Mexico. Because of the World Cup there were 2 championships instead of one in 1970: the first was the regular 1969-70 season, started on April 9, 1969 and finished on January 4, 1970 (with the play-off for second place; the regular season ended on December 23, 1969). After that a special championship, celebrating the World Cup, was scheduled: it was to be played in two parts – the first before the World Cup and the second after. It was called 'Mexico 1970' and at first seemed to be just special unofficial tournament,but eventually was decided to be counted as regular state championship with additional new adjustments. Mexico 1970 was started on February 4, 1970, stopped on May 6, continued after the Wordl Cup on July 8 and finished on October 7, 1970. And after that at the end of November the normal 1970-71 championship started. Meantime the Mexican Federation decided to expand the First Division from 16 to 18 teams and rules for relegation were changed.
1969-70
FINAL TABLE G W T L GF GA PTS GAVG 1. Guadalajara 30 18 9 3 54 24 45 2.25 (champion) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Cruz Azul 30 14 11 5 40 19 39 2.11 (playoff for second place] [Ciudad Cooperativa] 3. Veracruz 30 16 7 7 47 36 39 1.31 (playoff for second place] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Toluca 30 13 7 10 46 35 33 1.315. Necaxa 30 11 11 8 32 26 33 1.23 [Ciudad de México]6. América 30 12 7 11 50 49 31 1.02 [Ciudad de México]7. León 30 11 9 10 43 43 31 1.008. Pachuca 30 11 7 12 41 49 29 0.84 9. Monterrey 30 9 10 11 39 41 28 0.95 10. Atlante 30 10 8 12 51 55 28 0.93 [Ciudad de México] 11. Oro 30 10 7 13 41 58 27 0.71 [Guadalajara]12. Atlas 30 8 10 12 25 37 26 0.68 [Guadalajara] 13. U.N.A.M. 30 8 9 13 42 43 25 0.98 [Ciudad de México] 14. Irapuato 30 8 8 14 26 36 24 0.72 15. Torreón 30 5 13 12 24 37 23 0.6516. Laguna 30 6 7 17 31 44 19 0.70 [Torreón] Playoff match for the second place [Jan 4] Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México Cruz Azul 3-3 Veracruz [aet; 3-2pen] [José Luis Guerrero 7, Javier Guzmán 10, Cesáreo Victorino 23; José Luis Aussin 22, Jesús Hernández 77, 90+2] Champion: GuadalajaraRunners-up: Cruz Azul Campeón de Campeones 1969-70 (Super Cup) Not held; Guadalajara won the league and the Cup (“Campeonísimo”) Promoted: Zacatepec Relegated: None NB: Initially it was determined that the title of "Campeón de Campeones" of the 1969-70 season would be defined in a triangular tournament between the champion of the 1969-70 Cup, the winners of the 1969-70 League and the champion of the Extraordinary Tournament México 70 (to be played before and after the 1970 FIFA WC). As Guadalajara obtained the 1969-70 Cup and League championships, the series for this title remained a two team series. Until September 1970, the First Division branch determined to grant Guadalajara the title of "Campeonísimo" by winning the League and the Cup in the 1969-70 season. The relegation was also suspended, it was determined that the last place in the 1969-70 season (Laguna) should play against the worst team of the extraordinary tournament Mexico 70. Copa Presidente Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 1969-70 (Cup Tournament) Semifinals First legs [May 11] Torreón 1-0 León [Elías Aguilar 30] Veracruz 1-3 Guadalajara [Mariano Ubiracy da Silva 77; Alberto Onofre 20, Raúl Gómez 80, 85] Second legs [May 17] Guadalajara 2-1 Veracruz [Alberto Onofre 22, 71; Guillermo Hernández 75pen] [May 18] León 1-2 Torreón [José Valdez 86; Raúl Ramos 50, Heriberto Trigo 69] Final First leg [May 25] Estadio de la Revolución, Torreón Torreón 1-2 Guadalajara [Elías Aguilar 64; Carlos Calderón 12, Javier Valdivia 57] Second leg [May 31] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Guadalajara 3-2 Torreón [Carlos Calderón 14, Raúl Gómez 32, Alberto Onofre 88; Elías Aguilar 2, Raúl Ramos 77]
