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.
Season | 2022–23 |
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Champions | Apertura: Atlante (2nd title) Clausura: Tapatío (1st title) |
Matches played | 306 Apertura: 153 Clausura: 153 |
Goals scored | 771 (2.52 per match) Apertura: 392 (2.56 per match) Clausura: 379 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Diego Jiménez (12 goals) Clausura: Ricardo Marín (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Apertura: Atlético La Paz 6–1 Pumas Tabasco (24 September 2022) Clausura: Atlante 4–0 Oaxaca (5 January 2023) Oaxaca 4–0 UAT (24 February 2023) Tapatío 4–0 Sinaloa (6 April 2023) UdeG 4–0 Raya2 (13 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Apertura: Tlaxcala 0–5 Atlante (4 September 2022) Clausura: Sinaloa 0–5 Venados (11 April 2023) |
Highest scoring | Apertura: UAT 5–3 Durango (12 July 2022) Clausura: Zacatecas 3–6 Oaxaca (21 March 2023) |
Longest winning run | Apertura: 8 matches Celaya Clausura: 4 matches Atlético Morelia Raya2 |
Longest unbeaten run | Apertura: 15 matches Atlante Clausura: 8 matches Raya2 |
Longest winless run | Apertura: 12 matches Raya2 Clausura: 8 matches Pumas Tabasco |
Longest losing run | Apertura: 6 matches Pumas Tabasco Raya2 Clausura: 6 matches Sinaloa Zacatecas |
Highest attendance | Apertura: 7,213 Zacatecas vs Atlético Morelia (24 September 2022) Clausura: 13,362 Atlético Morelia vs Atlante (26 February 2023) |
Lowest attendance | Apertura: 189 Tapatío vs Raya2 (11 August 2022) Clausura: 185 Raya2 vs Sinaloa (29 March 2023) |
Total attendance | Apertura: 297,118 Clausura: 391,174 |
Average attendance | Apertura: 2,008 Clausura: 2,574 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → Stats are from the regular season only |
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.
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
Personnel and kits
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
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Atlante | Jorge Santillana | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Betcris |
Atlético La Paz | Samuel Hernández | ![]() | ![]() | Silver Sport | Baja Ferries |
Atlético Morelia | José Luis Higuera | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Akron, Axen Capital |
Cancún | Jeff Luhnow | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Cancún |
Celaya | Carlos Benavides Escardó | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Bachoco |
Durango | Roberto Zermeño | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Bio Pappel, Gazpro |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | ![]() | ![]() | Silver Sport | Patsa, Romasa, Wahaka Mezcal |
Pumas Tabasco | Ramón Neme | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | DHL |
Raya2 | José Antonio Noriega | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | ![]() | ![]() | Charly | Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Caliente |
Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | |
Tepatitlán | Víctor Flores Cosío | ![]() | ![]() | Sporelli | Pacífica |
Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Tlaxcala |
UAT | David Ashdruval Martínez | ![]() | ![]() | Private label (Apertura 2022) Sliver Sport (Clausura 2023) | |
U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | ![]() | ![]() | Sporelli | Electrolit |
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | ![]() | ![]() | Spiro | Yucatán |
Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | ![]() | ![]() | Spiro | Fresnillo plc |
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 | ||||||||
Venados | ![]() | Sacked | 27 April 2022 | ![]() | 9 May 2022 | Preseason | [8][9] | |
Cancún | ![]() | End of contract | 3 May 2022 | ![]() | 1 June 2022 | [10][11] | ||
Celaya | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 13 May 2022 | ![]() | 27 May 2022 | [12][13] | ||
Raya2 | ![]() | End of tenure as caretaker | 17 May 2022 | ![]() | 17 May 2022 | [14] | ||
Pumas Tabasco | ![]() | End of tenure as caretaker | 20 May 2022 | ![]() | 20 May 2022 | [15] | ||
Atlético Morelia | ![]() | Signed by Tijuana | 27 May 2022 | ![]() | 29 May 2022 | [16][17] | ||
Sonora | ![]() | Signed by Atlético Morelia | 28 May 2022 | ![]() | 15 June 2022 | [17][18] | ||
Tapatío | ![]() | End of tenure as caretaker | 3 June 2022 | ![]() | 3 June 2022 | [19] | ||
Tlaxcala | ![]() | Ratified as manager | 3 June 2022 | ![]() | 3 June 2022 | |||
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||||
Pumas Tabasco | ![]() | Signed as assistant in Necaxa | 4 November 2022 | ![]() | 12 November 2022 | Preseason | [20][21] | |
UAT | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 6 November 2022 | ![]() | 6 November 2022 | [22][23] | ||
Tepatitlán | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 17 November 2022 | ![]() | 27 November 2022 | [24][25] | ||
Venados | ![]() | Signed by Alajuelense | 20 November 2022 | ![]() | 22 November 2022 | [26][27] | ||
Clausura changes | ||||||||
Atlético Morelia | ![]() | Sacked | 27 February 2023 | ![]() | 27 February 2023 | 8th | [28][29] |
Apertura 2022
The defending champions were Atlético Morelia. The tournament began on 24 June 2022.
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Celaya | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 38 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
2 | Atlante (C) | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 34 | |
3 | U. de G. | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 31 | |
4 | Sonora | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 30 | |
5 | Sinaloa | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | Qualification to the Reclassification[b] |
6 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | |
7 | Venados | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 25 | |
8 | Zacatecas | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
9 | Tapatío | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 22 | |
10 | Tepatitlán | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 | |
11 | Oaxaca | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 20 | |
12 | Durango | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 | |
13 | UAT | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | |
14 | Tlaxcala | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 19 | |
15 | Raya2 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 18 | |
16 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 17 | |
17 | Cancún | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 14 | |
18 | Pumas Tabasco | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
Positions by Round
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Qualification to repechaje. | |
Last place in table |
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 17 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular Season statistics
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Tapatío | Zacatecas | 4–3 (A) | 6 July 2022 |
![]() | Tepatitlán | Pumas Tabasco | 4–3 (H) | 3 August 2022 |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
- First goal of the season:
José Cobián for Zacatecas against Celaya (24 June 2022)
- Last goal of the season:
Eduardo Banda for UAT against Celaya (16 October 2022)
Discipline
Team
- Most yellow cards: 64
- Most red cards: 8
- Fewest yellow cards: 39
- Fewest red cards: 0
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance
Per team
A match played behind closed doors is not included.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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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
Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
1 | Tlaxcala | 2–0 | Sonora | 2,525 | Tapatío | 3–1 | Durango | 362 |
2 | U. de G. | 3–0 | Tepatitlán | 3,125 | Cancún | 0–1 | Raya2 | 1,115 |
3 | Atlético La Paz | 2–2 | UdeG | 3,480 | Tapatío | 2–0 | Atlético Morelia | 203 |
4 | Raya2 | 0–0 | Atlante | 3,046 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | Sonora | 784 |
5 | Atlético La Paz | 0–0 | Celaya | 3,650 | Sonora | 0–0 | Cancún | 1,138 |
6 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | UAT | 7,012 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Sonora | 697 |
7 | Atlante | 1–0 | Atlético Morelia | 4,791 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Raya2 | 189 |
8 | Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | Sonora | 4,577 | Raya2 | 1–2 | Venados | 413 |
9 | Atlante | 1–1 | Tepatitlán | 4,813 | Tapatío | 1–0 | Cancún | 243 |
10 | Atlético Morelia | 3–0 | Sinaloa | 5,473 | Raya2 | 2–3 | Celaya | 358 |
11 | Venados | 0–1 | Zacatecas | 3,008 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Tlaxcala | 243 |
12 | Atlético Morelia | 4–2 | Atlético La Paz | 5,068 | Pumas Tabasco | 0–2 | UdeG | 870 |
13 | Atlético Morelia | 0–0 | Cancún | 3,845 | Tapatío | 2–0 | UAT | 193 |
14 | Zacatecas | 2–2 | Atlético Morelia | 7,213 | Pumas Tabasco | 0–1 | Sonora | 450 |
15 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Tepatitlán | 4,497 | Raya2 | 0–3 | Zacatecas | 190 |
16 | Atlante | 4–1 | Tapatío | 4,561 | Pumas Tabasco | 0–3 | Sinaloa | 360 |
17 | Tlaxcala | 0–5 | Atlante | 4,205 | Cancún | 1–2 | Tepatitlán | 741 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Final phase
Reclassification
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Sinaloa | 1–3 | Durango |
Atlético Morelia | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Oaxaca |
Venados | 4−2 | Tepatitlán |
Zacatecas | 1–0 | Tapatío |
- All rounds are played in a single game hosted by a higher seed
- If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.
- Matches
Venados | 4−2 | Tepatitlán |
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Report |
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Bracket
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
The first legs were played between 25 and 26 October, and the second legs were played between 28 and 29 October.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Durango | 0–2 | Celaya | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Zacatecas | 2–4 | Atlante | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Venados | 2–3 | U. de G. | 2–0 | 0–3 |
Atlético Morelia | 3–3 (s) | Sonora | 2–0 | 1–3 |
- First leg
Venados | 2–0 | U. de G. |
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| Report |
Zacatecas | 1–2 | Atlante |
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| Report |
- Second leg
U. de G. won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sonora | 3–1 | Atlético Morelia |
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Report |
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3–3 on aggregate. Sonora advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.
Celaya won 2–0 on aggregate.
Atlante won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 2 November, and the second legs were played on 5 November.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sonora | 1–3 | Celaya | 0–0 | 1–3 |
U. de G. | 1–2 | Atlante | 1–1 | 0–1 |
- First leg
Sonora | 0–0 | Celaya |
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Report |
- Second leg
Celaya won 3–1 on aggregate.
Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.
Finals
The first leg was played on 9 November, and the second was played on 12 November.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atlante | 3–1 | Celaya | 0–0 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
- First leg
Atlante | 0–0 | Celaya |
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Report |
- Second leg
Celaya | 1–3 | Atlante |
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| Report |
Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.
Apertura 2022 winners |
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Atlante 2nd title |
Clausura 2023
The Clausura tournament began on 4 January 2023. The defending champions are Atlante.
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celaya | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 37 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
2 | Tapatío | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 31 | |
3 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 30 | |
4 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 30 | |
5 | Tepatitlán | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 25 | Qualification to the Reclassification[b] |
6 | Sonora | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 25 | |
7 | Raya2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 24 | |
8 | Tlaxcala | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 23 | |
9 | Venados | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 22 | |
10 | Oaxaca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 | |
11 | Pumas Tabasco | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 22 | Team ended last in the coefficient table.[c] |
12 | UAT | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | Qualification to the Reclassification[b] |
13 | U. de G. | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 21 | |
14 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 21 | |
15 | Cancún | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
16 | Durango | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 18 | |
17 | Zacatecas | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 17 | |
18 | Sinaloa | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
Positions by Round
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Qualification to repechaje. | |
Last place in table |
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 17 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular Season statistics
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Atlético La Paz | UAT | 4–1 (H) | 7 March 2023 |
![]() | Oaxaca | Zacatecas | 3–6 (A) | 21 March 2023 |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
- First goal of the season:
Carlos Monges for Celaya against Cancún (4 January 2023)
- Last goal of the season:
Maximiliano García for Atlante against Durango (23 April 2023)
Discipline
Team
- Most yellow cards: 63
- Most red cards: 7
- Fewest yellow cards: 29
- Fewest red cards: 1
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance
Per team
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Morelia | 63,330 | 13,362 | 5,057 | 7,916 | +62.3% |
2 | Venados | 39,771 | 7,086 | 2,873 | 4,419 | +99.9% |
3 | Tepatitlán | 26,124 | 7,900 | 1,128 | 3,266 | +128.9% |
4 | Atlante | 31,690 | 8,496 | 1,720 | 3,521 | +28.4% |
5 | Atlético La Paz | 26,564 | 6,401 | 2,147 | 2,952 | +11.9% |
6 | UdeG | 26,143 | 6,425 | 1,503 | 2,905 | +18.6% |
7 | Cancún | 19,398 | 4,244 | 1,271 | 2,425 | +114.6% |
8 | Celaya | 20,942 | 2,699 | 1,547 | 2,327 | −1.8% |
9 | Zacatecas | 18,469 | 2,964 | 1,520 | 2,309 | −7.6% |
10 | Oaxaca | 19,915 | 4,353 | 1,587 | 2,213 | +5.8% |
11 | Tlaxcala | 19,781 | 3,020 | 1,541 | 2,198 | −18.2% |
12 | UAT | 17,254 | 3,051 | 1,493 | 2,157 | +59.4% |
13 | Sonora | 15,484 | 3,041 | 1,046 | 1,720 | +20.3% |
14 | Durango | 11,326 | 5,983 | 1,100 | 1,618 | −17.7% |
15 | Sinaloa | 12,432 | 1,833 | 723 | 1,554 | −19.5% |
16 | Pumas Tabasco | 8,894 | 1,500 | 760 | 1,271 | +8.3% |
17 | Tapatío | 4,531 | 1,017 | 264 | 503 | +44.1% |
18 | Raya2 | 3,143 | 602 | 185 | 349 | −58.5% |
League total | 391,174 | 13,362 | 185 | 2,574 | +28.2% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Pumas Tabasco played its match against Tepatitlán behind closed doors.
Highest and lowest
Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
1 | Venados | 1–0 | Tepatitlán | 4,217 | Raya2 | 0–0 | Tapatío | 272 |
2 | Atlético Morelia | 3–0 | Durango | 6,085 | Tapatío | 4–3 | Atlante | 264 |
3 | Venados | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 4,024 | Durango | 0–2 | Tepatitlán | 1,100 |
4 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados | 7,038 | Raya2 | 2–0 | Tlaxcala | 230 |
5 | Venados | 0–1 | Raya2 | 4,997 | Duango | 4–3 | Cancún | 1,476 |
6 | Atlético Morelia | 2–0 | Tapatío | 7,502 | Raya2 | 2–0 | Atlético La Paz | 301 |
7 | Tepatitlán | 1–1 | U. de G. | 4,403 | Tapatío | 3–1 | Pumas Tabsco | 301 |
8 | Atlético Morelia | 0–1 | Atlante | 13,362 | Raya2 | 0–0 | Cancún | 409 |
9 | Atlante | 2–1 | Raya2 | 2,985 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Oaxaca | 365 |
10 | Atlético Morelia | 1–2 | Zacatecas | 6,650 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Oaxaca | 309 |
11 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Raya2 | 5,507 | Tapatío | 1–0 | UAT | 342 |
12 | Venados | 0–0 | Tapatío | 4,536 | Raya2 | 0–4 | UAT | 561 |
13 | Atlante | 0–0 | UdeG | 8,496 | Tapatío | 0–2 | Tepatitlán | 810 |
14 | Atlético Morelia | 3–2 | Celaya | 8,508 | Raya2 | 1–2 | Sinaloa | 185 |
15 | Atlante | 2–1 | UAT | 3,728 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Durango | 602 |
16 | Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 9,128 | Zacatecas | 0–2 | Sonora | 1,520 |
17 | Venados | 1–1 | Cancún | 7,086 | Raya2 | 1–1 | Tepatitlán | 274 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Final phase
Reclassification
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
Tepatitlán | 0–1 | U. de G. |
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Bracket
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
The first legs were played between 2–4 May, and the second legs were played between 5–7 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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U. de G. | 0–4 | Celaya | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Tlaxcala | 3–3 (s) | Tapatío | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Raya2 | 1–2 | Atlante | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Sonora | 1–2 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | 0–1 |
- First leg
Sonora | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia |
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- Second leg
Celaya won 4–0 on aggregate.
Atlante | 1–0 | Raya2 |
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Report |
Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tapatío | 1–1 | Tlaxcala |
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3–3 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being higher seed in the table.
Atlético Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs will be played between 10 and 11 May, and the second legs will be played between 13 and 14 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlético Morelia | 4–2 | Celaya | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Atlante | 0–1 | Tapatío | 0–0 | 0–1 |
- First leg
Atlante | 0–0 | Tapatío |
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- Second leg
Tapatío won 1–0 on aggregate.
Celaya | 1–3 | Atlético Morelia |
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Atlético Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
The first leg will be played between 17 May, and the second leg will be played between 20 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlético Morelia | 3–4 | Tapatío | 1–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
- First leg
Atlético Morelia | 1–2 | Tapatío |
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- Second leg
Tapatío won 4–3 on aggregate.
Clausura 2023 winners |
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Tapatío 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 2021–22 season will play the second leg at home.
First leg
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tapatío[36] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Atlante[36] |
GK | 20 | ![]() | ||
DF | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | |
DF | 19 | ![]() | ||
DF | 27 | ![]() | ![]() | |
DF | 28 | ![]() | ||
MF | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | |
MF | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
MF | 14 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
MF | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
MF | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | |
MF | 9 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Substitutions: | ||||
GK | 31 | ![]() | ||
DF | 2 | ![]() | ||
DF | 15 | ![]() | ||
DF | 32 | ![]() | ||
MF | 13 | ![]() | ![]() | |
MF | 33 | ![]() | ![]() | |
MF | 37 | ![]() | ||
FW | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | |
FW | 26 | ![]() | ![]() | |
FW | 36 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Manager: | ||||
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Assistant referees: |
Second leg
Atlante | 1–0 | Tapatío |
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Escobar ![]() | Report Referee Report |
Tapatío won 3–2 on aggregate.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Atlante[37] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tapatío[37] |
GK | 51 | ![]() | ||
DF | 45 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
DF | 54 | ![]() | ![]() | |
DF | 63 | ![]() | ||
MF | 35 | ![]() | ![]() | |
MF | 47 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
MF | 52 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
MF | 57 | ![]() | ||
MF | 237 | ![]() | ||
FW | 59 | ![]() | ![]() | |
FW | 62 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Substitutions: | ||||
GK | 61 | ![]() | ||
DF | 42 | ![]() | ![]() | |
DF | 43 | ![]() | ||
DF | 48 | ![]() | ![]() | |
DF | 53 | ![]() | ||
MF | 49 | ![]() | ![]() | |
MF | 189 | ![]() | ||
FW | 56 | ![]() | ||
FW | 58 | ![]() | ||
FW | 182 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Manager: | ||||
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Assistant referees: |
Annual awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Balón de Oro de la Liga BBVA Expansión MX | ![]() | Celaya |
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.[39]
Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN3 million from Liga de Expansión clubs will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: Last place pays 1.5 million, the penultimate place pays 1 million, and the sixteenth place pays 500 thousand. If any affiliate club or new club from the Liga Premier is ranked in the bottom three at the end of the season, they are exempt from paying any fine and it will not be covered by any other club. Any club that does not pay their corresponding fine, for any reason, will be dissafiliated. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team repeats as the last ranked team in the 2023–24 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN1 million.[40]
Pos | Team | '20 G Pts | '21 G Pts | '21 A Pts | '22 C Pts | '22 A Pts | '23 C Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | GD | Fine |
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1 | Celaya | 32 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 184 | 96 | 1.9167 | +58 | Safe from paying any fine |
2 | Atlante | 28 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 168 | 96 | 1.75 | +59 | |
3 | Atlético Morelia | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 164 | 96 | 1.7083 | +34 | |
4 | Sonora | 28 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 153 | 96 | 1.5938 | +44 | |
5 | Tapatío | 21 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 132 | 96 | 1.3750 | –6 | Exempt from fine |
6 | Tepatitlán | 23 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 131 | 96 | 1.3646 | +4 | Safe from paying any fine |
7 | UdeG | 13 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 130 | 96 | 1.3542 | +12 | |
8 | Zacatecas | 23 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 130 | 96 | 1.3542 | –8 | |
8 | Sinaloa | 14 | 18 | 37 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 124 | 96 | 1.2917 | –18 | |
10 | Venados | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 123 | 96 | 1.2813 | –4 | |
11 | Oaxaca | 13 | 19 | 16 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 121 | 96 | 1.2604 | –3 | |
12 | Tlaxcala | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 119 | 96 | 1.2396 | –32 | Exempt from fine |
13 | Raya2 | Did not exist | 0[d] | 0[d] | 18 | 23 | 42 | 34 | 1.2353 | –8 | ||
14 | Cancún | 24 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 114 | 96 | 1.1875 | –24 | Safe from paying any fine |
15 | Atlético La Paz[b] | 23 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 110 | 96 | 1.1458 | –14 | |
16 | Durango | Serie A de México | 20 | 18 | 38 | 34 | 1.1176 | –16 | Exempt from fine | |||
17 | UAT (F) | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 104 | 96 | 1.0833 | –15 | $MXN1 million |
18 | Pumas Tabasco | 0[c] | 0[c] | 23 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 67 | 66 | 1.0152 | –24 | Exempt from fine |
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
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated
X = Team will have to pay fine, the amount is TBD.
Source: Liga de Expansión
Aggregate table
The Aggregate table is a sum of the Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Celaya | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 75 | |
2 | Atlante (Q) | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 64 | Campeón de Campeones[a] |
3 | Atlético Morelia | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 56 | |
4 | Sonora | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 55 | |
5 | Tapatío (Q) | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 53 | Campeón de Campeones[b] |
6 | U. de G. | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 52 | |
7 | Venados | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 47 | |
8 | Tepatitlán | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 46 | |
9 | Oaxaca | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 42 | |
10 | Raya2 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 42 | |
11 | Tlaxcala | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 42 | |
12 | UAT | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 41 | |
13 | Zacatecas | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 40 | |
14 | Atlético La Paz | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 38 | |
15 | Durango | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 38 | |
16 | Sinaloa | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 36 | |
17 | Cancún | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 33 | |
18 | Pumas Tabasco | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 32 | Team is last in the relegation table. |
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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes: