2014–15 Ascenso MX season explained

Competition:Ascenso MX
Winners:Apertura: Necaxa (3rd Title)
Clausura: Dorados (3rd Title)
Domesticcup:Clausura:
Promoted:Dorados de Sinaloa
Relegated:No Relegation this season
Matches:178
Total Goals:443
League Topscorer:Apertura: Diego Jimenez
Giancarlo Maldonado (10)Clausura: as of 4–10–15
Biggest Home Win:Apertura:
Atlético San Luis 4–0 Dorados (July 26, 2014)Clausura:
Atlético San Luis 3–0 Atlante (February 21, 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Apertura:
Mérida 2–4 Atlante (August 16, 2014)
Irapuato 2–4 Mineros de Zacatecas (August 29, 2014)Clausura:
Atlante 0–3 Zacatepec Siglo XXI (March 13, 2015)
Zacatepec Siglo XXI 0–3 Atlético San Luis (March 21, 2015)
Highest Scoring:Apertura:
Necaxa 4–3 Celaya (July 19, 2014)
Dorados 4–3 Zacatepec Siglo XXI (August 16, 2014)Clausura:
Mérida 4–4 Irapuato (January 23, 2015)
Longest Wins:Coras FC (4 – Apertura)
Atlante (4 – Clausura)
Longest Unbeaten:Coras FC (8 – Apertura)
Necaxa (5 – Clausura)
Longest Winless:Celaya (9 – Apertura; 8 – Clausura)
Longest Losses:Celaya (5 – Apertura; 4 – Clausura)
Highest Attendance:Clausura: 8,324
Mérida 3–1 Atlético San Luis
(February 13, 2015)
Lowest Attendance:Clausura: 1,256
Altamira 1–0 Zacatepec Siglo XXI
(February 15, 2015)
Average Attendance:32,869
Season:2014–15
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Ascenso MX season began July 18, 2014 and is divided into two tournaments named Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. The Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico.

Changes from the previous season

Stadia and locations

The following 14 clubs will compete in the Ascenso MX during the 2014-2015 season:[8]

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Altamira Estadio Altamira9,581
San Luis 25,111
Atlante Olímpico Andrés Quintana Roo17,289
BUAP Estadio Olímpico de C.U.19,283
Celaya 23,182
Coras Arena Cora12,271
Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez25,000
Mérida Estadio Carlos Iturralde15,087
Necaxa Estadio Victoria23,851
Oaxaca 10,250
Sinaloa CuliacánEstadio Banorte17,898
UAT Estadio Marte R. Gómez10,520
Zacatecas Estadio Francisco Villa13,820
Zacatepec Zacatepec24,313

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachKit manufacturerSponsors
Altamira Fernando PalomequeLotto
Atl. San Luis Raúl AriasCharlyBoing!
Atlante Wilson GraniolattiKappaCancún
BUAP Ricardo ValiñoKeukaCoca-Cola
CelayaKeukaBachoco
Coras Mauro CamoranesiRomedRiviera Nayarit
Irapuato Jorge ManriqueKeukaGrupo Rotoplas
Mérida Juan Carlos ChávezFoursportADO
Necaxa Miguel de Jesús FuentesUmbroBúfalo
Oaxaca Ricardo RayasLotto
Sinaloa Carlos BustosSilverCoppel
UAT Ricardo CadenaAtleticaUAT
Zacatecas Pablo MariniPirma
Zacatepec Joel SánchezSilverCoca-Cola

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Apertura Changes
Correcaminos Omar Arellano NuñoSackedAugust 30, 2014 Álex AguinagaSeptember 1, 20148th
Celaya Jorge Humberto TorresSackedAugust 31, 2014 Nicolás Trejo (Interim)August 31, 201414th
Dorados Diego Torres OrtízSackedAugust 31, 2014 Eduardo FentanesSeptember 5, 201412th
Celaya Nicolás Trejo (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerSeptember 21, 2014 ZicoSeptember 25, 201414th
Pre-Clausura changes
Dorados Eduardo FentanesResignedNovember 11, 2014 Carlos BustosNovember 11, 2014Preseason
Atletico San Luis Flavio DavinoResignedNovember 26, 2014 Raúl AriasNovember 26, 2014Preseason
Tepic Joel SánchezResignedDecember 9, 2014 Mauro CamoranesiDecember 15, 2014Preseason
Clausura changes
Altamira Sergio OrduñaSackedFebruary 10, 2015 Claudio Vázquez (Interim)February 10. 201514th
Altamira Claudio Vázquez (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerFebruary 12, 2015 Fernando PalomequeFebruary 12. 201514th
Irapuato Roberto SandovalSackedFebruary 10, 2015 Jorge Manrique (Interim)February 12. 201513th
Correcaminos Álex AguinagaSackedFebruary 15, 2015 Ricardo Cadena (Interim)February 15. 201510th
Zacatepec Siglo XXI Ignacio RodríguezSackedFebruary 22, 2015 Joel SánchezFebruary 23, 201513th
Atlante Gabriel PereyraSackedMarch 8, 2015 Wilson GraniolattiMarch 9, 20157th

Torneo Apertura

The 2014 Apertura will be the first championship of the season. It began on July 18, 2014.

Liguilla (Playoffs)

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

Second leg

Semifinals

Second leg

Final

Second leg

Torneo Clausura

Liguilla (Playoffs)

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

Second leg

Semifinals

Second leg

Final

Second leg

Promotional final

First leg

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Second leg

Relegation table

The relegated team would normally the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. However, no team will be relegated to Second Division this season.

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10Atlante34261.3077
11Altamira97821.183
12Zacatepec94821.1434
13Irapuato56541.037
14Celaya80820.9756

References

  1. Web site: Marshall . Tom . Liga MX: U de G relegated, Puebla survive . ESPN.com. es . 10 May 2015 . 15 August 2023.
  2. Web site: El fin de un histórico; Atlante desciende. La. Afición. 13 April 2014. Grupo Milenio. 15 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Desaparecerá Cruz Azul Hidalgo; Jasso, el nuevo semillero.
  4. Web site: Coras del Deportivo Tepic estará en la Liga Ascenso MX.
  5. Web site: Últimas noticias de Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y el mundo | CNN en Español.
  6. Web site: Ballenas Galeana se convertirá en Irapuato - Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador . www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714130137/http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/ballenas-galeana-se-convertira-en-irapuato/ . 2014-07-14.
  7. Web site: DELFINES FC FUERA DE LA LIGA DE ASCENSO MX Carmen Hoy . carmenhoy.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140815184356/http://carmenhoy.com/noticias/duro-y-tupido/delfines-fc-fuera-de-la-liga-de-ascenso-mx/ . 2014-08-15.
  8. Web site: Home . ligamx.net.
  9. As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2014-2015 Web site: Reglamento de competencia Ascenso MX 2013-2014, Article 22.2 . . Los Clubes vencedores en los partidos de Cuartos de Final y Semifinal serán aquellos que en los dos juegos anote el mayor número de goles, criterio conocido como MARCADOR GLOBAL. De existir empate en el número de goles anotados, la posición se definirá a favor del Club con mayor cantidad de goles a favor cuando actué como visitante. . 2012-08-01 . 2014-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225181405/http://www.ligamx.net/home/download/ReglamentodeCompetenciaASCENSOMXT2012-2013.pdf . 2014-02-25 . dead .

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