| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 1976 – 3 July 1977 |
| Champions | UNAM(1st title) |
| Relegated | Zacatepec |
| Champions' Cup | UDG UNAM |
| Matches | 408 |
| Goals | 1,045 (2.56 per match) |
1977–78 → | |
The1976–77 Mexican Primera División was the 35th season of theMexican Primera División, Mexico's premierfootball competition. It began on 8 September 1976 and concluded on 3 July 1977.
San Luis was promoted to Primera División.
This season was contested by 20 teams, andUNAM won the championship.
Zacatepec was relegated to Segunda División.
After this seasonTampico Madero acquired theSan Luis franchise.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 50 | Advance tofinal stage |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 43 | |
| 3 | León | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 39 | |
| 4 | Puebla | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 37 | |
| 5 | Veracruz | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 33 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 50 | Advance tofinal stage |
| 2 | Atlético Potosino | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 43 | |
| 3 | UAG | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 36 | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 32 | |
| 5 | Zacatepec | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 27 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 46 | Advance tofinal stage |
| 2 | San Luis | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 39 | |
| 3 | Toluca | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 36 | |
| 4 | Atlas | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 31 | |
| 5 | UANL | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 30 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UDG | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 46 | Playoff |
| 2 | Atlético Español | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 43 | |
| 3 | Club Jalisco | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 36 | |
| 4 | Unión de Curtidores | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 32 | |
| 5 | Laguna | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 31 |
| Home \ Away | AME | ATL | ATE | APO | CRA | GDL | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PUE | SNL | TOL | UDC | TEC | UNL | UDG | UNM | VER | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Atlas | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Atlético Español | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Atlético Potosino | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Guadalajara | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Jalisco | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 4–0 | |
| Laguna | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| León | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Monterrey | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Puebla | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| San Luis | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Toluca | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Unión de Curtidores | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Tecos | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| UANL | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| UDG | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| UNAM | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Veracruz | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zacatepec | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zacatepec | 3–4 | UANL | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| UANL | 2–1 | Zacatepec |
|---|---|---|
|
UANL won 4–3 on aggregate and remained in Primera División; Zacatepec were relegated to Segunda División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | Advance tofinal |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | San Luis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Atlético Español | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UDG | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | Advance tofinal |
| 2 | América | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | |
| 3 | Atlético Potosino | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 |
| Guadalajara | 1-2 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Víctor Rangel | Report | José de Jesús Aceves |
| Atletico Potosino | 0-2 | UDG |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rafael “Chepe” Chávez Manuel Nájera |
| UDG | 0-0 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Atletico Potosino | 2-2 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Cisneros Nery Castillo | Report | Antonio de la Torre José de Jesús Aceves |
| Atletico Potosino | 3-0 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| José Luis Martínez Nery Castillo Salvador Carrillo | Report |
| América | 0-1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Víctor Rangel |
| UDG | 3-0 | Atletico Potosino |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Chavarìn Eusebio | Report |
| Guadalajara | 0-2 | UDG |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ricardo Chavarìn |
| América | 7-1 | Atletico Potosino |
|---|---|---|
| José de Jesús Aceves Alfredo Tena Carlos Reynoso Antonio de la Torre Jesús Martínez Enrique Borja "Luizinho” | Report | José Luis Martínez |
| América | 3-1 | UDG |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto da Silva Antonio de la Torre José de Jesús Aceves | Report | Rafael Chávez |
| Guadalajara | 0-3 | Atletico Potosino |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Torres | Report | Nery Castillo Ramón Alberto Ramírez Eduardo Cisneros |
The first leg was played on 29 June, and the second leg was played on 3 July 1977.[1]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDG | 0–1 | UNAM | 0–0 | 0–1 |
UNAM won 1–0 on aggregate.