# 1985–86 Mexican Primera División season

The 1985–86 season included the 44th and 45th editions of the top professional division of Mexican football, known as Primera División de México. The season was divided into two short tournaments (Prode 1985 and México 1986). It was started on July 12, 1985 and ended on March 1, 1986.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and locations

* Atlas
* Guadalajara
* Tecos
* UdeG
* Monterrey
* UANL
* Ángeles
* Puebla

## Torneo Prode 1985

Prode 1985 was the 44th edition of the Primera División de México and the first short tournament of the season.

### Regular phase
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tampico Madero | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 10 | Playoff |
| 2 | Morelia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | Playoff |
| 3 | Toluca | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
| 4 | UNAM | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | |
| 5 | León | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puebla | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 13 | Playoff |
| 2 | U. de G. | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | Playoff |
| 3 | Deportivo Neza | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 7 | |
| 4 | Atlas | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 5 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlante | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Playoff |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Playoff |
| 3 | Tecos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Necaxa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Atlético Potosino | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 12 | Playoff |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | Playoff |
| 3 | Angeles | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Irapuato | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 | UANL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | |

### Final phase (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 |
| 2 | América | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | U. de G. | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | U. de G. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | América | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Atlante | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | América | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tampico Madero | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Puebla | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tampico Madero | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Puebla | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Tampico Madero | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Tampico Madero | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* América 6th title

## Torneo México 1986

The tournament started on 11 October 1985 and ended on 1 March 1986.
It was contested by 20 teams divided into two teams of 10 in a round-robin system, with the first four teams of the group qualifying to the playoffs.
Monterrey beat Tampico Madero on aggregate for their first ever title.

### Regular phase
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puebla | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 24 | Playoff |
| 2 | América | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 21 | Playoff |
| 3 | Morelia | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 21 | Playoff |
| 4 | Atlante | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | Playoff |
| 5 | Deportivo Neza | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 17 | |
| 6 | U. de G. | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 17 | |
| 7 | Irapuato | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Atlético Potosino | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 17 | |
| 9 | UANL | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 14 | |
| 10 | León | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 13 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Monterrey | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 29 | Playoff |
| 2 | Tampico Madero | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 24 | Playoff |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 21 | Playoff |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 19 | Playoff |
| 5 | Tecos | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Atlas | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 15 | |
| 7 | Necaxa | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 14 | |
| 8 | Toluca | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 14 | |
| 9 | UNAM | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 13 | |
| 10 | Angeles | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | |

### Final phase (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 |
| 1 | Monterrey | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlante | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2 | Puebla | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Monterrey | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Morelia | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Morelia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | América | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | América | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | América | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* Monterrey 1st title