2022–23 Liga MX season
76th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico
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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.
Season2022–23
Matches306
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 153
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 153
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Pachuca (7th title) Clausura: UANL (8th title) |
| Champions Cup | Pachuca UANL Toluca Guadalajara Monterrey América |
| Matches | 306 Apertura: 153 Clausura: 153 |
| Goals | 852 (2.78 per match) Apertura: 420 (2.75 per match) Clausura: 432 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Nicolás Ibáñez (11 goals) Clausura: Henry Martín (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Apertura: América 7–0 Cruz Azul (20 August 2022) Clausura: América 6–0 Mazatlán (28 January 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Apertura: 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 scoring | Apertura: 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 run | Apertura: 9 matches América Clausura: 7 matches Monterrey |
| Longest unbeaten run | Apertura: 12 matches América Clausura: 12 matches Monterrey |
| Longest winless run | Apertura: 12 matches Puebla Clausura: 10 matches Atlas |
| Longest losing run | Apertura: 4 matches Cruz Azul León Clausura: 6 matches Mazatlán |
| Highest attendance | Apertura: 65,461 América vs Guadalajara (17 September 2022) Clausura: 66,364 Cruz Azul vs América (15 April 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | Apertura: 5,668 Pachuca vs Atlas (25 August 2022) Clausura: 8,819 Mazatlán vs Pachuca (16 February 2023) |
| Total attendance | Apertura: 2,977,293 Clausura: 3,450,854 |
| Average attendance | Apertura: 20,533 Clausura: 23,160 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
Stats are from the regular season onlySource: 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.
Clubs
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]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| América | Mexico City | Azteca | 87,000 |
| Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,110 |
| Atlético San Luis | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras | 25,709 |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azteca | 87,000 |
| Guadalajara | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 45,364 |
| Juárez | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 19,703 |
| León | León, Guanajuato | León | 31,297 |
| Mazatlán | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | Mazatlán | 25,000 |
| Monterrey | Guadalupe, Nuevo León | BBVA | 53,500 |
| Necaxa | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | Victoria | 23,851 |
| Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | 27,512 |
| Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 51,726 |
| Querétaro | Querétaro, Querétaro | Corregidora | 33,162 |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Corona | 29,237 |
| Tijuana | Tijuana, Baja California | Caliente | 27,333 |
| Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Nemesio Díez | 31,000 |
| UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León | Universitario | 41,886 |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | 48,297 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) (front) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | Santiago Baños |  Fernando Ortiz |
 Henry Martín |
Nike | AT&T, The Home Depot |
| Atlas | José Riestra | Benjamín Mora |
Aldo Rocha |
Charly | Caliente, Perdura, Uniclick |
| Atlético San Luis | Alberto Marrero |  André Jardine |
Javier Güémez |
Sporelli | Canel's, BH Fitness, Cementos Moctezuma, Laboratorio TEQUIS |
| Cruz Azul | Víctor Velázquez | Ricardo Ferretti |
José de Jesús Corona |
Joma | Cemento Cruz Azul |
| Guadalajara | Amaury Vergara |  Veljko Paunović |
Víctor Guzmán |
Puma | Caliente |
| Juárez | Miguel Ángel Garza | Diego Mejía |
Alfredo Talavera |
Sporelli | Betcris |
| León | Jesús Martínez Murguia | Nicolás Larcamón |
Rodolfo Cota |
Charly | Cementos Fortaleza, Office Depot, Roshfrans, Telcel |
| Mazatlán | Mauricio Lanz González | Rubén Omar Romano |
Néstor Vidrio |
Pirma | Caliente, Paquetexpress, Banda el Recodo |
| Monterrey | José Antonio Noriega[5] | Víctor Manuel Vucetich |
 Celso Ortiz |
Puma | BBVA, Codere |
| Necaxa | Ernesto Tinajero Flores | Andrés Lillini |
 Fabricio Formiliano |
Pirma | Rolcar, Playdoit, J.M. Romo |
| Pachuca | Armando Martínez Patiño | Guillermo Almada |
Oscar Ustari |
Charly | Cementos Fortaleza, Office Depot, Roshfrans, Telcel |
| Puebla | Manuel Jiménez García | Eduardo Arce |
Antony Silva |
Pirma | Caliente, Red Cola |
| Querétaro | Vacant | Mauro Gerk |
Pablo Barrera |
Charly | Pedigree Petfoods, Boing, Grupo Sayer, NOX Móvil, Petro Figue's, Tarro 33 |
| Santos Laguna | Dante Elizalde | Pablo Repetto |
Carlos Acevedo |
Charly | Soriana, Peñoles, Lala, Grupo SIMSA |
| Tijuana | Jorge Hank Inzunsa | Miguel Herrera |
Lisandro López |
Charly | Caliente |
| Toluca | Francisco Suinaga | Ignacio Ambríz |
 Claudio Baeza |
Under Armour | Roshfrans |
| UANL | Mauricio Culebro | Robert Siboldi |
Guido Pizarro |
Adidas | Cemex, Bitso |
| UNAM | Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez | Antonio Mohamed |
Nicolás Freire |
Nike | DHL Express |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Apertura changes | |||||||
| Juárez | Ricardo Ferretti |
Mutual agreement | 5 May 2022 | Hernán Cristante |
26 May 2022 | Preseason | [6][7] |
| Santos Laguna | Eduardo Fentanes (Interim) |
Ratified as manager | 10 May 2022 | Eduardo Fentanes |
10 May 2022 | [8] | |
| Cruz Azul |  Juan Reynoso |
Sacked | 19 May 2022 | Diego Aguirre |
30 May 2022 | [9][10] | |
| Tijuana | Sebastián Méndez |
Resigned | 25 May 2022 | Ricardo Valiño |
30 May 2022 | [11][12] | |
| Querétaro | Hernán Cristante |
Signed by Juárez | 26 May 2022 | Mauro Gerk |
30 May 2022 | [13][14] | |
| América | Fernando Ortíz (Interim) |
Ratified as manager | 27 May 2022 | Fernando Ortíz |
27 May 2022 | [15] | |
| León | Christian Martínez (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 30 May 2022 |  Renato Paiva |
30 May 2022 | [16] | |
| Guadalajara | Ricardo Cadena (Interim) |
Ratified as manager | 31 May 2022 | Ricardo Cadena |
31 May 2022 | [17] | |
| Apertura changes | |||||||
| Cruz Azul | Diego Aguirre |
Sacked | 21 August 2022 | Raúl Gutiérrez (Interim) |
22 August 2022 | 17th | [18][19] |
| Pre–Clausura changes | |||||||
| Atlas | Diego Cocca |
Resigned | 2 October 2022[a] | Benjamín Mora |
6 October 2022 | Preseason | [20][21] |
| UNAM | Andrés Lillini |
Mutual agreement | 4 October 2022 | Rafael Puente Jr. |
28 October 2022 | [22][23] | |
| Necaxa | Jaime Lozano |
Mutual agreement | 10 October 2022 | Andrés Lillini |
4 November 2022 | [24][25] | |
| Guadalajara | Ricardo Cadena |
Sacked | 16 October 2022 | Veljko Paunović |
31 October 2022 | [26][27] | |
| UANL | Miguel Herrera |
Sacked | 9 November 2022 | Diego Cocca |
16 November 2022 | [28] | |
| Puebla | Nicolás Larcamón |
Resigned | 9 November 2022 | Eduardo Arce |
18 November 2022 | [29][30] | |
| León | Renato Paiva |
Resigned | 28 November 2022 | Nicolás Larcamón |
30 November 2022 | [31][32] | |
| Cruz Azul | Raúl Gutiérrez (Interim) |
Ratified as manager | 6 December 2022 | Raúl Gutiérrez |
6 December 2022 | [33] | |
| Clausura changes | |||||||
| Mazatlán | Gabriel Caballero |
Resigned | 29 January 2023 | Christian Ramírez (Interim) |
29 January 2023 | 18th | |
| Tijuana | Ricardo Valiño |
Sacked | 4 February 2023 | Cirilo Saucedo (Interim) |
7 February 2023 | 14th | [34] |
| Mazatlán | Christian Ramírez (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 6 February 2023 | Rubén Omar Romano |
6 February 2023 | 18th | [35] |
| UANL | Diego Cocca |
Sacked | 9 February 2023 | Marco Antonio Ruiz |
9 February 2023 | 3rd | [36][37] |
| Tijuana | Cirilo Saucedo (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 11 February 2023[b] | Miguel Herrera |
11 February 2023[b] | 11th | [38] |
| Cruz Azul | Raúl Gutiérrez |
Sacked | 13 February 2023 | Joaquín Moreno (Interim) |
14 February 2023 | 17th | [39] |
| Joaquín Moreno (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 22 February 2023[c] | Ricardo Ferretti |
22 February 2023[c] | 13th | [40] | |
| UNAM | Rafael Puente Jr. |
Sacked | 19 March 2023 | Raúl Alpizar (Interim) |
21 March 2023 | 16th | [41][42] |
| Raúl Alpizar (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 3 April 2023[d] | Antonio Mohamed |
3 April 2023[d] | 17th | [43] | |
| Juárez | Hernán Cristante |
Mutual agreement | 3 April 2023 | Diego Mejía |
4 April 2023 | 14th | [44][45] |
| UANL | Marco Antonio Ruiz |
Sacked | 9 April 2023 | Robert Siboldi |
10 April 2023 | 7th | [46][47] |
| Santos Laguna | Eduardo Fentanes |
Sacked | 24 April 2023 | Pablo Repetto |
24 April 2023 | 11th | [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.
Regular phase
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 38 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 35 | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 33 | |
| 4 | Pachuca (C) | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 32 | |
| 5 | UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 30 | Qualification for the reclassification |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 24 | |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 22 | |
| 10 | León | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 22 | |
| 11 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 19 | |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 19 | |
| 13 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 18 | |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 | |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 17 | |
| 16 | UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 14 | |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 13 | |
| 18 | Querétaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 9 |
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
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
| 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.
Individual statistics
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolás Ibáñez |
Pachuca | 11 |
| 2 | Henry Martín |
América | 10 |
| 3 | Martín Barragán |
Puebla | 8 |
| Lucas Di Yorio |
León | ||
 André-Pierre Gignac |
UANL | ||
| Abel Hernández |
Atlético San Luis | ||
| 7 | Facundo Batista |
Necaxa | 7 |
| Jean Meneses |
Toluca | ||
| 9 | Javier Correa |
Santos Laguna | 6 |
| Juan Dinenno |
UNAM | ||
| Gabriel Fernández |
Juárez | ||
 Harold Preciado |
Santos Laguna | ||
| Jonathan Rodríguez |
América | ||
| Camilo Sanvezzo |
Toluca | ||
| Leonardo Suárez |
Santos Laguna |
Source: Liga MX
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
Avg. | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nahuel Guzmán |
UANL | 8 | 0.69 | [50] |
| 2 | Oscar Ustari |
Pachuca | 7 | 0.77 | [51] |
| Miguel Jiménez |
Guadalajara | 1.00 | [52] | ||
| Guillermo Ochoa |
América | 1.00 | [53] | ||
| 5 | Esteban Andrada |
Monterrey | 6 | 0.44 | [54] |
| 6 | Carlos Acevedo |
Santos Laguna | 5 | 1.24 | [55] |
| Marcelo Barovero |
Atlético San Luis | 1.35 | [56] | ||
| 8 | Alfredo Talavera |
Juárez | 3 | 1.06 | [57] |
| Luis Cárdenas |
Monterrey | 1.13 | [58] | ||
| Camilo Vargas |
Atlas | 1.33 | [59] | ||
| Nicolás Vikonis |
Mazatlán | 1.40 | [60] | ||
| Luis Malagón |
Necaxa | 1.53 | [61] | ||
| Rodolfo Cota |
León | 1.71 | [62] | ||
| Jonathan Orozco |
Tijuana | 1.76 | [63] | ||
| Julio González |
UNAM | 1.80 | [64] |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso González |
Monterrey | León | 5–1 (H) | 6 August 2022 |
| Abel Hernández |
Atlético San Luis | UNAM | 3–2 (H) | 18 August 2022 |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Israel Reyes for Puebla against Mazatlán (1 July 2022) - Last goal of the season: Alfonso Alvarado for León against Tijuana (2 October 2022)
Discipline
- Player
- Most yellow cards: 9[65]
Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna)
- Most red cards: 3[66]
Nicolás Díaz (Tijuana)
- Team
- Most yellow cards: 48
Source: Liga MX
Attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UANL | 326,644 | 42,615 | 37,638 | 40,831 | +37.4% |
| 2 | Monterrey | 301,211 | 52,810 | 28,371 | 37,651 | +37.7% |
| 3 | América | 290,393 | 65,461 | 20,410 | 36,299 | +28.4% |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 238,680 | 35,828 | 17,424 | 26,520 | +16.1% |
| 5 | Tijuana | 195,164 | 29,333 | 19,733 | 24,396 | +62.4% |
| 6 | UNAM | 202,253 | 45,893 | 7,990 | 22,473 | +32.0% |
| 7 | Toluca | 192,842 | 27,273 | 17,402 | 21,427 | +68.4% |
| 8 | León | 162,771 | 24,024 | 16,690 | 20,346 | +55.9% |
| 9 | Puebla | 175,324 | 43,632 | 11,078 | 19,480 | −16.0% |
| 10 | Cruz Azul | 150,807 | 35,378 | 10,255 | 16,756 | −21.9% |
| 11 | Atlas | 116,445 | 23,649 | 10,308 | 14,556 | −15.3% |
| 12 | Santos Laguna | 121,408 | 18,721 | 7,979 | 13,490 | +12.0% |
| 13 | Atlético San Luis | 120,785 | 20,860 | 9,464 | 13,421 | +59.8% |
| 14 | Necaxa | 104,539 | 20,193 | 10,689 | 13,067 | −4.8% |
| 15 | Juárez | 113,716 | 16,024 | 9,733 | 12,635 | +43.4% |
| 16 | Mazatlán | 94,331 | 18,365 | 8,756 | 11,791 | +3.0% |
| 17 | Pachuca | 69,980 | 10,938 | 5,668 | 7,776 | −9.6% |
| 18 | Querétaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0%1 |
| League total | 2,977,293 | 65,461 | 5,668 | 20,533 | +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 attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | UANL | 2–3 | Cruz Azul | 41,273 | Pachuca | 2–0 | Querétaro | 6,167 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 3–2 | América | 41,342 | Mazatlán | 0–1 | UANL | 12,112 |
| 3 | UANL | 1–0 | Tijuana | 40,583 | Pachuca | 1–1 | Mazatlán | 7,482 |
| 4 | UANL | 2–0 | Atlas | 42,615 | Pachuca | 0–0 | UNAM | 8,305 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 1–0 | Puebla | 35,893 | Necaxa | 2–0 | Pachuca | 11,828 |
| 6 | UANL | 2–1 | Querétaro | 41,432 | Juárez | 1–1 | Toluca | 12,854 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 5–1 | León | 37,154 | Atlético San Luis | 1–2 | Necaxa | 9,464 |
| 8 | UNAM | 0–3 | América | 45,893 | Juárez | 2–1 | Pachuca | 9,733 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 1–4 | UANL | 30,064 | Santos Laguna | 2–1 | León | 10,164 |
| 10 | Monterrey | 0–0 | UANL | 52,810 | Pachuca | 1–0 | León | 5,801 |
| 11 | UANL | 0–0 | Necaxa | 40,103 | Santos Laguna | 4–1 | Atlético San Luis | 12,053 |
| 12 | América | 2–1 | UANL | 45,384 | Pachuca | 2–0 | Santos Laguna | 6,592 |
| 13 | UANL | 3–1 | Toluca | 37,638 | Santos Laguna | 3–1 | Necaxa | 7,979 |
| 14 | UANL | 0–1 | León | 41,615 | Pachuca | 6–1 | Tijuana | 9,511 |
| 15 | América | 2–1 | Guadalajara | 65,461 | Atlético San Luis | 1–2 | Pachuca | 9,094 |
| 16 | Guadalajara | 1–0 | Monterrey | 34,279 | Pachuca | 3–1 | Atlas | 5,668 |
| 17 | Puebla | 1–2 | América | 43,632 | Santos Laguna | 3–0 | Mazatlán | 14,461 |
Source: Liga MX
- ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase
Reclassification
- 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Monterrey | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Monterrey | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pachuca | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pachuca (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pachuca | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | América | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Puebla | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | América | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Toluca | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
- 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]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
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.
Regular phase
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 40 | Qualification for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | América | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 34 | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 34 | |
| 4 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 32 | |
| 5 | Pachuca | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 31 | Qualification for the reclassification |
| 6 | León | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 | |
| 7 | UANL (C) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 21 | |
| 10 | Querétaro | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 20 | Team ended last place in the coefficient table[a] |
| 11 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 20 | Qualification for the reclassification |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 19 | |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 19 | |
| 14 | UNAM | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 18 | |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 16 | |
| 16 | Juárez | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 15 | |
| 17 | Necaxa | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 | |
| 18 | Mazatlán | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 41 | −22 | 7 |
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:
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:
- The last place team in the coefficient table could not qualify for the final phase; the 13th place team qualified in their stead.
Positions by round
| 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.
Individual statistics
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Martín |
América | 14 |
| 2 | Rogelio Funes Mori |
Monterrey | 12 |
| Julián Quiñones |
Atlas | ||
| 4 | Juan Dinenno |
UNAM | 8 |
| Carlos González |
Toluca | ||
| 6 | André-Pierre Gignac |
UANL | 7 |
| Víctor Guzmán |
Guadalajara | ||
| Harold Preciado |
Santos Laguna | ||
| 9 | Uriel Antuna |
Cruz Azul | 6 |
| Maximiliano Araújo |
Toluca | ||
| Javier Correa |
Santos Laguna | ||
| Alfonso González |
Monterrey | ||
| Javier López |
Pachuca | ||
| Brian Lozano |
Atlas | ||
| Guillermo Martínez |
Puebla | ||
 Édgar Méndez |
Necaxa | ||
| Diego Valdés |
América |
Source: Liga MX
Clean sheets
|
Hat-tricks
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
|
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Juan Manuel Sanabria for Atlético San Luis against Necaxa (6 January 2023)
- Last goal of the season: Héctor Uribe for León against UANL (30 April 2023)
Discipline
- Player
- Most yellow cards: 7[65]
Christian Rivera (Querétaro)- Luis Rodríguez (Juárez)
- Most red cards: 2[66]
- Paul Bellón (León)
Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul)- Gabriel Fernández (Juárez)
Lucas González (Santos Laguna)
- Team
- Fewest yellow cards: 25
- Fewest red cards: 0
Source: Liga MX
Attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 392,295 | 48,788 | 40,103 | 43,588 | +15.8% |
| 2 | UANL | 350,552 | 41,615 | 28,879 | 38,950 | −4.6% |
| 3 | América | 339,926 | 60,332 | 22,588 | 37,770 | +4.1% |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 254,279 | 38,834 | 19,078 | 31,785 | +19.9% |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 233,890 | 66,364 | 16,873 | 29,236 | +74.5% |
| 6 | Toluca | 200,033 | 27,273 | 19,610 | 25,004 | +16.7% |
| 7 | Tijuana | 213,597 | 27,333 | 20,233 | 23,533 | −3.5% |
| 8 | León | 206,518 | 24,737 | 20,113 | 22,946 | +12.8% |
| 9 | Querétaro | 93,504 | 21,518 | 17,590 | 18,701 | n/a1 |
| 10 | UNAM | 148,263 | 42,823 | 11,550 | 18,533 | −17.5% |
| 11 | Atlas | 157,064 | 29,814 | 11,555 | 17,452 | +19.9% |
| 12 | Puebla | 139,450 | 30,132 | 10,613 | 17,431 | −10.5% |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 138,284 | 25,746 | 13,797 | 17,286 | +28.1% |
| 14 | Atlético San Luis | 129,683 | 22,240 | 10,832 | 16,210 | +20.8% |
| 15 | Pachuca | 121,662 | 20,777 | 10,281 | 15,208 | +95.6% |
| 16 | Necaxa | 122,855 | 18,114 | 11,161 | 13,651 | +4.5% |
| 17 | Juárez | 107,503 | 19,314 | 11,272 | 13,438 | +6.4% |
| 18 | Mazatlán | 101,496 | 17,023 | 8,819 | 11,277 | −4.4% |
| League total | 3,450,854 | 66,364 | 8,819 | 23,160 | +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 attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Monterrey | 0–1 | Guadalajara | 44,498 | Mazatlán | 1–2 | León | 10,005 |
| 2 | UANL | 4–1 | Pachuca | 41,615 | Puebla | 2–0 | Querétaro | 10,613 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 3–1 | Atlético San Luis | 40,162 | Mazatlán | 1–2 | Santos Laguna | 9,854 |
| 4 | UANL | 0–0 | Atlético San Luis | 41,615 | Atlas | 2–2 | Santos Laguna | 14,073 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 2–1 | Toluca | 48,788 | Necaxa | 1–1 | Tijuana | 12,225 |
| 6 | UANL | 4–2 | UNAM | 41,615 | Puebla | 3–1 | Mazatlán | 10,290 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 2–1 | Querétaro | 41,660 | Mazatlán | 2–3 | Pachuca | 8,819 |
| 8 | Monterrey | 2–1 | Necaxa | 44,132 | Juárez | 0–0 | León | 10,229 |
| 9 | UANL | 1–2 | Guadalajara | 41,615 | Mazatlán | 1–2 | UNAM | 9,970 |
| 10 | América | 0–3 | Pachuca | 46,273 | UNAM | 2–4 | Puebla | 11,851 |
| 11 | UANL | 0–2 | América | 41,615 | Juárez | 1–1 | Necaxa | 11,272 |
| 12 | UANL | 0–1 | Monterrey | 41,615 | Mazatlán | 0–1 | Necaxa | 12,205 |
| 13 | Monterrey | 4–0 | Tijuana | 40,103 | Juárez | 0–2 | Puebla | 12,138 |
| 14 | América | 2–1 | Monterrey | 49,974 | UNAM | 3–1 | Atlético San Luis | 11,550 |
| 15 | Cruz Azul | 1–3 | América | 66,364 | Mazatlán | 1–2 | Tijuana | 10,139 |
| 16 | América | 1–1 | UNAM | 60,332 | Mazatlán | 0–2 | Monterrey | 11,440 |
| 17 | Monterrey | 4–1 | UNAM | 45,915 | Puebla | 5–2 | Tijuana | 15,001 |
Source: Liga MX
- ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase
Reclassification
- 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | América | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | América | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Guadalajara (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Toluca | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
- 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]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Attendance: 41,615[71]
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)
UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.
Awards
| Award | Winner | Cluba |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 32 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 38 | 34 | 203 | 102 | 1.9902 | +75 | Safe from paying any fine |
| 2 | Monterrey | 29 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 40 | 180 | 102 | 1.7647 | +58 | |
| 3 | UANL | 28 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 167 | 102 | 1.6373 | +45 | |
| 4 | León | 40 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 168 | 102 | 1.6471 | +22 | |
| 5 | Pachuca | 25 | 23 | 18 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 167 | 102 | 1.6373 | +39 | |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 29 | 41 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 166 | 102 | 1.6275 | +20 | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 26 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 153 | 102 | 1.5000 | +19 | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 147 | 102 | 1.4412 | +19 | |
| 9 | Toluca | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 142 | 102 | 1.4216 | +1 | |
| 10 | Puebla | 20 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 140 | 102 | 1.3725 | +10 | |
| 11 | Atlas | 14 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 129 | 102 | 1.2647 | +9 | |
| 12 | UNAM | 32 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 125 | 102 | 1.2255 | –11 | |
| 13 | Atlético San Luis[b] | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 80 | 68 | 1.1765 | –18 | |
| 14 | Necaxa | 24 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 111 | 102 | 1.0882 | –40 | |
| 16 | Juárez[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 1.0000 | –9 | |
| 15 | Mazatlán (F) | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 102 | 102 | 1.0000 | –53 | MXN$33 million |
| 17 | Tijuana (F) | 15 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 100 | 102 | 0.9804 | –62 | MXN$47 million |
| 18 | Querétaro (F) | 13 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 95 | 102 | 0.9314 | –44 | MXN$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 2023–24 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 seasons) is used to determine the participants for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The league champions with more aggregate points at the end of the Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 seasons qualified directly to the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 while the champion with fewer points at the end of the season qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round. In addition, both runners-up of the Apertura and Clausura and the next two best-ranked teams also qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 75 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup first round |
| 2 | América | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 72 | |
| 3 | Pachuca (A) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 63 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 |
| 4 | Toluca | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup first round |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 56 | |
| 6 | UANL (C) | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 55 | |
| 7 | León | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 52 | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 52 | |
| 9 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 48 | |
| 10 | Puebla | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 42 | |
| 11 | Atlético San Luis | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 37 | |
| 12 | Atlas | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 34 | |
| 13 | Juárez | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 34 | |
| 14 | Necaxa | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 33 | |
| 15 | Tijuana | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 33 | |
| 16 | UNAM | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 32 | |
| 17 | Querétaro | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 29 | |
| 18 | Mazatlán | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 24 |
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
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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pachuca (A) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 70 | Qualification for the Leagues Cup round of 32 |
| 2 | América | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the 2023 Leagues Cup group stage as seeded |
| 3 | UANL | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 63 | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 61 | |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 53 | |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Puebla | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 48 | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 48 | |
| 9 | Toluca | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 46 | |
| 10 | León | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 43 | |
| 11 | Necaxa | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 42 | |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 41 | |
| 13 | Atlas | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 40 | |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 38 | |
| 15 | UNAM | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Tijuana | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 34 | |
| 17 | Juárez | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 30 | Qualification for the 2023 Leagues Cup group stage as unseeded |
| 18 | Querétaro | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 26 |