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2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season

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.

Liga de Expansión MX
Season2022–23
ChampionsApertura:
Atlante
(2nd title)
Clausura:
Tapatío
(1st title)
Matches played306
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 153
Goals scored771 (2.52 per match)
Apertura:
392 (2.56 per match)
Clausura:
379 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Diego Jiménez
(12 goals)
Clausura:
Ricardo Marín
(10 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
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 winApertura:
Tlaxcala 0–5 Atlante
(4 September 2022)
Clausura:
Sinaloa 0–5 Venados
(11 April 2023)
Highest scoringApertura:
UAT 5–3 Durango
(12 July 2022)
Clausura:
Zacatecas 3–6 Oaxaca
(21 March 2023)
Longest winning runApertura:
8 matches
Celaya
Clausura:
4 matches
Atlético Morelia
Raya2
Longest unbeaten runApertura:
15 matches
Atlante
Clausura:
8 matches
Raya2
Longest winless runApertura:
12 matches
Raya2
Clausura:
8 matches
Pumas Tabasco
Longest losing runApertura:
6 matches
Pumas Tabasco
Raya2
Clausura:
6 matches
Sinaloa
Zacatecas
Highest attendanceApertura:
7,213
Zacatecas vs Atlético Morelia
(24 September 2022)
Clausura:
13,362
Atlético Morelia vs Atlante
(26 February 2023)
Lowest attendanceApertura:
189
Tapatío vs Raya2
(11 August 2022)
Clausura:
185
Raya2 vs Sinaloa
(29 March 2023)
Total attendanceApertura:
297,118
Clausura:
391,174
Average attendanceApertura:
2,008
Clausura:
2,574
Stats are from the regular season only

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
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Location of teams in the 2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX

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.
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
Source: Liga de Expansión 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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The Teams ranked from 1st to 4th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ The Teams ranked from 5th to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.

Positions by Round edit

Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Celaya129988522222111111
Atlante11111111111222222
U. de G.104663245444433343
Sonora1611556857956755434
Sinaloa1718109111312151617161298985
Atlético Morelia13611129684333344556
Venados1515811141515141168576767
Zacatecas8715141314141314127810111078
Tapatío32234991061010969699
Tepatitlán41212131211119889101210121210
Oaxaca91377746677568781011
Durango1414171616121311121315111313131412
UAT25445101012131512151515171513
Tlaxcala510141515161717151414141112111114
Raya2733223335911131414141315
Atlético La Paz1816161717171818171818181717161616
Cancún68131010778101113161616151717
Pumas Tabasco1117181818181616181617171818181818
Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Results edit

Each team plays once all other teams in 17 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL DUR LAP OAX PUM RAY SIN SON TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–0
Atlético Morelia 0–0 4–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1
Cancún 0–4 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2
Celaya 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–3
Durango 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 1–1 4–1
Atlético La Paz 0–0 2–1 6–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–2
Oaxaca 2–2 1–3 4–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 2–2
Pumas Tabasco 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
Raya2 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–3
Sinaloa 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 4–1
Sonora 0–0 5–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0
Tapatío 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0
Tepatitlán 0–0 1–1 4–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–2
Tlaxcala 0–5 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–0
UAT 1–2 0–0 5–3 4–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2
U. de G. 2–2 3–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 3–2
Venados 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–1
Zacatecas 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–0
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics edit

Discipline edit

Team edit

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]
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

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase edit

Reclassification edit

  • 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
Venados4−2Tepatitlán
  • Román   3'
  • López   10', 15' (pen.)
  • Luna   40'
Report
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales (Mexico City)

Zacatecas1–0Tapatío
Report
Attendance: 7,961
Referee: Ismael Rosario López (Sinaloa)

Atlético Morelia1–1Oaxaca
  • Arreola   10' (o.g.)
Report
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)

Sinaloa1–3Durango
Report
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Venados2–0U. de G.
Report
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)

Atlético Morelia2–0Sonora
Report
Attendance: 9,248
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Durango0–1Celaya
Report
Attendance: 7,060
Referee: Gustavo Padilla Aguirre (Jalisco)

Zacatecas1–2Atlante
  • Razo   42'
Report
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México)
Second leg
U. de G.3–0Venados
Report
Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Jesús Rafael López (Sinaloa)

U. de G. won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sonora3–1Atlético Morelia
Report
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México)

3–3 on aggregate. Sonora advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.


Celaya1–0Durango
  • Zamora   83'
Report
Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Celaya won 2–0 on aggregate.


Atlante2–1Zacatecas
Report
  • Razo   18'
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
U. de G.1–1Atlante
Report
  • Martínez   28'
Attendance: 8,017
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)

Sonora0–0Celaya
Report
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
Second leg
Celaya3–1Sonora
Report
  • López   60'
Attendance: 9,084
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Celaya won 3–1 on aggregate.


Atlante1–0U. de G.
Martínez   66' Report
Attendance: 7,616
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlante 3–1 Celaya 0–0 3–1 (a.e.t.)
First leg
Atlante0–0Celaya
Report
Attendance: 12,534
Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México)
Second leg
Celaya1–3Atlante
Report
Attendance: 18,754
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México)

Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.


 Apertura 2022 winners 
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
Source:
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 Teams ranked from 1st to 4th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ a b The Teams ranked from 5th to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.
  3. ^ The last place team in the coefficient table cannot qualify for the final phase, the 13th place team qualifies in their stead.

Positions by Round edit

Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Celaya31223122122211111
Tapatío73112733311122222
Atlante26898886443376333
Atlético Morelia626476689129763444
Tepatitlán149565344667544565
Sonora17431555555657756
Raya294754211234435677
Tlaxcala81616181411101010910810111098
Venados55371010977769111212109
Oaxaca1717171416171714161415141514111310
Pumas Tabasco138986479888101298811
UAT1013151099111215171411810131212
U. de G.1211131617151511131616171716151413
Atlético La Paz410101313161315121111129891114
Cancún1614111212141617141513151615161515
Durango1818181511131416171317161313141616
Zacatecas1515121115121213111012131417171717
Sinaloa1112141718181818181818181818181818
Source:

Results edit

Each team plays once all other teams in 17 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL DUR LAP OAX PUM RAY SIN SON TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–0
Atlético Morelia 0–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2
Cancún 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–2
Celaya 2–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
Durango 4–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–4 2–5 0–2 1–0
Atlético La Paz 1–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 3–2 2–0
Oaxaca 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–3 4–0 2–2
Pumas Tabasco 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1
Raya2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–4
Sinaloa 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–5
Sonora 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1
Tapatío 4–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–2
Tepatitlán 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–2
Tlaxcala 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–2
UAT 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0
U. de G. 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–3 4–0 1–2 1–3 3–0
Venados 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Zacatecas 1–2 3–6 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics edit

  • 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

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:
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:

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase edit

Reclassification edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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
Raya22–0Oaxaca
  • Guillén   11'
  • Reyes   26'
Report
Attendance: 407
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Sonora1–0UAT
Report
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Tlaxcala2–0Venados
  • J. Hernández   8'
  • I. Hernández   62'
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)

Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
U. de G.0–3Celaya
Report
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico)

Raya21–1Atlante
Report
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)

Tlaxcala2–2Tapatío
  • Serna   55'
  • Espinosa   80'
Report
Attendance: 7,972
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)

Sonora1–1Atlético Morelia
Report
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
Second leg
Celaya1–0U. de G.
  • Zamora   75'
Report
Attendance: 8,232
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Celaya won 4–0 on aggregate.


Atlante1–0Raya2
Report
Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)

Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.


Tapatío1–1Tlaxcala
  • Gómez   86'
Report
  • Zamudio   52'
Attendance: 1,083
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

3–3 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being higher seed in the table.


Atlético Morelia1–0Sonora
Report
Attendance: 15,592
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Morelia 4–2 Celaya 1–1 3–1
Atlante 0–1 Tapatío 0–0 0–1
First leg
Atlante0–0Tapatío
Report
Attendance: 3,686
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Atlético Morelia1–1Celaya
Report
Attendance: 13,693
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
Second leg
Tapatío1–0Atlante
  • Brigido   36'
Report
Attendance: 1,877
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Tapatío won 1–0 on aggregate.


Celaya1–3Atlético Morelia
Report
  • Flores   46'
  • Uchuari   52'
  • Ramírez   90+2'
Attendance: 15,349
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Morelia 3–4 Tapatío 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
First leg
Atlético Morelia1–2Tapatío
Report
  • Brigido   16', 43'
Attendance: 30,752
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
Second leg
Tapatío2–2 (a.e.t.)Atlético Morelia
Report
Attendance: 23,879
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Tapatío won 4–3 on aggregate.


 Clausura 2023 winners 
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

Tapatío3–1Atlante
González   9', 28', 58' Report
Referee Report
Portales   45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tapatío[36]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlante[36]