2013–14 Liga MX season

The 2013–14 Liga MX season was the 67th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

Liga MX
Season2013–14
ChampionsApertura:
León (6th Title)
Clausura:
León (7th title)
RelegatedAtlante
Champions LeagueAmérica
León
Cruz Azul
Pachuca
Copa LibertadoresSantos Laguna
León
Morelia
Matches played153
Goals scored387 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Pablo Velázquez (12 goals)
Clausura:
Enner Valencia (12 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
Toluca 7–1 Atlante
(September 29, 2013)
Clausura:<
Biggest away winApertura:
Chiapas 0–4 Toluca
(August 17, 2013)
Clausura:
Highest scoringApertura:
Toluca 7–1 Atlante
(September 29, 2013)
Clausura:
Longest winning runCruz Azul: 8 Games (January 11-March 8)
Longest unbeaten runCruz Azul: 10 Games (January 4-March 8)
Longest winless runAtlas: 14 Games (July 19–October 20)
Longest losing runAtlas: 14 Games (July 19–October 20)
← 2012–13

Clubs

Eighteen teams competed in the season. Querétaro was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. The 2012 Apertura Ascenso MX champion La Piedad would promote after defeating the Clausura 2013 winner Neza in a promotional play-off. But on May 28, 2013, Querétaro's ownership announced that it bought out Jaguares de Chiapas, relocated the team to Querétaro, dissolved the old Querétaro team and ensured that Querétaro would still have a team in the first division. It was also announced that San Luis would move to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and be rebranded Chiapas F.C., replacing the old Querétaro. La Piedad confirmed that they would relocate to Veracruz and be rebranded as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. These changes sparked controversy in the Mexican press as Querétaro effectively bought its place back in the first division and newly promoted La Piedad completely lost its team.[1]

Location of the 2013–14 Liga MX teams

Stadia and locations
Club City State Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Distrito Federal Azteca 105,000
Atlante Cancún Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 20,000
Atlas Guadalajara Jalisco Jalisco 63,200
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 31,500
Cruz Azul Mexico City Distrito Federal Estadio Azul 35,000
Guadalajara Guadalajara Jalisco Omnilife 49,850
León León Guanajuato León 33,943
Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo León Tecnológico 38,000
Morelia Morelia Michoacán Morelos 39,000
Pachuca Pachuca Hidalgo Hidalgo 30,000
Puebla Puebla Puebla Cuauhtémoc 48,650
Querétaro Querétaro Querétaro La Corregidora 36,500
Santos Laguna Torreón Coahuila Corona 30,000
Tijuana Tijuana Baja California Caliente 21,000
Toluca Toluca Estado de México Nemesio Díez 27,000
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León Universitario 42,000
UNAM Mexico City Distrito Federal Olímpico Universitario 63,000
Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz Estadio Luis de la Fuente 30,000

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América Antonio Mohamed Aquivaldo Mosquera Nike Bimbo
Atlante Pablo Marini Mauricio Romero Kappa Cancún
Atlas Tomás Boy Leandro Cufré Nike Casas Javer
Chiapas Sergio Bueno Javier Muñoz Kappa Soriana
Cruz Azul Luis Fernando Tena Gerardo Torrado Umbro Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Ricardo La Volpe Omar Bravo adidas Bimbo
León Gustavo Matosas Rafael Márquez Pirma Caja Popular Mexicana
Monterrey Carlos Barra & José Treviño (interim) José Basanta Nike Bimbo
Morelia Ángel David Comizzo Aldo Ramírez Joma Bridgestone
Pachuca Enrique Meza Óscar Pérez Nike Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Rubén Omar Romano Luis Miguel Noriega Kappa Corona
Querétaro Ignacio Ambríz Marco Jiménez Pirma Libertad
Santos Laguna Pedro Caixinha Oswaldo Sánchez Puma Soriana
Tijuana César Farías Javier Gandolfi Nike Grupo Caliente
Toluca José Cardozo Paulo Da Silva Under Armour Banamex
UANL Ricardo Ferretti Lucas Lobos adidas Cemex
UNAM José Luis Trejo Darío Verón Puma Banamex
Veracruz José Luis Sánchez Solá Jehu Chiapas Kappa Winpot

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Tijuana Antonio Mohamed Contract Expired May 3, 2013 Jorge Almirón May 31, 2013 Pre-season
Atlante Daniel Guzmán Resigned May 5, 2013 Wilson Graniolatti June 4, 2013 Pre-season
Toluca Enrique Meza Sacked May 5, 2013 José Cardozo May 7, 2013 Pre-season
Atlas Tomás Boy Resigned May 13, 2013 Omar Asad June 2, 2013 Pre-season
Chiapas José Guadalupe Cruz Job Lost; Due to Relocation (to Querétaro) May 20, 2013 Sergio Bueno June 5, 2013 Pre-season
Apertura changes
Puebla Manuel Lapuente Sacked August 13, 2013 Rubén Omar Romano August 14, 2013 13th
Guadalajara Benjamín Galindo Sacked August 18, 2013 Juan Carlos Ortega August 19, 2013 15th
Monterrey Víctor Manuel Vucetich Sacked August 25, 2013 José Guadalupe Cruz August 26, 2013 14th
Pachuca Gabriel Caballero Resigned September 2, 2013 Enrique Meza September 4, 2013 11th
Atlante Wilson Graniolatti Mutual consent September 2, 2013 Rubén Israel September 3, 2013 18th
UNAM Juan Antonio Torres Sacked September 2, 2013 José Luis Trejo September 3, 2013 17th
Atlas Omar Asad Sacked October 5, 2013 José Luis Mata October 8, 2013 16th
America Miguel Herrera Interim for Mexico National Team (came back for the post-season) October 21, 2013 Álvaro Galindo (Interim) October 22, 2013 1st
America Álvaro Galindo (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 21, 2013 Miguel Herrera November 22, 2013 1st
Pre-Clausura changes
Guadalajara Juan Carlos Ortega Sacked November 10, 2013 José Luis Real November 25, 2013 Pre-season
Atlas José Luis Mata Sacked November 10, 2013 Tomás Boy December 6, 2013 Pre-season
Tijuana Jorge Almirón Sacked November 11, 2013 César Farías December 3, 2013 Pre-season
Cruz Azul Guillermo Vázquez Contract Expired December 3, 2013 Luis Fernando Tena December 11, 2013 Pre-season
America Miguel Herrera Leaving to Mexico National Team December 15, 2013 Antonio Mohamed December 17, 2013 Pre-season
Clausura changes
Atlante Rubén Israel Sacked January 11, 2014 Pablo Marini January 11, 2014 14th
Morelia Carlos Bustos Sacked January 26, 2014 Eduardo de la Torre January 27, 2014 11th
Veracruz Juan Antonio Luna Sacked February 9, 2014 José Luis Sánchez Solá February 11, 2014 17th
Monterrey José Guadalupe Cruz Sacked February 18, 2014 Carlos Barra & José Treviño (interim) February 19, 2014 15th
Morelia Eduardo de la Torre Sacked March 1, 2014 Roberto Hernández (interim) March 9, 2014 15th
Morelia Roberto Hernández End of tenure as caretaker March 9, 2014 Ángel Comizzo March 9, 2014 11th
Guadalajara José Luis Real Sacked April 1, 2014 Ricardo La Volpe April 2, 2014 10th

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2013 is the first competition of the season. The regular season began on July 19, 2013 and ended on November 10, 2013. América successfully defended their title for the 11th time.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 11 4 2 31 12 +19 37 Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
2 Santos Laguna 17 9 6 2 32 20 +12 33 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 2]
3 León 17 8 6 3 25 14 +11 30
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 5 4 21 17 +4 29 Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
5 Toluca 17 6 9 2 33 17 +16 27
6 Morelia 17 8 3 6 26 23 +3 27 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 2]
7 Querétaro 17 7 5 5 20 19 +1 26 Advance to the Liguilla[lower-alpha 2]
8 UANL 17 6 7 4 23 20 +3 25
9 Chiapas 17 6 7 4 26 25 +1 25
10 Tijuana 17 5 6 6 20 23 −3 21 Cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 1]
11 Monterrey 17 5 5 7 22 23 −1 20
12 Veracruz 17 4 8 5 20 24 −4 20
13 Puebla 17 4 7 6 19 21 −2 19
14 Pachuca 17 3 8 6 14 18 −4 17
15 Atlas 17 1 9 7 18 29 −11 12
16 Guadalajara 17 2 6 9 16 30 −14 12
17 Atlante 17 3 3 11 17 35 −18 12
18 UNAM 17 1 8 8 8 21 −13 11
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2013. Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. América, Cruz Azul, Tijuana and Toluca cannot qualify for the 2014 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
  2. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
  3. All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores participated in the Playoffs of this competition.

Results
Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATL CHI CAZ GUA LEÓ MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM VER
América 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1
Atlante 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–4
Atlas 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–3
Chiapas 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 2–1 3–1 0–4 1–1
Cruz Azul 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1
Guadalajara 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–4 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–2
León 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 5–0 2–2
Monterrey 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1
Morelia 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–4
Pachuca 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Puebla 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0
Querétaro 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–3 1–0 2–2
Santos Laguna 2–1 3–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–2
Tijuana 4–1 3–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–0
Toluca 7–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1
UANL 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–2
UNAM 1–4 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–0
Veracruz 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2013. Source: soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla - Apertura
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 América (a) 2 1 3  
8 UANL 2 1 3  
  1 América 1 2 3  
  5 Toluca 2 0 2  
4 Cruz Azul 0 1 1
5 Toluca 3 1 4  
  1 América 0 1 1
  3 León 2 3 5
2 Santos Laguna 3 3 6  
7 Querétaro 2 1 3  
  2 Santos Laguna 1 2 3
  3 León 3 2 5  
3 León 3 4 7
6 Morelia 3 0 3  
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • "Away goals" rule was applied in the play-off round, but not in the final.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
 Apertura 2013 winners: 
León
6th title

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Pablo Velázquez Toluca 12
2 Mauro Boselli León 11
3 Humberto Suazo Monterrey 10
4 Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna 9
5 Ángel Reyna Veracruz 8
Hector Mancilla Morelia
7 Alan Pulido UANL 7
Carlos Ochoa Chiapas
Fidel Martínez Tijuana
Matías Alustiza Puebla
Raúl Jiménez América
Rafael Márquez Lugo Guadalajara

Source: Televisa Deportes

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Darío BenedettoTijuanaAtlas3–3July 19, 2013
Jefferson MonteroMoreliaToluca3–4July 26, 2013
Ángel ReynaVeracruzAtlante2–4July 27, 2013
Pablo VelázquezTolucaChiapas0–4August 17, 2013
Mauro Boselli*LeónTijuana5–0November 9, 2013

* Scored four goals

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2014 is the second competition of the season. The regular season began on January 3, 2014 and ended on May 18, 2014. León successfully defended their sixth title.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruz Azul (A) 17 11 3 3 28 19 +9 36 Advance to the Liguilla
2 Toluca (A) 17 10 2 5 25 14 +11 32
3 UNAM (A) 17 7 4 6 26 20 +6 25
4 Santos Laguna (A) 17 6 7 4 33 29 +4 25
5 América (A) 17 7 4 6 21 17 +4 25
6 Pachuca (A) 17 7 3 7 23 21 +2 24
7 Tijuana (A) 17 7 3 7 22 23 −1 24
8 León (A) 17 6 5 6 23 17 +6 23
9 Chiapas 17 6 5 6 23 23 0 23
10 Monterrey 17 6 5 6 20 20 0 23
11 Morelia 17 5 6 6 21 20 +1 21
12 Atlas 17 5 6 6 17 18 −1 21
13 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 18 22 −4 21
14 UANL 17 5 6 6 13 17 −4 21
15 Guadalajara 17 5 6 6 13 18 −5 21
16 Puebla 17 4 6 7 14 19 −5 18
17 Atlante (R) 17 5 3 9 22 34 −12 18 Relegated to Ascenso MX
18 Veracruz 17 3 7 7 14 25 −11 16
Source:
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATL CHI CAZ GUA LEÓ MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM VER
América 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–4 3–0 1–3 0–0
Atlante 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 2–1 0–2
Atlas 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
Chiapas 2–2 5–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Cruz Azul 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–0
Guadalajara 0–4 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
León 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 4–2 3–0 1–2 0–1
Monterrey 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 4–1
Morelia 1–0 1–2 5–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Pachuca 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–1
Puebla 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1
Querétaro 1–0 1–3 3–4 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–0
Santos Laguna 4–3 2–3 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–1
Tijuana 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–1
Toluca 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–1
UANL 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0
UNAM 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–2
Veracruz 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2014. Source: soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla - Clausura
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Cruz Azul 1 2 3  
8 León (a) 1 2 3  
  2 Toluca 0 0 0  
  8 León 1 1 2  
2 Toluca 0 3 3
7 Tijuana 0 1 1  
  8 León (a.e.t.) 2 2 4
  6 Pachuca 3 0 3
4 Santos Laguna (a) 3 3 6  
5 América 5 1 6  
  4 Santos Laguna 0 4 4
  6 Pachuca (a) 2 2 4  
3 UNAM 1 2 3
6 Pachuca 1 4 5  
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • "Away goals" rule was applied in the play-off round, but not in the final.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
 Clausura 2014 winners: 
León
7th title

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Enner Valencia Pachuca 12
2 Martín Bravo UNAM 9
3 Michael Arroyo Atlante 8
Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna
Raúl Jiménez América
6 Pablo Velázquez Toluca 7
Marco Fabián Cruz Azul
Cristian Pellerano Tijuana
Carlos Quintero Santos Laguna

Source: MedioTiempo.com

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Michael Arroyo*AtlanteQuerétaro4–2March 9, 2014
Carlos QuinteroSantos LagunaAtlante4–3April 13, 2014

* Scored four goals

Relegation
Pos
 Team '11 A
Pts		 '12 C
Pts		 '12 A
Pts		 '13 C
Pts		 '13 A
Pts		 '14 C
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Cruz Azul 2925262929361741021.7059
2 Santos Laguna 2736232933251731021.6961
3 América 1532313237251721021.6863
4 Morelia 2631273027211621021.5882
5 UANL 2831213525211611021.5784
6 Toluca 2022341827321531021.5000
7 León 0033163023102681.5000
8 Tijuana 1828342121241461021.4314
9 Monterrey 2432232320231451021.4216
10 Querétaro 2627221726211391021.3627
11 Pachuca 2628212017241361021.3333
12 UNAM 2516232911251291021.2647
13 Guadalajara 3015231612211171021.1471
14 Chiapas 2412151625231151021.1275
15 Puebla 2219131919181101021.0784
16 Atlas 1220123212211091021.0686
17 Veracruz 0000201636341.0588
18 Atlante 191620131218981020.9608Relegated

Last update: May 8, 2014 [2]

Average attendance
  1. Club América 43.370
  2. Tigres 40.784
  3. CF Monterrey 30.548
  4. Club Tijuana 22.715
  5. CF Pachuca 22.454
  6. León FC 21.744
  7. CD Guadalajara 21.147
  8. Santos Laguna 19.907
  9. Querétaro FC 19.462
  10. Universidad Nacional 19.218
  11. Chiapas FC 18.305
  12. Cruz Azul 18.090
  13. Atlas 17.855
  14. Veracruz 17.176
  15. Puebla FC 16.640
  16. Monarcas Morelia 14.441
  17. Deportivo Toluca 13.292
  18. Atlante FC 6.377

[3]

References
  1. Marshall, Tom (29 May 2013). "Liga MX team changes finalized". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. LigaMX.net - Estadística - Tabla General de Cociente
  3. http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/mex-primera-division-2013-2014-apertura/1/
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