2023–24_Liga_MX_season

2023–24 Liga MX season

2023–24 Liga MX season

76th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico


The 2023–24 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 77th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is to be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2023 and the Clausura 2024—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

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Teams

A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2023–24 edition of the Liga MX. All eighteen teams have participated in Liga MX since the 2020–21 season.

Changes

The owner's assembly decided to adjust liguilla qualification, which was modified as of the Guardianes 2020 season. The number of teams directly qualifying to the quarter-finals was increased from four to six, while reducing the number of teams entering the reclassification round from eight to four, aligning it with the NBA's "play-in" round.[1] The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Stadiums and locations

  1. ^
    The Estadio Azteca will be closed from 2024 to 2025 due to renovations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Stadium Changes

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Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits

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Managerial changes

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Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2023 is the first tournament of the season and began on 30 June 2023. The defending champions are UANL. The season was paused in mid-July due to the 2023 Leagues Cup and was resumed on 18 August. On 8 July 2023, the match between Querétaro and América was postponed due to poor pitch condition.[36]

League table

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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 four places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals and host the second leg.
  2. Puebla was penalized for having unregistered assistant coach Luis Miguel Noriega on the bench in their Week 7 match against Tijuana. Puebla originally won the match 3–0 and was awarded to Tijuana as a 1–0 victory.[37] The Court of Arbitration for Sport later reversed the ruling.
  3. Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.

Results

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

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Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. Match was originally an Atlas home match but was moved to Estadio Azteca due to poor field conditions at Estadio Jalisco.

Regular season statistics

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Scoring

Discipline

Player
Team
  • Most yellow cards: 56

Source: Liga MX

Attendance

Per team

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Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed.
1: Guadalajara played their week 14 match vs UANL at Estadio Jalisco due to poor field conditions at Estadio Akron.

Highest and lowest

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Source: Liga MX

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    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase – Apertura 2023

Play-in round

The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Play-in matchesNo. 8 seed matchFinal seeds
Serie A
7Atlético San Luis37Atlético San LuisNo. 7 seed
8León28LeónNo. 8 seed
8León3
Serie B9Santos Laguna2
9Santos Laguna2
10Mazatlán1
Play-in matches
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No. 8 seed match
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Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 América 2 2 4
8 León 2 0 2
1 América 5 0 5
7 Atlético San Luis 0 2 2
2 Monterrey 0 1 1
7 Atlético San Luis 1 1 2
1 América (a.e.t.) 1 3 4
3 UANL 1 0 1
3 UANL 2 3 5
6 Puebla 2 0 2
3 UANL 1 1 2
4 UNAM 0 1 1
4 UNAM 0 3 3
5 Guadalajara 1 0 1
  • Teams will be re-seeded each round.
  • The team with more goals on aggregate after two matches will advance.
  • If the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team will advance (the away goals rule was not applied).
  • In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, they will go to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
  • Both finalists will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Finals

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Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

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Attendance: 79,954
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura tournament began on 12 January 2024.

League Table

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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. 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
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least the Play-in round, but may still qualify directly for the Quarter-finals
Notes:
  1. The first four places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals and host the second leg. The fifth and sixth placed teams will host the first leg.
  2. Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.
  3. Team ranked last in the coefficient table is ineligible for the final phase.

Results

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First match(es) will be played: 27 April 2024. Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular Season statistics

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Scoring

Discipline

Player
Team

Source: Liga MX

Attendance

Per team

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Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed.
1: Cruz Azul played its home match vs Guadalajara at Estadio Azteca.

Highest and lowest

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Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase – Clausura 2024

Play-in round

The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7thplace teamHome7/8Winner of 7/8 gameNo. 7 seed
8thplace teamAway7/8/9/10Winner of No. 8 seed gameNo. 8 seed
7/8Loser of 7/8 gameHome
Serie B9/10Winner of 9/10 gameAway
9thplace teamHome
10QuerétaroAway
Play-in matches
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No. 8 seed match
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Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 América
8  
 
 
 
5  
 
 
2 Cruz Azul
7  
 
 
3  
6  
  • Teams will be re-seeded each round.
  • The team with more goals on aggregate after two matches will advance.
  • If the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team will advance (the away goals rule was not applied).
  • In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, they will go to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
  • Both finalists will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Quarter-finals

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Coefficient table

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[38]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN160 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 80 million in the last place; 47 million the penultimate; and 33 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table,[39] as of the 2021–22 season the remaining $MXN80 million will be paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself.[40] The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team, which was Querétaro, repeats as the last ranked team in the 2023–24 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN20 million.

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Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine 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
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated
Source: Liga MX

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    2020–21 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.
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    2021–22 and 2022–23 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.

Aggregate tables

2023–24 aggregate table

The 2023–24 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 seasons) is used to determine the participants for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The league champions with more points at the end of the Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 seasons qualifies directly to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16. The league champions with fewer points at the end of the season qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round. In addition, the Apertura runners-up, Clausura runners-up, and the next two best ranked teams also qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round.

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Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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
(A) Apertura champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (U) Apertura runner-up
Notes:
  1. May still qualify directly for the round of 16 if they win the 2024 Leagues Cup.

2023 aggregate table

The 2023 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Clausura 2023 and Apertura 2023 seasons) is used to determine the seedings for the 2024 Leagues Cup.

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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

References

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  2. "'Tato' Noriega es anunciado como el nuevo presidente de Rayados". tudn.com (in Spanish). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. "FC Juárez 'sorprende' y ya tiene técnico para el Apertura 2023". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. "América hace oficial la salida del 'Tano' Ortiz". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2023.
  5. "Club América presenta a André Jardine como su nuevo director técnico para el Apertura 2023". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. "Gustavo Leal appointed new Atlético San Luis coach". en.as.com. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. "¡Oficial! Ricardo Ferretti es cesado de Cruz Azul". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 7 August 2023.
  8. "¡Oficial! Eduardo Arce dejó de ser entrenador del Puebla". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 23 August 2023.
  9. "Ricardo Carbajal tomará las riendas del Puebla". municipiospuebla.mx (in Spanish). 23 August 2023.
  10. "OFICIAL: Necaxa elige a Eduardo Fentanes como director técnico". foxsports.com.mx (in Spanish). 5 September 2023.
  11. "¡Oficial! Eduardo Arce dejó de ser entrenador del Puebla". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 23 August 2023.
  12. "Ricardo Carbajal tomará las riendas del Puebla". municipiospuebla.mx (in Spanish). 23 August 2023.
  13. "Toluca anuncia salida del técnico Ignacio Ambriz" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 25 October 2023.
  14. "Quién es Carlos María Morales, el sustituto de Nacho Ambriz en Toluca". Infobae (in Spanish). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  15. "Atlas destituyó a Benjamín Mora como su DT". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  16. "Omar Flores será técnico interino del Atlas". El Informador (in Spanish). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  17. "Spaniard Beñat San José named new Atlas coach". Diario AS. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  18. "Martín Anselmi enamora con su primer discurso como técnico de Cruz Azul" [Martín Anselmi charms with his first speech as manager of Cruz Azul] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  19. "Proyecto reforzado" [Project reinforced] (in Spanish). Deportivo Toluca FC. 4 December 2023.
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  21. "Gustavo Lema, nuevo DT de Pumas" [Gustavo Lema, new Pumas manager] (in Spanish). ClaroSports. 12 December 2023.
  22. "Fernando Gago is Chivas' new coach". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 20 December 2023.
  23. "León presents Jorge Bava as new manager". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 21 December 2023.
  24. "FC Juárez ya eligió a su nuevo DT" [FC Juárez has already chosen its new manager]. soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 2 February 2024.
  25. "Mauricio Barbieri, nuevo director técnico de Bravos" [Mauricio Barbieri, new Bravos manager]. nortedigital.mx (in Spanish). 9 February 2024.
  26. "Oficial: Ignacio Ambriz es nuevo técnico de Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 12 February 2024.
  27. "Fernando Aristeguieta es el nuevo entrenador interino del Puebla" [Fernando Aristeguieta is the new interim manager of Puebla]. elnacional.com (in Spanish). 26 February 2024.
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