Competition: | Ascenso MX |
Season: | 2018–19 |
Promoted: | Atlético San Luis |
Relegated: | Tampico Madero |
Matches: | 210 |
Total Goals: | 520 |
League Topscorer: | Apertura: Roberto Nurse Nicolás Ibáñez (8 goals) Clausura: Nicolás Ibáñez (11 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Apertura: Atlante 4–1 UAT (27 July 2018) Sinaloa 4–1 Tapachula (17 September 2018) Tampico Madero 4–1 UdeG (19 October 2018) Clausura: Atlante 5–1 Sonora (4 January 2019) Atlante 4–0 UdeG (10 February 2019) Sinaloa 4–0 Oaxaca (2 March 2019) UdeG 4–0 Zacatepec (3 March 2019) Zacatepec 4–0 Sonora (6 April 2019) |
Biggest Away Win: | Apertura: Celaya 0–4 Atlético San Luis (18 August 2018) Clausura: Sinaloa 3–6 Atlante (16 February 2019) |
Highest Scoring: | Apertura: Zacatepec 4–2 Tapachula (18 August 2018) Clausura: Sinaloa 3–6 Atlante (16 February 2019) |
Longest Wins: | Apertura: 7 matches Juárez Clausura:4 matches Sonora Atlético San Luis |
Longest Unbeaten: | Apertura: 12 matches Juárez Clausura:14 matches Atlético San Luis |
Longest Winless: | Apertura: 10 matches Celaya Clausura: 5 matches Juárez |
Longest Losses: | Apertura: 5 matches Tampico Madero Clausura:3 matches Tampico Madero Sinaloa |
Highest Attendance: | Apertura: 11,314[1] Juárez 2–3 Atlante (3 November 2018) Clausura: 19,564 Atlético San Luis 2–2 Sinaloa (12 April 2019) |
Lowest Attendance: | Apertura: 886 Celaya 1–2 Oaxaca (3 November 2018) Clausura: 873 Sonora 3–2 Venados (22 February 2019) |
Attendance: | Apertura: 492,645 Clausura: 495,024 |
Average Attendance: | Apertura: 4,692 Clausura: 4,715 |
Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
Dates: | 20 July 2018 – May 2019 |
Extra Information: | Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2018–19 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2018 and Clausura 2019. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 20 July 2018, and Clausura began on 4 January 2019.
Nine teams met the requirements to be promoted to the Liga MX for the 2019–2020 season: Atlético San Luis, Juárez, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tampico Madero, UdeG, Zacatecas, and Zacatepec. Atlante and Celaya lost their right to be promoted from the previous season.[2]
The relegated team of the Clausura 2019 Liga MX season had the option of paying MXN$120 million to remain in Liga MX. Of that amount, MXN$60 million would go to the Ascenso MX team that is not certified to be promoted and MXN$60 million would go to new projects determined by the Liga MX assembly. If the team that had normally relegated to the tier below did then the MXN$120 million remained in Liga MX, the team's right to be the 18th team of Liga MX will be seceded to Liga MX and the MXN$120 million must be paid by the other 17 teams of Liga MX. The vacant position in Liga MX could then be occupied by a certified Ascenso MX team or an external sport project. If the position is not occupied, Liga MX reserves all rights to do as deemed fit with it for the 2019–20 Liga MX season.[3] [4] [5]
Teams in the Liga Premier de México must be certified to be promoted to Ascenso MX. If a promoted team is not certified for Ascenso MX, the relegated Ascenso MX team is required to pay MXN$15 million, of which MXN$5 million are given to the team that is not certified, and MXN$10 million are for development projects of Ascenso MX.
Team squads are limited to 12 players not developed in Mexico. A maximum of nine of those players may be in the match-day squad.
Teams are required to give youth players playing time. For the Apertura 2018 season, teams must accumulate 675 minutes with players born on or after 1997. For the Clausura 2019 season, teams must accumulate 882 minutes with players born in 1998.
The away goals rule is no longer a tiebreaker for the liguilla.
15 clubs will participate in this season:
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
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Atlante | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 | |
Atlético San Luis | San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras | 25,111 | |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 | |
Juárez | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 19,703 | |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 | |
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Banorte | 20,108 | |
Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 | |
Tampico Madero | Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 | |
Tapachula | Tapachula, Chiapas | Olímpico de Tapachula | 18,017 | |
UAEM | Toluca, State of Mexico | 32,603 | ||
UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 | |
UdeG | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 | |
Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 | |
Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 | |
Zacatepec | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | |
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Atlante | José Gabriel Gutiérrez Lavín | ![]() | ![]() | Kappa | Cancún, Riviera Maya, Pegaso, Acustik | |
Alberto Marrero | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Canel's, Nissin, Cemento Moctezuma, Grupo Acerero, Corona, Caliente, Mobil Super, Coca-Cola, Ricon, Grupo Vencedor, MedioTiempo, Bokados, OneClick | ||
Celaya | Alan Achar | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Bachoco, Caja Popular Mexicana | |
Juárez | Juan Carlos Talavera | ![]() | ![]() | Carrara | Del Rio, S-Mart, Tecate, AutoPronto, Leche Lucerna, Hágalo, Transtelco, UACJ | |
Oaxaca | Santiago San Román | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Ópticas América, Electrolit | |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | ![]() | ![]() | Charly | Coppel, Electrolit, SuKarne, Caliente, LG | |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | Súper del Norte, Acer, Megacable, Coca-Cola | |
Tampico Madero | Luis Miguel Pérez Amarante | ![]() | ![]() | Charly | Tam, Nexum, Boing!, Electrolit, Omnibus de México, Aeroméxico, Caliente, Leche Marsella | |
José Luis Orantes Costanzo | ![]() | Silver Sport | Cafetaleros de Corazón, Electrolit | |||
UAEM | Alfredo Barrera Baca | ![]() | ![]() | Kappa | OMPP WOFP, Fundación UAEMéx, Electrolit, Centro Médico de Toluca | |
UAT | Rafael Flores Alcocer | ![]() | Pirma | Tecate, Hampton by Hilton, Tam, Massey Ferguson, Electrolit | ||
UdeG | ![]() | ![]() | Umbro | Electrolit, Corona, Coca-Cola, Canal 44, GHIR, Pulparidno | ||
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | ![]() | ![]() | U-Sports | ||
Zacatecas | Armando Martínez Patiño | ![]() | ![]() | Pirma | Telcel, Red Gasislo, Zacatecas ¡Deslumbrante!, Mobil Super, Office Depot, Corona, Caliente, MedioTiempo, Coca-Cola | |
Zacatepec | Víctor Manuel Arana | ![]() | Yire | Akron, Itromep Omeprazol |
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
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Pre-Apertura changes | |||||||
Juárez | ![]() | End of tenure as caretaker | May 1, 2018 | ![]() | June 4, 2018[10] | Preseason | |
Zacatepec | ![]() | Signed by Necaxa | May 10, 2018 | ![]() | May 17, 2018 | ||
UAT | ![]() | Resigned | May 16, 2018 | ![]() | May 21, 2018 | ||
Atlante | ![]() | Sacked | May 25, 2018[11] | ![]() | June 5, 2018[12] | ||
Sonora | ![]() | Sacked | May 28, 2018 | ![]() | May 29, 2018[13] | ||
Oaxaca | ![]() | Sacked | May 29, 2018[14] | ![]() | June 5, 2018[15] | ||
Tapachula | ![]() | Signed by Juárez | June 4, 2018[16] | ![]() | June 5, 2018[17] | ||
Celaya | ![]() | Sacked | July 4, 2018[18] | ![]() | July 5, 2018[19] | ||
Apertura changes | |||||||
Tapachula | ![]() | Sacked | August 27, 2018[20] | ![]() | August 28, 2018[21] | 13th | |
Tampico Madero | ![]() | Sacked | September 5, 2018[22] | ![]() | September 6, 2018[23] | 10th | |
Dorados | ![]() | Sacked | September 6, 2018[24] | ![]() | September 6, 2018[25] | 13th | |
Venados | ![]() | Sacked | September 15, 2018[26] | ![]() | September 19, 2018[27] | 13th | |
Zacatepec | ![]() | Sacked | October 2, 2018 | ![]() | October 3, 2018 | 10th | |
UAEM | Héctor Hugo Eugui | Sacked | October 23, 2018 | ![]() | October 23, 2018 | 8th | |
Pre-Clausura changes | |||||||
Oaxaca | ![]() | Sacked | November 23, 2018[28] | ![]() | December 3, 2018[29] | Preseason | |
Venados | ![]() | Sacked | November 28, 2018[30] | ![]() | December 1, 2018[31] | ||
Tapachula | ![]() | End of tenure as caretaker | December 3, 2018 | ![]() | December 3, 2018[32] | ||
Sonora | ![]() | Resigned | December 13, 2018[33] | ![]() | December 17, 2018[34] | ||
Celaya | ![]() | Sacked | December 5, 2018[35] | ![]() | December 27, 2018[36] | ||
Clausura changes | |||||||
UAT | ![]() | Resigned | February 9, 2019[37] | ![]() | February 13, 2019[38] | 11th | |
Tampico Madero | ![]() | Sacked | March 5, 2019[39] | ![]() | March 6, 2019[40] | 15th | |
Oaxaca | ![]() | Sacked | April 8, 2019[41] | ![]() | April 8, 2019[42] | 6th |
Apertura 2018 was the 47th edition of Ascenso MX. The league season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018. Cafetaleros de Tapachula defended their inaugural league title.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
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align=center rowspan=2 | 1 | ![]() | Atlético San Luis | align=center rowspan=2 | 8 |
![]() | Zacatecas | ||||
align=center rowspan=6 | 2 | ![]() | Sinaloa | align=center rowspan=6 | 7 |
![]() | Atlante | ||||
Fernando Fernández | Atlante | ||||
![]() | Zacatecas | ||||
![]() | Oaxaca | ||||
![]() | Sonora | ||||
align=center rowspan=2 | 9 | ![]() | Juárez | align=center rowspan=2 | 6 |
![]() | Juárez | ||||
align=center rowspan=6 | 10 | ![]() | Tapachula | align=center rowspan=6 | 5 |
![]() | UAT | ||||
![]() | Venados | ||||
![]() | Tampico Madero | ||||
![]() | U. de G.--> |
Source: Ascenso MX
Players sorted first by assists, then by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Assists | ||
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align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | ![]() | Zacatecas | align=center rowspan=1 | 5 |
align=center rowspan=6 | 2 | ![]() | Tapachula | align=center rowspan=6 | 4 |
![]() | Juárez | ||||
![]() | Juárez | ||||
![]() | Sinaloa | ||||
![]() | Zacatecas | ||||
![]() | Atlante | ||||
align=center rowspan=3 | 8 | ![]() | U. de G. | align=center rowspan=3 | 3 |
![]() | Atlante | ||||
Sergio Vergara | Zacatecas |
Source: Ascenso MX Twitter Profile
Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | ||||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | |
1 | Atlético San Luis | 0–0 | Zacatecas | 11,271 | UAEM | 3–1 | Tapachula | 1,154 | |
2 | Tampico Madero | 1–2 | Atlético San Luis | 7,461 | Atlante | 4–1 | UAT | 2,126 | |
3 | Atlético San Luis | 1–0 | Venados | 10,245 | UAEM | 0–0 | UdeG | 1,385 | |
4 | Tapachula | 1–2 | Atlante | 10,127 | Oaxaca | 3–2 | UAT | 1,071 | |
5 | Juárez | 0–0 | Tampico Madero | 9,363 | Atlante | 2–1 | Oaxaca | 2,210 | |
6 | Tampico Madero | 0–0 | UAEM | 5,269 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | Tapachula | 1,507 | |
7 | Juárez | 1–0 | Atlético San Luis | 7,822 | Zacatepec | 0–0 | Oaxaca | 2,392 | |
8 | Tampico Madero | 1–2 | UAT | 10,200 | Celaya | 0–2 | Juárez | 1,231 | |
9 | Oaxaca | 1–0 | Sinaloa | 8,220 | UAEM | 1–1 | Celaya | 2,131 | |
10 | Atlético San Luis | 1–0 | UAT | 10,124 | Venados | 1–2 | Atlante | 3,093 | |
11 | Zacatepec | 0–1 | Sinaloa | 8,551 | Oaxaca | 2–0 | Tampico Madero | 1,457 | |
12 | Zacatecas | 2–3 | Sinaloa | 10,124 | Celaya | 1–0 | Atlante | 1,300 | |
13 | Sinaloa | 2–1 | Tampico Madero | 8,223 | UAT | 1–2 | Juárez | 1,297 | |
14 | Juárez | 2–3 | Atlante | 11,314 | Celaya | 1–2 | Oaxaca | 886 | |
15 | U. de G. | 4–1 | Celaya | 10,114 | Zacatepec | 1–1 | Tampico Madero | 1,612 |
Source: Ascenso MX
The eight best teams 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 were played on 14 and 15 November, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 November 2018.
All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, and Hermosillo.
The first legs were played on 21 and 22 November, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 November 2018.
The first leg was played on 29 November, and the second leg was played on 2 December 2018.
The Clausura 2019 season is the 48th season of Ascenso MX. The season began on 4 January 2019. The defending champions are Atlético San Luis, having won their first title.
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), with one team resting each round, completing a total of 15 rounds.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
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align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | ![]() | Atlético San Luis | align=center rowspan=1 | 11 |
align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | ![]() | Sinaloa | align=center rowspan=2 | 7 |
![]() | Zacatepec | ||||
align=center rowspan=4 | 4 | Fernando Fabián Fernández | Atlante | align=center rowspan=4 | 6 |
![]() | Atlante | ||||
Martín Alaniz | Tapachula | ||||
![]() | Tampico Madero | ||||
align=center rowspan=4 | 8 | ![]() | Zacatecas | align=center rowspan=4 | 5 |
![]() | Zacatecas | ||||
![]() | Sinaloa | ||||
![]() | UdeG |
Players sorted first by assists, then by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Assists | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | ![]() | Atlético San Luis | align=center rowspan=1 | 5 |
align=center rowspan=3 | 2 | ![]() | Zacatepec | align=center rowspan=3 | 4 |
![]() | Atlético San Luis | ||||
![]() | Atlético San Luis |
Source: Ascenso MX Twitter Profile
Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | ||||||||
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Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | |
1 | Tampico Madero | 2-0 | Venados | 6,023 | Oaxaca | 2-0 | Juárez | 1,352 | |
2 | Atlético San Luis | 2-1 | Tampico Madero | 13,074 | Celaya | 0-0 | Zacatecas | 1,686 | |
3 | Tampico Madero | 1–3 | Celaya | 6,533 | Oaxaca | 0–1 | Sonora | 1,889 | |
4 | Juárez | 1–1 | Zacatecas | 5,994 | Sonora | 1–0 | U. de G. | 1,257 | |
5 | Atlético San Luis | 4–1 | Celaya | 11,666 | Oaxaca | 1–0 | Atlante | 1,826 | |
6 | UAT | 0–1 | Sinaloa | 8,560 | UAEM | 1–1 | Tampico Madero | 1,530 | |
7 | Atlético San Luis | 2–0 | Juárez | 12,843 | Oaxaca | 1–0 | Zacatepec | 1,760 | |
8 | UAT | 3–1 | Tampico Madero | 9,151 | Sonora | 3–2 | Venados | 873 | |
9 | Atlético San Luis | 0–0 | Sonora | 14,937 | Celaya | 1–1 | UAEM | 1,658 | |
10 | U. de G. | 0–0 | Sinaloa | 8,826 | Tapachula | 3–1 | Tampico Madero | 1,873 | |
11 | Atlético San Luis | 0–0 | Atlante | 13,686 | Celaya | 0–0 | UAT | 2,699 | |
12 | Sinaloa | 1-1 | Zacatecas | 5,543 | Tapachula | 2-2 | Atlético San Luis | 1,879 | |
13 | Atlético San Luis | 3-1 | Oaxaca | 12,367 | UAEM | 1-1 | Sonora | 2,393 | |
14 | U. de G. | 2-2 | Atlético San Luis | 9,752 | Zacatepec | 4-0 | Sonora | 2,759 | |
15 | Atlético San Luis | 2-2 | Sinaloa | 19,564 | Tampico Madero | 1-2 | Zacatepec | 2,292 |
Source: Ascenso MX
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 were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 April 2019.
All times are UTC−5 except for matches in Culiacán and Hermosillo.
The first legs were played on 24 April, and the second legs were played on 27 April 2019.
The first leg was played on 2 May, and the second leg was played on 5 May 2019.
The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2018–19 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for 2019–20 Copa MX qualification.
The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, and Clausura 2019. On April 5, 2019, Tampico Madero was relegated to Serie A.
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1 | Zacatecas | 33 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 173 | 92 | +58 | align=center rowspan=14 | Safe for 2019–20 Season | ||||||||||||
2 | Sinaloa | 27 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 146 | 92 | 0 | +26 | |||||||||||||
3 | Atlético San Luis | 21 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 92 | 58 | +14 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Oaxaca | 26 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 142 | 92 | +25 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Juárez | 22 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 141 | 92 | +18 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Sonora | 27 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 137 | 92 | –5 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Celaya | 35 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 131 | 92 | +17 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Zacatepec | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 132 | 92 | +10 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Atlante | 27 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 129 | 92 | +11 | ||||||||||||||
10 | UAEM | 29 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 115 | 92 | 00 | –8 | |||||||||||||
11 | UdeG | 18 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 113 | 92 | –7 | ||||||||||||||
12 | UAT | 20 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 108 | 92 | −20 | ||||||||||||||
13 | Tapachula | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 107 | 92 | 0 | –20 | |||||||||||||
14 | Venados | 20 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 106 | 92 | –42 | ||||||||||||||
15 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 99 | 92 | –27 | Relegated to Serie A |