| Competition: | Liga Premier de Ascenso |
| Season: | 2016-17 |
| Winners: | Apertura: Tlaxcala Clausura Tlaxcala |
| Promoted: | Real Zamora UdeG "B" |
| Relegated: | FC Politécnico Titanes de Saltillo |
| League Topscorer: | Apertura: Lizandro Echeverría (14 goals) Clausura Joaquín Hernández (15 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Apertura: UdeG "B" 6–0 Titanes (11 September 2016) Clausura Athletic Morelos 9–3 Politécnico (15 January 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Apertura: Titanes 0–4 Monterrey Premier (20 November 2016) Clausura Santos Soledad 2–6 Morelia Premier (19 March 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | Apertura: Pioneros (44 points) Clausura Guadalajara Premier (35 points) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
| Dates: | 12 August 2016 – 13 May 2017 |
| Extra Information: | Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Liga Premier was the third-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 12 August 2016 and 13 May 2017.
48 teams participated in this tournament.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,000 | ||||
| Alfredo "Pistache" Torres | 3,000 | |||
| Unidad Deportiva Julio Alfonso | 3,000 | |||
| 7,600 | ||||
| 22,000 | ||||
| Verde Valle | 800 | |||
| 6,000 | ||||
| El Barrial | 570 | |||
| 5,000 | ||||
| 20,000 | ||||
| TSM External Field 5 | 1,000 | |||
| Instalaciones de Zuazua | 800 | |||
| 27,333 | ||||
| 7,000 | ||||
| 4,000 | ||||
| 14,000 |
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 | ||||
| 12,500 | ||||
| 4,000 | ||||
| 7,761 | ||||
| 25,000 | ||||
| 13,356 | ||||
| Casa Club León | 1,000 | |||
| Morelos Adjacent Field | 1,000 | |||
| Casa Club Necaxa | 1,000 | |||
| Universidad del Fútbol | 1,000 | |||
| 34,070 | ||||
| 7,200 | ||||
| 18,000 | ||||
| 12,500 | ||||
| Instalaciones de Metepec | 1,000 | |||
| 14,000 |
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,000 | ||||
| 1,000 | ||||
| 16,000 | ||||
| 14,598 | ||||
| Field 2 Zoque VMR | 1,000 | |||
| 7,761 | ||||
| 7,500 | ||||
| 4,000 | ||||
| 17,289 | ||||
| 9,000 | ||||
| Unidad Deportiva Mario Vázquez Raña | 800 | |||
| 4,000 | ||||
| 5,000 | ||||
| 7,000 | ||||
| La Cantera | 2,000 | |||
| 4,800 |
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |  Lizandro Echeverría | Pioneros de Cancún | align=center rowspan=1 | 11 | |
| align=center rowspan=3 | 2 | Omar Rosas | Santos de Soledad | align=center rowspan=3 | 11 | |
| Abraham Ávalos | Reynosa F.C. | |||||
| Julio Cruz | Monterrey Premier | |||||
| align=center rowspan=1 | 5 | Alejandro Rubio | Tigres UANL Premier | align=center rowspan=1 | 10 |
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
The first legs was played on 26 and 27 November, and the second legs was played on 3 December 2016.
The first legs was played on 7 December, and the second legs was played on 10 December 2016.
The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 17 December 2016.
The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups qualified to the final, which is played in two legs, to determine the champion of reserve teams.
The first leg was played on 15 December, and the second leg was played on 18 December 2016.
47 teams participated in this tournament. Coras "B" was withdrawn before the start of the competition and all his matches were canceled.[7]
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Joaquín Hernández | Monterrey Premier | align=center rowspan=1 | 15 | |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 2 | Francisco Rivera | América Premier | align=center rowspan=1 | 14 | |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | Lizandro Echeverría | Pioneros de Cancún | align=center rowspan=2 | 12 | |
| Rafael Nájera | Cruz Azul Premier | |||||
| align=center rowspan=1 | 4 | Fernando Ortíz | Monarcas Morelia Premier | align=center rowspan=1 | 10 |
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
(*) Murciélagos "B" was disqualified for having debts with the FMF. Irapuato qualified directly to the semi-finals
The first legs was played on 22 and 23 April, and the second legs was played on 29 April 2017.
The first legs was played on 3 May, and the second legs was played on 6 May 2017.
The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.
The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups qualify to the final, which is played in two legs, to determine the champion of reserve teams.
The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.
| width=33 | P | width=120 | Team | width=33 | Pts | width=33 | G | width=60 | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 72 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 2 | align=left | 70 | 30 | ||||||
| 3 | align=left | 63 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | 63 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 5 | align=left | 58 | 29 | ||||||
| 6 | align=left | 59 | 30 | ||||||
| 7 | align=left | Irapuato | 57 | 29 | |||||
| 8 | align=left | 56 | 30 | ||||||
| 9 | align=left | 55 | 30 | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | 51 | 29 | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | 49 | 29 | ||||||
| 12 | align=left | 48 | 29 | ||||||
| 13 | align=left | 49 | 30 | ||||||
| 14 | align=left | 49 | 30 | ||||||
| 15 | align=left | 48 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 16 | align=left | 48 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 17 | align=left | 48 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 18 | align=left | 46 | 29 | ||||||
| 19 | align=left | 47 | 30 | ||||||
| 20 | align=left | 45 | 29 | ||||||
| 21 | align=left | 46 | 30 | ||||||
| 22 | align=left | 44 | 29 | ||||||
| 23 | align=left | 45 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 24 | align=left | 43 | 30 | ||||||
| 25 | align=left | 42 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 26 | align=left | 40 | 29 | ||||||
| 27 | align=left | 41 | 30 | ||||||
| 28 | align=left | 39 | 29 | ||||||
| 29 | align=left | 40 | 30 | ||||||
| 30 | align=left | 39 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 31 | align=left | 39 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 32 | align=left | 39 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 33 | align=left | 38 | 30 | ||||||
| 34 | align=left | 36 | 29 | ||||||
| 35 | align=left | 36 | 29 | ||||||
| 36 | align=left | 37 | 30 | ||||||
| 37 | align=left | 35 | 30 | ||||||
| 38 | align=left | 35 | 30 | ||||||
| 39 | align=left | 34 | 30 | ||||||
| 40 | align=left | 32 | 29 | ||||||
| 41 | align=left | 32 | 30 | ||||||
| 42 | align=left | 28 | 29 | ||||||
| 43 | align=left | 27 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 44 | align=left | 27 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 45 | align=left | 27 | 30 | 000 | |||||
| 46 | align=left | 25 | 29 | ||||||
| 47 | align=left | 13 | 30 |
As champion of the two tournaments of the season, Tlaxcala F.C. won the right to be promoted to Ascenso MX, however, because its stadium did not meet the requirements of the league, it was granted a one-year extension to be able to improve its facilities and join the league in 2018.[8] In May 2018 the team lost its right to play at the Ascenso MX for not complying with the improvements in its stadium that were required to be able to participate in the division.[9]