2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season

Liga de Expansión MX
Season2020-21
ChampionsGuardianes 2020:
Tampico Madero (1st title)
Guardianes 2021:
Tepatitlán (1st title)
Matches played240
Goals scored573 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerGuardianes 2020:
Alberto Alvarado Morín
Lizandro Echeverría
Guillermo Martínez
Gustavo Ramírez
(7 goals)
Guardianes 2021:
Julio César Cruz
(10 goals)
Biggest home winGuardianes 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 winGuardianes 2020:
Pumas Tabasco 0–4 Atlante
(30 September 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
U. de G. 0–3 Atlante
(24 February 2021)
Highest scoringGuardianes 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 runGuardianes 2020:
4 matches
Atlante
Sonora
Zacatecas
Guardianes 2021:
4 matches
Atlético Morelia
Zacatecas
Longest unbeaten runGuardianes 2020:
12 matches
Celaya
Guardianes 2021:
12 matches
Sonora
Longest winless runGuardianes 2020:
8 matches
Sinaloa
U. de G.
Guardianes 2021:
9 matches
UAT
Longest losing runGuardianes 2020:
5 matches
UAT
Guardianes 2021:
4 matches
Pumas Tabasco
Highest attendanceGuardianes 2021: 2,655
Cancún 2–0 U. de G.
(7 April 2021)
Total attendanceGuardianes 2021: 2,798
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

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.

Stadiums and locations

Team City Stadium Capacity
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
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Location of teams in the 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX

Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Atlante Jorge Santillana Mexico Mario García Covalles Mexico Lizandro Echeverría UIN Sports Betcris
Atlético Morelia Víctor Manuel Arana Argentina Ricardo Valiño Mexico Arturo Ledesma Keuka Akron, Avocados from Mexico
Cancún José Luis Orantes Costanzo Mexico Christian Giménez Mexico Juan Basulto Keuka Cancún, Riviera Maya
Celaya Alan Achar Mexico Israel Hernández Mexico Leobardo López Keuka Bachoco
Oaxaca Juan Carlos Jones Mexico Oscar Fernando Torres Mexico Óscar Torres Silver Sport Patsa, Ópticas América, ADO
Pumas Tabasco Ramón Neme Mexico Alejandro Pérez Mexico Julio Barragán Nike DHL
Sinaloa José Antonio Núñez Mexico Rafael García Mexico José Lugo Charly Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne
Sonora Juan Pablo Rojo Argentina Gabriel Pereyra Mexico Miguel Vallejo Keuka Yiuppi, El Imparcial
Tampico Madero Carlos Gutiérrez Riera Mexico Gerardo Espinoza Mexico José Ávila Charly Nexum
Tapatío Amaury Vergara Mexico Alberto Coyote Mexico Sergio Flores Puma Caliente
Tepatitlán Víctor Flores Cosío Mexico Paco Ramírez Mexico Luis Robles Carrara Pacífica
Tlaxcala Rafael Torre Mendoza Mexico Irving Rubirosa Mexico Francisco Uscanga Keuka Providencia, Tlaxcala
UAT Miguel Mansur Pedraza Mexico Hibert Ruíz Mexico Abraham Riestra Silver Sport
U. de G. José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez Mexico Jorge Dávalos Mexico José Hernández Umbro Electrolit
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez Mexico Armando Navarrete U-Sports Yucatán
Zacatecas Eduardo López Muñoz Mexico Omar Alexis Moreno Mexico Manuel Madrid Spiro Fresnillo plc, Mobil

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table 		Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Celaya Mexico Héctor Altamirano Sacked 23 April 2020 Mexico Israel Hernández 1 July 2020 Preseason [8][9]
Zacatecas Mexico Oscar Torres Sacked 11 June 2020 Mexico Omar Alexis Moreno 1 July 2020 [10][11]
Sonora Mexico Isaac Morales Sacked 12 May 2020 Argentina Gabriel Pereyra 3 July 2020 [12][13]
Atlante Mexico Alex Diego Signed by Querétaro 12 June 2020 Mexico Mario García Covalles 20 July 2020 [14][15]
Oaxaca Mexico Alejandro Pérez Mutual agreement 4 July 2020 Mexico Oscar Fernando Torres 10 July 2020 [16][17]
Pre-Clausura changes
Sinaloa Mexico David Patiño Sacked 30 November 2020 Mexico Rafael García 21 December 2020 Preseason [18][19]
Pumas Tabasco Mexico Carlos Humberto González Moved to UNAM U–20 21 December 2020 Mexico Alejandro Pérez 21 December 2020 [20]
Clausura changes
UAT Mexico Roberto Hernández Sacked 11 March 2021 Mexico Hibert Ruíz 11 March 2021 14th [21][22]

Guardianes 2020

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L Ext GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi-finals.
  2. ^ The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  3. ^ The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.
  4. ^ Team is last in the relegation table

Positions by round

Leader and qualification to semi-finals
Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415
Celaya322211111111111
Atlante1481384223464322
Sonora211122334222533
Atlético Morelia7141314147885777654
Cancún673333567655245
Tampico Madero1313129131291010899876
Zacatecas121011778442333467
Tepatitlán895849656546788
Tapatío151514151013131414111189109
Tlaxcala4666111415151514131214910
Venados161615161616121112101011121511
Pumas Tabasco9345912141313151415111112
Sinaloa1159466778121213101213
U. de G.1412710551099131514151314
Oaxaca5810121515161615161616161415
UAT1011161112101112119810131616
Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL OAX PUM SIN SON TAM TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante — — 2–1 — — — 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 — — — 0–1 3–0 2–1
Atlético Morelia 2–1 — 2–3 — — 0–2 1–1 2–0 — — — 3–0 — — — 2–1
Cancún — — — 0–2 0–2 4–0 — — 1–0 — — 2–0 2–0 — 1–2 1–1
Celaya 3–0 1–0 — — — — — 1–1 0–0 — — — 2–1 1–0 2–1 —
Oaxaca 1–2 0–1 — 1–2 — — 1–3 2–4 — — — 2–2 — 1–0 1–0 —
Pumas Tabasco 0–4 — — 1–2 0–2 — 2–2 — — — 2–2 0–1 — — — 3–3
Sinaloa — — 1–1 1–2 — — — 0–2 0–1 1–1 — — 2–2 3–2 — 0–1
Sonora — — 2–1 — — 2–1 — — 3–1 — 2–0 — — 1–0 1–0 2–3
Tampico Madero — 1–2 — — 2–0 1–2 — — — 2–1 0–0 — 0–0 — 1–1 —
Tapatío — 3–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 — 0–2 — — 0–1 2–0 — — — —
Tepatitlán 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 — 4–0 — — — — — — 3–2 2–0 —
Tlaxcala 0–3 — — 1–1 — — 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 — 1–0 1–3 — —
UAT 1–2 2–3 — — 3–2 0–0 — 2–1 — 0–3 2–0 — — — — —
U. de G. — 1–1 0–1 — — 2–2 — — 1–2 1–1 — — 3–1 — — 1–1
Venados — 1–1 — — — 1–3 1–2 — — 0–0 — 1–0 2–2 2–1 — —
Zacatecas — — — 1–1 1–0 — — — 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 5–1 — 1–2 —
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

Final phase

Reclassification

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 (2020-11-24) Zacatecas 1–0 Tepatitlán Zacatecas City, Zacatecas
17:00 CST (UTC−6)
  • Mascorro 62'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 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 (2020-11-24) 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 (2020-11-25) Atlético Morelia 1–0 Venados Morelia, Michoacán
17:00 CST (UTC−6)
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios
26 November 2020 (2020-11-26) Cancún 1–2 Tlaxcala Cancún, Quintana Roo
18:00 EST (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

Bracket

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.
[23]

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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 (2020-12-02) Tlaxcala 0–2 Atlético Morelia Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala
17:00 CST (UTC−6)
Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole
Referee: Jesús Ruiz González
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 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 (2020-12-03) 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 (2020-12-05) 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 (2020-12-05) 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 (2020-12-06) 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 (2020-12-09) 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 (2020-12-09) 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 (2020-12-12) 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 (2020-12-12) 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlante 3–4 Tampico Madero 1–1 2–3
First leg
17 December 2020 (2020-12-17) 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 (2020-12-20) 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 
Tampico Madero
1st title

Guardianes 2021

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

Standings

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
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi-finals.
  2. ^ The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  3. ^ The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.

Positions by round

Leader and qualification to semi-finals
Qualification to quarter-finals
Qualification to repechaje.
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415
Atlético Morelia1183121221331111
Celaya945332113212422
Sonora89111186545643343
Zacatecas72710125979755234
Tapatío1610753652124555
Tepatitlán411214797479666
Atlante3526483345810977
Cancún16131516141615151114141114118
Sinaloa5116911914131413106789
Tlaxcala63849788128914111310
Oaxaca1215121271413141012131313911
Venados14141615151212121311128101012
Pumas Tabasco151695101046696781213
Tampico Madero13121413131510108101112121414
UAT2748611111115151515151515
U. de G.101013141613161616161616161616
Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.

Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL OAX PUM SIN SON TAM TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS
Atlante — 0–2 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 — — — — 5–0 2–1 1–0 — — —
Atlético Morelia — — — 0–2 6–3 — — — 1–0 2–0 2–2 — 2–1 2–1 1–1 —
Cancún 1–0 1–2 — — — — 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 5–1 — — 2–0 — —
Celaya — — 4–0 — 0–0 2–1 2–2 — — 0–0 1–1 0–0 — — — 2–0
Oaxaca — — 0–0 — — 3–1 — — 4–1 2–1 0–1 — 2–2 — — 4–3
Pumas Tabasco — 0–1 1–2 — — — — 0–0 0–0 0–1 — — 1–2 2–0 0–2 —
Sinaloa 3–2 2–3 — — 1–1 1–1 — — — — 0–0 1–1 — — 0–0 —
Sonora 1–1 2–1 — 2–2 2–0 — 2–0 — — 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 — — —
Tampico Madero 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 — — 0–0 0–1 — — — 1–0 — 0–0 — 4–0
Tapatío 2–1 — — — — — 1–2 — 1–0 — — — 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1
Tepatitlán — — — — — 1–2 — 1–0 1–0 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 — — 1–2
Tlaxcala — 2–1 1–0 — 2–1 2–3 — — — 1–2 — — — — 0–0 2–1
UAT — — 3–0 1–2 — — 1–1 — 2–2 — — 0–1 — 0–2 2–0 1–1
U. de G. 0–3 — — 3–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 — — 0–1 1–1 — — 1–1 —
Venados 0–1 — 2–1 0–1 2–2 — — 2–2 1–1 — 1–0 — — — — 2–3
Zacatecas 1–0 2–0 2–0 — — 1–2 1–1 2–2 — — — — — 1–0 — —
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

Attendance

Highest and lowest

Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
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

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase

Reclassification

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 (2021-04-20) 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 (2021-04-20) 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 (2021-04-21) 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 (2021-04-21) 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 (2021-04-22) Tapatío 1–0 Tlaxcala Zapopan, Jalisco
21:00 CDT (UTC−5)
Report Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 157
Referee: Jesús Rafael López

Bracket

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 (2021-04-27) 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 (2021-04-28) 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 (2021-04-29) 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 (2021-04-30) 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 (2021-05-01) 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 (2021-05-02) 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlante 1–2 Atlético Morelia 0–1 1–1
Tepatitlán 4–1 Zacatecas 3–0 1–1
First leg
4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) 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 (2021-05-05) 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 (2021-05-07) 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 (2021-05-08) 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tepatitlán 3–2 Atlético Morelia 1–0 2–2
First leg
12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) 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 (2021-05-15) 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 
Tepatitlán
1st title

Campeón de Campeones Final

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

Tampico Madero2–0Tepatitlán
Lajud 59', 60' Report
Attendance: 2,788
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras
Tampico Madero[26]
Tepatitlán[26]

Assistant referees:
Manuel Alfonso Martinez Sanchez
Jaime Daniel González Ramírez
Fourth official:
Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas

Second leg

Tepatitlán[27]
Tampico Madero[27]

Assistant referees:
Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez
Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales
Fourth official:
Martín Molina Astorga


2–2 on aggregate. Tepatitlán won 5–4 on penalty kicks.
 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX champion 
Tepatitlán
1st title

Coefficient table

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]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN3 million from Liga de Expansión clubs will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: Last place pays 1.5 million, the penultimate place pays 1 million, and the sixteenth place pays 500 thousand. If any affiliate club or new club from the Liga Premier is ranked in the bottom three at the end of the season, they are exempt from paying any fine and it will not be covered by any other club. Any club that does not pay their corresponding fine, for any reason, will be dissafiliated. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team repeats as the last ranked team in the 2021–22 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN1 million.[29]

Pos
 Team '18 A
Pts 		'19 C
Pts 		'19 A
Pts 		'20 C
Pts 		'20 G
Pts 		'21 G
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 GD
 Fine
1 Zacatecas 32 25 14 20 23 24 138 77 1.7662 +41 Safe from paying fine
2 Atlante 30 17 20 11 28 22 128 77 1.6623 +35
3 Sonora 25 22 15 8 28 26 124 77 1.6104 +10
4 Atlético Morelia[b] 13 22 19 13 26 29 122 77 1.5844 +13
5 Tepatitlán Serie A de México 23 22 45 40 1.5000 –1 Exempt from fine
6 Tapatío Did not exist 21 22 43 30 1.4333 +6
7 Celaya 8 18 12 13 32 25 108 77 1.4026 +6 Safe from paying fine
8 Tampico Madero 0[a] 0[a] 17 12 23 16 68 49 1.3878 +7
9 Oaxaca 22 19 21 6 13 19 100 77 1.2987 –8
10 Tlaxcala Serie A de México 18 19 37 30 1.2333 –11 Exempt from fine
11 Sinaloa 22 20 14 5 14 19 93 77 1.2078 –9 Safe from paying fine
12 Cancún[c] 12 15 13 3 24 21 88 77 1.1429 –13
13 U. de G. 18 17 15 13 13 11 87 77 1.1299 –9
14 UAT (F) 15 17 10 16 13 13 84 77 1.0909 –22 $MXN500 thousand
15 Venados (F) 9 20 8 13 16 16 83 77 1.0779 –31 $MXN1 million
16 Pumas Tabasco (Z)[d] Did not exist 14 15 29 30 0.9667 –15 Exempt from fine

Last update: 15 April 2021
Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine 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
F = Fined.
Z = Points reset.
Source: Liga de Expansión

  1. ^
    2018–19 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.[30]
  2. ^
    2018–19 and 2019–20 points were accumulated as Atlético Zacatepec.
  3. ^
    2018–19 points were accumulated as Cafetaleros de Tapachula and 2019–20 as Cafetaleros de Chiapas.
  4. ^
    Pumas Tabasco will begin the 2021–22 season with a coefficient of zero.

Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2020–21 season. This table is a sum of the Guardianes 2020 and Guardianes 2021 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 Celaya 30 15 12 3 40 21 +19 63
2 Atlético Morelia 30 16 7 7 50 37 +13 62
3 Sonora 30 15 9 6 45 27 +18 57
4 Atlante 30 15 5 10 43 26 +17 55
5 Zacatecas 30 13 8 9 45 40 +5 52
6 Cancún 30 13 6 11 34 31 +3 48
7 Tepatitlán (C, Q) 30 12 9 9 33 34 −1 48 Campeón de Campeones[a]
8 Tapatío 30 11 10 9 34 28 +6 46
9 Tampico Madero (C, Q) 30 9 12 9 25 24 +1 42 Campeón de Campeones[b]
10 Tlaxcala 30 10 7 13 28 39 −11 40
11 Sinaloa 30 6 14 10 33 43 −10 36
12 Venados 30 7 12 11 29 37 −8 35
13 Pumas Tabasco 30 7 8 15 34 49 −15 35 Team ended last in the relegation table.
14 Oaxaca 30 8 8 14 39 49 −10 34
15 U. de G. 30 5 9 16 28 40 −12 27
16 UAT 30 6 8 16 33 48 −15 27
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
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ As Guardianes 2021 champions
  2. ^ As Guardianes 2020 champions

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See also