Apertura (Mexican Football League)

1996: Established as the Winter Tournament
2003: Re-Named Apertura (Opening Tournament)

No clubs relegated after the Apertura, relegation occurs after the Clausara.

 

See Also Clausura (Closing Tournament)

Key

League Champion 1 League Runner-Up 1
League Semifinalist 2 Playoff Qualifier 2

Rank given is rank in group

Club

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

America

3

1

3

2

2

3

2

4

4

Atlante

1

2

3

4

5

2

3

1

1

Atlas [Guadalajara]

3

2

2

1

1

3

1

5

2

Atletico Celaya (1996-2002)
Colibries Morelos (2003-present)

4

3

3

5

5

5

5

 

 

Atletico Morelia (1996-1998)
Morelia (1999-present)

5

1

1

2

3

3

4

3

3

Cruz Azul

4

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

6

Dorados de Sinaloa                 5

Guadalajara Chivas

1

2

2

2

4

2

3

3

3

Irapuato (2000-01)
Veracruz Tiburones Rojos (2002)
Chiapas Jaguares (2002-present)

 

 

 

 

2

4

5

4

6

Irapuato               5  

La Piedad (2001-2002)
Queretaro Gallos Blancos (2002-present)

 

 

 

 

 

5

1

5

 

Leon

2

1

4

4

4

5

5

 

 

Monterrey

2

3

4

4

3

4

4

3

3

Necaxa [Mexico City] (1996-2002)
Necaxa [Aguascalientes] (2003-present)

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

2

4

Pachuca

4

 

4

3

1

2

3

1

2

Puebla

2

5

5

3

4

3

4

4

5

Real San Luis             4 5  

Santos Laguna

1

4

4

3

2

2

3

2

5

Tecos UAG 3 4 2 2 3 4 4 3 6

Toluca 

2

4

1

1

2

1

2

2

1

Toros Neza

3

2

5

5

 

 

 

 

 

UANL Tigres

 

5

3

4

3

1

2

1

4

UNAM Pumas

4

3

2

3

4

4

1

1

2

Veracruz 5 4           4 1

Club

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

Apertura Champions

Apertura Championships by Club

See Also Mexican Football Championships

Year

Champion

Runner-Up

2004

UNAM Pumas

Monterrey

2003

Pachuca

UANL Tigres

2002

America

Necaxa

2001

Pachuca

UANL Tigres

2000

Morelia

Toluca

1999

Pachuca

Cruz Azul

1998

Necaxa

Guadalajara Chivas

1997

Cruz Azul

Leon

1996

Santos Laguna

Necaxa

3

Pachuca

1999

2001

2003

1

America

2002

1

Cruz Azul

1997

1

Morelia

2000

1

Necaxa

1998

1

Santos Laguna

1996

1

UNAM Pumas

2004

 

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