| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruz Azul(4th title) |
| Relegated | Pachuca |
| Matches | 321 |
| Goals | 837 (2.61 per match) |
1973–74 → | |
Statistics of thePrimera División de México for the 1972–73 season.
Atlas was promoted to Primera División.
It was contested by 18 teams, andCruz Azul won the championship.
Pachuca was relegated to Segunda División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Atlético Español | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 36 | |
| 3 | UNAM | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 35 | |
| 4 | Puebla | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 33 | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Monterrey | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | |
| 7 | Veracruz | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 32 | |
| 8 | Zacatepec | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 28 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 9 | Pachuca | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 24 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | León | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 44 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Atlas | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 44 | |
| 3 | América | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 42 | |
| 4 | Toluca | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 39 | |
| 5 | Atlante | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 32 | |
| 6 | Jalisco | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 31 | |
| 7 | San Luis | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 29 | |
| 8 | Torreón | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 27 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 9 | Laguna | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | AME | ATT | ATL | ATE | CRA | GDL | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PAC | PUE | SNL | TOL | TOR | UNM | VER | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Atlante | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Atlas | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Atlético Español | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Guadalajara | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Jalisco | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Laguna | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| León | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–3 | |
| Monterrey | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Pachuca | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Puebla | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| San Luis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| Toluca | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | |
| Torreón | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| UNAM | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Veracruz | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Zacatepec | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Laguna(agg 4-1) | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 | Torreón | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | Pachuca | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played.
Laguna won 4–1 on aggregate.
Torreón won 3–1 on aggregate.
Aggregate tied. A replay will be played
Zacatepec won 1–0 in aggregate. Pachuca was relegated to Segunda Division.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Atlas | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | León | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | León | 0 | 3 | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 4 | Atlético Español | 0 | 3 | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Cruz Azul won 4–2 on aggregate.
| León | 3-3 | Atlético Español |
|---|---|---|
| Salomone Albrecht | Tabaré González Boy Brandon |
Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played.
Aggregate 4-4. León won in penalties 6-5.
Aggregate 1-1. 3rd match will be played.
Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1972–73 winners |
|---|
| Cruz Azul 4th title |