| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruz Azul(6th title) |
| Relegated | Veracruz |
| Champions' Cup | Cruz Azul UNAM |
| Matches | 406 |
| Goals | 1,148 (2.83 per match) |
1979–80 → | |
Statistics of thePrimera División de México for the 1978–79 season.
Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División.
This season was contested by 20 teams, andCruz Azul won the championship.
Veracruz was relegated to Segunda División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | América | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 37 | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 35 | |
| 4 | Atlante | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 31 | |
| 5 | Veracruz | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 83 | −48 | 23 | Relegated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 45 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Atlético Potosino | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 45 | |
| 3 | Tampico | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 35 | |
| 4 | León | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 33 | |
| 5 | Jalisco | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 28 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Toluca | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 45 | |
| 3 | Puebla | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 42 | |
| 4 | UDG | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 37 | |
| 5 | Unión de Curtidores | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 35 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UANL | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 43 | |
| 3 | Tecos | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 41 | |
| 4 | Atlético Español | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 36 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Neza | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | AME | ATN | ATE | APO | CRA | GDL | JAL | LEO | MTY | NEZ | PUE | TAM | TOL | UDC | TEC | UNL | UDG | UNM | VER | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Atlante | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Atlético Español | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | |
| Atlético Potosino | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cruz Azul | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | |
| Guadalajara | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Jalisco | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| León | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| Monterrey | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| Deportivo Neza | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Puebla | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Tampico | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Toluca | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Unión de Curtidores | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Tecos | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| UANL | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| UDG | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | |
| UNAM | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Veracruz | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Zacatepec | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Finals |
| 2 | Toluca | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | América | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Atlético Potosino | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
Group A Results
Round 1
América1 - 0 Cruz Azul
Atlético Potosino0 - 2 Toluca
Round 2
Cruz Azul2 - 1 Atlético Potosino
Toluca1 - 0 América
Round 3
Atlético Potosino1 - 2 América
Toluca0 - 1 Cruz Azul
Round 4
Cruz Azul2 - 1 América
Toluca5 - 0 Atlético Potosino
Round 5
Atlético Potosino2 - 2 Cruz Azul
América3 - 1 Toluca
Round 6
América0 - 1 Atlético Potosino
Cruz Azul1 - 0 Toluca
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | Finals |
| 2 | UANL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 2 |
Group B Results
Group 2
Round 1
U.N.A.M.1 - 0 Zacatepec
Monterrey0 - 1 U.A.N.L.
Round 2
U.N.A.M.2 - 2 Monterrey
U.A.N.L.2 - 1 Zacatepec
Round 3
Monterrey2 - 1 Zacatepec
U.N.A.M.3 - 0 U.A.N.L.
Round 4
Zacatepec1 - 2 U.N.A.M.
U.A.N.L.1 - 1 Monterrey
Round 5
Monterrey1 - 1 U.N.A.M.
Zacatepec1 - 1 U.A.N.L.
Round 6
U.A.N.L.2 - 0 U.N.A.M.
Zacatepec2 - 2 Monterrey
Cruz Azul won 2-0 on aggregate.
| 1978–79 winners |
|---|
| Cruz Azul 6th title |