2009–10 Mexican Primera División season
Introduction The '''2009–10 Primera División de México season''' is the 63rd professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league, and 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Bicentenario—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams.
Clubs Seventeen teams returned for this season. Necaxa was relegated the previous season after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. They were replaced by Querétaro, who was promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.ClubHome CityStadiumCapacityAméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco56,700ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,100Ciudad JuárezCiudad JuárezOlímpico Benito Juárez22,300Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000Estudiantes TecosGuadalajara3 de Marzo30,000GuadalajaraGuadalajaraJalisco56,700MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000MoreliaMoreliaMorelos41,500PachucaPachucaHidalgo30,000PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc42,650QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora40,785San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000Santos LagunaTorreónNuevo Corona30,000TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000UANLMonterreyUniversitario45,000UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000===Managerial changes=== Team Outgoingmanager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Replaced by Date ofappointment Position in table Querétaro  Héctor Medrano Resigned Aug. 23, 2009  Carlos Reinoso Aug. 26, 2009 16th Guadalajara  Francisco Ramírez Sacked Sep. 12, 2009  Raúl Arias Sep. 15, 2009 15th Ciudad Juárez  Héctor Hugo Eugui Sacked Sep. 28, 2009  José Treviño Oct. 11, 2009 17th San Luis  Juan Antonio Luna Resigned Oct. 12, 2009  Miguel Ángel López   10th Guadalajara  Raúl Arias Sacked Nov. 3, 2009  José Luis Real Nov. 3, 2009 14thChanges during the Bicentenario Ciudad Juárez  José Treviño Sacked March 1, 2010 TBA TBA 18th
Torneo Apertura The '''2009 Torneo Apertura''' was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 24 and ended on December 13.Defending champion UNAM failed to defend their title after missing the playoffs. On December 13, 2009, Monterrey defeated Cruz Azul 6–4 in aggregate score to win their third title. Cruz Azul forward Emanuel Villa won his first golden boot after scoring 17 goals, five more than Héctor Mancilla who won it the two previous tournaments.===Regular season=======League table========Group standings========Results=======Playoffs===* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. * Both finalist qualify to the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round.===Top goalscorers=== Pos Player Club Goals1 Emanuel VillaCruz Azul172 Héctor MancillaToluca123 Salvador CabañasAmérica11 Javier HernándezGuadalajara115 Rafael MárquezAtlante9 Alfredo MorenoSan Luis97 Juan Carlos CachoPachuca7 Aldo de NigrisMonterrey7 Luis Gabriel ReyMorelia7 Humberto SuazoMonterrey7Updated to November 22, 2009Source:  FeMexFut===Awards===The awards for this tournament were given out in Mexico City on January 17, 2010.;Non-voting awards*Super-leader: Toluca*Champion: Monterrey*Top-scorer: Emanuel Villa (Cruz Azul)*Best physical trainer: Miguel Ángel Ramírez (Monterrey)*Fair play: UNAM;Balón de Oro*Best manager: Víctor Manuel Vucetich (Monterrey)*Best goalkeeper: Jonathan Orozco (Monterrey)*Best wingback: Rogelio Chávez (Cruz Azul)*Best centre-back: Duilio Davino (Monterrey)*Best defensive midfielder: Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)*Best offensive midfielder: Jaime Lozano (Cruz Azul)*Best striker: Emanuel Villa (Cruz Azul)*Best rookie: Raúl Nava (Toluca)*Best player: Humberto Suazo (Monterrey)*Best referee: Armando Archundia*Best assistant referee: José Luis Camargo
Torneo Bicentenario The '''2010 Torneo Bicentenario''' is the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on January 16 and ended on May 15.The tournament got its name (the Bicentennial tournament) to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Mexican independence. ===Regular season=======Points Standings========Group standings========Results=======Playoff Stage===* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. * Both finalist qualify to the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round.===Top goalscorers=== Pos Player Club Goals 1 Javier HernándezGuadalajara10 Johan FanoAtlante10 Herculez GomezPuebla10 4 Jackson MartínezJaguares9 5 Héctor MancillaToluca8 6 Miguel SabahMorelia7 Ángel ReynaAmerica7 Abraham Darío CarreñoMonterrey7 Miguel ZepedaAtlas7 Fredy BareiroEstudiantes Tecos7
Relegation   Team         1Toluca342727363530189102''''''2Santos Laguna383122222728168102''''''3Guadalajara313325211932161102''''''4Cruz Azul253126133325153102''''''5Pachuca242221362425152102''''''6Monterrey142419263036149102''''''7Morelia221824223325144102''''''8UNAM242026281728143102''''''9San Luis293029172114140102''''''10América261121233025136102''''''11Atlante331727172316133102''''''12Puebla172115262619124102''''''13Estudiantes Tecos171725252019123102''''''14Chiapas182618211919121102''''''15Atlas122322211824120102''''''16Querétaro000018213934''''''17UANL161926142219116102''''''18Ciudad Juárez '''(R)'''0019236156368''''''Updated as of games played on April 25, 2010.Source:  FeMexFut Relegated to the Liga de Ascenso
References
External links * FeMexFut's official website