Season | 2024–25 |
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Matches played | 54 |
Goals scored | 135 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura 2024: Vladimir Moragrega (8 goals) |
Biggest home win | Apertura 2024: Tapatío 6–0 Oaxaca (16 August 2024) Atlante 6–0 Oaxaca (30 August 2024) |
Biggest away win | Apertura 2024: Atlético Morelia 1–4 Tapatío (2 August 2024) |
Highest scoring | Apertura 2024: UAT 5–1 Atlético La Paz (8 August 2024) Tapatío 6–0 Oaxaca (16 August 2024) Sinaloa 3–3 Tapatío (24 August 2024) Atlante 6–0 Oaxaca (30 August 2024) |
Longest winning run | Apertura 2024: 6 matches UdeG |
Longest unbeaten run | Apertura 2024: 7 matches UdeG |
Longest winless run | Apertura 2024: 6 matches Tepatitlán |
Longest losing run | Apertura 2024: 3 matches Sinaloa Oaxaca |
Highest attendance | Apertura 2024: 15,039 Jaiba Brava vs UAT (15 August 2024) |
Lowest attendance | Apertura 2024: 690 Tapatío vs Jaiba Brava (9 August 2024) |
Total attendance | Apertura 2024: 175,004 |
Average attendance | Apertura 2024: 3,241 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
Stats are from the regular season only |
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.
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.
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Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) front |
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Atlante | Jorge Santillana | Daniel Alcántar | Humberto Hernández | Joma | Caliente |
Atlético La Paz | Samuel Hernández | Raúl Rico | Kristian Álvarez | In–house | Baja Ferries |
Atlético Morelia | José Luis Higuera | Mario García | 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 | Gastón Obledo | Benjamín Muñoz | Pirma | Nexum, GDL Transportes, Grupo Velas, Holding Industrial, Mega, Bricer Logistics, Grúas Arias |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Carlos Gutiérrez | 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 | Vacant | Héctor Jair Real | Carlos Villanueva López | Sporelli | Pacífica |
Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Paco Ramírez | Gerardo Ruíz | Keuka | Tlaxcala, Pronto, Providencia |
UAT | David Ashdruval Martínez | Francisco Cortéz | Iván Pineda | Sliver Sport | |
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 | Nacho Castro | José Plascencia | Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mifel, Vazlo, Mobil |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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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] |
The defending champions are Atlante. The regular tournament began on 25 July and will end on 3 November.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | UdeG | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 19 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
2 | Tapatío | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 17 | |
3 | Zacatecas | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | |
4 | Atlante | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 14 | |
5 | Celaya | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 11 | |
6 | Venados | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
7 | Tlaxcala | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | |
8 | Jaiba Brava | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | |
9 | Atlético La Paz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 8 | |
10 | Cancún | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
11 | Oaxaca | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 7 | |
12 | Atlético Morelia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
13 | Tepatitlán | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |
14 | UAT | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 5 | |
15 | Sinaloa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 |
Leader and qualification to Liguilla quarter-finals | |
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Last place in table |
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Top goalscorers[edit]Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
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Hat-tricks[edit]
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away |
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Jaiba Brava | 48,402 | 15,039 | 7,128 | 9,680 | +92.4%1 |
2 | Atlético Morelia | 14,020 | 5,335 | 3,393 | 4,673 | −35.8% |
3 | La Paz | 9,471 | 5,153 | 3,384 | 4,285 | +18.7% |
4 | Sinaloa | 10,502 | 4,133 | 3,336 | 3,501 | +63.8% |
5 | UdeG | 9,098 | 4,198 | 2,419 | 3,324 | +17.7% |
6 | Celaya | 9,374 | 3,712 | 2,284 | 3,125 | +0.9% |
7 | Venados | 11,783 | 3,448 | 2,011 | 2,946 | −47.3% |
8 | UAT | 7,756 | 3,067 | 2,211 | 2,585 | +14.3% |
9 | Cancún | 9,756 | 2,876 | 1,880 | 2,439 | −37.6% |
10 | Zacatecas | 11,704 | 3,370 | 1,830 | 2,341 | +19.3% |
11 | Tepatitlán | 6,061 | 2,650 | 1,614 | 2,020 | +32.2% |
12 | Atlante | 7,105 | 2,992 | 1,332 | 1,776 | −18.2% |
13 | Tlaxcala | 6,887 | 2,448 | 1,260 | 1,722 | −6.3% |
14 | Oaxaca | 4,534 | 1,954 | 1,034 | 1,511 | −57.3% |
15 | Tapatío | 3,043 | 824 | 690 | 761 | +44.1% |
League total | 177,078 | 15,039 | 690 | 3,220 | +13.3% |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Jaiba Brava played Liga Premier last season.
Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
1 | Jaiba Brava | 1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 11,780 | Tlaxcala | 0–2 | Atlético 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 | Atlético 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 | Atlético 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 | Atlético La Paz | 764 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
The Clausura tournament will begin in January 2025.
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.[17] 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.
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 |
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1 | Atlante | 34 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 128 | 69 | 1.8551 | +63 |
2 | UdeG | 31 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 127 | 69 | 1.8406 | +49 |
3 | Celaya | 38 | 37 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 125 | 68 | 1.8382 | +40 |
4 | Venados | 25 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 110 | 70 | 1.5714 | +21 |
5 | Tapatío[a] | 22 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 106 | 69 | 1.5143 | +25 |
6 | Zacatecas | 23 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 99 | 71 | 1.3944 | +5 |
7 | Atlético Morelia | 26 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 69 | 1.3478 | +2 |
8 | Cancún | 14 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 68 | 1.3235 | –1 |
9 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 70 | 1.2571 | –30 |
10 | UAT | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 69 | 1.1884 | –7 |
11 | Tepatitlán | 21 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 70 | 1.1857 | –14 |
12 | Oaxaca | 20 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 69 | 1.1739 | –30 |
13 | Jaiba Brava[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1.1250 | –2 |
14 | Tlaxcala[b] | 19 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 69 | 1.0290 | –44 |
15 | Sinaloa | 27 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 69 | 0.9275 | –60 |
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
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 |
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1 | U. de G. | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 19 | |
2 | Tapatío | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 17 | |
3 | Zacatecas | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | |
4 | Atlante | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 14 | |
5 | Celaya | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 11 | |
6 | Venados | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
7 | Tlaxcala | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | |
8 | Jaiba Brava | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | |
9 | Atlético La Paz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 8 | |
10 | Cancún | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
11 | Oaxaca | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 7 | |
12 | Atlético Morelia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
13 | Tepatitlán | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |
14 | UAT | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 5 | |
15 | Sinaloa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | Team is last in the coefficient table. |