | | | | | | 1–3 | 3–2 | | |
| Tijuana | | | | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Toluca | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | | | |
| UANL | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 5–0 | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | | 4–1 |
| UNAM | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | | | | 2–1 | | | | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | |

### Final phase (Liguilla)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Querétaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Santos | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santos | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Santos | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Chiapas | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* UANL 3rd title

#### Notes

* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
* Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.

### Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Iván Alonso | Toluca | 11 |
| 2 | Carlos Bueno | Querétaro | 10 |
| 2 | Oribe Peralta | Santos Laguna | 10 |
| 4 | Christian Benítez | América | 8 |
| 4 | Enrique Esqueda | Pachuca | 8 |
| 4 | Marco Fabián | Guadalajara | 8 |
| 4 | Jackson Martínez | Chiapas | 8 |
| 8 | Luis García | Puebla | 7 |
| 8 | Herculez Gomez | Estudiantes Tecos | 7 |
| 8 | Héctor Mancilla | Tigres | 7 |
| 8 | Alfredo Moreno | San Luis | 7 |
| 8 | Luis Gabriel Rey | Chiapas | 7 |
| 8 | Miguel Sabah | Morelia | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Oribe Peralta | Santos Laguna | Pachuca | 4–1 | July 23, 2011 |
| Christian Benítez | América | Atlas | 5–2 | August 21, 2011 |
| Carlos Bueno | Querétaro | UNAM | 4–0 | September 10, 2011 |
| Héctor Mancilla | Tigres | Pachuca | 5–0 | September 10, 2011 |
| Miguel Sabah | Morelia | Querétaro | 4–2 | September 18, 2011 |
| Marco Fabián | Guadalajara | Estudiantes Tecos | 5–2 | October 15, 2011 |
| Iván Alonso | Toluca | Puebla | 4–3 | October 23, 2011 |

## Torneo Clausura

The 2012 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and ended on April 29, 2012. Tigres UANL was the defending champion.

### Regular phase
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 36 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 32 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 3 | América | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Morelia | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 5 | UANL | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 31 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 6 | Pachuca | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 7 | Tijuana | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 28 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 8 | Chiapas | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 27 | Advances to the Playoffs |
| 9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 | |
| 10 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 | |
| 11 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 20 | |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 19 | |
| 13 | Atlante | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 16 | |
| 14 | UNAM | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 16 | |
| 15 | Guadalajara | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 | |
| 16 | San Luis | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 12 | |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 12 | |
| 18 | Estudiantes Tecos | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 12 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMÉ | ATE | ATL | CRU | EST | GUA | CHI | MON | MOR | PAC | PUE | QUE | SLU | SLA | TIJ | TOL | UNL | UNM |
| América | | | | 2–2 | | | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 1–0 | | | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Atlante | 0–4 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | | 2–2 | 0–3 | | | | | | 1–2 | | 0–2 | | 1–2 |
| Atlas | 1–1 | | | 0–2 | | | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | | 1–3 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
| Cruz Azul | | | | | 5–2 | | 2–0 | 4–3 | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Estudiantes Tecos | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | | | |
| Guadalajara | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | | | 1–2 | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | |
| Chiapas | | | | | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | | 0–0 | | 2–2 | |
| Monterrey | | | | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | | | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Morelia | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | | | 0–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | |
| Pachuca | | 3–2 | | | 2–0 | 3–1 | | | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | |
| Puebla | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | | 1–2 | | | | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | |
| Querétaro | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | | | 0–3 | | 0–1 | | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | | |
| San Luis | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | | | 2–3 | | | 0–0 | | | | | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Santos Laguna | | | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | | | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Tijuana | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–3 | | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Toluca | | | | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 3–4 | | | 2–1 | 1–3 | | | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| UANL | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | | |
| UNAM | | | | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | | | 0–2 | |

### Final phase (Liguilla)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Santos | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chiapas | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chiapas | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Santos | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Tigres | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Morelia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Tigres | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tigres | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tigres | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Santos | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Tijuana | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tijuana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | América | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* Santos Laguna 4th title

#### Notes

* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
* Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. Note: Santos were already qualified to 2012-13 Champions competition as the runners-up of the Apertura, and as they are Clausura Champions, their spot was relinquished as Apertura Runner-up to Guadalajara, the best record of the 2011 Apertura not already qualified.

### Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Iván Alonso | Toluca | 14 |
| 1 | Christian Benítez | América | 14 |
| 3 | Aldo de Nigris | Monterrey | 9 |
| 3 | Oribe Peralta | Santos Laguna | 9 |
| 3 | Miguel Sabah | Morelia | 9 |
| 6 | Lucas Lobos | UANL | 8 |
| 6 | Luis Gabriel Rey | Chiapas | 8 |
| 6 | Jackson Martínez | Chiapas | 8 |
| 6 | Emanuel Villa | Cruz Azul | 8 |
| 10 | José Sand | Tijuana | 7 |
| 10 | Humberto Suazo | Monterrey | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Oribe Peralta $^4$ | Santos Laguna | San Luis | 5–2 | March 3, 2012 |
| Mauro Cejas | Pachuca | Atlante | 3–2 | March 17, 2012 |
* $^4$ Player scored 4 goals

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | '09 A Pts | '10 C Pts | '10 A Pts | '11 C Pts | '11 A Pts | '12 C Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Monterrey | 30 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 180 | 192 | 1.7647 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 33 | 25 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 177 | 102 | 1.7353 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 27 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 171 | 102 | 1.6765 |
| 4 | Morelia | 33 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 167 | 102 | 1.6373 |
| 5 | UANL Tigres | 22 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 159 | 102 | 1.5588 |
| 6 | América | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 155 | 102 | 1.5196 |
| 7 | Toluca | 35 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 150 | 102 | 1.4706 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 24 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 146 | 102 | 1.4314 |
| 8 | UNAM | 17 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 146 | 102 | 1.4314 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 19 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 143 | 102 | 1.402 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 34 | 1.3529 |
| 12 | Chiapas | 19 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 130 | 102 | 1.2745 |
| 13 | Puebla | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 123 | 102 | 1.2059 |
| 14 | San Luis | 21 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 118 | 102 | 1.1569 |
| 15 | Atlante | 23 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 117 | 102 | 1.1471 |
| 16 | Querétaro | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 112 | 102 | 1.098 |
| 17 | Atlas | 18 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 110 | 102 | 1.0784 |
| 18 | Estudiantes (R) | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 101 | 102 | 0.9902 | Relegation |
Updated to games played on April 29, 2012 Source: