Primera División de México Clausura 2008
Primera División de México ' Clausura 2008' was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007-08 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1–0. Reigning champions Atlante F.C. were eliminated from making the Liguilla with a 3-2 loss to Monterrey and thus could not defend their title, and Veracruz was relegated to the Primera División A after finishing last on the percentage table. Six teams qualified directly to the Liguilla by finishing in the top two of their respective groups, and these are the teams of Toluca, Jaguares, Santos Laguna, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Cruz Azul. Four teams advanced to what is known as the Repechaje'', and these are being San Luis, Pachuca, Necaxa, and Atlas.
On June 1, 2008 Santos Laguna beat Cruz Azul on 3-2 aggregate to win the Clausura 2008 trophy. This was the club's third championship victory.
Overview
| Team | City | Stadium | - |
| América | Mexico City | Azteca | - |
| Atlante | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | - |
| Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | - |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | Víctor Manuel Reyna | - |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul | - |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | - |
| Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | - |
| Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico | - |
| Necaxa | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | Victoria | - |
| Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | - |
| Pachuca | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | - |
| San Luis | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. | Alfonso Lastras | - |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Corona | - |
| Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Nemesio Díez | - |
| UAG | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo | - |
| UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León | Universitario | - |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | - |
| Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente |
Final standings (Groups)
Last updated May 4, 2008League table
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Humberto Suazo | Monterrey | 13 |
| 2 |  Itamar | Chiapas | 10 |
| 2 |  Esteban Solari | UNAM | 10 |
| 2 | Vicente Matías Vuoso | Santos Laguna | 10 |
| 5 |  Omar Bravo | Guadalajara | 9 |
| 5 | Claudio Graf | Veracruz | 9 |
| 5 | Sergio Santana | Guadalajara | 9 |
| 8 |  Christian Benítez | Santos Laguna | 8 |
| 8 |  Álvaro González | Puebla | 8 |
| 10 |  Giancarlo Maldonado | Atlante | 7 |
Source:
Playoffs
Repechage
2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.----
1–1 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
2–2 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seeded team.----
Monterrey won 8–5 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate. San Luis advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.----
3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Finals
Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.By winning Clausura 2008, Santos earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
By being the Clausura 2008 runner-up, Cruz Azul earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.