2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season
The 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season is the first 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 sixteen teams. The Apertura tournament started on 18 August 2020 and concluded on 20 December 2020. The Clausura tournament started on 12 January 2021 and will conclude in May 2021.
Season | 2020-21 |
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Champions | Guardianes 2020: Tampico Madero (1st title) Guardianes 2021: Tepatitlán (1st title) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 573 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Guardianes 2020: Alberto Alvarado Morín Lizandro Echeverría Guillermo Martínez Gustavo Ramírez (7 goals) Guardianes 2021: Julio César Cruz (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Guardianes 2020: Tepatitlán 4–0 Sinaloa (14 October 2020) Cancún 4–0 Pumas Tabasco (17 October 2020) Zacatecas 5–1 UAT (4 November 2020) Guardianes 2021: Atlante 5–0 Tepatitlán (7 March 2021) |
Biggest away win | Guardianes 2020: Pumas Tabasco 0–4 Atlante (30 September 2020) Guardianes 2021: U. de G. 0–3 Atlante (24 February 2021) |
Highest scoring | Guardianes 2020: Tapatío 3–3 Atlético Morelia (1 September 2020) Pumas Tabasco 3–3 Zacatecas (2 September 2020) Zacatecas 5–1 UAT (4 November 2020) Oaxaca 2–4 Sonora (17 November 2020) Tapatío 4–2 Pumas Tabasco (18 November 2020) Guardianes 2021: Atlético Morelia 6–3 Oaxaca (20 February 2021) |
Longest winning run | Guardianes 2020: 4 matches Atlante Sonora Zacatecas Guardianes 2021: 4 matches Atlético Morelia Zacatecas |
Longest unbeaten run | Guardianes 2020: 12 matches Celaya Guardianes 2021: 12 matches Sonora |
Longest winless run | Guardianes 2020: 8 matches Sinaloa U. de G. Guardianes 2021: 9 matches UAT |
Longest losing run | Guardianes 2020: 5 matches UAT Guardianes 2021: 4 matches Pumas Tabasco |
Highest attendance | Guardianes 2021: 2,655 Cancún 2–0 U. de G. (7 April 2021) |
Total attendance | Guardianes 2021: 2,798 |
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.
- 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 | Ciudad de los Deportes | 33,000 |
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 |
Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844 |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
Pumas Tabasco | Villahermosa, Tabasco | Olímpico de Villahermosa | 12,000 |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 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 | 8,085 |
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
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
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Atlante | Jorge Santillana | Mario García Covalles | Lizandro Echeverría | UIN Sports | Betcris |
Atlético Morelia | Víctor Manuel Arana | Ricardo Valiño | Arturo Ledesma | Keuka | Akron, Avocados from Mexico |
Cancún | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | Christian Giménez | Juan Basulto | Keuka | Cancún, Riviera Maya |
Celaya | Alan Achar | Israel Hernández | Leobardo López | Keuka | Bachoco |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Oscar Fernando Torres | Óscar Torres | Silver Sport | Patsa, Ópticas América, ADO |
Pumas Tabasco | Ramón Neme | Alejandro Pérez | Julio Barragán | Nike | DHL |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Rafael García | José Lugo | Charly | Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Gabriel Pereyra | Miguel Vallejo | Keuka | Yiuppi, El Imparcial |
Tampico Madero | Carlos Gutiérrez Riera | Gerardo Espinoza | José Ávila | Charly | Nexum |
Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | Alberto Coyote | Sergio Flores | Puma | Caliente |
Tepatitlán | Víctor Flores Cosío | Paco Ramírez | Luis Robles | Carrara | Pacífica |
Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Irving Rubirosa | Francisco Uscanga | Keuka | Providencia, Tlaxcala |
UAT | Miguel Mansur Pedraza | Hibert Ruíz | Abraham Riestra | Silver Sport | |
U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Jorge Dávalos | José Hernández | Umbro | Electrolit |
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Carlos Gutiérrez | Armando Navarrete | U-Sports | Yucatán |
Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Omar Alexis Moreno | Manuel Madrid | Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mobil |
Managerial changes
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 | ||||||||
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] | ||
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||||
Sinaloa | David Patiño | Sacked | 30 November 2020 | Rafael García | 21 December 2020 | Preseason | [18][19] | |
Pumas Tabasco | Carlos Humberto González | Moved to UNAM U–20 | 21 December 2020 | Alejandro Pérez | 21 December 2020 | [20] | ||
Clausura changes | ||||||||
UAT | Roberto Hernández | Sacked | 11 March 2021 | Hibert Ruíz | 11 March 2021 | 14th | [21][22] |
Guardianes 2020
The Guardianes 2020 season was the 1st season of Liga de Expansión MX. The regular season began on 18 August 2020 and ended on 20 December 2020. The tournament was renamed Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Ext | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Celaya | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 35 | Qualification to the semi-finals[a] |
2 | Atlante | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 32 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[b] |
3 | Sonora | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 30 | Qualification to the Reclassification[c] |
4 | Atlético Morelia | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | |
5 | Cancún | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27 | |
6 | Tampico Madero (C) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 26 | |
7 | Zacatecas | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 25 | |
8 | Tepatitlán | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 24 | |
9 | Tapatío | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | |
10 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 20 | |
11 | Venados | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17 | |
12 | Pumas Tabasco[d] | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 17 | |
13 | Sinaloa | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | |
14 | U. de G. | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 15 | |
15 | Oaxaca | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 15 | |
16 | UAT | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 13 |
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) Champion
Notes:
- ^ The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi-finals.
- ^ The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
- ^ The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.
- ^ Team is last in the relegation table
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:Liga de Expansión MX | Hat-tricks
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
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Final phase
Reclassification
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Sonora | 2–3 | Pumas Tabasco |
Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados |
Cancún | 1–2 | Tlaxcala |
Tampico Madero | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Tapatío |
Zacatecas | 1–0 | Tepatitlán |
- All rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
- If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.
24 November 2020 | Zacatecas | 1–0 | Tepatitlán | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Referee: Edgar Allan Morales |
24 November 2020 | Tampico Madero | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Tapatío | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
19:10 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Luis Daniel Chávez | ||
Penalties | ||||
24 November 2020 | Sonora | 2–3 | Pumas Tabasco | Hermosillo, Sonora |
20:10 MST (UTC−7) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Héroe de Nacozari Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte |
25 November 2020 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados | Morelia, Michoacán |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Celaya | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Zacatecas | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tampico Madero (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante (s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Pumas Tabasco | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante (s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Tlaxcala | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- The first place team qualifies directly to the semi-finals.
- The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter-finals.
- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, 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 shoot-out.
- The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Clausura 2021 champion.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pumas Tabasco | 1–1(s) | Atlante | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Tlaxcala | 0–5 | Atlético Morelia | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Zacatecas | 2–4 | Tampico Madero | 2–1 | 0–3 |
- First leg
2 December 2020 | Tlaxcala | 0–2 | Atlético Morelia | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) | Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole Referee: Jesús Ruiz González |
2 December 2020 | Zacatecas | 2–1 | Tampico Madero | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez |
3 December 2020 | Pumas Tabasco | 1–1 | Atlante | Villahermosa, Tabasco |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Villahermosa Referee: Gustavo Padilla Aguirre |
- Second leg
5 December 2020 | Atlético Morelia | 3–0 (5–0 agg.) | Tlaxcala | Morelia, Michoacán |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Edgar Allan Morales |
5 December 2020 | Tampico Madero | 3–0 (4–2 agg.) | Zacatecas | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
6 December 2020 | Atlante | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | Pumas Tabasco | Mexico City |
21:00 CST (UTC−6) | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Ismael Lopez Peñuelas |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Celaya | 2–3 | Tampico Madero | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Atlante | (s)1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | 0–0 |
- First leg
9 December 2020 | Tampico Madero | 1–0 | Celaya | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | De Buen 10' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Jesús Roberto Ruiz |
9 December 2020 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Atlante | Morelia, Michoacán |
21:00 CST (UTC−6) | Tamay 22' | Report | Rol. González 66' | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez |
- Second leg
12 December 2020 | Celaya | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Tampico Madero | Celaya, Guanajuato |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | Martínez 25' Vergara 67' | Report | Medina 23' de Buen 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras |
12 December 2020 | Atlante | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | Atlético Morelia | Mexico City |
21:05 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Luis Daniel Chávez León |
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlante | 3–4 | Tampico Madero | 1–1 | 2–3 |
- First leg
17 December 2020 | Tampico Madero | 1–1 | Atlante | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
21:00 CST (UTC−6) | Pérez 7' | Report | García 59' | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
- Second leg
20 December 2020 | Atlante | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.) | Tampico Madero | Mexico City |
20:00 CST (UTC−6) | Sánchez 66' Vega 106' | Report | Salas 74', 112' de Buen 118' (pen) | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera |
Guardianes 2020 winners |
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Tampico Madero 1st title |
Guardianes 2021
The Clausura tournament will be named Guardianes 2021, in honor of the doctors and health professionals in the country who fight against COVID-19.[24]
The Clausura 2021 began on 12 January 2021.[25] Tampico Madero are the defending champions.
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Ext | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Morelia | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to the semi-finals[a] |
2 | Celaya | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 28 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[b] |
3 | Sonora | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 27 | Qualification to the Reclassification[c] |
4 | Zacatecas | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | |
5 | Tapatío | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 | |
6 | Tepatitlán (C) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 24 | |
7 | Atlante | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 23 | |
8 | Cancún | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 21 | |
9 | Sinaloa | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 20 | |
10 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 20 | |
11 | Oaxaca | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 | |
12 | Venados | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 18 | |
13 | Pumas Tabasco | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | Team is last in the relegation table. |
14 | Tampico Madero | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
15 | UAT | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 14 | |
16 | U. de G. | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 |
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) Champion
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: Liga de Expansión MX | Hat-tricks
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Attendance
Highest and lowest
Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
1 | No matches with fans in attendance | |||||||
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12 | Tapatío | 1–2 | Sinaloa | 58 | N/A | |||
13 | No matches with fans in attendance | |||||||
14 | Cancún | 2–0 | U de G | 2,656 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Venados | 85 |
15 | No matches with fans in attendance |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
- ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase
Reclassification
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Sonora | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Venados |
Zacatecas | 6–0 | Oaxaca |
Tapatío | 1–0 | Tlaxcala |
Tepatitlán | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Sinaloa |
Atlante | 2–1 | Cancún |
- All rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
- If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.
21 April 2021 | Atlante | 2–1 | Cancún | Mexico City |
19:15 CDT (UTC−5) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte |
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlante | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Celaya | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlante | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tepatitlán | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Zacatecas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Tapatío | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Zacatecas | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tepatitlán | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sonora | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tepatitlán | 2 | 4 | 6 |
- The first place team qualifies directly to the semi-finals.
- The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter-finals.
- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, 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 shoot-out.
- The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Apertura 2020 champion.[23]
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlante | 5–3 | Celaya | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Tepatitlán | 6–1 | Sonora | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Tapatío | 1–3 | Zacatecas | 0–1 | 1–2 |
- First leg
27 April 2021 | Atlante | 2–0 | Celaya | Mexico City |
12:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Costa 76', 82' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 0 Referee: Martín Molina Astorga |
28 April 2021 | Tepatitlán | 2–0 | Sonora | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Jorge Camacho Peregrina |
- Second leg
1 May 2021 | Sonora | 1–4 (1–6 agg.) | Tepatitlán | Hermosillo, Sonora |
20:00 MST (UTC−7) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Héroe de Nacozari Attendance: 2,333 Referee: Jesús Rafael López |
2 May 2021 | Zacatecas | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Tapatío | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlante | 1–2 | Atlético Morelia | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Tepatitlán | 4–1 | Zacatecas | 3–0 | 1–1 |
- First leg
4 May 2021 | Atlante | 0–1 | Atlético Morelia | Mexico City |
16:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Jorge Camacho Peregrina |
5 May 2021 | Tepatitlán | 3–0 | Zacatecas | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Martín Molina Astorga |
- Second leg
7 May 2021 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Atlante | Morelia, Michoacán |
21:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Acosta 33' | Report | Partida 19' | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Attendance: 10,343 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
8 May 2021 | Zacatecas | 1–1 (1–4 agg.) | Tepatitlán | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez |
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tepatitlán | 3–2 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | 2–2 |
- First leg
12 May 2021 | Tepatitlán | 1–0 | Atlético Morelia | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho |
- Second leg
15 May 2021 | Atlético Morelia | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Tepatitlán | Morelia, Michoacán |
16:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Attendance: 13,433 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
Guardianes 2021 winners |
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Tepatitlán 1st title |
Campeón de Campeones Final
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 2020–21 season will play the second leg at home. The winner of the final will receive a prize of $MXN 5 million.
First Leg
Tampico Madero | 2–0 | Tepatitlán |
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Second Leg
Tepatitlán | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Tampico Madero |
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Tepatitlán[27] | 2020, liga, expansión, season, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2020 21 Liga de Expansion MX season is the first 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 sixteen teams The Apertura tournament started on 18 August 2020 and concluded on 20 December 2020 The Clausura tournament started on 12 January 2021 and will conclude in May 2021 Liga de Expansion MXSeason2020 21ChampionsGuardianes 2020 Tampico Madero 1st title Guardianes 2021 Tepatitlan 1st title Matches played240Goals scored573 2 39 per match Top goalscorerGuardianes 2020 Alberto Alvarado MorinLizandro EcheverriaGuillermo MartinezGustavo Ramirez 7 goals Guardianes 2021 Julio Cesar Cruz 10 goals Biggest home winGuardianes 2020 Tepatitlan 4 0 Sinaloa 14 October 2020 Cancun 4 0 Pumas Tabasco 17 October 2020 Zacatecas 5 1 UAT 4 November 2020 Guardianes 2021 Atlante 5 0 Tepatitlan 7 March 2021 Biggest away winGuardianes 2020 Pumas Tabasco 0 4 Atlante 30 September 2020 Guardianes 2021 U de G 0 3 Atlante 24 February 2021 Highest scoringGuardianes 2020 Tapatio 3 3 Atletico Morelia 1 September 2020 Pumas Tabasco 3 3 Zacatecas 2 September 2020 Zacatecas 5 1 UAT 4 November 2020 Oaxaca 2 4 Sonora 17 November 2020 Tapatio 4 2 Pumas Tabasco 18 November 2020 Guardianes 2021 Atletico Morelia 6 3 Oaxaca 20 February 2021 Longest winning runGuardianes 2020 4 matchesAtlanteSonoraZacatecasGuardianes 2021 4 matchesAtletico MoreliaZacatecasLongest unbeaten runGuardianes 2020 12 matchesCelayaGuardianes 2021 12 matchesSonoraLongest winless runGuardianes 2020 8 matchesSinaloaU de G Guardianes 2021 9 matchesUATLongest losing runGuardianes 2020 5 matchesUATGuardianes 2021 4 matchesPumas TabascoHighest attendanceGuardianes 2021 2 655Cancun 2 0 U de G 7 April 2021 Total attendanceGuardianes 2021 2 7982021 22 Stats are from the regular season only Contents 1 Changes from the previous season 2 Stadiums and Locations 2 1 Personnel and kits 3 Managerial changes 4 Guardianes 2020 4 1 Regular season 4 1 1 Standings 4 1 2 Positions by Round 4 1 3 Results 4 2 Regular Season statistics 4 2 1 Top goalscorers 4 2 2 Hat tricks 4 3 Final phase 4 3 1 Reclassification 4 3 2 Bracket 4 3 3 Quarter finals 4 3 4 Semi finals 4 3 5 Final 5 Guardianes 2021 5 1 Regular season 5 1 1 Standings 5 1 2 Positions by Round 5 1 3 Results 5 2 Regular Season statistics 5 2 1 Top goalscorers 5 2 2 Hat tricks 5 3 Attendance 5 3 1 Highest and lowest 5 4 Final phase 5 4 1 Reclassification 5 4 2 Bracket 5 4 3 Quarter finals 5 4 4 Semi finals 5 4 5 Final 6 Campeon de Campeones Final 6 1 First Leg 6 2 Second Leg 7 Coefficient table 8 Aggregate table 9 References 10 See also 11 External linksChanges from the previous season EditThe Liga de Expansion 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 Cancun to Mexico City 2 Club Atletico Zacatepec was moved to Morelia and was renamed as Atletico Morelia 3 Cafetaleros de Chiapas was moved to Cancun and renamed as Cancun F C 4 Tapatio and Pumas Tabasco entered to the league as Liga MX affiliate teams 5 6 Tepatitlan F C and Tlaxcala F C were accepted as an expansion teams 7 Stadiums and Locations EditTeam City Stadium CapacityAtlante Mexico City Ciudad de los Deportes 33 000Atletico Morelia Morelia Michoacan Morelos 35 000Cancun Cancun Quintana Roo Andres Quintana Roo 18 844Celaya Celaya Guanajuato Miguel Aleman Valdes 23 182Pumas Tabasco Villahermosa Tabasco Olimpico de Villahermosa 12 000Oaxaca Oaxaca City Oaxaca Tecnologico de Oaxaca 14 598Sinaloa Culiacan Sinaloa Dorados 20 108Sonora Hermosillo Sonora Heroe de Nacozari 18 747Tampico Madero Tampico Ciudad Madero Tamaulipas Tamaulipas 19 667Tapatio Zapopan Jalisco Akron 49 850Tepatitlan Tepatitlan de Morelos Jalisco Gregorio Tepa Gomez 8 085Tlaxcala Tlaxcala City Tlaxcala Tlahuicole 9 462UAT Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas Marte R Gomez 10 520U de G Guadalajara Jalisco Jalisco 55 020Venados Merida Yucatan Carlos Iturralde 15 087Zacatecas Zacatecas City Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20 068 Atlante Atl Morelia Cancun Celaya Oaxaca Pumas Tabasco Sinaloa Sonora Tampico Madero TapatioUdeG Tepatitlan Tlaxcala UAT Venados Zacatecasclass notpageimage Location of teams in the 2020 21 Liga de Expansion MX Personnel and kits Edit Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor s Atlante Jorge Santillana Mario Garcia Covalles Lizandro Echeverria UIN Sports BetcrisAtletico Morelia Victor Manuel Arana Ricardo Valino Arturo Ledesma Keuka Akron Avocados from MexicoCancun Jose Luis Orantes Costanzo Christian Gimenez Juan Basulto Keuka Cancun Riviera MayaCelaya Alan Achar Israel Hernandez Leobardo Lopez Keuka BachocoOaxaca Juan Carlos Jones Oscar Fernando Torres oscar Torres Silver Sport Patsa opticas America ADOPumas Tabasco Ramon Neme Alejandro Perez Julio Barragan Nike DHLSinaloa Jose Antonio Nunez Rafael Garcia Jose Lugo Charly Coppel Caliente SukarneSonora Juan Pablo Rojo Gabriel Pereyra Miguel Vallejo Keuka Yiuppi El ImparcialTampico Madero Carlos Gutierrez Riera Gerardo Espinoza Jose Avila Charly NexumTapatio Amaury Vergara Alberto Coyote Sergio Flores Puma CalienteTepatitlan Victor Flores Cosio Paco Ramirez Luis Robles Carrara PacificaTlaxcala Rafael Torre Mendoza Irving Rubirosa Francisco Uscanga Keuka Providencia TlaxcalaUAT Miguel Mansur Pedraza Hibert Ruiz Abraham Riestra Silver SportU de G Jose Alberto Castellanos Gutierrez Jorge Davalos Jose Hernandez Umbro ElectrolitVenados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Carlos Gutierrez Armando Navarrete U Sports YucatanZacatecas Eduardo Lopez Munoz Omar Alexis Moreno Manuel Madrid Spiro Fresnillo plc MobilManagerial changes EditTeam Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Ref Pre Apertura changesCelaya Hector Altamirano Sacked 23 April 2020 Israel Hernandez 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 Queretaro 12 June 2020 Mario Garcia Covalles 20 July 2020 14 15 Oaxaca Alejandro Perez Mutual agreement 4 July 2020 Oscar Fernando Torres 10 July 2020 16 17 Pre Clausura changesSinaloa David Patino Sacked 30 November 2020 Rafael Garcia 21 December 2020 Preseason 18 19 Pumas Tabasco Carlos Humberto Gonzalez Moved to UNAM U 20 21 December 2020 Alejandro Perez 21 December 2020 20 Clausura changesUAT Roberto Hernandez Sacked 11 March 2021 Hibert Ruiz 11 March 2021 14th 21 22 Guardianes 2020 EditThe Guardianes 2020 season was the 1st season of Liga de Expansion MX The regular season began on 18 August 2020 and ended on 20 December 2020 The tournament was renamed Torneo Guardianes 2020 stylized as Guard1anes in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID 19 pandemic in Mexico Regular season Edit Standings Edit Pos Team Pld W D L Ext GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Celaya 15 9 5 1 3 21 10 11 35 Qualification to the semi finals a 2 Atlante 15 9 1 5 4 25 14 11 32 Qualification to the quarter finals b 3 Sonora 15 9 1 5 2 25 16 9 30 Qualification to the Reclassification c 4 Atletico Morelia 15 7 5 3 3 24 18 6 295 Cancun 15 7 3 5 3 19 14 5 276 Tampico Madero C 15 6 5 4 3 14 12 2 267 Zacatecas 15 6 5 4 2 24 19 5 258 Tepatitlan 15 6 5 4 1 20 15 5 249 Tapatio 15 5 6 4 1 20 14 6 2210 Tlaxcala 15 5 3 7 2 13 22 9 2011 Venados 15 4 4 7 1 14 21 7 1712 Pumas Tabasco d 15 3 5 7 3 20 30 10 1713 Sinaloa 15 3 5 7 2 18 27 9 1614 U de G 15 3 4 8 2 17 21 4 1515 Oaxaca 15 4 1 10 2 15 25 10 1516 UAT 15 3 4 8 0 17 28 11 13Source Liga de Expansion MXRules 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 ChampionNotes The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi finals The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter finals The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage Team is last in the relegation table Positions by Round Edit Leader and qualification to semi finalsQualification to quarter finalsQualification to repechaje Last place in tableTeam Round123456789101112131415Celaya322211111111111Atlante1481384223464322Sonora211122334222533Atletico Morelia7141314147885777654Cancun673333567655245Tampico Madero1313129131291010899876Zacatecas121011778442333467Tepatitlan895849656546788Tapatio151514151013131414111189109Tlaxcala4666111415151514131214910Venados161615161616121112101011121511Pumas Tabasco9345912141313151415111112Sinaloa1159466778121213101213U de G 1412710551099131514151314Oaxaca5810121515161615161616161415UAT1011161112101112119810131616Source Liga de Expansion MX Results Edit 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 ZASAtlante 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1Atletico Morelia 2 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 1Cancun 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 1Celaya 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 Oaxaca 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 Pumas Tabasco 0 4 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 3 3Sinaloa 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1Sonora 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 3Tampico Madero 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Tapatio 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 Tepatitlan 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 0 3 2 2 0 Tlaxcala 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 UAT 1 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 U de G 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1Venados 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 Zacatecas 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 5 1 1 2 Source Liga de Expansion MXLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Regular Season statistics Edit Top goalscorers Edit Players sorted first by goals scored then by last name Rank Player Club Goals1 Alberto Alvarado Morin UAT 7 Lizandro Echeverria Atlante Guillermo Martinez Celaya Gustavo Ramirez Atletico Morelia5 Juan Jose Calero Zacatecas 6 Eduardo Perez Atletico Morelia Raul Zuniga Sinaloa8 Juan David Angulo Tepatitlan 5 Franco Arizala Oaxaca Luis Garcia Atlante Luis Hernandez Zacatecas Angel Adan Lopez Sonora oscar Macias Tapatio Miguel Angel Vallejo Sonora oscar Villa SonoraSource Liga de Expansion MX Hat tricks Edit Player For Against Result Date Round Reference David Angulo Tepatitlan U de G 3 2 H 17 November 2020 15 1 H Home A Away Final phase Edit Reclassification Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Sonora 2 3 Pumas TabascoAtletico Morelia 1 0 VenadosCancun 1 2 TlaxcalaTampico Madero 0 0 5 3 p TapatioZacatecas 1 0 TepatitlanAll rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed If a game ends in a draw it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot out Zacatecas v Tepatitlan 24 November 2020 2020 11 24 Zacatecas1 0TepatitlanZacatecas City Zacatecas17 00 CST UTC 6 Mascorro 62 Report Stadium Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Referee Edgar Allan Morales Tampico Madero v Tapatio 24 November 2020 2020 11 24 Tampico Madero0 0 5 3 p TapatioCiudad Madero Tampico Tamaulipas19 10 CST UTC 6 Report Stadium Estadio Tamaulipas Referee Luis Daniel ChavezPenaltiesDe Buen Simental Lopez Eguade Robles Torres Hernandez Munoz Aguayo Sonora v Pumas Tabasco 24 November 2020 2020 11 24 Sonora2 3Pumas TabascoHermosillo Sonora20 10 MST UTC 7 Machado 3 Lopez 90 pen Report Montejano 28 Mejia 56 Figueroa 60 pen Stadium Estadio Heroe de Nacozari Referee Abraham de Jesus Quirarte Atletico Morelia v Venados 25 November 2020 2020 11 25 Atletico Morelia1 0VenadosMorelia Michoacan17 00 CST UTC 6 Tamay 54 Report Stadium Estadio Morelos Referee Guillermo Pacheco Larios Cancun v Tlaxcala 26 November 2020 2020 11 26 Cancun1 2TlaxcalaCancun Quintana Roo18 00 EST UTC 5 Mora 89 o g Report Uscanga 27 pen Tehuitzil 35 Stadium Estadio Andres Quintana Roo Referee Daniel Quintero Huitron Bracket Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 1Celaya0226Tampico Madero1236Tampico Madero1347Zacatecas2026Tampico Madero a e t 1342Atlante1232Atlante s 10112Pumas Tabasco1012Atlante s 1014Atletico Morelia1014Atletico Morelia23510Tlaxcala000The first place team qualifies directly to the semi finals The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter finals Teams are re seeded each round The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances In the quarterfinals and semifinals if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 shoot out The champion qualifies to the Campeon de Campeones match against the Clausura 2021 champion 23 Quarter finals Edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legPumas Tabasco 1 1 s Atlante 1 1 0 0Tlaxcala 0 5 Atletico Morelia 0 2 0 3Zacatecas 2 4 Tampico Madero 2 1 0 3First legTlaxcala v Atletico Morelia 2 December 2020 2020 12 02 Tlaxcala0 2Atletico MoreliaTlaxcala City Tlaxcala17 00 CST UTC 6 Acosta 11 Ramirez 29 Stadium Estadio Tlahuicole Referee Jesus Ruiz Gonzalez Zacatecas v Tampico Madero 2 December 2020 2020 12 02 Zacatecas2 1Tampico MaderoZacatecas City Zacatecas19 00 CST UTC 6 Pedraza 31 Madrid 90 Report Lopez 11 Stadium Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Referee Axel Meza Mendez Pumas Tabasco v Atlante 3 December 2020 2020 12 03 Pumas Tabasco1 1AtlanteVillahermosa Tabasco19 00 CST UTC 6 Mejia 78 Report Hernandez 16 pen Stadium Estadio Olimpico de Villahermosa Referee Gustavo Padilla Aguirre Second legAtletico Morelia v Tlaxcala 5 December 2020 2020 12 05 Atletico Morelia3 0 5 0 agg TlaxcalaMorelia Michoacan17 00 CST UTC 6 Milke 3 Ramirez 18 26 Report Stadium Estadio Morelos Referee Edgar Allan Morales Tampico Madero v Zacatecas 5 December 2020 2020 12 05 Tampico Madero3 0 4 2 agg ZacatecasCiudad Madero Tampico Tamaulipas19 00 CST UTC 6 Lozano 2 Avila 3 42 Report Stadium Estadio Tamaulipas Referee Guillermo Pacheco Larios Atlante v Pumas Tabasco 6 December 2020 2020 12 06 Atlante0 0 1 1 agg Pumas TabascoMexico City21 00 CST UTC 6 Stadium Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee Ismael Lopez Penuelas Semi finals Edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legCelaya 2 3 Tampico Madero 0 1 2 2Atlante s 1 1 Atletico Morelia 1 1 0 0First legTampico Madero v Celaya 9 December 2020 2020 12 09 Tampico Madero1 0CelayaCiudad Madero Tampico Tamaulipas19 00 CST UTC 6 De Buen 10 Report Stadium Estadio Tamaulipas Referee Jesus Roberto Ruiz Atletico Morelia v Atlante 9 December 2020 2020 12 09 Atletico Morelia1 1AtlanteMorelia Michoacan21 00 CST UTC 6 Tamay 22 Report Rol Gonzalez 66 Stadium Estadio Morelos Referee Axel Meza Mendez Second legCelaya v Tampico Madero 12 December 2020 2020 12 12 Celaya2 2 2 3 agg Tampico MaderoCelaya Guanajuato19 00 CST UTC 6 Martinez 25 Vergara 67 Report Medina 23 de Buen 89 pen Stadium Estadio Miguel Aleman Valdes Referee Abraham de Jesus Quirarte Contreras Atlante v Atletico Morelia 12 December 2020 2020 12 12 Atlante0 0 1 1 agg Atletico MoreliaMexico City21 05 CST UTC 6 Report Stadium Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee Luis Daniel Chavez Leon Final Edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAtlante 3 4 Tampico Madero 1 1 2 3First legTampico Madero v Atlante 17 December 2020 2020 12 17 Tampico Madero1 1AtlanteCiudad Madero Tampico Tamaulipas21 00 CST UTC 6 Perez 7 Report Garcia 59 Stadium Estadio Tamaulipas Referee Guillermo Pacheco Larios Second legAtlante v Tampico Madero 20 December 2020 2020 12 20 Atlante2 3 a e t 3 4 agg Tampico MaderoMexico City20 00 CST UTC 6 Sanchez 66 Vega 106 Report Salas 74 112 de Buen 118 pen Stadium Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee Edgar Allan Morales Olvera Guardianes 2020 winners Tampico Madero1st titleGuardianes 2021 EditThe Clausura tournament will be named Guardianes 2021 in honor of the doctors and health professionals in the country who fight against COVID 19 24 The Clausura 2021 began on 12 January 2021 25 Tampico Madero are the defending champions Regular season Edit Standings Edit Pos Team Pld W D L Ext GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Atletico Morelia 15 9 2 4 4 26 19 7 33 Qualification to the semi finals a 2 Celaya 15 6 7 2 3 19 11 8 28 Qualification to the quarter finals b 3 Sonora 15 6 8 1 1 20 11 9 27 Qualification to the Reclassification c 4 Zacatecas 15 7 3 5 3 21 21 0 275 Tapatio 15 6 4 5 2 14 14 0 246 Tepatitlan C 15 6 4 5 2 13 19 6 247 Atlante 15 6 4 5 1 18 12 6 238 Cancun 15 6 3 6 0 15 17 2 219 Sinaloa 15 3 9 3 2 15 16 1 2010 Tlaxcala 15 5 4 6 1 15 17 2 2011 Oaxaca 15 4 7 4 0 24 24 0 1912 Venados 15 3 8 4 1 15 16 1 1813 Pumas Tabasco 15 4 3 8 3 14 19 5 18 Team is last in the relegation table 14 Tampico Madero 15 3 7 5 0 11 12 1 1615 UAT 15 3 4 8 1 16 20 4 1416 U de G 15 2 5 8 1 11 19 8 12Source Liga de Expansion MXRules 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 ChampionNotes The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi finals The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter finals The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage Positions by Round Edit Leader and qualification to semi finalsQualification to quarter finalsQualification to repechaje Last place in tableTeam Round123456789101112131415Atletico Morelia1183121221331111Celaya945332113212422Sonora89111186545643343Zacatecas72710125979755234Tapatio1610753652124555Tepatitlan411214797479666Atlante3526483345810977Cancun16131516141615151114141114118Sinaloa5116911914131413106789Tlaxcala63849788128914111310Oaxaca1215121271413141012131313911Venados14141615151212121311128101012Pumas Tabasco151695101046696781213Tampico Madero13121413131510108101112121414UAT2748611111115151515151515U de G 101013141613161616161616161616Source Liga de Expansion MX Results Edit 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 ZASAtlante 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 Atletico Morelia 0 2 6 3 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 Cancun 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 Celaya 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0Oaxaca 0 0 3 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 3Pumas Tabasco 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 Sinaloa 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Sonora 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 Tampico Madero 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0Tapatio 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1Tepatitlan 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2Tlaxcala 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 2 1UAT 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1U de G 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 Venados 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 3Zacatecas 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 Source Liga de Expansion MXLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Regular Season statistics Edit Top goalscorers Edit Players sorted first by goals scored then by last name Rank Player Club Goals1 Julio Cesar Cruz Oaxaca 102 Diego Jimenez Atletico Morelia 83 Sergio Vergara Celaya 74 Vladimir Moragrega Atlante 6 Raul Zuniga Sinaloa6 Juan Jose Calero Zacatecas 5 Ronaldo Cisneros Tapatio Hector Mascorro Zacatecas Eduardo Perez Atletico Morelia10 Jonathan Betancourt Sonora 4 Eleuterio Jimenez Celaya Daniel Lajud Tampico Madero Ricardo Saul Monreal OaxacaSource Liga de Expansion MX Hat tricks Edit Player For Against Result Date Julio Cesar Cruz Oaxaca Pumas Tabasco 3 1 9 February 2021 Attendance Edit Highest and lowest Edit Highest attended Lowest attended a Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance1 No matches with fans in attendance23456789101112 Tapatio 1 2 Sinaloa 58 N A13 No matches with fans in attendance14 Cancun 2 0 U de G 2 656 Tapatio 1 1 Venados 8515 No matches with fans in attendanceSource Liga Expansion MX Does not include matches played behind closed doors Final phase Edit Reclassification Edit Team 1 Score Team 2Sonora 2 2 4 3 p VenadosZacatecas 6 0 OaxacaTapatio 1 0 TlaxcalaTepatitlan 1 1 4 2 p SinaloaAtlante 2 1 CancunAll rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed If a game ends in a draw it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot out Zacatecas v Oaxaca 20 April 2021 2021 04 20 Zacatecas6 0OaxacaZacatecas City Zacatecas19 00 CDT UTC 5 Rivera 14 29 Mascorro 53 Aguilar 60 Torres 79 Hipolito 89 Report Stadium Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance 2 639Referee Guillermo Pacheco Larios Sonora v Venados 20 April 2021 2021 04 20 Sonora2 2 4 3 p VenadosHermosillo Sonora19 15 MST UTC 7 Peralta 20 Mengual 33 Report Duran 12 Torres 30 Stadium Estadio Heroe de Nacozari Referee Louis Adrian VielmasPenaltiesSaavedra Reyes Garcia Lopez Betancourt Madrigal Duran Torres Fernandez Enriquez Tepatitlan v Sinaloa 21 April 2021 2021 04 21 Tepatitlan1 1 4 2 p SinaloaTepatitlan Jalisco17 00 CDT UTC 5 Manon 73 Report Dominguez 38 Stadium Estadio Gregorio Tepa Gomez Attendance 1 560Referee Daniel Quintero HuittronPenaltiesMarquez Hernandez Manon Robles Perez Marin Zamora Torres Zuniga Atlante v Cancun 21 April 2021 2021 04 21 Atlante2 1CancunMexico City19 15 CDT UTC 5 Costa 33 L Garcia 75 Report Castillo 15 pen Stadium Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee Abraham de Jesus Quirarte Tapatio v Tlaxcala 22 April 2021 2021 04 22 Tapatio1 0TlaxcalaZapopan Jalisco21 00 CDT UTC 5 Ramirez 29 Report Stadium Estadio Akron Attendance 157Referee Jesus Rafael Lopez Bracket Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 1Atletico Morelia1127Atlante0112Celaya0337Atlante2351Atletico Morelia0226Tepatitlan1234Zacatecas1235Tapatio0114Zacatecas0116Tepatitlan3143Sonora0116Tepatitlan246The first place team qualifies directly to the semi finals The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter finals Teams are re seeded each round The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances In the quarterfinals and semifinals if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 shoot out The champion qualifies to the Campeon de Campeones match against the Apertura 2020 champion 23 Quarter finals Edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAtlante 5 3 Celaya 2 0 3 3Tepatitlan 6 1 Sonora 2 0 4 1Tapatio 1 3 Zacatecas 0 1 1 2First legAtlante v Celaya 27 April 2021 2021 04 27 Atlante2 0CelayaMexico City12 00 CDT UTC 5 Costa 76 82 Report Stadium Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance 0Referee Martin Molina Astorga Tepatitlan v Sonora 28 April 2021 2021 04 28 Tepatitlan2 0SonoraTepatitlan Jalisco17 00 CDT UTC 5 Perez 56 Morales 58 Report Stadium Estadio Gregorio Tepa Gomez Attendance 1 597Referee Jorge Camacho Peregrina Tapatio v Zacatecas 29 April 2021 2021 04 29 Tapatio0 1ZacatecasZapopan Jalisco17 00 CDT UTC 5 Report Hernandez 55 Stadium Estadio Akron Attendance 167Referee Ismael Lopez Penuelas Second legCelaya v Atlante 30 April 2021 2021 04 30 Celaya3 3 3 5 agg AtlanteCelaya Guanajuato17 00 CDT UTC 5 Illescas 11 90 Hernandez 77 Report Costa 4 25 Moragrega 81 Stadium Estadio Miguel Aleman Valdes Attendance 2 333Referee Guillermo Pacheco Larios Sonora v Tepatitlan 1 May 2021 2021 05 01 Sonora1 4 1 6 agg TepatitlanHermosillo Sonora20 00 MST UTC 7 A Lopez 9 Report C Gonzalez 18 Tecpanecatl 58 Juarez 75 Rivera 90 1 pen Stadium Estadio Heroe de Nacozari Attendance 2 333Referee Jesus Rafael Lopez Zacatecas v Tapatio 2 May 2021 2021 05 02 Zacatecas2 1 3 1 agg TapatioZacatecas City Zacatecas17 00 CDT UTC 5 Hernandez 48 Mascorro 67 Report Benitez 25 Stadium Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance 3 469Referee Daniel Quintero Huitron Semi finals Edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAtlante 1 2 Atletico Morelia 0 1 1 1Tepatitlan 4 1 Zacatecas 3 0 1 1First legAtlante v Atletico Morelia 4 May 2021 2021 05 04 Atlante0 1Atletico MoreliaMexico City16 00 CDT UTC 5 Report Moragrega 39 o g Stadium Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee Jorge Camacho Peregrina Tepatitlan v Zacatecas 5 May 2021 2021 05 05 Tepatitlan3 0ZacatecasTepatitlan Jalisco17 00 CDT UTC 5 Manon 72 74 Angulo 90 1 Report Stadium Estadio Gregorio Tepa Gomez Attendance 2 154Referee Martin Molina Astorga Second legAtletico Morelia v Atlante 7 May 2021 2021 05 07 Atletico Morelia1 1 2 1 agg AtlanteMorelia Michoacan21 00 CDT UTC 5 Acosta 33 Report Partida 19 Stadium Estadio Morelos Attendance 10 343Referee Daniel Quintero Huitron Zacatecas v Tepatitlan 8 May 2021 2021 05 08 Zacatecas1 1 1 4 agg TepatitlanZacatecas City Zacatecas17 00 CDT UTC 5 Calero 18 Report Perez 72 Stadium Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance 2 100Referee Jesus Rafael Lopez Final Edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legTepatitlan 3 2 Atletico Morelia 1 0 2 2First legTepatitlan v Atletico Morelia 12 May 2021 2021 05 12 Tepatitlan1 0Atletico MoreliaTepatitlan Jalisco17 00 CDT UTC 5 Ceballos 62 Report Stadium Estadio Gregorio Tepa Gomez Attendance 3 272Referee Jorge Abraham Camacho Second legAtletico Morelia v Tepatitlan 15 May 2021 2021 05 15 Atletico Morelia2 2 2 3 agg TepatitlanMorelia Michoacan16 00 CDT UTC 5 Acosta 29 Jimenez 44 Manon 27 Marquez 86 pen Stadium Estadio Morelos Attendance 13 433Referee Daniel Quintero Huitron Guardianes 2021 winners Tepatitlan1st titleCampeon de Campeones Final EditThe Campeon de Campeones Final is a two legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and the Liga de Expansion 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 2020 21 season will play the second leg at home The winner of the final will receive a prize of MXN 5 million First Leg Edit 19 May 202118 30 UTC 5Tampico Madero2 0TepatitlanLajud 59 60 ReportEstadio Tamaulipas Ciudad Madero Tampico TamaulipasAttendance 2 788Referee Abraham de Jesus Quirarte Contreras Tampico Madero 26 Tepatitlan 26 GK 33 Kefren AvilesDF 2 Cesar BernalDF 3 oscar ManzanarezDF 8 Marco RuizDF 13 Carlos RoblesMF 17 Jose Lozano 83 MF 19 Edson GarciaMF 6 Aldo Lopez 74 MF 7 Daniel Lajud 29 83 FW 9 Nahum Gomez 74 FW 11 Antonio Lopez c Substitutions GK 25 Estuardo AzaharDF 4 Luis FloresDF 15 Gabriel VeraMF 16 Jose Hernandez 83 MF 5 German EguadeMF 14 Joel Perez 83 MF 23 Jared SimentalFW 26 Manuel LopezFW 10 Giovani Hernandez 74 FW 31 Fabian Salas 74 Manager Gerardo Espinoza GK 1 Andres SanchezDF 5 Sergio Ceballos 55 DF 14 Javier MedinaDF 19 Said CastanedaDF 6 Pavel Perez 80 MF 7 Angel Tecpanecatl 55 MF 8 Luis Morales 62 MF 18 Luis Robles c 13 MF 25 Alexis Juarez 5 FW 9 Victor Manon 80 FW 27 David AnguloSubstitutions GK 35 Bernardo AguilarDF 2 Fernando Ponce 80 DF 4 Daniel Aguinaga 52 MF 16 Cristian GonzalezMF 26 Luis Marquez 62 MF 33 Jorge Lumbreras 80 FW 13 Alonso ValadezFW 20 Javier HernandezFW 23 Diego MedinaManager Paco Ramirez Assistant referees Manuel Alfonso Martinez Sanchez Jaime Daniel Gonzalez Ramirez Fourth official Ismael Rosario Lopez PenuelasSecond Leg Edit 22 May 202117 00 UTC 5Tepatitlan2 0 a e t Tampico MaderoPerez 38 Castaneda 89 ReportReferee ReportPenaltiesPonce Robles Tecpanecatl Hernandez Manon Rivera Morales 5 4 Eguade Lajud G Hernandez Perez Robles Manzanarez FloresEstadio Gregorio Tepa Gomez Tepatitlan JaliscoAttendance 2 545Referee Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle Tepatitlan 27 img, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |