title: Primera División de México Verano 2000
text: # Primera División de México Verano 2000
  
  Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 2000 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, January 15, 2000, and ran until May 8, when the regular season ended. In the final Toluca defeated Santos Laguna and became champions for the sixth time.
  
  ## Final standings (groups)
  
  Group 1 :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toluca | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 40 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 28 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | Toros Neza | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 20 | |
  | 4 | UAG | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 | |
  | 5 | León | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 15 | |
  
  Group 2 :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Morelia | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 21 | |
  | 4 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 21 | |
  | 5 | Celaya | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 19 | |
  
  Group 3 :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | América | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 23 | |
  | 4 | Atlante | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 11 | |
  
  Group 4 :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 25 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | UANL | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 22 | |
  | 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 17 | |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toluca | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 40 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 2 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 3 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 28 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 4 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 5 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 6 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 25 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 7 | Morelia | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 8 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
  | 9 | América | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 23 | |
  | 10 | UANL | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 22 | |
  | 11 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 21 | |
  | 12 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 21 | |
  | 13 | Toros Neza | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 20 | |
  | 14 | Celaya | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 19 | |
  | 15 | UAG | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 | |
  | 16 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 17 | |
  | 17 | León | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 15 | |
  | 18 | Atlante | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 11 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LEO | MTY | MOR | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | TRN | UAG | UNL | UNM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | América | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | – | – | – | 4–2 | 1–1 | – | – | 0–0 | – | 6–1 | – | – | – | 2–2 | – |
  | Atlante | – | — | – | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–2 | – | 3–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 |
  | Atlas | – | 3–1 | — | – | – | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | – | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | – | 6–1 | – | 0–4 | 0–0 |
  | Celaya | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | 2–3 | – | 3–2 | – | – |
  | Cruz Azul | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | — | – | 6–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 3–1 | – | – | – | 5–1 | – | – |
  | Guadalajara | 3–0 | – | 1–3 | – | 3–4 | — | 1–0 | – | 4–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | – | – |
  | León | – | 2–2 | – | 4–1 | – | – | — | 4–0 | – | – | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | – | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 |
  | Monterrey | – | – | – | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | – | — | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | – | 0–0 | 6–2 | 0–3 | – | 0–0 | 3–2 |
  | Morelia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | 5–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Necaxa | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 | – | – | — | – | 2–2 | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | – |
  | Pachuca | – | – | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | – | – | – | 0–4 | — | – | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–2 |
  | Puebla | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 4–2 | – | – | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | – | – | – | – | 1–3 |
  | Santos Laguna | – | – | – | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | – | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | — | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
  | Toluca | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 3–2 | – | 3–0 | – | 2–1 | 3–1 | – | 5–0 | – | — | – | 1–0 | – | – |
  | Toros Neza | 0–5 | – | – | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | – | – | 1–3 | – | – | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | – | – |
  | UAG | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | – | – | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | – | — | – | – |
  | UANL | – | – | – | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | – | – | 3–3 | – | – | 0–1 | – | 1–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | – |
  | UNAM | 4–1 | – | – | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | – | – | 2–0 | 3–0 | – | – | – | 3–6 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sebastián Abreu | UAG | 14 |
  | 1 | Everaldo Begines | León | 14 |
  | 1 | Agustín Delgado | Necaxa | 14 |
  | 4 | Luis Hernández | UANL | 13 |
  | 5 | José Cardozo | Toluca | 12 |
  | 5 | Francisco Palencia | Cruz Azul | 12 |
  | 7 | Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | 10 |
  | 7 | Carlos María Morales | Toluca | 10 |
  | 9 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | América | 9 |
  | 9 | Jesús Olalde | UNAM | 9 |
  
  Source: MedioTiempo
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toluca | 2 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Puebla | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Puebla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Toluca | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Guadalajara | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Guadalajara (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Guadalajara | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 2 | 5 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Santos Laguna (s) | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Morelia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Morelia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 3 | UNAM | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Necaxa | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  Toluca won 9–0 on aggregate.
  
  2–2 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.
  
  3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.
  
  UNAM won 6–4 on aggregate.
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Toluca won 6–3 on aggregate.
  
  Santos won 2–1 on aggregate.
  
  ### Finals
  
  **First leg**
  
  Santos Laguna: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Adrián Martínez |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 21 | Héctor Altamirano |
  | DF | 2 | Héctor López |
  | DF | 5 | Luis Romero | 55' |
  | DF | 3 | Jorge Alberto Campos | | 44' |
  | MF | 99 | Miguel Carreón | | 46' |
  | MF | 6 | Miguel España (c) | 78' |
  | MF | 18 | Johan Rodríguez | 45' |
  | MF | 8 | Carlos Augusto Gomes | | 69' |
  | FW | 58 | Jared Borgetti |
  | FW | 20 | Héctor Hernández | | 57' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 13 | Edson Alvarado | | 46' |
  | MF | 10 | Hugo Ovelar | | 57' |
  | FW | 7 | Martín Boasso | | 69' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Fernando Quirarte ||||
  
  Toluca: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Hernán Cristante |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 4 | Salvador Carmona | 87' |
  | DF | 5 | Omar Blanco |
  | DF | 13 | Alberto Macías |
  | DF | 19 | Adrian García Arias |
  | MF | 27 | Enrique Alfaro | 45' | 55' |
  | MF | 7 | Víctor Ruiz |
  | MF | 18 | David Rangel (c) | 65' |
  | MF | 11 | Manoel Ferreira | | 73' |
  | FW | 9 | José Cardozo |
  | FW | 15 | Carlos María Morales | | 62' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 14 | Manuel Martínez | | 55' |
  | FW | 23 | José Manuel Abundis | | 62' |
  | DF | 6 | Antonio Taboada | | 73' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Enrique Meza ||||
  
  Toluca won 7–1 on aggregate.
  
  **Second leg**
  
  Toluca: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Hernán Cristante |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 4 | Salvador Carmona |
  | DF | 5 | Omar Blanco |
  | DF | 13 | Alberto Macías |
  | DF | 19 | Adrian García Arias |
  | MF | 27 | Enrique Alfaro | 71' |
  | MF | 18 | David Rangel (c) |
  | MF | 7 | Víctor Ruiz |
  | MF | 11 | Manoel Ferreira | 74' |
  | FW | 9 | José Cardozo |
  | FW | 15 | Carlos María Morales | 82' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 14 | Manuel Martínez | 71' |
  | FW | 23 | José Manuel Abundis | 74' |
  | MF | 8 | Rafael García | 82' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Enrique Meza ||||
  
  Santos Laguna: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Adrián Martínez |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 21 | Héctor Altamirano | 35' 35' |
  | DF | 2 | Héctor López | 34' |
  | DF | 5 | Luis Romero | |
  | DF | 3 | Jorge Alberto Campos |
  | MF | 99 | Miguel Carreón |
  | MF | 6 | Miguel España (c) | | 58' |
  | MF | 18 | Johan Rodríguez | 30' |
  | MF | 8 | Carlos Augusto Gomes | | 46' |
  | MF | 10 | Hugo Ovelar | | 69' |
  | FW | 58 | Jared Borgetti |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 13 | Edson Alvarado | 46' |
  | FW | 20 | Héctor Hernández | 58' |
  | FW | 7 | Martín Boasso | 69' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Fernando Quirarte ||||
  
  * Verano 2000 winners:
  * Toluca 6th title
  
  ## Relegation table
  
  | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Pld. | Ave. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14. | Celaya | 119 | 102 | 1.1666 |
  | 15. | Atlante | 117 | 102 | 1.1470 |
  | 16. | León | 114 | 102 | 1.1176 |
  | 17. | Monterrey | 114 | 102 | 1.1176 |
  | 18. | Toros Neza | 105 | 102 | 1.0294 |
  