1995–96 Mexican Primera División season
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Necaxa (2nd title) |
| Relegated | UANL |
| Champions' Cup | |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Hermosillo (26 goals) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
The following are statistics about Primera División de México, the top professional soccer league in Mexico, for the 1995–96 season.
Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Necaxa won the championship.
Celaya was promoted from Primera División 'A'.
UANL was relegated to Primera División 'A'.
Teams
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veracruz | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 50 | Playoff |
| 2 | UANL | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 49 | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 43 | |
| 4 | Santos | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 37 | |
| 5 | Toluca | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 |
Source:
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celaya | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 52 | Playoff |
| 2 | América | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 46 | |
| 3 | Morelia | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 36 | |
| 4 | Atlante | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 33 | |
| 5 | Puebla | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 28 |
Source:
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 56 | Playoff |
| 2 | Monterrey | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 51 | |
| 3 | UNAM | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 50 | |
| 4 | León | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 50 |
Source:
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Necaxa | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 55 | Playoff |
| 2 | Atlas | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 53 | |
| 3 | Toros Neza | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 50 | |
| 4 | Tecos | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 42 |
Source:
Results
Playoff
Repechage
| Repechaje | Qualifiers | ||||||||||||
| 10 | UANL | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 | León | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | UANL | |||||||
| 11 | América | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | América | |||||||
| 6 | UNAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
UANL won 4-5 on aggregate.
| América | 2-0 | UNAM |
|---|---|---|
|
América won 0-2 on aggregate.
Playoff Series
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Celaya (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Monterrey | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Veracruz (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Necaxa (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Celaya | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Necaxa | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Celaya | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Veracruz | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | América | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Series tied 3-3 on aggregate. Veracruz advanced to semi-finals by away goals rule.
| Monterrey | 2-2 | Celaya |
|---|---|---|
| Butragueño 34', 51' |
Series tied 2-2 on aggregate. Celaya advanced to semi-finals by away goals rule.
Necaxa won 2-1 on aggregate.
| Cruz Azul | 0-3 | América |
|---|---|---|
|
América won 3-2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Celaya | 5-1 | Veracruz |
|---|---|---|
|
Santos 34' |
Celaya won 6-1 on aggregate.
| Necaxa | 1-1 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Peláez 41' | Omam-Biyik 17' |
Necaxa won 3-1 on aggregate.
Final
1-1 on aggregate. Necaxa won on away goals.
| 1995-96 winners |
|---|
| Necaxa 2nd title |
Relegation table
| Pos. | Team | Pts. | Pld. | Ave. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | Atlante | 101 | 108 | 0.9352 |
| 15. | Toros Neza | 100 | 108 | 0.9259 |
| 16. | Puebla | 96 | 108 | 0.8889 |
| 17. | Morelia | 96 | 108 | 0.8889 |
| 18. | UANL | 91 | 108 | 0.8426 |