2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season
Season | 2022–23 |
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Champions | Apertura: Atlante (2nd title) Clausura: Tapatío (1st title) |
Matches played | 306 Apertura: 153 Clausura: 153 |
Goals scored | 771 (2.52 per match) Apertura: 392 (2.56 per match) Clausura: 379 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Diego Jiménez (12 goals) Clausura: Ricardo Marín (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Apertura: Atlético La Paz 6–1 Pumas Tabasco (24 September 2022) Clausura: Atlante 4–0 Oaxaca (5 January 2023) Oaxaca 4–0 UAT (24 February 2023) Tapatío 4–0 Sinaloa (6 April 2023) UdeG 4–0 Raya2 (13 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Apertura: Tlaxcala 0–5 Atlante (4 September 2022) Clausura: Sinaloa 0–5 Venados (11 April 2023) |
Highest scoring | Apertura: UAT 5–3 Durango (12 July 2022) Clausura: Zacatecas 3–6 Oaxaca (21 March 2023) |
Longest winning run | Apertura: 8 matches Celaya Clausura: 4 matches Atlético Morelia Raya2 |
Longest unbeaten run | Apertura: 15 matches Atlante Clausura: 8 matches Raya2 |
Longest winless run | Apertura: 12 matches Raya2 Clausura: 8 matches Pumas Tabasco |
Longest losing run | Apertura: 6 matches Pumas Tabasco Raya2 Clausura: 6 matches Sinaloa Zacatecas |
Highest attendance | Apertura: 7,213 Zacatecas vs Atlético Morelia (24 September 2022) Clausura: 13,362 Atlético Morelia vs Atlante (26 February 2023) |
Lowest attendance | Apertura: 189 Tapatío vs Raya2 (11 August 2022) Clausura: 185 Raya2 vs Sinaloa (29 March 2023) |
Total attendance | Apertura: 297,118 Clausura: 391,174 |
Average attendance | Apertura: 2,008 Clausura: 2,574 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season was the third 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 eighteen teams. The Apertura tournament began on 24 June 2022. The Clausura tournament will began in January 2023.
Changes from the previous season[edit]
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.
On April 21, 2022, Tampico Madero were sold and relocated to La Paz as Club Atlético La Paz.[2]
On April 5, 2022, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, UAT, U. de G. and Venados applied for promotion certification to restart the promotion and relegation process. The league required four teams to be certified for promotion before reactivating it. On May 13, 2022, Leones Negros was the only team that met all requirements for promotion to Liga MX. Atlético Morelia did not complete the certification process.[3]
On June 1, 2022, the rule that awarded an extra point to teams that won their away matches was abolished.[4]
On June 14, 2022, Durango was accepted as a new member of the league after passing the certification process to join the competition, Durango was the champion of the 2021–22 Serie A de México season.[5]
On November 7, 2022, the league owner's assembly announced the 2023–24 promotion certification process for Liga de Expansión MX teams would begin in January 2023 and would be finalized in May 2023.[6][7]
Stadiums and locations[edit]
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Atlante | Mexico City | Ciudad de los Deportes | 33,000 |
Atlético La Paz | La Paz, Baja California Sur | Guaycura | 5,209 |
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 |
Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844 |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
Durango | Durango City, Durango | Francisco Zarco | 18,000 |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
Pumas Tabasco | Villahermosa, Tabasco | Olímpico de Villahermosa | 12,000 |
Raya2 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | BBVA | 53,500 |
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 20,108 |
Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
Tapatío | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 49,850 |
Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 12,500 |
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 9,462 |
UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
U. de G. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 |
Personnel and kits[edit]
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlante | Jorge Santillana | Mario García Covalles | Humberto Hernández | Keuka | Betcris |
Atlético La Paz | Samuel Hernández | Jaime Durán | Andrés Mendoza | Silver Sport | Baja Ferries |
Atlético Morelia | José Luis Higuera | Carlos Adrián Morales | Arturo Ledesma | Keuka | Akron, Axen Capital |
Cancún | Jeff Luhnow | Iñigo Idiakez | Michael Pérez | Nike | Cancún |
Celaya | Carlos Benavides Escardó | Paco Ramírez | Leobardo López | Keuka | Bachoco |
Durango | Roberto Zermeño | Héctor Real | José Hernández | Keuka | Bio Pappel, Gazpro |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Jorge Manrique | Hedgardo Marín | Silver Sport | Patsa, Romasa, Wahaka Mezcal |
Pumas Tabasco | Ramón Neme | Israel Hernández | Juan José Miguel | Nike | DHL |
Raya2 | José Antonio Noriega | Nicolás Sánchez | Sergio Villarreal | Puma | |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Rafael García | Ricardo Díaz | Charly | Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Roberto Hernández | José Saavedra | Keuka | Caliente |
Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | Gerardo Espinoza | José González | Puma | |
Tepatitlán | Víctor Flores Cosío | Daniel Guzmán | Luis Robles | Sporelli | Pacífica |
Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Jorge Villalpando | Gerardo Ruíz | Keuka | Tlaxcala |
UAT | David Ashdruval Martínez | Edgar Solano | Luis López | Private label (Apertura 2022) Sliver Sport (Clausura 2023) | |
U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Alfonso Sosa | José Hernández | Sporelli | Electrolit |
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Bruno Marioni | Rodrigo Noya | Spiro | Yucatán |
Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Omar Alexis Moreno | José Plascencia | Spiro | Fresnillo plc |
Managerial changes[edit]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | Ref. | |
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Pre-Apertura changes | ||||||||
Venados | Carlos Gutiérrez | Sacked | 27 April 2022 | Andrés Carevic | 9 May 2022 | Preseason | [8][9] | |
Cancún | Federico Vilar | End of contract | 3 May 2022 | Iñigo Idiakez | 1 June 2022 | [10][11] | ||
Celaya | Israel Hernández | Mutual agreement | 13 May 2022 | Paco Ramírez | 27 May 2022 | [12][13] | ||
Raya2 | Héctor Becerra (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | 17 May 2022 | Nicolás Sánchez | 17 May 2022 | [14] | ||
Pumas Tabasco | Raúl Alpizar (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | 20 May 2022 | Carlos Cariño | 20 May 2022 | [15] | ||
Atlético Morelia | Ricardo Valiño | Signed by Tijuana | 27 May 2022 | Gabriel Pereyra | 29 May 2022 | [16][17] | ||
Sonora | Gabriel Pereyra | Signed by Atlético Morelia | 28 May 2022 | Roberto Hernández | 15 June 2022 | [17][18] | ||
Tapatío | Joaquín Moreno (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | 3 June 2022 | Gerardo Espinoza | 3 June 2022 | [19] | ||
Tlaxcala | Jorge Villalpando (Interim) | Ratified as manager | 3 June 2022 | Jorge Villalpando | 3 June 2022 | |||
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||||
Pumas Tabasco | Carlos Cariño | Signed as assistant in Necaxa | 4 November 2022 | Israel Hernández | 12 November 2022 | Preseason | [20][21] | |
UAT | Héctor Altamirano | Mutual agreement | 6 November 2022 | Edgar Solano | 6 November 2022 | [22][23] | ||
Tepatitlán | Bruno Marioni | Mutual agreement | 17 November 2022 | Daniel Guzmán | 27 November 2022 | [24][25] | ||
Venados | Andrés Carevic | Signed by Alajuelense | 20 November 2022 | Bruno Marioni | 22 November 2022 | [26][27] | ||
Clausura changes | ||||||||
Atlético Morelia | Gabriel Pereyra | Sacked | 27 February 2023 | Carlos Adrián Morales | 27 February 2023 | 8th | [28][29] |
Apertura 2022[edit]
The defending champions were Atlético Morelia. The tournament began on 24 June 2022.
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celaya | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 38 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
2 | Atlante (C) | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 34 | |
3 | U. de G. | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 31 | |
4 | Sonora | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 30 | |
5 | Sinaloa | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | Qualification to the Reclassification[b] |
6 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | |
7 | Venados | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 25 | |
8 | Zacatecas | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
9 | Tapatío | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 22 | |
10 | Tepatitlán | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 | |
11 | Oaxaca | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 20 | |
12 | Durango | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 | |
13 | UAT | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | |
14 | Tlaxcala | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 19 | |
15 | Raya2 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 18 | |
16 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 17 | |
17 | Cancún | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 14 | |
18 | Pumas Tabasco | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 10 |
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
Notes:
Positions by Round[edit]
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Qualification to repechaje. | |
Last place in table |
Results[edit]
Each team plays once all other teams in 17 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular Season statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga de Expansión MX | Hat-tricks[edit]
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
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- First goal of the season:
José Cobián for Zacatecas against Celaya (24 June 2022) - Last goal of the season:
Eduardo Banda for UAT against Celaya (16 October 2022)
Discipline[edit]
Team[edit]
- Most yellow cards: 64
- Most red cards: 8
- Fewest yellow cards: 39
- Fewest red cards: 0
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance[edit]
Per team[edit]
A match played behind closed doors is not included.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Morelia | 39,021 | 7,012 | 2,485 | 4,878 | −36.8%5 |
2 | Atlante | 19,204 | 4,813 | 1,620 | 2,743 | +88.0% |
3 | Tlaxcala | 21,501 | 4,205 | 1,647 | 2,688 | −9.5% |
4 | Atlético La Paz | 15,835 | 3,650 | 1,378 | 2,639 | n/a2, 6 |
5 | Zacatecas | 19,983 | 7,213 | 1,003 | 2,498 | +157.8% |
6 | UdeG | 17,140 | 4,096 | 1,352 | 2,449 | +60.1% |
7 | Celaya | 18,961 | 3,620 | 1,416 | 2,370 | +57.8% |
8 | Venados | 15,474 | 3,008 | 1,006 | 2,211 | −15.2% |
9 | Oaxaca | 16,725 | 3,579 | 784 | 2,091 | −30.2% |
10 | Durango | 11,800 | 2,835 | 935 | 1,967 | +140.8%1,3 |
11 | Sinaloa | 13,517 | 2,523 | 1,096 | 1,931 | +25.9% |
12 | Sonora | 8,581 | 2,016 | 1,138 | 1,430 | +18.0%7 |
13 | Tepatitlán | 11,419 | 2,759 | 942 | 1,427 | +44.1% |
14 | UAT | 9,473 | 1,908 | 1,008 | 1,353 | +4.2%4 |
15 | Pumas Tabasco | 9,390 | 2,010 | 450 | 1,174 | +67.2% |
16 | Cancún | 9,040 | 1,310 | 887 | 1,130 | +5.1% |
17 | Raya2 | 5,884 | 3,046 | 190 | 841 | +82.4% |
18 | Tapatío | 2,794 | 1,147 | 189 | 349 | +3.6% |
League total | 297,118 | 7,213 | 189 | 2,008 | +25.6% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Team played Liga Premier – Serie A last season.
2: Team did not play last season.
3: Durango played its match against La Paz behind closed doors.[30]
4: UAT played its match against Atlante behind closed doors.[31]
5: Atlético Morelia played its match against Pumas Tabasco behind closed doors.[32]
6: La Paz played its home game against Tepatitlán behind closed doors.[33]
7: Sonora played its home game against UAT behind closed doors.[34]
Highest and lowest[edit]
Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
1 | Tlaxcala | 2–0 | Sonora | 2,525 | Tapatío | 3–1 | Durango | 362 |
2 | U. de G. | 3–0 | Tepatitlán | 3,125 | Cancún | 0–1 | Raya2 | 1,115 |
3 | Atlético La Paz | 2–2 | UdeG | 3,480 | Tapatío | 2–0 | Atlético Morelia | 203 |
4 | Raya2 | 0–0 | Atlante | 3,046 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | Sonora | 784 |
5 | Atlético La Paz | 0–0 | Celaya | 3,650 | Sonora | 0–0 | Cancún | 1,138 |
6 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | UAT | 7,012 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Sonora | 697 |
7 | Atlante | 1–0 | Atlético Morelia | 4,791 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Raya2 | 189 |
8 | Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | Sonora | 4,577 | Raya2 | 1–2 | Venados | 413 |
9 | Atlante | 1–1 | Tepatitlán | 4,813 | Tapatío | 1–0 | Cancún | 243 |
10 | Atlético Morelia | 3–0 | Sinaloa | 5,473 | Raya2 | 2–3 | Celaya | 358 |
11 | Venados | 0–1 | Zacatecas | 3,008 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Tlaxcala | 243 |
12 | Atlético Morelia | 4–2 | Atlético La Paz | 5,068 | Pumas Tabasco | 0–2 | UdeG | 870 |
13 | Atlético Morelia | 0–0 | Cancún | 3,845 | Tapatío | 2–0 | UAT | 193 |
14 | Zacatecas | 2–2 | Atlético Morelia | 7,213 | Pumas Tabasco | 0–1 | Sonora | 450 |
15 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Tepatitlán | 4,497 | Raya2 | 0–3 | Zacatecas | 190 |
16 | Atlante | 4–1 | Tapatío | 4,561 | Pumas Tabasco | 0–3 | Sinaloa | 360 |
17 | Tlaxcala | 0–5 | Atlante | 4,205 | Cancún | 1–2 | Tepatitlán | 741 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
- ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase[edit]
Reclassification[edit]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Sinaloa | 1–3 | Durango |
Atlético Morelia | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Oaxaca |
Venados | 4−2 | Tepatitlán |
Zacatecas | 1–0 | Tapatío |
- All rounds are played in a single game hosted by a higher seed
- If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.
- Matches
Venados | 4−2 | Tepatitlán |
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Report |
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Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Oaxaca |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
Bracket[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Celaya | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Durango | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Celaya | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Sonora | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Sonora (s) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Atlético Morelia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Celaya | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Zacatecas | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | U. de G. | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | U. de G. | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Venados | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Quarter-finals[edit]
The first legs were played between 25 and 26 October, and the second legs were played between 28 and 29 October.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Durango | 0–2 | Celaya | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Zacatecas | 2–4 | Atlante | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Venados | 2–3 | U. de G. | 2–0 | 0–3 |
Atlético Morelia | 3–3 (s) | Sonora | 2–0 | 1–3 |
- First leg
Venados | 2–0 | U. de G. |
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| Report |
Zacatecas | 1–2 | Atlante |
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| Report |
- Second leg
U. de G. won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sonora | 3–1 | Atlético Morelia |
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Report |
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3–3 on aggregate. Sonora advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.
Celaya won 2–0 on aggregate.
Atlante won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals[edit]
The first legs were played on 2 November, and the second legs were played on 5 November.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sonora | 1–3 | Celaya | 0–0 | 1–3 |
U. de G. | 1–2 | Atlante | 1–1 | 0–1 |
- First leg
Sonora | 0–0 | Celaya |
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Report |
- Second leg
Celaya won 3–1 on aggregate.
Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.
Finals[edit]
The first leg was played on 9 November, and the second was played on 12 November.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atlante | 3–1 | Celaya | 0–0 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
- First leg
Atlante | 0–0 | Celaya |
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Report |
- Second leg
Celaya | 1–3 | Atlante |
---|---|---|
| Report |
Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.
Apertura 2022 winners |
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Atlante 2nd title |
Clausura 2023[edit]
The Clausura tournament began on 4 January 2023. The defending champions are Atlante.
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celaya | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 37 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
2 | Tapatío | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 31 | |
3 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 30 | |
4 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 30 | |
5 | Tepatitlán | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 25 | Qualification to the Reclassification[b] |
6 | Sonora | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 25 | |
7 | Raya2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 24 | |
8 | Tlaxcala | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 23 | |
9 | Venados | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 22 | |
10 | Oaxaca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 | |
11 | Pumas Tabasco | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 22 | Team ended last in the coefficient table.[c] |
12 | UAT | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | Qualification to the Reclassification[b] |
13 | U. de G. | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 21 | |
14 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 21 | |
15 | Cancún | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
16 | Durango | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 18 | |
17 | Zacatecas | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 17 | |
18 | Sinaloa | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 9 |
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[edit]
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Qualification to repechaje. | |
Last place in table |
Results[edit]
Each team plays once all other teams in 17 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular Season statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga de Expansión MX | Hat-tricks[edit]
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away |
- First goal of the season:
Carlos Monges for Celaya against Cancún (4 January 2023) - Last goal of the season:
Maximiliano García for Atlante against Durango (23 April 2023)
Discipline[edit]
Team[edit]
- Most yellow cards: 63
- Most red cards: 7
- Fewest yellow cards: 29
- Fewest red cards: 1
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance[edit]
Per team[edit]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Morelia | 63,330 | 13,362 | 5,057 | 7,916 | +62.3% |
2 | Venados | 39,771 | 7,086 | 2,873 | 4,419 | +99.9% |
3 | Tepatitlán | 26,124 | 7,900 | 1,128 | 3,266 | +128.9% |
4 | Atlante | 31,690 | 8,496 | 1,720 | 3,521 | +28.4% |
5 | Atlético La Paz | 26,564 | 6,401 | 2,147 | 2,952 | +11.9% |
6 | UdeG | 26,143 | 6,425 | 1,503 | 2,905 | +18.6% |
7 | Cancún | 19,398 | 4,244 | 1,271 | 2,425 | +114.6% |
8 | Celaya | 20,942 | 2,699 | 1,547 | 2,327 | −1.8% |
9 | Zacatecas | 18,469 | 2,964 | 1,520 | 2,309 | −7.6% |
10 | Oaxaca | 19,915 | 4,353 | 1,587 | 2,213 | +5.8% |
11 | Tlaxcala | 19,781 | 3,020 | 1,541 | 2,198 | −18.2% |
12 | UAT | 17,254 | 3,051 | 1,493 | 2,157 | +59.4% |
13 | Sonora | 15,484 | 3,041 | 1,046 | 1,720 | +20.3% |
14 | Durango | 11,326 | 5,983 | 1,100 | 1,618 | −17.7% |
15 | Sinaloa | 12,432 | 1,833 | 723 | 1,554 | −19.5% |
16 | Pumas Tabasco | 8,894 | 1,500 | 760 | 1,271 | +8.3% |
17 | Tapatío | 4,531 | 1,017 | 264 | 503 | +44.1% |
18 | Raya2 | 3,143 | 602 | 185 | 349 | −58.5% |
League total | 391,174 | 13,362 | 185 | 2,574 | +28.2% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Pumas Tabasco played its match against Tepatitlán behind closed doors.
Highest and lowest[edit]
Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
1 | Venados | 1–0 | Tepatitlán | 4,217 | Raya2 | 0–0 | Tapatío | 272 |
2 | Atlético Morelia | 3–0 | Durango | 6,085 | Tapatío | 4–3 | Atlante | 264 |
3 | Venados | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 4,024 | Durango | 0–2 | Tepatitlán | 1,100 |
4 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados | 7,038 | Raya2 | 2–0 | Tlaxcala | 230 |
5 | Venados | 0–1 | Raya2 | 4,997 | Duango | 4–3 | Cancún | 1,476 |
6 | Atlético Morelia | 2–0 | Tapatío | 7,502 | Raya2 | 2–0 | Atlético La Paz | 301 |
7 | Tepatitlán | 1–1 | U. de G. | 4,403 | Tapatío | 3–1 | Pumas Tabsco | 301 |
8 | Atlético Morelia | 0–1 | Atlante | 13,362 | Raya2 | 0–0 | Cancún | 409 |
9 | Atlante | 2–1 | Raya2 | 2,985 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Oaxaca | 365 |
10 | Atlético Morelia | 1–2 | Zacatecas | 6,650 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Oaxaca | 309 |
11 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Raya2 | 5,507 | Tapatío | 1–0 | UAT | 342 |
12 | Venados | 0–0 | Tapatío | 4,536 | Raya2 | 0–4 | UAT | 561 |
13 | Atlante | 0–0 | UdeG | 8,496 | Tapatío | 0–2 | Tepatitlán | 810 |
14 | Atlético Morelia | 3–2 | Celaya | 8,508 | Raya2 | 1–2 | Sinaloa | 185 |
15 | Atlante | 2–1 | UAT | 3,728 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Durango | 602 |
16 | Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 9,128 | Zacatecas | 0–2 | Sonora | 1,520 |
17 | Venados | 1–1 | Cancún | 7,086 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Tepatitlán | 274 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
- ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase[edit]
Reclassification[edit]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Tepatitlán | 0–1 | U. de G. |
Sonora | 1–0 | UAT |
Raya2 | 2–0 | Oaxaca |
Tlaxcala | 2–0 | Venados |
- All rounds are played in a single game hosted by a higher seed
- If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.
- Matches
Tlaxcala | 2–0 | Venados |
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Tepatitlán | 0–1 | U. de G. |
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Bracket[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tapatío (s) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Tlaxcala | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Tapatío | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Atlante | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Raya2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Tapatío (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Celaya | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | U. de G. | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Celaya | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Sonora | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Quarter-finals[edit]
The first legs were played between 2–4 May, and the second legs were played between 5–7 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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U. de G. | 0–4 | Celaya | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Tlaxcala | 3–3 (s) | Tapatío | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Raya2 | 1–2 | Atlante | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Sonora | 1–2 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | 0–1 |
- First leg
Sonora | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia |
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- Second leg
Celaya won 4–0 on aggregate.
Atlante | 1–0 | Raya2 |
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Report |
Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tapatío | 1–1 | Tlaxcala |
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3–3 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being higher seed in the table.
Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Sonora |
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| Report |
Atlético Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals[edit]
The first legs will be played between 10 and 11 May, and the second legs will be played between 13 and 14 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlético Morelia | 4–2 | Celaya | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Atlante | 0–1 | Tapatío | 0–0 | 0–1 |
- First leg
Atlante | 0–0 | Tapatío |
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Report |
Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Celaya |
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Report |
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- Second leg
Tapatío won 1–0 on aggregate.
Celaya | 1–3 | Atlético Morelia |
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| Report |
Atlético Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final[edit]
The first leg will be played between 17 May, and the second leg will be played between 20 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlético Morelia | 3–4 | Tapatío | 1–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
- First leg
Atlético Morelia | 1–2 | Tapatío |
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Report |
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- Second leg
Tapatío | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Atlético Morelia |
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Report |
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Tapatío won 4–3 on aggregate.
Clausura 2023 winners |
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Tapatío 1st title |
Campeón de Campeones Final[edit]
The Campeón de Campeones Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and the Liga de Expansión MX Super cup. The final would not be played if the same team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table for the 2021–22 season will play the second leg at home.
First leg[edit]
Tapatío[36] | Atlante[36] |
Assistant referees: |
Second leg[edit]
Atlante | 1–0 | Tapatío |
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Escobar 55' | Report Referee Report |
Tapatío won 3–2 on aggregate.