# Primera División de México Apertura 2005

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2005 was the 2005 edition of the Primera Division de Mexico, crowning Mexico's fall champion in football. The season ran from August to December 2005. San Luis was promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Puebla was relegated to the Primera División A. Toluca won the championship and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006.

## Regular phase

Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Necaxa | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 31 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | UAG | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 24 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
| 4 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 20 | |
| 5 | San Luis | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Atlante | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 15 | |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 30 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Pachuca | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 20 | |
| 4 | Sinaloa | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 18 | |
| 5 | UNAM | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 16 | |
| 6 | Veracruz | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 15 | |
Group 3 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 35 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 30 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | UANL | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 22 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
| 4 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 21 | |
| 5 | Chiapas | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 20 | |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 19 | |
* ↑ Jaguares de Chiapas deducted 3 points for insufficient use of youth team players.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 35 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Necaxa | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 31 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 30 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 5 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 30 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 6 | Pachuca | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 7 | UAG | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 24 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
| 8 | UANL | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 22 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
| 9 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 21 | |
| 10 | Chiapas | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 20 | |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 20 | |
| 12 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 20 | |
| 13 | Guadalajara | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 19 | |
| 14 | Sinaloa | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 18 | |
| 15 | San Luis | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 16 | |
| 16 | UNAM | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 16 | |
| 17 | Atlante | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 15 | |
| 18 | Veracruz | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 15 | |
* ↑ Jaguares de Chiapas deducted 3 points for insufficient use of youth team players.

## Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sebastian Abreu | Sinaloa | 11 |
| 1 | Kléber Boas | América | 11 |
| 1 | Walter Gaitán | UANL | 11 |
| 1 | Vicente Matías Vuoso | Santos Laguna | 11 |
| 5 | Salvador Cabañas | Chiapas | 9 |
| 5 | César Delgado | Cruz Azul | 9 |
| 5 | Guillermo Franco | Monterrey | 9 |
| 5 | Patricio Galaz | Atlante | 9 |
| 5 | Daniel Ludueña | UAG | 9 |
| 5 | Carlos Ochoa | Chiapas | 9 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Ruiz | Santos Laguna | 9 |
Source: MedioTiempo

## Results

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

## Final phase (Liguilla)
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Monterrey | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UAG | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UAG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Monterrey (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 1 | América | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 9 | UANL | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UANL | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | Monterrey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Toluca | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Toluca | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Toluca | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Toluca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Pachuca | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Necaxa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Pachuca | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Monterrey won 7–0 on aggregate.
UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.
Toluca won 1–0 on aggregate.
Pachuca won 4–0 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

2–2 on aggregate. Monterrey advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Final

Toluca won 6–3 on aggregate.
* Champions
* Toluca 8th title