title: Primera División de México Apertura 2004
text: # Primera División de México Apertura 2004
  
  Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2004 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, August 14, 2004, and ran until November 20, when the regular season ended. Dorados de Sinaloa was promoted to the México Primera División thus, San Luis, Irapuato and Querétaro were all relegated to the Primera División A, making it 18 teams in the Primera División as opposed to 20. On December 11, UNAM defeated Monterrey and became champions for the fifth time.
  
  ## Final standings (groups)
  
  Group 1 :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atlante | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 24 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 23 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 22 | |
  | 4 | América | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 | |
  | 5 | Sinaloa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
  | 6 | UAG | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 16 | |
  
  Group 2 :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | Atlas | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 29 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
  | 4 | UANL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 23 | |
  | 5 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 21 | |
  | 6 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 16 | |
  
  Group 3 :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Veracruz | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 35 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 27 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
  | 4 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 21 | |
  | 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 18 | |
  | 6 | Chiapas | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 18 | |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Veracruz | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 35 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 4 | Atlas | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 5 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 29 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
  | 6 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 27 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
  | 7 | Atlante | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 24 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 8 | UANL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 23 | |
  | 9 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 23 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 10 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 22 | |
  | 11 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 21 | |
  | 12 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 21 | |
  | 13 | América | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 | |
  | 14 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 18 | |
  | 15 | Chiapas | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 18 | |
  | 16 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 16 | |
  | 17 | Sinaloa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
  | 18 | UAG | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 16 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | CHI | CAZ | GDL | MTY | MOR | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | SIN | TOL | UAG | UNL | UNM | VER |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | América | — | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–3 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 3–2 | – | – | – | 0–3 | 1–1 |
  | Atlante | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | – | – | – | 7–1 | 1–6 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | – |
  | Atlas | 1–1 | – | — | – | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 1–2 | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3–1 | 2–0 |
  | Chiapas | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | – | 0–0 | – | – | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | – | – |
  | Cruz Azul | – | 2–0 | – | 3–4 | — | 2–4 | – | – | 0–1 | – | – | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | – | – |
  | Guadalajara | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–3 | – | – | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | – | – | 3–1 | – | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | – |
  | Monterrey | – | – | – | 5–1 | 3–0 | – | — | 2–1 | – | 4–1 | – | 1–0 | 6–2 | – | – | – | 1–1 | 2–0 |
  | Morelia | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | — | 1–5 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 3–2 | – | 2–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–2 |
  | Necaxa | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | – | 1–2 | 2–3 | – | — | – | 1–2 | – | – | 0–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – |
  | Pachuca | – | 1–1 | – | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 4–1 | — | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | – | – | 1–2 |
  | Puebla | – | – | – | – | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 2–3 | 0–0 |
  | Santos Laguna | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | – | 4–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | — | – | 0–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – |
  | Sinaloa | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 2–0 | – | – | 3–2 | – | – | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | – | 3–3 | – | – |
  | Toluca | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | – | – | – | 4–0 | 3–1 | – | 3–2 | 1–0 | – | – | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | – |
  | UAG | 1–0 | – | 2–3 | 0–1 | – | – | 3–2 | – | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | – | — | – | – | – |
  | UANL | 0–1 | – | 1–3 | – | – | – | 6–2 | 3–0 | – | 0–0 | 4–0 | – | – | – | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 7–1 |
  | UNAM | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | – | – | 1–3 | 2–3 | – | 2–1 | 3–2 | – | 0–1 | – | — | 2–3 |
  | Veracruz | – | 6–2 | – | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | — |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Guillermo Franco | Monterrey | 15 |
  | 2 | José Cardozo | Toluca | 12 |
  | 2 | Robert de Pinho | Atlas | 12 |
  | 4 | Rafael Márquez Lugo | Morelia | 11 |
  | 4 | Vicente Matías Vuoso | Santos Laguna | 11 |
  | 6 | Luciano Figueroa | Cruz Azul | 10 |
  | 6 | Sebastián González | Atlante | 10 |
  | 8 | Walter Gaitán | UANL | 9 |
  | 9 | Jared Borgetti | Sinaloa | 8 |
  | 9 | Salvador Cabañas | Chiapas | 8 |
  
  Source: MedioTiempo
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Monterrey | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Toluca | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Atlante | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Atlante | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | 6 | Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | Atlas | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | UNAM | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 1 | Veracruz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | UNAM | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 9 | UNAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.
  
  Atlante won 8–5 on aggregate.
  
  Atlas won 4–3 on aggregate.
  
  UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Monterrey won 7–3 on aggregate.
  
  UNAM won 6–4 on aggregate.
  
  ### Finals
  
  UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
  
  * Apertura 2004 winners
  * UNAM 5th title
  