2018–19_Liga_MX_season

2018–19 Liga MX season

2018–19 Liga MX season

72nd professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico


The 2018–19 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

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Teams, stadiums, and personnel

The following eighteen teams competed this season. Lobos BUAP was initially relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest point coefficient last season, but instead they will continue to compete in the Liga MX after the 2017–18 Ascenso MX champion, Cafetaleros de Tapachula, who won promotion after defeating Alebrijes de Oaxaca, was not certified to be promoted. Lobos BUAP paid MXN$120 million to be disbursed to Cafetaleros de Tapachula and remain in Liga MX.[1][2]

Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and kits

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  1. Apertura 2018
  2. Clausura 2019

Managerial changes

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Torneo Apertura

Regular season

The Apertura 2018 was the first championship of the season. The regular season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 25 November 2018.[55] The defending champions were Santos Laguna, having won their sixth title.

Standings

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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) Champions
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were 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 was scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it was added to the standings for day 16.

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Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results

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Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

Top goalscorers

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

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Source: Liga MX

Hat-tricks

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4 Player scored four goals


Attendance

Per team

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Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Played in Estadio Azul last season.
2: Played one match at Estadio Nemesio Díez .

Highest and lowest

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Source: Liga MX

  1. Round scheduled for midweek.

Liguilla – Apertura

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Cruz Azul 2 1 3
8 Querétaro 0 1 1
1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 1 1
5 Monterrey 1 0 1
4 Santos Laguna 0 0 0
5 Monterrey 1 2 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 0 0
2 América 0 2 2
2 América 2 3 5
7 Toluca 2 2 4
2 América 1 6 7
3 UNAM 1 1 2
3 UNAM 1 3 4
6 UANL 2 1 3
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX1, runners-up as MEX3).

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Finals

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Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2019 was the second championship of the season. The tournament began on 4 January 2019 ended on 26 May 2019.[55] América were the defending champions, having won their 13th league title the previous tournament.

Regular season

Standings

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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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla.
  2. Veracruz were docked 6 points, at the request of FIFA, over a failure to pay training compensation fees to Uruguayan club Montevideo Wanderers for Matías Santos.[56]
  3. Relegated teams were ineligible for the Liguilla, regardless of their place in the table.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were 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 was scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it was added to the standings for day 16.

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Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results

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Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

Top goalscorers

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

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Source: Liga MX

Hat-tricks

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Attendance

Per team

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Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed

Highest and lowest

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Source: Liga MX

    Liguilla – Clausura

    Bracket

    Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                   
    1 León 3 2 5
    8 Tijuana 1 1 2
    1 León (s) 1 0 1
    5 América 0 1 1
    4 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
    5 América 3 0 3
    1 León 0 0 0
    2 UANL 1 0 1
    2 UANL (s) 1 1 2
    7 Pachuca 1 1 2
    2 UANL (s) 0 1 1
    3 Monterrey 1 0 1
    3 Monterrey (s) 0 1 1
    6 Necaxa 1 0 1
    • Teams were re-seeded each round.
    • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
    • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
    • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
    • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
    • Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX2, runners-up as MEX4).

    Quarter-finals

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    Semi-finals

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    Finals

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    Relegation table

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    Last update: 5 May 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: LigaMX

    1. ^
      2017–18 accumulated points were not counted towards their relegation coefficient.[57]:16[58]

    Aggregate table

    The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) was used to determine the participants of the 2019–20 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

    More information Pos, Pld ...
    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) Champions; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Clausura champion
    2. As Clausura champions (MEX2)
    3. As Apertura runners-up (MEX3)
    4. Apertura champion
    5. As Apertura champions (MEX1)
    6. As Clausura runners-up (MEX4)
    7. BUAP relocated to Ciudad Juárez and became FC Juárez, thus Juárez replaced them in the tournament
    8. Veracruz were docked 6 points, at the request of FIFA, over a failure to pay training compensation fees to Uruguayan club Montevideo Wanderers for Matías Santos.[59]

    Notes

    1. Although appointed on 15 August 2018, Olmos would not immediately take charge. Due to paperwork, his first match was delayed to 25 August 2018 vs Tijuana.[17][18]
    2. Although appointed on 28 February 2019, Torrente would not immediately take charge. Due to the match calendar, his first match was delayed to 10 March 2019 vs UNAM.[39][40]

    See also


    References

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    2. "Acuerdos de la Asamblea Ordinaria de la LIGA Bancomer MX" [Agreements of the ordinary general assembly of the LIGA Bancomer MX]. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
    3. "Diego Alonso oficialmente fuera de Pachuca" (in Spanish). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
    4. "Pako Ayestarán fue presentado como técnico de Pachuca" (in Spanish). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
    5. "Luis Fernando Tena es destituído de Querétaro" (in Spanish). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
    6. "De lobo a gallo; Rafa Puente Jr., nuevo DT de Querétaro" (in Spanish). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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    8. "Diego Alonso es nuevo entrenador de Rayados de Monterrey" (in Spanish). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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    13. "Cardozo replaces Almeyda as Chivas manager". 12 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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    17. "Juvenal Olmos: "Quiero que Veracruz salga del pantano"" [Juvenal Olmos: "I want Veracruz to leave the swamp"] (in Spanish). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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    35. "Monarcas Morelia despide a Roberto Hernández". ESPN México (in Spanish). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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    37. "Toluca anunció el cese de Hernán Cristante de la dirección técnica". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
    38. "José Luis Real asume de forma interina la DT del Toluca". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
    39. "Liga MX: Monarcas, con técnico interino, buscará sorprender al América (Video)". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
    40. "América buscará sumar en Morelia; van por 3". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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