2023–24_Liga_de_Expansión_MX_season

2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season

2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season

The 2nd professional season of the second football league in Mexico


The 2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season is the second 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. The Apertura tournament began on 21 July 2023. The Clausura tournament will begin in January 2024 as a 33-team league with the addition of 18 Liga MX under-23 teams.

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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.

  • The Liga MX under-20 league was reformed as a under-23 league. The Liga MX under-23 league will play their Apertura 2023 season and join Liga de Expansión MX as of the Clausura 2024 season.[3]
  • The owner's assembly decided to adjust liguilla qualification, which was modified as of the Apertura 2021 season. The number of teams directly qualifying to the quarter-finals was increased from four to six, while reducing the number of teams entering the reclassification round from eight to four, aligning it with the NBA play-in tournament. The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.
  • Atlante obtained certification for promotion to Liga MX. Venados and Zacatecas applied and were not certified for promotion.[4] UdeG lost their status as a certified team due to financial issues.[5] The league will not reactivate promotion until four teams are certified.
  • On June 29, 2023 Durango was returned to Liga Premier de México, after one year as guest club in the Liga de Expansión MX, due to financial problems. The Liga de Expansión requested that the Liga Premier propose another affiliated team to play as a guest team in the second–tier. Due to the short preparation time for the new season, the team was put on hiatus on June 30.[6]

Stadiums and Locations

More information Apertura 2023, Team ...

Personnel and kits

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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
  1. Announced on 9 April 2023 during Clausura 2023 Week 16.
  2. Announced on 24 April 2023.
  3. Announced on 31 May 2023.[14]
  4. Reinstated in his position after his dismissal was announced

Apertura 2023

The defending champions are Tapatío. The regular tournament began on 21 July and will end on 31 October. The round 2 match between Celaya and Tepatitlán was postponed due to poor pitch condition and played on 19 August during round 5.[37]

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
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:
  1. The Teams ranked from 1st to 6th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. The Teams ranked from 7th to 10th place qualify to the play-in round.

Positions by Round

Leader and qualification to Liguilla quarter-finals
Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to play-in
Last place in table
More information Team ╲ Round, Cancún ...
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
  • The round 2 match between Celaya and Tepatitlán was postponed and played during round 5.[37]

Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

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Discipline

Team

Source Liga de Expansión MX

Attendance

Per team

More information Pos, Team ...

Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: UdeG played their match against Venados at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez due to Estadio Jalisco's poor pitch condition.[38]

Highest and lowest

More information Highest attended, Lowest attended ...

Source: Liga de Expansión MX

  1. Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase

Play-in bracket

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
7Atlético Morelia (p)1 (4)7Atlético MoreliaNo. 7 seed
8Venados1 (3)8VenadosNo. 8 seed
8Venados1
10Atlético La Paz0
9UAT0
10Atlético La Paz1
  • 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.

Play-in matches

More information Team 1, Score ...
More information Atlético Morelia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)

More information UAT, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

No. 8 seed match

More information Team 1, Score ...
More information Venados, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez (Michoacán)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Cancún (s) 0 2 2
8 Venados 1 1 2
1 Cancún (s) 0 3 3
4 Zacatecas 1 2 3
4 Zacatecas 2 5 7
5 Tepatitlán 0 2 2
1 Cancún 0 3 3
3 Atlante 0 0 0
2 UdeG 1 2 3
7 Atlético Morelia 2 0 2
2 UdeG 1 0 1
3 Atlante 3 1 4
3 Atlante (s) 0 4 4
6 Sonora 2 2 4

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played between 15–16 November, and the second legs were played between 18–19 November.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
First leg
More information Atlético Morelia, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 8,696
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)

More information Sonora, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: Yonatan Peinado Aguirre (Chihuahua)

More information Tepatitlán, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 2,184
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)

More information Venados, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 8,156
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)
Second leg
More information Atlante, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

4–4 on aggregate. Atlante advanced due to being the higher seeded team.


More information UdeG, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 6,465
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)

UdeG won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Cancún, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 8,689
Referee: Gustavo Padilla Aguirre (Jalisco)

2–2 on aggregate. Cancún advanced due to being the higher seeded team.


More information Zacatecas, 5–2 ...
Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Zacatecas won 7–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played between 22–23 November, and the second legs were played between 25–26 November.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
First leg
More information Atlante, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 3,763
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)

More information Zacatecas, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 13,019
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
Second leg
More information UdeG, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 9,891
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Cancún, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)

3–3 on aggregate. Cancún advanced due to being the higher seeded team.

Final

The first leg was played on 30 November, and the second leg was played on 3 December.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
First leg
More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 11,349
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
Second leg
More information Cancún, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

Cancún won 3–0 on aggregate.

More information Apertura 2023 winners ...

Clausura 2024

The Clausura tournament will begin in January 2024.

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
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:
  1. The Teams ranked from 1st to 6th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. The Teams ranked from 7th to 10th place qualify to the play-in round.

Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

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Attendance

Per team

More information Pos, Team ...

Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed

Final phase

Play-in bracket

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7Atlético La Paz28ZacatecasNo. 7 seed
8Zacatecas37Atlético La PazNo. 8 seed
7Atlético La PazHome
Serie B9OaxacaAway
9Oaxaca (p)1 {6)
10Sonora1 {5)
  • 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.

Play-in matches

More information Team 1, Score ...
More information Atlético La Paz, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)

More information Oaxaca, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

No. 8 seed match

More information Team 1, Score ...
More information Atlético La Paz, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 3,852
Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
2 UdeG 0 3 3
7 Zacatecas 0 0 0
2 UdeG 1 3 4
8 Atlético La Paz 1 1 2
1 Venados 1 2 3
8 Atlético La Paz 3 3 6
2 UdeG 0 1 1
3 Atlante 2 2 4
3 Atlante 1 2 3
6 Cancún 0 1 1
3 Atlante 3 5 8
4 Tapatío 0 1 1
4 Tapatío 3 2 5
5 Celaya 4 0 4

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played between 24–25 April, and the second legs were played between 27–28 April.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Matches
More information Atlético La Paz, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 5,160
Referee: Yonatan Peinado Aguirre (Chihahua)
More information Venados, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 8,177
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Atlético La Paz won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Zacatecas, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 8,030
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
More information UdeG, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 5,892
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

UdeG won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Cancún, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 9,049
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
More information Atlante, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 5,910
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)

Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Celaya, 4–3 ...
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information Tapatío, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 746
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)

Tapatíon won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 5 May, and the second legs will be played between 8 May.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Matches
More information Atlético La Paz, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,163
More information UdeG, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)

UdeG won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Tapatío, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information Atlante, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 6,892
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Atlante won 8–1 on aggregate.

Finals

Summary

The first leg was played on 8 May, and the second leg was played between 12 May.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Matches
More information Atlante, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 9,467
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information UdeG, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 35,102
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)

Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.

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 2023–24 season will play the second leg at home.

First leg

More information Cancún, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 7,377
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
Cancún
Atlante
21GKMexico Gustavo Gutiérrez
6DFMexico Walter OrtegaYellow card 83'
23DFMexico Benjamín GalindoYellow card 47'
26DFMexico Hedgardo Maríndownward-facing red arrow 90'
7MFMexico Johan Alonzodownward-facing red arrow 70'
9MFMexico Jorge Díazdownward-facing red arrow 78'
14MFMexico José Juan Vázquez
22MFMexico Raúl Castillodownward-facing red arrow 78'
28MFGuinea-Bissau Junior Moreiradownward-facing red arrow 90'
12MFColombia José Gabriel Rodríguez
27FWBurkina Faso Cheick Traoré
Substitutions:
1GKMexico Christopher Andrade
2DFMexico Axl Padilla
4DFMexico Rodrigo Reyesupward-facing green arrow 90'
84DFMexico Jonathan Hernández
10MFMexico Paúl UscangaYellow card 90'upward-facing green arrow 78'
18MFMexico Germán Eguade
25MFMexico Alfonso Tamayupward-facing green arrow 78'
8FWMexico Christo Vela
11FWMexico Samuel Gonzálezupward-facing green arrow 90'
17FWMexico Luis Loroñaupward-facing green arrow 17'
Manager:
Mexico Luis Arce
20GKMexico Humberto Hernández
3DFMexico Diego CruzYellow card 30'
4DFMexico Carlos Villanueva
27DFMexico Armando EscobarYellow card 10'downward-facing red arrow 90'
28DFBrazil ElbisYellow card 61'
8MFMexico Ronaldo GonzálezYellow card 81'downward-facing red arrow 90'
13MFMexico Maximiliano GarcíaYellow card 7'
14MFMexico Rolando GonzálezYellow card 45'downward-facing red arrow 78'
18MFMexico Christian Bermúdezdownward-facing red arrow 68'
34MFMexico Édgar Jiménez
9FWMexico Rafael Durándownward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
31GKArgentina Nicolás Forastiero
32DFMexico Alberto López
5MFMexico Hardy Meza
7MFMexico Edson Partidaupward-facing green arrow 90'
11MFLebanon Daniel Lajudupward-facing green arrow 68'
16MFMexico Deivoon Magañaupward-facing green arrow 90'
17MFMexico Leonardo Mejíaupward-facing green arrow 78'
19MFMexico Edwin Cerna
35MFUnited States Adrián Sánchez
22FWMexico Arturo Sánchezupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Mexico Daniel Alcántar

Second leg

More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 8,503
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
Atlante
Cancún
20GKMexico Humberto Hernández
3DFMexico Diego Cruzdownward-facing red arrow 76'
4DFMexico Carlos Villanueva
27DFMexico Armando Escobar
28DFBrazil Elbis
8MFMexico Ronaldo González
13MFMexico Maximiliano Garcíadownward-facing red arrow 58'
14MFMexico Rolando GonzálezYellow card 23'downward-facing red arrow 58'
18MFMexico Christian Bermúdez
34MFMexico Édgar Jiménezdownward-facing red arrow 85'
9FWMexico Rafael Durándownward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
31GKArgentina Nicolás Forastiero
32DFMexico Alberto López
5MFMexico Hardy Meza
7MFMexico Edson Partidaupward-facing green arrow 76'
11MFLebanon Daniel Lajudupward-facing green arrow 58'
16MFMexico Deivoon Magañaupward-facing green arrow 85'
17MFMexico Leonardo Mejíaupward-facing green arrow 58'
19MFMexico Edwin Cerna
35MFUnited States Adrián Sánchez
22FWMexico Arturo Sánchezupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Mexico Daniel Alcántar
21GKMexico Gustavo Gutiérrez
6DFMexico Walter OrtegaYellow card 12'
23DFMexico Benjamín Galindo
26DFMexico Hedgardo Maríndownward-facing red arrow 83'
7MFMexico Johan Alonzo
9MFMexico Jorge Díazdownward-facing red arrow 74'
14MFMexico José Juan Vázquez
22MFMexico Raúl Castillodownward-facing red arrow 72'
28MFGuinea-Bissau Junior Moreira
12FWColombia José Gabriel RodríguezYellow card 49'downward-facing red arrow 83'
27FWBurkina Faso Cheick Traoré
Substitutions:
1GKMexico Christopher Andrade
2DFMexico Axl Padilla
4DFMexico Rodrigo Reyesupward-facing green arrow 83'
84DFMexico Jonathan Hernández
10MFMexico Paúl Uscangaupward-facing green arrow 72'
18MFMexico Germán Eguade
25MFMexico Alfonso Tamayupward-facing green arrow 83'
8MFMexico Christo Vela
11FWMexico Samuel González
17FWMexico Luis Loroñaupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Mexico Luis ArceYellow card 83'


1–1 on aggregate. Cancún won 3–1 on penalty kicks.

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] As of the 2023–24 season, the bottom three ranked Liga de Expansión MX teams will not pay a fine. The last ranked team can not qualify for the Clausura 2024 liguilla.

As of matches played 12 April 2024
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Tiebreakers: 1) 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
Source: Liga de Expansión

  1. Liga MX affiliated team.
  2. 2021–22 points were accumulated as Tampico Madero.
  3. Liga Premier invited team.

Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is a sum of the Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final.

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2024. 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

References

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  4. "Alexis Moreno fuera de Mineros". ntrzacatecas.com (in Spanish). 9 April 2023.
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  7. "Carlos Gutiérrez Barriga, nuevo director técnico de Alebrijes". oaxaca.quadratin.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2023.
  8. "Anuncia Alacranes de Durango su nuevo Director Técnico". posta.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 June 2023.
  9. "Arturo Ortega es nombrado DT del Tapatío". elmanana.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2023.
  10. "Bruno Marioni, despedido de los Venados FC". onefootball.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2023.
  11. "Rafael Fernández nuevo timonel de Venados F.C." venadosfc.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 June 2023.
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  16. "Correcaminos UAT despide a Edgar Solano; se queda sin director técnico". Milenio (in Spanish). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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