Primera División de México 1978–79
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Overview

CD Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División.

This season was contested by 20 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.

Veracruz was relegated to Segunda División.

Group 1

15>Pos Club Seasons Result
1 C.F. Monterrey 38 14 12 12 52 43 40 Playoffs
2 Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

38 14 9 15 58 49 37 Playoffs
3 C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

38 11 13 14 43 56 35
4 Atlante
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

38 9 13 16 51 56 31
5 Veracruz 38 7 9 22 35 83 23 Relegated

Group 2

15>Pos Club Seasons Result
1 U.N.A.M.
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

38 17 11 10 77 57 45 Playoffs
2 Atlético Potosino 38 19 7 13 58 55 45 Playoffs
3 Tampico 38 11 13 14 59 65 35
4 Club León
Club León
Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...

38 13 7 18 50 67 31
5 Club Jalisco
Club Jalisco
Club Social y Deportivo Jalisco was a former Mexican football team. that was founded in 1970 and played in the city of Guadalajara, in the Jalisco Stadium along with clubs C.D. Guadalajara, F.C...

38 8 12 18 49 67 28

Group 3

15>Pos Club Seasons Result
1 Cruz Azul 38 19 13 6 70 32 51 Playoffs
2 Toluca 38 19 7 12 59 43 45 Playoffs
3 Puebla F.C. 38 14 14 10 53 49 42
4 Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Universidad de Guadalajara is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.- History :The Universidad de Guadalajara football club, nicknamed "Leones" was founded the 19th of August, 1970 and started in the tercera división in the Mexican professional league, where...

38 15 7 16 60 57 37
5 Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...

38 12 11 15 54 57 35

Group 4

15>Pos Club Seasons Result
1 U.A.N.L. 38 17 14 7 58 46 48 Playoffs
2 CD Zacatepec 38 15 13 10 55 45 43 Playoff
3 U.A.G. 38 13 15 10 56 44 41
4 Atlético Español 38 13 10 15 54 62 36
5 Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza also known as Coyotes is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 1978 when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchisee. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to 1982 in the first division before the club was sold...

38 10 10 18 35 53 30

Group A

15>Pos Club Seasons Result
1 Cruz Azul 6 4 1 1 8 5 9 Champions
2 Toluca 6 3 0 3 9 5 6
3 Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

6 3 0 3 7 6 6
4 Atlético Potosino 6 1 1 4 5 13 3

Group A Results

Round 1
América 1 - 0 Cruz Azul
Atlético Potosino 0 - 2 Toluca

Round 2
Cruz Azul 2 - 1 Atlético Potosino
Toluca 1 - 0 América

Round 3
Atlético Potosino 1 - 2 América
Toluca 0 - 1 Cruz Azul

Round 4
Cruz Azul 2 - 1 América
Toluca 5 - 0 Atlético Potosino

Round 5
Atlético Potosino 2 - 2 Cruz Azul
América 3 - 1 Toluca

Round 6
América 0 - 1 Atlético Potosino
Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Toluca

Group B

15>Pos Club Seasons Result
1 U.N.A.M.
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

6 3 2 1 9 6 8 Runner Up
2 U.A.N.L. 6 3 2 1 8 7 8
3 C.F. Monterrey 6 1 4 1 8 8 6
4 CD Zacatepec 6 0 2 4 6 10 2

Group B Results

Group 2

Round 1
U.N.A.M. 1 - 0 Zacatepec
Monterrey 0 - 1 U.A.N.L.

Round 2
U.N.A.M. 2 - 2 Monterrey
U.A.N.L. 2 - 1 Zacatepec

Round 3
Monterrey 2 - 1 Zacatepec
U.N.A.M. 3 - 0 U.A.N.L.

Round 4
Zacatepec 1 - 2 U.N.A.M.
U.A.N.L. 1 - 1 Monterrey

Round 5
Monterrey 1 - 1 U.N.A.M.
Zacatepec 1 - 1 U.A.N.L.

Round 6
U.A.N.L. 2 - 0 U.N.A.M.
Zacatepec 2 - 2 Monterrey

Final

U.N.A.M.
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

 0 - 0 Cruz Azul
U.N.A.M.
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

 0 - 2 Cruz Azul
  • Cruz Azul wins the championship, 2 - 0 in aggregate.
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