| Competition: | Ascenso MX |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Winners: | Apertura: Oaxaca Clausura: None |
| Matches: | 148 |
| Total Goals: | 336 |
| League Topscorer: | Apertura: Víctor Mañón (8 goals) Clausura: Roberto Nurse (7 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Apertura: UAEM 4–0 UAT Celaya 4–0 U. de C. Clausura: Zacatecas 4–0 Venados Zacatecas 4–0 UAT UAT 6–2 U. de G. |
| Biggest Away Win: | Apertura: Zacatepec 0–4 U. de C. Clausura: Sinaloa 0–3 UAT |
| Highest Scoring: | Apertura: Venados 2–4 Tampico Madero Clausura: UAT 6–2 U. de G. |
| Longest Wins: | Apertura: 4 matches Atlante Clausura: 5 matches Zacatecas |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Apertura:10 matches Atlante Clausura: 8 matches Zacatecas |
| Longest Winless: | Apertura:9 matches UAEM Clausura: 8 matches Sinaloa |
| Longest Losses: | Apertura: 4 matches UAEM Clausura: 6 matches Chiapas |
| Highest Attendance: | Apertura: 14,693[1] U. de G. 2–1 U. de C. (10 November 2019) Clausura: 15,245 Zacatecas 2–0 Atlante (6 March 2020) |
| Lowest Attendance: | Apertura: 672 UAT 2–1 Venados (8 November 2019) Clausura: 0 UAT 1–2 Zacatepec (14 March 2020) |
| Attendance: | Apertura: 373,477 Clausura: 231,643 |
| Average Attendance: | Apertura: 4,104 Clausura: 5,515 |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
| Extra Information: | Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2019–20 Ascenso MX season was a two-part competition: Apertura 2019 and Clausura 2020, which were the final two seasons of Ascenso MX, the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 1 August 2019. On April 17, Liga MX President Enrique Bonilla announced the termination of the remainder of the Clausura 2020 tournament. Two reasons were the COVID-19 pandemic and the league's lack of financial resources.[2]
On 22 May 2020 the Clausura season was cancelled and no champion will be crowned.[3] With this announcement there would be no promotion or regulation for six seasons.
All teams are able to be promoted to Liga MX 2020–2021 season.[4] [5]
The relegated team of the Clausura 2020 Liga MX season will remain in Liga MX if it pays MXN$120 million to remain the 20th team of the league. MXN$60 million will go to the Ascenso MX team that would naturally be promoted and MXN$60 million would go to new projects determined by the Liga MX assembly. If the arrangement is declined, the 19 teams of Liga MX are responsible for MXN$120 million, the right to be the 20th team of Liga MX will be acceded to the Liga MX assembly. The vacant position in Liga MX could then be occupied by a certified Ascenso MX team or an external sport project. If the position remains open, Liga MX reserves all rights to do as it sees appropriate for the 2020–21 Liga MX season.[6] [7] [8]
The first ranked team will qualify for semi-finals and teams ranked second through sixth will qualify for the quarter-finals.
Away victories will be counted as four points. The maximum number of points obtainable via this method will be restricted to the first six away matches played by one team.
14 clubs will participate in this season:
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 | |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 | |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna | 29,001 | |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,950 | |
| Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Banorte | 20,108 | |
| Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 | |
| Tampico Madero | Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 | |
| UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 | |
| U. de G. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,110 | |
| Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 | |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,737 | |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | Manuel Velarde |  Alex Diego | Sebastián Sosa | Kappa | Riviera Maya | |
| Celaya | Alan Achar | Héctor Altamirano | Ignacio Torres | Keuka | Bachoco | |
| Chiapas | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | Leonardo Casanova | Silver Sport | Chiapas | ||
| Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Alejandro Pérez | Arturo Ledesma | Silver Sport | Ópticas América, Electrolit | |
| Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | David Patiño | Jesús Chávez | Charly | Coppel | |
| Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Isaac Morales | Gerardo Moreno | Keuka | Súper del Norte | |
| Tampico Madero | Felipe del Ángel Malibrán | Gerardo Espinoza | Javier Orozco | Charly | Nexum | |
| UAT | Miguel Mansur Pedraza | Roberto Hernández | Egidio Arévalo | Pirma | Aeromar | |
| UdeG | Jorge Dávalos | Jesús Vázquez | Umbro | Electrolit | ||
| Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Carlos Gutiérrez | Aldo Polo | U-Sports | Tony Roma's | |
| Zacatecas | Armando Martínez Patiño | Oscar Torres |  Roberto Nurse | Pirma | Telcel | |
| Zacatepec | Víctor Manuel Arana |  Ricardo Valiño | Ezequiel Cirigliano | Bee Sports | Ultromep |
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Apertura changes | |||||||
| Zacatecas | Andrés Carevic | Resigned | May 3, 2019[17] | Oscar Torres | May 15, 2019[18] | Preseason | |
| Atlante | Gabriel Pereyra | Sacked | May 7, 2019[19] | Alex Diego | May 15, 2019[20] | ||
| UdeG | Jorge Dávalos | Sacked | May 25, 2019[21] | Ricardo Rayas | May 27, 2019[22] | ||
| Chiapas | Luis Fernando Soto | Sacked | May 30, 2019 | Gabriel Pereyra | May 30, 2019[23] | ||
| Oaxaca | Juan Manuel Rivera (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | June 10, 2019 | Alejandro Pérez | June 10, 2019[24] | ||
| Sinaloa | Diego Armando Maradona | Resigned | June 13, 2019[25] | José Guadalupe Cruz | June 17, 2019[26] | ||
| Apertura changes | |||||||
| Celaya | José Islas | Sacked | September 19, 2019[27] | Héctor Altamirano | September 19, 2019[28] | 13th | |
| Chiapas | Gabriel Pereyra | Sacked | October 5, 2019[29] | Diego de la Torre (Interim) | October 6, 2019[30] | 12th | |
| UAEM | David Rangel | Sacked | October 22, 2019[31] | Raúl Gutiérrez | October 22, 2019[32] | 14th | |
| UdeG | Ricardo Rayas | Resigned | October 29, 2019[33] | Jorge Dávalos | October 29, 2019 | 7th | |
| Pre-Clausura changes | |||||||
| UAT | Carlos Reinoso | Sacked | November 8, 2019[34] | Roberto Hernández | November 28, 2019[35] | Preseason | |
| Sinaloa | José Guadalupe Cruz | Resigned | November 11, 2019[36] | David Patiño | December 4, 2019[37] | ||
| Venados | Sergio Orduña | Sacked | November 13, 2019[38] | Carlos Gutiérrez | December 10, 2019[39] | ||
| Tampico Madero | Mario García Covalles | Sacked | November 19, 2019[40] | Gerardo Espinoza | November 27, 2019[41] | ||
| Chiapas | Diego de la Torre (Interim) | Confirmed as official manager | December 2, 2019 | Diego de la Torre | December 2, 2019[42] | ||
| Clausura changes | |||||||
| Chiapas | Diego de la Torre | Sacked | February 22, 2020[43] | Leonardo Casanova | February 25, 2020 [44] | 12th | |
The Apertura 2019 season is the 49th season of Ascenso MX. The regular season began on 1 August 2019 and end on 6 December 2019.
Each team plays once all other teams in 13 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Víctor Mañón | U. de C. | align=center rowspan=1 | 8 |
| align=center rowspan=5 | 2 | Matías Britos | UAT | align=center rowspan=5 | 6 |
| Diego Jiménez | Oaxaca | ||||
| Alberto Ocejo | Tampico Madero | ||||
| Gustavo Ramírez | Zacatepec | ||||
 José Zúñiga | UAEM | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 7 | Ricardo Marín | Celaya | align=center rowspan=2 | 5 |
| Sebastián Sosa | Atlante | ||||
| align=center rowspan=7 | 9 | Franco Arizala | Chiapas | align=center rowspan=7 | 4 |
| Éder Cruz | Tampico Madero | ||||
| Jesús Lara | Oaxaca | ||||
| Guillermo Martínez | Chiapas | ||||
| Manuel Pérez | Zacatecas | ||||
| Rodrigo Prieto | Zacatepec | ||||
| Ronaldo Prieto | Tampico Madero | ||||
| Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | |
| 1 | Oaxaca | 2–0 | U. de G. | 7,952 | UAEM | 4–0 | UAT | 1,216 | |
| 2 | UAT | 1–2 | Atlante | 6,351 | Sonora | 3–0 | Oaxaca | 1,322 | |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 0–0 | UAT | 14,646 | Celaya | 0–1 | Sonora | 2,904 | |
| 4 | Oaxaca | 2–1 | Chiapas | 5,980 | Sonora | 0–1 | Tampico Madero | 2,318 | |
| 5 | Zacatepec | 1–1 | Atlante | 7,394 | Celaya | 0–0 | UAT | 2,899 | |
| 6 | Chiapas | 1–1 | U. de C. | 5,789 | Sonora | 2–1 | Venados | 1,257 | |
| 7 | Tampico Madero | 1–0 | U. de G. | 4,823 | Sinaloa | 2–0 | Chiapas | 1,223 | |
| 8 | Oaxaca | 2–2 | Tampico Madero | 3,940 | Celaya | 0–1 | Venados | 1,884 | |
| 9 | Tampico Madero | 2–3 | Celaya | 5,139 | Atlante | 3–0 | Oaxaca | 1,728 | |
| 10 | Sinaloa | 0–0 | Atlante | 4,543 | Celaya | 4–0 | U. de C. | 2,243 | |
| 11 | Tampico Madero | 1–1 | Zacatepec | 8,095 | Sonora | 0–1 | UAEM | 1,743 | |
| 12 | Zacatepec | 1–3 | UAEM | 4,340 | UAT | 1–3 | Zacatecas | 1,012 | |
| 13 | U. de G. | 2–1 | U. de C. | 14,693 | UAT | 2–1 | Venados | 672 | |
Source: Ascenso MX
The seven best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The best team will be classified directly to semi-finals. 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 13 and 14 November, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 November 2019.
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All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún.
The first legs will be played on 20 November, and the second legs will be played on 23 November 2019.
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All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún.
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The Clausura 2020 season is the 50th season of Ascenso MX. The season began on 23 January 2020. On 14 April 2020, it was announced that the Clausura 2020 season would not finish and a champion won't be crowned.[45]
Each team plays once all other teams in 11 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Roberto Nurse | Zacatecas | align=center rowspan=1 | 6 |
| align=center rowspan=4 | 2 | Alberto Alvarado | UAT | align=center rowspan=4 | 5 |
| Isaac Díaz | Chiapas | ||||
 João dos Santos | U. de G. | ||||
| Gustavo Adrián Ramírez | Zacatepec | ||||
| align=center rowspan=1 | 6 | Amaury Escoto | Sinaloa | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 7 | 7 players | align=center rowspan=1 | 3 | |
| Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | |
| 1 | U. de G. | 1–0 | Oaxaca | 7,603 | Venados | 2–1 | Zacatepec | 3,512 | |
| 2 | U. de G. | 0–2 | Tampico Madero | 10,389 | Atlante | 2–1 | Sinaloa | 2,987 | |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | Sinaloa | 12,000 | Sonora | 2–1 | Zacatepec | 1,712 | |
| 4 | UAT | 1–0 | Tampico Madero | 10,320 | Celaya | 0–1 | Zacatecas | 2,969 | |
| 5 | Chiapas | 0–1 | Celaya | 7,889 | Sonora | 0–0 | Atlante | 1,738 | |
| 6 | Oaxaca | 0–0 | UAT | 9,976 | Atlante | 0–0 | Venados | 2,558 | |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 2–0 | Atlante | 15,245 | Sonora | 0–2 | UAT | 2,035 | |
| 8 | Oaxaca | 0–1 | Atlante | 12,603 | Venados | 1–0 | Chiapas | 2,954 | |
Source: Ascenso MX
The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019, Apertura 2019, and Clausura 2020. On 2019–20 season the relegation was suspended after dissolution of UAEM and U. de C., the relegation will be resumed in the 2020–21 season.
| width=28 | width=150 | Team | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=45 | width=45 | width=50 | width=45 | Relegation | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zacatecas | 23 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 142 | 77 | +48 | align=center rowspan=12 | Safe for 2020–21 Season | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tampico Madero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 19 | +6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zacatepec | 24 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 115 | 77 | +13 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oaxaca | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 115 | 77 | +8 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Atlante | 11 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 112 | 77 | +6 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sinaloa | 20 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 107 | 77 | +3 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sonora | 22 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 106 | 77 | −12 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Celaya | 28 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 102 | 77 | –8 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | U. de G. | 13 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 101 | 77 | −4 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | UAT | 22 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 98 | 77 | −10 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Venados | 23 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 92 | 77 | –20 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Chiapas | 21 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 86 | 77 | −17 | ||||||||||||||
| U. de C. (D) | align=center rowspan=1 | Team dissolved | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAEM (D) | align=center rowspan=1 | Withdrawn team |
The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2019–20 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 2020–21 Copa MX qualification.