2017–18 Liga MX season

The 2017–18 Liga MX season was the 71st 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.

Liga MX
Season2017–18
ChampionsApertura:
UANL (6th title)
Clausura:
Santos Laguna
(6th title)
RelegatedNone[lower-alpha 1]
Champions LeagueUANL
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
Toluca
Matches played306
Goals scored775 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Mauro Boselli
Avilés Hurtado
(11 goals)
Clausura:
Djaniny
(14 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
UANL 5–0 Puebla
(July 22, 2017)
Necaxa 5–0 BUAP
(October 28, 2017)
Clausura:
BUAP 5–0 Veracruz
(February 24, 2018)
Cruz Azul 5–0 Pachuca
(March 10, 2018)
Biggest away winApertura:
Querétaro 0–4 BUAP
(July 29, 2017)
Clausura:
León 0–4 Necaxa
(January 27, 2018)
Puebla 2–6 Pachuca
(April 6, 2018)
Highest scoringApertura:
León 6–2 Veracruz
(October 28, 2017)
Clausura:
Puebla 2–6 Pachuca
(April 6, 2018)
Longest winning runApertura: 5 matches
León
Monterrey
Clausura: 9 matches
Toluca
Longest unbeaten runApertura: 11 matches
Monterrey
Clausura: 11 matches
América
Longest winless runApertura: 12 matches
Querétaro
Clausura: 8 matches
BUAP
Cruz Azul
UNAM
Longest losing runApertura: 5 matches
Veracruz
Clausura: 5 matches
BUAP
Puebla
Highest attendanceApertura: 51,507
Monterrey vs América
(October 28, 2017)
Clausura: 51,307
America vs Cruz Azul
(March 31, 2018)
Lowest attendanceApertura: 4,651
BUAP vs Tijuana
(October 17, 2017)
Clausura: 7,183
BUAP vs Atlas
(February 10, 2018)
Total attendanceApertura: 3,571,757
Clausura: 3,881,277
Overall: 7,453,034
Average attendanceApertura: 23,345
Clausura: 25,368
Stats are from the regular season only
Source: ESPN FC

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

These are the eighteen teams that competed in the 2017-18 season. Chiapas was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season, and were replaced by the Ascenso MX Clausura 2017 champion Lobos BUAP, who won promotion after defeating the Ascenso MX Apertura 2016 champion Dorados de Sinaloa in the 2016–17 Ascenso MX Promotion Final.

Stadiums and locations
América Atlas BUAP Cruz Azul Guadalajara León
Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco Estadio Universitario BUAP Estadio Azul Estadio Akron Estadio León
Capacity: 87,000 Capacity: 55,110 Capacity: 19,283 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: 51,348 Capacity: 34,795 Capacity: 23,851 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: 31,000 Capacity: 41,886 Capacity: 48,297 Capacity: 28,703
Locations of clubs for the 2016–17 Liga MX season

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños Miguel Herrera Oribe Peralta Nike Huawei
Atlas Gustavo Guzmán Gerardo Espinoza (Interim) Rafael Márquez Adidas Wibe
BUAP Rafael Cañedo Carrión Daniel Alcántar (Interim) Francisco Javier Rodríguez Keuka Zurich
Cruz Azul Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas Pedro Caixinha José de Jesús Corona Under Armour Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Jorge Vergara Matías Almeyda Carlos Salcido Puma
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Gustavo Díaz Mauro Boselli Pirma Cementos Fortaleza
Monterrey Duilio Davino Antonio Mohamed José María Basanta Puma AT&T
Morelia Álvaro Dávila Roberto Hernández Gabriel Achilier Pirma Caliente
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Ignacio Ambríz Marcelo Barovero Charly Rolcar
Pachuca Jesús Martínez Patiño Diego Alonso Erick Gutiérrez Nike Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García Enrique Meza Óscar Rojas Charly Facebook
Querétaro Jaime Ordiales Luis Fernando Tena Miguel Martínez Puma Banco Multiva
Santos Laguna Alejandro Irarragorri Robert Siboldi Carlos Izquierdoz Puma Soriana
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Diego Cocca Ignacio Malcorra Charly Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga Hernán Cristante Antonio Rios Under Armour Banamex
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez Michelsen Ricardo Ferretti Juninho Adidas Cemex
UNAM Rodrigo Ares de Parga David Patiño Pablo Barrera Nike DHL Express
Veracruz Fidel Kuri Mustieles Guillermo Vázquez Pedro Gallese Charly Winpot

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table		 Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
América Ricardo La Volpe End of contract May 7, 2017 Miguel Herrera May 26, 2017 Preseason [1]
Tijuana Miguel Herrera Mutual agreement May 26, 2017 Eduardo Coudet May 26, 2017 Preseason [2]
Apertura changes
UNAM Francisco Palencia Sacked August 23, 2017 Sergio Egea (interim) August 23, 2017 15th [3]
León Javier Torrente Sacked August 26, 2017 Rubén Ayala (Interim) August 27, 2017 14th [4]
León Rubén Ayala (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker August 27, 2017 Gustavo Díaz August 30, 2017 14th [5]
Santos Laguna José Manuel de la Torre Sacked September 18, 2017 Robert Siboldi (Interim) September 18, 2017 15th [6]
Veracruz Juan Antonio Luna Sacked September 23, 2017 José Cardozo September 23, 2017 11th [7]
Puebla Rafael García Sacked September 26, 2017 Ignacio Sánchez (Interim) September 26, 2017 18th [8]
Puebla Ignacio Sánchez (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker October 3, 2017 Enrique Meza October 3, 2017 17th [9]
UNAM Sergio Egea (Interim) Resigned October 3, 2017 David Patiño (Interim) October 3, 2017 18th [10]
Querétaro Jaime Lozano Sacked October 22, 2017 Luis Fernando Tena October 22, 2017 18th [11]
Tijuana Eduardo Coudet Mutual agreement October 30, 2017 Diego Torres Ortíz (Interim) October 31, 2017 11th [12]
Pre-Clausura changes
Veracruz José Cardozo Sacked November 23, 2017 Guillermo Vázquez December 1, 2017 Preseason [13]
Cruz Azul Paco Jémez Mutual agreement November 27, 2017 Pedro Caixinha December 5, 2017 Preseason [14]
Tijuana Diego Torres Ortíz (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker December 7, 2017 Diego Cocca December 7, 2017 Preseason
Clausura changes
Atlas José Guadalupe Cruz Sacked January 15, 2018 Gerardo Espinoza (Interim) January 15, 2018 17th [15]
Atlas Gerardo Espinoza (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker January 25, 2018 Rubén Omar Romano January 25, 2018 17th [16]
Atlas Rubén Omar Romano Sacked March 19, 2018 Gerardo Espinoza (Interim) March 19, 2018 18th [17]
BUAP Rafael Puente Jr. Sacked April 2, 2018 Daniel Alcántar (Interim) April 2, 2018 18th [18]

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2017 is the first championship of the season.

Regular season

The season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 19 November 2017.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey 17 11 4 2 29 12 +17 37 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 2]
2 UANL (C) 17 9 5 3 28 16 +12 32
3 América 17 9 3 5 23 18 +5 30
4 Morelia 17 8 5 4 25 17 +8 29
5 Toluca 17 8 5 4 24 21 +3 29
6 Cruz Azul 17 7 6 4 22 22 0 27
7 León 17 8 2 7 27 23 +4 26
8 Atlas 17 7 4 6 23 19 +4 25
9 Necaxa 17 6 6 5 19 15 +4 24
10 BUAP 17 7 2 8 26 31 −5 23
11 Tijuana 17 6 3 8 17 23 −6 21
12 Pachuca 17 5 4 8 23 25 −2 19
13 Guadalajara 17 4 6 7 21 23 −2 18
14 Santos Laguna 17 3 9 5 20 23 −3 18
15 Puebla 17 3 7 7 14 20 −6 16
16 Querétaro 17 3 7 7 19 27 −8 16
17 Veracruz 17 4 2 11 14 28 −14 14 Team is last in Relegation table
18 UNAM 17 3 4 10 14 25 −11 13
Source: Liga 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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. BUAP was supposed to be relegated but Tapachula were not certified to be promoted prior to the beginning of the season.
  2. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.

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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Monterrey97211111111111111
UANL137115435643543222
América148622222232222533
Morelia121312141614967108654344
Toluca105334644325436765
Cruz Azul46883367476778896
León171815121411159854365457
Atlas2157101013161613119109988
Necaxa32456758967887679
BUAP84148812131089111212121110
Tijuana15161818151273591010910111011
Pachuca131517151251011131212131111101212
Guadalajara1112111618181715121416161815141513
Santos Laguna711101317171414151615151413131314
Puebla1814161713161818181817171516151415
Querétaro51096791112141514141718171616
Veracruz16171410913810111113121314161717
UNAM6913911151617171718181617181818
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results
Home \ Away AMÉ ATL BUP CAZ GUA LEÓ MON MOR NEC PAC PUE QUE SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM VER
América 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–0
Atlas 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0
BUAP 2–3 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 1–2
Cruz Azul 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0
Guadalajara 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
León 2–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 6–2
Monterrey 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–0
Morelia 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–3
Necaxa 2–1 5–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Pachuca 0–2 4–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 4–1
Puebla 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–3
Querétaro 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–1
Santos Laguna 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–3
Tijuana 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0
Toluca 1–2 3–2 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–1
UANL 3–2 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0
UNAM 2–0 1–4 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–2
Veracruz 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Liga MX
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Enner Valencia UANL Puebla 5–0 22 July 2017

Attendance

Per team
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Monterrey 432,157 51,507 42,953 48,017 −1.9%†
2 UANL 330,501 41,427 41,210 41,313 0.0%†
3 Atlas 264,985 49,579 22,294 33,123 −11.1%†
4 América 212,385 47,532 19,081 30,341 −3.3%†
5 Guadalajara 261,754 35,888 20,707 29,084 −18.8%†
6 Tijuana 211,764 27,333 25,333 26,471 +1.1%†
7 Morelia 198,285 31,134 18,099 24,786 −16.9%†
8 Cruz Azul 180,684 27,649 17,254 22,586 +7.9%†
9 Pachuca 196,344 25,138 15,345 21,816 −14.2%†
10 León 190,271 25,450 16,400 21,141 +1.8%†
11 Santos Laguna 181,766 27,849 11,956 20,196 −20.4%†
12 Toluca 194,267 27,480 12,584 19,427 −15.1%†
13 Querétaro 164,902 21,952 13,789 18,322 −20.4%†
14 UNAM 141,606 27,200 10,100 17,701 −41.6%2
15 Veracruz 115,762 18,929 11,375 14,470 −18.8%†
16 Necaxa 121,418 17,750 7,225 13,491 −20.2%†
17 Puebla 117,591 45,527 4,802 13,066 −46.3%†
18 BUAP 83,164 19,283 4,651 10,396 +391.3%1
League total 3,571,757 51,507 4,651 23,345 −15.9%†

Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Team played in Ascenso MX last season.
2: UNAM played one home match at Estadio Corregidora


Highest and lowest
Highest attendance Lowest attendance
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1UANL5–0Puebla41,269BUAP2–2Santos Laguna5,815
2Monterrey1–0Veracruz46,130Puebla1–1Morelia12,067
3América2–1UNAM45,256BUAP3–2Pachuca8,764
4Atlas0–1América49,313Puebla1–1Tijuana8,124
5UANL2–0UNAM41,427Veracruz1–1Querétaro14,436
6Monterrey4–1Toluca46,496Puebla0–1León6,232
7UANL3–2BUAP41,329Toluca2–1Puebla12,584
8Monterrey1–0Necaxa50,721BUAP1–3Morelia12,623
9Monterrey2–1Atlas47,106Necaxa1–1Puebla8,456
10América2–1Guadalajara47,532BUAP1–2Tijuana4,651
11Monterrey1–1Santos Laguna42,953Puebla1–2Atlas5,127
12UANL1–0Guadalajara41,322BUAP0–3León9,464
13Monterrey2–0Pachuca46,888Puebla2–2Querétaro4,802
14UANL3–0Toluca41,405BUAP3–0Cruz Azul14,230
15Monterrey2–0América51,348Puebla3–0UNAM12,481
16UANL1–0Necaxa41,210BUAP2–1Monterrey8,334
17Monterrey2–0UANL51,127Necaxa1–2Morelia17,750

Source: Liga MX

Liguilla – Apertura
Main article: Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Monterrey 2 4 6  
8 Atlas 1 1 2  
  1 Monterrey 1 4 5  
  4 Morelia 0 0 0  
4 Morelia (s) 1 2 3
5 Toluca 2 1 3  
  1 Monterrey 1 1 2
  2 UANL 1 2 3
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2  
7 León 1 1 2  
  2 UANL 1 3 4
  3 América 0 0 0  
3 América (s) 0 0 0
6 Cruz Azul 0 0 0  
  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 shootout.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX1, runners-up as MEX3).

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlas 2–6 Monterrey 1–2 1–4
León 2–2 UANL (s) 1–1 1–1
Cruz Azul 0–0 América (s) 0–0 0–0
Toluca 3–3 Morelia (s) 2–1 1–2

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morelia 0–5 Monterrey 0–1 0–4
América 0–4 UANL 0–1 0–3

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 3–2 Monterrey 1–1 2–1
 Apertura 2017 winners: 
UANL
6th title

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2018 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began in January 2018.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca 17 11 3 3 24 13 +11 36 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 América 17 7 8 2 24 14 +10 29
3 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 30 21 +9 29
4 Santos Laguna (C) 17 9 2 6 29 20 +9 29
5 UANL 17 7 7 3 23 16 +7 28
6 Tijuana 17 6 7 4 18 12 +6 25
7 UNAM 17 6 6 5 24 24 0 24
8 Morelia 17 7 3 7 22 24 −2 24
9 Pachuca 17 6 5 6 29 27 +2 23
10 Puebla 17 7 2 8 23 24 −1 23
11 Necaxa 17 4 10 3 20 14 +6 22
12 Cruz Azul 17 5 7 5 22 18 +4 22
13 León 17 6 4 7 24 33 −9 22
14 Querétaro 17 4 6 7 13 18 −5 18
15 Atlas 17 5 3 9 17 26 −9 18
16 Veracruz 17 5 3 9 12 25 −13 18
17 Guadalajara 17 3 6 8 14 24 −10 15
18 BUAP (R) 17 2 3 12 18 33 −15 9 Relegated to Ascenso MX
Source: Liga 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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla, if team last in Relegation table is in the top eight, the ninth placed team qualifies.

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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Toluca9151211117109433211111
América55742211122443352
Monterrey84621347388655533
Santos Laguna18357422211122224
UANL15101368111110644334445
Tijuana10783591281067887786
UNAM2111313359999121067
Morelia6614745751175566678
Pachuca141291314136117101111138899
Puebla41141068548567711131110
Necaxa121315121210969121010101091011
Cruz Azul1335910141515151514141614141212
León322896812121112121516121313
Querétaro179101415121313131313131113151514
Atlas1617171817181818181818181717171615
Veracruz111616161315141414141616149111416
Guadalajara714111516161616171615151215161717
BUAP1818181718171717161717171818181818
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results
Home \ Away AMÉ ATL BUP CAZ GUA LEÓ MON MOR NEC PAC PUE QUE SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM VER
América 1–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–2
Atlas 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–3
BUAP 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 5–0
Cruz Azul 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 5–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1
Guadalajara 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–1
León 2–2 2–3 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0
Monterrey 4–0 2–2 5–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–1
Morelia 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0
Necaxa 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0
Pachuca 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–3
Puebla 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–6 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
Querétaro 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1
Santos Laguna 4–2 2–0 5–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–2
Tijuana 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 4–1
Toluca 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
UANL 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–0
UNAM 0–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Veracruz 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source: Liga MX
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Djaniny Santos Laguna BUAP 4–2 7 January 2018
Henry Martín América BUAP 5–1 3 February 2018
Djaniny Santos Laguna León 5–1 14 February 2018
Sebastián Palacios4 Pachuca Puebla 6–2 6 April 2018
Raúl Ruidíaz Morelia León 3–2 7 April 2018
Nicolas Castillo UNAM Puebla 4–2 15 April 2018

4 Player scored four goals

Attendance

Per team
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Monterrey 342,717 44,819 40,197 42,840 −10.8%†
2 UANL 372,186 41,615 41,185 41,354 +0.1%†
3 Guadalajara 256,685 39,855 20,793 32,086 +10.3%†
4 Atlas 276,182 46,565 18,087 30,687 −7.4%†
5 UNAM 273,620 45,980 17,800 30,402 +71.8%†
6 América 274,232 51,307 17,840 27,423 −9.6%†
7 Tijuana 239,697 27,333 25,333 26,633 +0.6%†
8 Pachuca 192,600 27,402 15,194 24,075 +10.4%†
9 Toluca 165,556 27,480 17,285 23,651 +21.7%†
10 Santos Laguna 187,558 27,349 20,796 23,445 +16.1%†
11 Querétaro 181,206 31,432 16,446 22,651 +23.6%†
12 Morelia 193,329 28,952 15,199 21,481 −13.3%†
13 Veracruz 190,845 27,013 12,259 21,205 +46.5%†
14 Necaxa 157,574 23,165 12,535 19,697 +46.0%†
15 Puebla 157,448 37,499 13,025 19,681 +50.6%†
16 Cruz Azul 164,631 27,253 11,085 18,292 −19.0%†
17 León 135,798 19,228 13,074 16,975 −19.7%†
18 BUAP 119,413 19,145 7,183 13,268 +27.6%†
League total 3,881,277 51,307 7,183 25,368 +8.7%†

Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed.

Highest and lowest
Highest attendance Lowest attendance
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Monterrey1–1Morelia42,948Necaxa0–0Veracruz12,535
2UANL2–1Santos Laguna41,396BUAP0–2Querétaro7,300
3UNAM0–0América45,980Puebla2–0Veracruz17,116
4UANL3–2Pachuca41,268Veracruz1–1Santos Laguna12,259
5Monterrey5–1León44,562América5–1BUAP18,282
6UANL1–1América41,478BUAP3–1Atlas7,183
7Monterrey2–2Cruz Azul40,197BUAP0–0UANL10,237
8UANL2–0Atlas41,185Cruz Azul1–1Puebla12,187
9UNAM1–1Guadalajara43,825Puebla1–1Necaxa17,717
10Guadalajara1–1América42,179Cruz Azul0–1Querétaro11,085
11UANL1–0Tijuana41,304Querétaro1–1Necaxa18,001
12Monterrey3–1Querétaro41,072León2–2BUAP13,175
13América2–1Cruz Azul51,307BUAP1–2Toluca10,826
14Monterrey2–1UNAM44,306Puebla2–6Pachuca13,646
15UANL2–2Cruz Azul41,228UNAM4–2Puebla17,800
16Atlas1–0Guadalajara46,565Querétaro0–0Pachuca16,446
17UANL2–2Monterrey41,615BUAP0–1Puebla10,876

Source: Liga MX

Liguilla – Clausura
Main article: Clausura 2018 Liga MX championship stage

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Toluca (s) 2 2 4  
8 Morelia 2 2 4  
  1 Toluca 1 4 5  
  6 Tijuana 2 1 3  
3 Monterrey 1 1 2
6 Tijuana 1 2 3  
  1 Toluca 1 1 2
  4 Santos Laguna 2 1 3
2 América 4 2 6  
7 UNAM 1 1 2  
  2 América 1 2 3
  4 Santos Laguna 4 2 6  
4 Santos Laguna (s) 0 2 2
5 UANL 2 0 2  
  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 shootout.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX2, runners-up as MEX4).

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morelia 4–4 Toluca (s) 2–2 2–2
UNAM 2–6 América 1–4 1–2
Tijuana 3–2 Monterrey 1–1 2–1
UANL 2–2 Santos Laguna (s) 2–0 0–2

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 3–5 Toluca 2–1 1–4
Santos Laguna 6–3 América 4–1 2–2

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 3–2 Toluca 2–1 1–1
 Clausura 2018 winners: 
Santos Laguna
6th title

Relegation table
Pos
 Team '15 A
Pts		 '16 C
Pts		 '16 A
Pts		 '17 C
Pts		 '17 A
Pts		 '18 C
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 GD
 Relegation
1 Monterrey 2337252737291781021.7451+26Safe for 2018–19 Season
2 Toluca 3222242729331701021.6667+14
3 América 2829282430291681021.6471+15
4 UANL 2824302532281671021.6373+19
5 León 3030262026221541021.5098–5
6 Morelia 2328202429241481021.4510+6
7 Pachuca 2130312419231481021.45100
8 Tijuana 1618333121251441021.41180
9 Necaxa Ascenso MX2621242293681.3676+10
10 UNAM 3522271813241391021.3627–11
11 Guadalajara 2128282718151371021.3431–12
12 Santos Laguna 1727162618291331021.3039+6
13 Cruz Azul 2022192127221311021.2843+4
14 Puebla 2722201616231251021.2157–7
15 Atlas 1714192625181191021.1667–5
16 Querétaro 2219201916181141021.1176–13
17 Veracruz 2714122114181061021.0392–27
18 BUAP (R) Ascenso MX23932340.9412–20Relegated to Ascenso MX


Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation 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
R = Relegated.
Source: LigaMX

Aggregate table

The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey 34 19 9 6 59 33 +26 66 Copa MX Pot 1
CONCACAF Champions League
2 Toluca 34 19 8 7 48 34 +14 65
3 UANL 34 16 12 6 51 32 +19 60
4 América 34 16 11 7 47 32 +15 59 Copa MX Pot 1
5 Morelia 34 15 8 11 47 41 +6 53 Copa MX Pot 2
6 Cruz Azul 34 12 13 9 44 40 +4 49
7 León 34 14 6 14 51 56 −5 48
8 Santos Laguna 34 12 11 11 49 43 +6 47 Copa MX Pot 2
CONCACAF Champions League
9 Necaxa[lower-alpha 1] 34 10 16 8 39 29 +10 46 Copa MX Pot 1
10 Tijuana 34 12 10 12 35 35 0 46 Copa MX Pot 3
11 Atlas 34 12 7 15 40 45 −5 43
12 Pachuca 34 11 9 14 52 52 0 42
13 Puebla 34 10 9 15 37 44 −7 39
14 UNAM 34 9 10 15 38 49 −11 37
15 Querétaro 34 7 13 14 32 45 −13 34
16 Guadalajara 34 7 12 15 35 47 −12 33
17 BUAP[lower-alpha 2] 34 9 5 20 44 64 −20 32
18 Veracruz 34 9 5 20 26 53 −27 32 Copa MX Pot 3
Source: Liga 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
Notes:
  1. Necaxa is in Pot 1 due to winning the Clausura 2018 Copa MX
  2. BUAP is ineligible for Copa MX

See also

References
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