Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 1999 and Verano 2000. Irapuato F.C. was the winner of the promotion to First Division after being champion in the two tournaments of the season.
Changes for the 1999–2000 season Cuautitlán relocated to Puebla and renamed Lobos UAP. Tigrillos relocated to Ciudad Juárez and renamed Tigres de Ciudad Juárez. Ángeles de Puebla was a team created to occupy the place left by Puebla F.C. that remained in First Division after its owners bought the Union de Curtidores franchise. Chivas Tijuana renamed Nacional Tijuana. Alacranes de Durango was promoted from Second Division.
Stadiums and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityCityAguascalientesMunicipal de Aguascalientes12,500Aguascalientes, AguascalientesÁngelesCuauhtémoc42,648Puebla, PueblaAtlético MexiquenseNemesio Díez35,000Toluca, State of MexicoBachilleresJalisco60,000Guadalajara, JaliscoCruz Azul Hidalgo10 de Diciembre17,000Cruz Azul, HidalgoCorrecaminos UATMarte R. Gómez20,000Ciudad Victoria, TamaulipasDurangoFrancisco Zarco15,000Durango, DurangoHalcones de QuerétaroCorregidora35,000Querétaro, QuerétaroIrapuatoSergio León Chávez26,000Irapuato, GuanajuatoJaguares de ColimaColima12,000Colima, ColimaLa PiedadJuan N. López15,000La Piedad, MichoacánLobos UAPCuauhtémoc42,648Puebla, PueblaNacional TijuanaCerro Colorado12,000Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaReal San LuisPlan de San Luis18,000San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.RS ZacatecasFrancisco Villa18,000Zacatecas, ZacatecasSaltilloFrancisco I. Madero10,000Saltillo, CoahuilaTigres de Ciudad JuárezOlímpico Benito Juárez22,000Ciudad Juárez, ChihuahuaVeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente33,000Veracruz, VeracruzYucatánCarlos Iturralde24,000Mérida, YucatánZacatepecAgustín Coruco Díaz18,000Zacatepec, Morelos
Invierno 1999 Group league tables Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Reclassification series
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam Cristián Ariel Morales17Irapuato Daniel Fasciolli15Correcaminos UAT François Endene14Reboceros de La Piedad Martín Rodríguez12Irapuato Osvaldo Nartallo11Ángeles de Puebla Fabián Hernández11Gallos de Aguascalientes Alejandro Corona10Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Verano 2000 Group league tables Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Reclassification series
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam Carlos Muñoz15Lobos UAP Emmanuel Sacramento15Lobos UAP Horacio Marcelo Arce14Halcones Martín Rodríguez14Irapuato Arturo Rico12Yucatán
Relegation table Pos. Team Pld. Pts. 16. Alacranes de Durango 38 46 1.2105 17. Bachilleres 116 136 1.1724 18. Lobos UAP 116 133 1.1466 19. Jaguares de Colima 116 132 1.1379 20. Halcones de Querétaro 116 125 1.0776
Campeón de Ascenso 2000 Irapuato were champions of the Invierno 1999 and Verano 2000 tournaments, automatically winning the Campeón de Ascenso and gained the promotion to Primera División.
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