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

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

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AtlanteMexico CityCiudad de los Deportes33,000
Atlético La PazLa Paz, Baja California SurGuaycura5,209
Atlético MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos35,000
CancúnCancún, Quintana RooAndrés Quintana Roo18,844
CelayaCelaya, GuanajuatoMiguel Alemán Valdés23,182
DurangoDurango City, DurangoFrancisco Zarco18,000
OaxacaOaxaca City, OaxacaTecnológico de Oaxaca14,598
Pumas TabascoVillahermosa, TabascoOlímpico de Villahermosa12,000
Raya2Monterrey, Nuevo LeónBBVA53,500
SinaloaCuliacán, SinaloaDorados20,108
SonoraHermosillo, SonoraHéroe de Nacozari18,747
TapatíoZapopan, JaliscoAkron49,850
TepatitlánTepatitlán de Morelos, JaliscoGregorio "Tepa" Gómez12,500
TlaxcalaTlaxcala City, TlaxcalaTlahuicole9,462
UATCiudad Victoria, TamaulipasMarte R. Gómez10,520
U. de G.Guadalajara, JaliscoJalisco55,020
VenadosMérida, YucatánCarlos Iturralde15,087
ZacatecasZacatecas City, ZacatecasCarlos Vega Villalba20,068

Personnel and kits

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s)
AtlanteJorge Santillana Mario García Covalles Humberto HernándezKeukaBetcris
Atlético La PazSamuel Hernández Jaime Durán Andrés MendozaSilver SportBaja Ferries
Atlético MoreliaJosé Luis Higuera Carlos Adrián Morales Arturo LedesmaKeukaAkron, Axen Capital
CancúnJeff Luhnow Iñigo Idiakez Michael PérezNikeCancún
CelayaCarlos Benavides Escardó Paco Ramírez Leobardo LópezKeukaBachoco
DurangoRoberto Zermeño Héctor Real José HernándezKeukaBio Pappel, Gazpro
OaxacaJuan Carlos Jones Jorge Manrique Hedgardo MarínSilver SportPatsa, Romasa, Wahaka Mezcal
Pumas TabascoRamón Neme Israel Hernández Juan José MiguelNikeDHL
Raya2José Antonio Noriega Nicolás Sánchez Sergio VillarrealPuma
SinaloaJosé Antonio Núñez Rafael García Ricardo DíazCharlyCoppel, Caliente, Sukarne
SonoraJuan Pablo Rojo Roberto Hernández José SaavedraKeukaCaliente
TapatíoAmaury Vergara Gerardo Espinoza José GonzálezPuma
TepatitlánVíctor Flores Cosío Daniel Guzmán Luis RoblesSporelliPacífica
TlaxcalaRafael Torre Mendoza Jorge Villalpando Gerardo RuízKeukaTlaxcala
UATDavid Ashdruval Martínez Edgar Solano Luis LópezPrivate label (Apertura 2022)
Sliver Sport (Clausura 2023)
U. de G.José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez Alfonso Sosa José HernándezSporelliElectrolit
VenadosRodolfo Rosas Cantillo Bruno Marioni Rodrigo NoyaSpiroYucatán
ZacatecasEduardo López Muñoz Omar Alexis Moreno José PlascenciaSpiroFresnillo plc

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition
in table
Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Venados Carlos GutiérrezSacked27 April 2022 Andrés Carevic9 May 2022Preseason[8][9]
Cancún Federico VilarEnd of contract3 May 2022 Iñigo Idiakez1 June 2022[10][11]
Celaya Israel HernándezMutual agreement13 May 2022 Paco Ramírez27 May 2022[12][13]
Raya2 Héctor Becerra (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker17 May 2022 Nicolás Sánchez17 May 2022[14]
Pumas Tabasco Raúl Alpizar (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker20 May 2022 Carlos Cariño20 May 2022[15]
Atlético Morelia Ricardo ValiñoSigned by Tijuana27 May 2022 Gabriel Pereyra29 May 2022[16][17]
Sonora Gabriel PereyraSigned by Atlético Morelia28 May 2022 Roberto Hernández15 June 2022[17][18]
Tapatío Joaquín Moreno (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker3 June 2022 Gerardo Espinoza3 June 2022[19]
Tlaxcala Jorge Villalpando (Interim)Ratified as manager3 June 2022 Jorge Villalpando3 June 2022
Pre-Clausura changes
Pumas Tabasco Carlos CariñoSigned as assistant in Necaxa4 November 2022 Israel Hernández12 November 2022Preseason[20][21]
UAT Héctor AltamiranoMutual agreement6 November 2022 Edgar Solano6 November 2022[22][23]
Tepatitlán Bruno MarioniMutual agreement17 November 2022 Daniel Guzmán27 November 2022[24][25]
Venados Andrés CarevicSigned by Alajuelense20 November 2022 Bruno Marioni22 November 2022[26][27]
Clausura changes
Atlético Morelia Gabriel PereyraSacked27 February 2023 Carlos Adrián Morales27 February 20238th[28][29]

Apertura 2022

The defending champions were Atlético Morelia. The tournament began on 24 June 2022.

Regular season

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Celaya1712232813+1538Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2Atlante (C)179713414+2034
3U. de G.179442613+1331
4Sonora178632916+1330
5Sinaloa178362320+327Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
6Atlético Morelia177552317+626
7Venados177462120+125
8Zacatecas176562729−223
9Tapatío176472227−522
10Tepatitlán175662223−121
11Oaxaca174852116+520
12Durango174852328−520
13UAT175481922−319
14Tlaxcala175481426−1219
15Raya2174671622−618
16Atlético La Paz174582232−1017
17Cancún17359822−1414
18Pumas Tabasco1724111432−1810
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:

Positions by Round

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

Results

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

Home \ AwayATLATMCANCELDURLAPOAXPUMRAYSINSONTAPTEPTLAUATUDGVENZAS
Atlante1–02–03–03–02–24–11–11–0
Atlético Morelia0–04–21–13–02–11–12–01–00–1
Cancún0–40–02–00–00–11–21–21–01–2
Celaya2–12–02–02–13–12–01–00–3
Durango1–12–21–10–03–13–04–11–14–1
Atlético La Paz0–02–16–11–03–21–12–22–2
Oaxaca2–21–34–00–11–14–03–00–02–2
Pumas Tabasco1–11–22–10–20–30–11–00–21–1
Raya20–01–02–32–21–10–11–20–3
Sinaloa0–12–21–02–02–11–21–10–24–1
Sonora0–05–04–01–12–12–11–13–0
Tapatío2–01–03–11–11–12–00–21–0
Tepatitlán0–01–14–31–22–00–23–23–01–2
Tlaxcala0–50–11–01–10–22–02–12–0
UAT1–20–05–34–20–01–01–10–20–2
U. de G.2–23–00–20–03–00–04–03–2
Venados0–23–23–02–01–13–01–30–1
Zacatecas1–32–24–01–02–13–41–11–11–0
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Sebastián Pérez BouquetTapatíoZacatecas4–3 (A)6 July 2022
Joao MaleckTepatitlánPumas Tabasco4–3 (H)3 August 2022

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Discipline

Team

Source Liga de Expansión MX

Attendance

Per team

A match played behind closed doors is not included.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Atlético Morelia39,0217,0122,4854,878−36.8%5
2Atlante19,2044,8131,6202,743+88.0%
3Tlaxcala21,5014,2051,6472,688−9.5%
4Atlético La Paz15,8353,6501,3782,639n/a2, 6
5Zacatecas19,9837,2131,0032,498+157.8%
6UdeG17,1404,0961,3522,449+60.1%
7Celaya18,9613,6201,4162,370+57.8%
8Venados15,4743,0081,0062,211−15.2%
9Oaxaca16,7253,5797842,091−30.2%
10Durango11,8002,8359351,967+140.8%1,3
11Sinaloa13,5172,5231,0961,931+25.9%
12Sonora8,5812,0161,1381,430+18.0%7
13Tepatitlán11,4192,7599421,427+44.1%
14UAT9,4731,9081,0081,353+4.2%4
15Pumas Tabasco9,3902,0104501,174+67.2%
16Cancún9,0401,3108871,130+5.1%
17Raya25,8843,046190841+82.4%
18Tapatío2,7941,147189349+3.6%
League total297,1187,2131892,008+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 attendedLowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendanceHomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Tlaxcala2–0Sonora2,525Tapatío3–1Durango362
2U. de G.3–0Tepatitlán3,125Cancún0–1Raya21,115
3Atlético La Paz2–2UdeG3,480Tapatío2–0Atlético Morelia203
4Raya20–0Atlante3,046Oaxaca1–1Sonora784
5Atlético La Paz0–0Celaya3,650Sonora0–0Cancún1,138
6Atlético Morelia1–0UAT7,012Raya21–1Sonora697
7Atlante1–0Atlético Morelia4,791Tapatío1–1Raya2189
8Atlético Morelia2–1Sonora4,577Raya21–2Venados413
9Atlante1–1Tepatitlán4,813Tapatío1–0Cancún243
10Atlético Morelia3–0Sinaloa5,473Raya22–3Celaya358
11Venados0–1Zacatecas3,008Tapatío1–1Tlaxcala243
12Atlético Morelia4–2Atlético La Paz5,068Pumas Tabasco0–2UdeG870
13Atlético Morelia0–0Cancún3,845Tapatío2–0UAT193
14Zacatecas2–2Atlético Morelia7,213Pumas Tabasco0–1Sonora450
15Atlético Morelia1–1Tepatitlán4,497Raya20–3Zacatecas190
16Atlante4–1Tapatío4,561Pumas Tabasco0–3Sinaloa360
17Tlaxcala0–5Atlante4,205Cancún1–2Tepatitlán741

Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Final phase

Reclassification

Team 1 Score Team 2
Sinaloa1–3Durango
Atlético Morelia1–1 (4–3 p)Oaxaca
Venados4−2Tepatitlán
Zacatecas1–0Tapatío
  • 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
Report
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)

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

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
1Celaya112
8Durango000
1Celaya033
4Sonora011
4Sonora (s)033
5Atlético Morelia213
1Celaya011
2Atlante (a.e.t.)033
2Atlante224
7Zacatecas112
2Atlante112
3U. de G.101
3U. de G.033
6Venados202

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played between 25 and 26 October, and the second legs were played between 28 and 29 October.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Durango0–2Celaya0–10–1
Zacatecas2–4Atlante1–22–1
Venados2–3U. de G.2–00–3
Atlético Morelia3–3 (s)Sonora2–01–3
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

The first legs were played on 2 November, and the second legs were played on 5 November.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sonora1–3Celaya0–01–3
U. de G.1–2Atlante1–10–1
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

The first leg was played on 9 November, and the second was played on 12 November.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlante3–1Celaya0–03–1 (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

The Clausura tournament began on 4 January 2023. The defending champions are Atlante.

Regular season

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Celaya1711422917+1237Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2Tapatío179443019+1131
3Atlante178632213+930
4Atlético Morelia179352014+630
5Tepatitlán176742112+925Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
6Sonora177461711+625
7Raya2176651921−224
8Tlaxcala176561518−323
9Venados175752016+422
10Oaxaca176472525022
11Pumas Tabasco175752122−122Team ended last in the coefficient table.[c]
12UAT176471820−222Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
13U. de G.175662623+321
14Atlético La Paz176382529−421
15Cancún175481921−219
16Durango175391929−1018
17Zacatecas1752102234−1217
18Sinaloa1723121135−249
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
Notes:

Positions by Round

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

Results

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

Home \ AwayATLATMCANCELDURLAPOAXPUMRAYSINSONTAPTEPTLAUATUDGVENZAS
Atlante1–04–01–12–10–22–10–03–0
Atlético Morelia0–13–23–02–11–02–01–01–2
Cancún1–11–01–21–00–12–23–2
Celaya2–02–14–21–14–21–11–02–12–1
Durango4–31–11–13–00–42–50–21–0
Atlético La Paz1–23–31–02–11–11–24–13–22–0
Oaxaca1–00–11–21–03–00–34–02–2
Pumas Tabasco1–00–11–11–31–13–02–11–1
Raya20–01–12–01–11–20–02–00–4
Sinaloa0–11–21–22–10–10–5
Sonora1–00–11–10–10–01–22–00–00–1
Tapatío4–32–22–01–13–14–01–00–2
Tepatitlán0–02–01–01–23–00–01–12–2
Tlaxcala0–01–01–21–03–11–21–11–2
UAT1–10–01–22–13–11–11–0
U. de G.0–11–03–23–34–01–21–33–0
Venados1–11–11–02–10–11–00–01–01–1
Zacatecas1–23–60–22–31–10–22–12–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Adrián JustoAtlético La PazUAT4–1 (H)7 March 2023
Cristian CañozalesOaxacaZacatecas3–6 (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

Source Liga de Expansión MX

Attendance

Per team

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Atlético Morelia63,33013,3625,0577,916+62.3%
2Venados39,7717,0862,8734,419+99.9%
3Tepatitlán26,1247,9001,1283,266+128.9%
4Atlante31,6908,4961,7203,521+28.4%
5Atlético La Paz26,5646,4012,1472,952+11.9%
6UdeG26,1436,4251,5032,905+18.6%
7Cancún19,3984,2441,2712,425+114.6%
8Celaya20,9422,6991,5472,327−1.8%
9Zacatecas18,4692,9641,5202,309−7.6%
10Oaxaca19,9154,3531,5872,213+5.8%
11Tlaxcala19,7813,0201,5412,198−18.2%
12UAT17,2543,0511,4932,157+59.4%
13Sonora15,4843,0411,0461,720+20.3%
14Durango11,3265,9831,1001,618−17.7%
15Sinaloa12,4321,8337231,554−19.5%
16Pumas Tabasco8,8941,5007601,271+8.3%
17Tapatío4,5311,017264503+44.1%
18Raya23,143602185349−58.5%
League total391,17413,3621852,574+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 attendedLowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendanceHomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Venados1–0Tepatitlán4,217Raya20–0Tapatío272
2Atlético Morelia3–0Durango6,085Tapatío4–3Atlante264
3Venados2–1Oaxaca4,024Durango0–2Tepatitlán1,100
4Atlético Morelia1–0Venados7,038Raya22–0Tlaxcala230
5Venados0–1Raya24,997Duango4–3Cancún1,476
6Atlético Morelia2–0Tapatío7,502Raya22–0Atlético La Paz301
7Tepatitlán1–1U. de G.4,403Tapatío3–1Pumas Tabsco301
8Atlético Morelia0–1Atlante13,362Raya20–0Cancún409
9Atlante2–1Raya22,985Tapatío1–1Oaxaca365
10Atlético Morelia1–2Zacatecas6,650Raya21–1Oaxaca309
11Atlético Morelia1–0Raya25,507Tapatío1–0UAT342
12Venados0–0Tapatío4,536Raya20–4UAT561
13Atlante0–0UdeG8,496Tapatío0–2Tepatitlán810
14Atlético Morelia3–2Celaya8,508Raya21–2Sinaloa185
15Atlante2–1UAT3,728Raya21–1Durango602
16Atlético Morelia2–1Oaxaca9,128Zacatecas0–2Sonora1,520
17Venados1–1Cancún7,086Raya21–1Tepatitlán274

Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Final phase

Reclassification

Team 1 Score Team 2
Tepatitlán0–1U. de G.
Sonora1–0UAT
Raya22–0Oaxaca
Tlaxcala2–0Venados
  • 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
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)

Tepatitlán0–1U. de G.
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
2Tapatío (s)213
7Tlaxcala213
2Tapatío011
3Atlante000
3Atlante112
6Raya2101
2Tapatío (a.e.t.)224
4Atlético Morelia123
1Celaya314
8U. de G.000
1Celaya112
4Atlético Morelia134
4Atlético Morelia112
5Sonora101

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played between 2–4 May, and the second legs were played between 5–7 May.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
U. de G.0–4Celaya0–30–1
Tlaxcala3–3 (s)Tapatío2–21–1
Raya21–2Atlante1–10–1
Sonora1–2Atlético Morelia1–10–1
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

The first legs will be played between 10 and 11 May, and the second legs will be played between 13 and 14 May.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Morelia4–2Celaya1–13–1
Atlante0–1Tapatío0–00–1
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

The first leg will be played between 17 May, and the second leg will be played between 20 May.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Morelia3–4Tapatío1–22–2 (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

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

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]
GK20 Humberto Hernández (c)
DF5 Francisco Reyes  86'
DF19 Juan Portales
DF27 Armando Escobar  69'
DF28 Elbis
MF6 Miguel Velázquez  70'
MF8 Omar Soto  30'  45'
MF14 Rolando González  23'   75'
MF16 Jonathan Martínez  78'  63'
MF21 Paul Galván  70'
MF9 César López  63'
Substitutions:
GK31 José Fernández
DF2 Fernando Ramírez
DF15 Arturo Cárdenas
DF32 José Alberto López
MF13 Maximiliano García  70'
MF33 Juan Velásquez  45'
MF37 Iván Ochoa
FW10 Juan Angulo  63'
FW26 Daniel López  63'
FW36 Sebastián Caicedo  86'  70'
Manager:
Mario García

Assistant referees:
Rene Ramirez Ayala (Mexico City)
Oscar Yahir Barriga (Michoacán)
Fourth official:
Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

Second leg

Atlante1–0Tapatío
Escobar 55'Report
Referee Report
Attendance: 14,932
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico)

Tapatío won 3–2 on aggregate.

Atlante[37]
Tapatío[37]
GK51 Eduardo García
DF45 Raúl Martínez  41'   82'
DF54 Miguel Gómez  11'
DF63 Diego Campillo
MF35 Sebastián Pérez Bouquet  65'
MF47 Óscar Macías (c)  45+1'   66'
MF52 Christopher Engelhart  43'  62'
MF57 Dylan Guajardo
MF237 Mateo Chávez
FW59 Juan Brigido  77'
FW62 José González  77'
Substitutions:
GK61 Víctor Alcaráz
DF42 Juan Aguayo  65'
DF43 Rodrigo Reyes
DF48 Deivoon Magaña  62'
DF53 Gabriel Martínez
MF49 Gilberto García  77'
MF189 Gael García
FW56 Benjamín Sánchez
FW58 Alejandro Organista
FW182 Luis Puente  77'
Manager:
Gerardo Espinoza

Assistant referees:
Eder Jesus Contreras (Aguascalientes)
Sandra Elizabeth Ramírez (Jalisco)
Fourth official:
Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Balón de Oro de la Liga BBVA Expansión MX Ricardo Marín[38]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
1Celaya322525273837184961.9167+58Safe from paying any fine
2Atlante282231233430168961.75+59
3Atlético Morelia262928252630164961.7083+34
4Sonora282621233025153961.5938+44
5Tapatío212214222231132961.3750–6Exempt from fine
6Tepatitlán232218222125131961.3646+4Safe from paying any fine
7UdeG131125293122130961.3542+12
8Zacatecas232419242317130961.3542–8
8Sinaloa14183719279124961.2917–18
10Venados161721222522123961.2813–4
11Oaxaca131916312022121961.2604–3
12Tlaxcala181918221923119961.2396–32Exempt from fine
13Raya2Did not exist0[d]0[d]182342341.2353–8
14Cancún242113231419114961.1875–24Safe from paying any fine
15Atlético La Paz[b]231622111721110961.1458–14
16DurangoSerie A de México201838341.1176–16Exempt from fine
17UAT (F)131319181922104961.0833–15$MXN1 million
18Pumas Tabasco0[c]0[c]2312102267661.0152–24Exempt 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Celaya3423655730+2775
2Atlante (Q)34171345627+2964Campeón de Campeones[a]
3Atlético Morelia34168104331+1256
4Sonora34151094627+1955
5Tapatío (Q)34158115246+653Campeón de Campeones[b]
6U. de G.341410105236+1652
7Venados341211114136+547
8Tepatitlán341113104335+846
9Oaxaca341012124641+542
10Raya2341012123543−842
11Tlaxcala34119142944−1542
12UAT34118153742−541
13Zacatecas34117164963−1440
14Atlético La Paz34108164761−1438
15Durango34911144257−1538
16Sinaloa34106183455−2136
17Cancún3489172743−1633
18Pumas Tabasco34711163554−1932Team is last in the relegation table.
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

Notes

References