2015–16 Ascenso MX season

The 2015–16 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2019 began 25 July 2015 and Clausura 2020. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. All Ascenso MX teams except FC Juárez and Cimarrones de Sonora, will participate in Copa MX.

Ascenso MX
Season2015–16
ChampionsApertura: FC Juárez
Clausura: Necaxa
PromotedNecaxa
RelegatedNo relegation
Matches played120
Goals scored350 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Carlos Garcés (11)
Clausura:
Biggest home winApertura:
Club Universidad de Guadalajara 7-1 UAT (August 14, 2015)
Clausura:
three matches 2-0 (January 9, 22 and 24, 2016)
Biggest away winApertura:
Tapachula 0-4 Sonora
UAT 1-5 BUAP (August 21, 2015)
Clausura:
Murciélagos 0-6 Coras (January 8, 2016)
Highest scoringApertura:
Club Universidad de Guadalajara 7-1 UAT (August 14, 2015)
Clausura:
Murciélagos 0-6 Coras (January 8, 2016)
Longest winning runZacatecas
Atlético San Luis (3 wins)
Longest unbeaten runOaxaca (4 Games)
Coras (3 Games)
Longest winless runVenados (6 Games)
Longest losing runTapachula (4 losses)
Highest attendanceApertura:
Lowest attendanceApertura:

Changes from the previous season edit

Stadia and locations edit

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
BUAP Puebla City, Puebla Universitario BUAP 19,283
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán 23,369
Coras Tepic, Nayarit Arena Cora 12,271
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
Murciélagos Los Mochis, Sinaloa Centenario 11,134
Necaxa Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,598
Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Tapachula Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 11,018
UdeG Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020
UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520
Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087
Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Francisco Villa 13,820
Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313

Personnel and kits edit

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Atlante Eduardo Braun Burillo   Eduardo Fentanes   Juan de la Barrera Kappa
Atlético San Luis Jacobo Payán Espinosa   Carlos Bustos   Othoniel Arce Charly
BUAP Vacant   Ricardo Valiño   Omar Tejeda Keuka
Celaya Marcos Achar   Gustavo Díaz   Alfredo Moreno Keuka
Coras José Luis Higuera   Hernán Cristante   Jorge Kalú Gastélum Romed
Juárez Alejandra de la Vega   Sergio Orduña   Iván Vázquez Mellado Umbro
Murciélagos Miguel Favela   Adolfo García   Alfonso Rippa Keuka
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero   Alfonso Sosa   Luis Padilla Umbro
Oaxaca Javier San Román   Flavio Davino   Diego Menghi Lotto
Sonora Servando Carbajal   Héctor Medrano   Raúl Rico Kappa
Tapachula Gabriel Orantes Constanzo   Gabriel Caballero   Ismael Valadéz Silver Sport
UAT Manuel Corcuera Canseco   José Treviño   Hugo Sánchez Lotto
UdeG José Alberto Castellanos   Daniel Guzmán   Humberto Hernández Lotto
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo   Marcelo Michel Leaño   Aldo Polo Foursport
Zacatecas Armando Martínez Patiño   Ricardo Rayas   Noé Maya Pirma
Zacatepec Rodolfo Davis Contreras   Carlos Gutiérrez   Rodolfo Espinoza Silver Sport

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Apertura Changes
Coras   Mauro Camoranesi Resigned August 18, 2015   José Luis González China August 21, 2015 14th
Tapachula   Carlos de los Cobos Sacked August 22, 2015   Benjamín Mora (Interim) August 27, 2015 16th
UAT   Ricardo Cadena Sacked August 22, 2015   José Treviño August 27, 2015 15th
Tapachula   Benjamín Mora (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker September 5, 2015   Gabriel Caballero September 7, 2015 16th
Sonora   Jorge Humberto Torres Sacked September 15, 2015   Javier López (Interim) September 15, 2015 12th
Venados   Juan Carlos Chávez Sacked October 3, 2015   Daniel Rossello (Interim) October 15, 2015 14th
Oaxaca   Ricardo Rayas Sacked October 21, 2015   Marco Antonio Trejo (Interim) October 21, 2015 5th
Necaxa   Miguel Fuentes Sacked November 9, 2015   Miguel Acosta &   Hugo Saucedo (Interim) November 9, 2015 7th
Pre-Clausura Changes
Atlético San Luis   Raúl Arias Resigned November 19, 2015   Carlos Bustos November 30, 2015 Preseason
Sonora   Javier López (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015   Héctor Medrano November 26, 2015 Preseason
Venados   Daniel Rossello (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015   Marcelo Michel Leaño November 26, 2015 Preseason
Necaxa   Miguel Acosta &   Hugo Saucedo (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015   Alfonso Sosa November 26, 2015 Preseason
Clausura Changes
Murciélagos   Lorenzo López Sacked January 28, 2016   Jorge Manrique January 28, 2016 16th
Coras   José Luis González China Sacked February 7, 2016   Hernán Cristante February 13, 2016 14th
Zacatecas   Joel Sánchez Sacked February 9, 2016   Ricardo Rayas February 9, 2016 13th
Murciélagos   Jorge Manrique Sacked February 25, 2016   Roberto Castro (Interim) February 26, 2016 16th
Murciélagos   Roberto Castro (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker March 2, 2016   Adolfo García March 5, 2016 16th

Apertura 2015 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BUAP (A) 15 8 5 2 28 14 +14 29 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Juárez (A) 15 8 5 2 24 14 +10 29 Qualified to Quarterfinals
3 Oaxaca (A) 15 7 4 4 23 19 +4 25
4 Zacatecas (A) 15 7 3 5 31 22 +9 24
5 Murciélagos (A) 15 7 3 5 23 21 +2 24
6 Atlante (A) 15 6 5 4 20 15 +5 23
7 Tapachula (A) 15 7 1 7 20 30 −10 22
8 UdeG (E) 15 5 6 4 25 16 +9 21
9 Atlético San Luis (E) 15 6 3 6 23 26 −3 21
10 Necaxa (E) 15 6 2 7 24 21 +3 20
11 Coras (E) 15 4 8 3 22 21 +1 20
12 Celaya (E) 15 5 5 5 16 19 −3 20
13 Venados (E) 15 4 3 8 20 26 −6 15
14 Zacatepec (E) 15 3 4 8 22 31 −9 13 Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2016
15 UAT (E) 15 3 4 8 14 28 −14 13
16 Sonora (E) 15 1 5 9 13 25 −12 8
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2015. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Results edit

Home \ Away ATE ATL BUP CEL COR JUA MUR NEC OAX SON TAP UDG UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–0
Atlético San Luis 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 3–1
BUAP 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–1
Celaya 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–1
Coras 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3
Juárez 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–1
Murciélagos 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–0
Necaxa 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–3 2–3 1–1
Oaxaca 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–1
Sonora 3–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1
Tapachula 3–0 0–3 3–3 2–1 0–4 1–0 3–2
U. de G. 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 7–1 2–2
UAT 1–1 1–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1
Venados 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–4 3–3
Zacatecas 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–1
Zacatepec 1–0 3–2 2–5 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2015. Source: [3][4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla (Playoffs) edit

The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 BUAP 0 3 3
6 Atlante (a) 1 2 3
4 Zacatecas 2 2 4
5 Murciélagos 2 0 2
2 Juárez 0 3 3
6 Atlante 1 0 1
3 Oaxaca 2 1 3
6 Atlante 0 4 4
2 Juárez 1 1 2
4 Zacatecas 1 0 1
2 Juárez 1 1 2
7 Tapacula 1 0 1
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Clausura 2016 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2016–17 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 2–1 Tapachula 1–1 1–0
Oaxaca 3–4 Atlante 2–0 1–4
Zacatecas 4–2 Murciélagos 2–2 2–0

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

First leg edit
18 November 2015 Tapachula 1–1 Juárez Tapachula
18:00 I. Valadéz   28' Report L. Carrijó   60' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 5,814
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalba
18 November 2015 Atlante 0–2 Oaxaca Cancún
21:00 Report A. Ledesma   49'
J. Moreno   69'
Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 3,379
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda
18 November 2015 Murciélagos 2–2 Zacatecas Los Mochis
21:00 P. Ibarra   16'
L. Luján   72'
Report Y. Rivera   17'
M. Velázquez   87'
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Second leg edit
21 November 2015 Oaxaca 1–4
(3–4 agg.)
Atlante Oaxaca
17:00 S. San Román   68' Report C. Garcés   3', 90+4'
C. Cauich   12'
G. Hachen   20'
Stadium: Estadio Benito Juárez
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Angel Monroy Bello
21 November 2015 Juárez 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Tapachula Ciudad Juárez
18:00 W. de Jesús   90+2' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 15,390
Referee: Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García
21 November 2015 Zacatecas 2–0
(4–2 agg.)
Murciélagos Zacatecas
21:00 N. Maya   54'
M. Velázquez   80'
Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 11,572
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BUAP 3–3 Atlante (a) 0–1 3–2
Juárez 2–1 Zacatecas 1–1 1–0
First leg edit
25 November 2015 Zacatecas 1–1 Juárez Zacatecas
21:00 J. Cuevas   46' Report L. Carrijó   6' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 12,089
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda
26 November 2015 Atlante 1–0 BUAP Cancún
20:00 C. Cauich   80' Report Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 9,680
Referee: Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García
Second leg edit
28 November 2015 Juárez 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Zacatecas Ciudad Juárez
16:00 M. Ortíz   7' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 18,975
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
29 November 2015 BUAP 3–2
(3–3 agg.)
Atlante Puebla
17:00 D. Jiménez   42', 90+1'
P. Gómez   88'
Report G. Hachen   60'
E. Prono   75'
Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 14,835
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Final edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 3–1 Atlante 0–1 3–0
First leg edit
2 December 2005 Atlante 1–0 Juárez Cancún
20:00 C. Garcés   45' Report Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 13,100
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva
Second leg edit
5 December 2015 Juárez 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
Atlante Ciudad Juárez
16:00 W. de Jesús   5'
É. Mejía   46'
L. Carrijó   78'
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 19,900
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez


 Apertura 2015 winners: 
Juárez
1st title

Clausura 2016 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UdeG (A) 15 9 2 4 22 15 +7 29 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Necaxa (A) 15 8 4 3 21 12 +9 28 Qualified to Quarterfinals
3 Tapachula (A) 15 8 3 4 14 8 +6 27
4 Celaya (A) 15 8 2 5 20 13 +7 26
5 Atlante (A) 15 7 4 4 22 12 +10 25
6 Zacatecas (A) 15 4 10 1 17 13 +4 22
7 UAT (A) 15 6 4 5 13 17 −4 22
8 Oaxaca (E) 15 5 6 4 19 19 0 21
9 Venados (E) 15 5 5 5 17 14 +3 20
10 Juárez (E) 15 5 5 5 13 12 +1 20
11 Coras (E) 15 6 1 8 20 19 +1 19
12 BUAP (E) 15 5 3 7 17 22 −5 18
13 Murciélagos (E) 15 5 1 9 18 30 −12 16
14 Zacatepec (E) 15 2 7 6 15 23 −8 13
15 Atlético San Luis (E) 15 2 5 8 11 20 −9 11
16 Sonora (E) 15 2 4 9 12 22 −10 10 Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2016
Updated to match(es) played on April 10, 2016. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Results edit

Home \ Away ATE ATL BUP CEL COR JUA MUR NEC OAX SON TAP UDG UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 4–1
Atlético San Luis 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0
BUAP 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1
Celaya 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
Coras 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1
Juárez 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0
Murciélagos 1–0 0–6 1–0 3–2 5–0 0–1 2–1
Necaxa 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 3–1
Oaxaca 3–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3
Sonora 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–3
Tapachula 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
U. de G. 2–1 2–3 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
UAT 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–0
Venados 4–1 5–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Zacatecas 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Zacatepec 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2016. Source: [5][5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla (Playoffs) edit

The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 UdeG 1 1 2
6 Zacatecas 1 2 3
4 Celaya 1 0 1
5 Atlante 0 2 2
2 Necaxa 2 0 2
6 Zacatecas 0 0 0
3 Tapachula 1 1 2
6 Zacatecas 2 1 3
2 Necaxa 2 3 5
5 Atlante 1 2 3
2 Necaxa 1 1 2
7 UAT 0 1 1
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (F.C. Juárez)

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa 2–1 UAT 1–0 1–1
Tapachula 2–3 Zacatecas 1–2 1–1
Celaya 1–2 Atlante 1–0 1–2
First leg edit
20 April 2016 UAT 0–1 Necaxa Ciudad Victoria
18:30 Report R. Prieto   11' Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 5,995
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
20 April 2016 Atlante 0–1 Celaya Cancún
19:45 Report O. Domínguez   41' Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 3,385
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villaba
20 April 2016 Zacatecas 2–1 Tapachula Zacatecas
21:15 R. Nurse   50', 70' Report J. Ayoví   66' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 8,685
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos
Second leg edit
23 April 2016 Tapachula 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Zacatecas Tapachula
18:00 B. Costa   56' Report R. Nurse   29' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 12,477
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
23 April 2016 Necaxa 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
UAT Aguascalientes
19:45 R. Prieto   37' Report E. Guzmán   64' Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
23 April 2016 Celaya 0–2
(1–2 agg.)
Atlante Celaya
21:15 Report C. Garcés   49'
C. Galeana   53' (o.g.)
Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UdeG 2–3 Zacatecas 1–1 1–2
Necaxa 5–3 Atlante 2–1 3–2
First leg edit
27 April 2016 Atlante 1–2 Necaxa Cancún
20:00 A. López   90+2' Report M. Marroquín   48' (o.g.)
R. Prieto   68'
Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 10,279
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
28 April 2016 Zacatecas 1–1 UdeG Zacatecas
21:00 N. Maya   35' Report J. Mora   16' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,905
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
Second leg edit
30 April 2016 Necaxa 3–2
(5–3 agg.)
Atlante Aguascalientes
20:00 R. Prieto   57'
J. Barraza   62'
J. Isijara   68'
Report C. Garcés   49'
F. Uscanga   81'
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
1 May 2016 UdeG 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Zacatecas Guadalajara
12:00 J. Mora   31' Report R. Nurse   30', 84' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 32,106
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Final edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa 0–2 Zacatecas 0–2 0–0
First leg edit
4 May 2016 Zacatecas 0–2 Necaxa Zacatecas
21:00 Report F. Gallegos   50'
J. Isijara   64'
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,905
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Second leg edit
7 May 2016 Necaxa 0–0
(2–0 agg.)
Zacatecas Aguascalientes
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 21,233
Referee: Óscar Mejía García


 Clausura 2016 winners: 
Necaxa
4th title

Promotional final edit

First leg edit


Second leg edit

Juárez0–2Necaxa
Report Luis Gallegos   11'
Jorge Sánchez   44'

Relegation table edit

The team would normally be the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016. This Season, no team will be relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso (will resume next season).

Pos
Team Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
1 UdeG 50 30 1.6666
2 Juárez 49 30 1.6333
3 Necaxa 137 84 1.6309
4 UAT 130 84 1.5476
5 Zacatecas 129 84 1.5357
6 Oaxaca 127 84 1.5119
7 Coras 84 56 1.5000
8 BUAP 125 84 1.4880
9 Atlante 82 56 1.4642
10 Tapachula 114 84 1.3571
11 Atlético San Luis 110 84 1.3095
12 Venados 107 84 1.2738
13 Murciélagos 96 84 1.1428
14 Zacatepec 91 84 1.0833
15 Celaya 90 84 1.0714
16 Sonora 18 30 0.6000

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.milenio.com/region/Estudiantes_Altamira_sede_Tapachula_Chiapas_0_524347655.html (Spanish)
  2. ^ http://divisiondeascenso.blogspot.com/2015/05/hermosillo-tambien-se-alista-para-el.html (Spanish)
  3. ^ [1] (Spanish)
  4. ^ "LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  5. ^ "LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".

External links edit