| Season | 2004−05 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | UNAM (5th title) | 
| Champions' Cup | Monterrey | 
| Copa Libertadores | UANL Pachuca Guadalajara (First Stage) | 
| Copa Sudamericana | UNAM | 
| Top goalscorer | Guillermo Franco (15 goals) | 
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.
Overview
Final standings (groups)
| 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 | |
| 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 | 
| 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 | |
| 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 | 
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 3 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | |
| 4 | Atlas | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
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 | 
|  Robert de Pinho | Atlas | ||
| 4 |  Rafael Márquez Lugo | Morelia | 11 | 
|  Vicente Matías Vuoso | Santos Laguna | ||
| 6 |  Luciano Figueroa | Cruz Azul | 10 | 
|  Sebastián González | Atlante | ||
| 8 |  Walter Gaitán | UANL | 9 | 
| 9 |  Jared Borgetti | Sinaloa | 8 | 
|  Salvador Cabañas | Chiapas | 
Source: MedioTiempo
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monterrey | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlante | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlas | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UNAM | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Veracruz | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UNAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Monterrey | 2–1 | Pachuca | 
|---|---|---|
| Erviti  7' Franco  59' | Report | Chitiva  57' | 
Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Atlante | 4–2 | Toluca | 
|---|---|---|
| Rey  33', 90' González  39', 79' | Report | Cardozo  20' Sánchez  37' | 
| Toluca | 3–4 | Atlante | 
|---|---|---|
| de la Torre  38' Dueñas  44' Cardozo  59' | Report | Rey  10', 66' (pen.), 83' Garay  45' | 
Atlante won 8–5 on aggregate.
| Guadalajara | 0–1 | Atlas | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | J. M. García  17' | 
| Atlas | 3–3 | Guadalajara | 
|---|---|---|
| Robert  5', 23' J. P. García  20' | Report | Medina  66' Sabah  75', 90+3' | 
Atlas won 4–3 on aggregate.
| UNAM | 3–0 | Veracruz | 
|---|---|---|
| Botero  15', 81' Lozano  73' (pen.) | Report | 
| Veracruz | 1–1 | UNAM | 
|---|---|---|
| Biscayzacú  87' | Report | Alonso  88' | 
UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
| Monterrey | 3–1 | Atlante | 
|---|---|---|
| Franco  23', 60' Pérez Núñez  69' | Report | Lash  86' | 
Monterrey won 7–3 on aggregate.
| UNAM | 4–3 | Atlas | 
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca  10' Botero  12', 47' Alonso  83' | Report | J. P. García  33' Osorno  54' Robert  62' (pen.) | 
UNAM won 6–4 on aggregate.
Finals
UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Apertura 2004 winners | 
|---|
| UNAM 5th title | 
External links
- Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)


