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The 2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season is the fourth professional season of the second-tier football division in Mexico. The season is divided into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format. The Apertura tournament began on 21 July 2023. The Clausura tournament will begin in January 2024 as a 33-team league with the addition of 18 Liga MX under-23 teams.

Season2023–24
ChampionsApertura:
Cancún
(1st title)
Clausura:
Atlante
(3rd title)
Matches105
Goals318 (3.03 per match)
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Liga de Expansión MX
Season2023–24
ChampionsApertura:
Cancún
(1st title)
Clausura:
Atlante
(3rd title)
Matches105
Goals318 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura 2023:
Luis Razo
(10 goals)
Biggest home winApertura 2023:
UAT 7–0 Oaxaca
(29 August 2023)
Biggest away winApertura 2023:
Atlético La Paz 1–4 Cancún
(13 September 2023)
Oaxaca 2–5 Cancún
(14 October 2023)
Atlético La Paz 1–4 Zacatecas
(15 October 2023)
Sinaloa 1–4 Celaya
(25 October 2023)
Atlético La Paz 0–3 Atlante
(31 October 2023)
Highest scoringApertura 2023:
Sinaloa 3–4 Atlético La Paz
(30 July 2023)
Venados 4–3 UAT
(22 August 2023)
UAT 7–0 Oaxaca
(29 August 2023)
Cancún 5–2 Sonora
(19 September 2023)
Longest winning runApertura 2023:
4 matches
Cancún
Longest unbeaten runApertura 2023:
7 matches
Atlante
Longest winless runApertura 2023:
6 matches
Celaya
Tlaxcala
Longest losing runApertura 2023:
6 matches
Tlaxcala
Highest attendanceApertura 2023:
9,698
Atlético Morelia vs Atlante
(15 October 2023)
Lowest attendanceApertura 2023:
284
Tapatío vs Sonora
(5 October 2023)
Total attendanceApertura 2023:
294,668
Average attendanceApertura:
2,833
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.

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

Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s) front
Atlante Jorge Santillana Mexico Daniel Alcántar Mexico Humberto Hernández Joma Betcris
Atlético La Paz Samuel Hernández Mexico Raúl Rico Mexico Kristian Álvarez In–house Baja Ferries
Atlético Morelia José Luis Higuera Argentina Norberto Scoponi Mexico Raúl Torres Keuka Akron, Axen Capital, Cemex Tolteca, Michoacán, Morelia Brilla, Biocup, Sello Rojo, Electrolit, Calidra
Cancún Jeff Luhnow Mexico Luis Arce Mexico Benjamín Galindo Jr. Nike Cancún
Celaya Carlos Benavides Escardó Argentina Cristian Paulucci Mexico Leobardo López Keuka Bachoco, Petro Figue's, TV4
Oaxaca Juan Carlos Jones Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez Mexico Octavio Paz Svedda PlayCell, Romasa, Baby Sky, Electrolit, G+, Oaxaca Rosa
Sinaloa José Antonio Núñez Mexico Rafael García Mexico Oswaldo León Charly Coppel, Caliente, SuKarne
Sonora Juan Pablo Rojo Mexico Roberto Hernández Mexico José Saavedra Keuka Caliente
Tapatío Amaury Vergara Mexico Arturo Ortega Mexico Juan Aguayo Puma
Tepatitlán Víctor Flores Cosío Mexico Enrique López Zarza Mexico Carlos Villanueva López Sporelli Pacífica
Tlaxcala Rafael Torre Mendoza Mexico Paco Ramírez Mexico Gerardo Ruíz Keuka Tlaxcala, Pronto, Providencia
UAT David Ashdruval Martínez Mexico Raúl Gutiérrez Mexico Iván Pineda Sliver Sport
U. de G. José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez Mexico Alfonso Sosa Mexico Arturo Ledesma Sporelli Electrolit
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Mexico Rafael Fernández Mexico Alfonso Luna Spiro Yucatán, Nus-káh
Zacatecas Eduardo López Muñoz Spain Nacho Castro Mexico José Plascencia Spiro Fresnillo plc, Mifel, Vazlo, Mobil
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
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Pre-Apertura changes
Zacatecas Mexico Omar Alexis Moreno Mutual agreement 20 April 2023[a] Spain Nacho Castro 7 May 2023 Pre-season [7][8]
Cancún Spain Iñigo Idiakez Reassigned to youth teams 3 May 2023 Mexico Luis Arce 1 June 2023 [9][10]
Oaxaca Mexico Jorge Manrique Mutual agreement 26 May 2023 Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez 15 June 2023 [11][12]
Durango Mexico Héctor Jair Real Resigned 30 May 2023[b] Mexico Ricardo Rayas 4 June 2023 [13]
Tapatío Mexico Gerardo Espinoza Signed with Mexico under-23 4 June 2023[c] Mexico Arturo Ortega 15 June 2023 [15]
Venados Argentina Bruno Marioni Sacked 6 June 2023 Mexico Rafael Fernández 9 June 2023 [16][17]
Tepatitlán Mexico Daniel Guzmán Sacked 15 June 2023 Mexico Enrique López Zarza 20 June 2023 [18][19]
Apertura changes
Celaya Mexico Paco Ramírez Sacked 24 August 2023 Argentina Walter Fleita (Interim) 24 August 2023 14th [20]
Tlaxcala Mexico Jorge Villalpando Sacked 26 August 2023 Mexico Jorge Villalpando[d] 28 August 2023 15th [21][22]
Celaya Argentina Walter Fleita (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 29 August 2023 Argentina Cristian Paulucci 29 August 2023 14th [20]
UAT Mexico Edgar Solano Sacked 7 October 2023 Mexico Raúl Gutiérrez 7 October 2023 13th [23][24]
Tlaxcala Mexico Jorge Villalpando Mutual agreement 10 October 2023 Mexico Javier Contreras (Interim) 10 October 2023 15th [25]
Atlético Morelia Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales Sacked 20 October 2023 Mexico José Roberto Muñoz (Interim) 20 October 2023 8th [26][27]
Pre-Clausura changes
Atlético La Paz Mexico Jaime Durán Sacked 29 November 2023 Mexico Raúl Rico 10 December 2023 Pre-season [28][29]
Atlético Morelia Mexico José Roberto Muñoz (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 5 December 2023 Mexico Israel Hernández 5 December 2023 [30]
Atlante Mexico Mario García Mutual agreement 12 December 2023 Mexico Daniel Alcántar 20 December 2023 [31][32]
Tlaxcala Mexico Javier Contreras (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 23 December 2023 Mexico Paco Ramírez 23 December 2023 [33]
Clausura changes
Atlético Morelia Mexico Israel Hernández Sacked 21 February 2024 Argentina Norberto Scoponi 22 February 2024 14th [34][35]
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  1. [a]
    Announced on 9 April 2023 during Clausura 2023 Week 16.
  2. [b]
    Announced on 24 April 2023.
  3. [c]
    Announced on 31 May 2023.[14]
  4. [d]
    Reinstated in his position after his dismissal was announced

Torneo Apertura

The defending champions are Tapatío. The regular tournament began on 21 July and will end on 31 October. The round 2 match between Celaya and Tepatitlán was postponed due to poor pitch condition and played on 19 August during round 5.[36]

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cancún 14 9 1 4 26 15 +11 28 Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2 UdeG 14 8 3 3 28 15 +13 27
3 Atlante 14 7 4 3 18 7 +11 25
4 Zacatecas 14 7 3 4 33 21 +12 24
5 Tepatitlán 14 6 5 3 23 19 +4 23
6 Sonora 14 6 4 4 26 23 +3 22
7 Atlético Morelia 14 6 3 5 16 14 +2 21 Qualification to the play-in round[b]
8 Venados 14 7 0 7 26 28 −2 21
9 UAT 14 6 2 6 24 18 +6 20
10 Atlético La Paz 14 6 2 6 21 28 −7 20
11 Celaya 14 4 5 5 15 14 +1 17
12 Tapatío 14 2 8 4 16 18 −2 14
13 Oaxaca 14 3 4 7 18 35 −17 13
14 Sinaloa 14 4 0 10 15 34 −19 12
15 Tlaxcala 14 2 0 12 13 29 −16 6
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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 6th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. [b]
    The Teams ranked from 7th to 10th place qualify to the play-in round.

Positions by round

Leader and qualification to Liguilla quarter-finals
Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to play-in
Last place in table
More information Team ╲ Round, Cancún ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415
Cancún854536†7107665321
U. de G.127542547†3212212
Atlante523312222134†453
Zacatecas1312533†64341134
Tepatitlán710111012†1311967108545
Sonora6117764548†987966
Atlético Morelia1515†10687635456797
Venados268†11139811101079878
UAT3469101195121112†1310109
La Paz4121411115236810†
Celaya11121314141412131313131112†1111
Tapatío989898108989101112†12
Oaxaca10†912131112141212121112131313
Sinaloa1413141271013141515†1514141414
Tlaxcala13141515†1515151514141415151515
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
  • The round 2 match between Celaya and Tepatitlán was postponed and played during round 5.[36]

Results

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

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL LAP OAX SIN SON TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante — — — 3–0 — 3–0 — 1–1 2–2 — — 1–0 2–0 —
Atlético Morelia 0–1 — — 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 — 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 — — —
Cancún — 2–0 — — — — — 5–2 — — 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1
Celaya 0–0 — 1–0 — — — — 1–1 — 1–1 — — 0–0 — 2–3
La Paz — — 1–4 2–1 — — — 2–1 2–2 — 1–0 — 3–0 — 1–4
Oaxaca 0–3 — 2–5 2–1 2–2 — 4–0 — 1–1 — — — — 2–1 —
Sinaloa — — 1–0 1–4 3–4 — — — — 1–2 3–1 — — — 4–0
Sonora 0–0 3–2 — — — 4–2 2–0 — — — — 0–1 — 4–1 —
Tapatío — — 0–0 1–1 — — 0–1 1–2 — 2–2 2–0 — 2–4 — 1–0
Tepatitlán — — 3–0 — 4–0 3–1 — 1–1 — — — 2–1 0–0 — —
Tlaxcala 1–2 2–3 — 1–2 — 2–1 — 1–2 — 0–1 — 0–1 — — —
UAT 1–0 — — 0–1 1–0 7–0 2–0 — 2–2 — — — 1–2 — 3–3
U. de G. — 0–0 — — — 5–0 4–0 4–2 — — 2–1 — — 4–1 3–2
Venados — 2–1 — 1–0 1–3 — 4–1 — 2–1 5–1 3–1 4–3 — — —
Zacatecas 1–0 4–0 — — — 1–1 — 2–2 — 4–1 5–1 — — 3–0 —
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

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Discipline

Team

Source Liga de Expansión MX

Attendance

Per team

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético Morelia 53,387 9,698 5,130 7,627 −3.7%†
2 Zacatecas 35,740 6,115 3,205 5,106 +121.1%†
3 Venados 27,481 4,204 2,019 3,435 −22.3%†
4 La Paz 23,041 3,805 2,661 3,292 +11.5%†
5 Oaxaca 22,014 5,929 1,189 3,145 +42.1%†
6 Cancún 19,295 5,075 1,572 2,756 +13.6%†
7 UdeG 18,896 4,395 1,4501 2,699 −7.1%1
8 Sinaloa 15,530 4,133 1,125 2,588 +66.5%†
9 Atlante 16,830 3,950 1,356 2,404 −31.7%†
10 UAT 17,651 2,789 1,255 2,206 +2.3%†
11 Tepatitlán 11,805 3,146 950 1,968 −39.7%†
12 Sonora 10,270 2,278 1,318 1,712 −0.5%†
13 Celaya 10,207 2,212 1,243 1,701 −26.9%†
14 Tlaxcala 8,373 2,346 895 1,196 −45.6%†
15 Tapatío 4,148 891 288 519 +3.2%†
League total 294,668 9,698 288 2,833 +10.1%†
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Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: UdeG played their match against Venados at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez due to Estadio Jalisco's poor pitch condition.[37]

Highest and lowest

More information Highest attended, Lowest attended ...
Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Zacatecas4–0Atlético Morelia4,612Tapatío0–0Cancún419
2Oaxaca1–1Tapatío5,929Tlaxcala1–2Atlante2,346
3Atlético Morelia1–0Celaya7,370Celaya1–1Tepatitlán1,243
4Zacatecas1–1Oaxaca6,115Tapatío1–1Celaya462
5Sinaloa4–0Zacatecas3,103Tlaxcala1–2Sonora990
6Morelia4–0Sinaloa8,012Tapatío2–0Tlaxcala291
7Venados2–1Tapatío4,204Tepatitlán3–0Cancún950
8Atlético Morelia2–0Atlético La Paz8,707Tapatío1–0Zacatecas288
9Atlético Morelia0–0Tapatío8,514Tlaxcala2–1Oaxaca901
10Oaxaca2–2Atlético La Paz2,698Tapatío2–2Tepatitlán741
11Atlante1–1Tapatío3,950Sonora3–2Atlético Morelia1,821
12Atlético Morelia0–0Oaxaca5,130Tapatío1–2Sonora284
13Atlético Morelia0–1Atlante9,698Tapatío2–4UdeG772
14Zacatecas2–2Sonora6,053Sonora1–0Atlético La Paz1,708
15Cancún2–1Zacatecas3,247Tapatío0–1Sinaloa891
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX

  1. [a]
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase

Play-in bracket

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
7Atlético Morelia (p)1 (4)7Atlético MoreliaNo. 7 seed
8Venados1 (3)8VenadosNo. 8 seed
8Venados1
10Atlético La Paz0
9UAT0
10Atlético La Paz1
  • All rounds are played in a single game hosted by a higher seed.
  • If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Play-in matches

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atlético Morelia 1–1 (4–3 p) Venados
UAT 0–1 Atlético La Paz
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More information Atlético Morelia, 1–1 ...
Atlético Morelia1–1Venados
  • Flores 69'
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Penalties
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  • football with check mark Pérez
  • football with red X García
  • football with check mark Guzmán
  • football with red X Amador
  • football with check mark Zerecero
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Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information UAT, 0–1 ...
UAT0–1Atlético La Paz
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Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

No. 8 seed match

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Venados 1–0 Atlético La Paz
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Venados1–0Atlético La Paz
  • García 45+1'
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Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez (Michoacán)

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Venados 2–2 (s) Cancún 1–0 1–2
Atlético Morelia 2–3 UdeG 2–1 0–2
Sonora 4–4 (s) Atlante 2–0 2–4
Tepatitlán 2–7 Zacatecas 0–2 2–5
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First leg
More information Atlético Morelia, 2–1 ...
Atlético Morelia2–1UdeG
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Attendance: 8,696
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
More information Sonora, 2–0 ...
Sonora2–0Atlante
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Attendance: 3,047
Referee: Yonatan Peinado Aguirre (Chihuahua)
More information Tepatitlán, 0–2 ...
Tepatitlán0–2Zacatecas
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Attendance: 2,184
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)
More information Venados, 1–0 ...
Venados1–0Cancún
  • Lora 90+1'
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Attendance: 8,156
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)
Second leg
More information Atlante, 4–2 ...
Atlante4–2Sonora
  • Durán 34', 74'
  • Cerna 82', 90+4'
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Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

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

More information UdeG, 2–0 ...
UdeG2–0Atlético Morelia
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Attendance: 6,465
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)

UdeG won 3–2 on aggregate.

More information Cancún, 2–1 ...
Cancún2–1Venados
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Attendance: 8,689
Referee: Gustavo Padilla Aguirre (Jalisco)

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

More information Zacatecas, 5–2 ...
Zacatecas5–2Tepatitlán
  • Blanco 7', 49'
  • Razo 39'
  • Vásquez 60'
  • Torres 90+1'
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Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Zacatecas won 7–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zacatecas 3–3 (s) Cancún 1–0 2–3
Atlante 4–1 UdeG 3–1 1–0
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First leg
More information Atlante, 3–1 ...
Atlante3–1UdeG
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Attendance: 3,763
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)
More information Zacatecas, 1–0 ...
Zacatecas1–0Cancún
  • Razo 75'
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Attendance: 13,019
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
Second leg
More information UdeG, 0–1 ...
UdeG0–1Atlante
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  • Machado 90+2'
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Attendance: 9,891
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.

More information Cancún, 3–2 ...
Cancún3–2Zacatecas
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Attendance: 11,577
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)

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

Final

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlante 0–3 Cancún 0–0 3–0
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First leg
More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Atlante0–0Cancún
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Attendance: 11,349
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
Second leg
More information Cancún, 3–0 ...
Cancún3–0Atlante
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Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City)

Cancún won 3–0 on aggregate.

More information Apertura 2023 winners ...
 Apertura 2023 winners 
 
1st title
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Torneo Clausura

The Clausura tournament began in January 2024.

Regular season

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Venados 14 10 2 2 25 10 +15 32 Qualification to the quarter-finals[a]
2 UdeG 14 8 5 1 23 10 +13 29
3 Atlante 14 7 4 3 19 8 +11 25
4 Tapatío 14 6 4 4 22 13 +9 22
5 Celaya 14 6 4 4 21 15 +6 22
6 Cancún 14 6 4 4 21 16 +5 22
7 Atlético La Paz 14 6 4 4 21 19 +2 22 Qualification to the play-in round[b]
8 Zacatecas 14 5 4 5 20 19 +1 19
9 Oaxaca 14 5 4 5 18 22 −4 19
10 Sonora 14 4 5 5 19 18 +1 17
11 UAT 14 4 4 6 15 23 −8 16
12 Tlaxcala 14 3 4 7 11 23 −12 13
13 Sinaloa 14 3 2 9 16 27 −11 11
14 Atlético Morelia 14 2 4 8 16 23 −7 10
15 Tepatitlán 14 2 2 10 9 30 −21 8
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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 6th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. [b]
    The Teams ranked from 7th to 10th place qualify to the play-in round.

Results

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

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL LAP OAX SIN SON TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAC
Atlante — 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–1
Atlético Morelia — 0–1 3–1 0–2 3–4 1–2
Cancún 2–0 — 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–0
Celaya 1–2 — 4–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2
La Paz 0–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Oaxaca 3–3 — 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–1
Sinaloa 0–3 1–3 — 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–3
Sonora 2–4 0–1 2–1 — 1–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Tapatío 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 — 2–2 0–2
Tepatitlán 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–4 — 1–1 0–5 1–1
Tlaxcala 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–3 — 0–4 1–0 0–2
UAT 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–1
U. de G. 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–4 1–0 3–2 —
Venados 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 — 1–0
Zacatecas 0–2 2–2 3–0 3–1 0–4 3–0 0–1 —
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Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

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Attendance

Per team

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético Morelia 43,673 10,720 5,561 7,279 −4.6%†
2 Venados 33,516 7,027 4,878 5,586 +62.6%†
3 Cancún 27,356 5,987 2,071 3,908 +41.8%†
4 La Paz 25,262 5,153 2,305 3,609 +9.6%†
5 Oaxaca 24,748 5,674 2,346 3,535 +12.4%†
6 Celaya 24,769 3,959 1,844 3,096 +82.0%†
7 UdeG 19,769 4,873 1,557 2,824 +4.6%1
8 UAT 13,572 3,358 1,553 2,262 +2.5%†
9 Atlante 15,196 3,080 1,319 2,171 −9.7%†
10 Sinaloa 14,963 2,523 1,823 2,138 −17.4%†
11 Zacatecas 13,742 2,631 1,533 1,963 −61.6%†
12 Tlaxcala 12,860 2,114 1,426 1,837 +53.6%†
13 Tepatitlán 12,224 3,215 764 1,528 −53.2%†
14 Sonora 7,909 1,248 698 989 −42.2%†
15 Tapatío 3,165 968 194 528 +1.7%†
League total 292,724 10,720 194 2,842 +0.3%†
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Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed

Final phase

Play-in bracket

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7Atlético La Paz28ZacatecasNo. 7 seed
8Zacatecas37Atlético La PazNo. 8 seed
7Atlético La PazHome
Serie B9OaxacaAway
9Oaxaca (p)1 (6)
10Sonora1 (5)
  • All rounds are played in a single game hosted by a higher seed.
  • If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Play-in matches

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atlético La Paz 2–3 Zacatecas
Oaxaca 1–1 (6–5 p) Sonora
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More information Atlético La Paz, 2–3 ...
Atlético La Paz2–3Zacatecas
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Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)
More information Oaxaca, 1–1 ...
Oaxaca1–1Sonora
  • Ochoa 70'
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  • Manriquez 50'
Penalties
 6–5
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Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

No. 8 seed match

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atlético La Paz 3–2 Oaxaca
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More information Atlético La Paz, 3–2 ...
Atlético La Paz3–2Oaxaca
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Attendance: 3,852
Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México)

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

Summary

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético La Paz 6–3 Venados 3–1 3–2
Zacatecas 0–3 UdeG 0–0 0–3
Cancún 1–3 Atlante 0–1 1–2
Celaya 4–5 Tapatío 4–3 0–2
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Matches
More information Atlético La Paz, 3–1 ...
Atlético La Paz3–1Venados
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Attendance: 5,160
Referee: Yonatan Peinado Aguirre (Chihahua)
More information Venados, 2–3 ...
Venados2–3Atlético La Paz
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  • Jaimes 5'
  • Sandoval 61'
  • Palma 83'
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Attendance: 8,177
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Atlético La Paz won 6–3 on aggregate.

More information Zacatecas, 0–0 ...
Zacatecas0–0UdeG
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Attendance: 8,030
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
More information UdeG, 3–0 ...
UdeG3–0Zacatecas
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Attendance: 5,892
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco)

UdeG won 3–0 on aggregate.

More information Cancún, 0–1 ...
Cancún0–1Atlante
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Attendance: 9,049
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
More information Atlante, 2–1 ...
Atlante2–1Cancún
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Attendance: 5,910
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)

Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.

More information Celaya, 4–3 ...
Celaya4–3Tapatío
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Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information Tapatío, 2–0 ...
Tapatío2–0Celaya
  • Rey 85'
  • Sánchez 90+2'
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Attendance: 746
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)

Tapatíon won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético La Paz 2–4 UdeG 1–1 0–3
Tapatío 1–8 Atlante 0–3 1–5
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Matches
More information Atlético La Paz, 1–1 ...
Atlético La Paz1–1UdeG
  • Salas 89'
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Attendance: 5,163
More information UdeG, 3–1 ...
UdeG3–1Atlético La Paz
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  • Torres 88'
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Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)

UdeG won 4–2 on aggregate.

More information Tapatío, 0–3 ...
Tapatío0–3Atlante
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Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information Atlante, 5–1 ...
Atlante5–1Tapatío
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Attendance: 6,892
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)

Atlante won 8–1 on aggregate.

Finals

Summary

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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlante 4–1 UdeG 2–0 2–1
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Matches
More information Atlante, 2–0 ...
Atlante2–0UdeG
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Attendance: 9,467
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa)
More information UdeG, 1–2 ...
UdeG1–2Atlante
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Attendance: 35,102
Referee: Luis Alfredo García (Mexico City)

Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.

Campeón de Campeones 2024

The Campeón de Campeones Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and the Liga de Expansión MX Super cup. The final would not be played if the same team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table for the 2023–24 season will play the second leg at home.

First leg

More information Cancún, 1–1 ...
Cancún1–1Atlante
Marín 5' Report Cruz 32'
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Attendance: 7,377
Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León)
Cancún
Atlante
21GKMexico Gustavo Gutiérrez
6DFMexico Walter OrtegaYellow card 83'
23DFMexico Benjamín GalindoYellow card 47'
26DFMexico Hedgardo Maríndownward-facing red arrow 90'
7MFMexico Johan Alonzodownward-facing red arrow 70'
9MFMexico Jorge Díazdownward-facing red arrow 78'
14MFMexico José Juan Vázquez
22MFMexico Raúl Castillodownward-facing red arrow 78'
28MFGuinea-Bissau Junior Moreiradownward-facing red arrow 90'
12MFColombia José Gabriel Rodríguez
27FWBurkina Faso Cheick Traoré
Substitutions:
1GKMexico Christopher Andrade
2DFMexico Axl Padilla
4DFMexico Rodrigo Reyesupward-facing green arrow 90'
84DFMexico Jonathan Hernández
10MFMexico Paúl UscangaYellow card 90'upward-facing green arrow 78'
18MFMexico Germán Eguade
25MFMexico Alfonso Tamayupward-facing green arrow 78'
8FWMexico Christo Vela
11FWMexico Samuel Gonzálezupward-facing green arrow 90'
17FWMexico Luis Loroñaupward-facing green arrow 17'
Manager:
Mexico Luis Arce
20GKMexico Humberto Hernández
3DFMexico Diego CruzYellow card 30'
4DFMexico Carlos Villanueva
27DFMexico Armando EscobarYellow card 10'downward-facing red arrow 90'
28DFBrazil ElbisYellow card 61'
8MFMexico Ronaldo GonzálezYellow card 81'downward-facing red arrow 90'
13MFMexico Maximiliano GarcíaYellow card 7'
14MFMexico Rolando GonzálezYellow card 45'downward-facing red arrow 78'
18MFMexico Christian Bermúdezdownward-facing red arrow 68'
34MFMexico Édgar Jiménez
9FWMexico Rafael Durándownward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
31GKArgentina Nicolás Forastiero
32DFMexico Alberto López
5MFMexico Hardy Meza
7MFMexico Edson Partidaupward-facing green arrow 90'
11MFLebanon Daniel Lajudupward-facing green arrow 68'
16MFMexico Deivoon Magañaupward-facing green arrow 90'
17MFMexico Leonardo Mejíaupward-facing green arrow 78'
19MFMexico Edwin Cerna
35MFUnited States Adrián Sánchez
22FWMexico Arturo Sánchezupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Mexico Daniel Alcántar

Second leg

More information Atlante, 0–0 ...
Atlante0–0Cancún
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Penalties
González football with red X
Cerna football with check mark
Partida football with red X
Elbis football with red X		 1–3 football with check mark Uscanga
football with check mark Reyes
football with red X Loroña
football with check mark Galindo
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Attendance: 8,503
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City)
Atlante
Cancún
20GKMexico Humberto Hernández
3DFMexico Diego Cruzdownward-facing red arrow 76'
4DFMexico Carlos Villanueva
27DFMexico Armando Escobar
28DFBrazil Elbis
8MFMexico Ronaldo González
13MFMexico Maximiliano Garcíadownward-facing red arrow 58'
14MFMexico Rolando GonzálezYellow card 23'downward-facing red arrow 58'
18MFMexico Christian Bermúdez
34MFMexico Édgar Jiménezdownward-facing red arrow 85'
9FWMexico Rafael Durándownward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
31GKArgentina Nicolás Forastiero
32DFMexico Alberto López
5MFMexico Hardy Meza
7MFMexico Edson Partidaupward-facing green arrow 76'
11MFLebanon Daniel Lajudupward-facing green arrow 58'
16MFMexico Deivoon Magañaupward-facing green arrow 85'
17MFMexico Leonardo Mejíaupward-facing green arrow 58'
19MFMexico Edwin Cerna
35MFUnited States Adrián Sánchez
22FWMexico Arturo Sánchezupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Mexico Daniel Alcántar
21GKMexico Gustavo Gutiérrez
6DFMexico Walter OrtegaYellow card 12'
23DFMexico Benjamín Galindo
26DFMexico Hedgardo Maríndownward-facing red arrow 83'
7MFMexico Johan Alonzo
9MFMexico Jorge Díazdownward-facing red arrow 74'
14MFMexico José Juan Vázquez
22MFMexico Raúl Castillodownward-facing red arrow 72'
28MFGuinea-Bissau Junior Moreira
12FWColombia José Gabriel RodríguezYellow card 49'downward-facing red arrow 83'
27FWBurkina Faso Cheick Traoré
Substitutions:
1GKMexico Christopher Andrade
2DFMexico Axl Padilla
4DFMexico Rodrigo Reyesupward-facing green arrow 83'
84DFMexico Jonathan Hernández
10MFMexico Paúl Uscangaupward-facing green arrow 72'
18MFMexico Germán Eguade
25MFMexico Alfonso Tamayupward-facing green arrow 83'
8MFMexico Christo Vela
11FWMexico Samuel González
17FWMexico Luis Loroñaupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Mexico Luis ArceYellow card 83'


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

Coefficient table

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[38] As of the 2023–24 season, the bottom three ranked Liga de Expansión MX teams will not pay a fine. The last ranked team can not qualify for the Clausura 2024 liguilla.

As of matches played 12 April 2024
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos
 Team '21 A
Pts		 '22 C
Pts		 '22 A
Pts		 '23 C
Pts		 '23 A
Pts		 '24 C
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 GD
1 Atlante 312334302525168941.7872+64
2 Celaya 252738371722166941.766+46
3 UdeG 252931222729162941.7234+36
4 Venados 212225222132143941.5213+17
5 Atlético Morelia 28252630219139931.4946+20
6 Sonora 212330252217138941.4681+31
7 Zacatecas 192423172419126941.34040
8 Tapatío[a] 142222311422125941.3298–5
9 Oaxaca 163120221318120931.2903–11
10 Cancún 132314192822119941.266–10
11 Tepatitlán 18222125238117941.2447–10
12 Sinaloa 37192791211115941.2234–38
13 UAT 191819222016114941.2128–19
14 Atlético La Paz[b] 221117212022113941.2021–21
15 Tlaxcala[c] 18221923613101941.0745–49
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Tiebreakers: 1) Coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points
Source: Liga de Expansión

  1. [a]
    Liga MX affiliated team.
  2. [b]
    2021–22 points were accumulated as Tampico Madero.
  3. [c]
    Liga Premier invited team.

Aggregate table

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

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 U. de G. 28 16 8 4 51 25 +26 56
2 Venados 28 17 2 9 51 38 +13 53
3 Atlante 28 14 8 6 37 15 +22 50
4 Cancún 28 15 5 8 47 31 +16 50
5 Zacatecas 28 12 7 9 53 40 +13 43
6 Atlético La Paz 28 12 6 10 42 47 −5 42
7 Celaya 28 10 9 9 36 29 +7 39
8 Sonora 28 10 9 9 45 41 +4 39
9 Tapatío 28 8 12 8 38 31 +7 36
10 UAT 28 10 6 12 39 41 −2 36
11 Oaxaca 28 8 8 12 36 57 −21 32
12 Atlético Morelia 28 8 7 13 32 37 −5 31
13 Tepatitlán 28 8 7 13 32 49 −17 31
14 Sinaloa 28 7 2 19 31 61 −30 23
15 Tlaxcala 28 5 4 19 24 52 −28 19 Team is last in the coefficient table.
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2024. Source: Liga Expansión MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

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