2014–15 Liga MX season

Liga MX
Season2014–15
ChampionsApertura:
América (12th title)
Clausura:
Santos Laguna (6th title)
RelegatedUDG
Champions LeagueAmérica
Santos Laguna
UANL
Querétaro
Copa LibertadoresAtlas
UANL
Morelia
Matches played327
Goals scored792 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Mauro Boselli
Camilo Sanvezzo
(12 goals) Clausura:
Dorlan Pabón (10 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
León 4–0 Morelia (August 2, 2014)
Cruz Azul 4–0 América (October 4, 2014)
León 4–0 Atlas (November 1, 2014) Clausura:
Santos Laguna 5–0 Querétaro (May 27, 2015)
América 5-0 Chiapas (February 14, 2015)
León 6-2 Tijuana (May 9, 2015)
Monterrey 5-1 León (March 21, 2015)
Biggest away winApertura:
Morelia 1–5 UANL (August 22, 2014) Clausura:
América 0–4 Querétaro (April 18, 2015)
Highest scoringApertura:
Atlas 4–2 Chiapas (August 2, 2014)
Morelia 1–5 UANL (August 22, 2014) Clausura:
León 4–5 Querétaro (April 4, 2015)
Longest winning runAmérica (5 – Apertura)
Tijuana and Santos Laguna (3 – Clausura)
Longest unbeaten runUANL (9 – Apertura)
Veracruz (8 – Clausura)
Longest winless runMorelia (9 – Apertura)
Morelia (7 – Clausura)
Longest losing runUNAM (4 – Apertura)
UDG (4 – Clausura)
Highest attendanceApertura: 58,783
América 0–1 UNAM
(August 30, 2014)[1] Clausura: 74,138
América 1–0 Cruz Azul
(April 4, 2015)[2]
Lowest attendanceApertura: 0
Morelia 0–1 Pachuca
(October 1, 2014)[3] Clausura: 7,488
Puebla 2–0 Monterrey
(February 14, 2015)[4]
Average attendanceApertura: 24,284[5] Clausura:26,829[6]

The 2014–15 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs

Eighteen teams competed that season. Atlante was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. Atlante was relegated and replaced by the Apertura 2013 Ascenso MX champion Leones Negros, after defeating in a promotional play-off the Clausura 2014 title defenders Estudiantes Tecos.

Stadiums and locations

América Atlas Chiapas Cruz Azul Guadalajara León
Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Estadio Azul Estadio Omnilife Estadio León
Capacity: 95,500 Capacity: 56,713 Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 35,161 Capacity: 49,850 Capacity: 30,000
Monterrey Morelia Pachuca Puebla Querétaro Santos Laguna
Estadio Tecnológico Estadio Morelos Estadio Hidalgo Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Corregidora Estadio Corona
Capacity: 36,485 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 53,000 Capacity: 33,277 Capacity: 30,000
Tijuana Toluca U. de G. UANL UNAM Veracruz
Estadio Caliente Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Jalisco Estadio Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Capacity: 27,333 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 56,713 Capacity: 42,000 Capacity: 68,954 Capacity: 30,000

Stadium changes

Veracruz (Apertura 2014; Weeks 14 and 16) Puebla (Clausura 2015)
Estadio Olímpico de la BUAP
Capacity: 21,750
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Locations of clubs for the 2014-15 Liga MX season

Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América Ricardo Peláez Uruguay Gustavo Matosas Argentina Rubens Sambueza Nike Bimbo, Coca-Cola
Atlas Gustavo Guzmán Mexico Tomás Boy Chile Rodrigo Millar Puma Bridgestone, TV Azteca
Chiapas Carlos López Chargoy Mexico Sergio Bueno Argentina Javier Muñoz Mustafá Pirma Chiapas
Cruz Azul Guillermo Álvarez Mexico Luis Fernando Tena Mexico Gerardo Torrado Under Armour Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Néstor de la Torre Mexico José Manuel de la Torre Mexico Omar Bravo Adidas Bimbo
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi Argentina Mauro Boselli Pirma Telcel, Coca-Cola, Office Depot
Monterrey Luis Miguel Salvador Argentina Antonio Mohamed Mexico Severo Meza Puma Bimbo, BBVA Bancomer
Morelia Pablo Eduardo Boy Mexico Roberto Hernández Mexico Carlos Morales Joma Bridgestone, Dportenis
Pachuca Jesús Martínez Patiño Uruguay Diego Alonso Colombia Aquivaldo Mosquera Nike Cementos Fortaleza, Samsung, Mobil Super, Telcel
Puebla Jesús López Chargoy Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz Argentina Mauricio Romero Kappa/Charly e-PREPA, EA Sports/Coca-Cola, Somos Noticias
Querétaro Joaquín Beltrán Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Argentina Miguel Martínez Pirma Banco Multiva, Gasolineras Orsan
Santos Laguna Alejandro Irarragorri Portugal Pedro Caixinha Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz Puma Soriana, Peñoles, Pepsi, Grupo Lala
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Mexico Daniel Guzmán Argentina Javier Gandolfi Adidas Caliente, Boing, Comex
Toluca Jesús Vallejo Paraguay José Cardozo Paraguay Paulo da Silva Under Armour Banamex
U. de G. Raúl Padilla Mexico Alfonso Sosa Argentina Leandro Cufré Lotto Electrolit, Telcel, Casas Javer, Nazil
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Brazil Juninho Adidas Cemex, Cemento Monterrey Extra
UNAM Jorge Borja Navarrete Mexico Guillermo Vázquez Paraguay Darío Verón Nike Banamex
Veracruz Fidel Kuri Mustieles Chile Carlos Reinoso Mexico Leobardo López Charly Winpot Casino, Boing, ADO

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Guadalajara Argentina Ricardo La Volpe Sacked April 30, 2014 Argentina Carlos Bustos May 12, 2014 Preseason
Monterrey Mexico Carlos Barra and José Treviño Promoted to
Head Coach 		May 16, 2014 Mexico Carlos Barra May 16, 2014 Preseason
Apertura Changes
UNAM Mexico José Luis Trejo Sacked [7] August 15, 2014 Mexico David Patiño (Interim) August 15, 2014 15th
UNAM Mexico David Patiño (Interim) Caretaker August 18, 2014 Mexico Guillermo Vázquez August 18, 2014 15th
Puebla Argentina Rubén Omar Romano Sacked [8] August 25, 2014 Mexico José Luis Sánchez Solá August 25, 2014 14th
Tijuana Venezuela César Farías Sacked August 30, 2014 Mexico Daniel Guzman[9] September 1, 2014 13th
Morelia Argentina Ángel David Comizzo Sacked September 3, 2014 Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz September 3, 2014 18th
Guadalajara Argentina Carlos Bustos Resigned October 2, 2014 Mexico Ramón Morales (Interim) October 3, 2014 15th
Guadalajara Mexico Ramón Morales (Interim) Caretaker October 7, 2014 Mexico José Manuel de la Torre October 8, 2014 16th
Veracruz Mexico Cristóbal Ortega Sacked November 9, 2014 Chile Carlos Reinoso November 20, 2014 16th
Pre-Clausura changes
Leon Uruguay Gustavo Matosas Resigned November 24, 2014 Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi December 3, 2014 Preseason
Pachuca Mexico Enrique Meza Sacked November 30, 2014 Uruguay Diego Alonso December 5, 2014 Preseason
Morelia Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz Sacked December 1, 2014 Mexico Alfredo Tena December 4, 2014 Preseason
Puebla Mexico José Luis Sánchez Solá Sacked December 3, 2014 Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz December 9, 2014 Preseason
America Argentina Antonio Mohamed Contract Expired December 14, 2014 Uruguay Gustavo Matosas December 11, 2014 Preseason
Clausura changes
Monterrey Mexico Carlos Barra Sacked February 15, 2015 Argentina Antonio Mohamed February 16, 2015 17th
Morelia Mexico Alfredo Tena Sacked February 21, 2015 Mexico Roberto Hernández February 24, 2015 18th
Querétaro Mexico Ignacio Ambríz Sacked February 23, 2015 Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich February 23, 2015 15th

Apertura 2014

The Apertura 2014 was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 18, 2014, and ended on November 23, 2014. León were the defending champions, having won the 2013 Apertura and 2014 Clausura tournaments.

Regular phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América (A) 17 9 4 4 28 18 +10 31 Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[a][b]
2 UANL (Q, A) 17 8 7 2 25 17 +8 31 Advance to Liguilla and 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[c][b]
3 Atlas (Q, A) 17 9 4 4 22 20 +2 31
4 Toluca (A) 17 8 5 4 24 18 +6 29 Advance to Liguilla[b]
5 Chiapas (A) 17 7 7 3 24 20 +4 28
6 Monterrey (A) 17 8 3 6 23 20 +3 27
7 Pachuca (A) 17 7 4 6 20 18 +2 25 Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[a][b]
8 UNAM (A) 17 6 6 5 24 20 +4 24 Advance to Liguilla[b]
9 Santos Laguna 17 5 8 4 23 24 −1 23
10 León 17 7 1 9 29 27 +2 22 Cannot qualify for South American competitions[a]
11 Tijuana 17 4 9 4 21 19 +2 21
12 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 23 22 +1 21
13 Cruz Azul 17 5 6 6 16 15 +1 21 Cannot qualify for South American competitions[a]
14 U. de G. 17 3 8 6 11 17 −6 17
15 Puebla 17 2 10 5 15 21 −6 16
16 Guadalajara 17 3 7 7 13 20 −7 16
17 Veracruz 17 3 6 8 8 15 −7 15
18 Morelia (Q) 17 2 4 11 16 34 −18 10 2015 Copa Libertadores First Stage[d]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2014. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Clubs cannot qualify to the 2015 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
  2. ^ a b c d e The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
  3. ^ Both teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  4. ^ Winner of the 2014 Supercopa MX qualifies to the 2015 Copa Libertadores as Mexico 3.

Final phase (Liguilla)

Main article: 2014 Liga MX Apertura Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 América (s) 0 1 1
8 UNAM 1 0 1
1 América 3 0 3
6 Monterrey 0 0 0
3 Atlas 1 0 1
6 Monterrey 0 2 2
1 América 0 3 3
2 UANL 1 0 1
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2
7 Pachuca 1 1 2
2 UANL (s) 0 0 0
4 Toluca 0 0 0
4 Toluca (s) 1 1 2
5 Chiapas 1 1 2


 Champions 
América
12th title
Notes
  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • "Away goals rule" was applied in the play-off round, but not the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

Top goalscorers

Players are listed by goals, then last name

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Mauro Boselli León 12
Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo Querétaro
3 Colombia Dorlan Pabón Monterrey 11
4 Argentina Ariel Nahuelpan Pachuca 9
Argentina Darío Benedetto Tijuana
6 Paraguay Pablo Velázquez Toluca 8
Mexico Eduardo Herrera UNAM
Mexico Oribe Peralta América

Source: Medio Tiempo

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Mexico Raúl Jiménez América Puebla 4–0 August 2, 2014
Colombia Dorlan Pabón Monterrey Cruz Azul 3–1 August 16, 2014
Argentina Matías Alustiza Pachuca Atlas 3–1 August 23, 2014
Mexico Miguel Layún* América Santos Laguna 4–1 September 27, 2014

* Scored 4 goals

Clausura 2015

The Clausura 2015 was the second competition of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 9, and ended on May 10. América successfully defended their title when they won the Apertura tournament for a record 12th title, but they were eliminated in the Liguilla quarterfinals.

Regular phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UANL (Q) 17 9 2 6 23 15 +8 29 Advance to Liguilla[a]
2 América (Q) 17 8 5 4 21 18 +3 29
3 Veracruz (Q) 17 7 7 3 28 18 +10 28
4 Atlas (Q) 17 8 4 5 20 21 −1 28
5 Guadalajara (Q) 17 7 5 5 20 16 +4 26
6 Querétaro (Q) 17 8 2 7 25 23 +2 26
7 Pachuca (Q) 17 7 4 6 25 21 +4 25
8 Santos Laguna (Q) 17 7 4 6 24 21 +3 25
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 14 14 0 25
10 Toluca 17 6 6 5 20 18 +2 24
11 Tijuana 17 7 3 7 30 30 0 24
12 Monterrey 17 7 3 7 24 27 −3 24
13 UNAM 17 6 4 7 22 27 −5 22
14 Puebla 17 5 5 7 21 20 +1 20
15 Chiapas 17 5 5 7 21 30 −9 20
16 U. de G. (R) 17 5 3 9 13 19 −6 18 Relegated
17 León 17 4 4 9 27 32 −5 16
18 Morelia 17 3 4 10 17 25 −8 13
Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The first 8 places in the table (excluding the last place team in the relegation table) qualify for the Liguilla.

Final phase (Liguilla)

Main article: 2015 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
3 Veracruz 1 2 3
6 Querétaro 2 2 4
6 Querétaro (s) 0 2 2
7 Pachuca 2 0 2
2 América 2 3 5
7 Pachuca 3 4 7
6 Querétaro 0 3 3
8 Santos Laguna 5 0 5
4 Atlas 0 1 1
5 Guadalajara 0 4 4
5 Guadalajara 0 0 0
8 Santos Laguna 0 3 3
1 UANL 1 0 1
8 Santos Laguna 1 1 2


 Champions 
Santos Laguna
5th title
Notes
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not in the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Dorlan Pabón Monterrey 10
2 Argentina Matías Alustiza Puebla 9
Argentina Julio Furch Veracruz
4 Colombia Dayro Moreno Tijuana 8
5 Colombia Avilés Hurtado Chiapas 7
Brazil Rafael Sóbis UANL
Argentina Ismael Sosa UNAM
8 Venezuela Juan Arango Tijuana 6
Mexico Néstor Calderón Santos Laguna
Colombia Edwin Cardona Monterrey
Colombia Leiton Jiménez Veracruz
Ecuador Fidel Martínez U. de G.

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Mexico Marco Fabian Guadalajara Atlas 4-1 May 17, 2015
Mexico Javier Orozco Santos Laguna Querétaro 5–0 May 28, 2015 *

* Scored 4 goals

Annual table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UANL (Q) 34 17 9 8 49 33 +16 60 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2 América (Q) 34 17 9 8 49 36 +13 60
3 Atlas 34 17 8 9 42 41 +1 59
4 Toluca 34 14 11 9 45 37 +8 53
5 Monterrey 34 15 6 13 47 47 0 51
6 Pachuca 34 14 8 12 45 39 +6 50
7 Santos Laguna (Q) 34 12 12 10 47 45 +2 48 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
8 Chiapas 34 12 12 10 45 50 −5 48
9 Querétaro (Q) 34 14 5 15 48 45 +3 47 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
10 Cruz Azul 34 12 10 12 30 29 +1 46
11 UNAM 34 12 10 12 46 47 −1 46
12 Tijuana 34 11 12 11 51 49 +2 45
13 Veracruz 34 10 13 11 36 33 +3 43
14 Guadalajara 34 10 12 12 33 36 −3 42
15 León 34 11 5 18 56 59 −3 38
16 Puebla 34 7 15 12 36 41 −5 36
17 U. de G. 34 8 11 15 24 35 −11 35 Relegated
18 Morelia 34 5 8 21 33 59 −26 23
Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Relegation

Pos
 Team '12 A
Pts 		'13 C
Pts 		'13 A
Pts 		'14 C
Pts 		'14 A
Pts 		'15 C
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 América 31 32 37 25 31 29 185 102 1.8137
2 Cruz Azul 26 29 29 36 21 25 166 102 1.6275
3 Toluca 34 18 27 32 29 24 164 102 1.6078
4 UANL 21 35 25 21 31 29 162 102 1.5882
5 Santos Laguna 23 29 33 25 23 25 158 102 1.5490
6 Tijuana 34 21 21 24 21 24 145 102 1.4216
7 Monterrey 23 23 20 23 27 24 140 102 1.3725[A]
8 León 33 16 30 23 22 16 140 102 1.3725[A]
9 Atlas 12 32 12 21 31 28 136 102 1.3333
10 UNAM 23 29 11 25 24 22 134 102 1.3137
11 Querétaro 22 17 26 21 21 26 133 102 1.3039
12 Pachuca 21 20 17 24 25 25 132 102 1.2941
13 Morelia 27 30 27 21 10 13 128 102 1.2549
14 Chiapas 15 16 25 23 28 20 127 102 1.2451
15 Veracruz 0 0 20 16 15 28 79 68 1.1618
16 Guadalajara 23 16 12 21 16 26 114 102 1.1176
17 Puebla 13 19 19 18 16 20 105 102 1.0294[A]
18 U. de G. 0 0 0 0 17 18 35 34 1.0294[A] Relegated

Last update: May 10, 2015[10]

  Relegation to Ascenso MX.
  1. ^
    First tie-breaker was goal difference during 2014–15 Liga MX season.

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