| Competition: | Liga MX |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Relegated: | Chiapas |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | UANL Guadalajara América Tijuana |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 806 |
| Total Goals Footnote: | Apertura: 431 (per match) Clausura: 375 (per match) |
| League Topscorer: | Apertura: Dayro Moreno Raúl Ruidíaz (11 goals) Clausura: Raúl Ruidíaz (9 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Apertura: Pachuca 5–1 León (July 16, 2016) Tijuana 4–0 Guadalajara (July 29, 2016) Clausura: Tijuana 6–2 Puebla (January 13, 2017) León 4–0 Veracruz (April 8, 2017) UANL 4–0 UNAM (April 15, 2017) Morelia 4–0 UNAM (April 29, 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Apertura: Morelia 1–5 Pachuca (September 20, 2016) Clausura: Querétaro 1–5 UANL (May 6, 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | Apertura: UNAM 5–3 Monterrey (August 21, 2016) Cruz Azul 5–3 Veracruz (October 1, 2016) Clausura: Tijuana 6–2 Puebla (January 13, 2017) |
| Longest Wins: | Apertura: 3 Guadalajara León Necaxa Pachuca Tijuana Toluca UANL Clausura: 4 Tijuana |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Apertura: 11 UANL Clausura: 8 Santos Laguna (twice) |
| Longest Winless: | Apertura: 13 Chiapas Clausura: 8 Chiapas León |
| Longest Losses: | Apertura: 8 Veracruz Clausura: 5 Veracruz |
| Highest Attendance: | Apertura: 61,561 América 0–3 Guadalajara (August 27, 2016) Clausura: 53,219 Atlas 1–2 Guadalajara (February 11, 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | Apertura: 8,672 Chiapas 1–2 Querétaro (October 29, 2016) Clausura: 0 Veracruz 3–1 Cruz Azul (March 31, 2017) |
| Attendance: | Apertura: 4,069,808 Clausura: 4,249,473 |
| Average Attendance: | Apertura: 26,600 Clausura: 27,774 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
| Extra Information: | Stats are from the regular season only Source: ESPN FC |
The 2016–17 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016.[1]
The following eighteen teams are competing this season. Sinaloa was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season. Sinaloa will be replaced by the 2016 Clausura Ascenso MX champion Necaxa, who won promotion after defeating the Apertura 2015 winner Juárez in a promotion play-off.
| América | Atlas | Chiapas | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara | León | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Jalisco | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna | Estadio Azul | Estadio Chivas | Estadio León | |
| Capacity: 87,000 | Capacity: 53,985 | Capacity: 29,001 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 45,364 | Capacity: 31,297 | |
| Monterrey | Morelia | Necaxa | Pachuca | Puebla | Querétaro | |
| Estadio BBVA Bancomer | Estadio Morelos | Estadio Victoria | Estadio Hidalgo | Estadio Cuauhtémoc | Estadio Corregidora | |
| Capacity: 52,237 | Capacity: 34,984 | Capacity: 23,898 | Capacity: 27,512 | Capacity: 51,726 | Capacity: 33,162 | |
| Santos Laguna | Tijuana | Toluca | UANL | UNAM | Veracruz | |
| Estadio Corona | Estadio Caliente | Estadio Nemesio Díez | Estadio Universitario | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente | |
| Capacity: 29,237 | Capacity: 27,333 | Capacity: 25,257 | Capacity: 41,615 | Capacity: 48,297 | Capacity: 28,703 | |
| Toluca (Apertura 2016 and Week 1 of Clausura 2017) |
|---|
| Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba |
| Capacity: 32,603 |
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | Ricardo Peláez |  Ricardo La Volpe |  Oribe Peralta | Nike | Huawei | |
| Atlas | Gustavo Guzmán | José Guadalupe Cruz | Rafael Márquez | Puma | Wibe | |
| Chiapas | Carlos López Chargoy | Sergio Bueno | Félix Araujo | Charly | Compartamos Banco | |
| Cruz Azul | Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas | Paco Jémez | José de Jesús Corona | Under Armour | Cemento Cruz Azul | |
| Guadalajara | Jorge Vergara | Matías Almeyda | Carlos Salcido | Puma | ||
| León | Jesús Martínez Murguia | Javier Torrente | Mauro Boselli | Pirma | B Hermanos | |
| Monterrey | Duilio Davino | Antonio Mohamed | José María Basanta | Puma | Hagámoslo Bien | |
| Morelia | Álvaro Dávila | Roberto Hernández (Interim) | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | Pirma | Caliente | |
| Necaxa | Ernesto Tinajero | Alfonso Sosa | Marcos González | Umbro | Cavall Sport | |
| Pachuca | Jesús Martínez Patiño | Diego Alonso | Nike | Cementos Fortaleza | ||
| Puebla | Carlos López Domínguez | José Cardozo | Charly | Caliente | ||
| Querétaro | Joaquín Beltrán | Jaime Lozano | Miguel Martínez | Puma | Banco Multiva | |
| Santos Laguna | Alejandro Irarragorri | José Manuel de la Torre | Carlos Izquierdoz | Puma | Soriana | |
| Tijuana | Jorge Hank Inzunsa | Miguel Herrera | Juan Carlos Núñez | Adidas | Caliente | |
| Toluca | Valentín Díez Morodo | Hernán Cristante | Paulo da Silva | Under Armour | Banamex | |
| UANL | Alejandro Rodríguez Michelsen |  Ricardo Ferretti | Juninho | Adidas | Cemex | |
| UNAM | Rodrigo Ares de Parga | Francisco Palencia | Darío Verón | Nike | DHL Express | |
| Veracruz | Fidel Kuri Mustieles | Juan Antonio Luna | Charly | Electrolit |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Apertura changes | |||||||
| UNAM | Guillermo Vázquez | Sacked | May 26, 2016 | Juan Francisco Palencia | May 30, 2015 | Preseason | |
| Apertura changes | |||||||
| Santos Laguna | Luis Zubeldía | Sacked | August 15, 2016 | José Manuel de la Torre | August 15, 2016 | 17th | |
| León | Luis Fernando Tena | Sacked | August 29, 2016 | Javier Torrente | August 30, 2016 | 18th | |
| América | Ignacio Ambriz | Sacked | September 18, 2016 | Israel Hernández and Raúl Lara (Interim) | September 18, 2016 | 7th | |
| Chiapas | José Cardozo | Sacked | September 12, 2016 | Sergio Bueno | September 18, 2016 | 18th | |
| América | Israel Hernández and Raúl Lara (Interim) | End of tenure as caretakers | September 22, 2016 | Ricardo La Volpe | September 22, 2016 | 6th | |
| Veracruz | Pablo Marini | Resigned | September 23, 2016 | Juan Antonio Luna (Interim) | September 24, 2016 | 16th | |
| Veracruz | Juan Antonio Luna (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | October 5, 2016 | Carlos Reinoso | October 5, 2016 | 16th | |
| Cruz Azul | Tomás Boy | Mutual agreement | October 22, 2016 | Joaquín Moreno (Interim) | October 22, 2016 | 13th | |
| Morelia | Enrique Meza | Sacked | October 23, 2016 | Roberto Hernández (Interim) | October 23, 2016 | 14th | |
| Pre-Clausura changes | |||||||
| Morelia | Roberto Hernández (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | November 30, 2016 | Pablo Marini | November 30, 2016 | Preseason | |
| Cruz Azul | Joaquín Moreno (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | November 28, 2016 | Paco Jémez | November 28, 2016 | Preseason | |
| Clausura changes | |||||||
| Puebla | Ricardo Valiño | Sacked | January 30, 2017 | José Cardozo | January 30, 2017 | 18th | |
| Querétaro | Víctor Manuel Vucetich | Sacked | January 31, 2017 | Jaime Lozano | February 1, 2017 | 17th | |
| Morelia | Pablo Marini | Mutual agreement | February 6, 2017 | Roberto Hernández (Interim) | February 6, 2017 | 13th | |
| Veracruz | Carlos Reinoso | Resigned | March 23, 2017 | Juan Antonio Luna | March 23, 2017 | 17th | |
The Apertura 2016 is the first championship of the season. The regular season began on July 15, 2016 and ended on December 25, 2016.[2] Pachuca are the defending champions, having won their 6th title.
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=2 | 1 |  Dayro Moreno | Tijuana | align=center rowspan=2 | 11 |
 Raúl Ruidíaz | Morelia | ||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 3 | Mauro Boselli | León | align=center rowspan=3 | 10 |
| Rogelio Funes Mori | Monterrey | ||||
| Silvio Romero | América | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 6 | Edson Puch | Necaxa | align=center rowspan=2 | 9 |
| Franco Jara | Pachuca | ||||
| align=center rowspan=1 | 8 | Matías Alustiza | Puebla | align=center rowspan=1 | 8 |
| align=center rowspan=4 | 9 | Hirving Lozano | Pachuca | align=center rowspan=4 | 7 |
| Camilo Sanvezzo | Querétaro | ||||
| Ismael Sosa | UANL | ||||
| Fernando Uribe | Toluca |
Source: ESPN FC
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | Toluca | 3–1 | 23 July 2016 | ||
| Morelia | Santos Laguna | 4–2 | 31 July 2016 | ||
| Monterrey | León | 3–0 | 6 August 2016 | ||
| UNAM | Monterrey | 5–3 | 21 August 2016 | ||
| Puebla | Morelia | 3–2 | 24 September 2016 |
| Rank | Player | Club | width=85 | Clean sheets | width=40 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Nahuel Guzmán | UANL | align=center rowspan=1 | 9 | align=center rowspan=1 | 0.77 |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 2 | Federico Vilar | Tijuana | align=center rowspan=1 | 8 | align=center rowspan=1 | 0.77 |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 3 | Rodolfo Cota | Guadalajara | align=center rowspan=1 | 7 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.00 |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 4 | Alejandro Palacios | UNAM | align=center rowspan=1 | 6 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.29 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | Óscar Pérez | Pachuca | align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.25 |
| José de Jesús Corona | Cruz Azul | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.35 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 7 | Marcelo Barovero | Necaxa | align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.00 |
| Tiago Volpi | Querétaro | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.41 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 9 | Óscar Ustari | Atlas | align=center rowspan=3 | 3 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.33 |
 William Yarbrough | León | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.47 | ||||
| Agustín Marchesín | Santos Laguna | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.73 |
Source: Fox Soccer
| Rank | Player | Club | width=40 | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Felipe Rodríguez | Morelia | 69 | |
| 2 | Cristian Campestrini | Puebla | 68 | |
| 3 | Pedro Gallese | Veracruz | 65 | |
| 4 | Marcelo Barovero | Necaxa | 62 | |
| 5 | José de Jesús Corona | Cruz Azul | 56 | |
| 5 | Alejandro Palacios | UNAM | 56 | |
| 5 | William Yarbrough | León | 56 | |
| 8 | Federico Vilar | Tijuana | 55 | |
| 9 | Óscar Ustari | Atlas | 52 | |
| 10 | Tiago Volpi | Querétaro | 50< | -- |
| 7 | Moisés Muñoz | América | 43 | |
| 7 | Rodolfo Cota | Guadalajara | 37 | |
| 7 | Óscar Jiménez | Chiapas | 29 | |
| 10 | Agustín Marchesín | Santos Laguna | 23 | |
| 10 | Óscar Pérez | Pachuca | 23 | |
| 8 |  Alexander Domínguez | Monterrey | 21--> |
Source: Fox Soccer
| Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | ||
| 1 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Puebla | 48,071 | Necaxa | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | 21,525 | ||
| 2 | UANL | 0–0 | Atlas | 41,203 | Puebla | 3–2 | Tijuana | 14,137 | ||
| 3 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | 50,093 | Querétaro | 2–1 | Puebla | 20,349 | ||
| 4 | UANL | 1–0 | Chiapas | 41,397 | Toluca | 2–0 | Pachuca | 10,000 | ||
| 5 | Monterrey | 2–1 | Necaxa | 49,892 | Toluca | 0–0 | UANL | 10,000 | ||
| 6 | UANL | 4–2 | Pachuca | 41,469 | Cruz Azul | 3–1 | Santos Laguna | 11,890 | ||
| 7 | América | 0–3 | Guadalajara | 61,561 | Toluca | 2–2 | Morelia | 17,140 | ||
| 8 | Monterrey | 0–0 | Tijuana | 50,045 | Puebla | 0–2 | Toluca | 12,782 | ||
| 9 | América | 0–2 | León | 42,981 | Veracruz | 1–3 | Morelia | 16,321 | ||
| 10 | Monterrey | 5–2 | Santos Laguna | 48,430 | UNAM | 2–0 | Atlas | 15,000 | ||
| 11 | América | 2–1 | UNAM | 49,156 | Chiapas | 2–2 | Necaxa | 17,252 | ||
| 12 | Monterrey | 1–1 | América | 50,302 | Cruz Azul | 5–3 | Veracruz | 11,788 | ||
| 13 | América | 1–0 | Tijuana | 49,640 | Veracruz | 2–3 | León | 14,547 | ||
| 14 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Toluca | 40,966 | Cruz Azul | 1–2 | Puebla | 9,767 | ||
| 15 | UANL | 1–1 | Monterrey | 41,537 | Chiapas | 1–2 | Querétaro | 8,672 | ||
| 16 | Monterrey | 4–0 | Veracruz | 48,114 | Necaxa | 3–1 | Puebla | 12,980 | ||
| 17 | UANL | 1–2 | Querétaro | 41,315 | Cruz Azul | 2–3 | León | 10,573 | ||
Source: Liga MX website
See main article: Apertura 2016 Liga MX championship stage.
The Clausura 2017 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 6, 2017.[2]
Games scheduled for Round 10 were suspended due to a strike called by the Asociación Mexicana de Árbitros (Mexican Referee's Association).[3]
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Matches scheduled for Round 10 were postponed due to a strike called by the Asociación Mexicana de Árbitros (Mexican Referee's Association). Round 10 matches which were scheduled to take place between March 10 and March 12 were rescheduled to take place between April 11 and April 13. (between Rounds 13 and 14)
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Morelia | align=center rowspan=1 | 9 |
| align=center rowspan=5 | 2 | Matías Alustiza | Atlas | align=center rowspan=5 | 8 |
| Nicolás Castillo | UNAM | ||||
 André-Pierre Gignac | UANL | ||||
| Avilés Hurtado | Tijuana | ||||
| Oribe Peralta | América | ||||
| align=center rowspan=1 | 7 | Mauro Boselli | León | align=center rowspan=1 | 7 |
| align=center rowspan=5 | 8 | Edwin Cardona | Monterrey | align=center rowspan=5 | 6 |
| Dorlan Pabón | Monterrey | ||||
| Edson Puch | Necaxa | ||||
| Jonathan Rodríguez | Santos Laguna | ||||
| Camilo Sanvezzo | Querétaro | ||||
Source: ESPN FC
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pachuca | León | 4–2 | 7 January 2017 | ||
| Morelia | UNAM | 4–0 | 29 April 2017 | ||
| UANL | Querétaro | 5–1 | 6 May 2017 |
| Rank | Player | Club | width=85 | Clean sheets | width=40 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Agustín Marchesín | América | align=center rowspan=1 | 8 | align=center rowspan=1 | |
| align=center rowspan=3 | 2 | Óscar Pérez | Pachuca | align=center rowspan=3 | 7 | align=center rowspan=1 | |
| Rodolfo Cota | Guadalajara | align=center rowspan=1 | |||||
| Gibrán Lajud | Tijuana | align=center rowspan=1 | |||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | Carlos Felipe Rodríguez | Morelia | align=center rowspan=2 | 6 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1.00 |
| William Yarbrough | León | align=center rowspan=1 | |||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 7 | Nahuel Guzmán | UANL | align=center rowspan=3 | 5 | align=center rowspan=1 | 0.60 |
| Hugo González | Monterrey | align=center rowspan=1 | |||||
| Alfredo Talavera | Toluca | align=center rowspan=1 |
Source: Fox Soccer
| Rank | Player | Club | width=40 | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Barovero | Necaxa | 80 | |
| 2 | Chiapas | 76 | ||
| 3 | León | 71 | ||
| 4 | Rodolfo Cota | Guadalajara | 68 | |
| 5 | Querétaro | 67 | ||
| 6 | América | 62 | ||
| 7 | Alfredo Talavera | Toluca | 57 | |
| 8 | Cristian Campestrini | Puebla | 53 | |
| 9 | Morelia | 51 | ||
| 10 | Monterrey | 50 |
See main article: Clausura 2017 Liga MX championship stage.
| width=28 | width=150 | Team | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=45 | width=45 | width=45 | width=50 | Relegation | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 169 | 102 | +32 | 1.6569 | align=center rowspan=17 | Safe for 2017–18 Season | |||||||||||
| 2 | UANL | 31 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 167 | 102 | +59 | 1.6373 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Monterrey | 27 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 25 | 27 | 163 | 102 | +35 | 1.5980 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Toluca | 29 | 24 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 158 | 102 | +18 | 1.5490 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Pachuca | 25 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 153 | 102 | +33 | 1.5000 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | UNAM | 24 | 22 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 148 | 102 | +12 | 1.4510 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Guadalajara | 16 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 146 | 102 | +11 | 1.4314 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | León | 22 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 144 | 102 | +6 | 1.4118 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Tijuana | 21 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 143 | 102 | +4 | 1.4020 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 26 | 20 | 47 | 34 | +1 | 1.3824 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Atlas | 31 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 135 | 102 | –18 | 1.3235 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Santos Laguna | 23 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 134 | 102 | –5 | 1.3137 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Cruz Azul | 21 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 128 | 102 | –3 | 1.2549 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Querétaro | 21 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 127 | 102 | –12 | 1.2451 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Puebla | 16 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 121 | 102 | –20 | 1.1863 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Morelia | 10 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 118 | 102 | –28 | 1.1569 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Veracruz | 15 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 117 | 102 | –39 | 1.1471 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Chiapas (R) | 28 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 117 | 102 | –49 | 1.1471 | |||||||||||||
The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the Apertura 2017 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.