2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season

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The 2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season was the third professional season of the second-tier football division in Mexico. The season is divided into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The Apertura tournament began on 24 June 2022. The Clausura tournament will began in January 2023.

Season2022–23
ChampionsApertura:
Atlante
(2nd title)
Clausura:
Tapatío
(1st title)
Matches306
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 153
Goals771 (2.52 per match)
Apertura:
392 (2.56 per match)
Clausura:
379 (2.48 per match)
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Liga de Expansión MX
Season2022–23
ChampionsApertura:
Atlante
(2nd title)
Clausura:
Tapatío
(1st title)
Matches306
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 153
Goals771 (2.52 per match)
Apertura:
392 (2.56 per match)
Clausura:
379 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Diego Jiménez
(12 goals)
Clausura:
Ricardo Marín
(10 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
Atlético La Paz 6–1 Pumas Tabasco
(24 September 2022)
Clausura:
Atlante 4–0 Oaxaca
(5 January 2023)
Oaxaca 4–0 UAT
(24 February 2023)
Tapatío 4–0 Sinaloa
(6 April 2023)
UdeG 4–0 Raya2
(13 April 2023)
Biggest away winApertura:
Tlaxcala 0–5 Atlante
(4 September 2022)
Clausura:
Sinaloa 0–5 Venados
(11 April 2023)
Highest scoringApertura:
UAT 5–3 Durango
(12 July 2022)
Clausura:
Zacatecas 3–6 Oaxaca
(21 March 2023)
Longest winning runApertura:
8 matches
Celaya
Clausura:
4 matches
Atlético Morelia
Raya2
Longest unbeaten runApertura:
15 matches
Atlante
Clausura:
8 matches
Raya2
Longest winless runApertura:
12 matches
Raya2
Clausura:
8 matches
Pumas Tabasco
Longest losing runApertura:
6 matches
Pumas Tabasco
Raya2
Clausura:
6 matches
Sinaloa
Zacatecas
Highest attendanceApertura:
7,213
Zacatecas vs Atlético Morelia
(24 September 2022)
Clausura:
13,362
Atlético Morelia vs Atlante
(26 February 2023)
Lowest attendanceApertura:
189
Tapatío vs Raya2
(11 August 2022)
Clausura:
185
Raya2 vs Sinaloa
(29 March 2023)
Total attendanceApertura:
297,118
Clausura:
391,174
Average attendanceApertura:
2,008
Clausura:
2,574
Stats are from the regular season only
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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.

On April 21, 2022, Tampico Madero were sold and relocated to La Paz as Club Atlético La Paz.[2]

On April 5, 2022, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, UAT, U. de G. and Venados applied for promotion certification to restart the promotion and relegation process. The league required four teams to be certified for promotion before reactivating it. On May 13, 2022, Leones Negros was the only team that met all requirements for promotion to Liga MX. Atlético Morelia did not complete the certification process.[3]

On June 1, 2022, the rule that awarded an extra point to teams that won their away matches was abolished.[4]

On June 14, 2022, Durango was accepted as a new member of the league after passing the certification process to join the competition, Durango was the champion of the 2021–22 Serie A de México season.[5]

On November 7, 2022, the league owner's assembly announced the 2023–24 promotion certification process for Liga de Expansión MX teams would begin in January 2023 and would be finalized in May 2023.[6][7]

Stadiums and locations

More information Team, City ...
Team City Stadium Capacity
Atlante Mexico City Ciudad de los Deportes 33,000
Atlético La Paz La Paz, Baja California Sur Guaycura 5,209
Atlético Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos 35,000
Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 18,844
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182
Durango Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000
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
Tapatío Zapopan, Jalisco Akron 49,850
Tepatitlán Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez 12,500
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala Tlahuicole 9,462
UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520
U. de G. 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 2022–23 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 Keuka Betcris
Atlético La Paz Samuel Hernández Mexico Jaime Durán Mexico Andrés Mendoza Silver Sport Baja Ferries
Atlético Morelia José Luis Higuera Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales Mexico Arturo Ledesma Keuka Akron, Axen Capital
Cancún Jeff Luhnow Spain Iñigo Idiakez Mexico Michael Pérez Nike Cancún
Celaya Carlos Benavides Escardó Mexico Paco Ramírez Mexico Leobardo López Keuka Bachoco
Durango Roberto Zermeño Mexico Héctor Real Mexico José Hernández Keuka Bio Pappel, Gazpro
Oaxaca Juan Carlos Jones Mexico Jorge Manrique Mexico Hedgardo Marín Silver Sport Patsa, Romasa, Wahaka Mezcal
Pumas Tabasco Ramón Neme Mexico Israel Hernández Mexico Juan José Miguel Nike DHL
Raya2 José Antonio Noriega Argentina Nicolás Sánchez Mexico Sergio Villarreal Puma
Sinaloa José Antonio Núñez Mexico Rafael García Mexico Ricardo Díaz Charly Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne
Sonora Juan Pablo Rojo Mexico Roberto Hernández Mexico José Saavedra Keuka Caliente
Tapatío Amaury Vergara Mexico Gerardo Espinoza Mexico José González Puma
Tepatitlán Víctor Flores Cosío Mexico Daniel Guzmán Mexico Luis Robles Sporelli Pacífica
Tlaxcala Rafael Torre Mendoza Mexico Jorge Villalpando Mexico Gerardo Ruíz Keuka Tlaxcala
UAT David Ashdruval Martínez Mexico Edgar Solano Mexico Luis López Private label (Apertura 2022)
Sliver Sport (Clausura 2023)
U. de G. José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez Mexico Alfonso Sosa Mexico José Hernández Sporelli Electrolit
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Argentina Bruno Marioni Argentina Rodrigo Noya Spiro Yucatán
Zacatecas Eduardo López Muñoz Mexico Omar Alexis Moreno Mexico José Plascencia 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
Venados Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez Sacked 27 April 2022 Argentina Andrés Carevic 9 May 2022 Preseason [8][9]
Cancún Argentina Federico Vilar End of contract 3 May 2022 Spain Iñigo Idiakez 1 June 2022 [10][11]
Celaya Mexico Israel Hernández Mutual agreement 13 May 2022 Mexico Paco Ramírez 27 May 2022 [12][13]
Raya2 Mexico Héctor Becerra (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 17 May 2022 Argentina Nicolás Sánchez 17 May 2022 [14]
Pumas Tabasco Mexico Raúl Alpizar (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 20 May 2022 Mexico Carlos Cariño 20 May 2022 [15]
Atlético Morelia Argentina Ricardo Valiño Signed by Tijuana 27 May 2022 Argentina Gabriel Pereyra 29 May 2022 [16][17]
Sonora Argentina Gabriel Pereyra Signed by Atlético Morelia 28 May 2022 Mexico Roberto Hernández 15 June 2022 [17][18]
Tapatío Mexico Joaquín Moreno (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 3 June 2022 Mexico Gerardo Espinoza 3 June 2022 [19]
Tlaxcala Mexico Jorge Villalpando (Interim) Ratified as manager 3 June 2022 Mexico Jorge Villalpando 3 June 2022
Pre-Clausura changes
Pumas Tabasco Mexico Carlos Cariño Signed as assistant in Necaxa 4 November 2022 Mexico Israel Hernández 12 November 2022 Preseason [20][21]
UAT Mexico Héctor Altamirano Mutual agreement 6 November 2022 Mexico Edgar Solano 6 November 2022 [22][23]
Tepatitlán Argentina Bruno Marioni Mutual agreement 17 November 2022 Mexico Daniel Guzmán 27 November 2022 [24][25]
Venados Argentina Andrés Carevic Signed by Alajuelense 20 November 2022 Argentina Bruno Marioni 22 November 2022 [26][27]
Clausura changes
Atlético Morelia Argentina Gabriel Pereyra Sacked 27 February 2023 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales 27 February 2023 8th [28][29]
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Torneo Apertura

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

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Celaya 17 12 2 3 28 13 +15 38 Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2 Atlante (C) 17 9 7 1 34 14 +20 34
3 U. de G. 17 9 4 4 26 13 +13 31
4 Sonora 17 8 6 3 29 16 +13 30
5 Sinaloa 17 8 3 6 23 20 +3 27 Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
6 Atlético Morelia 17 7 5 5 23 17 +6 26
7 Venados 17 7 4 6 21 20 +1 25
8 Zacatecas 17 6 5 6 27 29 −2 23
9 Tapatío 17 6 4 7 22 27 −5 22
10 Tepatitlán 17 5 6 6 22 23 −1 21
11 Oaxaca 17 4 8 5 21 16 +5 20
12 Durango 17 4 8 5 23 28 −5 20
13 UAT 17 5 4 8 19 22 −3 19
14 Tlaxcala 17 5 4 8 14 26 −12 19
15 Raya2 17 4 6 7 16 22 −6 18
16 Atlético La Paz 17 4 5 8 22 32 −10 17
17 Cancún 17 3 5 9 8 22 −14 14
18 Pumas Tabasco 17 2 4 11 14 32 −18 10
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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, Celaya ...
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Celaya129988522222111111
Atlante11111111111222222
U. de G.104663245444433343
Sonora1611556857956755434
Sinaloa1718109111312151617161298985
Atlético Morelia13611129684333344556
Venados1515811141515141168576767
Zacatecas8715141314141314127810111078
Tapatío32234991061010969699
Tepatitlán41212131211119889101210121210
Oaxaca91377746677568781011
Durango1414171616121311121315111313131412
UAT25445101012131512151515171513
Tlaxcala510141515161717151414141112111114
Raya2733223335911131414141315
Atlético La Paz1816161717171818171818181717161616
Cancún68131010778101113161616151717
Pumas Tabasco1117181818181616181617171818181818
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Results

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

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL DUR LAP OAX PUM RAY SIN SON TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante — 1–0 2–0 — — 3–0 — — — 3–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 — — — 1–0 —
Atlético Morelia — — 0–0 — — 4–2 — 1–1 — 3–0 2–1 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 — —
Cancún — — — 0–4 0–0 2–0 0–0 — 0–1 1–2 — — 1–2 1–0 — — 1–2 —
Celaya 2–1 2–0 — — — — 2–0 2–1 — — 3–1 2–0 1–0 — 0–3 — — —
Durango 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 — 0–0 — — 3–1 — — — — 3–0 — 4–1 1–1 4–1
Atlético La Paz — — — 0–0 — — 2–1 6–1 1–0 — — 3–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–2 — —
Oaxaca 2–2 1–3 — — 4–0 — — — 0–1 — 1–1 4–0 — 3–0 — — 0–0 2–2
Pumas Tabasco 1–1 — 1–2 — 2–1 — 0–2 — — 0–3 0–1 1–0 — — — 0–2 — 1–1
Raya2 0–0 1–0 — 2–3 — — — 2–2 — — 1–1 — — — — 0–1 1–2 0–3
Sinaloa — — — 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 — 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 — — — 0–2 — 4–1
Sonora — — 0–0 — 5–0 4–0 — — — — — 1–1 — — 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0
Tapatío — 2–0 1–0 — 3–1 — — — 1–1 — — — — 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 —
Tepatitlán — — — — 0–0 — 1–1 4–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 3–2 — — 3–0 — 1–2 —
Tlaxcala 0–5 — — 0–1 — — — 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 — 2–1 — — 2–0 — —
UAT 1–2 — 0–0 — 5–3 4–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 — — — 0–2 — — — —
U. de G. 2–2 — 3–0 0–2 — — 0–0 — — — — — 3–0 — 0–0 — 4–0 3–2
Venados — 0–2 — 3–2 — 3–0 — 2–0 — 1–1 — — — 3–0 1–3 — — 0–1
Zacatecas 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–0 — 2–1 — — — — — 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 — — —
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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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Discipline

Team

Source Liga de Expansión MX

Attendance

Per team

A match played behind closed doors is not included.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético Morelia 39,021 7,012 2,485 4,878 −36.8%5
2 Atlante 19,204 4,813 1,620 2,743 +88.0%†
3 Tlaxcala 21,501 4,205 1,647 2,688 −9.5%†
4 Atlético La Paz 15,835 3,650 1,378 2,639 n/a2, 6
5 Zacatecas 19,983 7,213 1,003 2,498 +157.8%†
6 UdeG 17,140 4,096 1,352 2,449 +60.1%†
7 Celaya 18,961 3,620 1,416 2,370 +57.8%†
8 Venados 15,474 3,008 1,006 2,211 −15.2%†
9 Oaxaca 16,725 3,579 784 2,091 −30.2%†
10 Durango 11,800 2,835 935 1,967 +140.8%1,3
11 Sinaloa 13,517 2,523 1,096 1,931 +25.9%†
12 Sonora 8,581 2,016 1,138 1,430 +18.0%7
13 Tepatitlán 11,419 2,759 942 1,427 +44.1%†
14 UAT 9,473 1,908 1,008 1,353 +4.2%4
15 Pumas Tabasco 9,390 2,010 450 1,174 +67.2%†
16 Cancún 9,040 1,310 887 1,130 +5.1%†
17 Raya2 5,884 3,046 190 841 +82.4%†
18 Tapatío 2,794 1,147 189 349 +3.6%†
League total 297,118 7,213 189 2,008 +25.6%†
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Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Team played Liga Premier – Serie A last season.
2: Team did not play last season.
3: Durango played its match against La Paz behind closed doors.[30]
4: UAT played its match against Atlante behind closed doors.[31]
5: Atlético Morelia played its match against Pumas Tabasco behind closed doors.[32]
6: La Paz played its home game against Tepatitlán behind closed doors.[33]
7: Sonora played its home game against UAT behind closed doors.[34]

Highest and lowest

More information Highest attended, Lowest attended[a] ...
Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Tlaxcala2–0Sonora2,525Tapatío3–1Durango362
2U. de G.3–0Tepatitlán3,125Cancún0–1Raya21,115
3Atlético La Paz2–2UdeG3,480Tapatío2–0Atlético Morelia203
4Raya20–0Atlante3,046Oaxaca1–1Sonora784
5Atlético La Paz0–0Celaya3,650Sonora0–0Cancún1,138
6Atlético Morelia1–0UAT7,012Raya21–1Sonora697
7Atlante1–0Atlético Morelia4,791Tapatío1–1Raya2189
8Atlético Morelia2–1Sonora4,577Raya21–2Venados413
9Atlante1–1Tepatitlán4,813Tapatío1–0Cancún243
10Atlético Morelia3–0Sinaloa5,473Raya22–3Celaya358
11Venados0–1Zacatecas3,008Tapatío1–1Tlaxcala243
12Atlético Morelia4–2Atlético La Paz5,068Pumas Tabasco0–2UdeG870
13Atlético Morelia0–0Cancún3,845Tapatío2–0UAT193
14Zacatecas2–2Atlético Morelia7,213Pumas Tabasco0–1Sonora450
15Atlético Morelia1–1Tepatitlán4,497Raya20–3Zacatecas190
16Atlante4–1Tapatío4,561Pumas Tabasco0–3Sinaloa360
17Tlaxcala0–5Atlante4,205Cancún1–2Tepatitlán741
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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
Sinaloa 1–3 Durango
Atlético Morelia 1–1 (4–3 p) Oaxaca
Venados 4−2 Tepatitlán
Zacatecas 1–0 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 Venados, 4−2 ...
Venados4−2Tepatitlán
  • Román 3'
  • López 10', 15' (pen.)
  • Luna 40'
 Report
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Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales (Mexico City)
More information Zacatecas, 1–0 ...
Zacatecas1–0Tapatío
 Report
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Attendance: 7,961
Referee: Ismael Rosario López (Sinaloa)
More information Atlético Morelia, 1–1 ...
Atlético Morelia1–1Oaxaca
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
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Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
More information Sinaloa, 1–3 ...
Sinaloa1–3Durango
 Report
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Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Celaya 1 1 2
8 Durango 0 0 0
1 Celaya 0 3 3
4 Sonora 0 1 1
4 Sonora (s) 0 3 3
5 Atlético Morelia 2 1 3
1 Celaya 0 1 1
2 Atlante (a.e.t.) 0 3 3
2 Atlante 2 2 4
7 Zacatecas 1 1 2
2 Atlante 1 1 2
3 U. de G. 1 0 1
3 U. de G. 0 3 3
6 Venados 2 0 2

Quarter-finals

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Durango 0–2 Celaya 0–1 0–1
Zacatecas 2–4 Atlante 1–2 2–1
Venados 2–3 U. de G. 2–0 0–3
Atlético Morelia 3–3 (s) Sonora 2–0 1–3
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First leg
More information Venados, 2–0 ...
Venados2–0U. de G.
 Report
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Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
More information Atlético Morelia, 2–0 ...
Atlético Morelia2–0Sonora
 Report
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Attendance: 9,248
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
More information Durango, 0–1 ...
Durango0–1Celaya
Report
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Attendance: 7,060
Referee: Gustavo Padilla Aguirre (Jalisco)
More information Zacatecas, 1–2 ...
Zacatecas1–2Atlante
  • Razo 42'
 Report
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Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México)
Second leg
More information U. de G., 3–0 ...
U. de G.3–0Venados
 Report
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Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Jesús Rafael López (Sinaloa)

U. de G. won 3–2 on aggregate.

More information Sonora, 3–1 ...
Sonora3–1Atlético Morelia
 Report
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Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México)

3–3 on aggregate. Sonora advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.

More information Celaya, 1–0 ...
Celaya1–0Durango
  • Zamora 83'
 Report
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Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Celaya won 2–0 on aggregate.

More information Atlante, 2–1 ...
Atlante2–1Zacatecas
 Report
  • Razo 18'
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Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Atlante won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sonora 1–3 Celaya 0–0 1–3
U. de G. 1–2 Atlante 1–1 0–1
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First leg
More information U. de G., 1–1 ...
U. de G.1–1Atlante
 Report
  • Martínez 28'
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Attendance: 8,017
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
More information Sonora, 0–0 ...
Sonora0–0Celaya
Report
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Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
Second leg
More information Celaya, 3–1 ...
Celaya3–1Sonora
 Report
  • López 60'
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Attendance: 9,084
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Celaya won 3–1 on aggregate.

More information Atlante, 1–0 ...
Atlante1–0U. de G.
Martínez 66' Report
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Attendance: 7,616
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlante 3–1 Celaya 0–0 3–1 (a.e.t.)
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First leg
More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Atlante0–0Celaya
Report
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Attendance: 12,534
Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México)
Second leg
More information Celaya, 1–3 ...
Celaya1–3Atlante
 Report
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Attendance: 18,754
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México)

Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.

More information Apertura 2022 winners ...
 Apertura 2022 winners 
 
2nd title
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Torneo Clausura

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

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Celaya 17 11 4 2 29 17 +12 37 Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2 Tapatío 17 9 4 4 30 19 +11 31
3 Atlante 17 8 6 3 22 13 +9 30
4 Atlético Morelia 17 9 3 5 20 14 +6 30
5 Tepatitlán 17 6 7 4 21 12 +9 25 Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
6 Sonora 17 7 4 6 17 11 +6 25
7 Raya2 17 6 6 5 19 21 −2 24
8 Tlaxcala 17 6 5 6 15 18 −3 23
9 Venados 17 5 7 5 20 16 +4 22
10 Oaxaca 17 6 4 7 25 25 0 22
11 Pumas Tabasco 17 5 7 5 21 22 −1 22 Team ended last in the coefficient table.[c]
12 UAT 17 6 4 7 18 20 −2 22 Qualification to the Reclassification[b]
13 U. de G. 17 5 6 6 26 23 +3 21
14 Atlético La Paz 17 6 3 8 25 29 −4 21
15 Cancún 17 5 4 8 19 21 −2 19
16 Durango 17 5 3 9 19 29 −10 18
17 Zacatecas 17 5 2 10 22 34 −12 17
18 Sinaloa 17 2 3 12 11 35 −24 9
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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
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.
  3. [c]
    The last place team in the coefficient table cannot qualify for the final phase, the 13th place team qualifies in their stead.

Positions by round

Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
More information Team ╲ Round, Celaya ...
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Celaya31223122122211111
Tapatío73112733311122222
Atlante26898886443376333
Atlético Morelia626476689129763444
Tepatitlán149565344667544565
Sonora17431555555657756
Raya294754211234435677
Tlaxcala81616181411101010910810111098
Venados55371010977769111212109
Oaxaca1717171416171714161415141514111310
Pumas Tabasco138986479888101298811
UAT1013151099111215171411810131212
U. de G.1211131617151511131616171716151413
Atlético La Paz410101313161315121111129891114
Cancún1614111212141617141513151615161515
Durango1818181511131416171317161313141616
Zacatecas1515121115121213111012131417171717
Sinaloa1112141718181818181818181818181818
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Results

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

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL DUR LAP OAX PUM RAY SIN SON TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante — — — 1–0 — 4–0 1–1 2–1 — — — — 0–2 2–1 0–0 — 3–0
Atlético Morelia 0–1 — — 3–2 3–0 — 2–1 — 1–0 — — 2–0 — — — — 1–0 1–2
Cancún 1–1 1–0 — — — — — — — 1–2 1–0 — — 0–1 2–2 — 3–2
Celaya — — 2–0 — 2–1 4–2 — — 1–1 4–2 — — — 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–1
Durango — — 4–3 — — — 1–1 1–1 — 3–0 0–4 2–5 0–2 — 1–0 — — —
Atlético La Paz 1–2 3–3 1–0 — 2–1 — — — — 1–1 1–2 — — — 4–1 — 3–2 2–0
Oaxaca — — 1–0 0–1 — 1–2 — 1–0 — 3–0 — — 0–3 — 4–0 2–2 — —
Pumas Tabasco — 1–0 — 0–1 — 1–1 — — 1–3 — — — 1–1 3–0 2–1 — 1–1 —
Raya2 — — 0–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 — — 1–2 — 0–0 2–0 0–4 — — —
Sinaloa 0–1 1–2 — — — — 1–2 — — — — 2–1 0–1 — 0–5 —
Sonora 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 — — 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 — — 0–0 0–1 — — — —
Tapatío 4–3 — — 2–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 4–0 1–0 — 0–2 — — — —
Tepatitlán 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 — 3–0 — — — — — — — 0–0 — 1–1 — 2–2
Tlaxcala — 0–0 1–0 — 1–2 1–0 3–1 — — — — 1–2 — — — 1–1 1–2
UAT — 1–1 — — — — — — — 0–0 1–2 2–1 — — 3–1 1–1 1–0
U. de G. — 0–1 — — 1–0 3–2 — 3–3 4–0 1–2 1–3 — 3–0 — — — —
Venados 1–1 — 1–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 — 0–1 — 1–0 0–0 1–0 — — 1–1 — —
Zacatecas — — — — 1–2 — 3–6 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 — — — — 2–1 2–1 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

More information Rank, Player ...
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  • First goal of the season:
    Paraguay Carlos Monges for Celaya against Cancún (4 January 2023)
  • Last goal of the season:
    Mexico Maximiliano García for Atlante against Durango (23 April 2023)

Discipline

Team

Source Liga de Expansión MX

Attendance

Per team

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético Morelia 63,330 13,362 5,057 7,916 +62.3%†
2 Venados 39,771 7,086 2,873 4,419 +99.9%†
3 Tepatitlán 26,124 7,900 1,128 3,266 +128.9%†
4 Atlante 31,690 8,496 1,720 3,521 +28.4%†
5 Atlético La Paz 26,564 6,401 2,147 2,952 +11.9%†
6 UdeG 26,143 6,425 1,503 2,905 +18.6%†
7 Cancún 19,398 4,244 1,271 2,425 +114.6%†
8 Celaya 20,942 2,699 1,547 2,327 −1.8%†
9 Zacatecas 18,469 2,964 1,520 2,309 −7.6%†
10 Oaxaca 19,915 4,353 1,587 2,213 +5.8%†
11 Tlaxcala 19,781 3,020 1,541 2,198 −18.2%†
12 UAT 17,254 3,051 1,493 2,157 +59.4%†
13 Sonora 15,484 3,041 1,046 1,720 +20.3%†
14 Durango 11,326 5,983 1,100 1,618 −17.7%†
15 Sinaloa 12,432 1,833 723 1,554 −19.5%†
16 Pumas Tabasco 8,894 1,500 760 1,271 +8.3%†
17 Tapatío 4,531 1,017 264 503 +44.1%†
18 Raya2 3,143 602 185 349 −58.5%†
League total 391,174 13,362 185 2,574 +28.2%†
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Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Pumas Tabasco played its match against Tepatitlán behind closed doors.

Highest and lowest

More information Highest attended, Lowest attended[a] ...
Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Venados1–0Tepatitlán4,217Raya20–0Tapatío272
2Atlético Morelia3–0Durango6,085Tapatío4–3Atlante264
3Venados2–1Oaxaca4,024Durango0–2Tepatitlán1,100
4Atlético Morelia1–0Venados7,038Raya22–0Tlaxcala230
5Venados0–1Raya24,997Duango4–3Cancún1,476
6Atlético Morelia2–0Tapatío7,502Raya22–0Atlético La Paz301
7Tepatitlán1–1U. de G.4,403Tapatío3–1Pumas Tabsco301
8Atlético Morelia0–1Atlante13,362Raya20–0Cancún409
9Atlante2–1Raya22,985Tapatío1–1Oaxaca365
10Atlético Morelia1–2Zacatecas6,650Raya21–1Oaxaca309
11Atlético Morelia1–0Raya25,507Tapatío1–0UAT342
12Venados0–0Tapatío4,536Raya20–4UAT561
13Atlante0–0UdeG8,496Tapatío0–2Tepatitlán810
14Atlético Morelia3–2Celaya8,508Raya21–2Sinaloa185
15Atlante2–1UAT3,728Raya21–1Durango602
16Atlético Morelia2–1Oaxaca9,128Zacatecas0–2Sonora1,520
17Venados1–1Cancún7,086Raya21–1Tepatitlán274
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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
Tepatitlán 0–1 U. de G.
Sonora 1–0 UAT
Raya2 2–0 Oaxaca
Tlaxcala 2–0 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 Raya2, 2–0 ...
Raya22–0Oaxaca
 Report
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Attendance: 407
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)
More information Sonora, 1–0 ...
Sonora1–0UAT
 Report
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Attendance: 2,674
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)
More information Tlaxcala, 2–0 ...
Tlaxcala2–0Venados
  • J. Hernández 8'
  • I. Hernández 62'
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Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)
More information Tepatitlán, 0–1 ...
Tepatitlán0–1U. de G.
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Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
2 Tapatío (s) 2 1 3
7 Tlaxcala 2 1 3
2 Tapatío 0 1 1
3 Atlante 0 0 0
3 Atlante 1 1 2
6 Raya2 1 0 1
2 Tapatío (a.e.t.) 2 2 4
4 Atlético Morelia 1 2 3
1 Celaya 3 1 4
8 U. de G. 0 0 0
1 Celaya 1 1 2
4 Atlético Morelia 1 3 4
4 Atlético Morelia 1 1 2
5 Sonora 1 0 1

Quarter-finals

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
U. de G. 0–4 Celaya 0–3 0–1
Tlaxcala 3–3 (s) Tapatío 2–2 1–1
Raya2 1–2 Atlante 1–1 0–1
Sonora 1–2 Atlético Morelia 1–1 0–1
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First leg
More information U. de G., 0–3 ...
U. de G.0–3Celaya
Report
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Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico)
More information Raya2, 1–1 ...
Raya21–1Atlante
 Report
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Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
More information Tlaxcala, 2–2 ...
Tlaxcala2–2Tapatío
  • Serna 55'
  • Espinosa 80'
 Report
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Attendance: 7,972
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information Sonora, 1–1 ...
Sonora1–1Atlético Morelia
 Report
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Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
Second leg
More information Celaya, 1–0 ...
Celaya1–0U. de G.
  • Zamora 75'
 Report
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Attendance: 8,232
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Celaya won 4–0 on aggregate.

More information Atlante, 1–0 ...
Atlante1–0Raya2
 Report
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Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)

Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.

More information Tapatío, 1–1 ...
Tapatío1–1Tlaxcala
  • Gómez 86'
 Report
  • Zamudio 52'
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Attendance: 1,083
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

3–3 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being higher seed in the table.

More information Atlético Morelia, 1–0 ...
Atlético Morelia1–0Sonora
 Report
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Attendance: 15,592
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

Atlético Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Morelia 4–2 Celaya 1–1 3–1
Atlante 0–1 Tapatío 0–0 0–1
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First leg
More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Atlante0–0Tapatío
Report
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Attendance: 3,686
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
More information Atlético Morelia, 1–1 ...
Atlético Morelia1–1Celaya
 Report
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Attendance: 13,693
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
Second leg
More information Tapatío, 1–0 ...
Tapatío1–0Atlante
  • Brigido 36'
 Report
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Attendance: 1,877
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Tapatío won 1–0 on aggregate.

More information Celaya, 1–3 ...
Celaya1–3Atlético Morelia
 Report
  • Flores 46'
  • Uchuari 52'
  • Ramírez 90+2'
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Attendance: 15,349
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)

Atlético Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Morelia 3–4 Tapatío 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
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First leg
More information Atlético Morelia, 1–2 ...
Atlético Morelia1–2Tapatío
 Report
  • Brigido 16', 43'
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Attendance: 30,752
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
Second leg
More information Tapatío, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Tapatío2–2 (a.e.t.)Atlético Morelia
 Report
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Attendance: 23,879
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

Tapatío won 4–3 on aggregate.

More information Clausura 2023 winners ...
 Clausura 2023 winners 
 
1st title
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Campeón de Campeones 2023

The Campeón de Campeones Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and the Liga de Expansión MX Super cup. The final would not be played if the same team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table for the 2021–22 season will play the second leg at home.

First leg

More information Tapatío, 3–1 ...
Tapatío3–1Atlante
González 9', 28', 58' Report
Referee Report		 Portales 45+1' (pen.)
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Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico)
Tapatío[36]
Atlante[36]

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

Second leg

More information Atlante, 1–0 ...
Atlante1–0Tapatío
Escobar 55' Report
Referee Report
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Attendance: 14,932
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico)

Tapatío won 3–2 on aggregate.

Atlante[37]
Tapatío[37]

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

Annual awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club
Balón de Oro de la Liga BBVA Expansión MX Mexico Ricardo Marín[38] Celaya
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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.[39]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN3 million from Liga de Expansión clubs will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: Last place pays 1.5 million, the penultimate place pays 1 million, and the sixteenth place pays 500 thousand. If any affiliate club or new club from the Liga Premier is ranked in the bottom three at the end of the season, they are exempt from paying any fine and it will not be covered by any other club. Any club that does not pay their corresponding fine, for any reason, will be dissafiliated. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team repeats as the last ranked team in the 2023–24 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN1 million.[40]

More information Pos, Team ...
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 Celaya 322525273837184961.9167+58Safe from paying any fine
2 Atlante 282231233430168961.75+59
3 Atlético Morelia 262928252630164961.7083+34
4 Sonora 282621233025153961.5938+44
5 Tapatío 212214222231132961.3750–6Exempt from fine
6 Tepatitlán 232218222125131961.3646+4Safe from paying any fine
7 UdeG 131125293122130961.3542+12
8 Zacatecas 232419242317130961.3542–8
8 Sinaloa 14183719279124961.2917–18
10 Venados 161721222522123961.2813–4
11 Oaxaca 131916312022121961.2604–3
12 Tlaxcala 181918221923119961.2396–32Exempt from fine
13 Raya2 Did not exist0[d]0[d]182342341.2353–8
14 Cancún242113231419114961.1875–24Safe from paying any fine
15 Atlético La Paz[b]231622111721110961.1458–14
16 Durango Serie A de México201838341.1176–16Exempt from fine
17 UAT (F) 131319181922104961.0833–15$MXN1 million
18 Pumas Tabasco 0[c]0[c]2312102267661.0152–24Exempt from fine
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Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated
X = Team will have to pay fine, the amount is TBD.
Source: Liga de Expansión

  1. ^
    2020–21 and 2021–22 points were accumulated as Tampico Madero.
  2. ^
    2020–21 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.
  3. ^
    2021–22 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.

Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is a sum of the Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celaya 34 23 6 5 57 30 +27 75
2 Atlante (Q) 34 17 13 4 56 27 +29 64 Campeón de Campeones[a]
3 Atlético Morelia 34 16 8 10 43 31 +12 56
4 Sonora 34 15 10 9 46 27 +19 55
5 Tapatío (Q) 34 15 8 11 52 46 +6 53 Campeón de Campeones[b]
6 U. de G. 34 14 10 10 52 36 +16 52
7 Venados 34 12 11 11 41 36 +5 47
8 Tepatitlán 34 11 13 10 43 35 +8 46
9 Oaxaca 34 10 12 12 46 41 +5 42
10 Raya2 34 10 12 12 35 43 −8 42
11 Tlaxcala 34 11 9 14 29 44 −15 42
12 UAT 34 11 8 15 37 42 −5 41
13 Zacatecas 34 11 7 16 49 63 −14 40
14 Atlético La Paz 34 10 8 16 47 61 −14 38
15 Durango 34 9 11 14 42 57 −15 38
16 Sinaloa 34 10 6 18 34 55 −21 36
17 Cancún 34 8 9 17 27 43 −16 33
18 Pumas Tabasco 34 7 11 16 35 54 −19 32 Team is last in the relegation table.
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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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    As Apertura 2022 champions
  2. [b]
    As Clausura 2023 champions

Notes

  1. [1]
    Due to the Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder boxing match at the Estadio Akron on the same day, Tapatío was obligated to play at the Estadio Jalisco.[35]

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