2022–23 Liga MX season

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The 2022–23 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the Apertura 2022 and the Clausura 2023—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The winners of the two championships met in the 2023 Campeón de Campeones match.

Liga MX
Season2022–23
ChampionsApertura:
Pachuca
(7th title)
Clausura:
UANL
(8th title)
Champions CupPachuca
UANL
Toluca
Guadalajara
Monterrey
América
Matches played306
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 153
Goals scored852 (2.78 per match)
Apertura:
420 (2.75 per match)
Clausura:
432 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Nicolás Ibáñez
(11 goals)
Clausura:
Henry Martín
(14 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
América 7–0 Cruz Azul
(20 August 2022)
Clausura:
América 6–0 Mazatlán
(28 January 2023)
Biggest away winApertura:
Necaxa 0–4 Guadalajara
(19 August 2022)
UNAM 1–5 Santos Laguna
(21 August 2022)
Clausura:
Santos Laguna 0–5 Toluca
(23 February 2023)
Highest scoringApertura:
Santos Laguna 4–3 Monterrey
(3 July 2022)
América 7–0 Cruz Azul
(20 August 2022)
Pachuca 6–1 Tijuana
(11 September 2022)
Clausura:
Puebla 5–2 Tijuana
(29 April 2023)
Longest winning runApertura:
9 matches
América
Clausura:
7 matches
Monterrey
Longest unbeaten runApertura:
12 matches
América
Clausura:
12 matches
Monterrey
Longest winless runApertura:
12 matches
Puebla
Clausura:
10 matches
Atlas
Longest losing runApertura:
4 matches
Cruz Azul
León
Clausura:
6 matches
Mazatlán
Highest attendanceApertura: 65,461
América vs Guadalajara
(17 September 2022)
Clausura: 66,364
Cruz Azul vs América
(15 April 2023)
Lowest attendanceApertura: 5,668
Pachuca vs Atlas
(25 August 2022)
Clausura: 8,819
Mazatlán vs Pachuca
(16 February 2023)
Total attendanceApertura: 2,977,293
Clausura: 3,450,854
Average attendanceApertura: 20,533
Clausura: 23,160
Stats are from the regular season only
Source: Liga MX

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup commencing on 20 November, the second leg of the Apertura 2022 final was played on 30 October.

Stadiums and locations

The Estadio Azteca will be closed from 2023 to 2025 due to renovations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] Although the project was anticipated to begin in January 2023, the renovations were postponed for the summer of 2023.[3][4]

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AméricaMexico CityAzteca87,000
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco55,110
Atlético San LuisSan Luis Potosí, San Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras25,709
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzteca87,000
GuadalajaraZapopan, JaliscoAkron45,364
JuárezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaOlímpico Benito Juárez19,703
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón31,297
MazatlánMazatlán, SinaloaMazatlán25,000
MonterreyGuadalupe, Nuevo LeónBBVA53,500
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria23,851
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo27,512
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc51,726
QuerétaroQuerétaro, QuerétaroCorregidora33,162
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona29,237
TijuanaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaCaliente27,333
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez31,000
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario41,886
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario48,297
Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s) (front)
AméricaSantiago Baños Fernando Ortiz Henry MartínNikeAT&T, The Home Depot
AtlasJosé Riestra Benjamín Mora Aldo RochaCharlyCaliente, Perdura, Uniclick
Atlético San LuisAlberto Marrero André Jardine Javier GüémezSporelliCanel's, BH Fitness, Cementos Moctezuma, Laboratorio TEQUIS
Cruz AzulVíctor Velázquez Ricardo Ferretti José de Jesús CoronaJomaCemento Cruz Azul
GuadalajaraAmaury Vergara Veljko Paunović Víctor GuzmánPumaCaliente
JuárezMiguel Ángel Garza Diego Mejía Alfredo TalaveraSporelliBetcris
LeónJesús Martínez Murguia Nicolás Larcamón Rodolfo CotaCharlyCementos Fortaleza, Office Depot, Roshfrans, Telcel
MazatlánMauricio Lanz González Rubén Omar Romano Néstor VidrioPirmaCaliente, Paquetexpress, Banda el Recodo
MonterreyJosé Antonio Noriega[5] Víctor Manuel Vucetich Celso OrtizPumaBBVA, Codere
NecaxaErnesto Tinajero Flores Andrés Lillini Fabricio FormilianoPirmaRolcar, Playdoit, J.M. Romo
PachucaArmando Martínez Patiño Guillermo Almada Oscar UstariCharlyCementos Fortaleza, Office Depot, Roshfrans, Telcel
PueblaManuel Jiménez García Eduardo Arce Antony SilvaPirmaCaliente, Red Cola
QuerétaroVacant Mauro Gerk Pablo BarreraCharlyPedigree Petfoods, Boing, Grupo Sayer, NOX Móvil, Petro Figue's, Tarro 33
Santos LagunaDante Elizalde Pablo Repetto Carlos AcevedoCharlySoriana, Peñoles, Lala, Grupo SIMSA
TijuanaJorge Hank Inzunsa Miguel Herrera Lisandro LópezCharlyCaliente
TolucaFrancisco Suinaga Ignacio Ambríz Claudio BaezaUnder ArmourRoshfrans
UANLMauricio Culebro Robert Siboldi Guido PizarroAdidasCemex, Bitso
UNAMLeopoldo Silva Gutiérrez Antonio Mohamed Nicolás FreireNikeDHL Express

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition
in table
Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Juárez Ricardo FerrettiMutual agreement5 May 2022 Hernán Cristante26 May 2022Preseason[6][7]
Santos Laguna Eduardo Fentanes (Interim)Ratified as manager10 May 2022 Eduardo Fentanes10 May 2022[8]
Cruz Azul Juan ReynosoSacked19 May 2022 Diego Aguirre30 May 2022[9][10]
Tijuana Sebastián MéndezResigned25 May 2022 Ricardo Valiño30 May 2022[11][12]
Querétaro Hernán CristanteSigned by Juárez26 May 2022 Mauro Gerk30 May 2022[13][14]
América Fernando Ortíz (Interim)Ratified as manager27 May 2022 Fernando Ortíz27 May 2022[15]
León Christian Martínez (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker30 May 2022 Renato Paiva30 May 2022[16]
Guadalajara Ricardo Cadena (Interim)Ratified as manager31 May 2022 Ricardo Cadena31 May 2022[17]
Apertura changes
Cruz Azul Diego AguirreSacked21 August 2022 Raúl Gutiérrez (Interim)22 August 202217th[18][19]
Pre–Clausura changes
Atlas Diego CoccaResigned2 October 2022[a] Benjamín Mora6 October 2022Preseason[20][21]
UNAM Andrés LilliniMutual agreement4 October 2022 Rafael Puente Jr.28 October 2022[22][23]
Necaxa Jaime LozanoMutual agreement10 October 2022 Andrés Lillini4 November 2022[24][25]
Guadalajara Ricardo CadenaSacked16 October 2022 Veljko Paunović31 October 2022[26][27]
UANL Miguel HerreraSacked9 November 2022 Diego Cocca16 November 2022[28]
Puebla Nicolás LarcamónResigned9 November 2022 Eduardo Arce18 November 2022[29][30]
León Renato PaivaResigned28 November 2022 Nicolás Larcamón30 November 2022[31][32]
Cruz Azul Raúl Gutiérrez (Interim)Ratified as manager6 December 2022 Raúl Gutiérrez6 December 2022[33]
Clausura changes
Mazatlán Gabriel CaballeroResigned29 January 2023 Christian Ramírez (Interim)29 January 202318th
Tijuana Ricardo ValiñoSacked4 February 2023 Cirilo Saucedo (Interim)7 February 202314th[34]
Mazatlán Christian Ramírez (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker6 February 2023 Rubén Omar Romano6 February 202318th[35]
UANL Diego CoccaSacked9 February 2023 Marco Antonio Ruiz9 February 20233rd[36][37]
Tijuana Cirilo Saucedo (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker11 February 2023[b] Miguel Herrera11 February 2023[b]11th[38]
Cruz Azul Raúl GutiérrezSacked13 February 2023 Joaquín Moreno (Interim)14 February 202317th[39]
Joaquín Moreno (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker22 February 2023[c] Ricardo Ferretti22 February 2023[c]13th[40]
UNAM Rafael Puente Jr.Sacked19 March 2023 Raúl Alpizar (Interim)21 March 202316th[41][42]
Raúl Alpizar (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker3 April 2023[d] Antonio Mohamed3 April 2023[d]17th[43]
Juárez Hernán CristanteMutual agreement3 April 2023 Diego Mejía4 April 202314th[44][45]
UANL Marco Antonio RuizSacked9 April 2023 Robert Siboldi10 April 20237th[46][47]
Santos Laguna Eduardo FentanesSacked24 April 2023 Pablo Repetto24 April 202311th[48][49]

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2022 was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 1 July. The defending champions were Atlas.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1América1712233716+2138Qualification for the quarter-finals
2Monterrey1710522913+1635
3Santos Laguna1710343821+1733
4Pachuca (C)179532815+1332
5UANL179352414+1030Qualification for the reclassification
6Toluca177642723+427
7Cruz Azul177372634−824
8Puebla1741032422+222
9Guadalajara175751917+222
10León176472529−422
11Juárez174761718−119
12Necaxa175481926−719
13Atlético San Luis174671523−818
14Mazatlán173861724−717
15Tijuana174581830−1217
16UNAM172872131−1014
17Atlas1734101627−1113
18Querétaro1716101835−179
Source: Liga 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
(C) Champions

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
América111311151515149542111111
Monterrey136411222211222222
Santos Laguna481011131168653434443
Pachuca33256744964343334
UANL149533133335655555
Toluca21322311126566666
Cruz Azul571210111011151617151516139107
Puebla1214557689899111078
Guadalajara121515161414171717137877789
León657696911131513141198910
Juárez1046910121216111112121416131411
Necaxa17111484855710107810121112
Atlético San Luis1510131212131514107910128111213
Mazatlán1617161717171610121214131012141314
Tijuana716181384874811111314151515
UNAM81287791013151617171515161616
Atlas91491416161312141416161717171717
Querétaro1818171818181818181818181818181818
Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ AwayAMÉATLASLCAZGUAJUÁLEÓMAZMONNECPACPUEQUESANTIJTOLUNLUNM
América0–03–07–02–12–13–31–02–1
Atlas1–33–20–11–01–13–11–20–0
Atlético San Luis0–01–20–11–21–20–01–00–33–2
Cruz Azul2–12–12–01–01–22–22–11–22–3
Guadalajara1–10–10–00–01–00–01–02–21–11–43–1
Juárez1–12–21–10–12–11–11–10–13–1
León3–24–21–00–33–12–20–13–3
Mazatlán1–31–01–12–12–41–11–10–1
Monterrey3–22–03–25–10–00–01–00–0
Necaxa1–20–41–03–22–21–22–01–3
Pachuca0–33–11–01–12–02–06–12–00–0
Puebla1–20–02–21–12–22–21–02–12–1
Querétaro0–11–12–20–31–21–13–32–0
Santos Laguna1–04–14–01–12–02–13–04–33–1
Tijuana2–01–20–22–00–31–13–30–2
Toluca3–20–01–11–41–14–12–13–12–2
UANL2–02–30–10–02–12–01–03–1
UNAM0–31–21–11–11–04–11–51–11–1
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Nicolás IbáñezPachuca11
2 Henry MartínAmérica10
3 Martín BarragánPuebla8
Lucas Di YorioLeón
André-Pierre GignacUANL
Abel HernándezAtlético San Luis
7 Facundo BatistaNecaxa7
Jean MenesesToluca
9 Javier CorreaSantos Laguna6
Juan DinennoUNAM
Gabriel FernándezJuárez
Harold PreciadoSantos Laguna
Jonathan RodríguezAmérica
Camilo SanvezzoToluca
Leonardo SuárezSantos Laguna

Source: Liga MX

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
Avg.Ref
1 Nahuel GuzmánUANL80.69[50]
2 Oscar UstariPachuca70.77[51]
Miguel JiménezGuadalajara1.00[52]
Guillermo OchoaAmérica1.00[53]
5 Esteban AndradaMonterrey60.44[54]
6 Carlos AcevedoSantos Laguna51.24[55]
Marcelo BaroveroAtlético San Luis1.35[56]
8 Alfredo TalaveraJuárez31.06[57]
Luis CárdenasMonterrey1.13[58]
Camilo VargasAtlas1.33[59]
Nicolás VikonisMazatlán1.40[60]
Luis MalagónNecaxa1.53[61]
Rodolfo CotaLeón1.71[62]
Jonathan OrozcoTijuana1.76[63]
Julio GonzálezUNAM1.80[64]

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Alfonso GonzálezMonterreyLeón5–1 (H)6 August 2022
Abel HernándezAtlético San LuisUNAM3–2 (H)18 August 2022

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Scoring

Discipline

Player
Team

Source: Liga MX

Attendance

Per team

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1UANL326,64442,61537,63840,831+37.4%
2Monterrey301,21152,81028,37137,651+37.7%
3América290,39365,46120,41036,299+28.4%
4Guadalajara238,68035,82817,42426,520+16.1%
5Tijuana195,16429,33319,73324,396+62.4%
6UNAM202,25345,8937,99022,473+32.0%
7Toluca192,84227,27317,40221,427+68.4%
8León162,77124,02416,69020,346+55.9%
9Puebla175,32443,63211,07819,480−16.0%
10Cruz Azul150,80735,37810,25516,756−21.9%
11Atlas116,44523,64910,30814,556−15.3%
12Santos Laguna121,40818,7217,97913,490+12.0%
13Atlético San Luis120,78520,8609,46413,421+59.8%
14Necaxa104,53920,19310,68913,067−4.8%
15Juárez113,71616,0249,73312,635+43.4%
16Mazatlán94,33118,3658,75611,791+3.0%
17Pachuca69,98010,9385,6687,776−9.6%
18Querétaro0000−100.0%1
League total2,977,29365,4615,66820,533+21.4%

Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed.
Querétaro's stats are not included in the "League total" average attendance number.
1: As a result of the riot on 5 March 2022, Querétaro played all matches behind closed doors for one year. The ban began on 7 March 2022.

Highest and lowest

Highest attendedLowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendanceHomeScoreAwayAttendance
1UANL2–3Cruz Azul41,273Pachuca2–0Querétaro6,167
2Monterrey3–2América41,342Mazatlán0–1UANL12,112
3UANL1–0Tijuana40,583Pachuca1–1Mazatlán7,482
4UANL2–0Atlas42,615Pachuca0–0UNAM8,305
5Monterrey1–0Puebla35,893Necaxa2–0Pachuca11,828
6UANL2–1Querétaro41,432Juárez1–1Toluca12,854
7Monterrey5–1León37,154Atlético San Luis1–2Necaxa9,464
8UNAM0–3América45,893Juárez2–1Pachuca9,733
9Guadalajara1–4UANL30,064Santos Laguna2–1León10,164
10Monterrey0–0UANL52,810Pachuca1–0León5,801
11UANL0–0Necaxa40,103Santos Laguna4–1Atlético San Luis12,053
12América2–1UANL45,384Pachuca2–0Santos Laguna6,592
13UANL3–1Toluca37,638Santos Laguna3–1Necaxa7,979
14UANL0–1León41,615Pachuca6–1Tijuana9,511
15América2–1Guadalajara65,461Atlético San Luis1–2Pachuca9,094
16Guadalajara1–0Monterrey34,279Pachuca3–1Atlas5,668
17Puebla1–2América43,632Santos Laguna3–0Mazatlán14,461

Source: Liga MX

Final phase – Apertura 2022

Reclassification

Team 1 Score Team 2
UANL2–0Necaxa
Toluca3–0Juárez
Cruz Azul1–0León
Puebla1–1 (5–4 p)Guadalajara
  • All matches were played in a single leg hosted by the higher seed.
  • If a match ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
2Monterrey033
7Cruz Azul000
2Monterrey202
4Pachuca516
4Pachuca (s)022
5UANL112
4Pachuca538
6Toluca112
1América6511
8Puebla112
1América112
6Toluca213
3Santos Laguna314
6Toluca426
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the reclassification matches were seeded based on their regular season position.
  • The team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • If the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advanced (the away goals rule was not applied).
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, they went to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[67]

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Puebla2–11América1–61–5
Cruz Azul0–3Monterrey0–00–3
Toluca6–4Santos Laguna4–32–1
UANL2–2 (s)Pachuca1–01–2

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Toluca3–2América2–11–1
Pachuca6–2Monterrey5–21–0

Final

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Toluca2–8Pachuca1–51–3


Toluca1–5Pachuca
  • Sierra 78'
Report
Attendance: 27,273
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Pachuca3–1Toluca
Report
Attendance: 21,080
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

Pachuca won 8–2 on aggregate.


Torneo Clausura

The Clausura tournament began on 6 January and ended on 28 May 2023.[68] The defending champions were Pachuca.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Monterrey1713133514+2140Qualification for the quarter-finals
2América179713621+1534
3Guadalajara1710432818+1034
4Toluca179533419+1532
5Pachuca1710163222+1031Qualification for the reclassification
6León178632313+1030
7UANL (C)177462017+325
8Cruz Azul177372122−124
9Atlas174942722+521
10Querétaro174851621−520Team ended last place in the coefficient table[a]
11Puebla176292634−820Qualification for the reclassification
12Atlético San Luis175481621−519
13Santos Laguna175482337−1419
14UNAM175392432−818
15Tijuana173771929−1016
16Juárez173681725−815
17Necaxa173591624−814
18Mazatlán1721141941−227
Source: Liga 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
(C) Champions
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Monterrey168322111111111111
América9121178443565243222
Guadalajara53867755434766433
Toluca11137910586252322344
Pachuca15211324646455655
León1061411131167777534566
UANL21133232323677777
Cruz Azul61417171717171611129888888
Atlas1276891213131514161212131199
Querétaro81515161616161717171717159131010
Puebla181010121514151516131011910141411
Atlético San Luis32910681010131512151112101312
Santos Laguna1795449998889101191113
UNAM411455101111101114161715121214
Tijuana71616151413141412913141617151515
Juárez15412131167891011101414171616
Necaxa1418131412151212141615131316161717
Mazatlán1317181818181818181818181818181818
Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ AwayAMÉATLASLCAZGUAJUÁLEÓMAZMONNECPACPUEQUESANTIJTOLUNLUNM
América2–26–02–12–10–32–20–02–11–1
Atlas2–23–30–12–10–24–12–20–00–1
Atlético San Luis1–30–00–02–02–12–02–01–1
Cruz Azul1–31–01–01–02–33–20–11–0
Guadalajara2–40–02–14–11–00–11–12–02–11–2
Juárez0–11–11–20–01–10–23–13–0
León2–00–00–21–12–10–12–04–13–0
Mazatlán3–12–31–20–20–12–31–21–21–2
Monterrey3–10–13–02–12–01–24–02–14–1
Necaxa1–32–31–01–11–10–01–10–13–1
Pachuca2–10–21–14–11–22–15–11–2
Puebla0–41–31–03–11–22–05–21–2
Querétaro3–32–22–20–31–10–11–00–01–0
Santos Laguna2–21–43–20–23–20–50–33–0
Tijuana1–11–01–10–02–01–23–31–10–0
Toluca2–22–03–11–10–04–13–03–2
UANL0–20–01–20–01–20–14–11–04–2
UNAM2–23–11–22–14–10–22–43–1
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Henry MartínAmérica14
2 Rogelio Funes MoriMonterrey12
Julián QuiñonesAtlas
4 Juan DinennoUNAM8
Carlos GonzálezToluca
6 André-Pierre GignacUANL7
Víctor GuzmánGuadalajara
Harold PreciadoSantos Laguna
9 Uriel AntunaCruz Azul6
Maximiliano AraújoToluca
Javier CorreaSantos Laguna
Alfonso GonzálezMonterrey
Javier LópezPachuca
Brian LozanoAtlas
Guillermo MartínezPuebla
Édgar MéndezNecaxa
Diego ValdésAmérica

Source: Liga MX


Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Rogelio Funes MoriMonterreyAtlético San Luis3–1 (H)21 January 2023
Henry MartínAméricaMazatlán6–0 (H)28 January 2023
Rogelio Funes MoriMonterreyUNAM4–1 (H)29 April 2023

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Scoring

Discipline

Player
Team

Source: Liga MX

Attendance

Per team

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Monterrey392,29548,78840,10343,588+15.8%
2UANL350,55241,61528,87938,950−4.6%
3América339,92660,33222,58837,770+4.1%
4Guadalajara254,27938,83419,07831,785+19.9%
5Cruz Azul233,89066,36416,87329,236+74.5%
6Toluca200,03327,27319,61025,004+16.7%
7Tijuana213,59727,33320,23323,533−3.5%
8León206,51824,73720,11322,946+12.8%
9Querétaro93,50421,51817,59018,701n/a1
10UNAM148,26342,82311,55018,533−17.5%
11Atlas157,06429,81411,55517,452+19.9%
12Puebla139,45030,13210,61317,431−10.5%
13Santos Laguna138,28425,74613,79717,286+28.1%
14Atlético San Luis129,68322,24010,83216,210+20.8%
15Pachuca121,66220,77710,28115,208+95.6%
16Necaxa122,85518,11411,16113,651+4.5%
17Juárez107,50319,31411,27213,438+6.4%
18Mazatlán101,49617,0238,81911,277−4.4%
League total3,450,85466,3648,81923,160+12.8%

Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed.
Querétaro's stats for the first four home matches (all played behind closed doors) are not included in the "League total" average attendance number.
1: As a result of the riot on 5 March 2022, Querétaro played all matches behind closed doors for one year. On 3 March 2023, the league announced that the ban would be lifted on 19 March 2023.[69]

Highest and lowest

Highest attendedLowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendanceHomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Monterrey0–1Guadalajara44,498Mazatlán1–2León10,005
2UANL4–1Pachuca41,615Puebla2–0Querétaro10,613
3Monterrey3–1Atlético San Luis40,162Mazatlán1–2Santos Laguna9,854
4UANL0–0Atlético San Luis41,615Atlas2–2Santos Laguna14,073
5Monterrey2–1Toluca48,788Necaxa1–1Tijuana12,225
6UANL4–2UNAM41,615Puebla3–1Mazatlán10,290
7Monterrey2–1Querétaro41,660Mazatlán2–3Pachuca8,819
8Monterrey2–1Necaxa44,132Juárez0–0León10,229
9UANL1–2Guadalajara41,615Mazatlán1–2UNAM9,970
10América0–3Pachuca46,273UNAM2–4Puebla11,851
11UANL0–2América41,615Juárez1–1Necaxa11,272
12UANL0–1Monterrey41,615Mazatlán0–1Necaxa12,205
13Monterrey4–0Tijuana40,103Juárez0–2Puebla12,138
14América2–1Monterrey49,974UNAM3–1Atlético San Luis11,550
15Cruz Azul1–3América66,364Mazatlán1–2Tijuana10,139
16América1–1UNAM60,332Mazatlán0–2Monterrey11,440
17Monterrey4–1UNAM45,915Puebla5–2Tijuana15,001

Source: Liga MX

Final phase – Clausura 2023

Reclassification

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pachuca4–4 (2–4 p)Santos Laguna
León1–3Atlético San Luis
UANL1–0Puebla
Cruz Azul0–1Atlas
  • All matches were played in a single leg hosted by the higher seed.
  • If a match ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
2América314
7Atlético San Luis123
2América112
3Guadalajara033
3Guadalajara (s)011
6Atlas101
3Guadalajara022
5UANL (a.e.t.)033
1Monterrey022
8Santos Laguna000
1Monterrey101
5UANL112
4Toluca134
5UANL415
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the reclassification matches were seeded based on their regular season position.
  • The team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • If the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advanced (the away goals rule was not applied).
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, they went to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[70]

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Santos Laguna0–2Monterrey0–02–0
Atlético San Luis3–4América1–32–1
Atlas1–1 (s)Guadalajara1–00–1
UANL5–4Toluca4–11–3

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UANL2–1Monterrey1–11–0
Guadalajara3–2América0–13–1

Final

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UANL3–2Guadalajara0–03–2 (a.e.t.)



Guadalajara2–3 (a.e.t.)UANL
Report

UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.


Annual awards

AwardWinnerCluba
Balón de Oro Henry Martín[73]América
Best Goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán[73]UANL
Best center-back Víctor Guzmán[73]Monterrey
Best full-back Kevin Álvarez[73]Pachuca
Best defensive midfielder Luis Chávez[73]Pachuca
Best offensive midfielder Diego Valdés[73]América
Best Forward Henry Martín[73]América
Top Goalscorer of the Season Henry Martín (27 goals)[73]América
Rookie of the Year Emilio Lara[73]América
Manager of the Year Guillermo Almada[73]Pachuca
Best Goal André-Pierre Gignac[73]UANL

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 was used to establish the payment of fines that would be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[74]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of MXN$160 million was distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: MXN$80 million in the last place; MXN$47 million the penultimate; and MXN$33 million was paid by the sixteenth team in the table,[75] as of the 2021–22 season the remaining MXN$80 million was paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself.[76] The team that finished last on the table started the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team, which was Juárez, repeated as the last ranked team in the 2022–23 season coefficient table, they would be fined an additional MXN$20 million.

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
1América3238352638342031021.9902+75Safe from paying any fine
2Monterrey2928222635401801021.7647+58
3UANL2823283330251671021.6373+45
4León4026292122301681021.6471+22
5Pachuca2523183832311671021.6373+39
6Cruz Azul2941232524241661021.6275+20
7Guadalajara2623222622341531021.5000+19
8Santos Laguna2526242033191471021.4412+19
9Toluca2122241927321421021.4216+1
10Puebla2028242622201401021.3725+10
11Atlas1425292713211291021.2647+9
12UNAM3218212214181251021.2255–11
13Atlético San Luis[b]002023181980681.1765–18
14Necaxa2411202319141111021.0882–40
16Juárez[c]0000191534341.0000–9
15Mazatlán (F)162120211771021021.0000–53MXN$33 million
17Tijuana (F)1520151717161001020.9804–62MXN$47 million
18Querétaro (F)13211517920951020.9314–44MXN$80 million


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 had to pay fine indicated
Source: Liga MX

Aggregate tables

CONCACAF Champions Cup

The league champions with more points at the end of the Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 seasons qualified directly to the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16. The league champions with fewer points at the end of the season qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round. In addition, the Apertura runners-up, Clausura runners-up, and the next two best ranked teams also qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Monterrey3423656427+3775Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup first round
2América3421947438+3672
3Pachuca (A)3419696039+2163Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16
4Toluca34161176142+1959Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup first round
5Guadalajara34151184735+1256
6UANL (C)34167114431+1355
7León341410104842+652
8Santos Laguna34157126158+352
9Cruz Azul34146144756−948
10Puebla341012125155−442
11Atlético San Luis34910153144−1337
12Atlas34713144349−634
13Juárez34713143443−934
14Necaxa3489173550−1533
15Tijuana34712153759−2233
16UNAM34711164563−1832
17Querétaro34514153456−2229
18Mazatlán3459203665−2924
Source: Liga 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
(A) Apertura champion; (C) Clausura champion

Leagues Cup

The league champion with the highest aggregate points accumulated across the Clausura 2022 and Apertura 2022 seasons qualified directly to the 2023 Leagues Cup round of 32. Liga MX clubs ranked 2 to 16 in the aggregate table were put in the second position in each group, opposite the MLS Supporter's Shield table (for example, the best remaining team in the Supporter's Shield table not earning a bye was drawn against the lowest-best remaining team in the Liga MX 2022 aggregate table). The remaining 13 MLS clubs, along with the two remaining Liga MX clubs, were drawn into groups and divided geographically.[77]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Pachuca (A)3421765830+2870Qualification for the Leagues Cup round of 32
2América3419786234+2864Qualification for the 2023 Leagues Cup group stage as seeded
3UANL3419695434+2063
4Monterrey34171075030+2061
5Santos Laguna34158116346+1753
6Cruz Azul34147134651−549
7Puebla34111585042+848
8Guadalajara341212104438+648
9Toluca341210124859−1146
10León341110134251−943
11Necaxa34126164047−742
12Atlético San Luis34118153645−941
13Atlas341010143742−540
14Mazatlán34911143748−1138
15UNAM34812144552−736
16Tijuana34810163256−2434
17Juárez3479182746−1930Qualification for the 2023 Leagues Cup group stage as unseeded
18Querétaro34414163656−2026
Source: Clausura Apertura
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
(A) Apertura champion

See also

References