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''(Méxican First A Division)'' is a Mexican

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tournament. This season was composed of Apertura 2003 and Clausura 2004.

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was the winner of the promotion to

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after winning León in the promotion playoff. '

Changes for the 2003–04 season

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was bought by new owners, for that reason the team was relocated to

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and renamed

. *

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was relocated to

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and renamed

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. *

Chapulineros de Oaxaca Chapulineros de Oaxaca is a Mexican football team nicknamed ''Los chapulineros'' (Grasshoppers). The club was founded in 1983 and is based in the state of Oaxaca where it plays its home matches at the Estadio Independiente MRCI. The club has pla ...

was relocated to

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and renamed

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. *C.D. Guadalajara already had two subsidiary teams in the division (Tapatío and Nacional Tijuana), for this reason it was detached from the National Tijuana, which was bought by new owners who renamed to

Mérida F.C. Venados Fútbol Club Yucatán, simply known as Venados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mérida, Yucatán. It plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. Founded in 1988 as Venados de ...

and relocated the team at

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. *

Real Sociedad de Zacatecas Real Sociedad de Zacatecas was a Mexican football team from Zacatecas, Mexico. That played for 7 years in the Ascenso MX History Real Sociedad Deportiva de Zacatecas was founded in 1996 by the Mexican beer brewery Modelo. In 1997 the club would ...

was moved to

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and renamed Estudiantes de Santander. *

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was relocated to

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and changed renamed

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. * Tigrillos was relocated to

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. *A new team called Trotamundos Tijuana was created from the franchise belonging to Colibríes de Morelos, which had been confiscated by the Femexfut. *

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was promoted from

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Changes for the Clausura 2004

*After violent incidents in a game,

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owner moved the team to

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and renamed as Leones de Morelos. This fact represented the end of the club's original franchise. *Trotamundos Tijuana was bought by

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, the new owner company moved the team to

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and renamed

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. *Inter Riviera Maya was relocated to

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and it was renamed Azucareros de Córdoba, however, the team played most of its games in Mexico City.

Stadiums and locations

Clausura 2004 new teams

Apertura 2003

Group league tables

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

General league table

Results

Reclasification series

First leg

Second leg

Liguilla

*(p.t.) The team was classified by its best position in the general table

Quarter-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Semi-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Final

=First leg

=Second leg

Clausura 2004

Group league tables

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

General league table

Results

Reclasification series

First leg

Second leg

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Semi-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Final

=First leg

=Second leg

Relegation table

Campeón de Ascenso 2004

The promotion final faced

Dorados Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa, simply known as Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa. It plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. History Dorados de Sinaloa ...

against León to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion. Dorados was the winner.

First leg

Second leg

References

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Ascenso MX seasons