2017–18 Serie A de Mexico season
Football league season
Serie A de México Season 2017-18 Dates 11 August 2017 – 19 May 2018 Champions Apertura: Tepatitlán Clausura Loros UdeC Top goalscorer Apertura: Joaquín Alonso Hernández (13 goals)Clausura Juan Galindrez (14 goals)Biggest home win Apertura: Loros UdeC 5–0 Alacranes de Durango(11 November 2017) Clausura Tepatitlán 5–0 Dorados Fuerza UACH(15 April 2018) Biggest away win Apertura: Inter Playa del Carmen 1–5 Irapuato(3 September 2017) Clausura Deportivo Tepic 0–5 Pacific F.C. (14 April 2018) Highest scoring Apertura: Loros UdeC (44 points) Clausura Loros UdeC Tuxtla F.C. (39 points)Highest attendance Apertura: Gavilanes de Matamoros 2–0 Loros UdeC (20,000)Clausura Reboceros de La Piedad 1–2 Pioneros de Cancún (12,000)Lowest attendance Apertura: Sporting Canamy 0–1 Lobos BUAP (0)Clausura Deportivo Tepic 0–5 Pacific F.C. (0)Total attendance Apertura: 228,104Clausura 173,453Average attendance Apertura: 745Clausura 567
Stats are from the regular season only
The 2017–18 Serie A de México season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura . Serie A is the third-tier football league of Mexico . The season was played between 11 August 2017 and 19 May 2018.
Torneo Apertura
Changes from the previous season
36 teams participated in this season:
Stadiums and Locations
Group 1
Location of teams in the 2017–18 Serie A Group 1
Club
City
Stadium
Capacity
Alacranes de Durango
Durango City , Durango
Francisco Zarco
18,000
Atlas
Zapopan , Jalisco
Alfredo "Pistache" Torres
3,000
Atlético Reynosa
Reynosa , Tamaulipas
Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad
20,000
Deportivo Tepic
Tepic , Nayarit
Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
12,271
Dorados Fuerza UACH
Chihuahua City , Chihuahua
Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza
22,000
Gavilanes de Matamoros
Matamoros , Tamaulipas
El Hogar
22,000
Guadalajara
Zapopan , Jalisco
Verde Valle
800
León
León , Guanajuato
Casa Club León
1,000
Loros UdeC
Colima City , Colima
Olímpico Universitario de Colima
11,812
Monterrey
Santiago , Nuevo León
El Barrial
570
Monarcas Morelia
Morelia , Michoacán
Morelos practice field
1,000
Necaxa
Aguascalientes City , Aguascalientes
Victoria
23,851
Pacific
Los Mochis , Sinaloa
Centenario
11,134
Santos
Torreón , Coahuila
TSM practice field
1,000
Tecos
Zapopan , Jalisco
Tres de Marzo
18,779
Tepatitlán de Morelos
Tepatitlán , Jalisco
Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez
12,500
Tigres UANL
General Zuazua , Nuevo León
Zuazua Training Center
800
Tijuana
Tijuana , Baja California
Caliente
27,333
Group 2
Location of teams in the 2018–19 Serie A Group 2
Club
City
Stadium
Capacity
América
Tlalpan , Mexico City
Instalaciones Club América
1,000
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo
10 de Diciembre
7,761
Cruz Azul Premier
Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo
10 de Diciembre
7,761
Halcones de Morelos
Cuernavaca , Morelos
Centenario
14,800
Inter Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen , Quintana Roo
Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid
7,500
Irapuato
Irapuato , Guanajuato
Sergio León Chávez
25,000
Lobos BUAP
Puebla , Puebla
Universitario BUAP
19,283
Pachuca
San Agustín Tlaxiaca , Hidalgo
Universidad del Fútbol
1,000
Pioneros de Cancún
Cancún , Quintana Roo
Andrés Quintana Roo
17,289
Puebla
Puebla , Puebla
Club Alpha Field 3
600
Querétaro
Querétaro , Querétaro
Corregidora
33,070
Real Zamora
Zamora , Michoacán
Zamora
7,200
Reboceros de La Piedad
La Piedad , Michoacán
Juan N. López
13,356
Sporting Canamy
Oaxtepec , Morelos
Olímpico de Oaxtepec
9,000
Toluca
Metepec , State of Mexico
Instalaciones de Metepec
1,000
Tuxtla
Tuxtla Gutiérrez , Chiapas
Víctor Manuel Reyna
29,001
UNAM
Coyoacán , Mexico City
La Cantera
2,000
Veracruz
Veracruz , Veracruz
CAR Veracruz
1,000
Regular season
Group 1
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on November 25, 2017. Source:
SoccerWay
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2017. Source:
SoccerWay Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group 2
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on November 25, 2017. Source:
SoccerWay
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2017. Source:
SoccerWay Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Regular Season statistics
Scoring
First goal of the season : Omar Salgado (Tigres UANL Premier)
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Joaquín Alonso Hernández
Monterrey Premier
13
2
Humberto Leonardo Guzmán
Reboceros de La Piedad
12
3
Brian Santiago Lara
Cruz Azul Premier
11
4
Marco Antonio Granados
Loros UdeC
11
5
Francisco Da Costa
Inter Playa del Carmen
10
Source: Liga Premier
Attendance
Per team
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Gavilanes de Matamoros
77,000
20,000
3,500
8,556
n/a†
2
Reboceros de La Piedad
30,900
4,900
3,000
3,863
n/a†
3
Deportivo Tepic
16,089
3,257
500
1,788
n/a†
4
Loros UdeC
14,900
3,000
800
1,656
n/a†
5
Tepatitlán
13,700
3,000
1,000
1,522
n/a†
6
Tuxtla
11,200
2,500
500
1,400
n/a†
7
Inter Playa del Carmen
10,500
3,000
300
1,167
n/a†
8
Pioneros de Cancún
6,400
1,500
500
800
n/a†
9
Atlético Reynosa
6,250
2,000
100
694
n/a†
10
Irapuato
6,150
1,300
300
683
n/a†
11
Real Zamora
5,000
1,800
200
625
n/a†
12
Dorados Fuerza UACH
3,000
600
200
375
n/a†
13
Alacranes de Durango
2,850
1,000
200
356
n/a†
14
Tecos
2,500
600
100
278
n/a†
15
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
1,850
300
50
206
n/a†
16
Guadalajara
1,350
400
50
169
n/a†
17
Atlas
1,300
250
100
163
n/a†
18
América
1,350
250
50
150
n/a†
19
Pacific
1,200
300
100
150
n/a†
20
Veracruz
1,300
300
50
144
n/a†
21
UNAM
1,230
200
50
137
n/a†
22
Querétaro
1,180
200
50
131
n/a†
23
Lobos BUAP
1,150
200
50
128
n/a†
24
Cruz Azul Premier
950
200
100
119
n/a†
25
Necaxa
920
200
70
115
n/a†
26
Halcones de Morelos
900
200
50
113
n/a†
27
Toluca
1,000
200
50
111
n/a†
28
Puebla
850
150
50
106
n/a†
29
Pachuca
920
150
70
102
n/a†
30
Monarcas Morelia
830
100
50
92
n/a†
31
León
750
150
50
83
n/a†
32
Tijuana
605
100
50
76
n/a†
33
Santos Laguna
600
100
50
76
n/a†
34
Monterrey
600
100
50
67
n/a†
35
Tigres
530
150
30
66
n/a†
36
Sporting Canamy
300
100
0
50
n/a†
League total
228,104
20,000
0
745
n/a†
Updated to games played on 25 November 2017 Source: Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report)Notes: Only regular season listed 1: Team played Serie B last season. 2: Team played Ascenso MX last season.
Highest and lowest
Highest attendance
Lowest attendance
Week
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
1
Reboceros de La Piedad
2–0
Lobos BUAP
4,500
Monarcas Morelia
2–1
Tigres UANL
50
2
Gavilanes de Matamoros
2–0
Alacranes de Durango
15,000
Tigres UANL
2–0
Pacific F.C.
50
3
Reboceros de La Piedad
1–2
UNAM
3,000
Tecos F.C.
0–2
León
100
4
Gavilanes de Matamoros
2–0
Loros UdeC
20,000
Tigres UANL
2–1
Atlas
30
5
Reboceros de La Piedad
2–1
América
3,500
Monarcas Morelia
3–4
Dorados Fuerza UACH
50
6
Gavilanes de Matamoros
3–0
León
9,000
Tigres UANL
2–0
Guadalajara
50
7
Loros UdeC
2–0
Monterrey
3,000
Veracruz
3–1
UNAM
50
8
Gavilanes de Matamoros
3–2
Monarcas Morelia
5,500
Monterrey
1–1
Tecos F.C.
50
9
Gavilanes de Matamoros
0–1
Tepatitlán
6,000
Monarcas Morelia
2-0
Tijuana
80
10
Tepatitlán
1–1
Monarcas Morelia
3,000
Tigres UANL
0–0
Tecos F.C.
50
11
Gavilanes de Matamoros
1–1
Monterrey
7,000
Monarcas Morelia
1–0
Guadalajara
50
12
Reboceros de La Piedad
3–1
Pachuca
4,000
Sporting Canamy
2–2
Inter Playa del Carmen
50
13
Gavilanes de Matamoros
0–1
Tigres UANL
7,500
León
2–0
Dorados Fuerza UACH
50
14
Reboceros de La Piedad
3–1
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
5,000
Sporting Canamy
0–1
Lobos BUAP
0
15
Gavilanes de Matamoros
2–3
Dorados Fuerza UACH
3,500
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
1–0
Pachuca
50
16
Reboceros de La Piedad
2–2
Inter Playa del Carmen
3,000
Sporting Canamy
1–0
UNAM
50
17
Gavilanes de Matamoros
1–0
Tijuana
3,500
Santos Laguna
1–4
Tigres UANL
50
Source:Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report)
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score . 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 penalty shoot-out .
Quarter-finals
The first legs was played on 29 and 30 November 2017, and the second legs was played on 2 and 3 December 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
The first legs was played on 6 and 7 December 2017, and the second legs was played on 9 and 10 December 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Final
The first leg was played on 13 December 2017, and the second leg was played on 16 December 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
Torneo Clausura
Regular season
Group 1
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on April 22, 2018. Source:
SoccerWay
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2018. Source:
SoccerWay Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group 2
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on April 22, 2018. Source:
SoccerWay
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2018. Source:
SoccerWay Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Regular Season statistics
Scoring
First goal of the season : Omar Salgado (Tigres UANL Premier)
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Liga Premier
Attendance
Per team
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Gavilanes de Matamoros
30,205
6,200
1,200
3,776
−55.9% †
2
Reboceros de La Piedad
28,400
12,000
700
3,156
−18.3% †
3
Tepatitlán
16,100
3,000
800
2,013
+32.3% †
4
Atlético Reynosa
11,000
4,000
300
1,375
+98.1% †
5
Tuxtla F.C.
12,300
3,000
1,100
1,367
−2.4% †
6
Loros UdeC
7,500
2,000
300
1,071
−35.3% †
7
Irapuato
7,950
4,000
50
994
+45.5% †
8
Deportivo Tepic
6,099
2,567
0
762
−57.4% †
9
Pioneros de Cancún
6,850
1,100
250
761
−4.9% †
10
Alacranes de Durango
6,650
1,500
350
739
+107.6% †
11
Real Zamora
6,400
1,500
200
711
+13.8% †
12
Inter Playa del Carmen
4,000
1,000
0
500
−57.2% †
13
Tecos
3,050
500
200
381
+37.1% †
14
Pacific F.C.
2,200
500
100
244
+62.7% †
15
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
1,750
300
150
219
+6.3% †
16
Atlas
1,925
500
75
214
+31.3% †
17
Sporting Canamy
2,278
1,508
20
207
+314.0% †
18
Cruz Azul Premier
1,800
500
100
200
+68.1% †
19
Dorados Fuerza UACH
1,350
300
100
169
−54.9% †
20
Halcones de Morelos
1,400
200
100
156
+38.1% †
21
Pachuca
1,200
250
50
150
+47.1% †
22
Monterrey
1,152
500
50
144
+114.9% †
23
UNAM
1,100
300
100
138
+0.7% †
24
Puebla
1,060
300
60
133
+25.5% †
25
Veracruz
1,000
200
100
125
−13.2% †
26
Querétaro
1,000
200
100
125
−4.6% †
27
Guadalajara
1,120
250
50
124
−26.6% †
28
América
950
200
50
119
−20.7% †
29
Necaxa
950
200
100
119
+3.5% †
30
Lobos BUAP
900
250
50
113
−11.7% †
31
Tijuana
747
133
33
83
+9.2% †
32
Monarcas Morelia
650
150
50
81
−12.0% †
33
Tigres
697
100
50
77
+16.7% †
34
Toluca
610
100
10
76
−31.5% †
35
Santos Laguna
680
100
30
76
+1.3% †
36
León
430
100
30
54
−34.9% †
League total
173,453
12,000
0
567
−23.9% †
Updated to games played on 22 April 2018 Source: Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report)Notes: Only regular season listed 1: Team played Serie B last season. 2: Team played Ascenso MX last season.
Highest and lowest
Highest attendance
Lowest attendance
Week
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
1
Gavilanes de Matamoros
2–2
Guadalajara
5,000
Sporting Canamy
3–1
América
30
2
Reboceros de La Piedad
2–1
Querétaro
1,500
Sporting Canamy
2–2
Cruz Azul Premier
20
3
Gavilanes de Matamoros
1–1
Necaxa
5,555
Sporting Canamy
0–4
Irapuato
50
4
Tuxtla
2–0
Querétaro
1,500
Tijuana
1–1
Santos Laguna
48
5
Gavilanes de Matamoros
0–0
Tecos
3,000
Sporting Canamy
1–4
Real Zamora
50
6
Tuxtla
4–2
Puebla
3,200
Morelia
0–0
Atlético Reynosa
50
7
Gavilanes de Matamoros
3–2
Atlético Reynosa
6,200
Monterrey
1–2
Loros UdeC
50
8
Reboceros de La Piedad
1–2
Pioneros de Cancún
12,000
Inter Playa del Carmen
3–3
UNAM
0
9
Tepatitlán
3–0
Gavilanes de Matamoros
1,300
Santos Laguna
1–1
Tecos
50
10
Gavilanes de Matamoros
1–1
Deportivo Tepic
1,200
Guadalajara
1–1
Tijuana
50
11
Reboceros de La Piedad
2–1
Irapuato
1,200
América
3–0
Toluca
50
12
Atlético Reynosa
4–0
Tigres
4,000
Toluca
0–2
Cruz Azul Premier
10
13
Reboceros de La Piedad
3–1
Tuxtla
3,500
Tigres
0–0
Gavilanes de Matamoros
50
14
Loros UdeC
1–1
Guadalajara
2,000
Querétaro
3–0
Cruz Azul Premier
100
15
Reboceros de La Piedad
2–0
Veracruz
2,500
Tijuana
2–3
León
33
16
Loros UdeC
4–0
Necaxa
5,000
Deportivo Tepic
0–5
Pacific
0
17
Reboceros de La Piedad
2–2
Toluca
5,000
Monarcas Morelia
0–3
Loros UdeC
50
Source:Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report)
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score . 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 penalty shoot-out .
Quarter-finals
The first legs was played on 25 and 26 April 2018, and the second legs was played on 28 and 29 April 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
The first legs was played on 2 May 2018, and the second legs was played on 5 May 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Final
The first leg was played on 9 May 2018, and the second leg was played on 12 May 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
Relegation Table
Last updated: 22 April 2018 Source: Liga Premier FMF [permanent dead link ] P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played
The Promotion Final is a series of matches played by the champions of the tournaments Apertura and Clausura, the game is played to determine the winning team of the promotion to Ascenso MX.
The first leg was played on 16 May 2018, and the second leg was played on 19 May 2018.
First leg
Second leg
2017–18 Serie A de México winners
Tepatitlán 1st title
See also
References
External links
Segunda División (Level 2) Segunda División (Level 3) Liga Premier (Level 3)
Domestic leagues
Championship stage (Liguilla) Domestic cups Super cups CONCACAF competitions Related to national team