2014–15 Liga MX season explained

Competition:Liga MX
Season:2014–15
Relegated:UDG
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:América
Santos Laguna
UANL
Querétaro
Continentalcup2:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Atlas
UANL
Morelia
Matches:327
Total Goals:792
League Topscorer:Apertura:
Mauro Boselli
Camilo Sanvezzo
(12 goals)Clausura:
Dorlan Pabón (10 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Apertura:
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 Win:Apertura:
Morelia 1–5 UANL (August 22, 2014)Clausura:
América 0–4 Querétaro (April 18, 2015)
Highest Scoring:Apertura:
Atlas 4–2 Chiapas (August 2, 2014)
Morelia 1–5 UANL (August 22, 2014)Clausura:
León 4–5 Querétaro (April 4, 2015)
Longest Wins:América (5 – Apertura)
Tijuana and Santos Laguna (3 – Clausura)
Longest Unbeaten:UANL (9 – Apertura)
Veracruz (8 – Clausura)
Longest Winless:Morelia (9 – Apertura)
Morelia (7 – Clausura)
Longest Losses:UNAM (4 – Apertura)
UDG (4 – Clausura)
Highest Attendance:Apertura: 58,783
América 0–1 UNAM
(August 30, 2014)[1] Clausura: 74,138
América 1–0 Cruz Azul
(April 4, 2015)[2]
Lowest Attendance:Apertura: 0
Morelia 0–1 Pachuca
(October 1, 2014)[3] Clausura: 7,488
Puebla 2–0 Monterrey
(February 14, 2015)[4]
Average Attendance:Apertura: 24,284[5] Clausura:26,829[6]
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

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.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

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

AméricaAtlasChiapasCruz AzulGuadalajaraLeón
Estadio AztecaEstadio JaliscoEstadio Víctor Manuel ReynaEstadio AzulEstadio OmnilifeEstadio León
Capacity: 95,500Capacity: 56,713Capacity: 28,000Capacity: 35,161Capacity: 49,850Capacity: 30,000
MonterreyMoreliaPachucaPueblaQuerétaroSantos Laguna
Estadio TecnológicoEstadio MorelosEstadio HidalgoEstadio CuauhtémocEstadio CorregidoraEstadio Corona
Capacity: 36,485Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 53,000Capacity: 33,277Capacity: 30,000
TijuanaTolucaU. de G.UANLUNAMVeracruz
Estadio CalienteEstadio Nemesio DíezEstadio JaliscoEstadio UniversitarioEstadio Olímpico UniversitarioEstadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Capacity: 27,333Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 56,713Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 68,954Capacity: 30,000

Stadium changes

Veracruz (Apertura 2014; Weeks 14 and 16)Puebla (Clausura 2015)
Estadio Olímpico de la BUAP
Capacity: 21,750

Personnel and kits

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AméricaRicardo Peláez Gustavo Matosas Rubens SambuezaNike
AtlasGustavo Guzmán Tomás Boy Rodrigo MillarPumaBridgestone, TV Azteca
ChiapasCarlos López Chargoy Sergio Bueno Javier Muñoz MustafáPirmaChiapas
Cruz AzulGuillermo Álvarez Gerardo TorradoUnder ArmourCemento Cruz Azul
GuadalajaraNéstor de la Torre José Manuel de la Torre Omar BravoAdidasBimbo
LeónJesús Martínez Murguia Juan Antonio Pizzi Mauro BoselliPirmaTelcel, Coca-Cola, Office Depot
MonterreyLuis Miguel Salvador Antonio Mohamed Severo MezaPumaBimbo, BBVA Bancomer
MoreliaPablo Eduardo Boy Roberto Hernández Carlos MoralesJomaBridgestone, Dportenis
PachucaJesús Martínez Patiño Diego Alonso Aquivaldo MosqueraNikeCementos Fortaleza, Samsung, Mobil Super, Telcel
PueblaJesús López Chargoy José Guadalupe Cruz Mauricio RomeroKappa/Charlye-PREPA, EA Sports/Coca-Cola, Somos Noticias
QuerétaroJoaquín Beltrán Víctor Manuel Vucetich Miguel MartínezPirmaBanco Multiva, Gasolineras Orsan
Santos LagunaAlejandro Irarragorri Pedro Caixinha Carlos IzquierdozPumaSoriana, Peñoles, Pepsi, Grupo Lala
TijuanaJorge Hank Inzunsa Daniel Guzmán Javier GandolfiAdidasCaliente, Boing, Comex
TolucaJesús Vallejo José Cardozo Paulo da SilvaUnder ArmourBanamex
U. de G.Raúl Padilla Alfonso Sosa Leandro CufréLottoElectrolit, Telcel, Casas Javer, Nazil
UANLAlejandro Rodríguez Ricardo Ferretti JuninhoAdidasCemex, Cemento Monterrey Extra
UNAMJorge Borja Navarrete Guillermo Vázquez Darío VerónNikeBanamex
VeracruzFidel Kuri Mustieles Carlos Reinoso Leobardo LópezCharlyWinpot Casino, Boing, ADO

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure		Date of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition
in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Guadalajara Ricardo La VolpeSackedApril 30, 2014 Carlos BustosMay 12, 2014Preseason
Monterrey Carlos Barra and José TreviñoPromoted to
Head Coach		May 16, 2014 Carlos BarraMay 16, 2014Preseason
Apertura Changes
UNAM José Luis TrejoSacked [7] August 15, 2014 David Patiño (Interim)August 15, 201415th
UNAM David Patiño (Interim)CaretakerAugust 18, 2014 Guillermo VázquezAugust 18, 201415th
Puebla Rubén Omar RomanoSacked [8] August 25, 2014August 25, 201414th
Tijuana César FaríasSackedAugust 30, 2014 Daniel Guzman[9] September 1, 201413th
Morelia Ángel David ComizzoSackedSeptember 3, 2014 José Guadalupe CruzSeptember 3, 201418th
Guadalajara Carlos BustosResignedOctober 2, 2014 Ramón Morales (Interim)October 3, 201415th
Guadalajara Ramón Morales (Interim)CaretakerOctober 7, 2014 José Manuel de la TorreOctober 8, 201416th
Veracruz Cristóbal OrtegaSackedNovember 9, 2014 Carlos ReinosoNovember 20, 201416th
Pre-Clausura changes
Leon Gustavo MatosasResignedNovember 24, 2014 Juan Antonio PizziDecember 3, 2014Preseason
Pachuca Enrique MezaSackedNovember 30, 2014 Diego AlonsoDecember 5, 2014Preseason
Morelia José Guadalupe CruzSackedDecember 1, 2014 Alfredo TenaDecember 4, 2014Preseason
PueblaSackedDecember 3, 2014 José Guadalupe CruzDecember 9, 2014Preseason
AmericaContract ExpiredDecember 14, 2014 Gustavo MatosasDecember 11, 2014Preseason
Clausura changes
Monterrey Carlos BarraSackedFebruary 15, 2015 Antonio MohamedFebruary 16, 201517th
Morelia Alfredo TenaSackedFebruary 21, 2015 Roberto HernándezFebruary 24, 201518th
Querétaro Ignacio AmbrízSackedFebruary 23, 2015 Víctor Manuel VucetichFebruary 23, 201515th

Torneo Apertura

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

Standings

Liguilla - Apertura

Top goalscorers

Players are listed by goals, then last name

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=21 Mauro BoselliLeónalign=center rowspan=212
Camilo SanvezzoQuerétaro
align=center rowspan=13 Dorlan PabónMonterreyalign=center rowspan=111
align=center rowspan=24 Ariel NahuelpanPachucaalign=center rowspan=29
Darío BenedettoTijuana
align=center rowspan=36 Pablo VelázquezTolucaalign=center rowspan=38
Eduardo HerreraUNAM
Oribe PeraltaAmérica

Source: Medio Tiempo

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
Raúl JiménezAméricaPuebla4–0August 2, 2014
Dorlan PabónMonterreyCruz Azul3–1August 16, 2014
Matías AlustizaPachucaAtlas3–1August 23, 2014
Miguel Layún*AméricaSantos Laguna4–1September 27, 2014

Torneo Clausura

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

Standings

Liguilla - Clausura

Top goalscorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=11 Dorlan PabónMonterreyalign=center rowspan=110
align=center rowspan=22 Matías AlustizaPueblaalign=center rowspan=29
Julio FurchVeracruz
align=center rowspan=14 Dayro MorenoTijuanaalign=center rowspan=18
align=center rowspan=35 Avilés HurtadoChiapasalign=center rowspan=37
Rafael SóbisUANL
Ismael SosaUNAM
align=center rowspan=58 Juan ArangoTijuanaalign=center rowspan=56
Néstor CalderónSantos Laguna
Edwin CardonaMonterrey
Leiton JiménezVeracruz
Fidel MartínezU. de G.

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
Marco FabianGuadalajaraAtlas4-1May 17, 2015
Javier OrozcoSantos LagunaQuerétaro5–0May 28, 2015 *

Relegation

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Relegation
1América3132372531291851021.8137
2Cruz Azul2629293621251661021.6275
3Toluca3418273229241641021.6078
4UANL2135252131291621021.5882
5Santos Laguna2329332523251581021.5490
6Tijuana3421212421241451021.4216
7Monterrey2323202327241401021.3725
8León3316302322161401021.3725
9Atlas1232122131281361021.3333
10UNAM2329112524221341021.3137
11Querétaro2217262121261331021.3039
12Pachuca2120172425251321021.2941
13Morelia2730272110131281021.2549
14Chiapas1516252328201271021.2451
15Veracruz002016152879681.1618
16Guadalajara2316122116261141021.1176
17Puebla1319191816201051021.0294
18U. de G.0000171835341.0294Relegated
Last update: May 10, 2015[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Noticia LigaMx . 2014-09-02 . 2014-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006145437/http://www.ligamx.net/home/noticia.html?id=8550 . dead .
  2. Web site: Noticia LigaMx . 2015-04-07 . 2015-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414180845/http://www.ligamx.net/home/noticia.html?id=10757 . dead .
  3. Web site: Noticia LigaMx . 2015-01-13 . 2015-01-18 . https://archive.today/20150118021720/http://www.ligamx.net/home/noticia.html?id=9699 . dead .
  4. Web site: Noticia LigaMx . 2015-02-16 . 2015-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150216084823/http://www.ligamx.net/home/noticia.html?id=10187 . dead .
  5. Web site: LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional.
  6. Web site: LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional.
  7. Web site: José Luis Trejo fue cesado de Pumas.
  8. Web site: No me quiero quedar en los reproches: 'Chelís'.
  9. Web site: Xolo 'Travieso'; Daniel Guzmán es nuevo técnico de Tijuana. September 2014.
  10. http://www.ligamx.net/ LigaMX.net - Estadística - Tabla General de Cociente

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