2018–19 Ascenso MX season

The 2018–19 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2018 and Clausura 2019. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 20 July 2018, and Clausura began on 4 January 2019.

Ascenso MX
Season2018–19
Dates20 July 2018 – May 2019
ChampionsApertura:
Atlético San Luis (1st title)
Clausura:
Atlético San Luis (2nd title)
PromotedAtlético San Luis
RelegatedTampico Madero
Matches played210
Goals scored520 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Roberto Nurse
Nicolás Ibáñez
(8 goals)
Clausura: Nicolás Ibáñez
(11 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
Atlante 4–1 UAT
(27 July 2018)
Sinaloa 4–1 Tapachula
(17 September 2018)
Tampico Madero 4–1 UdeG
(19 October 2018)
Clausura:
Atlante 5–1 Sonora
(4 January 2019)
Atlante 4–0 UdeG
(10 February 2019)
Sinaloa 4–0 Oaxaca
(2 March 2019)
UdeG 4–0 Zacatepec
(3 March 2019)
Zacatepec 4–0 Sonora
(6 April 2019)
Biggest away winApertura:
Celaya 0–4 Atlético San Luis
(18 August 2018)
Clausura:
Sinaloa 3–6 Atlante
(16 February 2019)
Highest scoringApertura:
Zacatepec 4–2 Tapachula
(18 August 2018)
Clausura:
Sinaloa 3–6 Atlante
(16 February 2019)
Longest winning runApertura: 7 matches
Juárez
Clausura:4 matches
Sonora
Atlético San Luis
Longest unbeaten runApertura: 12 matches
Juárez
Clausura:14 matches
Atlético San Luis
Longest winless runApertura: 10 matches
Celaya
Clausura: 5 matches
Juárez
Longest losing runApertura: 5 matches
Tampico Madero
Clausura:3 matches
Tampico Madero
Sinaloa
Highest attendanceApertura: 11,314[1]
Juárez 2–3 Atlante
(3 November 2018)
Clausura: 19,564[1]
Atlético San Luis 2–2 Sinaloa
(12 April 2019)
Lowest attendanceApertura: 886[1]
Celaya 1–2 Oaxaca
(3 November 2018)
Clausura: 873[1]
Sonora 3–2 Venados
(22 February 2019)
Total attendanceApertura: 492,645[1]
Clausura: 495,024[1]
Average attendanceApertura: 4,692[1]
Clausura: 4,715[1]
Stats are from the regular season only

Changes from the previous season

Nine teams met the requirements to be promoted to the Liga MX for the 2019–2020 season: Atlético San Luis, Juárez, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tampico Madero, UdeG, Zacatecas, and Zacatepec. Atlante and Celaya lost their right to be promoted from the previous season.[2]

The relegated team of the Clausura 2019 Liga MX season had the option of paying MXN$120 million to remain in Liga MX. Of that amount, MXN$60 million would go to the Ascenso MX team that is not certified to be promoted and MXN$60 million would go to new projects determined by the Liga MX assembly. If the team that had normally relegated to the tier below did then the MXN$120 million remained in Liga MX, the team's right to be the 18th team of Liga MX will be seceded to Liga MX and the MXN$120 million must be paid by the other 17 teams of Liga MX. The vacant position in Liga MX could then be occupied by a certified Ascenso MX team or an external sport project. If the position is not occupied, Liga MX reserves all rights to do as deemed fit with it for the 2019–20 Liga MX season.[3][4][5]

Teams in the Liga Premier de México must be certified to be promoted to Ascenso MX. If a promoted team is not certified for Ascenso MX, the relegated Ascenso MX team is required to pay MXN$15 million, of which MXN$5 million are given to the team that is not certified, and MXN$10 million are for development projects of Ascenso MX.[3][4][5]

Team squads are limited to 12 players not developed in Mexico. A maximum of nine of those players may be in the match-day squad.[3][4][5]

Teams are required to give youth players playing time. For the Apertura 2018 season, teams must accumulate 675 minutes with players born on or after 1997. For the Clausura 2019 season, teams must accumulate 882 minutes with players born in 1998.[3][4][5]

The away goals rule is no longer a tiebreaker for the liguilla.[3][4][5]

15 clubs will participate in this season:

Stadiums and Locations
Club City Stadium Capacity
Atlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,111
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,950
Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa Banorte 20,108
Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Tampico Madero Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas 19,667
Tapachula Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 21,018
UAEM Toluca, State of Mexico Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba 32,603
UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 11,380
UdeG Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 56,320
Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087
Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,000
Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313
Location of teams in the 2018–19 Ascenso MX

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Atlante José Gabriel Gutiérrez Lavín Gabriel Pereyra Gerardo Ruíz Kappa Cancún, Riviera Maya, Pegaso1, Acustik1
Atlético San Luis Alberto Marrero Alfonso Sosa Mario Abrante Joma Canel's, Nissin, Cemento Moctezuma, Grupo Acerero, Corona1, Caliente1 3, Mobil Super2, Coca-Cola2, Ricon2, Grupo Vencedor2, MedioTiempo3, Bokados3, OneClick3
Celaya Alan Achar José Islas Rodolfo Salinas Keuka Bachoco, Caja Popular Mexicana
Juárez Juan Carlos Talavera Gabriel Caballero Leandro Carrijó Carrara Del Rio, S-Mart1, Tecate1, AutoPronto2, Leche Lucerna2, Hágalo2, Transtelco3, UACJ3
Oaxaca Santiago San Román Juan Manuel Rivera Luis Venegas Keuka Ópticas América, Electrolit2
Sinaloa José Antonio Núñez Diego Armando Maradona Jesús Chávez Charly Coppel, Electrolit, SuKarne, Caliente, LG
Sonora Juan Pablo Rojo Isaac Morales Domínguez José Saavedra Keuka Súper del Norte, Acer, Megacable3, Coca-Cola3
Tampico Madero Luis Miguel Pérez Amarante Mario García Javier Orozco Charly Tam, Nexum, Boing!, Electrolit2, Omnibus de México2, Aeroméxico3, Caliente3, Leche Marsella3
Tapachula José Luis Orantes Costanzo Luis Fernando Soto Christian Bermúdez Silver Sport Cafetaleros de Corazón, Electrolit2
UAEM Alfredo Barrera Baca David Rangel Rodrigo Bronzatti Kappa OMPP WOFP, Fundación UAEMéx1, Electrolit2, Centro Médico de Toluca2
UAT Rafael Flores Alcocer Carlos Reinoso Arturo Ortíz Pirma Tecate1, Hampton by Hilton2, Tam2, Massey Ferguson2, Electrolit2
UdeG José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez Jorge Dávalos Ismael Valadéz Umbro Electrolit, Corona1, Coca-Cola2, Canal 443, GHIR3, Pulparidno4
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Sergio Orduña Aldo Polo U-Sports Tony Roma's, Yucatán, Montejo1, Puerto Lindo1, Mérida2, Farmacias Unión2, Coca-Cola2, MedioTiempo3, Cinemex3, Carl's Jr.3, Claro Sports4
Zacatecas Armando Martínez Patiño Andrés Carevic Roberto Nurse Pirma Telcel, Red Gasislo, Zacatecas ¡Deslumbrante!, Mobil Super, Office Depot, Corona1, Caliente1 3, MedioTiempo3, Coca-Cola4
Zacatepec Víctor Manuel Arana Ricardo Valiño Marco Argüelles Yire Akron, Itromep Omeprazol
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
4. ^ On the socks.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Juárez Tomás Campos (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker May 1, 2018 Gabriel Caballero June 4, 2018[10] Preseason
Zacatepec Marcelo Michel Leaño Signed by Necaxa May 10, 2018 Alberto Clark May 17, 2018
UAT Ricardo Rayas Resigned May 16, 2018 Juan Carlos Chávez May 21, 2018
Atlante Sergio Bueno Sacked May 25, 2018[11] Gabriel Pereyra June 5, 2018[12]
Sonora Mario García Sacked May 28, 2018 Héctor Altamirano May 29, 2018[13]
Oaxaca Irving Rubirosa Sacked May 29, 2018[14] Ricardo Rayas June 5, 2018[15]
Tapachula Gabriel Caballero Signed by Juárez June 4, 2018[16] Irving Rubirosa June 5, 2018[17]
Celaya Ricardo Valiño Sacked July 4, 2018[18] Enrique Maximiliano Meza July 5, 2018[19]
Apertura changes
Tapachula Irving Rubirosa Sacked August 27, 2018[20] Diego de la Torre (Interim) August 28, 2018[21] 13th
Tampico Madero Eduardo Fentanes Sacked September 5, 2018[22] Miguel de Jesús Fuentes September 6, 2018[23] 10th
Dorados Paco Ramírez Sacked September 6, 2018[24] Diego Armando Maradona September 6, 2018[25] 13th
Venados Bruno Marioni Sacked September 15, 2018[26] Joel Sánchez September 19, 2018[27] 13th
Zacatepec Alberto Clark Sacked October 2, 2018 Ricardo Valiño October 3, 2018 10th
UAEM Héctor Hugo Eugui Sacked October 23, 2018 David Rangel October 23, 2018 8th
Pre-Clausura changes
Oaxaca Ricardo Rayas Sacked November 23, 2018[28] Álex Diego December 3, 2018[29] Preseason
Venados Joel Sánchez Sacked November 28, 2018[30] Sergio Orduña December 1, 2018[31]
Tapachula Diego de la Torre (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker December 3, 2018 Luis Fernando Soto December 3, 2018[32]
Sonora Héctor Altamirano Resigned December 13, 2018[33] Isaac Morales Domínguez December 17, 2018[34]
Celaya Enrique Maximiliano Meza Sacked December 5, 2018[35] José Islas December 27, 2018[36]
Clausura changes
UAT Juan Carlos Chávez Resigned February 9, 2019[37] Carlos Reinoso February 13, 2019[38] 11th
Tampico Madero Miguel de Jesús Fuentes Sacked March 5, 2019[39] Mario García Covalles March 6, 2019[40] 15th
Oaxaca Álex Diego Sacked April 8, 2019[41] Juan Manuel Rivera (interim) April 8, 2019[42] 6th

Apertura 2018

Apertura 2018 was the 47th edition of Ascenso MX. The league season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018. Cafetaleros de Tapachula defended their inaugural league title.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juárez 14 11 2 1 26 10 +16 35 Advance to liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 Zacatecas 14 10 2 2 27 15 +12 32
3 Atlante 14 10 0 4 27 19 +8 30
4 Sonora 14 7 4 3 21 18 +3 25
5 Atlético San Luis (C) 14 6 5 3 17 10 +7 23
6 Oaxaca 14 6 4 4 17 13 +4 22
7 Sinaloa 14 6 4 4 16 13 +3 22
8 UdeG 14 5 3 6 22 20 +2 18
9 UAEM 14 4 5 5 9 10 −1 17
10 UAT 14 4 3 7 14 19 −5 15
11 Zacatepec 14 3 4 7 15 20 −5 13
12 Tapachula 14 3 3 8 18 28 −10 12
13 Tampico Madero 14 2 3 9 11 20 −9 9
14 Venados 14 2 3 9 12 23 −11 9 Team is last in the relegation table.
15 Celaya 14 1 5 8 11 25 −14 8
Source: Ascenso 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.
Notes:
  1. The first eight ranked teams qualify for the liguilla.

Positions by round
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415
Juárez411132212†211111
Zacatecas845†754333333222
Atlante12543111211223†33
Sonora22224544444†5444
Atlético San Luis933423†566554555
Oaxaca1368699897766676†
Sinaloa611†15151212131012987767
UdeG10†1413141515121110111011898
UAEM1965777556†78989
UAT310710889788910†111110
Zacatepec1171196668†910119101011
Tapachula1513121313131515151312131212†12
Tampico Madero14151011†1110101213141414141413
Venados589810†11111311121312131314
Celaya7121412141414†1414151515151515
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2018. Source: Ascenso MX, League calendar
Notes: † indicates team rested that round

Results
Home \ Away ATE ATS CEL JUA OAX SIN SON TAM TAP UDG UAM UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–1
Atlético San Luis 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Celaya 1–0 0–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–1
Juárez 2–3 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–1
Oaxaca 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2
Sinaloa 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 0–0
Sonora 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0
Tampico Madero 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 0–3
Tapachula 1–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 0–3 3–2 0–1
U. de G. 2–3 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–0 3–2
UAEM 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1
UAT 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1
Venados 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
Zacatecas 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 3–1
Zacatepec 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 0–1 3–2 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2018. Source: Ascenso MX, League calendar
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

Scoring

Attendance

Per team
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético San Luis 63,185 11,271 5,610 9,026 −15.0%†
2 Juárez 60,612 11,314 6,952 8,659 +54.4%†
3 Sinaloa 44,748 10,133 3,243 7,458 +47.2%†
4 U. de G. 38,147 10,114 4,011 5,450 −17.4%†
5 Tampico Madero 32,518 10,200 3,153 5,420 −32.0%†
6 Zacatecas 35,333 10,124 3,557 5,048 +32.0%†
7 Sonora 29,220 6,205 2,859 4,174 −28.8%†
8 Venados 27,240 9,754 1,876 3,891 +0.3%†
9 Tapachula 26,645 10,127 1,322 3,806 −78.5%†
10 Zacatepec 28,677 8,551 1,612 3,585 +14.1%†
11 UAT 28,344 4,883 1,297 3,543 +126.8%†
12 Atlante 20,526 4,907 2,126 3,421 −7.8%†
13 Oaxaca 17,103 8,220 1,071 2,851 −51.1%†
14 Celaya 21,186 6,920 886 2,648 −29.5%†
15 UAEM 19,161 4,124 1,154 2,395 +11.2%†
League total 492,645 11,314 886 4,692 −17.6%†

Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Source: Ascenso MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed

Highest and lowest
Highest attendance Lowest attendance
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Atlético San Luis0–0Zacatecas11,271UAEM3–1Tapachula1,154
2Tampico Madero1–2Atlético San Luis7,461Atlante4–1UAT2,126
3Atlético San Luis1–0Venados10,245UAEM0–0UdeG1,385
4Tapachula1–2Atlante10,127Oaxaca3–2UAT1,071
5Juárez0–0Tampico Madero9,363Atlante2–1Oaxaca2,210
6Tampico Madero0–0UAEM5,269Oaxaca1–1Tapachula1,507
7Juárez1–0Atlético San Luis7,822Zacatepec0–0Oaxaca2,392
8Tampico Madero1–2UAT10,200Celaya0–2Juárez1,231
9Oaxaca1–0Sinaloa8,220UAEM1–1Celaya2,131
10Atlético San Luis1–0UAT10,124Venados1–2Atlante3,093
11Zacatepec0–1Sinaloa8,551Oaxaca2–0Tampico Madero1,457
12Zacatecas2–3Sinaloa10,124Celaya1–0Atlante1,300
13Sinaloa2–1Tampico Madero8,223UAT1–2Juárez1,297
14Juárez2–3Atlante11,314Celaya1–2Oaxaca886
15U. de G.4–1Celaya10,114Zacatepec1–1Tampico Madero1,612

Source: Ascenso MX

Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 penalty shoot-out.

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
3 Atlante (s) 1 0 1  
6 Oaxaca 1 0 1  
  3 Atlante 0 2 2  
  5 Atlético San Luis 3 0 3  
4 Sonora 0 1 1
5 Atlético San Luis 0 3 3  
  5 Atlético San Luis 0 4 4
  7 Sinaloa 1 2 3
1 Juárez (s) 1 1 2  
8 U. de G. 1 1 2  
  1 Juárez 0 1 1
  7 Sinaloa 2 0 2  
2 Zacatecas 0 0 0
7 Sinaloa 0 1 1  

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 14 and 15 November, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 November 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 2–2 (s) U. de G. 1–1 1–1
Zacatecas 0–1 Sinaloa 0–0 0–1
Atlante 1–1 (s) Oaxaca 1–1 0–0
Sonora 1–3 Atlético San Luis 0–0 1–3

All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, and Hermosillo.

First leg
14 November 2018 U. de G.1–1JuárezGuadalajara
19:00 Baltazar  49' Report
Referee Report		 Carrijó  74' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 13,025
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
14 November 2018 Sinaloa0–0ZacatecasCuliacán
20:00 UTC−7 Report
Referee Report		 Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 10,953
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo
15 November 2018 Oaxaca1–1AtlanteOaxaca
19:00 Santos  1' Report
Referee Report		 Reyes  38' Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Brian Omar González Veles
15 November 2018 Atlético San Luis0–0SonoraSan Luis Potosí
21:00 Report
Referee Report		 Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
Second leg
17 November 2018 Zacatecas0–1
(0–1 agg.)		SinaloaZacatecas
16:00 Report
Referee report		 Angulo  65' Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Attendance: 9,971
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
Note: Sinaloa won 1–0 on aggregate.
17 November 2018 Juárez1–1
(2–2 agg.)		U. de G.Ciudad Juárez
20:00 UTC−7 Carrijó  70' Report
Referee report		 Télles  54' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 15,596
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
Note: Tied 2–2 on aggregate. Juárez advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.
18 November 2018 Atlante0–0
(1–1 agg.)		OaxacaCancún
20:00 UTC−5 Report
Referee report		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 6,016
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Note: Tied 1–1 on aggregate. Atlante advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.
18 November 2018 Sonora1–3
(1–3 agg.)		Atlético San LuisHermosillo
20:00 UTC−7 Vallejo  78' Report
Referee report
Stadium: Estadio Héroe de Nacozari
Attendance: 7,528
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 21 and 22 November, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 November 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 1–2 Sinaloa 0–2 1–0
Atlante 2–3 Atlético San Luis 0–3 2–0
First leg
21 November 2018 Sinaloa2–0JuárezCuliacán
20:00 UTC−7
Report
Referee report		 Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 15,333
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
22 November 2018 Atlético San Luis3–0AtlanteSan Luis Potosí
20:00
Report
Referee report		 Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo
Second leg
24 November 2018 Juárez1–0
(1–2 agg.)		SinaloaCiudad Juárez
18:00 UTC−7 Carrijó  38' (pen.) Report
Referee Report		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 19,703
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
25 November 2018 Atlante2–0
(2–3 agg.)		Atlético San LuisCancún
20:00 UTC−5
Report
Referee Report		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 7,027
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto

Final

The first leg was played on 29 November, and the second leg was played on 2 December 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético San Luis 4–3 Sinaloa 0–1 4–2
First leg
29 November 2018 Sinaloa1–0Atlético San LuisCuliacán
20:00 UTC−7 Rivera  74' Report
Referee Report		 Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 19,333
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
Second leg
2 December 2018 Atlético San Luis4–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 agg.)		SinaloaSan Luis Potosí
20:30
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 25,624
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo
 Apertura 2018 winners: 
Atlético San Luis
1st title

Clausura 2019

The Clausura 2019 season is the 48th season of Ascenso MX. The season began on 4 January 2019. The defending champions are Atlético San Luis, having won their first title.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético San Luis (C) 14 7 7 0 22 11 +11 28 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 Zacatecas 14 6 7 1 17 9 +8 25
3 Zacatepec 14 7 1 6 22 18 +4 22
4 Sonora 14 6 4 4 12 17 −5 22
5 Sinaloa 14 5 5 4 21 19 +2 20
6 Venados 14 5 5 4 12 13 −1 20
7 Oaxaca 14 5 4 5 12 14 −2 19
8 Celaya 14 4 6 4 14 16 −2 18
9 Atlante 14 5 2 7 26 21 +5 17
10 UdeG 14 4 5 5 19 18 +1 17
11 UAT 14 4 5 5 15 16 −1 17
12 UAEM 14 4 5 5 13 17 −4 17
13 Tapachula 14 4 3 7 23 25 −2 15
14 Juárez 14 4 3 7 12 16 −4 15
15 Tampico Madero (R) 14 3 2 9 16 26 −10 11 Team is last in the relegation table
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2019. Source: Ascenso 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 eight ranked teams qualify for the Liguilla. If the team last in Relegation table is in the top eight, the ninth placed team qualifies.

Positions by round
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415
Atlético San Luis844322†111111111
Zacatecas91113†1299753422222
Zacatepec72595356†98105833
Sonora1510311122223†3374
Sinaloa1113†1515151515151514128445
Venados1415141414†12912141179556
Oaxaca236736446346967†
Celaya4512478†111110946108
Atlante172584334551012†89
UdeG10†129111214111079117101110
UAT6178111113857612†7911
UAEM56847810131213†1515151312
Tapachula121410610567868111112†13
Juárez139121061014910†121313131414
Tampico Madero381113†1313121413151414141515
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2019. Source: Ascenso MX
Notes: † indicates team rested that round

Results

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), with one team resting each round, completing a total of 15 rounds.

Home \ Away ATE ATL CEL JUA OAX SIN SON TAM TAP UDG UAM UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante — — 1–2 2–1 — — 5–1 — 1–2 4–0 — — 1–2 0–1 3–2
Atlético San Luis 0–0 — 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 — — — — — — —
Celaya — — — — — — — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 —
Juárez — — 2–1 — — — — — 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 —
Oaxaca 1–0 — 3–0 2–0 — — 0–1 — — 1–1 — — 0–0 2–1 1–0
Sinaloa 3–6 — 0–1 1–0 4–0 — 0–1 — — — — — 1–1 1–1 2–1
Sonora — — 0–2 0–0 — — — — 2–1 1–0 _ 2–1 3–2 0–0 —
Tampico Madero 1–1 — 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 — — — — — 2–0 — 1–2
Tapachula — 2–2 — — 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 — — 0–1 4–1 — — 0–2
U. de G. — 2–2 — — — 0–0 — 1–0 4–2 — 3–0 2–2 — — 4–0
UAEM 2–1 1–2 — — 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 — — — — — — —
UAT 3–1 0–1 — — 0–0 0–1 — 3–1 — — 1–2 — — — —
Venados — 1–1 — — — — — — 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 — 0–0 0–2
Zacatecas — 0–0 — — — — — 5–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 — — 2–1
Zacatepec — 0–1 1–0 2–1 — — 4–0 — — — 3–1 2–2 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2019. Source: Ascenso MX
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular Season statistics

Attendance

Per team
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético San Luis 98,137 19,564 11,666 14,020 +55.3%†
2 U. de G. 38,837 9,752 3,388 5,548 +1.8%†
3 Juárez 38,308 7,422 2,998 5,473 −36.8%†
4 Venados 38,246 9,325 3,318 5,464 +40.4%†
5 Sinaloa 43,497 8,473 3,673 5,437 −27.1%†
6 UAT 32,530 9,151 2,840 5,422 +53.0%†
7 Tampico Madero 41,678 8,839 2,292 5,210 −3.9%†
8 Atlante 30,898 6,290 2,128 3,862 +12.9%†
9 Tapachula 23,441 8,536 1,873 3,349 −12.0%†
10 Zacatepec 19,398 4,737 2,019 3,233 −9.8%†
11 Zacatecas 22,807 4,234 1,821 3,258 −35.5%†
12 UAEM 18,488 5,320 1,530 3,081 +28.6%†
13 Celaya 16,023 4,007 1,658 2,671 +0.9%†
14 Oaxaca 17,552 3,080 1,352 2,194 −23.0%†
15 Sonora 15,184 2,874 873 2,169 −48.0%†
League total 495,024 19,564 873 4,715 +0.5%†

Updated to games played on 14 April 2019
Source: Ascenso MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed

Highest and lowest
Highest attendance Lowest attendance
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Tampico Madero2-0Venados6,023Oaxaca2-0Juárez1,352
2Atlético San Luis2-1Tampico Madero13,074Celaya0-0Zacatecas1,686
3Tampico Madero1–3Celaya6,533Oaxaca0–1Sonora1,889
4Juárez1–1Zacatecas5,994Sonora1–0U. de G.1,257
5Atlético San Luis4–1Celaya11,666Oaxaca1–0Atlante1,826
6UAT0–1Sinaloa8,560UAEM1–1Tampico Madero1,530
7Atlético San Luis2–0Juárez12,843Oaxaca1–0Zacatepec1,760
8UAT3–1Tampico Madero9,151Sonora3–2Venados873
9Atlético San Luis0–0Sonora14,937Celaya1–1UAEM1,658
10U. de G.0–0Sinaloa8,826Tapachula3–1Tampico Madero1,873
11Atlético San Luis0–0Atlante13,686Celaya0–0UAT2,699
12Sinaloa1-1Zacatecas5,543Tapachula2-2Atlético San Luis1,879
13Atlético San Luis3-1Oaxaca12,367UAEM1-1Sonora2,393
14U. de G.2-2Atlético San Luis9,752Zacatepec4-0Sonora2,759
15Atlético San Luis2-2Sinaloa19,564Tampico Madero1-2Zacatepec2,292

Source: Ascenso MX

Liguilla (Playoffs)

The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 penalty shoot-out.

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
1 Atlético San Luis 1 2 3  
8 Celaya 1 1 2  
  1 Atlético San Luis 1 3 4  
  6 Venados 1 1 2  
3 Zacatepec 0 1 1
6 Venados 2 0 2  
  1 Atlético San Luis 1 1 2
  5 Sinaloa 1 0 1
2 Zacatecas (s) 0 1 1  
7 Oaxaca 1 0 1  
  2 Zacatecas 1 0 1
  5 Sinaloa 3 2 5  
4 Sonora 0 0 0
5 Sinaloa 1 2 3  

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético San Luis 3–2 Celaya 1–1 2–1
Zacatecas (s) 1–1 Oaxaca 0–1 1–0
Zacatepec 1–2 Venados 0–2 1–0
Sonora 0–3 Sinaloa 0–1 0–2

All times are UTC−5 except for matches in Culiacán and Hermosillo.

First leg
17 April 2019 Celaya1–1Atlético San LuisCelaya
18:00 Aguirre  74' Report Ibáñez  19' Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 8,944
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Guerra
17 April 2019 Oaxaca1–0ZacatecasOaxaca
20:00 Nequecaur  36' (pen) Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
18 April 2019 Venados2–0ZacatepecMérida
19:00 Báez  16'
Uscanga  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras
18 April 2019 Sinaloa1–0SonoraCuliacán
20:00 UTC−6 Escoto  67' Report Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 9,543
Referee: Louis Adrián Vielmas Valdéz
Second leg
20 April 2019 Zacatecas1–0
(1–1 agg.)		OaxacaZacatecas
19:00 Pérez  84' Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Attendance: 7,764
Referee: Aldo Cano Martínez
20 April 2019 Atlético San Luis2–1
(3–2 agg.)		CelayaSan Luis Potosí
21:00 González  28'
Cadete  47'		 Report Silva  41' Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 18,214
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo
21 April 2019 Zacatepec1–0
(1–2 agg.)		VenadosZacatepec
17:00 Huerta  1' Report Stadium: Estadio Agustín Coruco Díaz
Attendance: 7,905
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
21 April 2019 Sonora0–2
(0–3 agg.)		SinaloaHermosillo
18:00 UTC−7 Report Báez  72' (pen)
Escoboza  78'		 Stadium: Estadio Héroe de Nacozari
Attendance: 12,462
Referee: Saúl Alfredo Silva Pineda

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 24 April, and the second legs were played on 27 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético San Luis 4–2 Venados 1–1 3–1
Zacatecas 1–5 Sinaloa 1–3 0–2
First leg
24 April 2019 Venados1–1Atlético San LuisMérida
19:00 Polo  26' Report González  30' Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde
Attendance: 15,073
Referee: Louis Adrián Vielmas Valdés
24 April 2019 Sinaloa3–1ZacatecasCuliacán
20:00 UTC−6 Escoto  16'
Bordagaray  64'
Barbosa  81'		 Report Martínez  77' Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 15,333
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
Second leg
27 April 2019 Atlético San Luis3–1
(4–2 agg.)		VenadosSan Luis Potosí
20:00 Madrigal  9'
Ibáñez  21'
Villagra  90+3'		 Report Uscanga  74' Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 23,731
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González
27 April 2019 Zacatecas0–2
(1–5 agg.)		SinaloaZacatecas
21:45 Report Bordagaray  66'
Córdoba  82'		 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Attendance: 11,064
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo

Final

The first leg was played on 2 May, and the second leg was played on 5 May 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético San Luis 2–1 Sinaloa 1–1 1–0
First leg
2 May 2019 Sinaloa1–1Atlético San LuisCuliacán
20:00 UTC−6 Báez  9' (pen) Report Castro  71' Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 20,333
Referee: Juan Andres Esquivel Gonzalez
Second leg
5 May 2019 Atlético San Luis1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		SinaloaSan Luis Potosí
20:00 Bilbao  102' Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 24,949
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo
 Clausura 2019 winners: 
Atlético San Luis
2nd title

Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2018–19 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for 2019–20 Copa MX qualification.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zacatecas[lower-alpha 1] 28 16 9 3 44 24 +20 57
2 Atlético San Luis[lower-alpha 1] (P, C) 28 13 12 3 39 21 +18 51 Promoted to Liga MX[lower-alpha 2]
3 Juárez[lower-alpha 1] 28 15 5 8 38 26 +12 50
4 Atlante 28 15 2 11 53 40 +13 47
5 Sonora[lower-alpha 1] 28 13 8 7 33 35 −2 47
6 Sinaloa[lower-alpha 1] 28 11 9 8 37 32 +5 42
7 Oaxaca[lower-alpha 1] 28 11 8 9 29 27 +2 41
8 UdeG[lower-alpha 1] 28 9 8 11 41 38 +3 35
9 Zacatepec[lower-alpha 1] 28 10 5 13 37 38 −1 35
10 UAEM 28 8 10 10 22 27 −5 34
11 UAT 28 8 8 12 29 35 −6 32
12 Venados 28 7 8 13 24 36 −12 29
13 Tapachula 28 7 6 15 41 53 −12 27
14 Celaya 28 5 11 12 25 41 −16 26 Eliminated from 2019–20 Copa MX
15 Tampico Madero[lower-alpha 1] (R) 28 5 5 18 27 46 −19 20 Relegated to Serie A de México
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: Ascenso 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; (P) 2018–19 champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Certified by Liga MX and Ascenso MX as eligible for promotion prior to beginning of 2018–19 season
  2. If the same team wons Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the team will be promoted automatically to Liga MX.

Relegation table

The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, and Clausura 2019. On April 5, 2019, Tampico Madero was relegated to Serie A.

Pos
 Team '16 A
Pts		 '17 C
Pts		 '17 A
Pts		 '18 C
Pts		 '18 A
Pts		 '19 C
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 GD
 Relegation
1 Zacatecas 333223283225173921.8804+58Safe for 2019–20 Season
2 Sinaloa 273120262220146921.5870+26
3 Atlético San Luis On hiatus2120232892581.5862+14
4 Oaxaca 263024231919142921.5435+25
5 Juárez 222826153515141921.5326+18
6 Sonora 272722142522137921.4891–5
7 Celaya 35192823818131921.4239+17
8 Zacatepec[lower-alpha 1] 222624241322132921.4348+10
9 Atlante 272111233017129921.4022+11
10 UAEM 292813111717115921.2500–8
11 UdeG 182213251817113921.2283–7
12 UAT 201622181517108921.1739−20
13 Tapachula 162121221215107921.1630–20
14 Venados 20152319920106921.1522–42
15 Tampico Madero 1023242291199921.0761–27Relegated to Serie A[lower-alpha 2]

Last update: 14 April 2019
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: Ascenso MX

  1. 2016–17 points were accumulated as Coras.
  2. Tampico Madero paid a bail of 5 million pesos to remain in the Ascenso MX.

See also

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