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 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 97 |
| Goals scored | 277 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura 2024: Vladimir Moragrega (10 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: 233 Sinaloa vs La Paz (26 October 2024) |
| Total attendance | Apertura 2024: 284,115 |
| Average attendance | Apertura 2024: 2,929 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
Stats are from the regular season only | |
Changes from the previous season
editThe 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
edit
Personnel and kits
edit| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) front |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  Nacho Castro
|
José Plascencia
|
Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mifel, Vazlo, Mobil |
Managerial changes
edit| 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] |
- ^ Reinstated in his position after his dismissal was announced
Apertura 2024
editThe defending champions are Atlante. The regular tournament began on 25 July and will end on 3 November.
Regular season
editStandings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapatío (Q) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 28 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[a] |
| 2 | UdeG (Q) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 28 | |
| 3 | Atlante (Q) | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 26 | |
| 4 | Celaya (Q) | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 22 | |
| 5 | Venados | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 19 | |
| 6 | Zacatecas | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | |
| 7 | Jaiba Brava | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 17 | |
| 9 | Cancún | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 | |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 | |
| 11 | Atlético Morelia (E) | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 13 | |
| 12 | Sinaloa | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 12 | |
| 13 | Atlético La Paz (E) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 11 | |
| 14 | UAT (E) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 9 | |
| 15 | Oaxaca (E) | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. 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
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ The Teams ranked from 1st to 8th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals.
Positions by round
edit| Leader and qualification to Liguilla quarter-finals | |
| Qualification to quarter-finals | |
| Last place in table |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
Results
editEach team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular season statistics
edit
Top goalscorerseditPlayers sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
|
Hat-tricksedit
4 Player scored four goals |
- First goal of the season:
Brandon Rodríguez for Tepatitlán against Venados (26 July 2024) - Last goal of the season:
Discipline
editTeam
edit- Most yellow cards: 46
- Most red cards: 5
- Fewest yellow cards: 24
- Fewest red cards: 0
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Attendance
editPer team
edit| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaiba Brava | 61,011 | 15,039 | 6,227 | 8,716 | +73.2%1 |
| 2 | Atlético Morelia | 21,752 | 5,335 | 2,872 | 4,104 | −43.6% |
| 3 | UdeG | 26,001 | 5,105 | 2,419 | 3,714 | +31.5% |
| 4 | La Paz | 20,784 | 5,153 | 2,110 | 3,464 | −4.0% |
| 5 | Celaya | 20,517 | 3,712 | 2,086 | 2,931 | −5.3% |
| 6 | Cancún | 19,426 | 5,900 | 1,632 | 2,775 | −29.0% |
| 7 | UAT | 18,352 | 3,198 | 2,211 | 2,622 | +15.9% |
| 8 | Venados | 15,584 | 3,448 | 1,799 | 2,597 | −53.5% |
| 9 | Zacatecas | 17,353 | 3,560 | 1,830 | 2,479 | +26.3% |
| 10 | Sinaloa | 11,168 | 4,133 | 233 | 2,234 | +4.5%2 |
| 11 | Tepatitlán | 13,172 | 3,114 | 1,445 | 2,195 | +43.7% |
| 12 | Atlante | 11,154 | 2,992 | 1,332 | 1,859 | −14.4% |
| 13 | Tlaxcala | 11,746 | 2,556 | 1,111 | 1,678 | −8.7% |
| 14 | Oaxaca | 8,687 | 1,954 | 783 | 1,241 | −64.9% |
| 15 | Tapatío | 4,536 | 960 | 533 | 756 | +43.2% |
| League total | 284,115 | 15,039 | 233 | 2,929 | +3.1% |
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.[21]
Highest and lowest
edit| 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 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | Jaiba Brava | 783 |
| 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 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
- ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Clausura 2025
editThe Clausura tournament will begin in January 2025.
Coefficient table
editAs 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.[22] 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 27 October 2024
| 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 | 26 | 0 | 140 | 75 | 1.8667 | +67 |
| 2 | UdeG | 31 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 136 | 75 | 1.8133 | +53 |
| 3 | Celaya | 38 | 37 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 136 | 75 | 1.8133 | +44 |
| 4 | Venados | 25 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 119 | 75 | 1.5867 | +29 |
| 5 | Tapatío[a] | 22 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 117 | 75 | 1.5600 | +31 |
| 6 | Jaiba Brava[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 1.3846 | 0 |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 23 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 102 | 75 | 1.3600 | +4 |
| 8 | Cancún | 14 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 100 | 74 | 1.3514 | +3 |
| 9 | Atlético Morelia | 26 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 100 | 75 | 1.3333 | –2 |
| 10 | Tepatitlán | 21 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 94 | 75 | 1.2533 | –3 |
| 11 | Atlético La Paz | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 91 | 75 | 1.2133 | –40 |
| 12 | UAT | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 86 | 76 | 1.1316 | –21 |
| 13 | Oaxaca | 20 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 83 | 75 | 1.1067 | –38 |
| 14 | Tlaxcala[b] | 19 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 1.0000 | –49 |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 27 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 71 | 74 | 0.9595 | –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
- ^ Liga MX affiliated team.
- ^ a b Liga Premier invited team.
Aggregate table
editThe 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 | Tapatío | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 28 | |
| 2 | U. de G. | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 28 | |
| 3 | Atlante | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 26 | |
| 4 | Celaya | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 22 | |
| 5 | Venados | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 19 | |
| 6 | Zacatecas | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | |
| 7 | Jaiba Brava | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 17 | |
| 9 | Cancún | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 | |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 | |
| 11 | Atlético Morelia | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 13 | |
| 12 | Sinaloa | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 12 | Team is last in the coefficient table. |
| 13 | Atlético La Paz | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 11 | |
| 14 | UAT | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 9 | |
| 15 | Oaxaca | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 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
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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