2025–26 Liga de Expansión MX season
Season of a Mexican football league
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The 2025–26 Liga de Expansión MX season is the sixth 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 1 August 2025. The Clausura tournament began on 9 January 2026.
Season2025–26
ChampionsApertura:
Jaiba Brava
(2nd title)
Clausura:
Tepatitlán
(2nd title)
Jaiba Brava
(2nd title)
Clausura:
Tepatitlán
(2nd title)
Matches210
Goals622 (2.96 per match)
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Jaiba Brava (2nd title) Clausura: Tepatitlán (2nd title) |
| Matches | 210 |
| Goals | 622 (2.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura 2025: Juan José Calero (15 goals) Clausura 2026: Vladimir Moragrega José Rodríguez (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Apertura 2025: Cancún 5–0 Atlético Morelia (23 August 2025) Cancún 5–0 UAT (25 October 2025) Clausura 2026: Irapuato 5–0 Sinaloa (13 February 2026) |
| Biggest away win | Apertura 2025: Atlético La Paz 0–6 Atlante (7 November 2025) Clausura 2026: Irapuato 0–5 Atlante (25 February 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Apertura 2025: Oaxaca 4–5 Venados (30 August 2025) UAT 3–6 Venados (26 September 2025) Clausura 2026: Venados 4–4 Sinaloa (24 January 2026) Irapuato 6–2 Oaxaca (7 March 2026) |
| Longest winning run | Apertura 2025: 5 matches Atlante Clausura 2026: 3 matches Atlético Morelia Tapatío Zacatecas |
| Longest unbeaten run | Apertura 2025: 14 matches Jaiba Brava Clausura 2026: 7 matches Tepatitlán |
| Longest winless run | Apertura 2025: 11 matches Sinaloa Clausura 2026: 10 matches UdeG |
| Longest losing run | Apertura 2025: 7 matches Sinaloa Clausura 2026: 4 matches Sinaloa Venados |
| Highest attendance | Apertura 2025: 12,772 Irapuato vs Venados (1 August 2025) Clausura 2026: 9,381 Jaiba Brava vs UAT (18 March 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | Apertura 2025: 133 Sinaloa vs Tlaxcala (25 October 2025) Clausura 2026: 133 Sinaloa vs Atlético Morelia (20 February 2026) |
| Total attendance | Apertura 2025: 357,724 Clausura 2026: 337,641 |
| Average attendance | Apertura 2025: 3,407 Clausura 2026: 3,247 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
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 2024–25 Serie A runner–ups Irapuato 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.[2]
- On June 10, 2025, Celaya F.C. sold the franchise to businessmen from Veracruz, who formed a team called Piratas de Veracruz. However, the new team had to be approved by the owner's assembly. On June 19 the transaction was blocked by a vote among the owners of the other Liga de Expansión clubs,[3] so the franchise was put on hiatus for the 2025–26 season.[4]
- In May 2025, Cimarrones de Sonora attempted to sell its franchise to Club Jaiba Brava, so the Tampico–Madero team would become a full member of the league.[5] However, the transaction was blocked by a vote among the owners of the other Liga de Expansión clubs.[6] Following the vote, Cimarrones de Sonora was granted an additional year to maintain its franchise on hiatus, while Jaiba Brava will continue to participate in the league as a guest team.[7]
- Dorados de Sinaloa will continue playing their home games at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana due to security issues in Culiacán.[8]
Stadiums and locations
|
 Location of teams in the 2025–26 Liga de Expansión MX season
|
Stadium changes
| Tapatío (Apertura 2025) |
|---|
| Estadio Akron |
| Capacity: 46,232 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) front |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | Jorge Santillana |  Ricardo Carbajal |
Javier Ibarra |
Keuka | Caliente |
| Atlético La Paz | Samuel Hernández |  Hugo Castillo |
Martín Barragán |
Sporelli | Baja Ferries |
| Atlético Morelia | Rubens Sambueza | Mario Ortiz |
Daniel Parra |
Keuka | Akron, ArcelorMittal, Harinera Monarca, Biocup, Michoacán, Cemex Tolteca, Electrolit, Autovías |
| Cancún | Jeff Luhnow |  Miguel Bravo |
Benjamín Galindo Jr. |
Adidas | Cancún |
| Irapuato | Selomith Ramírez Moreles | Daniel Alcántar |
Humberto Hernández |
Keuka | Healthy People, Chay Printer, Tonic Music, Tonic Life |
| Jaiba Brava | Gerardo Nader | Marco Antonio Ruiz |
Sergio Flores |
Keuka | Nexum, GDL Transportes, Unitam, Grupo Velas, Mega, Bricer Logistics, Grúas Arias |
| Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Efrén Hernández |
Octavio Paz |
Romed | Ballove Ballon Bar, Fiestamas App, Piticó, San Francisco Laboratorios |
| Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Paco Ramírez |
Alfonso Sánchez |
Charly | Coppel, Caliente, SuKarne |
| Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | José Luis Meléndez |
Diego Delgadillo |
Puma | |
| Tepatitlán | Bruno Marioni | Gabriel Pereyra |
Jesús Venegas |
Joma | Pacífica |
| Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza |  Gustavo Leal |
José Plascencia |
UIN | Tlaxcala, Pronto |
| UAT | Armando Arce |  Gustavo Díaz |
Daniel Cisneros |
JAG Sportswear | Doña Tota |
| U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Alfonso Sosa |
Arturo Ledesma |
Keuka | Electrolit |
| Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo |  Nacho Castro |
William Guzmán |
Joma | Yucatán, Nus-káh |
| Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Luis Ángel Muñoz |
Andrés Ávila |
Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mifel, Chirey, Mobil |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Apertura changes | |||||||
| Cancún | Luis Arce |
End of contract | 23 April 2025 | Miguel Bravo |
22 May 2025 | Pre–season | [9][10] |
| Sinaloa | Sebastián Abreu |
Signed by Tijuana | 30 April 2025 | Cirilo Saucedo |
30 April 2025 | [11][12] | |
| Tlaxcala | Luis Orozco |
Sacked | 14 May 2025 | Marco Fabián Vázquez |
16 May 2025 | [13][14] | |
| Atlético La Paz | Antonio López (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 31 May 2025 | Hugo Castillo |
31 May 2025 | [15] | |
| Atlético Morelia | Nacho Castro |
Mutual agreement | 2 June 2025 | Gilberto Adame |
9 June 2025 | [16][17] | |
| Irapuato | Víctor Medina |
Signed by Montañeses | 24 June 2025 | Daniel Alcántar |
14 July 2025 | [18][19] | |
| Apertura changes | |||||||
| Venados | Rigoberto Esparza |
Mutual agreement | 18 August 2025 | Nacho Castro |
21 August 2025 | 15th | [20][21] |
| Oaxaca | Arturo Alvarado |
Sacked | 6 September 2025 | Juan Manuel Rivera (interim) |
6 September 2025 | 15th | [22] |
| UAT | Héctor Hugo Eugui |
8 September 2025 | Jorge Urbina (interim) |
8 September 2025 | 12th | [23] | |
| Zacatecas | Mario García |
Mutual agreement | 23 September 2025 | Luis Ángel Muñoz (interim) |
23 September 2025 | 11th | [24] |
| Sinaloa | Cirilo Saucedo |
Sacked | 29 September 2025 | Paco Ramírez |
3 October 2025 | 15th | [25][26] |
| Atlético Morelia | Gilberto Adame |
5 October 2025 | Mario Ortiz |
7 October 2025 | 11th | [27][28] | |
| Pre-Clausura changes | |||||||
| Tapatío | Arturo Ortega |
Sacked | 13 November 2025 | José Luis Meléndez |
4 December 2025 | Pre–season | [29] |
| Atlante | Miguel Fuentes |
15 November 2025 | Ricardo Carbajal |
26 November 2025 | [30][31] | ||
| Tepatitlán | Héctor Jair Real |
Mutual agreement | 24 November 2025 | Gabriel Pereyra |
9 December 2025 | [32][33] | |
| Zacatecas | Luis Ángel Muñoz (Interim) |
Ratified as manager | 1 December 2025 | Luis Ángel Muñoz |
1 December 2025 | [34] | |
| Oaxaca | Juan Manuel Rivera (Interim) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 8 December 2025 | Efrén Hernández |
8 December 2025 | [35] | |
| UAT | Jorge Urbina (interim) |
9 December 2025 | Gustavo Díaz |
9 December 2025 | [36] | ||
| Clausura changes | |||||||
| Tlaxcala | Marco Fabián Vázquez |
Sacked | 18 January 2026 | Gustavo Leal |
19 January 2026 | 11th | [37][38] |
Torneo Apertura
The defending champions are UdeG. The regular tournament began on 1 August and will end on 9 November.
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlante | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 30 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
| 2 | Cancún | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 30 | |
| 3 | Jaiba Brava (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Irapuato | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 23 | |
| 5 | Zacatecas | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 21 | |
| 6 | UdeG | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Atlético Morelia | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 18 | |
| 9 | Venados | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 18 | |
| 10 | Atlético La Paz | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 17 | |
| 11 | Tapatío | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 15 | |
| 12 | Tlaxcala | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 14 | |
| 13 | Oaxaca | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 13 | |
| 14 | UAT | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 10 | |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2025. 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:
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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2025. Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
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 |
Discipline
Team
- Most yellow cards: 56
- Most red cards: 6
- Fewest yellow cards: 22
- Fewest red cards: 3
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance
Per team
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irapuato | 64,948 | 12,772 | 5,311 | 9,278 | +125.5%1 |
| 2 | Jaiba Brava | 45,950 | 7,496 | 5,116 | 6,564 | −3.4% |
| 3 | Atlético Morelia | 37,659 | 6,043 | 4,870 | 5,380 | −17.9% |
| 4 | UAT | 34,690 | 8,945 | 1,101 | 4,956 | −26.5% |
| 5 | Cancún | 26,947 | 6,235 | 2,879 | 3,850 | +17.4% |
| 6 | Tepatitlán | 23,360 | 5,423 | 2,481 | 3,337 | +6.3% |
| 7 | La Paz | 22,365 | 4,012 | 2,683 | 3,195 | +26.2% |
| 8 | UdeG | 21,474 | 4,754 | 1,663 | 3,068 | −6.9% |
| 9 | Venados | 18,734 | 3,019 | 1,928 | 2,676 | −26.4% |
| 10 | Zacatecas | 16,226 | 3,050 | 1,821 | 2,318 | −36.8% |
| 11 | Atlante | 15,774 | 3,986 | 632 | 2,253 | −45.4% |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 13,507 | 2,678 | 1,272 | 1,930 | −15.2% |
| 13 | Tlaxcala | 9,506 | 2,207 | 885 | 1,358 | −7.5% |
| 14 | Tapatío | 4,722 | 1,120 | 199 | 675 | −18.7% |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 1,862 | 433 | 133 | 266 | +25.5% |
| League total | 357,724 | 12,772 | 133 | 3,407 | −0.1% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Irapuato played Liga Premier last season
Highest and lowest
| Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Irapuato | 4–1 | Venados | 12,772 | Sinaloa | 0–1 | Cancún | 164 |
| 2 | Atlético Morelia | 3–1 | Oaxaca | 6,011 | Zacatecas | 3–0 | Sinaloa | 2,070 |
| 3 | Irapuato | 3–0 | Tlaxcala | 8,950 | Sinaloa | 1–0 | Venados | 333 |
| 4 | UdeG | 1–1 | Tapatío | 3,956 | Tlaxcala | 0–2 | UAT | 1,360 |
| 5 | Irapuato | 1–1 | Jaiba Brava | 9,559 | Tapatío | 3–0 | Atlante | 576 |
| 6 | Jaiba Brava | 2–1 | Tapatío | 7,227 | Sinaloa | 0–1 | Irapuato | 433 |
| 7 | UAT | 1–2 | Jaiba Brava | 8,945 | Tlaxcala | 1–0 | Tapatío | 1,277 |
| 8 | Jaiba Brava | 2–1 | Cancún | 7,496 | Tapatio | 2–2 | UAT | 199 |
| 9 | Cancún | 1–0 | Tapatío | 6,235 | Sinaloa | 2–3 | Jaiba Brava | 333 |
| 10 | Irapuato | 4–1 | UAT | 10,532 | Tapatío | 0–1 | Oaxaca | 551 |
| 11 | Atlético Morelia | 0–0 | Tapatío | 5,147 | Sinaloa | 0–0 | Atlante | 233 |
| 12 | Irapuato | 0–3 | Atlético Morelia | 10,324 | Atlante | 3–0 | Venados | 632 |
| 13 | Atlético Morelia | 2–3 | UdeG | 5,181 | Sinaloa | 1–1 | Tlaxcala | 133 |
| 14 | Jaiba Brava | 3–1 | Oaxaca | 5,971 | UAT | 0–2 | Zacatecas | 1,142 |
| 15 | Atlético Morelia | 0–0 | Jaiba Brava | 4,870 | Tapatío | 4–1 | Sinaloa | 626 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
- Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jaiba Brava | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UdeG | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jaiba Brava | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Atlante | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jaiba Brava | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Irapuato | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Irapuato (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Zacatecas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Irapuato (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cancún | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético Morelia | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter–finals
The first legs were played on 12 and 13 November, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 November 2025.
| Tepatitlán | 1–0 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
Aguilar  82' |
Report |
Referee: Jaime Orlando Montes (State of Mexico)
| Atlante | 1–1 | Tepatitlán |
|---|---|---|
| Meza 57' (pen.) |
Report | Sámano 20' |
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
Tepatilán won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Jorge Carlos Ortiz (Yucatán)
Referee: Enrique Augusto Ramírez (State of Mexico)
Atlético Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.
| UdeG | 1–0 | Jaiba Brava |
|---|---|---|
| Fierro 56' |
Report |
Referee: Jesús Enrique Herrera (Sinaloa)
| Jaiba Brava | 4–1 | UdeG |
|---|---|---|
| E. Pérez 28' O. Pérez 33'Pedroza 50'C. González 58' |
Muñoz 23' |
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)
Jaiba Brava won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Orlando Delgadillo Franco (Jalisco)
Referee: Mauricio Eleazar López (Sinaloa)
3–3 on aggregate. Irapuato advanced due to being the higher seeded club.
Semi–finals
The first legs were played on 19 and 20 November, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 November 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepatitlán | 0–2 | Jaiba Brava | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Irapuato (s) | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Tepatitlán | 0–1 | Jaiba Brava |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pedroza 45+3' |
Referee: Orlando Delgadillo Franco (Jalisco)
| Jaiba Brava | 1–0 | Tepatitlán |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 58' |
Report |
Referee: Mauricio Eleazar López (Sinaloa)
Jaiba Brava won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)
| Irapuato | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 89' (pen.) |
Report | B. Figueroa 24' |
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
1–1 on aggregate. Irapuato advanced due to being the higher seeded club.
Final
The first leg was played on 29 November, and the second leg was played on 6 December 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irapuato | 0–1 | Jaiba Brava | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Referee: Mauricio Eleazar López (Sinaloa)
| Jaiba Brava | 1–0 | Irapuato |
|---|---|---|
| Escoboza 88' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
Jaiba Brava won 1–0 on aggregate.
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura tournament began on 9 January 2026.[39] The defending champions are Jaiba Brava.
After Week 1 Tapatío was relocated to Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, because the Estadio Akron, the usual venue, is undergoing improvement works for the FIFA World Cup 2026.[40]
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tepatitlán (C) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 26 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
| 2 | Cancún | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 25 | |
| 3 | Atlético Morelia | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 23 | |
| 4 | Atlético La Paz | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 22 | |
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Zacatecas | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Tapatío | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 20 | |
| 8 | Atlante | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Irapuato | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 20 | |
| 11 | Venados | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 16 | |
| 13 | Sinaloa | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 13 | Team is ranked last in the coefficient table[b] |
| 14 | UAT | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 12 | |
| 15 | UdeG | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2026. 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:
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:
Positions by round
| Leader and qualification to Liguilla quarter-finals | |
| Qualification to quarter-finals | |
| Last place in table |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2026. Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
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:
Sleyther Lora for Venados against Irapuato (9 January 2026) - Last goal of the season:
Deivoon Magaña for Jaiba Brava against Atlético Morelia (19 April 2026)
Discipline
Team
- Most yellow cards: 45
- Most red cards: 6
- Fewest yellow cards: 30
- Fewest red cards: 2
- 3 teams tied
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance
Per team
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaiba Brava | 51,522 | 9,381 | 5,587 | 7,360 | +12.1% |
| 2 | Atlético Morelia | 41,859 | 9,162 | 3,912 | 5,980 | +11.2% |
| 3 | Irapuato | 28,502 | 7,873 | 3,229 | 4,750 | −48.8%2 |
| 4 | UAT | 27,806 | 5,841 | 1,252 | 3,972 | −19.9% |
| 5 | Zacatecas | 27,642 | 5,271 | 3,400 | 3,949 | +70.4% |
| 6 | Tepatitlán | 25,456 | 4,149 | 2,651 | 3,637 | +9.0% |
| 7 | Venados | 25,097 | 4,342 | 2,761 | 3,585 | +34.0% |
| 8 | La Paz | 22,985 | 4,862 | 2,841 | 3,284 | +2.8% |
| 9 | Cancún | 22,831 | 6,782 | 2,056 | 3,262 | −15.3% |
| 10 | UdeG | 20,998 | 4,136 | 2,036 | 3,000 | −2.2% |
| 11 | Atlante | 12,968 | 3,918 | 1,169 | 1,853 | −17.8% |
| 12 | Tlaxcala | 12,502 | 3,101 | 1,070 | 1,786 | +31.5% |
| 13 | Oaxaca | 11,719 | 2,438 | 1,165 | 1,674 | −13.3% |
| 14 | Tapatío | 4,233 | 874 | 332 | 605 | −10.4%1 |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 1,531 | 333 | 133 | 219 | −17.7% |
| League total | 337,641 | 9,381 | 133 | 3,247 | −4.7% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Tapatío played last tournament in Estadio Akron, Zapopan
2: Irapuato played match against UdeG behind closed doors.
Highest and lowest
| Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Atlético Morelia | 3–0 | UAT | 4,974 | UdeG | 4–1 | Jaiba Brava | 2,036 |
| 2 | UAT | 0–3 | Atlético La Paz | 5,841 | Sinaloa | 2–1 | Zacatecas | 233 |
| 3 | Venados | 4–4 | Sinaloa | 4,056 | Tlaxcala | 2–1 | Irapuato | 1,453 |
| 4 | Atlético Morelia | 0–1 | Cancún | 5,219 | Sinaloa | 0–0 | Tepatitlán | 233 |
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 0–1 | Irapuato | 7,443 | Sinaloa | 2–2 | Atlético La Paz | 233 |
| 6 | UAT | 1–1 | Atlante | 5,611 | Tapatío | 3–1 | Jaiba Brava | 478 |
| 7 | Jaiba Brava | 3–1 | UAT | 9,381 | Sinaloa | 0–1 | Atlético Morelia | 133 |
| 8 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Atlético La Paz | 4,657 | Oaxaca | 3–2 | Sinaloa | 1,165 |
| 9 | Jaiba Brava | 2–0 | Sinaloa | 7,050 | Tapatío | 1–2 | Cancún | 374 |
| 10 | Atlético Morelia | 3–2 | Tepatitlán | 6,222 | Sinaloa | 1–1 | UdeG | 233 |
| 11 | Jaiba Brava | 0–0 | Tlaxcala | 7,078 | Tapatío | 2–1 | Atlético Morelia | 595 |
| 12 | Atlético Morelia | 2–0 | Irapuato | 9,162 | Sinaloa | 2–1 | UAT | 133 |
| 13 | Jaiba Brava | 1–1 | Venados | 7,050 | Tlaxcala | 2–0 | Sinaloa | 1,949 |
| 14 | Atlético Morelia | 0–0 | Tlaxcala | 7,713 | Tapatío | 1–2 | Irapuato | 790 |
| 15 | Jaiba Brava | 1–0 | Atlético Morelia | 7,933 | Sinaloa | 3–1 | Tapatío | 333 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
- Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tepatitlán (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Atlante | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tepatitlán (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Zacatecas | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Zacatecas | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tepatitlán | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cancún | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tapatío | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cancún | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlético La Paz | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jaiba Brava | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 22 and 23 April, and the second legs were played on 25 and 26 April 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepatitlán (s) | 2–2 | Atlante | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Cancún | 2–1 | Tapatío | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Morelia | 2–3 | Zacatecas | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Atlético La Paz | 1–4 | Jaiba Brava | 0–2 | 1-2 |
- Matches
| Atlante | 2–0 | Tepatitlán |
|---|---|---|
| Meza 45+3' Ibarra 73' |
Report |
Referee: Fernando Alexander Cruz (State of Mexico)
Referee: Enrique Augusto Ramírez (State of Mexico)
2–2 on aggregate. Tepatitlán advanced due to be the higher seeded team.
Referee: Eduardo Reynoso Martínez (Jalisco)
Referee: Jorge Carlos Ortiz (Yucatán)
Cancún won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Zacatecas | 3–0 | Atlético Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 2' Lara 63'López 86' |
Report |
Referee: José Luis Alba (Aguascalientes)
Referee: Alan Cristobal Rodríguez (Nayarit)
Zacatecas won 2–3 on aggregate.
| Jaiba Brava | 2–0 | Atlético La Paz |
|---|---|---|
| Corona 57', 65' |
Report |
Referee: Lizzet Amairany García (Michoacán)
| Atlético La Paz | 1–2 | Jaiba Brava |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrer 30' |
Report | Torres 24' Razo 50' |
Referee: Jesús Enrique Herrera (Sinaloa)
Jaiba Brava won 1–4 on aggregate.
Semi–finals
The first legs were played on 30 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepatitlán (s) | 2–2 | Zacatecas | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Cancún | 2–3 | Jaiba Brava | 1–2 | 1–1 |
- Matches
| Zacatecas | 1–1 | Tepatitlán |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 43' |
Report | Escoto 70' |
Referee: Jesús Enrique Herrera (Sinaloa)
| Tepatitlán | 1–1 | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| Escoto 76' |
Report | Ávila 62' |
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
2–2 on aggregate. Tepatitlán advanced due to be the higher seed team.
| Jaiba Brava | 2–1 | Cancún |
|---|---|---|
| Razo 54' Torres 80' |
Report | Trejo 50' |
Referee: Alan Cristobal Rodríguez (Nayarit)
| Cancún | 1–1 | Jaiba Brava |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 45+3' |
Report | Andrade 90+1' (own) |
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)
Jaiba Brava won 2–3 on aggregate.
Final
The first leg was played on 9 May, and the second leg was played on 16 May 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepatitlán | 1–0 | Jaiba Brava | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Referee: Héctor Salvador Solorio (Jalisco)
| Tepatitlán | 1–0 | Jaiba Brava |
|---|---|---|
| Islas 10' |
Report |
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
Tepatitlán won 1–0 on aggregate.
Campeón de Campeones 2026
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 2025–26 season will play the second leg at home.
First leg
| Tepatitlán | 3–1 | Jaiba Brava |
|---|---|---|
| Guzmán 26', 76', 90+2' |
Report | Torres 20' |
Referee: Jesús Enrique Herrera (Sinaloa)
Second leg
| Jaiba Brava | 4–2 | Tepatitlán |
|---|---|---|
| Torres 13' Razo 56'L. González 107' (own)Ríos 114' |
Report | Escoto 91' K. González 116' |
| Penalties | ||
Torres  Magaña  Escoboza M. Rodríguez Clemente |
3–4 | Domínguez K. González Gómez Venegas |
Referee: Aldo Ballesteros Barba (Aguascalientes)
5–5 on aggregate. Tepatitlán won 3–4 on the penalty shoot–out.
Coefficient table
As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[41] 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 2026 liguilla.
- As of matches played 19 April 2026
| Pos |
Team | '23 A Pts |
'24 C Pts |
'24 A Pts |
'25 C Pts |
'25 A Pts |
'26 C Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlante | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 157 | 84 | 1.8795 | +88 |
| 2 | UdeG | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 145 | 84 | 1.7262 | +39 |
| 3 | Cancún | 28 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 142 | 84 | 1.6905 | +40 |
| 4 | Jaiba Brava[a] | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 93 | 56 | 1.6607 | +9 |
| 5 | Venados | 21 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 131 | 84 | 1.5663 | +28 |
| 6 | Zacatecas | 24 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 131 | 84 | 1.5663 | +26 |
| 7 | Irapuato[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 28 | 1.5556 | +8 |
| 8 | Tapatío[b] | 14 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 119 | 84 | 1.4337 | +35 |
| 9 | Tepatitlán | 23 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 112 | 84 | 1.3333 | +10 |
| 10 | Atlético Morelia | 21 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 109 | 84 | 1.2976 | –12 |
| 11 | Atlético La Paz | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 103 | 84 | 1.2289 | –36 |
| 12 | UAT | 20 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 85 | 84 | 1.0241 | –55 |
| 13 | Tlaxcala[a] | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 80 | 84 | 0.9518 | –57 |
| 14 | Oaxaca | 13 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 76 | 84 | 0.8795 | –84 |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 12 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 84 | 0.8193 | –69 |
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 2025 and Clausura 2026 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 | Cancún | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 55 | |
| 2 | Jaiba Brava | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 51 | Campeón de Campeones[a] |
| 3 | Atlante | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 50 | |
| 4 | Tepatitlán | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 44 | Campeón de Campeones[b] |
| 5 | Irapuato | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 43 | |
| 6 | Atlético Morelia | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 42 | |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Atlético La Paz | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 39 | |
| 9 | Tapatío | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Venados | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Tlaxcala | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 34 | |
| 12 | UdeG | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 32 | |
| 13 | Oaxaca | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 29 | |
| 14 | UAT | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 22 | |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 18 | Team is last in the coefficient table. |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2026. 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
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
- As Apertura 2025 champions
- As Clausura 2026 champions