Primera División de México Apertura 2008
| Season | 2008−09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Toluca (9th title) |
| Champions League |
Toluca Cruz Azul (Preliminary Round) |
| Copa Libertadores |
San Luis Guadalajara Pachuca (First Stage) |
| SuperLiga |
Guadalajara Pachuca Atlante Santos |
| Matches played | 183 |
| Goals scored | 431 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Héctor Mancilla (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Atlas 5–0 Jaguares (July 26, 2008) |
| Biggest away win |
Monterrey 0–4 Morelia (September 20, 2008) |
| Highest scoring |
Guadalajara 3–5 Santos Laguna (8 goals; August 23, 2008) |
The 2008 Primera División Apertura is the first football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−2009 season. The tournament began in August 2008 and was contested by the league's 18 teams.
Reigning champion Santos Laguna failed to advance to the final losing 2-1 on a two-leg aggregate (0-0 in the first leg) to eventual champions Toluca, and thus could not repeat. Toluca would beat Cruz Azul 7-6 in penalties after tying 2-2 on a two-leg aggregate (2-0 in the first leg). This was Toluca's 9th championship, placing them as the third most successful club behind América and Guadalajara.
This is a list of managerial changes made during the tournament.
Updated to games played on November 16, 2009.
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Atlante, UNAM, Cruz Azul, and Santos Laguna do not qualify to the InterLiga due to existing commitment in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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