Season | 2024–25 |
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Champions | Apertura: Tapatío (2nd title) |
Matches played | 105 |
Goals scored | 300 (2.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura 2024: Vladimir Moragrega (11 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) |
Biggest away win | Apertura 2024: Oaxaca 1–5 Celaya (13 October 2024) |
Highest scoring | Apertura 2024: Cancún 5–2 Tlaxcala (28 September 2024) La Paz 2–5 Tepatitlán (4 October 2024) |
Longest winning run | Apertura 2024: 6 matches UdeG |
Longest unbeaten run | Apertura 2024: 11 matches UdeG |
Longest winless run | Apertura 2024: 8 matches UAT |
Longest losing run | Apertura 2024: 5 matches La Paz |
Highest attendance | Apertura 2024: 15,039 Jaiba Brava vs UAT (15 August 2024) |
Lowest attendance | Apertura 2024: 203 Sinaloa vs Cancún (29 October 2024) |
Total attendance | Apertura 2024: 301,048 |
Average attendance | Apertura 2024: 2,895 |
← 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.
Stadium Changes[edit]
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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 | 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 | Gastón Obledo | Benjamín Muñoz | Pirma | Nexum, GDL Transportes, Grupo Velas, Holding Industrial, Mega, Bricer Logistics, Grúas Arias |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Arturo Alvarado (Interim) | 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 | José Luis Meléndez (Interim) | 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 | Vacant | 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 | Vacant | 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] | |
Apertura changes | |||||||
UAT | 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 | |||||||
Zacatecas | Nacho Castro | Mutual agreement | 12 November 2024 | TBA | TBA | Pre–season | [22] |
Atlético Morelia | Mario García | Sacked | 12 November 2024 | Nacho Castro | 18 November 2024 | [23][24] | |
Atlante | Daniel Alcántar | 19 November 2024 | TBA | TBA | [25] |
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 | Atlante | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 29 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
2 | Tapatío | 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 |
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]
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Source Liga de Expansión MX
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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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.[26]
3: Atlante played the match against Jaiba Brava behind closed doors, also this game was played on an alternative stadium.[27]
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 | 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
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 |
The first legs will be played between 6–7 November, and the second legs will be played between 9–10 November.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sinaloa | 3–4 | Atlante | 3–1 | 0–3 |
Tepatitlán | 2–2 (s) | Tapatío | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Zacatecas | 3–5 | UdeG | 2–2 | 1–3 |
Venados | 4–8 | Celaya | 3–4 | 1–4 |
Atlante won 4–3 on aggregate.
Tepatitlán | 1–1 | Tapatío |
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Tapatío | 1–1 | Tepatitlán |
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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.
The first legs will be played between 14 November, and the second legs will be played between 17 November.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Celaya | 4–1 | Atlante | 1–1 | 3–0 |
UdeG | 4–4 (s) | Tapatío | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Celaya | 1–1 | Atlante |
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Wlk 5' | Report | Escobar 48' |
Celaya won 4–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
The first leg was played on 20 November, and the second leg was played on 23 November.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Celaya | 3–5 | Tapatío | 1–2 | 2–3 |
Tapatío won 5–3 on aggregate.
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.[28] 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 | 29 | 0 | 143 | 76 | 1.8816 | +71 |
2 | Celaya | 38 | 37 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 137 | 76 | 1.8026 | +44 |
3 | UdeG | 31 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 136 | 76 | 1.7895 | +50 |
4 | Venados | 25 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 122 | 76 | 1.6053 | +32 |
5 | Tapatío[a] | 22 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 119 | 76 | 1.5658 | +31 |
6 | Zacatecas | 23 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 103 | 76 | 1.3553 | +4 |
7 | Atlético Morelia | 26 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 103 | 76 | 1.3553 | –1 |
8 | Cancún | 14 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 101 | 76 | 1.3289 | 0 |
9 | Jaiba Brava[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 1.2857 | –4 |
10 | Tepatitlán | 21 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 95 | 76 | 1.2500 | –3 |
11 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 92 | 76 | 1.2105 | –40 |
12 | UAT | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 86 | 76 | 1.1316 | –21 |
13 | Oaxaca | 20 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 83 | 76 | 1.0921 | –40 |
14 | Sinaloa | 27 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 77 | 76 | 1.0132 | –55 |
15 | Tlaxcala[b] | 19 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 75 | 76 | 0.9868 | –50 |
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 | Atlante | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 29 | |
2 | Tapatío | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 29 | |
3 | U. de G. | 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 | Team is last in the coefficient table. |
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 |