2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season
Season | 2020-21 |
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Champions | Guardianes 2020: Tampico Madero (1st title) Guardianes 2021: Tepatitlán (1st title) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 573 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Guardianes 2020: Alberto Alvarado Morín Lizandro Echeverría Guillermo Martínez Gustavo Ramírez (7 goals) Guardianes 2021: Julio César Cruz (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Guardianes 2020: Tepatitlán 4–0 Sinaloa (14 October 2020) Cancún 4–0 Pumas Tabasco (17 October 2020) Zacatecas 5–1 UAT (4 November 2020) Guardianes 2021: Atlante 5–0 Tepatitlán (7 March 2021) |
Biggest away win | Guardianes 2020: Pumas Tabasco 0–4 Atlante (30 September 2020) Guardianes 2021: U. de G. 0–3 Atlante (24 February 2021) |
Highest scoring | Guardianes 2020: Tapatío 3–3 Atlético Morelia (1 September 2020) Pumas Tabasco 3–3 Zacatecas (2 September 2020) Zacatecas 5–1 UAT (4 November 2020) Oaxaca 2–4 Sonora (17 November 2020) Tapatío 4–2 Pumas Tabasco (18 November 2020) Guardianes 2021: Atlético Morelia 6–3 Oaxaca (20 February 2021) |
Longest winning run | Guardianes 2020: 4 matches Atlante Sonora Zacatecas Guardianes 2021: 4 matches Atlético Morelia Zacatecas |
Longest unbeaten run | Guardianes 2020: 12 matches Celaya Guardianes 2021: 12 matches Sonora |
Longest winless run | Guardianes 2020: 8 matches Sinaloa U. de G. Guardianes 2021: 9 matches UAT |
Longest losing run | Guardianes 2020: 5 matches UAT Guardianes 2021: 4 matches Pumas Tabasco |
Highest attendance | Guardianes 2021: 2,655 Cancún 2–0 U. de G. (7 April 2021) |
Total attendance | Guardianes 2021: 2,798 |
2021–22 → Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season is the first 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 and each contested by the same sixteen teams. The Apertura tournament started on 18 August 2020 and concluded on 20 December 2020. The Clausura tournament started on 12 January 2021 and will conclude in May 2021.
Changes from the previous season[edit]
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.
- Atlante F.C. was relocated from Cancún to Mexico City.[2]
- Club Atlético Zacatepec was moved to Morelia and was renamed as Atlético Morelia.[3]
- Cafetaleros de Chiapas was moved to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.[4]
- Tapatío and Pumas Tabasco, entered to the league as Liga MX affiliate teams.[5][6]
- Tepatitlán F.C. and Tlaxcala F.C. were accepted as an expansion teams.[7]
Stadiums and Locations[edit]
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlante | Mexico City | Ciudad de los Deportes | 33,000 |
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 |
Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844 |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
Pumas Tabasco | Villahermosa, Tabasco | Olímpico de Villahermosa | 12,000 |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 20,108 |
Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
Tampico Madero | Tampico/Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 |
Tapatío | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 49,850 |
Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 8,085 |
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 9,462 |
UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
U. de G. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 |
Personnel and kits[edit]
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
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Atlante | Jorge Santillana | Mario García Covalles | Lizandro Echeverría | UIN Sports | Betcris |
Atlético Morelia | Víctor Manuel Arana | Ricardo Valiño | Arturo Ledesma | Keuka | Akron, Avocados from Mexico |
Cancún | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | Christian Giménez | Juan Basulto | Keuka | Cancún, Riviera Maya |
Celaya | Alan Achar | Israel Hernández | Leobardo López | Keuka | Bachoco |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Oscar Fernando Torres | Óscar Torres | Silver Sport | Patsa, Ópticas América, ADO |
Pumas Tabasco | Ramón Neme | Alejandro Pérez | Julio Barragán | Nike | DHL |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Rafael García | José Lugo | Charly | Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Gabriel Pereyra | Miguel Vallejo | Keuka | Yiuppi, El Imparcial |
Tampico Madero | Carlos Gutiérrez Riera | Gerardo Espinoza | José Ávila | Charly | Nexum |
Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | Alberto Coyote | Sergio Flores | Puma | Caliente |
Tepatitlán | Víctor Flores Cosío | Paco Ramírez | Luis Robles | Carrara | Pacífica |
Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Irving Rubirosa | Francisco Uscanga | Keuka | Providencia, Tlaxcala |
UAT | Miguel Mansur Pedraza | Hibert Ruíz | Abraham Riestra | Silver Sport | |
U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Jorge Dávalos | José Hernández | Umbro | Electrolit |
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Carlos Gutiérrez | Armando Navarrete | U-Sports | Yucatán |
Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Omar Alexis Moreno | Manuel Madrid | Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mobil |
Managerial changes[edit]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | Ref. | |
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Pre-Apertura changes | ||||||||
Celaya | Héctor Altamirano | Sacked | 23 April 2020 | Israel Hernández | 1 July 2020 | Preseason | [8][9] | |
Zacatecas | Oscar Torres | Sacked | 11 June 2020 | Omar Alexis Moreno | 1 July 2020 | [10][11] | ||
Sonora | Isaac Morales | Sacked | 12 May 2020 | Gabriel Pereyra | 3 July 2020 | [12][13] | ||
Atlante | Alex Diego | Signed by Querétaro | 12 June 2020 | Mario García Covalles | 20 July 2020 | [14][15] | ||
Oaxaca | Alejandro Pérez | Mutual agreement | 4 July 2020 | Oscar Fernando Torres | 10 July 2020 | [16][17] | ||
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||||
Sinaloa | David Patiño | Sacked | 30 November 2020 | Rafael García | 21 December 2020 | Preseason | [18][19] | |
Pumas Tabasco | Carlos Humberto González | Moved to UNAM U–20 | 21 December 2020 | Alejandro Pérez | 21 December 2020 | [20] | ||
Clausura changes | ||||||||
UAT | Roberto Hernández | Sacked | 11 March 2021 | Hibert Ruíz | 11 March 2021 | 14th | [21][22] |
Guardianes 2020[edit]
The Guardianes 2020 season was the 1st season of Liga de Expansión MX. The regular season began on 18 August 2020 and ended on 20 December 2020. The tournament was renamed Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Ext | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Celaya | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 35 | Qualification to the semi-finals[a] |
2 | Atlante | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 32 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[b] |
3 | Sonora | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 30 | Qualification to the Reclassification[c] |
4 | Atlético Morelia | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | |
5 | Cancún | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27 | |
6 | Tampico Madero (C) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 26 | |
7 | Zacatecas | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 25 | |
8 | Tepatitlán | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 24 | |
9 | Tapatío | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | |
10 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 20 | |
11 | Venados | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17 | |
12 | Pumas Tabasco[d] | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 17 | |
13 | Sinaloa | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | |
14 | U. de G. | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 15 | |
15 | Oaxaca | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 15 | |
16 | UAT | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 13 |
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 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi-finals.
- ^ The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
- ^ The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.
- ^ Team is last in the relegation table
Positions by Round[edit]
Leader and qualification to semi-finals | |
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Qualification to repechaje. | |
Last place in table |
Results[edit]
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular Season statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source:Liga de Expansión MX
| Hat-tricks[edit]
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
|
Final phase[edit]
Reclassification[edit]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Sonora | 2–3 | Pumas Tabasco |
Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados |
Cancún | 1–2 | Tlaxcala |
Tampico Madero | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Tapatío |
Zacatecas | 1–0 | Tepatitlán |
- All rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
- If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.
24 November 2020 | Zacatecas | 1–0 | Tepatitlán | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Referee: Edgar Allan Morales |
24 November 2020 | Tampico Madero | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Tapatío | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
19:10 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Luis Daniel Chávez | ||
Penalties | ||||
24 November 2020 | Sonora | 2–3 | Pumas Tabasco | Hermosillo, Sonora |
20:10 MST (UTC−7) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Héroe de Nacozari Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte |
25 November 2020 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados | Morelia, Michoacán |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
26 November 2020 | Cancún | 1–2 | Tlaxcala | Cancún, Quintana Roo |
18:00 EST (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
Bracket[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Celaya | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Zacatecas | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tampico Madero (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante (s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Pumas Tabasco | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlante (s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlético Morelia | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Tlaxcala | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- The first place team qualifies directly to the semi-finals.
- The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter-finals.
- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances.
- In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
- The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Clausura 2021 champion.
Quarter-finals[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pumas Tabasco | 1–1(s) | Atlante | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Tlaxcala | 0–5 | Atlético Morelia | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Zacatecas | 2–4 | Tampico Madero | 2–1 | 0–3 |
- First leg
2 December 2020 | Tlaxcala | 0–2 | Atlético Morelia | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) | Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole Referee: Jesús Ruiz González |
2 December 2020 | Zacatecas | 2–1 | Tampico Madero | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez |
3 December 2020 | Pumas Tabasco | 1–1 | Atlante | Villahermosa, Tabasco |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Villahermosa Referee: Gustavo Padilla Aguirre |
- Second leg
5 December 2020 | Atlético Morelia | 3–0 (5–0 agg.) | Tlaxcala | Morelia, Michoacán |
17:00 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Edgar Allan Morales |
5 December 2020 | Tampico Madero | 3–0 (4–2 agg.) | Zacatecas | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
6 December 2020 | Atlante | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | Pumas Tabasco | Mexico City |
21:00 CST (UTC−6) | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Ismael Lopez Peñuelas |
Semi-finals[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Celaya | 2–3 | Tampico Madero | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Atlante | (s)1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | 0–0 |
- First leg
9 December 2020 | Tampico Madero | 1–0 | Celaya | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | De Buen 10' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Jesús Roberto Ruiz |
9 December 2020 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Atlante | Morelia, Michoacán |
21:00 CST (UTC−6) | Tamay 22' | Report | Rol. González 66' | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Áxel Meza Méndez |
- Second leg
12 December 2020 | Celaya | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Tampico Madero | Celaya, Guanajuato |
19:00 CST (UTC−6) | Martínez 25' Vergara 67' | Report | Medina 23' de Buen 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras |
12 December 2020 | Atlante | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | Atlético Morelia | Mexico City |
21:05 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Luis Daniel Chávez León |
Final[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atlante | 3–4 | Tampico Madero | 1–1 | 2–3 |
- First leg
17 December 2020 | Tampico Madero | 1–1 | Atlante | Ciudad Madero / Tampico, Tamaulipas |
21:00 CST (UTC−6) | Pérez 7' | Report | García 59' | Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
- Second leg
20 December 2020 | Atlante | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.) | Tampico Madero | Mexico City |
20:00 CST (UTC−6) | Sánchez 66' Vega 106' | Report | Salas 74', 112' de Buen 118' (pen) | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera |
Guardianes 2020 winners |
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Tampico Madero 1st title |
Guardianes 2021[edit]
The Clausura tournament will be named Guardianes 2021, in honor of the doctors and health professionals in the country who fight against COVID-19.[24]
The Clausura 2021 began on 12 January 2021.[25] Tampico Madero are the defending champions.
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Ext | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Morelia | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to the semi-finals[a] |
2 | Celaya | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 28 | Qualification to the quarter-finals[b] |
3 | Sonora | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 27 | Qualification to the Reclassification[c] |
4 | Zacatecas | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | |
5 | Tapatío | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 | |
6 | Tepatitlán (C) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 24 | |
7 | Atlante | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 23 | |
8 | Cancún | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 21 | |
9 | Sinaloa | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 20 | |
10 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 20 | |
11 | Oaxaca | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 | |
12 | Venados | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 18 | |
13 | Pumas Tabasco | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | Team is last in the relegation table. |
14 | Tampico Madero | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
15 | UAT | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 14 | |
16 | U. de G. | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 |
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[edit]
Leader and qualification to semi-finals | |
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Qualification to repechaje. | |
Last place in table |
Results[edit]
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular Season statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
| Hat-tricks[edit]
|
Attendance[edit]
Highest and lowest[edit]
Highest attended | Lowest attended[a] | |||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
1 | No matches with fans in attendance | |||||||
2 | ||||||||
3 | ||||||||
4 | ||||||||
5 | ||||||||
6 | ||||||||
7 | ||||||||
8 | ||||||||
9 | ||||||||
10 | ||||||||
11 | ||||||||
12 | Tapatío | 1–2 | Sinaloa | 58 | N/A | |||
13 | No matches with fans in attendance | |||||||
14 | Cancún | 2–0 | U de G | 2,656 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Venados | 85 |
15 | No matches with fans in attendance |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
- ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Final phase[edit]
Reclassification[edit]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Sonora | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Venados |
Zacatecas | 6–0 | Oaxaca |
Tapatío | 1–0 | Tlaxcala |
Tepatitlán | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Sinaloa |
Atlante | 2–1 | Cancún |
- All rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
- If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.
20 April 2021 | Zacatecas | 6–0 | Oaxaca | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
20 April 2021 | Sonora | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Venados | Hermosillo, Sonora |
19:15 MST (UTC−7) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Héroe de Nacozari Referee: Louis Adrián Vielmas | ||
Penalties | ||||
21 April 2021 | Tepatitlán | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Sinaloa | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huittrón |
Penalties | ||||
21 April 2021 | Atlante | 2–1 | Cancún | Mexico City |
19:15 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte |
22 April 2021 | Tapatío | 1–0 | Tlaxcala | Zapopan, Jalisco |
21:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 157 Referee: Jesús Rafael López |
Bracket[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlante | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Celaya | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlante | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tepatitlán | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Zacatecas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Tapatío | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Zacatecas | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tepatitlán | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sonora | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tepatitlán | 2 | 4 | 6 |
- The first place team qualifies directly to the semi-finals.
- The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter-finals.
- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances.
- In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
- The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Apertura 2020 champion.[23]
Quarter-finals[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atlante | 5–3 | Celaya | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Tepatitlán | 6–1 | Sonora | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Tapatío | 1–3 | Zacatecas | 0–1 | 1–2 |
- First leg
27 April 2021 | Atlante | 2–0 | Celaya | Mexico City |
12:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Costa 76', 82' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 0 Referee: Martín Molina Astorga |
28 April 2021 | Tepatitlán | 2–0 | Sonora | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Jorge Camacho Peregrina |
29 April 2021 | Tapatío | 0–1 | Zacatecas | Zapopan, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 167 Referee: Ismael Lopez Peñuelas |
- Second leg
30 April 2021 | Celaya | 3–3 (3–5 agg.) | Atlante | Celaya, Guanajuato |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Attendance: 2,333 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
1 May 2021 | Sonora | 1–4 (1–6 agg.) | Tepatitlán | Hermosillo, Sonora |
20:00 MST (UTC−7) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Héroe de Nacozari Attendance: 2,333 Referee: Jesús Rafael López |
2 May 2021 | Zacatecas | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Tapatío | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
Semi-finals[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlante | 1–2 | Atlético Morelia | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Tepatitlán | 4–1 | Zacatecas | 3–0 | 1–1 |
- First leg
4 May 2021 | Atlante | 0–1 | Atlético Morelia | Mexico City |
16:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Referee: Jorge Camacho Peregrina |
5 May 2021 | Tepatitlán | 3–0 | Zacatecas | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Martín Molina Astorga |
- Second leg
7 May 2021 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Atlante | Morelia, Michoacán |
21:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Acosta 33' | Report | Partida 19' | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Attendance: 10,343 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
8 May 2021 | Zacatecas | 1–1 (1–4 agg.) | Tepatitlán | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez |
Final[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tepatitlán | 3–2 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | 2–2 |
- First leg
12 May 2021 | Tepatitlán | 1–0 | Atlético Morelia | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho |
- Second leg
15 May 2021 | Atlético Morelia | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Tepatitlán | Morelia, Michoacán |
16:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Attendance: 13,433 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
Guardianes 2021 winners |
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Tepatitlán 1st title |
Campeón de Campeones Final[edit]
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 2020–21 season will play the second leg at home. The winner of the final will receive a prize of $MXN 5 million.
First leg[edit]
Tampico Madero | 2–0 | Tepatitlán |
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Lajud 59', 60' | Report |
Tampico Madero[26] | Tepatitlán[26] |
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Second leg[edit]
Tepatitlán | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Tampico Madero |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Tepatitlán[27] | Tampico Madero[27] |
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