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Ascenso MX
Season2017–18
ChampionsApertura:
Oaxaca (1st title)
Clausura:
Tapachula (1st title)
PromotedNone[a]
RelegatedMurciélagos
Matches played240
Goals scored561 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Luis Madrigal
(12 goals)
Clausura:
Guillermo Martínez
(11 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
Tapachula 5–0 UAEM
(7 October 2017)
Clausura:
Oaxaca 3–0 UAT
(13 January 2018)
Oaxaca 4–1 Zacatecas
(27 January 2018)
UdeG 3–0 Atlante
(18 February 2018)
Zacatecas 4–1 Zacatepec
(3 March 2018)
Oaxaca 5–2 Sonora
(3 March 2018)
Tampico Madero 3–0 Venados
(3 March 2018)
Atlante 3–0 Murciélagos
(30 March 2018)
Sinaloa 3–0 UAT
(31 March 2018)
Biggest away winApertura:
UdeG 0–4 Zacatecas
(4 August 2017)
Clausura:
Juárez 0–3 Atlante
(3 March 2018)
Highest scoringApertura:
UAT 3–3 Tapachula
(15 September 2017)
Clausura:
Oaxaca 5–2 Sonora
(3 March 2018)
Longest winning runApertura: 5 matches
Tampico Madero
Tapachula
Clausura: 5 matches
Sinaloa
Longest unbeaten runApertura: 7 matches
Juárez
UdeG
Zacatepec
Clausura: 8 matches
Celaya
Longest winless runApertura: 9 matches
Murciélagos
Clausura: 8 matches
Sonora
Longest losing runApertura: 5 matches
Atlante
Clausura: 4 matches
Sonora
UAEM
Highest attendanceApertura: 22,230
Atlético San Luis vs UAT
(13 October 2017)
Clausura: 18,988
Tapachula vs Atlante
(6 January 2018)
Lowest attendanceApertura: 0[note 1]
Murciélagos vs Venados
(28 July 2017)
Clausura: 1,057
UAEM vs Sonora
(9 February 2018)
Total attendanceApertura: 675,280
Clausura: 683,485
Average attendanceApertura: 5,627
Clausura: 5,695
Stats are from the regular season only

The 2017–18 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 21 July 2017, and Clausura began on 5 January 2018.[3]

Changes from the previous season

Six teams meet the requirements to be promoted to the Liga MX for the 2018–2019 season. Those teams are Atlético San Luis, Atlante, Celaya, Juárez, Sinaloa, and UdeG. The remaining teams were awarded MXN$120 million for winning the promotion playoff, which should be utilized to fulfill necessary requirements for promotion within the next season, and remain in Ascenso MX.[4][5] If a team wins promotion but does not meet requirements for Liga MX, the relegated Liga MX team of the 2017–18 season will be obligated to pay the prize money to that team, and the relegated Liga MX team will remain in first division. If the relegated Liga MX team cannot distribute the prize money to the promoted Ascenso MX team, both teams will lose their right to play in Liga MX and must play in Ascenso MX the following season.[6]: 16 

16 clubs participated in this season:

Stadiums and Locations

Club City Stadium Capacity
Alebrijes de Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,598
Atlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,111
Cafetaleros de Tapachula Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 18,017
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182
Cimarrones de Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Correcaminos UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520
Dorados de Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa Banorte 20,108
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
Leones Negros UdeG Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020
Mineros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 13,820
Murciélagos Los Mochis, Sinaloa Centenario 11,134
Potros UAEM Toluca, State of Mexico Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba 32,603
Tampico Madero Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas 19,667
Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087
Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313

Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Alebrijes de Oaxaca Santiago San Román Mexico Irving Rubirosa Mexico Édgar Hernández Keuka Ópticas América, Electrolit2
Atlante José Gabriel Gutiérrez Lavín Mexico Sergio Bueno Mexico Gerardo Ruíz Kappa Riviera Maya
Atlético de San Luis Alberto Marrero Mexico Alfonso Sosa Mexico Alejandro Palacios Nike Canel's, Hilton, Mobil Super, Coca-Cola2
Cafetaleros de Tapachula Gabriel Orantes Constanzo Mexico Gabriel Caballero Mexico Edy Brambila Silver Sport Cafetaleros de Corazón, Electrolit2
Celaya Alan Achar Argentina Ricardo Valiño Argentina Alfredo Moreno Keuka Bachoco, Caja Popular Mexicana
Cimarrones de Sonora Servando Carbajal Mexico Mario García Mexico José Saavedra Romed Súper del Norte, Acer, Megacable3, Coca-Cola3
Correcaminos UAT Rafael Flores Alcocer Mexico Ricardo Rayas Mexico Daniel Cisneros Pirma Aeromar
Dorados de Sinaloa José Antonio Núñez Mexico Paco Ramírez Argentina Cristian Campestrini Charly Coppel, Electrolit, SuKarne, Caliente
Juárez Juan Carlos Talavera Mexico Tomás Campos (Interim) Brazil Leandro Carrijó Carrara S-Mart, Coca-Cola2
Leones Negros UdeG José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez Mexico Jorge Dávalos Mexico Ismael Valadéz Charly Electrolit, Coca-Cola2
Mineros de Zacatecas Armando Martínez Patiño Argentina Andrés Carevic Mexico Fernando Madrigal Pirma Telcel, Mobil Super, Zacatecas ¡Deslumbrante!, Red Gasislo, Office Depot
Murciélagos Miguel Favela Galindo Mexico Lorenzo López Mexico Édgar Mejía Keuka Meprosa, Agro-Operadora, Coca-Cola, TDN
Potros UAEM Alfredo Barrera Baca Uruguay Héctor Hugo Eugui Mexico Alfonso Rippa Kappa Holiday Inn Express, Electrolit, Volaris2
Tampico Madero Luis Miguel Pérez Amarante Mexico Eduardo Fentanes Mexico Humberto Hernández Charly B Hermanos, Chevrolet Tampico Sales, Electrolit2
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Argentina Bruno Marioni Mexico Aldo Polo U-Sports Tony Roma's, Coca-Cola2
Zacatepec Víctor Manuel Arana Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño Argentina Juan Neira Yire Akron, Itromep Omeprazol
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Atlante Mexico Eduardo Fentanes End of contract April 21, 2017 [14] Mexico Raúl Gutiérrez June 6, 2017 [15] Preseason
Celaya Argentina Gerardo Reinoso (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker April 25, 2017 Argentina Ricardo Valiño April 25, 2017 [16] Preseason
Cimarrones de Sonora Mexico Juan Carlos Chávez End of contract April 29, 2017 [17] Mexico Mario García May 29, 2017 [18] Preseason
Tampico Madero Mexico Daniel Guzmán Mutual agreement May 8, 2017 [19] Mexico Eduardo Fentanes May 23, 2017 [20] Preseason
Leones Negros UdeG Mexico Joel Sánchez End of contract May 9, 2017 [21] Mexico Jorge Dávalos May 25, 2017 [22] Preseason
Mineros de Zacatecas Mexico Ricardo Rayas End of contract May 11, 2017 [23] Mexico Efraín Flores May 30, 2017 [24] Preseason
Correcaminos UAT Mexico Jaime Ordiales Sacked May 12, 2017 [25] Mexico Ricardo Rayas May 23, 2017 [26] Preseason
Dorados de Sinaloa Mexico Gabriel Caballero End of contract May 26, 2017 [27] Mexico Diego Ramírez May 27, 2017 [28] Preseason
Zacatepec Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez Team was rebranded[a] May 31, 2017 Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño May 31, 2017 Preseason
Apertura changes
Cafetaleros de Tapachula Mexico Paco Ramírez Mutual agreement August 7, 2017 [29] Mexico Gabriel Caballero August 8, 2017 [30] 16th
Murciélagos Mexico Luis Mendoza Mutual agreement October 12, 2017 Colombia Oscar Gil October 12, 2017 11th
Atlante Mexico Raúl Gutiérrez Sacked October 22, 2017 [31] Mexico Eduardo Rergis (Interim) October 22, 2017 15th
Pre-Clausura changes
Potros UAEM Mexico Omar Ramírez Mutual agreement November 12, 2017 [32] Uruguay Héctor Hugo Eugui November 13, 2017 [33] Preseason
Atlante Mexico Eduardo Rergis (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 13, 2017 Mexico Sergio Bueno November 13, 2017 [34] Preseason
Atlético San Luis Mexico Salvador Reyes Jr. Sacked November 13, 2017 Spain José Francisco Molina November 14, 2017 [35] Preseason
Dorados de Sinaloa Mexico Diego Ramírez Mutual agreement November 24, 2017 [36] Mexico Paco Ramírez November 29, 2017 Preseason
Mineros de Zacatecas Mexico Efraín Flores Resigned November 30, 2017 Argentina Andrés Carevic November 30, 2017 Preseason
Clausura changes
Murciélagos Colombia Oscar Gil Resigned February 8, 2018 Mexico Alejandro Mercado (Interim) February 8, 2018 15th
Murciélagos Mexico Alejandro Mercado (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker February 12, 2018 Mexico Lorenzo López February 12, 2018 15th
Atlético San Luis Spain José Francisco Molina Sacked February 18, 2018[37] Mexico Alfonso Sosa February 19, 2018[38] 16th
Juárez Mexico Miguel Fuentes Sacked March 19, 2018[39] Mexico Tomás Campos (Interim) March 19, 2018 12th

Apertura 2017

The regular season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 11 November 2017. Fixtures for the Apertura 2017 season were announced on 13 June 2017.[40] The ninth round of the season, scheduled for 22 and 23 September 2017, was suspended after the 2017 Central Mexico earthquake on 19 September 2017.[41] However, the ninth round was still the next round played, during the FIFA International break on 6,7, and 8 October 2017.[42] The liguilla was played from 15 November to 2 December 2017. Oaxaca won their first title after defeating Juárez on penalties.[43]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celaya 15 8 4 3 17 9 +8 28 Advance to Liguilla
2 Juárez 15 7 5 3 19 16 +3 26
3 Tampico Madero 15 7 3 5 22 15 +7 24
4 Zacatepec 15 6 6 3 19 12 +7 24
5 Alebrijes de Oaxaca (C) 15 7 3 5 19 18 +1 24
6 Mineros de Zacatecas 15 6 5 4 21 14 +7 23
7 Venados 15 6 5 4 18 15 +3 23
8 Correcaminos UAT 15 6 4 5 22 20 +2 22
9 Cimarrones de Sonora 15 6 4 5 20 19 +1 22
10 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 15 6 3 6 24 23 +1 21
11 Atlético San Luis 15 5 6 4 15 15 0 21
12 Dorados de Sinaloa 15 6 2 7 16 21 −5 20
13 Murciélagos 15 4 2 9 15 19 −4 14 Team is last in relegation table
14 Leones Negros UdeG 15 3 4 8 11 19 −8 13 Eliminated from Clausura 2018 Copa MX
15 Potros UAEM 15 3 4 8 15 24 −9 13
16 Atlante 15 3 2 10 11 25 −14 11
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2017. Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Positions by round

Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415
Celaya7121410129851134311
Juárez8149633414322122
Tampico Madero10131014101391113141211873
Zacatepec93636710129996554
Alebrijes de Oaxaca422222373211235
Mineros de Zacatecas3113474588663446
Venados13913121312121310101010667
Correcaminos UAT68128562357797118
Cimarrones de Sonora1578119106224451199
Cafetaleros de Tapachula1616161514151516141513129810
Atlético San Luis1247585746887101211
Dorados de Sinaloa211111167558121012
Murciélagos510474811911111414141413
Leones Negros UdeG141515161616161515131113131314
Potros UAEM11511131511141416161616161615
Atlante16591114131012121515151516
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2017. Source: Ascenso MX

Results

Home \ Away ATE ATL CEL JUA MUR OAX SIN SON TAM TAP UDG UAM UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 1–0 0–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–0
Atlético San Luis 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Celaya 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
Juárez 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1
Murciélagos 4–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1
Oaxaca 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–2
Sinaloa 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–1
Sonora 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0
Tampico Madero 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 4–0 1–0 0–0
Tapachula 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 5–0 1–1 2–1
U. de G. 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–4
UAEM 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2
Correcaminos UAT 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–2
Venados 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 3–3 0–0 2–1 1–2
Zacatecas 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0
Zacatepec 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2017. Source: Ascenso MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Round Reference
Mexico Víctor Guajardo Sonora Atlético San Luis 3–1 (H) 18 August 2017 5 [1]
Argentina Luciano Nequecaur Venados Atlante 3–1 (H) 27 October 2017 13 [2]

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Attendance

Per team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético San Luis 122,429 22,230 11,634 15,304 n/a1
2 Tapachula 76,262 21,000 4,125 9,533 −3.2%
3 Tampico Madero 53,792 10,583 5,190 7,685 −44.3%
4 Oaxaca 41,750 13,337 2,190 5,964 +8.2%
5 Sonora 45,787 8,873 3,275 5,723 −20.4%
6 Sinaloa 39,071 7,103 4,223 5,582 −33.0%
7 Celaya 44,614 7,328 3,695 5,577 +51.9%
8 Juárez 38,612 7,151 4,578 5,516 −17.6%
9 UAT 40,249 9,511 3,101 5,031 −4.8%
10 Venados 34,432 5,378 3,467 4,304 −20.6%
11 U. de G. 28,036 5,179 2,260 4,005 −46.3%
12 Zacatecas 27,422 5,262 2,656 3,917 −22.7%
13 Zacatepec 30,038 5,782 1,349 3,847 −20.9%
14 Atlante 17,936 3,396 550 2,562 −12.7%
15 UAEM 17,760 4,573 1,084 2,537 −43.5%
16 Murciélagos 16,351 3,864 0[note 1] 2,044 −23.6%
League total 675,280 22,230 0 5,627 +1.3%

Updated to games played on 11 November 2017
Source: Ascenso MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Team did not play last season.

Highest and lowest

Highest attendance Lowest attendance
Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance
1 Tampico Madero 0–0 Zacatepec 9,125 Atlante 4–1 Tapachula 3,250
2 Atlético San Luis 2–0 Juárez 14,514 Murciélagos 0–1 Venados 0[note 1]
3 Tampico Madero 1–1 Atlético San Luis 10,583 Murciélagos 1–0 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 2,276
4 Atlético San Luis 2–0 Atlante 16,595 Potros UAEM 1–2 Juárez 3,324
5 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 2–1 Zacatepec 10,453 Atlante 0–1 Correcaminos UAT 2,561
6 Atlético San Luis 1–0 Murciélagos 14,280 Mineros de Zacatecas 2–1 Tampico Madero 3,008
7 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 0–0 Atlético San Luis 9,875 Murciélagos 2–3 Correcaminos UAT 1,853
8 Atlético San Luis 1–0 Zacatepec 15,717 Potros UAEM 1–1 Murciélagos 1,600
9 Cimarrones de Sonora 1–0 Dorados de Sinaloa 7,419 Atlante 1–1 Leones Negros UdeG 550
10 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 2–1 Atlante 13,337 Potros UAEM 2–2 Zacatepec 1,837
11 Atlético San Luis 1–1 Correcaminos UAT 22,230 Zacatepec 2–2 Mineros de Zacatecas 1,349
12 Juárez 2–2 Cimarrones de Sonora 6,307 Potros UAEM 0–0 Atlético San Luis 1,084
13 Atlético San Luis 0–0 Mineros de Zacatecas 12,416 Murciélagos 0–2 Juárez 2,456
14 Tampico Madero 3–2 Murciélagos 10,252 Leones Negros UdeG 0–1 Celaya 3,003
15 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 0–1 Tampico Madero 21,000 Murciélagos 4–0 Atlante 1,932

Source: Ascenso MX

Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2 Juárez 2 1 3
7 Venados 0 0 0
2 Juárez 2 3 5
3 Tampico Madero 2 2 4
3 Tampico Madero 0 3 3
6 Mineros de Zacatecas 1 1 2
2 Juárez 0 2 2 (2)
5 Alebrijes de Oaxaca (pen.) 1 1 2 (4)
1 Celaya (a) 3 2 5
8 Correcaminos UAT 4 1 5
1 Celaya 0 2 2
5 Alebrijes de Oaxaca (a) 1 1 2
4 Zacatepec 1 0 1
5 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 3 0 3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celaya 5–5 (a) Correcaminos UAT 4–3 2–1
Juárez 3–0 Venados 0–2 1–0
Zacatepec 1–3 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 3–1 0–0
Tampico Madero 3–2 Mineros de Zacatecas 1–0 3–1

All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Ciudad Juárez.

First leg
15 November 2017 Venados 0–2 Juárez Mérida
19:30 Report Prieto 35'
Gómez 81'
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde
Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera
15 November 2017 Correcaminos UAT 4–3 Celaya Ciudad Victoria
21:30 Rivero 10', 65'
Ramírez 18'
Sánchez 83'
Report Juárez 5'
Murguía 87'
López 90+1'
Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 9,051
Referee: Jesús Bisguerra Mendiola
16 November 2017 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 3–1 Zacatepec Oaxaca City
19:30 Tehuitzil 42'
Madrigal 48', 65'
Report A. González 23' Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Attendance: 4,727
Referee: Aldo Cano Martínez
16 November 2017 Mineros de Zacatecas 1–0 Tampico Madero Zacatecas City
21:30 Martínez 79' Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
Second leg
18 November 2017 Celaya (a) 2–1
(5–5 agg.)
Correcaminos UAT Celaya
19:00 Padilla 19'
Toloza 50'
Report Chalá 86' Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 11,897
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado
18 November 2017 Juárez 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Venados Ciudad Juárez
20:00 UTC−7 Ávalos 62' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 8,239
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
19 November 2017 Zacatepec 0–0
(1–3 agg.)
Alebrijes de Oaxaca Zacatepec de Hidalgo
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz
Attendance: 8,725
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
19 November 2017 Tampico Madero 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Mineros de Zacatecas Tampico and Ciudad Madero
20:00 Martínez 3'
Esparza 36'
Rodríguez 51'
Nurse 76' Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez

Semifinals

The first leg of the semifinals was played on 22 November 2017, and the second leg was played on 25 November 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celaya 2–2 (a) Alebrijes de Oaxaca 1–0 2–1
Juárez 5–4 Tampico Madero 2–2 3–2
First leg
22 November 2017 Tampico Madero 2–2 Juárez Tampico and Ciudad Madero
19:30 Orozco 28'
Rodríguez 73'
Report Berber 65'
Gómez 90+1'
Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
22 November 2017 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 1–0 Celaya Oaxaca City
21:30 Noya 66' Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
Second leg
25 November 2017 Celaya 2–1
(2–2 agg.)
Alebrijes de Oaxaca (a) Celaya
19:00 Salinas 17'
Reyna 65'
Report Madrigal 53' Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 17,826
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
25 November 2017 Juárez 3–2
(5–4 agg.)
Tampico Madero Ciudad Juárez
20:00 UTC−7 Ortíz 46'
Enríquez 81'
da Silva 90'
Report Martínez 54'
Bonfigli 73'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 15,797
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 2–2 (2–4 p) Alebrijes de Oaxaca 1–0 2–1 (a.e.t.)
First leg
29 November 2017 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 1–0 Juárez Oaxaca City
19:00 Zúñiga 31' Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Attendance: 14,227
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Alebrijes won 4–2 on penalties.
 Apertura 2017 winners 
Alebrijes de Oaxaca
1st title

Clausura 2018

The regular season began on 5 January 2018 and ended on 1 April 2018. The liguilla began on 7 April 2018 and ended on 29 April 2018.[44] Alebrijes de Oaxaca are the defending champions, having won their first title. Cafetaleros de Tapachula defeated Leones Negros UdeG 3–2 on aggregate to win their first title.

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zacatecas 15 8 4 3 24 17 +7 28 Advance to Liguilla[b]
2 Sinaloa 15 8 2 5 20 13 +7 26
3 UdeG 15 7 4 4 21 18 +3 25
4 Zacatepec 15 7 3 5 17 19 −2 24
5 Oaxaca 15 6 5 4 25 17 +8 23
6 Atlante 15 6 5 4 16 12 +4 23
7 Celaya 15 6 5 4 17 14 +3 23
8 Tapachula (C) 15 6 4 5 24 21 +3 22
9 Tampico Madero 15 6 4 5 14 11 +3 22
10 Atlético San Luis 15 6 2 7 18 22 −4 20
11 Venados 15 5 4 6 15 17 −2 19
12 UAT 15 4 6 5 15 20 −5 18
13 Juárez 15 3 6 6 12 16 −4 15
14 Murciélagos (R) 15 4 3 8 12 21 −9 15 Team is last in the relegation table[c]
15 Sonora 15 4 2 9 16 22 −6 14
16 UAEM 15 2 5 8 11 17 −6 11
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2018. Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Tapachula defeated Oaxaca in the promotion final between the Apertura and Clausura champions, but were not certified to be promoted prior to the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ The first eight ranked teams qualify for the Liguilla. If the team last in the Relegation table is in the top eight, the ninth placed team qualifies for the Liguilla.
  3. ^ The last team in the relegation table can not qualify for liguilla.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 3, but then postponed and played between days 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for day 6.

The eighth round was played on 13 and 14 February 2018. Due to a friendly between Atlético San Luis and New York City FC on 13 February 2018, the match between Zacatepec and Atlético San Luis was postponed until 20 February 2018, after the ninth round.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415
Zacatecas432622221111111
Sinaloa658468533222222
UdeG7101314129674446563
Zacatepec109510111210129587974
Oaxaca211111112333335
Atlante5463434581064686
Celaya1513911911141311775457
Tapachula117791063458108748
Tampico Madero91111871013969598109
Atlético San Luis16151516161616161615141211910
Venados1484584767111113131211
UAT81414151513111013141311101112
Juárez32325798106910121313
Murciélagos131616121415151515161616141414
Sonora161073881114121515161515
UAEM121212131314121412131214151616
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2018. Source: Ascenso MX

Results

Home \ Away ATE ATL CEL JUA MUR OAX SIN SON TAM TAP UDG UAM UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Atlético San Luis 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–0 1–3 2–1
Celaya 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1
Juárez 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Murciélagos 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–0
Oaxaca 0–0 5–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–1
Sinaloa 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 1–1
Sonora 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 0–1
Tampico Madero 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 0–2
Tapachula 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2
U. de G. 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1
UAEM 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Correcaminos UAT 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2
Venados 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–0
Zacatecas 0–0 1–2 4–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
Zacatepec 0–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2018. Source: Ascenso MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Round Reference
Mexico Guillermo Martínez Zacatecas Juárez 4–2 (H) 31 January 2018 5 [3]
Argentina Leonardo Ramos Tapachula Celaya 3–2 (H) 3 February 2018 6 [4]
Panama Édgar Bárcenas Tapachula Atlético San Luis 3–1 (A) 9 February 2018 7 [5]
Mexico Luis Madrigal Oaxaca Sonora 5–2 (H) 3 March 2018 11 [6]

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Attendance

Per team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Tapachula 123,878 18,988 15,577 17,697 +85.6%
2 Atlético San Luis 74,330 15,103 4,559 10,619 −30.6%
3 Tampico Madero 63,747 16,789 4,442 7,968 +3.7%
4 U. de G. 52,785 11,103 1,724 6,598 +64.7%
5 Sonora 41,055 7,384 4,175 5,865 +2.5%
6 Oaxaca 46,596 11,270 3,827 5,825 −2.3%
7 Juárez 44,856 7,308 3,831 5,607 +1.6%
8 Sinaloa 40,544 5,823 4,703 5,068 −9.2%
9 Venados 27,147 4,587 3,187 3,878 −9.9%
10 Zacatecas 30,602 7,174 2,223 3,825 −2.3%
11 Celaya 26,756 5,276 1,313 3,758 −32.6%
12 Atlante 29,698 4,793 1,467 3,712 +44.9%
13 UAT 25,148 4,511 3,103 3,593 −28.6%
14 Zacatepec 22,002 4,877 2,012 3,143 −18.3%
15 Murciélagos 17,571 3,987 1,520 2,510 +22.8%
16 UAEM 17,220 3,826 1,057 2,153 −15.1%
League total 683,485 18,988 1,057 5,696 +1.2%

Updated to games played on 1 April 2018
Source: Ascenso MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed

Highest and lowest

Highest attendance Lowest attendance
Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance
1 Tapachula 1–2 Atlante 18,988 UAEM 0–1 Sinaloa 2,010
2 Oaxaca 3–0 UAT 11,270 Atlante 1–1 Zacatepec 3,453
3 Tapachula 0–0 Murciélagos 18,173 UAEM 3–3 Oaxaca 1,988
4 Tampico Madero 2–1 UAT 16,789 Murciélagos 1–0 Zacatepec 2,345
5[a] Sinaloa 1–2 Oaxaca 4,873 Celaya 2–1 Murciélagos 1,313
6 Tapachula 3–2 Celaya 16,473 Murciélagos 0–1 Atlético San Luis 2,435
7 Atlético San Luis 1–3 Tapachula 5,823 UAEM 1–0 Sonora 1,057
8[a] Tapachula 1–1 UAT 18,214 Murciélagos 2–1 UAEM 1,520
9 Atlético San Luis 0–1 Celaya 8,630 UAEM 2–1 Tapachula 1,118
10 Tapachula 1–2 Zacatecas 17,785 Zacatepec 3–2 UAEM 2,297
11 UdeG 1–0 Murciélagos 8,652 UAT 2–2 Atlético San Luis 3,402
12 Tapachula 2–0 UdeG 18,398 Atlante 1–0 Tampico Madero 1,467
13 UdeG 2–1 Zacatepec 7,414 UAEM 0–1 UAT 3,826
14 Tapachula 1–0 Juárez 15,577 UAEM 0–1 Venados 1,589
15 UdeG 2–0 Atlético San Luis 11,103 Venados 2–0 Sonora 3,187

Source: Ascenso MX

  1. ^ a b Round was played midweek.

Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
3 UdeG 0 4 4
6 Atlante 2 0 2
3 UdeG (a) 2 1 3
5 Oaxaca 2 1 3
4 Zacatepec 1 0 1
5 Oaxaca 1 1 2
3 UdeG 0 2 2
8 Tapachula 1 2 3
2 Sinaloa 2 2 4
7 Celaya 1 1 2
2 Sinaloa 2 0 2
8 Tapachula 3 2 5
1 Zacatecas 1 4 5
8 Tapachula (a) 3 2 5

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zacatecas 5–5 (a) Tapachula 1–3 4–2
Sinaloa 4–2 Celaya 2–1 2–1
UdeG 4–2 Atlante 0–2 4–0
Zacatepec 1–2[A] Oaxaca 1–1 0–1
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Zacatepec exercised their right, as the higher seeded team, to play the first leg at home.[45] This was done with the intention to minimize travel between matches as Zacatepec played the Clausura 2018 Copa MX semi-final at home on 4 April 2018. If Zacatepec had advanced to the final, it would have been played on 11 April 2018, between the first and second legs, in Zacatepec.

All times are UTC−6

First leg
7 April 2018 Celaya 1–2 Sinaloa Celaya
18:30
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 9,306
Referee: Brian Omar González Veles
7 April 2018 Tapachula 3–1 Zacatecas Tapachula
20:30
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 10,225
Referee: Iván Asael Martínez Gómez
8 April 2018 Zacatepec 1–1 Oaxaca Zacatepec[A]
18:00 Ramírez 83' (pen.) Report
Referee Report
Zúñiga 11' Stadium: Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
8 April 2018 Atlante 2–0 UdeG Cancún
20:00 Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 7,284
Referee: Saúl Alfredo Silva Pineda
Second leg
14 April 2018 Zacatecas 4–2
(5–5 agg.)
Tapachula (a) Zacatecas
16:30
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Attendance: 7,015
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
14 April 2018 Sinaloa 2–1
(4–2 agg.)
Celaya Culiacán
21:00 Report
Referee Report
Pérez 10' Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 10,336
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
15 April 2018 UdeG 4–0
(4–2 agg.)
Atlante Guadalajara
12:00
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 20,036
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
15 April 2018 Oaxaca 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Zacatepec Oaxaca[A]
19:00 Madrigal 88' Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Attendance: 8,770
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 18 and 19 April, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sinaloa 2–5 Tapachula 2–3 0–2
UdeG 3–3 (a) Oaxaca 2–2 1–1

All times are UTC−6

First leg
18 April 2018 Tapachula 3–2 Sinaloa Tapachula
20:30 Report
Referee Report
V. Angulo 72', 89' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 17,527
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
19 April 2018 Oaxaca 2–2 UdeG Oaxaca
20:00 Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Attendance: 9,727
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
Second leg
21 April 2018 Sinaloa 0–2
(2–5 agg.)
Tapachula Culiacán
21:00 Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 14,333
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
22 April 2018 UdeG (a) 1–1
(3–3 agg.)
Oaxaca Guadalajara
12:00 A. Sánchez 66' Report
Referee Report
Noya 69' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 36,501
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez

Final

The first leg was played on 26 April, and the second leg was played on 29 April 2018.[46]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UdeG 2–3 Tapachula 0–1 2–2

All times are UTC−6

First leg
26 April 2018 Tapachula 1–0 UdeG Tapachula
20:30 Ramos 52' Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 19,715
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
Second leg
29 April 2018 UdeG 2–2
(2–3 agg.)
Tapachula Guadalajara
12:00 Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 50,093
Referee: Oscar Mejía García


 Clausura 2018 winners 
Cafetaleros de Tapachula
1st title

Promotion Final

The Promotion Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments to determine which team will be promoted to Liga MX. The final would not be played if one team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, and they would be automatically promoted if they meet Liga MX requirements. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table, for the 2017–18 season, will play the second leg at home.

The Apertura 2017 champion was Oaxaca. The Clausura 2018 champion was Tapachula.[47] Since the change in regulation for the 2017–18 season, neither team is certified to be promoted to Liga MX. The winner of the final can receive the prize money of MXN$120 million from the relegated Liga MX team, Lobos BUAP, but would not participate in the following Liga MX season.[48][49] The 2018–19 Liga MX season would then be played with 17 teams. On 1 May 2018, the league announced there would be no changes to the relegation and promotion regulations agreed to before the beginning of the season.[50] The league reiterated, on 4 May 2018, that the final would be played for a monetary prize and must be played by the participating teams who would otherwise risk their disaffiliation.[51]

First Leg

Tapachula5–1Oaxaca
Report
Referee Report
Nápoles 60'
Attendance: 17,511
Referee: Oscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Tapachula[52]
Oaxaca[52]

Assistant referees:
Cesar Cerritos García (Guanajuato)
Enrique Martìnez Sandoval (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Alejandro Funk Villafañe (Argentina)

Second Leg

Oaxaca2–1Tapachula
Madrigal 21' (pen.), 34' Report
Referee Report
Ayoví 90+2'
Attendance: 8,727
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez (Mexico City)
Oaxaca[53]
Tapachula[53]

Assistant referees:
Enríque Isaac Bustos Díaz (Guerrero)
Eduardo Acosta Orea (Morelos)
Fourth official:
Juan Andrés Esquivel González (Mexico City)


Tapachula won 6–3 on aggregate
 2017–18 Ascenso MX champion 
Cafetaleros de Tapachula

Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2017–18 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for Apertura 2018 Copa MX qualification.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zacatecas 30 14 9 7 45 31 +14 51
2 Celaya[a] 30 14 9 7 34 23 +11 51
3 Zacatepec 30 13 9 8 36 31 +5 48
4 Oaxaca (C, Q) 30 13 8 9 44 35 +9 47 Advance to Promotion Final[b]
5 Tampico Madero 30 13 7 10 36 26 +10 46
6 Sinaloa[a] 30 14 4 12 36 34 +2 46
7 Tapachula (P, C, Q) 30 12 7 11 48 44 +4 43 Advance to Promotion Final[b]
8 Venados 30 11 9 10 33 32 +1 42
9 Juárez[a] 30 10 11 9 31 32 −1 41
10 Atlético San Luis[a] 30 11 8 11 33 37 −4 41
11 UAT 30 10 10 10 37 40 −3 40 Eliminated from Apertura 2018 Copa MX
12 UdeG[a] 30 10 8 12 32 37 −5 38
13 Sonora 30 10 6 14 36 41 −5 36
14 Atlante[a] 30 9 7 14 27 37 −10 34
15 Murciélagos (R) 30 8 5 17 27 40 −13 29 Relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso
16 UAEM 30 5 9 16 26 41 −15 24 Eliminated from Apertura 2018 Copa MX
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2018. Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions; (P) 2017–18 champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f Certified by Liga MX and Ascenso MX as eligible for promotion prior to beginning of 2017–18 season
  2. ^ a b The Apertura and Clausura champions advance to the Promotion Final to determine who is promoted to Liga MX.

Relegation table

The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, and Clausura 2018.

Pos
Team '15 A
Pts
'16 C
Pts
'16 A
Pts
'17 C
Pts
'17 A
Pts
'18 C
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
GD
Relegation
1 Mineros de Zacatecas 24 22 33 32 23 28 162 94 1.7234 +51 Safe for 2018–19 Season
2 Dorados de Sinaloa Liga MX 27 31 20 26 104 64 1.6250 +21
3 Celaya 20 26 35 19 28 23 151 94 1.6064 +37
4 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 25 21 26 30 24 23 149 94 1.5851 +27
5 Juárez 29 20 22 28 26 15 140 94 1.4894 +17
6 Zacatepec[note 2] 20 19 22 26 24 24 135 94 1.4362 +13
7 Atlante 23 25 27 21 11 23 130 94 1.3830 +13
8 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 22 27 16 21 21 22 129 94 1.3723 −12
9 Atlético San Luis[note 3] 0 0 On hiatus 21 20 41 30 1.3667 −4
10 Leones Negros UdeG 21 29 18 22 13 25 128 94 1.3617 +6
11 Potros UAEM Liga Premier de Ascenso 29 28 13 11 81 64 1.2656 –3
12 Tampico Madero Liga Premier de Ascenso 10 23 24 22 79 64 1.2344 −8
13 Venados 15 20 20 15 23 19 112 94 1.1915 –33
14 Correcaminos UAT 13 22 20 16 22 18 111 94 1.1809 −32
15 Cimarrones de Sonora 8 10 27 27 22 14 108 94 1.1489 −25
16 Murciélagos (R) 24 16 19 14 14 15 102 94 1.0851 −39 Relegated to Serie A

Last update: 1 April 2018
Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points
R = Relegated
Source: Ascenso MX

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The Murciélagos v Venados match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by FMF.[1][2]
  2. ^ Zacatepec took on the points that Coras accumulated in previous seasons.[54]: 15 
  3. ^ The points accumulated by Atlético San Luis in the 2015–16 season will not count towards their relegation coefficient.[54]: 15 

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