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The 1996–97 season included the 56th and 57th editions of the top professional division of Mexican football, known as Primera División de México. The season was divided into two short tournaments (Invierno 1996 and Verano 1997).
Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Inverno 1996: Santos Laguna (1st title) Verano 1997: Guadalajara (10th title) |
Relegated | Pachuca |
1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Santos Laguna Guadalajara Cruz Azul |
1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup | Necaxa Cruz Azul[1] |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 993 (3.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
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← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
Invierno 1996 was the 56th edition of the Primera División de México and the first short tournament of the season. It started on August 9 and ended on November 24, 1996.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlante | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 38 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Puebla | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 31 | |
3 | Toros Neza | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | Qualified for the Repechage |
4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 | |
5 | Veracruz | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 18 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 31 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | |
3 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 26 | Qualified for the Repechage |
4 | UNAM | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 34 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | Qualified for the Repechage |
3 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
4 | Celaya | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlante | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 38 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Santos Laguna (C) | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 34 | |
3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 31 | |
4 | Puebla | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 31 | |
5 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | |
6 | Necaxa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 | |
7 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 26 | Advance to Repechage |
8 | Toros Neza | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | |
9 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 23 | |
10 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 | |
11 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | Advance to Repechage |
12 | UNAM | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 | |
13 | Veracruz | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 18 | |
14 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
15 | América | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 17 | |
16 | Celaya | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 17 | |
17 | Pachuca | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 15 | Team is last in Relegation table |
18 | Morelia | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 12 |
Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | ATM | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | TRN | UAG | UNM | VER |
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América | — | 1–2 | – | 5–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | – |
Atlante | – | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 3–0 |
Atlas | 2–1 | – | — | – | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | – | – | – | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Morelia | – | – | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | – | – | 3–0 | 2–2 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | 0–2 |
Celaya | 0–2 | – | – | – | — | – | 3–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | – | 0–1 | – |
Cruz Azul | – | – | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | – | 2–2 | – | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 0–0 |
Guadalajara | 5–0 | 1–0 | – | – | – | 1–0 | — | – | 3–1 | 2–3 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 4–1 | 2–0 | – |
León | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | – | 4–1 | – | 0–0 | — | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 2–3 | – | – | 2–1 |
Monterrey | – | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | – | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | — | – | – | – | 0–1 | – | 5–1 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 |
Necaxa | – | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | – | 3–3 | – | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | – | – | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | – |
Pachuca | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–4 | – | 3–0 | – | – | 0–0 | – |
Puebla | 1–0 | 2–3 | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–2 | – | — | – | 2–1 | – | 5–2 | 2–1 | – |
Santos Laguna | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | – | – | 1–2 | – | – |
Toluca | – | 0–0 | – | 1–0 | – | 4–0 | – | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | – | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | – | – |
Toros Neza | 2–1 | – | 6–2 | – | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | – | — | – | 2–6 | 2–0 |
UAG | – | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | 1–2 | — | – | 1–0 |
UNAM | – | 1–3 | – | 3–2 | – | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 0–3 | – | 1–2 | — | – |
Veracruz | 1–0 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 3–2 | – | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | – | – | 1–1 | — |
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Carlos Muñoz | Puebla | 15 |
2 | Gabriel García | Guadalajara | 13 |
Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul | ||
Lorenzo Sáez | Pachuca | ||
5 | Zague | Atlante | 10 |
Nildeson | Toros Neza | ||
7 | Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | 9 |
8 | Cristian Domizzi | UNAM | 8 |
Luis García | América | ||
Marco Antonio Figueroa | Morelia | ||
Tita | León |
Source: MedioTiempo
León | 1–2 | Toros Neza |
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Tita 64' | Report |
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Toros Neza won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlas won 6–3 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Toros Neza | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlante | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Toros Neza | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Necaxa | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Puebla | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Toluca | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Puebla | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Necaxa | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Toros Neza won 9–2 on aggregate.
Atlas | 1–1 | Santos Laguna |
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Larrosa 88' | Report | Borgetti 26' |
Santos Laguna won 4–2 on aggregate.
Necaxa | 2–0 | Guadalajara |
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Report |
Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Puebla won 2–1 on aggregate.
Santos Laguna | 3–2 | Toros Neza |
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Borgetti 30', 61', 79' | Report |
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Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.
Necaxa won 7–3 on aggregate.
Necaxa | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Galindo 77' (o.g.) | Report |
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Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Champions |
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Santos Laguna 1st title |
Verano 1997 was the 57th edition of the Primera División de México, and the second short tournament of the season. It started on January 11 and ended on May 4, 1997.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toros Neza | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 30 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | |
3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 25 | |
4 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 20 | |
5 | Veracruz | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 10 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 34 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
3 | Toluca | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
4 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | Qualified for the Repechage |
3 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 18 | |
4 | Celaya | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 12 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | América | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 37 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Guadalajara (C) | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 34 | |
3 | Toros Neza | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 30 | |
4 | Necaxa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 28 | |
5 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | |
6 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
7 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 | |
8 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Advance to Repechage |
9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 25 | |
10 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 23 | |
11 | Toluca | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
12 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | Advance to Repechage |
13 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 20 | |
14 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 18 | |
15 | Pachuca | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 | Team is last in Relegation table |
16 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 16 | |
17 | Celaya | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 12 | |
18 | Veracruz | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 10 |
Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | ATM | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | TRN | UAG | UNM | VER |
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América | — | – | 3–0 | – | 4–0 | – | 0–0 | 3–2 | – | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 |
Atlante | 0–1 | — | – | – | – | – | 1–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | – | – | 0–1 | – |
Atlas | – | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | – | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | 1–4 | 6–4 | – | – |
Morelia | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | — | – | 1–0 | – | – | 4–1 | 2–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | – |
Celaya | – | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 |
Cruz Azul | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | – | — | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–4 | – | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | – | 0–3 | 0–1 | – |
Guadalajara | – | – | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | – | — | 1–1 | – | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | – | – | 1–0 |
León | – | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | – | 3–0 | – | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | – |
Monterrey | 0–1 | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | 1–2 | – | — | 3–2 | 5–4 | 4–2 | – | 1–4 | – | – | 2–2 | – |
Necaxa | 1–2 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 3–0 | 4–0 |
Pachuca | – | – | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | – | – | — | – | 3–1 | – | 4–1 | 2–1 | – | 3–2 |
Puebla | – | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 0–0 |
Santos Laguna | – | – | 2–1 | – | 3–2 | – | – | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | – | – | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Toluca | 1–2 | – | 4–0 | – | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | — | – | – | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Toros Neza | – | 1–2 | – | 4–2 | – | 1–2 | – | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | – | – | – | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | – | – |
UAG | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | 3–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | — | 2–2 | – |
UNAM | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | – | 4–3 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 2–3 | – | — | 3–2 |
Veracruz | – | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | – | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3–5 | 1–2 | – | — |
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Gabriel Caballero | Santos Laguna | 12 |
Lorenzo Sáez | Pachuca | ||
3 | Cristian Domizzi | UNAM | 11 |
4 | Claudinho | Morelia | 10 |
5 | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Morelia | 9 |
Gustavo Nápoles | Guadalajara | ||
7 | David Embe | UAG | 8 |
Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul | ||
Rodrigo Ruiz | Toros Neza | ||
10 | Luis García | América | 7 |
Francisco Palencia | Cruz Azul | ||
Christian Torres | León | ||
Sergio Zárate | Necaxa |
Source: MedioTiempo
Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Guadalajara | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Guadalajara (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Morelia | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Guadalajara | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toros Neza | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toros Neza | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toros Neza | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Necaxa (s) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Santos Laguna | 1–1 | Guadalajara |
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Caballero 18' | Report | Ramírez 50' |
Guadalajara | 5–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Report |
Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.
Morelia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Toros Neza | 1–2 | UNAM |
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Mohamed 68' | Report | Sancho 80', 87' |
Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Morelia | 1–0 | Guadalajara |
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Morales 54' | Report |
Guadalajara | 1–0 | Morelia |
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Chávez 80' | Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Necaxa | 2–1 | Toros Neza |
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Report | Lussenhoff 54' |
Toros Neza | 3–1 | Necaxa |
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Report | García Aspe 34' (pen.) |
Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.
Toros Neza | 1–1 | Guadalajara |
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Briseño 79' | Report | Martínez 26' |
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Guadalajara | 6–1 | Toros Neza |
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Report | Arangio 79' |
Guadalajara won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Champions |
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Guadalajara 10th title |
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