| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruz Azul(3rd title) |
| Relegated | Irapuato |
| Matches | 317 |
| Goals | 824 (2.6 per match) |
1972–73 → | |
Statistics of thePrimera División de México for the 1971–72 season.
San Luis was promoted to Primera División.
This season was contested by 18 teams, andCruz Azul won the championship.
Irapuato was relegated to Segunda División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 2 | América | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 48 | |
| 3 | Jalisco | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 39 | |
| 4 | León | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 35 | |
| 5 | Zacatepec | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Laguna | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | San Luis | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 32 | |
| 8 | Veracruz | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 29 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 9 | Atlético Español | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 24 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 39 | |
| 3 | Puebla | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 35 | |
| 4 | Atlante | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 35 | |
| 5 | Pachuca | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 33 | |
| 6 | UNAM | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Toluca | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Torreón | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 27 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 9 | Irapuato | 34 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | AME | ATT | ATE | CRA | GDL | IRA | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PAC | PUE | SNL | TOL | TOR | UNM | VER | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Atlante | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Atlético Español | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Guadalajara | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Irapuato | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Jalisco | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Laguna | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| León | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–7 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 11–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Monterrey | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Pachuca | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Puebla | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| San Luis | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Toluca | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | |
| Torreón | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| UNAM | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Veracruz | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Zacatepec | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Veracruz | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | Irapuato | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 | Torreón | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Irapuato | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Torreón | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 | Atlético Español | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Torreón | 1–1 | Atlético Español |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Gómez Orozco | José Luis Rosete |
| Atlético Español | 3–2 | Torreón |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Brandón | Javier Fragoso Enzo Genoni |
Atlético Español won 4-3 on aggregate
| Veracruz | 3–1 | Irapuato |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Gómez Pedro Damián Álvarez Paulo Matta | Antonio Rojas |
Veracruz won 3-1 on aggregate
Irapuato relegated to Segunda Division
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | América | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | América | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cruz Azul | 0-1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Gómez |
| Guadalajara | 0-2 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Bustos Octavio Muciño |
Cruz Azul won 2-1 on aggregate
Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played
| América | 3-1 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Reinoso Sergio Ceballos | Alberto Guerra |
America won 5-4 on aggregate
| América | 1-4 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Borja | Report | Hector Pulido Cèsareo Victorino Octavio Muciño |
| 1971–72 winners |
|---|
| Cruz Azul 3rd title |