2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season

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.

Liga de Expansión MX
Season2020-21
2021–22 →
Stats are from the regular season only

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.

Stadiums and Locations
Team City Stadium Capacity
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
U.de G. Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020
Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087
Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,068
Location of teams in the 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
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		 Ref.
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
1 Atlante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Atlético Morelia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals[lower-alpha 2]
3 Cancún 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the Repechage[lower-alpha 3]
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
First match(es) will be played on 18 August 2020. 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
Notes:
  1. The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi-finals.
  2. The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  3. The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.

Positions by Round
Leader and qualification to semi-finals
Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
First match(es) will be played on 18 August 2020. Source: Ascenso MX

    Results

    Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

    Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL OAX PUM SIN SON TAM TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
    Atlante — — — — — — — —
    Atlético Morelia — — — — — — — — —
    Cancún — — — — — — — —
    Celaya — — — — — — — — —
    Oaxaca — — — — — — — —
    Pumas Tabasco — — — — — — — — —
    Sinaloa — — — — — — — —
    Sonora — — — — — — — — —
    Tampico Madero — — — — — — — — —
    Tapatío — — — — — — — —
    Tepatitlán — — — — — — — —
    Tlaxcala — — — — — — — —
    UAT — — — — — — — — —
    U. de G. — — — — — — — — —
    Venados — — — — — — — — —
    Zacatecas — — — — — — — —
    First match(es) will be played on 18 August 2020. Source: Ascenso MX
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Regular Season statistics
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    References
    1. 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.
    2. "Oficial: el Atlante vuelve a la CDMX y jugará en el estadio Azul". Forbes México (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    3. "Zacatepec se va a Morelia y ocupará el lugar de Monarcas". ESPN México (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    4. Moreno, Marcos (26 June 2020). "Cafetaleros se muda a Quintana Roo y nace Cancún FC". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    5. Hernández, Jesús (19 June 2020). "Tapatío, un trabuco rojiblanco para ganar la Liga de Expansión". Milenio Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    6. Jiménez, Edgar (24 June 2020). "Pumas tendrá equipo de la liga de expansión en Tabasco". Marca Claro (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    7. "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
    8. "Héctor Altamirano deja Celaya tras cancelación del Ascenso MX". ESPN México (in Spanish). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
    9. Campos, Carlos (1 July 2020). "Presentan a nuevo técnico de Celaya". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
    10. "El Rambo Torres dejó la dirección técnica de Mineros de Zacatecas". El Sol de Zacatecas (in Spanish). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
    11. 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.
    12. Gómez, Saúl (13 May 2020). "Cimarrones busca nuevo DT para volver a la actividad". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
    13. "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.
    14. "OFICIAL: Alex Diego, nuevo DT de los Gallos del Querétaro". Fútbol Total (in Spanish). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
    15. "Atlante confirma su regreso a la CDMX". ESTO (in Spanish). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    16. "Deja Alejandro Pérez dirección técnica del club Alebrijes de Oaxaca". Quadratín Oaxaca (in Spanish). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
    17. "Rambo Torres, nuevo DT de Alebrijes". NVI Noticias (in Spanish). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

    See also
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