1944–45 Mexican Primera División season

The season 1944/45, was the second season of the Mexican professional football league, which operated at that time still under the name Liga Mayor.

Newcomers

After the inaugural season was 1943/44, still played with ten teams, all of which were also represented in the season 1944/45 in the league, came early in the season yet, the following teams added: Club León, CD Oro and Puebla FC.

Special

The season started with a thick surprise: As in the previous season, subject to the Real Club España start of the season again on our own place a team of Orizaba, this time ADO, with 2:3. However, after this unexpected opening loss last year finalists and runners-up from the previous year's last won the Españistas their remaining eleven home games all and made also away only three defeats (including a 0:2 ADO ), while the Albinegros despite their two victories against the outstanding masters season 1944/45 ( eight points ahead of the novice Puebla FC, surprisingly finished in second place the season) on the twelfth landed, leaving only the novice Oro de Guadalajara behind could.

Also in the 1944/45 season were on average significantly more goals than it is today, although the rate of 4.99 per game from the previous year could not be maintained. This time were 713 goals in 156 games, which corresponds to a Torquotienten of 4.57 per game. The decrease was primarily attributable to the newcomer from Puebla, who scored fewer goals than the other top teams, but at the same time the strongest defense in the league was formed that conceded just 30 goals and seven clean sheets remained, while the " Spanish " team ( España and Asturias) continue "gates produced on an assembly line ", but both only played twice to zero.

Games with Most Goals

• Most goals scored in the matches between Guadalajara and Atlante (8:2 ) and Marte and Asturias ( 7:3)
• Biggest home win: Atlante vs Oro 8-0
• Biggest away win: América vs. Asturias 0:7

Total years Table 1944/45,

Cross table for season 1944/45,

The cross table presents the results of all games this season dar. The name of the home team is listed in the left column, a three -character abbreviation for the visiting team on the top line.

One of the most interesting aspects is that the penultimate ADO was successful twice against the champions España. Also worth mentioning is that Atlas all home games against the top three teams lost, but all eight home games against teams from the fifth place won down.