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The 2014–15 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

Liga MX
Season2014–15
ChampionsApertura:
América (12th title)
Clausura:
Santos Laguna (6th title)
RelegatedUDG
Champions LeagueAmérica
Santos Laguna
UANL
Querétaro
Copa LibertadoresAtlas
UANL
Morelia
Matches played327
Goals scored792 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Mauro Boselli
Camilo Sanvezzo
(12 goals) Clausura:
Dorlan Pabón (10 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
León 4–0 Morelia (August 2, 2014)
Cruz Azul 4–0 América (October 4, 2014)
León 4–0 Atlas (November 1, 2014) Clausura:
Santos Laguna 5–0 Querétaro (May 27, 2015)
América 5-0 Chiapas (February 14, 2015)
León 6-2 Tijuana (May 9, 2015)
Monterrey 5-1 León (March 21, 2015)
Biggest away winApertura:
Morelia 1–5 UANL (August 22, 2014) Clausura:
América 0–4 Querétaro (April 18, 2015)
Highest scoringApertura:
Atlas 4–2 Chiapas (August 2, 2014)
Morelia 1–5 UANL (August 22, 2014) Clausura:
León 4–5 Querétaro (April 4, 2015)
Longest winning runAmérica (5 – Apertura)
Tijuana and Santos Laguna (3 – Clausura)
Longest unbeaten runUANL (9 – Apertura)
Veracruz (8 – Clausura)
Longest winless runMorelia (9 – Apertura)
Morelia (7 – Clausura)
Longest losing runUNAM (4 – Apertura)
UDG (4 – Clausura)
Highest attendanceApertura: 58,783
América 0–1 UNAM
(August 30, 2014)[1] Clausura: 74,138
América 1–0 Cruz Azul
(April 4, 2015)[2]
Lowest attendanceApertura: 0
Morelia 0–1 Pachuca
(October 1, 2014)[3] Clausura: 7,488
Puebla 2–0 Monterrey
(February 14, 2015)[4]
Average attendanceApertura: 24,284[5] Clausura:26,829[6]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel edit

Eighteen teams competed that season. Atlante was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. Atlante was relegated and replaced by the Apertura 2013 Ascenso MX champion Leones Negros, after defeating in a promotional play-off the Clausura 2014 title defenders Estudiantes Tecos.

Stadiums and locations edit

América Atlas Chiapas Cruz Azul Guadalajara León
Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Estadio Azul Estadio Omnilife Estadio León
Capacity: 95,500 Capacity: 56,713 Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 35,161 Capacity: 49,850 Capacity: 30,000
           
Monterrey Morelia Pachuca Puebla Querétaro Santos Laguna
Estadio Tecnológico Estadio Morelos Estadio Hidalgo Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Corregidora Estadio Corona
Capacity: 36,485 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 53,000 Capacity: 33,277 Capacity: 30,000
           
Tijuana Toluca U. de G. UANL UNAM Veracruz
Estadio Caliente Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Jalisco Estadio Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Capacity: 27,333 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 56,713 Capacity: 42,000 Capacity: 68,954 Capacity: 30,000
         

Stadium changes edit

Veracruz (Apertura 2014; Weeks 14 and 16) Puebla (Clausura 2015)
Estadio Olímpico de la BUAP
Capacity: 21,750
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Locations of clubs for the 2014-15 Liga MX season

Personnel and kits edit

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América Ricardo Peláez   Gustavo Matosas   Rubens Sambueza Nike Bimbo & Coca-Cola
Atlas Gustavo Guzmán   Tomás Boy   Rodrigo Millar Puma Bridgestone & TV Azteca
Chiapas Carlos López Chargoy   Sergio Bueno   Javier Muñoz Mustafá Pirma Chiapas
Cruz Azul Guillermo Álvarez   Luis Fernando Tena   Gerardo Torrado Under Armour Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Néstor de la Torre   José Manuel de la Torre   Omar Bravo Adidas Bimbo
León Jesús Martínez Murguia   Juan Antonio Pizzi   Mauro Boselli Pirma Telcel & Coca-Cola
Monterrey Luis Miguel Salvador   Antonio Mohamed   Severo Meza Puma Bimbo & BBVA Bancomer
Morelia Pablo Eduardo Boy   Roberto Hernández   Carlos Morales Joma Bridgestone & Dportenis
Pachuca Jesús Martínez Patiño   Diego Alonso   Aquivaldo Mosquera Nike Cementos Fortaleza & Samsung
Puebla Jesús López Chargoy   José Guadalupe Cruz   Mauricio Romero Charly Coca-Cola
Querétaro Joaquín Beltrán   Víctor Manuel Vucetich   Miguel Martínez Pirma Banco Multiva & Orsan
Santos Laguna Alejandro Irarragorri   Pedro Caixinha   Carlos Izquierdoz Puma Soriana & Peñoles
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa   Daniel Guzmán   Javier Gandolfi Adidas Caliente & Boing
Toluca Jesús Vallejo   José Cardozo   Paulo da Silva Under Armour Banamex
U. de G. Raúl Padilla   Alfonso Sosa   Leandro Cufré Lotto Electrolit & Telcel
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez   Ricardo Ferretti   Juninho Adidas Cemex
UNAM Jorge Borja Navarrete   Guillermo Vázquez   Darío Verón Nike Banamex
Veracruz Fidel Kuri Mustieles   Carlos Reinoso   Leobardo López Charly Winpot Casino & Boing

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Guadalajara   Ricardo La Volpe Sacked April 30, 2014   Carlos Bustos May 12, 2014 Preseason
Monterrey   Carlos Barra and José Treviño Promoted to
Head Coach 		May 16, 2014   Carlos Barra May 16, 2014 Preseason
Apertura Changes
UNAM   José Luis Trejo Sacked [7] August 15, 2014   David Patiño (Interim) August 15, 2014 15th
UNAM   David Patiño (Interim) Caretaker August 18, 2014   Guillermo Vázquez August 18, 2014 15th
Puebla   Rubén Omar Romano Sacked [8] August 25, 2014   José Luis Sánchez Solá August 25, 2014 14th
Tijuana   César Farías Sacked August 30, 2014   Daniel Guzman[9] September 1, 2014 13th
Morelia   Ángel David Comizzo Sacked September 3, 2014   José Guadalupe Cruz September 3, 2014 18th
Guadalajara   Carlos Bustos Resigned October 2, 2014   Ramón Morales (Interim) October 3, 2014 15th
Guadalajara   Ramón Morales (Interim) Caretaker October 7, 2014   José Manuel de la Torre October 8, 2014 16th
Veracruz   Cristóbal Ortega Sacked November 9, 2014   Carlos Reinoso November 20, 2014 16th
Pre-Clausura changes
Leon   Gustavo Matosas Resigned November 24, 2014   Juan Antonio Pizzi December 3, 2014 Preseason
Pachuca   Enrique Meza Sacked November 30, 2014   Diego Alonso December 5, 2014 Preseason
Morelia   José Guadalupe Cruz Sacked December 1, 2014   Alfredo Tena December 4, 2014 Preseason
Puebla   José Luis Sánchez Solá Sacked December 3, 2014   José Guadalupe Cruz December 9, 2014 Preseason
America   Antonio Mohamed Contract Expired December 14, 2014   Gustavo Matosas December 11, 2014 Preseason
Clausura changes
Monterrey   Carlos Barra Sacked February 15, 2015   Antonio Mohamed February 16, 2015 17th
Morelia   Alfredo Tena Sacked February 21, 2015   Roberto Hernández February 24, 2015 18th
Querétaro   Ignacio Ambríz Sacked February 23, 2015   Víctor Manuel Vucetich February 23, 2015 15th

Torneo Apertura edit

The Apertura 2014 was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 18, 2014, and ended on November 23, 2014. León were the defending champions, having won the 2013 Apertura and 2014 Clausura tournaments.

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América (A) 17 9 4 4 28 18 +10 31 Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[a][b]
2 UANL (Q, A) 17 8 7 2 25 17 +8 31 Advance to Liguilla and 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[c][b]
3 Atlas (Q, A) 17 9 4 4 22 20 +2 31
4 Toluca (A) 17 8 5 4 24 18 +6 29 Advance to Liguilla[b]
5 Chiapas (A) 17 7 7 3 24 20 +4 28
6 Monterrey (A) 17 8 3 6 23 20 +3 27
7 Pachuca (A) 17 7 4 6 20 18 +2 25 Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[a][b]
8 UNAM (A) 17 6 6 5 24 20 +4 24 Advance to Liguilla[b]
9 Santos Laguna 17 5 8 4 23 24 −1 23
10 León 17 7 1 9 29 27 +2 22 Cannot qualify for South American competitions[a]
11 Tijuana 17 4 9 4 21 19 +2 21
12 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 23 22 +1 21
13 Cruz Azul 17 5 6 6 16 15 +1 21 Cannot qualify for South American competitions[a]
14 U. de G. 17 3 8 6 11 17 −6 17
15 Puebla 17 2 10 5 15 21 −6 16
16 Guadalajara 17 3 7 7 13 20 −7 16
17 Veracruz 17 3 6 8 8 15 −7 15
18 Morelia (Q) 17 2 4 11 16 34 −18 10 2015 Copa Libertadores First Stage[d]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2014. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Clubs cannot qualify to the 2015 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
  2. ^ a b c d e The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
  3. ^ Both teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  4. ^ Winner of the 2014 Supercopa MX qualifies to the 2015 Copa Libertadores as Mexico 3.

Liguilla - Apertura edit

Main article: 2014 Liga MX Apertura Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 América (s) 0 1 1
8 UNAM 1 0 1
1 América 3 0 3
6 Monterrey 0 0 0
3 Atlas 1 0 1
6 Monterrey 0 2 2
1 América 0 3 3
2 UANL 1 0 1
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2
7 Pachuca 1 1 2
2 UANL (s) 0 0 0
4 Toluca 0 0 0
4 Toluca (s) 1 1 2
5 Chiapas 1 1 2
  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • "Away goals rule" was applied in the play-off round, but not the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, 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 shootout.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).


 Apertura 2014 winners 
América
12th title

Top goalscorers edit

Players are listed by goals, then last name

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mauro Boselli León 12
  Camilo Sanvezzo Querétaro
3   Dorlan Pabón Monterrey 11
4   Ariel Nahuelpan Pachuca 9
  Darío Benedetto Tijuana
6   Pablo Velázquez Toluca 8
  Eduardo Herrera UNAM
  Oribe Peralta América

Source: Medio Tiempo

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Raúl Jiménez América Puebla 4–0 August 2, 2014
  Dorlan Pabón Monterrey Cruz Azul 3–1 August 16, 2014
  Matías Alustiza Pachuca Atlas 3–1 August 23, 2014
  Miguel Layún* América Santos Laguna 4–1 September 27, 2014

* Scored 4 goals

Torneo Clausura edit

The Clausura 2015 was the second competition of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 9, and ended on May 10. América successfully defended their title when they won the Apertura tournament for a record 12th title, but they were eliminated in the Liguilla quarterfinals.

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UANL (Q) 17 9 2 6 23 15 +8 29 Advance to Liguilla[a]
2 América (Q) 17 8 5 4 21 18 +3 29
3 Veracruz (Q) 17 7 7 3 28 18 +10 28
4 Atlas (Q) 17 8 4 5 20 21 −1 28
5 Guadalajara (Q) 17 7 5 5 20 16 +4 26
6 Querétaro (Q) 17 8 2 7 25 23 +2 26
7 Pachuca (Q) 17 7 4 6 25 21 +4 25
8 Santos Laguna (Q) 17 7 4 6 24 21 +3 25
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 14 14 0 25
10 Toluca 17 6 6 5 20 18 +2 24
11 Tijuana 17 7 3 7 30 30 0 24
12 Monterrey 17 7 3 7 24 27 −3 24
13 UNAM 17 6 4 7 22 27 −5 22
14 Puebla 17 5 5 7 21 20 +1 20
15 Chiapas 17 5 5 7 21 30 −9 20
16 U. de G. (R) 17 5 3 9 13 19 −6 18 Relegated
17 León 17 4 4 9 27 32 −5 16
18 Morelia 17 3 4 10 17 25 −8 13
Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The first 8 places in the table (excluding the last place team in the relegation table) qualify for the Liguilla.

Liguilla - Clausura edit

Main article: 2015 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
3 Veracruz 1 2 3
6 Querétaro 2 2 4
6 Querétaro (s) 0 2 2
7 Pachuca 2 0 2
2 América 2 3 5
7 Pachuca 3 4 7
6 Querétaro 0 3 3
8 Santos Laguna 5 0 5
4 Atlas 0 1 1
5 Guadalajara 0 4 4
5 Guadalajara 0 0 0
8 Santos Laguna 0 3 3
1 UANL 1 0 1
8 Santos Laguna 1 1 2
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not in the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).


 Clausura 2015 winners 
Santos Laguna
5th title

Top goalscorers edit

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Dorlan Pabón Monterrey 10
2   Matías Alustiza Puebla 9
  Julio Furch Veracruz
4   Dayro Moreno Tijuana 8
5   Avilés Hurtado Chiapas 7
  Rafael Sóbis UANL
  Ismael Sosa UNAM
8   Juan Arango Tijuana 6
  Néstor Calderón Santos Laguna
  Edwin Cardona Monterrey
  Leiton Jiménez Veracruz
  Fidel Martínez U. de G.

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Marco Fabian Guadalajara Atlas 4-1 May 17, 2015
  Javier Orozco Santos Laguna Querétaro 5–0 May 28, 2015 *

* Scored 4 goals

Aggregate table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UANL (Q) 34 17 9 8 49 33 +16 60 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2 América (Q) 34 17 9 8 49 36 +13 60
3 Atlas 34 17 8 9 42 41 +1 59
4 Toluca 34 14 11 9 45 37 +8 53
5 Monterrey 34 15 6 13 47 47 0 51
6 Pachuca 34 14 8 12 45 39 +6 50
7 Santos Laguna (Q) 34 12 12 10 47 45 +2 48 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
8 Chiapas 34 12 12 10 45 50 −5 48
9 Querétaro (Q) 34 14 5 15 48 45 +3 47 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
10 Cruz Azul 34 12 10 12 30 29 +1 46
11 UNAM 34 12 10 12 46 47 −1 46
12 Tijuana 34 11 12 11 51 49 +2 45
13 Veracruz 34 10 13 11 36 33 +3 43
14 Guadalajara 34 10 12 12 33 36 −3 42
15 León 34 11 5 18 56 59 −3 38
16 Puebla 34 7 15 12 36 41 −5 36
17 U. de G. 34 8 11 15 24 35 −11 35 Relegated
18 Morelia 34 5 8 21 33 59 −26 23
Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Relegation edit

Pos
 Team '12 A
Pts 		'13 C
Pts 		'13 A
Pts 		'14 C
Pts 		'14 A
Pts 		'15 C
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 América 31 32 37 25 31 29 185 102 1.8137
2 Cruz Azul 26 29 29 36 21 25 166 102 1.6275
3 Toluca 34 18 27 32 29 24 164 102 1.6078
4 UANL 21 35 25 21 31 29 162 102 1.5882
5 Santos Laguna 23 29 33 25 23 25 158 102 1.5490
6 Tijuana 34 21 21 24 21 24 145 102 1.4216
7 Monterrey 23 23 20 23 27 24 140 102 1.3725[A]
8 León 33 16 30 23 22 16 140 102 1.3725[A]
9 Atlas 12 32 12 21 31 28 136 102 1.3333
10 UNAM 23 29 11 25 24 22 134 102 1.3137
11 Querétaro 22 17 26 21 21 26 133 102 1.3039
12 Pachuca 21 20 17 24 25 25 132 102 1.2941
13 Morelia 27 30 27 21 10 13 128 102 1.2549
14 Chiapas 15 16 25 23 28 20 127 102 1.2451
15 Veracruz 0 0 20 16 15 28 79 68 1.1618
16 Guadalajara 23 16 12 21 16 26 114 102 1.1176
17 Puebla 13 19 19 18 16 20 105 102 1.0294[A]
18 U. de G. 0 0 0 0 17 18 35 34 1.0294[A] Relegated

Last update: May 10, 2015[10]

  Relegation to Ascenso MX.
  1. ^
    First tie-breaker was goal difference during 2014–15 Liga MX season.

References edit

  1. ^ "Noticia LigaMx". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  2. ^ "Noticia LigaMx". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  3. ^ "Noticia LigaMx". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  4. ^ "Noticia LigaMx". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  5. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  6. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  7. ^ "José Luis Trejo fue cesado de Pumas".
  8. ^ "No me quiero quedar en los reproches: 'Chelís'".
  9. ^ "Xolo 'Travieso'; Daniel Guzmán es nuevo técnico de Tijuana". September 2014.
  10. ^ LigaMX.net - Estadística - Tabla General de Cociente

External links edit

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