title: 1963–64 Mexican Segunda División season
text: # 1963–64 Mexican Segunda División season
  
  The 1963–64 Mexican Segunda División was the 14th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 June 1963 and concluded on 7 February 1964. It was won by Cruz Azul. For the following season, the Primera División had an expansion from 14 to 16 teams, for which a promotion playoff was played at the end of this season.
  
  ## Changes
  
  * Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División.
  * Tampico was relegated from Primera División.
  * Cataluña was renamed as C.F. Torreón.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Club | City | Stadium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Celaya | Celaya | Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés |
  | Cruz Azul | Jasso | Estadio 10 de Diciembre |
  | La Piedad | La Piedad | Estadio Juan N. López |
  | Laguna | Torreón | Estadio San Isidro |
  | Nuevo León | Monterrey | Estadio Tecnológico |
  | Orizaba | Orizaba | Estadio Socum |
  | Pachuca | Pachuca | Estadio Revolución Mexicana |
  | Poza Rica | Poza Rica | Parque Jaime J. Merino |
  | Refinería Madero | Ciudad Madero | Estadio Tampico |
  | Tampico | Tampico | Estadio Tampico |
  | Tepic | Tepic | Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega |
  | Texcoco | Texcoco | Estadio Municipal de Texcoco |
  | Torreón | Torreón | Estadio Revolución |
  | Veracruz | Veracruz | Parque Deportivo Veracruzano |
  | Ciudad Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | Estadio Marte R. Gómez |
  | Zamora | Zamora | Estadio Moctezuma |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cruz Azul (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 33 | 2.030 | 45 | Promoted to Primera División |
  | 2 | Poza Rica | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 89 | 35 | 2.543 | 44 | Promotion Playoff to Primera División |
  | 3 | Refinería Madero | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 2.345 | 42 | Promotion Playoff to Primera División |
  | 4 | Veracruz | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 1.583 | 38 | Promotion Playoff to Primera División |
  | 5 | Pachuca | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 43 | 1.395 | 37 | |
  | 6 | Tampico | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 1.474 | 33 | |
  | 7 | Nuevo León | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 33 | |
  | 8 | Laguna | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 30 | |
  | 9 | Ciudad Victoria | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 60 | 0.817 | 28 | |
  | 10 | Orizaba | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 1.000 | 27 | |
  | 11 | Torreón | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 0.710 | 23 | |
  | 12 | Texcoco | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 23 | |
  | 13 | Tepic | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 52 | 66 | 0.788 | 22 | |
  | 14 | Celaya | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 70 | 0.543 | 21 | |
  | 15 | La Piedad | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 102 | 0.500 | 18 | |
  | 16 | Zamora | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 92 | 0.402 | 16 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | CEL | CAZ | LPD | LAG | NVL | ORI | PAC | PZR | RMA | TAM | TEP | TEX | TOR | VER | VIC | ZAM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Celaya | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
  | Cruz Azul | 5–0 | — | 8–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 |
  | La Piedad | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 |
  | Laguna | 5–2 | 2–2 | 6–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 |
  | Nuevo León | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 |
  | Orizaba | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 |
  | Pachuca | 6–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
  | Poza Rica | 7–0 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 7–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 |
  | Refinería Madero | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 |
  | Tampico | 4–0 | 3–1 | 10–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
  | Tepic | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
  | Texcoco | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
  | Torreón | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
  | Veracruz | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 6–1 |
  | Ciudad Victoria | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
  | Zamora | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | — |
  
  ## Promotion Playoff
  
  In order to increase the number of team from 14 to 16 for the 1964–65 season the league made a playoff. The playoff was composed of the lowest team from Primera division and the 2nd-5th teams in the standings from Segunda Division as Cruz Azul had earned automatic promotion. The playoff was played between January 16 and February 6, 1964. All games were played in Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | VER | RMA | PZR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Remained at Primera División | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | 2 | Veracruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Tiebreaker | | | 3–2 |
  | 3 | Refinería Madero | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Tiebreaker | 1–0 | | |
  | 4 | Poza Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 | Remained at Segunda División | | 6–1 | |
  