Competition: | Liga de Expansión MX |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Winners: | Apertura: Cancún (1st title) Clausura: Atlante (3rd title) |
League Topscorer: | Apertura 2023: Luis Razo (10 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Apertura 2023: UAT 7–0 Oaxaca |
Biggest Away Win: | Apertura 2023: Atlético La Paz 1–4 Cancún Oaxaca 2–5 Cancún Atlético La Paz 1–4 Zacatecas Sinaloa 1–4 Celaya Atlético La Paz 0–3 Atlante |
Highest Scoring: | Apertura 2023: Sinaloa 3–4 Atlético La Paz Venados 4–3 UAT UAT 7–0 Oaxaca Cancún 5–2 Sonora |
Longest Wins: | Apertura 2023: 4 matches Cancún |
Longest Unbeaten: | Apertura 2023: 7 matches Atlante |
Longest Winless: | Apertura 2023: 6 matches Celaya Tlaxcala |
Longest Losses: | Apertura 2023: 6 matches Tlaxcala |
Highest Attendance: | Apertura 2023: 9,698 Atlético Morelia vs Atlante |
Lowest Attendance: | Apertura 2023: 284 Tapatío vs Sonora |
Attendance: | Apertura 2023: 294,668 |
Average Attendance: | Apertura: 2,833 |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
Extra Information: | Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season is the fourth 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. The Apertura tournament began on 21 July 2023. The Clausura tournament will begin in January 2024 as a 33-team league with the addition of 18 Liga MX under-23 teams.
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.
Apertura 2023 | ||||
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Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
Atlante | Mexico City | Ciudad de los Deportes | 33,000 | |
Atlético La Paz | La Paz, Baja California Sur | Guaycura | 5,209 | |
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 | |
Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844 | |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 | |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 | |
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 20,108 | |
Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 | |
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 |
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) front | |
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Atlante | Jorge Santillana | Daniel Alcántar | Humberto Hernández | Joma | Betcris | |
Atlético La Paz | Samuel Hernández | Raúl Rico | Kristian Álvarez | In–house | Baja Ferries | |
Atlético Morelia | José Luis Higuera | Norberto Scoponi | Raúl Torres | Keuka | Akron, Axen Capital, Cemex Tolteca, Michoacán, Morelia Brilla, Biocup, Sello Rojo, Electrolit, Calidra | |
Cancún | Jeff Luhnow | Luis Arce | Benjamín Galindo Jr. | Nike | Cancún | |
Celaya | Carlos Benavides Escardó | Cristian Paulucci | Keuka | Bachoco, Petro Figue's, TV4 | ||
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Carlos Gutiérrez | Octavio Paz | Svedda | PlayCell, Romasa, Baby Sky, Electrolit, G+, Oaxaca Rosa | |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Rafael García | Oswaldo León | Charly | Coppel, Caliente, SuKarne | |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Roberto Hernández | José Saavedra | Keuka | Caliente | |
Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | Arturo Ortega | Juan Aguayo | Puma | ||
Tepatitlán | Víctor Flores Cosío | Enrique López Zarza | Carlos Villanueva López | Sporelli | Pacífica | |
Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Paco Ramírez | Gerardo Ruíz | Keuka | Tlaxcala, Pronto, Providencia | |
UAT | David Ashdruval Martínez | Raúl Gutiérrez | Iván Pineda | Sliver Sport | ||
U. de G. | Alfonso Sosa | Arturo Ledesma | Sporelli | Electrolit | ||
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Rafael Fernández | Alfonso Luna | Spiro | Yucatán, Nus-káh | |
Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Nacho Castro | José Plascencia | Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mifel, Vazlo, Mobil |
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 | ||||||||
Zacatecas | Omar Alexis Moreno | Mutual agreement | 20 April 2023 | Nacho Castro | 7 May 2023 | Pre-season | [7] [8] | |
Cancún | Iñigo Idiakez | Reassigned to youth teams | 3 May 2023 | Luis Arce | 1 June 2023 | [9] [10] | ||
Oaxaca | Jorge Manrique | Mutual agreement | 26 May 2023 | Carlos Gutiérrez | 15 June 2023 | [11] [12] | ||
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Tapatío | Gerardo Espinoza | Signed with Mexico under-23 | 4 June 2023 | Arturo Ortega | 15 June 2023 | [14] | ||
Venados | Bruno Marioni | Sacked | 6 June 2023 | Rafael Fernández | 9 June 2023 | [15] [16] | ||
Tepatitlán | Daniel Guzmán | Sacked | 15 June 2023 | Enrique López Zarza | 20 June 2023 | [17] [18] | ||
Apertura changes | ||||||||
Celaya | Paco Ramírez | Sacked | 24 August 2023 | Walter Fleita (Interim) | 24 August 2023 | 14th | [19] | |
Tlaxcala | Jorge Villalpando | Sacked | 26 August 2023 | Jorge Villalpando | 28 August 2023 | 15th | [20] [21] | |
Celaya | Walter Fleita (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | 29 August 2023 | Cristian Paulucci | 29 August 2023 | 14th | [22] | |
UAT | Sacked | 7 October 2023 | Raúl Gutiérrez | 7 October 2023 | 13th | [23] [24] | ||
Tlaxcala | Mutual agreement | 10 October 2023 | Javier Contreras (Interim) | 10 October 2023 | 15th | [25] | ||
Atlético Morelia | Carlos Adrián Morales | Sacked | 20 October 2023 | José Roberto Muñoz (Interim) | 20 October 2023 | 8th | [26] [27] | |
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||||
Atlético La Paz | Jaime Durán | Sacked | 29 November 2023 | Raúl Rico | 10 December 2023 | Pre-season | [28] [29] | |
Atlético Morelia | José Roberto Muñoz (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | 5 December 2023 | Israel Hernández | 5 December 2023 | [30] | ||
Atlante | Mario García | Mutual agreement | 12 December 2023 | Daniel Alcántar | 20 December 2023 | [31] [32] | ||
Tlaxcala | Javier Contreras (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | 23 December 2023 | Paco Ramírez | 23 December 2023 | [33] | ||
Clausura changes | ||||||||
Atlético Morelia | Israel Hernández | Sacked | 21 February 2024 | Norberto Scoponi | 22 February 2024 | 14th | [34] [35] |
The defending champions are Tapatío. The regular tournament began on 21 July and will end on 31 October. The round 2 match between Celaya and Tepatitlán was postponed due to poor pitch condition and played on 19 August during round 5.[36]
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
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align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Luis Razo | Zacatecas | align=center rowspan=1 | 10 |
align=center rowspan=1 | 2 | Julio Cruz | Oaxaca | align=center rowspan=1 | 9 |
align=center rowspan=1 | 3 | Édson Rivera | UdeG | align=center rowspan=1 | 8 |
align=center rowspan=1 | 4 | Luciano Nequecaur | Venados | align=center rowspan=1 | 7 |
align=center rowspan=4 | 5 | Christian Blanco | Zacatecas | align=center rowspan=4 | 6 |
Daniel Lajud | Atlante | ||||
Jesús Francisco López | Sonora | ||||
Mauro Pérez | Venados | ||||
align=center rowspan=8 | 9 | Andrés Ávila | Zacatecas | align=center rowspan=8 | 5 |
Raúl Castillo | Cancún | ||||
Fernando Lesme | Celaya | ||||
Daniel López | Sinaloa | ||||
Fernando Monárrez | UAT | ||||
Vladimir Moragrega | UAT | ||||
Jorge Sánchez | UAT | ||||
Alfonso Tamay | Cancún |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | |
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Mauro Pérez | Venados | Tlaxcala | 3–1 (H) | 21 July 2023 | 1 | |
Luis Razo | Zacatecas | Atlético Morelia | 4–0 (H) | 23 July 2023 | 1 | |
Rubén Hernández | Sinaloa | Zacatecas | 4–0 (H) | 15 August 2023 | 5 | |
Jorge Sánchez | UAT | Oaxaca | 7–0 (H) | 29 August 2023 | 7 | |
Fernando Lesme | Celaya | Sinaloa | 4–1 (A) | 25 October 2023 | 14 |
Source Liga de Expansión MX
Highest attended | Lowest attended | ||||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | |
1 | Zacatecas | 4–0 | Atlético Morelia | 4,612 | Tapatío | 0–0 | Cancún | 419 | |
2 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | Tapatío | 5,929 | Tlaxcala | 1–2 | Atlante | 2,346 | |
3 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Celaya | 7,370 | Celaya | 1–1 | Tepatitlán | 1,243 | |
4 | Zacatecas | 1–1 | Oaxaca | 6,115 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Celaya | 462 | |
5 | Sinaloa | 4–0 | Zacatecas | 3,103 | Tlaxcala | 1–2 | Sonora | 990 | |
6 | Morelia | 4–0 | Sinaloa | 8,012 | Tapatío | 2–0 | Tlaxcala | 291 | |
7 | Venados | 2–1 | Tapatío | 4,204 | Tepatitlán | 3–0 | Cancún | 950 | |
8 | Atlético Morelia | 2–0 | Atlético La Paz | 8,707 | Tapatío | 1–0 | Zacatecas | 288 | |
9 | Atlético Morelia | 0–0 | Tapatío | 8,514 | Tlaxcala | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 901 | |
10 | Oaxaca | 2–2 | Atlético La Paz | 2,698 | Tapatío | 2–2 | Tepatitlán | 741 | |
11 | Atlante | 1–1 | Tapatío | 3,950 | Sonora | 3–2 | Atlético Morelia | 1,821 | |
12 | Atlético Morelia | 0–0 | Oaxaca | 5,130 | Tapatío | 1–2 | Sonora | 284 | |
13 | Atlético Morelia | 0–1 | Atlante | 9,698 | Tapatío | 2–4 | UdeG | 772 | |
14 | Zacatecas | 2–2 | Sonora | 6,053 | Sonora | 1–0 | Atlético La Paz | 1,708 | |
15 | Cancún | 2–1 | Zacatecas | 3,247 | Tapatío | 0–1 | Sinaloa | 891 |
Source: Liga de Expansión MX
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The first legs were played between 15–16 November, and the second legs were played between 18–19 November.|}
4–4 on aggregate. Atlante advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
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UdeG won 3–2 on aggregate.----
2–2 on aggregate. Cancún advanced due to being the higher seeded team.----
Zacatecas won 7–2 on aggregate.
The first legs were played between 22–23 November, and the second legs were played between 25–26 November.|}
Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate. Cancún advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
The first leg was played on 30 November, and the second leg was played on 3 December.|}
Cancún won 3–0 on aggregate.
The Clausura tournament began in January 2024.
Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
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align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | José Rodríguez | Cancún | align=center rowspan=1 | 9 |
align=center rowspan=1 | 2 | Michell Rodríguez | Celaya | align=center rowspan=1 | 8 |
align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | Daniel López | Sinaloa | align=center rowspan=2 | 7 |
Édson Rivera | UdeG | ||||
align=center rowspan=6 | 5 | Michelle Benítez | Atlético La Paz | align=center rowspan=6 | 5 |
Julio Cruz | Oaxaca | ||||
Adolfo Domínguez | Celaya | ||||
Fernando Illescas | Atlético Morelia | ||||
Duilio Tejeda | Sonora | ||||
Benjamín Sánchez | Tapatío |
The first legs were played between 24–25 April, and the second legs were played between 27–28 April.|}
Atlético La Paz won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Tapatíon won 4–3 on aggregate.
The first legs will be played on 5 May, and the second legs will be played between 8 May.|}
UdeG won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Atlante won 8–1 on aggregate.
The first leg was played on 8 May, and the second leg was played between 12 May.|}
Atlante won 4–1 on aggregate.
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 2023–24 season will play the second leg at home.
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1–1 on aggregate. Cancún won 3–1 on penalty kicks.
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.[37] As of the 2023–24 season, the bottom three ranked Liga de Expansión MX teams will not pay a fine. The last ranked team can not qualify for the Clausura 2024 liguilla.
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1 | Atlante | 31 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 168 | 94 | +64 | |||||||||||||
2 | Celaya | 25 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 22 | 166 | 94 | +46 | |||||||||||||
3 | UdeG | 25 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 162 | 94 | +36 | |||||||||||||
4 | Venados | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 143 | 94 | +17 | |||||||||||||
5 | Atlético Morelia | 28 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 139 | 93 | +20 | |||||||||||||
6 | Sonora | 21 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 138 | 94 | +31 | |||||||||||||
7 | Zacatecas | 19 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 126 | 94 | 0 | |||||||||||||
8 | Tapatío | 14 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 125 | 94 | –5 | |||||||||||||
9 | Oaxaca | 16 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 120 | 93 | –11 | |||||||||||||
10 | Cancún | 13 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 119 | 94 | –10 | |||||||||||||
11 | Tepatitlán | 18 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 117 | 94 | –10 | |||||||||||||
12 | Sinaloa | 37 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 115 | 94 | –38 | |||||||||||||
13 | UAT | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 114 | 94 | –19 | |||||||||||||
14 | Atlético La Paz | 22 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 113 | 94 | –21 | |||||||||||||
15 | Tlaxcala | 18 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 101 | 94 | –49 |
The Aggregate table is a sum of the Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final.