2020–21 Liga MX season

The 2020–21 Liga MX season will be the 74th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is divided into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The Apertura tournament does not have an official start date due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the country and after the previous tournament was cancelled without a champion.[1]

The tentative date for the start of the season is 24 July 2020.[2]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

The following eighteen teams will compete this season.

Stadiums and locations
América & Cruz Azul Atlas Atlético San Luis Guadalajara Juárez León
Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco Estadio Alfonso Lastras Estadio Akron Olímpico Benito Juárez Estadio León
Capacity: 87,000 Capacity: 55,110 Capacity: 25,709 Capacity: 45,364 Capacity: 19,703 Capacity: 31,297
Mazatlán Monterrey Necaxa Pachuca Puebla Querétaro
Estadio de Mazatlán Estadio BBVA Estadio Victoria Estadio Hidalgo Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Corregidora
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 53,500 Capacity: 23,851 Capacity: 27,512 Capacity: 51,726 Capacity: 33,162
Santos Laguna Tijuana Toluca UANL UNAM
Estadio Corona Estadio Caliente Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Capacity: 29,237 Capacity: 27,333 Capacity: 31,000 Capacity: 41,886 Capacity: 48,297
Locations of the 2020–21 Liga MX teams
Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños Miguel Herrera Paul Aguilar Nike AT&T
Atlas Pedro Portilla Rafael Puente Jr. Charly MoPlay
Atlético San Luis Alberto Marrero Guillermo Vázquez Mario Abrante Pirma Canel's
Cruz Azul Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas Robert Siboldi José de Jesús Corona Joma Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Amaury Vergara Luis Fernando Tena Jesús Molina Puma Caliente
Juárez Guillermo Cantú Gabriel Caballero Charly S-Mart
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Ignacio Ambriz Luis Montes Pirma Cementos Fortaleza
Mazatlán Mauricio Lanz Francisco Palencia Pirma Caliente
Monterrey Duilio Davino Antonio Mohamed Puma AT&T
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Alfonso Sosa Pirma Rolcar
Pachuca Jesús Martínez Patiño Paulo Pezzolano Jorge Hernández Charly Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García Juan Reynoso Daniel Arreola Umbro AT&T
Querétaro Manuel Velarde Alex Diego Charly Banco Multiva
Santos Laguna Dante Elizalde Guillermo Almada Charly Soriana
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Pablo Guede Charly Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga José Manuel de la Torre Alfredo Talavera Under Armour Banamex
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez Ricardo Ferretti Guido Pizarro Adidas Cemex
UNAM Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez Míchel González Nike DHL Express

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table		 Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Querétaro Víctor Manuel Vucetich Mutual agreement termination 2 June 2020 Alex Diego 23 June 2020 Preseason [3][4]
Tijuana  Gustavo Quinteros Resigned 12 June 2020   Pablo Guede 19 June 2020  [5][6]

Torneo Apertura

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 Atlas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlético San Luis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cruz Azul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Guadalajara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Juárez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 León 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mazatlán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Necaxa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pachuca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Puebla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Querétaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Santos Laguna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Toluca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 UANL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 UNAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2020. 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
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.

Positions by Round
Leader and qualification to liguilla
Qualification to liguilla
Last place in table
Updated to match(es) played on 2020. Source: Liga MX

Results

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AME ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUA LEO MAT MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América — — — — — — — — — —
Atlas — — — — — — — — —
Atlético San Luis — — — — — — — — — —
Cruz Azul — — — — — — — — — —
Guadalajara — — — — — — — — —
Juárez — — — — — — — — —
León — — — — — — — — —
Mazatlán — — — — — — — — —
Monterrey — — — — — — — — —
Necaxa — — — — — — — — —
Pachuca — — — — — — — — — —
Puebla — — — — — — — — — —
Querétaro — — — — — — — — — —
Santos Laguna — — — — — — — — —
Tijuana — — — — — — — — —
Toluca — — — — — — — — —
UANL — — — — — — — — — —
UNAM — — — — — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 2020. Source: Liga MX
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Notes

    See also

    References
    1. https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexican-liga-bancomer/story/4098225/liga-mx-cancels-2020-clausura-season-due-to-coronavirus
    2. https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/futbol/liga-mx-el-apertura-2020-iniciara-el-17-de-julio
    3. "Víctor Manuel Vucetich deja la dirección técnica del Querétaro". FOX Sports (in Spanish). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    4. Arellano, Marcos (23 June 2020). "Hacen oficial llegada de Alex Diego". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    5. "Xolos: Gustavo Quinteros dejó de ser director técnico de Tijuana". Récord (in Spanish). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    6. "OFICIAL: Pablo Guede es nuevo DT de Xolos". Fútbol Total (in Spanish). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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