2017–18 Liga MX Femenil season

Liga MX Femenil
Season 2017–18
Champions Apertura:
Guadalajara (1st title)
Clausura:
UANL (1st title)
Matches played 224
Goals scored 737 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Lucero Cuevas
(15 goals)
Clausura:
Lucero Cuevas
(15 goals)
Biggest home win Apertura:
UANL 9–0 León
(August 19, 2017)
Clausura:
Monterrey 8–0 Necaxa
(January 28, 2018)
Biggest away win Apertura:
Cruz Azul 1–9 Pachuca
(August 19, 2017)
Clausura:
Morelia 1–12 América
(April 2, 2018)
Highest scoring Apertura:
Cruz Azul 1–9 Pachuca
(August 19, 2017)
Clausura:
Morelia 1–12 América
(April 2, 2018)

The 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil season was the inaugural season of the top-flight women's football league in Mexico. The season is contested by sixteen teams, being the counterpart women's teams of the men's league, Liga MX. Of the 18 Liga MX clubs, Puebla and Lobos BUAP were the two teams who do not field a women's team.

Format

The Liga MX Femenil season is split into two championships: the Torneo Apertura (or opening tournament) and the Torneo Clausura (or closing tournament). Each in contested in an identical format and includes the same sixteen teams. The Apertura started on July 29, 2017 and ended in November 2017 [1] while the Clausura (or closing tournament) runs from January 5-May 5, 2018.[2]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

The following sixteen teams are competing this season. Of the 18 Liga MX clubs, Puebla and Lobos BUAP are the two teams who do not field a women's team.

Stadiums and locations

América Atlas Cruz Azul Guadalajara
Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco Estadio Azul Estadio Akron
Capacity: 81,070 Capacity: 55,110 Capacity: 33,000 Capacity: 46,232
León Monterrey Morelia Necaxa
Estadio León Estadio BBVA Bancomer Estadio Morelos Estadio Victoria
Capacity: 31,297 Capacity: 51,348 Capacity: 34,795 Capacity: 23,851
Pachuca Querétaro Santos Laguna Tijuana
Estadio Hidalgo Estadio Corregidora Estadio Corona Estadio Caliente
Capacity: 27,512 Capacity: 33,162 Capacity: 29,237 Capacity: 27,333
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Toluca UANL UNAM Veracruz
Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Universitario La Cantera Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Capacity: 31,000 Capacity: 41,886 Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 28,703

Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños Mexico Leonardo Cuéllar Mexico Cecilia Santiago Nike Huawei
Atlas Gustavo Guzmán Mexico Susana Gutiérrez Mexico Marcela Valera Adidas ECOFIN
Cruz Azul Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas Mexico Alberto Aguilar Mexico Reyna Velázquez Azul Sport Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Jorge Vergara Mexico Luis Camacho Mexico Tania Morales Puma Sello Rojo
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Mexico José Guadalupe Mota Mexico Leticia Vázquez Pirma Cementos Fortaleza
Monterrey Duilio Davino Mexico Héctor Becerra Mexico Rebeca Bernal Puma AT&T
Morelia Álvaro Dávila Mexico Verónica Hernández Mexico Isamar Toledo Pirma Kansas City Southern de México
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Mexico Miguel Acosta Mexico Lucía Muñoz Charly Rolcar
Pachuca Jesús Martínez Patiño Mexico Eva Espejo Mexico Mónica Ocampo Nike Cementos Fortaleza
Querétaro Jaime Ordiales Mexico Marco Zamora Mexico Verónica Pérez Puma Banco Multiva
Santos Laguna Alejandro Irarragorri Mexico Jorge Macías Mexico Diana Sánchez Puma Soriana
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Mexico Andrea Rodebaugh Mexico Patricia Gutiérrez Charly Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga Mexico Juan Carlos Mendoza Mexico Dirce Delgado Under Armour Banamex
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez Michelsen Argentina Osvaldo Batocletti Mexico Liliana Mercado Adidas Cemex
UNAM Rodrigo Ares de Parga Mexico Ileana Dávila Mexico Deneva Cagigas Nike DHL Express
Veracruz Fidel Kuri Mustieles Mexico Rodolfo Vega Mexico Zitlalli Gazga Charly Winpot

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table
Apertura changes
Veracruz Mexico Melissa Núñez Sacked September 8, 2017 Mexico Rodolfo Vega September 11, 2017 16th
Monterrey Mexico Gustavo Leal Resigned October 12, 2017 Mexico Eliud Contreras (Interim) October 12, 2017 3rd
Pre-Clausura changes
Cruz Azul Argentina Pablo Bocco Sacked November 10, 2017 Mexico Alberto Aguilar November 10, 2017 Preseason
Santos Laguna Mexico Armando Pedroza Sacked November 27, 2017 Mexico Jorge Macías November 27, 2017 Preseason
Monterrey Mexico Eliud Contreras (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker December 4, 2017 Mexico Héctor Becerra December 4, 2017 Preseason
Necaxa Mexico Miguel Ramírez Mutual agreement December 23, 2017 Mexico Miguel Acosta December 23, 2017 Preseason
Atlas Mexico Jorge Rodríguez Sacked January 8, 2018 Mexico Susana Gutiérrez January 8, 2018 Preseason

Format

The teams will be divided into two groups of eight, where the best two of each group will advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.[3][4]

Torneo Apertura

Regular season

Standings

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América 14 11 2 1 48 11 +37 35 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 UANL 14 11 1 2 51 7 +44 34
3 Guadalajara (C) 14 11 1 2 33 10 +23 34
4 Monterrey 14 10 1 3 38 17 +21 31
5 Pachuca 14 9 3 2 36 16 +20 30 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
6 Toluca 14 8 2 4 26 16 +10 26
7 UNAM 14 5 6 3 24 15 +9 21
8 Atlas 14 6 2 6 24 29 5 20
9 Tijuana 14 5 4 5 17 19 2 19
10 Querétaro 14 5 2 7 19 29 10 17
11 Morelia 14 5 1 8 10 29 19 16
12 Necaxa 14 2 4 8 8 22 14 10
13 León 14 3 1 10 18 42 24 10
14 Cruz Azul 14 2 2 10 9 37 28 8
15 Santos Laguna 14 1 2 11 11 46 35 5
16 Veracruz 14 0 2 12 8 35 27 2
Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América 14 11 2 1 48 11 +37 35 Advance to Liguilla
2 Pachuca 14 9 3 2 36 16 +20 30
3 Toluca 14 8 2 4 26 16 +10 26
4 UNAM 14 5 6 3 24 15 +9 21
5 Tijuana 14 5 4 5 17 19 2 19
6 Morelia 14 5 1 8 10 29 19 16
7 Cruz Azul 14 2 2 10 9 37 28 8
8 Veracruz 14 0 2 12 8 35 27 2
Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Drawing of lots
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UANL 14 11 1 2 51 7 +44 34 Advance to Liguilla
2 Guadalajara 14 11 1 2 33 10 +23 34
3 Monterrey 14 10 1 3 38 17 +21 31
4 Atlas 14 6 2 6 24 29 5 20
5 Querétaro 14 5 2 7 19 29 10 17
6 Necaxa 14 2 4 8 8 22 14 10
7 León 14 3 1 10 18 42 24 10
8 Santos Laguna 14 1 2 11 11 46 35 5
Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Drawing of lots

Positions by round

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 8, but then postponed and played between days 11 and 12, it will be added to the standings for day 12.

Leader and qualification to playoffs
Last place
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
América71223211112111
UANL84431432221222
Guadalajara37555555443333
Monterrey12344323334444
Pachuca23112144555555
Toluca65779666666666
UNAM1612887888887777
Atlas1511666777778888
Tijuana13810989991099999
Querétaro9691010101012121211111110
Morelia41011121112121191010101011
Necaxa1415141415141414141412121212
León1214151613111110111113131313
Cruz Azul1116121314131313131314141414
Santos Laguna59131112151515151515151515
Veracruz1013161516161616161616161616

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2017. Source: Liga MX

Results

Home \ Away[1] AMÉ ATL CAZGUALEÓMONMORNECPACQUESLATIJTOLUNLUNMVER
América 60 50 34 10 30 10 31
Atlas 11 21 42 11 42 32 12
Cruz Azul 05 02 19 01 01 14 31
Guadalajara 30 40 10 10 62 60 10
León 13 02 30 22 52 18
Monterrey 41 21 40 52 21 70 21
Morelia 17 01 04 10 02 00 21
Necaxa 10 01 10 22 01 11 01
Pachuca 11 11 02 30 21
Querétaro 42 13 03 02 30 10 00
Santos Laguna 12 12 21 03 00 12 06
Tijuana 22 10 20 12 22 33 10
Toluca 21 02 40 40 13 30
UANL 40 20 90 41 30 40 71
UNAM 01 41 30 11 11 11 30
Veracruz 18 00 01 02 03 23 11

Source: Liga MX Femenil
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lucero Cuevas América 15
2 Dayana Cázares América 10
Natalia Mauleon Toluca
Desirée Monsiváis Monterrey
5 Alicia Cervantes Atlas 9
Carolina Jaramillo UANL
Berenice Muñoz Pachuca
8 Daniela Espinosa América 8
9 Karime Abud UNAM 7
Belén Cruz UANL
Katty Martínez UANL
Perla Morones León
Luz Ruíz Querétaro
Blanca Solís UANL
Brenda Viramontes Guadalajara

Source: Liga MX Femenil

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Lucero Cuevas América Cruz Azul 5–0 4 August 2017
Natalia Mauleon Toluca Veracruz 3–2 19 August 2017
Berenice Muñoz4 Pachuca Cruz Azul 9–1 19 August 2017
Mónica Ocampo Pachuca Cruz Azul 9–1 19 August 2017
Alicia Cervantes Atlas Monterrey 4–2 19 August 2017
Brenda Viramontes Guadalajara Querétaro 3–1 19 August 2017
Carolina Jaramillo4 UANL León 9–0 19 August 2017
Blanca solis UANL León 9–0 19 August 2017
Karime Abud UNAM Cruz Azul 4–1 26 August 2017
Belén Cruz UANL Atlas 4–0 26 August 2017
Daniela Espinosa América Veracruz 8–1 9 September 2017
Perla Morones León Santos Laguna 5–2 15 September 2017
Belén Cruz UANL León 8–1 6 October 2017
Desirée Monsiváis4 Monterrey Santos Laguna 7–0 28 October 2017

4 Player scored four goals

Best XI

PositionNameClub
GKBlanca FélixGuadalajara
DFMiriam GarcíaGuadalajara
DFJazmín EnrigueUANL
DFNatalia MelgozaPachuca
MFArlett TovarGuadalajara
MFKarla NietoPachuca
MFTania MoralesGuadalajara
MFMónica OcampoPachuca
FWNorma Duarte PalafoxGuadalajara
FWLucero CuevasAmérica
FWDayana CazaresAmérica

Source: LIGA MX Femenil

Liguilla – Apertura

Bracket

  Semifinals Final
                         
América 2 2 4  
Guadalajara 4 2 6  
    Guadalajara 0 3 3
  Pachuca 2 0 2
UANL 0 3 3
Pachuca 4 0 4  

Semifinals

First leg
Guadalajara 4–2 América
Report Cuevas  28'
Espinosa  31'
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Lucila Venegas Montes

Pachuca 4–0 UANL
Ocampo  63'
Ángeles  71', 90+2'
Nieto  89'
Report
Referee: Alan Michelle López
Second leg
América 2–2 Guadalajara
Cázares  57'
Cuevas  87'
Report Viramontes  8'
Duarte  52'
Attendance: 18,827
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado

Guadalajara won 6–4 on aggregate


UANL 3–0 Pachuca
Rangel  29'
Ovalle  55'
Mercado  65'
Report
Attendance: 14,702
Referee: Francia María González

Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate

Final

First leg
Pachuca 2–0 Guadalajara
Ángeles  38'
Ocampo  68'
Report
Attendance: 28,955
Referee: Lucila Venegas Montes
Second leg
Guadalajara 3–0 Pachuca
Tovar  37', 56'
Palafox  68'
Report
Attendance: 32,466
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado

Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate


Apertura 2017 Liga MX Femenil winners:
Guadalajara
1st Title

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2018 is the second championship of the season.

Regular season

Standings

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey 14 11 1 2 45 13 +32 34 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 América 14 10 3 1 47 11 +36 33
3 UANL (C) 14 10 1 3 38 16 +22 31
4 Guadalajara 14 9 2 3 30 13 +17 29
5 Toluca 14 9 2 3 22 13 +9 29 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
6 Pachuca 14 9 1 4 32 13 +19 28
7 UNAM 14 7 3 4 18 7 +11 24
8 Santos Laguna 14 8 0 6 21 19 +2 24
9 Veracruz 14 5 3 6 10 19 9 18
10 Querétaro 14 5 3 6 21 32 11 18
11 Cruz Azul 14 3 3 8 9 26 17 12
12 Tijuana 14 2 4 8 11 21 10 10
13 Necaxa 14 3 1 10 10 34 24 10
14 León 14 2 3 9 20 39 19 9
15 Atlas 14 2 1 11 15 34 19 7
16 Morelia 14 0 3 11 8 47 39 3
Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América (A) 14 10 3 1 47 11 +36 33 Advance to Liguilla
2 Toluca (A) 14 9 2 3 22 13 +9 29
3 Pachuca 14 9 1 4 32 13 +19 28
4 UNAM 13 7 3 3 18 6 +12 24
5 Veracruz 14 5 3 6 10 19 9 18
6 Cruz Azul 14 3 3 8 9 26 17 12
7 Tijuana 14 2 4 8 11 21 10 10
8 Morelia 14 0 3 11 8 47 39 3
Source: Liga MX Femenil
(A) Advance to a further round.
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey (A) 14 11 1 2 45 13 +32 34 Advance to Liguilla
2 UANL (A) 14 10 1 3 38 16 +22 31
3 Guadalajara 14 9 2 3 30 13 +17 29
4 Santos Laguna 14 8 0 6 21 19 +2 24
5 Querétaro 14 5 3 6 21 32 11 18
6 Necaxa 14 3 1 10 10 34 24 10
7 León 14 2 3 9 20 39 19 9
8 Atlas 14 2 1 11 15 34 19 7
Source: Liga MX Femenil
(A) Advance to a further round.

Positions by round

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.

Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Monterrey16433211111111
América119544324344322
UANL31155453222243
Guadalajara93221532455654
Toluca44312145533435
Pachuca1215976867977766
UNAM137768676666577
Santos Laguna1481181011108788888
Veracruz526979910899999
Querétaro101316149789101010101010
Cruz Azul6581011101111111212131311
Tijuana814151616161613131414141412
Necaxa1511121314121212121111111113
León1616131213141516151313121214
Atlas210101112131314141515151515
Morelia712141515151415161616161616

Source: Liga MX

Results

Home \ Away[1] AMÉ ATL CAZGUALEÓMONMORNECPACQUESLATIJTOLUNLUNMVER
América 71 61 21 30 12 10 40
Atlas 13 01 24 30 11 42 13
Cruz Azul 04 30 02 10 01 10 01
Guadalajara 31 20 20 12 20 01 12
León 41 03 24 12 22 01 22
Monterrey 61 11 61 80 20 21 02
Morelia 112 11 17 01 13 00 01
Necaxa 20 12 22 02 02 01 02
Pachuca 23 40 41 10 31 02 00
Querétaro 10 11 42 17 41 12 32
Santos Laguna 20 14 42 01 20 31 02
Tijuana 01 00 22 24 12 00
Toluca 11 11 30 03 30 01 20
UANL 20 25 61 02 40 70 21
UNAM 11 30 20 01 30 12 21
Veracruz 11 21 20 10 04 01 03

Source: Liga MX Femenil
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lucero Cuevas América 15
2 Desirée Monsiváis Monterrey 10
3 Betzy Cuevas América 9
4 Lizbeth Ángeles Pachuca 8
Viridiana Salazar Pachuca
Leticia Vázquez León
7 Noralí Armenta Monterrey 7
Dayana Cázares América
Belén Cruz UANL
Natalia Mauleón Toluca
Carolina Miranda Toluca
Daniela Solís Monterrey

Source: Liga MX Femenil

Liguilla – Clausura

Bracket

  Semifinals Final
                         
Monterrey 0 4 4  
Toluca 0 1 1  
    Monterrey 2 2 2 (2)
  UANL (p) 2 2 2 (4)
América 0 2 2
UANL 3 1 4  

Semifinals

First leg
Toluca 0–0 Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 14,850
Referee: Francia María González

UANL 3–0 América
Report
Attendance: 14,118
Referee: Priscila Eritzel Pérez
Second leg
América 2–1 UANL
Report
Attendance: 6,051
Referee: Antonio de Jesús Olalde

UANL won 4–2 on aggregate


Monterrey 4–1 Toluca
  • Evangelista  12', 69'
  • Monsiváis  53'
  • Castillo  90+4'
Report
  • Téllez  21'
Attendance: 10,180
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez

Monterrey won 4–1 on aggregate

Finals

First leg
UANL 2–2 Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 38,230
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez
Second leg
Monterrey 2–2 UANL
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 51,211[6]
Referee: Eduardo Alberto Velázquez

4–4 on aggregate. UANL won on penalty kicks.


Clausura 2018 Liga MX Femenil winners:
UANL
1st Title

References

  1. http://laaficion.milenio.com/futbol/liga_mx_femenil-apertura_2017-partidos-previa-america-chivas-pumas-cruz_azul-milenio_0_1001299863.html
  2. "El calendario del Clausura 2018 de la Liga MX Femenil | FOX Sports". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/06/15/liga-mx-femenil-ya-tiene-calendario-y-formato-de-juego
  4. http://administrador.ligamx.net/docs/Reglamentos/Competencia/8_LIGA_MX_FEMENIL/02_Reglamento_de_Competencia_LIGA_MX_Femenil_2017-2018.pdf
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  6. http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/25126/la-gran-final-lo-volvio-a-hacer-record-de-asistencia
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