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The 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX season was the 3rd and 4th edition of the second level professional division of Mexican football. The season was divided into two short tournaments, which was called Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022, each tournament with an identical format and contested by the same 17 participating clubs. It was started on 27 July 2021 and ended on 14 May 2022.

Season2021–22
ChampionsApertura 2021
Atlante
(1st title)
Clausura 2022:
Morelia
(1st title)
Matches272
Apertura: 136
Clausura: 136
Goals630 (2.32 per match)
Apertura:
327 (2.4 per match)
Clausura:
303 (2.23 per match)
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Liga de Expansión MX
Season2021–22
ChampionsApertura 2021
Atlante
(1st title)
Clausura 2022:
Morelia
(1st title)
Matches272
Apertura: 136
Clausura: 136
Goals630 (2.32 per match)
Apertura:
327 (2.4 per match)
Clausura:
303 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura 2021:
Raúl Zúñiga
(12 goals)
Clausura 2022:
Juan Angulo
Juan José Machado
Óscar Villa
(8 goals)
Biggest home winApertura 2021:
Atlante 3–0 UAT
(1 August 2021)
Tampico Madero 3–0 Venados
(10 August 2021)
Celaya 3–0 Tlaxcala
(17 August 2021)
Sinaloa 4–1 Sonora
(18 August 2021)
Zacatecas 3–0 UAT
(7 September 2021)
UdeG 3–0 Tapatío
(15 September 2021)
Raya2 4–1 Tlaxcala
(5 October 2021)
Sinaloa 4–1 Raya2
(15 October 2021)
Sonora 3–0 Tlaxcala
(20 October 2021)
Sinaloa 3–0 Venados
(27 October 2021)
Venados 3–0 Tapatío
(17 November 2021)
Clausura 2022:
Celaya 5–0 Tapatío
(25 March 2022)
Biggest away winApertura 2021:
Tapatío 0–3 Atlético Morelia
(19 August 2021)
Tapatío 1–4 Atlante
(26 September 2021)
Zacatecas 1–4 Sinaloa
(29 September 2021)
Tepatitlán 0–3 Sonora
(17 October 2021)
Clausura 2022:
Pumas Tabasco 0–5 Zacatecas
(9 January 2022)
Highest scoringApertura 2021:
Tampico Madero 3–3 UAT
(9 October 2021)
Clausura 2022:
Zacatecas 3–4 Tlaxcala
(27 March 2022)
Longest winning runApertura 2021:
6 matches
Sinaloa
Clausura 2022:
7 matches
Zacatecas
Longest unbeaten runApertura 2021:
14 matches
Sinaloa
Clausura 2022:
9 matches
Venados
Zacatecas
Longest winless runApertura 2021:
7 matches
Oaxaca
Tepatitlán
Clausura 2022:
10 matches
Raya2
Longest losing runApertura 2021:
4 matches
Zacatecas
Clausura 2022:
5 matches
Sinaloa
Highest attendanceApertura 2021:
10,577
Raya2 vs Tampico Madero
(7 September 2021)
Clausura 2022:
10,521
Atlético Morelia vs Sinaloa
(3 March 2022)
Lowest attendanceApertura 2021:
189
Tapatío vs Atlético Morelia
(19 August 2021)
Clausura 2022:
30
UAT vs Sinaloa
(9 January 2022)
Total attendanceApertura 2021:
184,920
Clausura 2022:
195,069
Average attendanceApertura 2021:
1,849
Clausura 2022:
1,599
Stats are from the regular season only
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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.[citation needed]

At first it was reported that the Irapuato were promoted from the Liga Premier de México in 2021.[2] However, on 3 June 2021, the Mexican Football Federation announced the opening of a selection process to choose the club that would occupy the Liga Premier 3 place,[3] because Irapuato must still meet some requirements to compete in the Liga de Expansión MX,[4] three Liga Premier clubs (Durango, Irapuato and Matamoros), were chosen for an audit process that would determine the winner of the promotion. On 5 July 2021, it was confirmed that no team undergoing the certification audit approved the procedure, so there will be no club promoted from the Liga Premier, finally, the Liga de Expansión will be play with 17 teams.[5]

As of this season, C.F. Monterrey will have its own team participating in the Liga de Expansión MX,[6] which will be called Raya2.[7]

As of 2021 Tepatitlán F.C. will be considered as a full member team of the Liga de Expansión MX, leaving the status of guest club with which it participated in the previous season.[6]

The league format will be modified, with the top four ranked teams from the tournament general table advancing directly to the quarter–finals, while clubs ranked between fifth and twelfth place will play the reclassification round.[6]

Stadiums and locations

More information Team, City ...
Team City Stadium Capacity
Atlante Mexico City Ciudad de los Deportes 33,000
Atlético Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos 35,000
Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 18,844
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182
Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,598
Pumas Tabasco Villahermosa, Tabasco Olímpico de Villahermosa 12,000
Raya2 Monterrey, Nuevo León BBVA 53,500
Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa Dorados 20,108
Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Tampico Madero Tampico/Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas 19,667
Tapatío Zapopan, Jalisco Akron 49,850
Tepatitlán Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez 8,085
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala Tlahuicole 11,135
UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520
UdeG Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020
Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087
Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,068
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Location of teams in the 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Chairman ...
Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Atlante Jorge Santillana Mexico Mario García Covalles Mexico Humberto Hernández UIN Sports Betcris
Atlético Morelia José Luis Higuera Argentina Ricardo Valiño Mexico Arturo Ledesma Keuka Akron, Axen Capital
Cancún José Luis Orantes Costanzo Argentina Federico Vilar Mexico Armando Zamorano Nike Cancún, Riviera Maya
Celaya Carlos Benavides Escardó Mexico Israel Hernández Mexico Leobardo López Keuka Bachoco
Oaxaca Juan Carlos Jones Mexico Jorge Manrique Mexico Juan Portales Silver Sport Patsa, Romasa, Bunker
Pumas Tabasco Ramón Neme Mexico Raúl Alpizar (Interim) Mexico Édgar Alaffita Nike DHL
Raya2 Duilio Davino Mexico Héctor Becerra (Interim) Mexico William Mejía Puma
Sinaloa José Antonio Núñez Mexico Rafael García Mexico Hiram Muñoz Charly Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne
Sonora Juan Pablo Rojo Argentina Gabriel Pereyra Mexico José Saavedra Keuka Caliente
Tampico Madero Carlos Gutiérrez Riera Mexico Gerardo Espinoza Mexico Óscar Manzanarez Charly Nexum, TSH Systems
Tapatío Amaury Vergara Mexico Joaquín Moreno (Interim) Mexico José González Puma Caliente
Tepatitlán Víctor Flores Cosío Argentina Bruno Marioni Mexico Luis Robles Sporelli Pacífica
Tlaxcala Rafael Torre Mendoza Mexico Jonathan Estrada (Interim) Mexico Efrén Mendoza Keuka Providencia, Tlaxcala
UAT Felipe del Ángel Malibrán Mexico Héctor Altamirano Mexico Rodolfo Salinas Silver Sport RVG Combustibles
UdeG José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez Mexico Alfonso Sosa Mexico José Hernández Sporelli Electrolit
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez Mexico Alfonso Luna Spiro Yucatán
Zacatecas Eduardo López Muñoz Mexico Omar Alexis Moreno Mexico Sergio Ceballos Spiro Fresnillo plc
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table		 Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
UAT Mexico Hibert Ruíz Sacked 16 April 2021 Mexico Daniel Alcántar 21 May 2021 Preseason [8][9]
Cancún Mexico Christian Giménez Mutual agreement 6 May 2021 Argentina Federico Vilar 1 June 2021 [10][11]
Tlaxcala Mexico Irving Rubirosa Mutual agreement 28 May 2021 Argentina Silvio Rudman 4 June 2021 [12][13]
Apertura changes
UAT Mexico Daniel Alcántar Resigned 19 August 2021 Mexico Francisco Rotllán 19 August 2021 7th [14][15]
Tlaxcala Argentina Silvio Rudman Mutual agreement 27 August 2021 Mexico Juan Antonio Torres 28 August 2021 14th [16][17]
UdeG Mexico Jorge Dávalos Sacked 6 September 2021 Mexico Alfonso Sosa 7 September 2021 17th [18][19]
Tapatío Mexico Alberto Coyote Sacked 17 September 2021 Mexico Ricardo Cadena 20 September 2021 17th [20][21]
Oaxaca Mexico Oscar Fernando Torres Resigned 1 October 2021 Mexico Jorge Manrique 1 October 2021 17th [22]
UAT Mexico Francisco Rotllán Sacked 13 October 2021 Mexico Jorge Urbina 13 October 2021 14th [23]
Clausura changes
Tepatitlán Mexico Paco Ramírez Mutual agreement 3 February 2022 Argentina Bruno Marioni 4 February 2022 16th [24][25]
UAT Mexico Jorge Urbina Sacked 8 February 2022 Mexico Héctor Altamirano 9 February 2022 11th [26][27]
Raya2 Mexico Aldo de Nigris Signed as assistant in Monterrey 3 March 2022 Mexico Héctor Becerra (Interim) 4 March 2022 11th [28][29]
Pumas Tabasco Mexico Alejandro Pérez Macías Sacked 18 March 2022 Mexico Raúl Alpizar (Interim) 18 March 2022 16th [30][31]
Tlaxcala Mexico Juan Antonio Torres Sacked 20 March 2022 Mexico Jonathan Estrada (Interim)[note 1] 22 March 2022 15th [32][33][34]
Tapatío Mexico Ricardo Cadena Signed as Guadalajara interim manager 14 April 2022 Mexico Joaquín Moreno (Interim) 15 April 2022 9th [35][36]
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Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2021 was the second tournament of the season and the 3rd edition of the competition. The tournament was renamed Torneo Apertura Grita México 2021 with the intention of encouraging fans in the stands not to scream an offensive chant after a goal kick.[37] The tournament started on 27 July and ended on 18 December 2021.

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L Ext GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sinaloa 16 11 4 1 4 34 13 +21 41 Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2 Atlante (C) 16 9 4 3 2 22 9 +13 33
3 Atlético Morelia 16 8 4 4 4 22 18 +4 32
4 Celaya 16 7 4 5 3 20 16 +4 28
5 Pumas Tabasco 16 5 8 3 5 16 15 +1 28 Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
6 UdeG 16 7 4 5 2 21 18 +3 27
7 Tampico Madero 16 4 10 2 2 23 18 +5 24
8 Sonora 16 6 3 7 3 22 22 0 24
9 Venados 16 6 3 7 2 17 19 −2 23
10 Zacatecas 16 6 1 9 3 24 28 −4 22
11 UAT 16 5 4 7 1 19 27 −8 20
12 Tepatitlán 16 4 6 6 1 17 20 −3 19
13 Tlaxcala 16 4 6 6 1 15 20 −5 19
14 Raya2 16 4 5 7 1 16 18 −2 18
15 Oaxaca 16 3 7 6 0 13 16 −3 16
16 Tapatío 16 3 5 8 2 11 27 −16 16
17 Cancún 16 3 4 9 2 14 22 −8 15
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The Teams ranked from 1st to 4th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. [b]
    The Teams ranked from 5th to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.

Positions by round

Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
More information Team ╲ Round, Sinaloa ...
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Sinaloa75531111†211111111
Atlante314142221223†32222
Atlético Morelia61410525†54333223333
Celaya137478666†96456764
Pumas Tabasco1226†25343444664455
UdeG14161614141717†1614891088546
Tampico Madero4728†6435568999987
Sonora114168†101012857545678
Venados1591313131271010131287789†9
Zacatecas5681112151214121515†161614111210
UAT1710379711131514131515†15161311
Tepatitlán13†1511936811111010121111131512
Tlaxcala81214161616148911†14141416121013
Raya2161712101099777571010†101114
Oaxaca1013151515141615161717171717171415†
Tapatío91117171713151717161611131315†1616
Cancún28†9121111139131211131212141717
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2021. Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round

Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 16 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL OAX PUM RAY SIN SON TAM TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante — — 1–0 1–1 — — 2–1 0–1 — — — 1–0 — 3–0 2–0 2–1 —
Atlético Morelia 1–0 — — 2–1 1–0 0–1 — — 2–2 — — 2–2 1–3 2–1 — — 2–2
Cancún — 0–1 — — 1–2 — — — 2–2 1–1 — — — 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1
Celaya — — 3–1 — 1–0 1–2 — 2–2 1–0 0–0 — — 3–0 — — — —
Oaxaca 0–0 — — — — — 0–0 — 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 — 2–1 — — 2–1
Pumas Tabasco 0–2 — 0–0 — 0–0 — — 0–2 — — — 1–1 — — 0–0 1–1 —
Raya2 — 0–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–1 — — — 0–0 2–0 — 4–1 — 0–1 — 0–1
Sinaloa — 3–1 2–0 — 2–1 — 4–1 — 4–1 0–3 — 0–0 — 3–1 — 3–0 —
Sonora 2–0 — — — — 2–1 1–2 — — — 0–0 — 3–0 0–1 — — 1–3
Tampico Madero 1–1 1–1 — — — 1–1 — — 1–2 — 1–1 — 0–2 3–3 3–2 3–0 —
Tapatío 1–4 0–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–2 — 1–3 — — — 1–0 — — — — —
Tepatitlán — — 1–2 0–1 — — 1–1 — 0–3 1–1 — — — — 2–1 2–0 3–2
Tlaxcala 0–0 — 3–1 — 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 — — 2–0 0–0 — — — — 0–2
UAT — — — 1–0 — 0–2 2–1 — — — 2–2 2–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–2 —
UdeG — 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 — — 0–0 3–2 — 3–0 — 1–0 — — — —
Venados — 0–1 — 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 — 2–0 — 3–0 — 1–0 — 0–1 — 3–1
Zacatecas 0–3 — — 3–1 — 1–2 — 1–4 — 1–2 0–1 — — 3–0 2–1 — —
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

More information Rank, Player ...
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Attendance

Per team

Home match played behind closed doors
Away match
Rest week
Highest attended match
Lowest attended match
PPD Match postponed
More information Team, Week ...
Team Week Total Att Avg. Total Pld
1234567891011121314151617
Atlante3,4652,3452,3772,9042,1522,1062,2983,12320,7702,5968
Atlético Morelia3,2486,3295,4513,67518,7034,6764
Cancún2,5582,2572,4481,9931,9972,1221,9371,98817,3002,1628
Celaya1,6271,3191,4641,1571,3862,4729,4251,5706
Oaxaca2,1232,1131,2345,4701,8233
Pumas Tabasco8914211,3126562
Raya21,1955411,02510,5771,4962,7421,1022,0261,57122,2752,4759
Sinaloa2,8332,9232,9823,23311,9712,9924
Sonora9181,3891,3181,0321,5181,3177,4921,2486
Tampico Madero000
Tapatío2261892672102412742751,6822407
Tepatitlán4874586695636146512,4995,9417428
Tlaxcala2,4002,0471,7769471,2662,8061,7852,57815,6051,9508
UAT5748705377901,5634,3348665
UdeG2551,5671,7941,4021,0841,2064,85412,1621,7377
Venados3,4333,0123,2572,6862,0372,7783,7564,3753,07028,4043,1569
Zacatecas3544755075201,1345209802,1506,6408308
Total12,3028,1385,8888,4876,6257,82814,9508,0418,2138,52016,08012,72913,00114,33415,70814,48414,158184,9201,849100
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Highest and lowest

More information Highest attended, Lowest attended[a] ...
Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Atlante3–0UAT3,465Pumas Tabasco0–0Oaxaca891
2Venados1–0Tlaxcala3,012Tapatío1–2Pumas Tabasco226
3Cancún0–1UAT2,558U. de G.0–0Sinaloa255
4Venados1–1Raya23,257Tapatío1–2Atlético Morelia189
5Cancún3–1Zacatecas2,257Raya21–0Celaya1,025
6Atlante2–0U. de G.2,904Tapatío1–0Tepatitlán267
7Raya20–0Tampico Madero10,577Tepatitlán0–1Celaya458
8Atlante1–1Celaya2,152Sonora1–2Raya21,389
9Atlético Morelia1–0Oaxaca3,248Tapatío1–4Atlante210
10Atlante2–1Venados2,106Tepatitlán1–1Raya2563
11Atlético Morelia1–0Atlante6,329Tapatío1–1Cancún241
12Sinaloa1–1Raya22,923Zacatecas0–1Tapatío520
13Atlético Morelia2–2Tepatitlán5,451Tapatío1–3Sinaloa274
14Atlético Morelia0–1Pumas Tabasco3,675Tepatitlán1–1Tampico Madero651
15Venados0–1U. de G.4,375Oaxaca2–1UAT1,234
16U. de G.3–2Sonora4,854Tapatío1–1Celaya275
17Atlante0–1Sinaloa3,123Sonora0–1UAT1,317
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX

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

Final phase

Reclassification

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pumas Tabasco 0–1 Tepatitlán
UdeG 2–1 UAT
Tampico Madero 2–1 Zacatecas
Sonora 1–2 Venados
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  • 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
More information Tampico Madero, 2–1 ...
Tampico Madero2–1Zacatecas
  • Mireles red-colored football 34' (o.g.)
  • Pérez 90+3'
 Report
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Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
More information Pumas Tabasco, 0–1 ...
Pumas Tabasco0–1Tepatitlán
Report
  • Angulo 35'
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Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Ismael Rosario Lopez (Sinaloa)
More information Sonora, 1–2 ...
Sonora1–2Venados
 Report
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Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez (Sinaloa)
More information UdeG, 2–1 ...
UdeG2–1UAT
 Report
  • A. Sánchez 15'
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Attendance: 3,871
Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
2 Atlante 2 0 2
7 Venados 0 0 0
2 Atlante 1 2 3
4 Celaya 0 2 2
4 Celaya 0 3 3
5 UdeG 1 0 1
2 Atlante 0 3 3
6 Tampico Madero 0 0 0
1 Sinaloa 1 1 2
8 Tepatitlán 0 0 0
1 Sinaloa 0 0 0
6 Tampico Madero 1 1 2
3 Atlético Morelia 2 0 2
6 Tampico Madero 2 2 4

  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances.
  • In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Clausura 2022 champion.[citation needed]

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 1–2 December, and the second legs were played on 4–5 December.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tepatitlán 0–2 Sinaloa 0–1 1–0
Venados 0–2 Atlante 0–2 0–0
Tampico Madero 4–2 Atlético Morelia 2–2 0–2
UdeG 1–3 Celaya 1–0 3–0
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First leg
More information Tampico Madero, 2–2 ...
Tampico Madero2–2Atlético Morelia
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Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México)
More information UdeG, 1–0 ...
UdeG1–0Celaya
 Report
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Attendance: 7,195
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
More information Tepatitlán, 0–1 ...
Tepatitlán0–1Sinaloa
Report
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Attendance: 3,991
Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México)
More information Venados, 0–2 ...
Venados0–2Atlante
Report
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Attendance: 9,876
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)
Second leg
More information Atlético Morelia, 0–2 ...
Atlético Morelia0–2Tampico Madero
Report
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Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Louis Adrian Vielmas (Jalisco)

Tampico Madero won 4–2 on aggregate.

More information Sinaloa, 1–0 ...
Sinaloa1–0Tepatitlán
Manríquez 90+4' Report
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Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez (Sinaloa)

Sinaloa won 2–0 on aggregate.

More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Atlante0–0Venados
Report
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Attendance: 4,119
Referee: Ismael Rosario Lopez (Sinaloa)

Atlante won 2–0 on aggregate.

More information Celaya, 3–0 ...
Celaya3–0UdeG
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Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez (Michoacán)

Celaya won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 8–9 December, and the second legs were played on 11–12 December.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampico Madero 2–0 Sinaloa 1–0 0–1
Celaya 2–3 Atlante 0–1 2–2
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First leg
More information Tampico Madero, 1–0 ...
Tampico Madero1–0Sinaloa
Reyes 23' Report
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Attendance: 7,952
Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)
More information Celaya, 0–1 ...
Celaya0–1Atlante
Report Costa 21'
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Attendance: 6,508
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico)
Second leg
More information Sinaloa, 0–1 ...
Sinaloa0–1Tampico Madero
Report Medina 19'
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Attendance: 4,253
Referee: Louis Adrian Vielmas (Jalisco)

Tampico Madero won 2–0 on aggregate.

More information Atlante, 2–2 ...
Atlante2–2Celaya
 Report Illescas 77', 89'
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Attendance: 5,972
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez (Sinaloa)

Atlante won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 15 December, and the second leg will be played on 18 December.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampico Madero 0–3 Atlante 0–0 0–3
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First leg
More information Tampico Madero, 0–0 ...
Tampico Madero0–0Atlante
Report
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Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Ismael Rosario Lopez (Sinaloa)
Second leg
More information Atlante, 3–0 ...
Atlante3–0Tampico Madero
 Report
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Attendance: 17,780
Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

Atlante won 3–0 on aggregate.

More information Champions ...
 Champions 
 
1st title
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Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2022 was the second tournament of the season and the 4th edition of the competition. The tournament started on 5 January and ended on 14 May 2022.

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L Ext GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oaxaca 16 9 4 3 3 21 13 +8 34 Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2 UdeG 16 8 5 3 4 21 16 +5 33
3 Celaya 16 7 6 3 3 23 15 +8 30
4 Atlético Morelia 16 7 4 5 2 24 19 +5 27
5 Zacatecas 16 7 3 6 3 23 18 +5 27 Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
6 Cancún 16 7 2 7 3 15 17 −2 26
7 Atlante 16 6 5 5 2 15 15 0 25
8 Sonora 16 6 5 5 1 20 14 +6 24
9 Tapatío 16 6 4 6 2 14 16 −2 24
10 Venados 16 5 7 4 1 17 16 +1 23
11 Tepatitlán 16 6 4 6 1 17 17 0 23
12 Tlaxcala 16 6 4 6 1 18 19 −1 23
13 Sinaloa 16 6 1 9 3 16 24 −8 22
14 UAT 16 4 6 6 1 18 21 −3 19
15 Raya2 16 4 5 7 1 14 17 −3 18 Team is last in the relegation table.
16 Pumas Tabasco 16 2 6 8 0 13 25 −12 12
17 Tampico Madero 16 2 5 9 0 14 21 −7 11
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2022. 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. [a]
    The Teams ranked from 1st to 4th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. [b]
    The Teams ranked from 5th to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.

Positions by round

Leader and qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
More information Team ╲ Round, Oaxaca ...
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Oaxaca545611652334†511111
UdeG1166105101145554†32222
Celaya8131416†12896786964333
Atlético Morelia111222434†43245564
Zacatecas151716119435†211123445
Cancún16810151613101112911710†10756
Atlante13121214832787†710899107
Sonora9151712757†101110967710128
Tapatío422111111223566†79
Venados67†8814141414101288988810
Tepatitlán7911†131516161616141514151212911
Tlaxcala161477611†1213141514151311111312
Sinaloa253449686610111114151113†
UAT1211135101213121313131314131314†14
Raya23343378991112121215†141515
Pumas Tabasco14169913†151515151616161616161616
Tampico Madero10†10151717171717171717171717171717
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round

Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 16 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL OAX PUM RAY SIN SON TAM TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante — 2–0 — — 1–0 0–0 — — 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 — — — 2–1
Atlético Morelia — — 4–1 — — — 1–0 2–0 — 2–1 1–2 — — — 0–1 2–2 —
Cancún 1–2 — — 2–0 — 2–2 0–0 1–2 — — 1–0 2–1 1–0 — — — —
Celaya 1–1 2–2 — — — — 2–1 — — — 5–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Oaxaca — 1–1 2–0 1–0 — 0–0 — 5–1 — — — — 2–1 — 1–1 1–0 —
Pumas Tabasco — 0–1 — 0–1 — — 0–1 — 2–2 2–0 2–1 — 0–0 1–2 — — 0–5
Raya2 0–1 — — — 2–0 — — 0–1 1–0 — — 0–2 — 3–3 — 3–3 —
Sinaloa 2–1 — — 0–2 — 4–1 — — — — 0–2 — 2–0 — 0–1 — 0–1
Sonora — 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 — — 2–0 — 1–0 — 2–0 — — 2–3 1–1 —
Tampico Madero — — 1–2 2–2 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 — — — 3–1 — — — — 1–0
Tapatío — — — — 0–1 — 1–2 — 0–0 2–1 — — 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Tepatitlán 2–1 2–1 — — 1–2 1–0 — 2–0 — — 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 — — —
Tlaxcala — 0–4 — 0–1 — — 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 — — — 4–0 1–2 1–0 —
UAT 2–0 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 — — 1–2 0–2 2–1 — — — — — — 0–0
UdeG 3–1 — 1–0 — — 3–1 0–0 — — 1–1 — 2–1 — 0–3 — 0–1 2–3
Venados 1–0 — 1–0 — — 2–2 — 2–1 — 2–1 — 0–0 — 2–2 — — —
Zacatecas — 1–2 1–0 — 4–2 — 1–0 — 1–1 — — 1–0 3–4 — — 0–0 —
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

More information Rank, Player ...
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Attendance

Per team

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético Morelia 30,897 10,521 5,741 7,724 +65.2%3
2 Oaxaca 23,971 4,329 1,874 2,996 +64.3%†
3 Tlaxcala 23,767 5,637 1,040 2,971 +52.4%†
4 Venados 15,643 3,356 2,252 2,607 −17.4%1
5 Sinaloa 9,205 1,633 1,433 1,534 −48.7%1
6 UdeG 12,238 2,476 852 1,530 −11.9%1
7 Celaya 12,019 2,410 1,100 1,502 −4.3%1
8 Atlante 10,215 2,703 922 1,459 −43.8%1
9 UAT 6,494 2,537 30 1,299 +50.0%3
10 Sonora 9,695 2,238 887 1,212 −2.9%1
11 Cancún 8,597 2,987 333 1,075 −50.3%†
12 Tepatitlán 7,923 2,022 579 990 +33.4%†
13 Zacatecas 7,750 1,876 367 969 +16.7%†
14 Tampico Madero 5,385 1,551 636 898 n/a1
15 Pumas Tabasco 5,342 1,319 364 702 +7.0%1
16 Raya2 3,229 1,153 204 461 −81.4%†
17 Tapatío 2,699 553 214 337 +40.4%1
League total 195,069 10,521 30 1,599 −13.5%†
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Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
The number listed represents the number of home matches the club played behind closed doors.

Highest and lowest

More information Highest attended, Lowest attended[a] ...
Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Tlaxcala0–4Atlético Morelia3,744UAT1–2Sinaloa30
2Sinaloa0–2Tapatío1,533Raya21–0Cimarrones298
3Oaxaca1–1UdeG4,329Tapatío1–0Venados214
4Venados2–2Pumas Tabasco2,394Tepatitlán1–1Tlaxcala579
5Oaxaca1–1Atlético Morelia3,245Tapatío2–1Tampico Madero328
6Venados2–2UAT2,478Raya20–1Atlante352
7Oaxaca1–0Venados3,825Tapatío1–1Tlaxcala369
8Tlaxcala0–1Celaya5,637Sonora0–1Oaxaca916
9Atlante0–0Pumas Tabasco1,733Tapatío0–0Sonora292
10Atlético Morelia2–0Sinaloa10,521Pumas Tabasco0–5Zacatecas364
11Matches were played behind closed doors due to the Querétaro–Atlas riot
12Atlético Morelia2–1Tampico Madero7,410Raya20–1Sinaloa342
13Venados0–0Tepatitlán2,410Pumas Tabasco2–2Sonora375
14Atlético Morelia0–1UdeG7,225Cancún FC2–2Pumas Tabasco1,234
15Venados2–1Sinaloa3,356Atlante1–0Oaxaca922
16Atlético Morelia2–2Venados5,741Raya20–2Tepatitlán204
17Tlaxcala1–0Tampico Madero4,673Tapatío1–2Raya2291
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Source: Liga Expansión MX

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

Final phase

Reclassification

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zacatecas 2–0 Tlaxcala
Cancún 2–2 (4–1 p) Tepatitlán
Atlante 1–0 Venados
Sonora 2–1 Tapatío
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  • 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
More information Zacatecas, 2–0 ...
Zacatecas2–0Tlaxcala
 Report
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Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Andrés Esquivel González (Mexico City)
More information Atlante, 1–0 ...
Atlante1–0Venados
 Report
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Attendance: 2,307
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
More information Cancún, 2–2 ...
Cancún2–2Tepatitlán
 Report
Penalties
 4–1
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Attendance: 3,565
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
More information Sonora, 2–1 ...
Sonora2–1Tapatío
  • Villa 90+1'
  • Peralta 90+4'
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  • Gómez 85'
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Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez (Michoacán)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
4 Atlético Morelia (s) 3 2 5
5 Zacatecas 3 2 5
4 Atlético Morelia 0 1 1
7 Atlante 0 0 0
2 UdeG 0 1 1
7 Atlante 2 2 4
4 Atlético Morelia 0 2 2
8 Sonora 0 0 0
3 Celaya 1 2 3
6 Cancún 0 1 1
3 Celaya 0 1 1
8 Sonora 1 1 2
1 Oaxaca 0 0 0
8 Sonora 1 0 1
  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances.
  • In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Clausura 2022 champion.[citation needed]

Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played between 26 and 28 April, and the second legs will be played between 29 April–1 May.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sonora 1–0 Oaxaca 1–0 w/o 0–0
Atlante 4–1 UdeG 2–0 2–1
Cancún 1–3 Celaya 0–1 1–2
Zacatecas 5–5 (s) Atlético Morelia 3–3 2–2
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First leg
More information Zacatecas, 3–3 ...
Zacatecas3–3Atlético Morelia
 Report
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Attendance: 1,837
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
More information Sonora, 1–0 Awarded ...
Sonora1–0
Awarded[note 3]		Oaxaca
Tona 57' Report
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Attendance: 7,421
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)
More information Atlante, 2–0 ...
Atlante2–0UdeG
 Report
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Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)
More information Cancún, 0–1 ...
Cancún0–1Celaya
Report
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Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México)
Second leg
More information Atlético Morelia, 2–2 ...
Atlético Morelia2–2Zacatecas
 Report
  • Blanco 25', 66'
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Attendance: 10,025
Referee: Louis Adrián Vielmas (Jalisco)

5–5 on aggregate. Atlético Morelia advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table

More information Oaxaca, 0–0 ...
Oaxaca0–0Sonora
Report
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Attendance: 2,783
Referee: Miguel Ángel Anaya (Michoacán)

Sonora won 1–0 on aggregate.

More information UdeG, 1–2 ...
UdeG1–2Atlante
 Report
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Attendance: 7,049
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)

Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.

More information Celaya, 2–1 ...
Celaya2–1Cancún
 Report
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Attendance: 7,812
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel (Mexico City)

Celaya won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs will be played between 3–5 May, and the second legs will be played between 6–8 May.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sonora 2–1 Celaya 1–0 1–1
Atlante 0–1 Atlético Morelia 0–0 0–1
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First leg
More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Atlante0–0Atlético Morelia
Report
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Attendance: 4,716
Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez (Michoacán)
More information Sonora, 1–0 ...
Sonora1–0Celaya
  • Peralta 83'
 Report
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Attendance: 11,313
Referee: Louis Adrián Vielmas (Jalisco)
Second leg
More information Atlético Morelia, 1–0 ...
Atlético Morelia1–0Atlante
 Report
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Attendance: 15,656
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Atlético Morelia won 1–0 on aggregate.

More information Celaya, 1–1 ...
Celaya1–1Sonora
 Report
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Attendance: 9,082
Referee: Miguel Ángel Anaya (Michoacán)

Sonora won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

The first leg will be played on 11 May, and the second leg will be played on 14 May.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sonora 0–2 Atlético Morelia 0–0 0–2
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First leg
More information Sonora, 0–0 ...
Sonora0–0Atlético Morelia
Report
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Attendance: 16,732
Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez (Michoacán)
Second leg
More information Atlético Morelia, 2–0 ...
Atlético Morelia2–0Sonora
 Report
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Attendance: 32,870
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)

Atlético Morelia won 2–0 on aggregate.

More information Champions ...
 Champions 
 
1st title
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Campeón de Campeones 2022

The Campeón de Campeones Final is a two-legged playoff and super cup matches between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. 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. The winner of the final will receive a prize of $MXN 5 million.

First leg

More information Atlante, 0–1 ...
Atlante0–1Atlético Morelia
Report
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Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Louis Adrian Vielmas (Jalisco)
Atlante[38]
Atlético Morelia[38]

Assistant referees:
Oscar Yahir Barriga (Michoacán)
Jair De Jesús Sosa (Puebla)
Fourth official:
Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)

Second leg

More information Atlético Morelia, 0–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Atlético Morelia0–1 (a.e.t.)Atlante
Report
Penalties
 4–5
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Attendance: 13,739
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel (Mexico City)

1–1 on aggregate. Atlante won 5–4 on penalty kicks.

Atlético Morelia[39]
Atlante[39]

Assistant referees:
René Ramírez Ayala (Mexico City)
Heder Adán Trujillo (Guanajuato)
Fourth official:
Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

More information Champions ...
 Champions 
 
1st title
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Annual awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club
Balón de Oro de la Liga BBVA Expansión MX Mexico Humberto Hernández[40] Atlante
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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.[41]

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 fifteenth 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, which was Pumas Tabasco, repeats as the last ranked team in the 2021–22 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN1 million.[42]

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos
 Team '19 A
Pts		 '20 C
Pts		 '20 G
Pts		 '21 G
Pts		 '21 A
Pts		 '22 C
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 GD
 Fine
1 Atlético Morelia[a] 191326292825140811.7284+23Safe from paying any fine
2 Atlante 201128223123135811.6667+35
3 Celaya 121332252527134811.6543+34
4 Zacatecas 142023241924124811.5309+22
5 Sonora 15828262123121811.4938+18
6 Tepatitlán Serie A de México2322182285621.3710–4
7 Sinaloa 14514183719107811.3210–1
8 UdeG 151313112529106811.3086–4
9 Oaxaca 21613191631106811.3086–5
10 Tapatío Did not exist2122142279621.2742–12Exempt from fine
11 Tampico Madero 171223162211101811.2469+5Safe from paying any fine
12 Tlaxcala Serie A de México1819182277621.2419–17Exempt from fine
13 Cancún[b] 1332421132397811.1975–11Safe from paying any fine
14 Venados 8131617212297811.1975–20
15 UAT (F) 10161313191889811.0988–27$MXN500 thousand
16 Pumas Tabasco Did not exist0[c]0[c]231235321.0938–11Exempt from fine
17 Raya2 Did not exist171734321.0625–5Exempt from fine
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Last update: 15 April 2022
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 = Fined.
Source: Liga de Expansión

  1. ^
    2019–20 points were accumulated as Atlético Zacatepec.
  2. ^
    2019–20 as Cafetaleros de Chiapas.
  3. ^
    2020–21 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.

Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2021–22 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sinaloa 32 17 5 10 50 37 +13 63
2 UdeG 32 15 9 8 42 34 +8 60
3 Atlético Morelia (C, Q) 32 15 8 9 46 37 +9 59 Campeón de Campeones[a]
4 Atlante (C, Q) 32 15 9 8 37 24 +13 58 Campeón de Campeones[b]
5 Celaya 32 14 10 8 43 31 +12 58
6 Oaxaca 32 12 11 9 35 30 +5 50
7 Sonora 32 12 8 12 42 36 +6 48
8 Zacatecas 32 13 4 15 47 46 +1 48
9 Venados 32 11 10 11 34 35 −1 46
10 Tepatitlán 32 10 10 12 34 37 −3 42
11 Tlaxcala 32 10 10 12 33 39 −6 42
12 Cancún 32 10 6 16 29 39 −10 41
13 Pumas Tabasco 32 7 14 11 29 40 −11 40
14 Tapatío 32 9 9 14 25 43 −18 40
15 UAT 32 9 10 13 37 48 −11 39
16 Raya2 32 8 10 14 30 35 −5 36 Team is last in the relegation table.
17 Tampico Madero 32 6 15 11 37 39 −2 35
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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
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    As Clausura 2022 champions
  2. [b]
    As Apertura 2021 champions

Notes

  1. [1]
    The team originally announced Jorge Villalpando as their interim manager, however they ultimately placed Jonathan Estrada in that position due to paperwork issues. Estrada had originally been announced as a technical assistant.
  2. [2]
    Two match attendance ban due to pitch invasion in the regular season match Celaya vs. Sinaloa.
  3. [3]
    Sonora were given a 1–0 walkover victory due to Oaxaca fielding an ineligible player.

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