2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season
Season | 2020-21 |
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2021–22 →
Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season will be the 1st professional season of the second tier football division in Mexico. The season is divided into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same seventeen teams. The Apertura tournament will be started at 14 August 2020.
Changes from the previous season
The Liga de Expansión MX is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second-tier league in Mexico, for which there will be no promotion and relegation during the following six years.[1] The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with solid basis, sports-wise and administrative-wise, financially wise and in infrastructure.
- Atlante F.C. was relocated from Cancún to Mexico City.[2]
- Club Atlético Zacatepec was moved to Morelia and was renamed as Atlético Morelia.[3]
- Cafetaleros de Chiapas was moved to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.[4]
- Tapatío and Pumas Tabasco, entered to the league as Liga MX affiliate teams.[5][6]
- Tepatitlán F.C. and Tlaxcala F.C. were accepted as an expansion teams.[7]
Stadiums and Locations
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlante | Mexico City | Azul | 33,000 |
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 |
Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
Pumas Tabasco | Villahermosa, Tabasco | Olímpico de Villahermosa | 10,500 |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Banorte | 20,108 |
Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
Tampico Madero | Tampico/Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 |
Tapatío | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 49,850 |
Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 10,000 |
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 12,000 |
UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
UdeG | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
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Atlante | Jorge Santillana | Mario García Covalles | TBA | Kappa | TBA |
Atlético Morelia | Víctor Manuel Arana | Ricardo Valiño | TBA | Keuka | Akron, Avocados from Mexico |
Cancún | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | Christian Giménez | TBA | Keuka | TBA |
Celaya | Alan Achar | Israel Hernández | TBA | Keuka | Bachoco |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Oscar Fernando Torres | TBA | Silver Sport | Ópticas América, Electrolit |
Pumas Tabasco | Ramón Neme | Carlos Humberto González | TBA | Nike | DHL |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | David Patiño | TBA | Charly | Coppel |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Gabriel Pereyra | TBA | Keuka | Súper del Norte |
Tampico Madero | Carlos Gutiérrez Riera | Gerardo Espinoza | TBA | Charly | Nexum |
Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | Alberto Coyote | TBA | Puma | Caliente |
Tepatitlán | Víctor Flores Cosío | Paco Ramírez | TBA | Carrara | Suzuki, Camcar |
Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Irving Rubirosa | TBA | Pirma | Grupo Providencia, Telcel |
UAT | Miguel Mansur Pedraza | Roberto Hernández | TBA | Pirma | Aeromar |
UdeG | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Jorge Dávalos | Jesús Vázquez | Umbro | Electrolit |
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Carlos Gutiérrez | TBA | U-Sports | Tony Roma's |
Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Omar Alexis Moreno | TBA | Pirma | Telcel |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Pre-Apertura changes | ||||||||
Celaya | Héctor Altamirano | Sacked | 23 April 2020 | Israel Hernández | 1 July 2020 | Preseason | [8][9] | |
Zacatecas | Oscar Torres | Sacked | 11 June 2020 | Omar Alexis Moreno | 1 July 2020 | [10][11] | ||
Sonora | Isaac Morales | Sacked | 12 May 2020 | Gabriel Pereyra | 3 July 2020 | [12][13] | ||
Atlante | Alex Diego | Signed by Querétaro | 12 June 2020 | Mario García Covalles | 20 July 2020 | [14][15] | ||
Oaxaca | Alejandro Pérez | Mutual agreement | 4 July 2020 | Oscar Fernando Torres | 10 July 2020 | [16][17] |
Apertura 2020
The Apertura 2020 season will be the 1st season of Liga de Expansión MX. The regular season will start on 18 August 2020 and will end on 19 or 20 December 2020.
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to semi-finals[a] |
2 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarter-finals[b] |
3 | Cancún | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the Repechage[c] |
4 | Celaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Oaxaca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Pumas Tabasco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Sinaloa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Sonora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Tampico Madero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Tapatío | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Tepatitlán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Tlaxcala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | UAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | U. de G. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Venados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Zacatecas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team is last in the relegation table |
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
Notes:
Positions by Round
Leader and qualification to semi-finals | |
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Qualification to repechaje. | |
Last place in table |
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular Season statistics
Top goalscorersPlayers sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source:Ascenso MX
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Hat-tricks
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
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References
- ^ Enrique Martínez Villar (24 April 2020). "¡Se confirma! No habrá ascenso ni descenso en 6 años; aprueban Liga de Desarrollo". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Oficial: el Atlante vuelve a la CDMX y jugará en el estadio Azul". Forbes México (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Zacatepec se va a Morelia y ocupará el lugar de Monarcas". ESPN México (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Moreno, Marcos (26 June 2020). "Cafetaleros se muda a Quintana Roo y nace Cancún FC". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Hernández, Jesús (19 June 2020). "Tapatío, un trabuco rojiblanco para ganar la Liga de Expansión". Milenio Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Jiménez, Edgar (24 June 2020). "Pumas tendrá equipo de la liga de expansión en Tabasco". Marca Claro (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Héctor Altamirano deja Celaya tras cancelación del Ascenso MX". ESPN México (in Spanish). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Campos, Carlos (1 July 2020). "Presentan a nuevo técnico de Celaya". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "El Rambo Torres dejó la dirección técnica de Mineros de Zacatecas". El Sol de Zacatecas (in Spanish). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Román, Héctor (1 July 2020). "Alexis Moreno es el nuevo director técnico de Mineros de Zacatecas". El Sol de Zacatecas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Gómez, Saúl (13 May 2020). "Cimarrones busca nuevo DT para volver a la actividad". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "El rebaño Carnero de la montaña ya tiene nuevo D.T, uno muy Místico". Cimarrones de Sonora Official Twitter (in Spanish). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Alex Diego, nuevo DT de los Gallos del Querétaro". Fútbol Total (in Spanish). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Atlante confirma su regreso a la CDMX". ESTO (in Spanish). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Deja Alejandro Pérez dirección técnica del club Alebrijes de Oaxaca". Quadratín Oaxaca (in Spanish). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Rambo Torres, nuevo DT de Alebrijes". NVI Noticias (in Spanish). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.