Primera Division (Mexican Football League)
Established with the formation of a Mexican Second Division: 1950

1 club promoted and 1 club relegated each season
1950-1970 Overall Rank given
1970-1995 Division Rank given
*1970: Extra Season played due to World Cup! played in 2 halves (No Relegation)

Key
League Champion 1 League Runner-Up 2
Playoff Qualifier 3 Relegated Team 6
Special Season due to World Cup 5 asked not to play the season X

14 clubs joined from the Liga Mayor
12 Total Clubs: 1950-1955
14 Total Clubs: 1955-1964
16 Total Clubs: 1964-1970
18 Total Clubs: 1970-

Club
O86
M86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
America [Mexico City]
1
 2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
Angeles [Puebla] (1984-1988)
Santos Laguna [Torreon] (1988-
3
 10
5
5
5
3
5
5
3
1
1
Atlante [Mexico City]
1
 4
4
3
2
5
  
1
1
1
3
Atlas [Guadalajara]
4
 6
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
Atletico Morelia
1
 3
1
1
4
4
2
4
5
2
4
Atletico Potosino [San Luis]
5
 8
3
5
5
            
Cobras [Queretaro] (1986-87)
Ciudad Juarez (1988-
    
6
  
3
4
5
5
      
Cruz Azul [Mexico City]
2
3
1
3
2
4
2
3
1
1
1
Deportivo Neza
**U.A.T. [Ciudad Victoria]
3
5
4
4
4
2
5
3
5
5
5
Guadalajara
2
4
1
1
2
3
1
1
4
3
1
Irapuato
4
7
4
5
4
5
5
        
Leon
5
10
5
      
3
2
1
4
4
Monterrey
5
1
2
4
5
3
1
4
2
4
2
Necaxa [Mexico City]
4
7
5
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
Pachuca
                
5
    
Puebla
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
Tampico-Madero (1982-1990)
Queretaro (1990-
2
2
3
4
1
5
4
5
4
5
  
Tampico-Madero (II)
                    
5
Toluca
3
8
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
2
4
Toros Neza (1994-1995)
Toros Hidalgo (1995-
                  
5
4
U.A.G. [Guadalajara]
3
5
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
3
U.A.N.L [Guadalajara]
5
9
2
3
4
1
3
3
2
4
5
**U.A.T. [Ciudad Victoria]
      
5
              
U.N.A.M. [Mexico City]
4
9
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Universidad de Guadalajara
2
6
4
1
3
1
2
5
5
5
  
Veracruz
          
5
3
2
2
4
2
Club
O86
M86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
**-Following relegation UAT bought the Deportivo Neza franchise
Club
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
America [Mexico City]
1
2
3
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
Atletico Morelia
                      
3
5
4
5
Atletico Potosino [San Luis]
        
9
5
2
4
2
4
4
4
2
5
4
Atlante [Mexico City]
4
3
5
6
10
5
  
4
4
2
3
1
1
1
3
Atlas [Guadalajara]
9
  
2
5
6
3
4
5
  
5
5
5
3
4
2
Atletas Campesinos [Queretaro] (1980-1982)
Tampico-Madero (1982-
                    
5
3
5
3
3
Ciudad Madero
      
7
10
                    
Cruz Azul [Jasso] (1965-1971)
Cruz Azul [Mexico City] (1971-
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
Guadalajara
7
2
5
7
7
3
2
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
1
Irapuato
7
9
                          
Jalisco [Guadalajara]
2
3
6
6
5
5
3
3
5
5
          
Laguna [Torreon] (1968-1978)
Deportivo Neza (1978-
8
6
9
9
9
4
5
3
5
2
2
2
4
3
4
Leon
3
4
1
2
1
2
3
5
4
5
5
5
3
5
2
Monterrey
2
1
5
2
3
1
4
4
1
3
3
2
5
2
5
Nexica [Mexico City] (1951-71;82-present)
Atletico Español [Mexico City] (1971-1982)
6
9
2
1
3
3
2
3
4
4
1
2
4
3
5
Oaxtepec (1982-1984)
Angeles [Puebla] (1984-
                        
4
4
4
Pachuca
8
5
9
                        
Puebla
6
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
1
5
2
San Luis (1972-1977)
Tampico (II) (1977-
  
7
7
9
    
2
2
3
2
4
5
      
Toluca
1
6
4
3
1
3
3
1
2
3
2
4
1
4
4
Torreon (1970-1974)
Universidad de Guadalajara (1974-?
7
8
8
5
5
2
1
2
4
4
4
1
2
3
1
U.A.G. [Guadalajara]
          
2
3
2
3
3
1
5
2
2
3
U.A.N.L. [Guadalajara]
        
6
4
5
2
1
2
3
2
4
2
3
U.N.A.M. [Mexico City]
5
6
3
4
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
Union de Curtidores [Leon]
        
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
    
5
  
Veracruz
5
8
5
8
8
5
5
5
5
            
Zacatepec
3
5
8
8
8
4
5
  
2
1
2
1
5
  
5
Year
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85

1951-1970 - One Table - Overall Rank Given

Club
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
*70
America [Mexico City]
10
11
11
9
5
8
11
9
4
2
6
2
3
2
4
1
2
9
3
6
14
Atlante [Mexico City]
2
4
8
11
11
3
4
6
12
11
10
8
10
13
5
4
12
8
7
9
12
Atlas [Guadalajara]
1
3
4
12
  
12
6
4
5
3
3
11
3
7
9
2
7
10
3
12
6
Celaya
                
12
11
14
                    
Ciudad Madero
                              
14
16
        
Cruz Azul [Jasso]
                            
8
12
10
6
1
2
1
Cuautla
          
10
8
13
14
                        
Guadalajara
5
2
5
6
2
10
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
6
2
1
2
Irapuato
        
10
9
5
8
7
6
12
5
10
3
15
10
8
11
13
14
12
Laguna [Torreon]
                                    
13
16
9
La Piedad
    
12
                                    
Leon
4
1
3
8
4
1
3
5
2
4
5
5
8
7
7
9
4
5
7
6
3
Marte [Mexico City] (1950-1953)
Marte [Cuernavaca] (1953-1970)
11
9
7
1
12
                                
Monterrey
            
13
      
12
13
5
3
3
4
8
14
10
9
7
Morelia
              
11
9
13
10
7
13
12
13
7
14
16
      
Nacional [Guadalajara]
                      
8
6
14
16
            
Nexica [Mexico City]
3
7
10
6
3
4
9
11
11
9
3
11
8
6
11
7
4
4
9
4
15
Nuevo Leon [Monterrey]
                                
5
13
15
    
Oro [Guadalajara] (1951-1970)
Jalisco [Guadalajara] (1970-present)
8
4
8
2
8
1
7
9
8
7
2
4
1
7
2
14
11
14
15
11
16
Pachuca
                                  
12
10
8
5
Puebla
7
8
6
2
8
13
X
                            
San Sebastian [Leon]
12
                                        
Tampico
9
5
1
4
6
4
10
14
  
7
6
8
14
                
Toluca
      
4
6
4
2
2
6
4
9
2
7
11
11
12
1
1
3
4
4
Torreon
                                      
15
8
U.N.A.M. [Mexico City]
                        
11
7
6
6
12
2
3
13
9
Veracruz
6
12
                        
10
10
14
3
12
2
11
Zacatepec
  
9
2
9
1
7
12
1
3
10
6
14
  
5
13
16
          
Zamora
          
14
  
7
9
14
                      
Club
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
*70

 
Primera Division Champions Primera Division Championships by Club
Year Champion Runner-Up
1995 Necaxa Cruz Azul
1994 U.A.G. Santos Laguna 
1993 Atlante Puebla
1992 Leon Puebla
1991 U.N.A.M. America
1990 Puebla Universidad de Guadalajara
1989 America Cruz Azul
1988 America U.N.A.M.
1987 Guadalajara Cruz Azul
M 1986 Monterrey Tampico-Madero
O 1985 America Tampico-Madero
1985 America U.N.A.M.
1984 America Guadalajara
1983 Puebla Guadalajara
1982 U.A.N.L. Atlante
1981 U.N.A.M. Cruz Azul
1980 Cruz Azul U.A.N.L.
1979 Cruz Azul U.N.A.M.
1978 U.A.N.L. U.N.A.M.
1977 U.N.A.M. Universidad de Guadalajara
1976 America Universidad de Guadalajara
1975 Toluca Leon
1974 Cruz Azul Atletico Español
1973 Cruz Azul Leon
1972 Cruz Azul America
1971 America Toluca
1970WC Cruz Azul Guadalajara
1970 Guadalajara Chivas Cruz Azul
1969 Cruz Azul Guadalajara
1968 Toluca U.N.A.M.
1967 Toluca America & Atlas
1966 America Guadalajara & Atlas
1965 Guadalajara Chivas Oro
1964 Guadalajara Chivas America
1963 Oro Guadalajara
1962 Guadalajara Chivas Toluca
1961 Guadalajara Chivas Oro
1960 Guadalajara Chivas America
1959 Guadalajara Chivas Leon
1958 Zacatepec Toluca
1957 Guadalajara Chivas Toluca
1956 Leon Oro
1955 Zacatepec Guadalajara
1954 Marte Oro & Puebla
1953 Tampico Zacatepec
1952 Leon Guadalajara
1951 Atlas Atlante

See Also Mexican Football Championship

9

Guadalajara Chivas

1957,1959,1960,1961,1962,1964,1965,1970,1987

8

America

1966,1971,1976,1984,1985,O1986,1988,1989

5

Cruz Azul

1969,WC1970,1972,1973,1974

3

Leon

1952,1956,1992

3

Toluca

1967,1968,1975

2

Puebla

1983,1990

2

U.N.A.M.

1977,1991

2

Zacatepec

1955,1958

1

Atlante

1993

1

Atlas

1951

1

Marte

1954

1

Monterrey

MEX86

1

Nexeca

1995

1

Oro

1963

1

Tampico

1953

1

U.A.G.

1994

1

U.A.N.L.

1978

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