2020–21 Liga MX season

The 2020–21 Liga MX season is the 74th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is divided into two championships—the Torneo Guardianes and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The Apertura 2020 season was renamed Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) to honor healthcare workers in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[1] The Guardianes tournament will begin on 23 July 2020.[2]

Liga MX
Season2020–21
Matches played45
Goals scored110 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Alexis Canelo
Juan Ignacio Dinenno
André-Pierre Gignac
(5 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
América 4–0 Tijuana
(1 August 2020)
Biggest away winApertura:
Necaxa 0–3 UANL
(24 July 2020)
Mazatlán 1–4 Puebla
(27 July 2020)
Highest scoringApertura:
UNAM 3–2 Querétaro
(26 July 2020)
Mazatlán 1–4 Puebla
(27 July 2020)
Toluca 3–2 Atlético San Luis
(2 August 2020)
Querétaro 4–1 América
(16 August 2020)
Longest unbeaten runApertura: 5 matches
UNAM
Longest winless runApertura: 5 matches
Atlas
2021–22 →

This season will see the debut of Mazatlán F.C., replacing Monarcas Morelia, who were relocated to Mazatlán, Sinaloa to become the new Mazatlán franchise, despite backlash from supporters, former players, and the sports media across Mexico.[3][4] This season will also see an expanded playoff system. Twelve teams will now qualify to the Liguilla instead of eight.[5]

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,110
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,709
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Guadalajara Zapopan, Jalisco Akron 45,364
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
León León, Guanajuato Estadio León 31,297
Mazatlán Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mazatlán 25,000
Monterrey Guadalupe, Nuevo León BBVA 53,500
Necaxa Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 27,512
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc 51,726
Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Corregidora 33,162
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona 29,237
Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Estadio Nemesio Díez 31,000
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario 41,886
UNAM Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario 48,297
Locations of the 2020–21 Liga MX teams
Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños Miguel Herrera Paul Aguilar Nike AT&T
Atlas Pedro Portilla Diego Cocca Charly Banco Azteca
Atlético San Luis Alberto Marrero Guillermo Vázquez Pirma Canel's
Cruz Azul Jaime Ordiales Robert Siboldi José de Jesús Corona Joma Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Amaury Vergara Víctor Manuel Vucetich Jesús Molina Puma Caliente
Juárez Guillermo Cantú Gabriel Caballero Carrara S-Mart
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Ignacio Ambriz Luis Montes Pirma Cementos Fortaleza
Mazatlán Mauricio Lanz González Francisco Palencia Pirma Caliente
Monterrey Duilio Davino Antonio Mohamed Puma AT&T
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Alfonso Sosa Pirma Rolcar
Pachuca Jesús Martínez Patiño Paulo Pezzolano Jorge Hernández Charly Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García Juan Reynoso Daniel Arreola Umbro AT&T
Querétaro Manuel Velarde Alex Diego Charly Banco Multiva
Santos Laguna Dante Elizalde Guillermo Almada Charly Soriana
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Pablo Guede Charly Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga José Manuel de la Torre Under Armour Banamex
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez Ricardo Ferretti Guido Pizarro Adidas Cemex
UNAM Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez Andrés Lillini Andrés Iniestra Nike DHL Express

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table		 Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Querétaro Víctor Manuel Vucetich Mutual agreement termination 2 June 2020 Alex Diego 23 June 2020 Preseason [6][7]
Tijuana Gustavo Quinteros Resigned 12 June 2020 Pablo Guede 19 June 2020 [8][9]
UNAM Míchel Resigned 23 July 2020 Andrés Lillini (Interim) 23 July 2020 [10][11]
Apertura
Guadalajara   Luis Fernando Tena  Sacked 9 August 2020 Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) 9 August 2020 17th [12][13]
Atlas   Rafael Puente Jr. Sacked 10 August 2020   Rubén Duarte (Interim) 10 August 2020 16th [14]
Atlas Rubén Duarte (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 14 August 2020 Diego Cocca 11 August 2020[note 1] 16th [16]
Guadalajara Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 13 August 2020  Víctor Manuel Vucetich 13 August 2020 13th [17]
UNAM   Andrés Lillini (Interim) Ratified as manager 17 August 2020   Andrés Lillini 17 August 2020 3rd [18][19]

Torneo Guardianes

The 2020 Torneo Guardianes is the first tournament of the season. The tournament was renamed Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) in honor of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The tournament began on July 24.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 10 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 Cruz Azul 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 10
3 León 5 3 1 1 4 3 +1 10
4 UNAM 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 9
5 Toluca 5 3 0 2 10 10 0 9 Advance to the Repechage[lower-alpha 2]
6 UANL 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 8
7 Querétaro 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7
8 Puebla 5 2 1 2 7 5 +2 7
9 Pachuca 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7
10 Guadalajara 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7
11 Monterrey 5 1 3 1 7 6 +1 6
12 Atlético San Luis 5 1 2 2 7 7 0 5
13 Juárez 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5
14 Santos Laguna 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5
15 Mazatlán 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 5
16 Necaxa 5 1 2 2 3 6 −3 5
17 Tijuana 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5 4
18 Atlas 5 0 2 3 4 8 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
  1. The first four places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.
  2. Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualify for the liguilla play-offs.

Positions by Round
Leader and qualification to liguilla
Qualification to liguilla
Qualification to liguilla play-offs
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
América71111
Cruz Azul55352
León1071063
UNAM62434
Toluca14101375
UANL24526
Querétaro121215117
Puebla13248
Pachuca13149129
Guadalajara1115171310
Monterrey387911
Atlético San Luis91314812
Juárez8661013
Santos Laguna16981414
Mazatlán1716111515
Necaxa1818181616
Tijuana411121717
Atlas1517161818
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Liga MX

Results

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AME ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUA LEO MAZ MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América — — — — — — — — — 3–1 4–0
Atlas — — — — — — — — — 1–2 — 1–2
Atlético San Luis 1–1 — — 1–1 — — — — — — —
Cruz Azul — — — 3–2 2–0 — — — — 2–0 — —
Guadalajara — 2–1 — — 0–0 — 0–1 — — — — —
Juárez — — 0–2 — — — 1–0 — — — —
León — — — — — 1–0 — — — — 2–1 —
Mazatlán — — — — — — — — 1–4 — — 2–1 0–0
Monterrey — — — — — — 1–1 — — 2–2 — 3–1 —
Necaxa 1–1 — — — — 1–0 — — — — 0–3 —
Pachuca 1–2 — — — — 0–1 — — 1–0 — — —
Puebla — 1–1 — — — — — 0–1 — — — —
Querétaro 4–1 — — 1–0 — — 1–1 — — — — —
Santos Laguna — 0–0 2–0 — — — — — — — —
Tijuana — 3–1 0–2 — — — — — — — 0–0 —
Toluca — — 3–2 — — — — — — — 3–2 —
UANL — — — — — — 1–1 2–1 — — —
UNAM — — — 1–1 — — 1–1 — 3–2 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

Coefficient table

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[20] Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN240 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 120 million in the last place; 70 million the penultimate; and 50 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table.[21] The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspending the Clausura 2020 season, the points obtained in the 2020–21 season between matches not held in the Clausura 2020, will now count as double for the 2020–21 coefficient.[21]

Pos
 Team '18 A
Pts		 '19 C
Pts		 '19 A
Pts		 '20 C
Pts		 '20 A
Pts[e]		 '21 C
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 GD
 Fine
1 León 18413321100120661.8529+47
2 América 33293120100123681.8088+39
3 Cruz Azul 36302323100122681.7941+39
4 UANL 2937321780123681.7826+49
5 Santos Laguna 3022371850112681.6471+20
6 Monterrey 30302766099681.4559+16
7 UNAM 3017232190100691.4493+7
8 Pachuca 242825147098681.4412+19
9 Necaxa 142931115090681.3235+6
10 Toluca 262517109090681.3235–2
11 Querétaro 261131147089681.3088–8
12 Guadalajara 201825167086681.2647–4
13 Mazatlán[a] 251327145084671.2537–11
14 Puebla 202417187086691.2464–19
15 Atlético San Luis Ascenso MX20175042351.2000–13
16 Tijuana 17182494082691.1884–27$MXN70 million
17 Juárez[b] 192018145076671.1343–31$MXN50 million
18 Atlas 111921101062680.9118–43$MXN120 million

Last update: 17 August 2020
Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine 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
Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    2018–19 and 2019–20 points were accumulated as Monarcas Morelia.
  2. ^
    2018–19 points were accumulated as Lobos BUAP.

Notes
  1. Although appointed on 11 August 2020, Cocca would not immediately take charge. Due to league schedule, his first match was delayed to 16 August 2020 vs Santos Laguna.[15]

See also

References
  1. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". www.ligamx.net.
  2. "Liga MX. Calendario y fechas de apertura Guardianes 2020". www.milenio.com.
  3. "Reacciones de periodistas tras la mudanza de Morelia". AS México. June 2, 2020.
  4. "Se ratifican los cambios de sede, nombre y titular en Liga MX y Liga de Expansión". ESPNdeportes.com. July 8, 2020.
  5. "Calendario Liga MX, Apertura 2020: Conoce aquí todos los partidos". AS México. July 22, 2020.
  6. "Víctor Manuel Vucetich deja la dirección técnica del Querétaro". FOX Sports (in Spanish). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. Arellano, Marcos (23 June 2020). "Hacen oficial llegada de Alex Diego". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  8. "Xolos: Gustavo Quinteros dejó de ser director técnico de Tijuana". Récord (in Spanish). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. "OFICIAL: Pablo Guede es nuevo DT de Xolos". Fútbol Total (in Spanish). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. "Pumas: Míchel renunció a la dirección técnica de la UNAM". Diario Récord (in Spanish). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. Uzeta, Karla (23 July 2020). "Pumas: Andrés Lillini, nuevo director técnico interino de la UNAM". Diario Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. Acosta, José (9 August 2020). "Chivas sacked Luis Fernando Tena". VAVEL. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  13. Olivarez, Alfredo (9 August 2020). "Marcelo Michel Leaño será el director técnico interino en Chivas". ESPN México (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  14. "Comunicado: Rafael Puente del Río deja de ser DT de Atlas FC". Atlas FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. "Diego Cocca será el nuevo técnico del Atlas" (in Spanish). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  16. "Diego Cocca es el nuevo estratega de La Academia". Atlas FC (in Spanish). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  17. "Chivas: Víctor Manuel Vucetich es oficialmente nuevo técnico del Guadalajara". Diario Récord (in Spanish). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  18. Uzeta, Karla (14 August 2020). "Pumas: Andrés Lillini se mantendrá como DT de los universitarios hasta el final del Apertura 2020". Diario Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  19. Alejo, Iwan (15 August 2020). "Pumas: Andrés Lillini seguirá siendo el entrenador hasta el final del Guard1anes 2020". Bolavip (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  20. https://www.milenio.com/deportes/futbol/liga-mx-este-sera-el-castigo-para-ultimos-lugares-del-descenso
  21. https://s3.amazonaws.com/lmxwebsite/docs/Reglamentos/Competencia/1_LIGA_MX/11_LIGA_MX_1_20190722101600.pdf
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