1970 Mexican Segunda División season
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The México 1970 Segunda División was the 21st season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 5 March 1970 and concluded on 11 October 1970. It was won by Unión de Curtidores. It was a special tournament held as part of the celebrations of the 1970 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by Mexico.
Season | México 1970 |
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Champions | Unión de Curtidores (1st Title) |
Matches played | 178 |
Goals scored | 640 (3.6 per match) |
← 1969–70 1970–71 → |
The Mexican Football Federation held a tournament in two phases, before the world cup (Mar. 5 - May 10) and after the world cup (July 11 - Oct. 10).
Seventeen teams were seeded in three groups of five or six teams: North, Central and West, first three or two places of each group advanced to the "Championship Group" and the last two or three teams of each group played in a "Consolation Group".