1979–80 Mexican Primera División season
| Season | 1979-80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruz Azul (7th Title) |
| Relegated | Jalisco |
| Champions' Cup |
Cruz Azul UANL |
| Matches played | 406 |
| Goals scored | 1106 (2.72 per match) |
|
← 1978-79 1980-81 → | |
Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1979-80.
Overview
Atlas was promoted to Primera División.
This season was contested by 20 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.
Jalisco was relegated to Segunda División.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 67 | 34 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Atlante | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 40 | 49 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Monterrey | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 34 | |
| 4 | Puebla | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 33 | |
| 5 | Jalisco | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 28 | Relegation Playoff |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 55 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Tampico Madero | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 54 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 38 | |
| 4 | Atlético Potosino | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 52 | 29 | |
| 5 | Unión de Curtidores | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 53 | 28 | Relegation Playoff |
Group 3
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 37 | 57 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Deportivo Neza | 38 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 53 | 38 | 44 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Toluca | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 45 | 39 | |
| 4 | UDG | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 56 | 31 | |
| 5 | León | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 29 |
Group 4
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zacatepec | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 72 | 52 | 44 | Playoffs |
| 2 | UANL | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 64 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Tecos | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 61 | 36 | |
| 4 | Atlético Español | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 30 | |
| 5 | Atlas | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 70 | 29 |
Results
| AME | ATN | ATL | ATE | APO | CRA | GDL | JAL | LEO | MTY | NEZ | PUE | TAM | TEC | TOL | UDC | UNL | UDG | UNM | ZAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 1-1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | |
| Atlante | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 3-2 | |
| Atlas | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 1-2 | |
| Atlético Español | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 1-4 | |
| Atlético Potosino | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | |
| Guadalajara | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | |
| Jalisco | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-4 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | |
| León | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | |
| Monterrey | 2-1 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | |
| Deportivo Neza | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 5-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | |
| Puebla | 3-3 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Tampico Madero | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 7-5 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
| Tecos | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-0 | |
| Toluca | 1-3 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| Unión de Curtidores | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-3 | |
| UANL | 1-3 | 0-7 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
| UDG | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | |
| UNAM | 2-4 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5-2 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | |
| Zacatepec | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 4-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 4-4 |
Relegation Playoff
Unión de Curtidores won 4-3 on aggregate. Jalisco was relegated to Segunda División.
Playoff
Semifinal
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UANL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Finals |
| 2 | América | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | UNAM | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Group A Results
Round 1
América 1 - 2 U.A.N.L.
U.N.A.M. 0 - 0 Zacatepec
Round 2
América 2 - 0 Zacatepec
U.A.N.L. 0 - 1 U.N.A.M.
Round 3
U.N.A.M. 0 - 1 América
Zacatepec 1 - 1 U.A.N.L.
Round 4
Zacatepec 0 - 0 U.N.A.M.
U.A.N.L. 0 - 0 América
Round 5
Zacatepec 3 - 2 América
U.N.A.M. 2 - 2 U.A.N.L.
Round 6
América 0 - 0 U.N.A.M.
U.A.N.L. 4 - 1 Zacatepec
Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Finals |
| 2 | Atlante | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Neza | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tampico Madero | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Group B Results
Round 1
Tampico Madero0 - 1 Cruz Azul
Neza 1 – 0 Atlante
Round 2
Cruz Azul 4 - 2 Atlante
Neza 1 - 1 Tampico Madero
Round 3
Neza 0 - 2' Cruz Azul
Atlante 5 - 2 Tampico
Round 4
Cruz Azul 0 - 1 Tampico Madero
Atlante 1 – 1 Neza
Round 5
Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Neza
Tampico Madero1 - 1 Atlante
Round 6
Tampico Madero1 - 2 Neza
Atlante 3 - 1 Cruz Azul
Final
Cruz Azul won 4-3 on aggregate.
| 1979-80 winners: |
|---|
| Cruz Azul 7th Title |