2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season
Season of a Mexican football league
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The 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season is the fifth 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 will begin on 25 July 2024. The Clausura tournament will begin in January 2025.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Tapatío (2nd title) Clausura: UdeG (1st title) |
| Matches | 210 |
| Goals | 603 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura 2024: Vladimir Moragrega (11 goals) Clausura 2025: Jesús Ocejo (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Apertura 2024: Tapatío 6–0 Oaxaca (16 August 2024) Atlante 6–0 Oaxaca (30 August 2024) Tepatitlán 6–0 UAT (20 September 2024) Clausura 2025: Atlante 5–0 La Paz (18 January 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Apertura 2024: Oaxaca 1–5 Celaya (13 October 2024) Clausura 2025: Sinaloa 0–2 Zacatecas (11 January 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Apertura 2024: Cancún 5–2 Tlaxcala (28 September 2024) La Paz 2–5 Tepatitlán (4 October 2024) Clausura 2025: La Paz 4–4 Tlaxcala (10 January 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Apertura 2024: 6 matches UdeG Clausura 2025: 5 matches Zacatecas |
| Longest unbeaten run | Apertura 2024: 11 matches UdeG Clausura 2025: 10 matches Zacatecas |
| Longest winless run | Apertura 2024: 8 matches UAT Clausura 2025: 9 matches Tlaxcala |
| Longest losing run | Apertura 2024: 5 matches La Paz Clausura 2025: 5 matches Oaxaca |
| Highest attendance | Apertura 2024: 15,039 Jaiba Brava vs UAT (15 August 2024) Clausura 2025: 11,718 Zacatecas vs Atlético Morelia (5 April 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | Apertura 2024: 203 Sinaloa vs Cancún (29 October 2024) Clausura 2025: 133 Sinaloa vs Tepatitlán (15 March 2025) |
| Total attendance | Apertura 2024: 301,048 Clausura 2025: 358,081 |
| Average attendance | Apertura 2024: 2,895 Clausura 2025: 3,410 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
Stats are from the regular season only | |
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 owner's assembly decided to adjust liguilla qualification, which was modified as of the Apertura 2023 season. The number of teams directly qualifying to the quarter-finals was increased from six to eight, eliminating the play-in system that had been established in the Apertura 2023 tournament.[2]
- The 2023–24 Serie A champions Tampico Madero was certified for promotion to the Liga de Expansión MX. However, the team will participate as a guest team and not as a full member of the league.[3] After being promoted, the team was renamed Club Jaiba Brava.[4]
- On June 18, 2024, Cimarrones de Sonora sold the franchise to businessmen from Chiapas, who formed a team called Jaguares F.C.[5] However, the new team had to be approved by the owner's assembly. On July 12, the vote was held, the project was not approved by the partners, so the franchise was put on hiatus for the 2024–25 season.[2]
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) front |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | Jorge Santillana |  Miguel Fuentes |
Humberto Hernández |
Joma | Caliente |
| Atlético La Paz | Samuel Hernández | Antonio López (Interim) |
Kristian Álvarez |
In–house | Baja Ferries |
| Atlético Morelia | Rubens Sambueza |  Nacho Castro |
Raúl Torres |
Keuka | Akron, ArcelorMittal, Harinera Monarca, Calidra, Cemex Tolteca, Michoacán, Morelia Brilla, Biocup, Electrolit, Autovías |
| Cancún | Jeff Luhnow | Luis Arce |
Benjamín Galindo Jr. |
Adidas | Cancún |
| Celaya | Carlos Benavides Escardó |  Sergio Blanco |
Leobardo López |
Keuka | ICEMéxico, TV4, Mariscos Chava |
| Jaiba Brava | Álvaro de la Torre | Marco Antonio Ruiz |
Benjamín Muñoz |
Pirma | Nexum, GDL Transportes, Grupo Velas, Holding Industrial, Mega, Bricer Logistics, Grúas Arias |
| Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Arturo Alvarado |
Octavio Paz |
Svedda | Baby Sky, Optixala, Solux, G+, Oaxaca Rosa, PlayCell, Fiestamas App, San Francisco Laboratorios |
| Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Sebastián Abreu |
Oswaldo León |
Charly | Coppel, Caliente, SuKarne |
| Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | Arturo Ortega |
Juan Aguayo |
Puma | |
| Tepatitlán | Bruno Marioni | Héctor Jair Real |
Carlos Villanueva López |
Joma | Pacífica |
| Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Luis Orozco |
Gerardo Ruíz |
UIN | Tlaxcala, Pronto, Providencia |
| UAT | Javier Garibaldi | Héctor Hugo Eugui |
Iván Pineda |
JAG Sportswear | |
| U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Alfonso Sosa |
Arturo Ledesma |
Sporelli | Electrolit |
| Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Rigoberto Esparza |
Alfonso Luna |
Joma | Yucatán, Nus-káh |
| Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Mario García |
José Plascencia |
Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mifel, Vazlo, Mobil |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Apertura changes | |||||||
| Atlético Morelia |  Norberto Scoponi |
Sacked | 16 April 2024 | Mario García |
17 April 2024 | Pre–season | [6][7] |
| Venados | Rafael Fernández |
Mutual agreement | 4 May 2024 | Rigoberto Esparza |
16 May 2024 | [8][9] | |
| UAT | Raúl Gutiérrez |
Sacked | 19 May 2024 | Francisco Cortéz |
22 May 2024 | [10][11] | |
| Sinaloa | Rafael García |
26 May 2024 | Sebastián Abreu |
30 May 2024 | [12][13] | ||
| Celaya | Cristian Paulucci |
27 May 2024 | Sergio Blanco |
30 May 2024 | [14][15] | ||
| Tepatitlán | Fernando Pérez (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 23 July 2024 | Héctor Jair Real |
23 July 2024 | [16] | |
| Apertura changes | |||||||
| UAT | Francisco Cortéz |
Francisco Cortéz[a] |
23 September 2024 | 15th | [17][18] | ||
| Oaxaca | Carlos Gutiérrez |
Sacked | 7 October 2024 | Arturo Alvarado (Interim) |
8 October 2024 | 12th | [19][20] |
| Tapatío | Arturo Ortega |
Appointed as Guadalajara interim manager | 10 October 2024 | José Luis Meléndez (Interim) |
10 October 2024 | 2nd | [21] |
| Pre–Clausura changes | |||||||
| UAT | Francisco Cortéz |
Sacked | 31 October 2024 | Héctor Hugo Eugui |
25 November 2024 | Pre–season | [22][23] |
| Tlaxcala | Paco Ramírez |
7 November 2024 | Luis Orozco |
27 November 2024 | [24][25] | ||
| Zacatecas | Nacho Castro |
Mutual agreement | 12 November 2024 | Mario García |
24 November 2024 | [26][27] | |
| Atlético Morelia | Mario García |
Sacked | 12 November 2024 | Nacho Castro |
18 November 2024 | [28][29] | |
| Atlante | Daniel Alcántar |
19 November 2024 | Miguel Fuentes |
3 December 2024 | [30][31] | ||
| Jaiba Brava | Gastón Obledo |
22 November 2024 | Marco Antonio Ruiz |
3 December 2024 | [32][33] | ||
| Tapatío | José Luis Meléndez (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 12 December 2024 | Arturo Ortega |
12 December 2024 | [34] | |
| Clausura changes | |||||||
| Atlético La Paz | Raúl Rico |
Mutual agreement | 14 February 2025 | Antonio López (Interim) |
15 February 2025 | 14th | [35][36] |
- Reinstated in his position after his dismissal was announced
Torneo Apertura
The defending champions are Atlante. The regular tournament began on 25 July and will end on 3 November.
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlante | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 29 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
| 2 | Tapatío (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 29 | |
| 3 | UdeG | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Celaya | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 23 | |
| 5 | Venados | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 22 | |
| 6 | Zacatecas | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 20 | |
| 7 | Tepatitlán | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | |
| 8 | Sinaloa | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 18 | |
| 9 | Cancún | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 18 | |
| 10 | Jaiba Brava | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 18 | |
| 11 | Atlético Morelia | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 | |
| 12 | Tlaxcala | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
| 13 | Atlético La Paz | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 12 | |
| 14 | UAT | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 9 | |
| 15 | Oaxaca | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 9 |
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:
- The Teams ranked from 1st to 8th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
Positions by round
| Leader and qualification to Liguilla quarter-finals | |
| Qualification to quarter-finals | |
| Last place in table |
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorersPlayers sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga de Expansión MX |
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals |
- First goal of the season:
Brandon Rodríguez for Tepatitlán against Venados (26 July 2024) - Last goal of the season:
Ángel Sayago for Atlante against Jaiba Brava (4 November 2024)
Discipline
Team
- Most yellow cards: 52
- Most red cards: 5
- Fewest yellow cards: 27
- Fewest red cards: 0
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance
Per team
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaiba Brava | 61,011 | 15,039 | 6,227 | 8,716 | +73.2%1 |
| 2 | Atlético Morelia | 31,992 | 7,368 | 2,872 | 4,570 | −37.2% |
| 3 | UdeG | 26,001 | 5,105 | 2,419 | 3,714 | +31.5% |
| 4 | La Paz | 22,568 | 5,153 | 1,784 | 3,224 | −10.7% |
| 5 | Celaya | 20,517 | 3,712 | 2,086 | 2,931 | −5.3% |
| 6 | Venados | 19,603 | 4,019 | 1,799 | 2,800 | −49.9% |
| 7 | Cancún | 19,426 | 5,900 | 1,632 | 2,775 | −29.0% |
| 8 | UAT | 18,352 | 3,198 | 2,211 | 2,622 | +15.9% |
| 9 | Zacatecas | 17,353 | 3,560 | 1,830 | 2,479 | +26.3% |
| 10 | Tepatitlán | 15,961 | 3,114 | 1,445 | 2,280 | +49.2% |
| 11 | Atlante | 11,154 | 2,992 | 1,332 | 1,859 | −14.4%3 |
| 12 | Tlaxcala | 11,746 | 2,556 | 1,111 | 1,678 | −8.7% |
| 13 | Sinaloa | 11,604 | 4,133 | 203 | 1,658 | −22.5%2 |
| 14 | Oaxaca | 8,687 | 1,954 | 783 | 1,241 | −64.9% |
| 15 | Tapatío | 5,073 | 960 | 533 | 725 | +37.3% |
| League total | 301,048 | 15,039 | 203 | 2,895 | +1.9% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Jaiba Brava played Liga Premier last season
2: Since Week 12 Sinaloa was relocated to Estadio Caliente, Tijuana due to security issues in Culiacán.[37]
3: Atlante played the match against Jaiba Brava behind closed doors, also this game was played on an alternative stadium.[38]
Highest and lowest
| Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Jaiba Brava | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 11,780 | Tlaxcala | 0–2 | La Paz | 1,726 |
| 2 | Jaiba Brava | 0–0 | Venados | 7,128 | Tlaxcala | 3–2 | UAT | 1,260 |
| 3 | Atlante | 3–1 | Atlético Morelia | 2,992 | Tapatío | 2–0 | Jaiba Brava | 690 |
| 4 | Jaiba Brava | 0–0 | UAT | 15,039 | Tapatío | 6–0 | Oaxaca | 765 |
| 5 | La Paz | 1–1 | Venados | 4,318 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 1,546 |
| 6 | Jaiba Brava | 1–0 | Zacatecas | 7,352 | Tapatío | 2–0 | Tepatitlán | 824 |
| 7 | La Paz | 2–1 | Jaiba Brava | 3,384 | Oaxaca | 1–0 | Venados | 1,034 |
| 8 | Jaiba Brava | 0–1 | Tlaxcala | 7,130 | Tapatío | 1–0 | La Paz | 764 |
| 9 | UdeG | 3–3 | Atlante | 5,105 | Sinaloa | 4–1 | Cancún | 203 |
| 10 | La Paz | 0–1 | Atlético Morelia | 3,278 | Tapatío | 2–2 | Venados | 533 |
| 11 | Jaiba Brava | 4–3 | Sinaloa | 6,382 | Tlaxcala | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 1,111 |
| 12 | Cancún | 1–1 | Atlante | 5,900 | Sinaloa | 1–0 | Tlaxcala | 433 |
| 13 | Jaiba Brava | 3–2 | UdeG | 6,227 | Tapatío | 2–0 | Cancún | 960 |
| 14 | UdeG | 1–1 | Celaya | 3,625 | Sinaloa | 4–0 | La Paz | 233 |
| 15 | Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | Tlaxcala | 7,368 | Sinaloa | 2–0 | Oaxaca | 233 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
- Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tapatío (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tepatitlán | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tapatío (s) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UdeG | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UdeG | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Zacatecas | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tapatío | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Celaya | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Atlante | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sinaloa | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Atlante | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Celaya | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Celaya | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Venados | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first legs will be played between 6–7 November, and the second legs will be played between 9–10 November.
Atlante won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Tepatitlán | 1–1 | Tapatío |
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2–2 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
UdeG won 5–3 on aggregate.
Celaya won 8–4 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs will be played between 14 November, and the second legs will be played between 17 November.
Celaya won 4–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
Finals
The first leg was played on 20 November, and the second leg was played on 23 November.
Tapatío won 5–3 on aggregate.
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura tournament will begin on 10 January 2025.
Changes from the previous season
- On December 6, 2024 Atlante was relocated from Mexico City to Zacatepec, Morelos because the team broke the contract it had with the owners of the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, following the closure of the stadium due to non-compliance with civil protection rules, which affected Atlante in the previous tournament.[39]
- On December 17, 2024 Dorados de Sinaloa was established in Tijuana, the city where it had been playing since the middle of the previous tournament due to security problems that occurred in Culiacán since September 2024. The team could return to Culiacán if the security situation in the city improves.[40]
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UdeG | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 29 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
| 2 | Atlante | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | |
| 3 | Zacatecas | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 26 | |
| 4 | Celaya | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 25 | |
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Venados | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Atlético Morelia | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 20 | |
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 19 | |
| 9 | Cancún | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Tapatío | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 | UAT | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
| 12 | Tlaxcala | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 13 | |
| 13 | Sinaloa | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 | |
| 14 | Atlético La Paz | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 10 | |
| 15 | Oaxaca | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 5 |
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:
- The Teams ranked from 1st to 8th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
Positions by round
| Leader and qualification to Liguilla quarter-finals | |
| Qualification to quarter-finals | |
| Last place in table |
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorersPlayers sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga de Expansión MX |
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals |
- First goal of the season: Juan José Machado for Tepatitlán against Venados (10 January 2025)
- Last goal of the season: Luis Ruiz for Sinaloa against Oaxaca (19 April 2025)
Discipline
Team
- Most yellow cards: 50
- Most red cards: 5
- Fewest yellow cards: 25
- Fewest red cards: 1
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance
Per team
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaiba Brava | 47,581 | 10,698 | 5,509 | 6,797 | −22.0% |
| 2 | UAT | 47,201 | 10,100 | 2,807 | 6,743 | +157.2% |
| 3 | Atlético Morelia | 45,882 | 9,313 | 4,984 | 6,555 | +43.4% |
| 4 | Atlante | 28,875 | 7,141 | 2,382 | 4,125 | +121.9%1 |
| 5 | Zacatecas | 25,660 | 11,718 | 1,540 | 3,666 | +47.9% |
| 6 | Venados | 25,467 | 5,958 | 1,949 | 3,638 | +29.9% |
| 7 | UdeG | 23,060 | 4,521 | 2,332 | 3,294 | −11.3% |
| 8 | Cancún | 22,950 | 5,239 | 2,115 | 3,279 | +18.2% |
| 9 | Tepatitlán | 21,972 | 3,979 | 1,586 | 3,139 | +37.7% |
| 10 | Celaya | 18,219 | 3,056 | 1,866 | 2,603 | −11.2% |
| 11 | La Paz | 17,715 | 2,951 | 2,153 | 2,531 | −21.5% |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 15,935 | 3,108 | 1,023 | 2,276 | +83.4% |
| 13 | Tlaxcala | 10,273 | 1,638 | 1,293 | 1,468 | −12.5% |
| 14 | Tapatío | 5,810 | 2,332 | 423 | 830 | +14.5%3 |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 1,481 | 333 | 133 | 212 | −87.2%2 |
| League total | 358,081 | 11,718 | 133 | 3,410 | +17.8% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Atlante played last tournament at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City.[39]
2: Sinaloa played some matches of the last tournament at Estadio Dorados, Culiacán, but the team was relocated to Tijuana starting October 2024 due to security issues at Sinaloa.[41]
3: Tapatío played the matches against Tlaxcala and Atlante at Estadio Jalisco.
Highest and lowest
| Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Jaiba Brava | 6,315 | Sinaloa | 0–2 | Zacatecas | 233 |
| 2 | UAT | 1–1 | Tlaxcala | 9,297 | Oaxaca | 0–1 | Zacatecas | 1,023 |
| 3 | Atlético Morelia | 0–2 | Atlante | 8,510 | Tlaxcala | 2–2 | Tepatitlán | 1,638 |
| 4 | UAT | 2–1 | Jaiba Brava | 10,100 | Sinaloa | 1–1 | Celaya | 233 |
| 5 | Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 6,374 | Tapatío | 1–0 | Sinaloa | 490 |
| 6 | Cancún | 1–2 | Venados | 5,239 | Sinaloa | 5–1 | Atlético Morelia | 233 |
| 7 | Jaiba Brava | 2–0 | Atlético La Paz | 5,804 | Tapatío | 0–1 | Zacatecas | 536 |
| 8 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados | 5,205 | Sinaloa | 1–4 | Atlante | 333 |
| 9 | Jaiba Brava | 3–0 | Oaxaca | 6,205 | Tapatío | 1–0 | Tlaxcala | 581 |
| 10 | Jaiba Brava | 0–0 | Celaya | 6,535 | Sinaloa | 1–0 | Tepatitlán | 133 |
| 11 | UAT | 1–1 | Venados | 6,182 | Sinaloa | 0–1 | Jaiba Brava | 183 |
| 12 | Jaiba Brava | 2–1 | Tepatitlán | 5,816 | Tlaxcala | 3–2 | Sinaloa | 1,418 |
| 13 | Zacatecas | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 11,718 | Sinaloa | 3–1 | Venados | 133 |
| 14 | Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | Cancún | 9,313 | Tapatío | 4–0 | UAT | 423 |
| 15 | Jaiba Brava | 1–1 | Atlante | 10,698 | Tlaxcala | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 1,293 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
- Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UdeG (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UdeG (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético Morelia | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Atlante | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UdeG (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zacatecas (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Venados | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zacatecas | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Celaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played between 23–24 April, and the second legs will be played between 26–27 April.
| Tepatitlán | 2–1 | UdeG |
|---|---|---|
Escoto  22'González 75' |
Ocejo 27' |
| UdeG | 2–1 | Tepatitlán |
|---|---|---|
| Marchand 6' Muñoz 73' |
Report | Loroña 53' |
3–3 on aggregate. UdeG advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
Atlético Morelia won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Zacatecas advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
| Jaiba Brava | 1–0 | Celaya |
|---|---|---|
| Santacruz 68' |
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Jaiba Brava won 1–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs will be played between 3–4 May, and the second legs will be played between 10–11 May.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Morelia | 2–2 | UdeG | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Jaiba Brava | 1–0 | Zacatecas | 1–0 | 0–0 |
2–2 on aggregate. UdeG advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
| Jaiba Brava | 1–0 | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
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Jaiba Brava won 2–0 on aggregate.
Finals
The first leg will be played on 17 May, and the second leg will be played on 24 May.
| Jaiba Brava | 2–1 | UdeG |
|---|---|---|
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2–2 on aggregate. UdeG won 5–4 on penalty kicks.
Campeón de Campeones 2025
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 2024–25 season will play the second leg at home.
First leg
Second leg
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.[42] 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 19 April 2025
| Pos |
Team | '22 A Pts |
'23 C Pts |
'23 A Pts |
'24 C Pts |
'24 A Pts |
'25 C Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlante | 34 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 171 | 90 | 1.9000 | +86 |
| 2 | UdeG | 31 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 165 | 90 | 1.8333 | +63 |
| 3 | Celaya | 38 | 37 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 162 | 90 | 1.8000 | +52 |
| 4 | Venados | 25 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 144 | 90 | 1.6000 | +34 |
| 5 | Tapatío[a] | 22 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 137 | 90 | 1.5222 | +31 |
| 6 | Jaiba Brava[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 28 | 1.5000 | 0 |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 23 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 129 | 90 | 1.4333 | +12 |
| 8 | Atlético Morelia | 26 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 123 | 90 | 1.3667 | –4 |
| 9 | Cancún | 14 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 120 | 90 | 1.3333 | +1 |
| 10 | Tepatitlán | 21 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 114 | 90 | 1.2667 | +2 |
| 11 | UAT | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 104 | 90 | 1.1556 | –26 |
| 12 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 102 | 90 | 1.1333 | –55 |
| 13 | Sinaloa | 27 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 89 | 90 | 0.9889 | –62 |
| 14 | Oaxaca | 20 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 88 | 90 | 0.9778 | –57 |
| 15 | Tlaxcala[b] | 19 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 88 | 90 | 0.9778 | –58 |
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
- Liga Premier invited team.
Aggregate table
The Aggregate table is a sum of the Apertura 2024 and Clausura 2025 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlante | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 57 | |
| 2 | U. de G. | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | |
| 3 | Celaya | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 48 | |
| 4 | Tapatío | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 48 | Campeón de Campeones[a] |
| 5 | Zacatecas | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 46 | |
| 6 | Venados | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 44 | |
| 7 | Jaiba Brava | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 37 | |
| 9 | Cancún | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Atlético Morelia | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 36 | |
| 11 | Sinaloa | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 30 | |
| 12 | Tlaxcala | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 27 | Team is last in the coefficient table. |
| 13 | UAT | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 27 | |
| 14 | Atlético La Paz | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 22 | |
| 15 | Oaxaca | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 14 |
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
Notes:
- As Apertura 2024 champions