# 1995–96 Primera División A season

Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) 1995-96 was a Mexican football tournament. This was the second tournament played. 16 clubs played the tournament in order to earn promotion to the first division at the end of the tournament Pachuca earn the Promotion and Tepic was relegated to the Second Division.

## Changes from the previous season

* 16 teams participated in the tournament.
* Correcaminos UAT was relegated from the First Division.
* Gallos Blancos TM was relegated from the First Division, in the preseason, the team was relocated to Hermosillo and changed its name to Gallos Blancos de Hermosillo.
* Cruz Azul Hidalgo was promoted from Second Division.
* Aguascalientes was bought by the C.F. Monterrey board and they created a new team called Saltillo Soccer.
* UAQ moved to Tampico and renamed Tampico F.C.

## Stadium and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Acapulco | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco | 13,000 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 17,000 | Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
| Gallos Blancos | Héroe de Nacozari | 22,000 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| Irapuato | Sergio León Chávez | 35,000 | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
| La Piedad | Juan N. López | 13,000 | La Piedad, Michoacán |
| Marte | Mariano Matamoros | 18,000 | Xochitepec, Morelos |
| Pachuca | Hidalgo | 30,000 | Pachuca, Hidalgo |
| Saltillo | Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | 7,000 | Saltillo, Coahuila |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 11,500 | San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato |
| San Luis | Plan de San Luis | 20,000 | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí |
| Tampico | Tamaulipas | 30,000 | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
| Tepic | Nicolás Álvarez Ortega | 7,000 | Tepic, Nayarit |
| Tijuana Stars | Cerro Colorado | 14,000 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 20,000 | Mérida, Yucatán |
| UAT | Marte R. Gómez | 19,500 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Zacatepec | Agustín Coruco Díaz | 18,000 | Zacatepec, Morelos |

## Group league tables
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gallos Blancos | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 47 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 2 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 3 | UAT | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 40 | |
| 4 | Marte | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 27 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | La Piedad | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 2 | Tampico | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 3 | Irapuato | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 37 | |
| 4 | Saltillo | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 31 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pachuca | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 65 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 2 | Tijuana Stars | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 39 | |
| 3 | Acapulco | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 38 | |
| 4 | Tepic | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 69 | −47 | 14 | Last on the relegation table |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Francisco | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 52 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 3 | Yucatán | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 4 | San Luis | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | |

## General league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pachuca | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 65 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 2 | La Piedad | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 3 | San Francisco | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 52 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 4 | Gallos Blancos | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 47 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 5 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 6 | Zacatepec | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 7 | Yucatán | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 8 | Tampico | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | Qualifies for the Liguilla |
| 9 | San Luis | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | |
| 10 | UAT | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 40 | |
| 11 | Tijuana Stars | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 39 | |
| 12 | Acapulco | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 38 | |
| 13 | Irapuato | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 37 | |
| 14 | Saltillo | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 31 | |
| 15 | Marte | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 27 | |
| 16 | Tepic | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 69 | −47 | 14 | Last on the relegation table |

## Liguilla
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GBL | PAC | CRH | TAM |
| 1 | Gallos Blancos | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Pachuca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Tampico | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZAC | LAP | SFR | YUC |
| 1 | Zacatepec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 10 | | 2–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 |
| 2 | La Piedad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | San Francisco | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 10 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Yucatán | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |

### Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pachuca | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Pachuca | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Gallos Blancos | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | La Piedad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Gallos Blancos | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Gallos Blancos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pachuca | 6–3 | Zacatepec | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| La Piedad | 1–2 | Gallos Blancos | 1–2 | 0–0 |

#### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pachuca | 4–2 | Gallos Blancos | 2–1 | 2–1 |
* 1995-96:
* Pachuca 1st title

## Regular season

| Home \ Away | ACA | CRH | GBL | IRA | LAP | MAR | PAC | SNL | SAL | SFR | TAM | TEP | TJS | UAT | YUC | ZAC |
| Acapulco | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Gallos Blancos | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 |
| Irapuato | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| La Piedad | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 |
| Marte | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Pachuca | 7–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 4–0 |
| San Luis | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Saltillo | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| San Francisco | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 7–1 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 |
| Tampico | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Tepic | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Tijuana Stars | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| UAT | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Yucatán | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 4–1 |
| Zacatepec | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |

## Relegation table

| P | Team | Pts | G | Pts/G | GD |
| 1 | Pachuca | 102 | 58 | 1.7586 | +67 |
| 2 | Gallos Blancos | 47 | 30 | 1.5667 | +11 |
| 3 | San Francisco | 85 | 58 | 1.4655 | +23 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 43 | 30 | 1.4333 | +16 |
| 5 | Tampico | 43 | 30 | 1.4333 | -1 |
| 6 | La Piedad | 82 | 58 | 1.4138 | +26 |
| 7 | UAT | 40 | 30 | 1.3333 | +1 |
| 8 | San Luis | 74 | 58 | 1.2759 | +7 |
| 9 | Zacatepec | 69 | 58 | 1.1897 | +5 |
| 10 | Tijuana Stars | 69 | 58 | 1.1897 | -1 |
| 11 | Yucatán | 68 | 58 | 1.1724 | -7 |
| 12 | Irapuato | 67 | 58 | 1.1552 | -2 |
| 13 | Acapulco | 65 | 58 | 1.1207 | -20 |
| 14 | Saltillo | 31 | 30 | 1.0333 | -24 |
| 15 | Marte | 56 | 58 | 0.9655 | -9 |
| 16 | Tepic | 37 | 58 | 0.6379 | -35 |
* ↑ Team is last on the relegation table
Last updated: May 25, 1996. Source: Memoria Futbolera