2017–18 Tercera División de México season
The 2017–18 Tercera División season is the fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 1 September 2017 and finished on 10 June 2018.
Competition format
The Tercera División (Third Division) is divided into 13 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respective group. The 13 groups consist of teams who are eligible to play in the liguilla de ascenso for one promotion spot, teams who are affiliated with teams in the Liga MX, Ascenso MX and Liga Premier, which are not eligible for promotion but will play that who the better filial team in an eight team filial playoff tournament for the entire season.
The league format allows participating franchises to rent their place to another team, so some clubs compete with a different name than the one registered with the FMF.
Group 1
Group with 14 teams from Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatán.[1]
Teams
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Deportiva Venados (Q) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 58 | Promotion Playoffs |
2 | Caimanes de Cancún (Q) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 58 | |
3 | Campeche (Q) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 56 | |
4 | Cantera Venados (Q) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 49 | |
5 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 48 | |
6 | Cozumel Tres Toños | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 42 | |
7 | Felinos 48 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 39 | |
8 | Pioneros Junior | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 39 | |
9 | Yalmakán | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 38 | |
10 | Chetumal | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 37 | |
11 | Corsarios de Campeche | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 30 | |
12 | Carmen | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 28 | |
13 | Dragones de Tabasco | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 58 | −41 | 19 | |
14 | Delfines Márquez | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 95 | −74 | 5 |
Group 2
Group with 18 teams from Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala and Veracruz.[1]
Teams
Team | City | Home ground | Capacity | Affiliate | Official Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Académicos UGM | Orizaba, Veracruz | Universitario UGM Orizaba | 1,500 | — | — |
Albinegros de Orizaba | Orizaba, Veracruz | UGM Nogales | 1,500 | Albinegros de Orizaba | — |
Alpha | Puebla, Puebla |
Club Alpha Cancha 3 | 600 | — | — |
Atlético Huejutla | Huejutla, Hidalgo |
Carlos Fayad | 1,000 | – | – |
Camelia | Zacatlán, Puebla | Morelos | 1,000 | — | — |
Chileros XL | Xalapa, Veracruz | Complejo Omega | 1,000 | — | — |
Delfines UGM | Nogales, Veracruz | UGM Nogales | 1,500 | — | — |
Héroes de Veracruz | Zacatlán, Puebla | Morelos | 1,000 | – | – |
Lobos Chapultepec SAI | Puebla, Puebla |
Club Alpha Cancha 3 | 600 | — | Club Puebla SAI |
Los Ángeles | Puebla, Puebla |
Ex Hacienda San José Maravillas | 500 | — | — |
Los Olivos LMT | San Francisco Totimehuacán, Puebla | Complejo Deportivo Los Olivos | 1,000 | – | Limoneros de Futbol
|
Petroleros de Poza Rica | Poza Rica, Veracruz | Heriberto Jara Corona |
10,000 | — | — |
Real Xalapa | Rafael Lucio, Veracruz | Rosario M. Torres | 1,000 | – | Real San Cosme |
Reales de Puebla | Chachapa, Puebla | Unidad Deportiva Chachapa | 1,000 | — | — |
SEP Puebla | Puebla, Puebla |
Centro Estatal del Deporte Mario Vázquez Raña | 800 | Puebla | — |
Star Club | Santa Ana Nopalucan, Tlaxcala | U.D. Santa Ana Nopalucan | 500 | — | — |
Sultanes de Tamazunchale | Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí | Deportivo Solidaridad | 1,650 | — | — |
Tehuacán | Tehuacán, Puebla | Polideportivo La Huizachera | 1,000 | — | — |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albinegros de Orizaba (Q) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 96 | 31 | +65 | 76 | Promotion Playoffs |
2 | Sultanes de Tamazunchale (Q) | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 76 | |
3 | Académicos UGM (Q) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 26 | +52 | 73 | |
4 | Alpha (Q) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 72 | |
5 | Delfines UGM (Q) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 34 | +43 | 72 | |
6 | Petroleros de Poza Rica (Q) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 55 | +32 | 67 | |
7 | Real Xalapa | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 60 | |
8 | SEP Puebla | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 52 | |
9 | Lobos Chapultepec SAI | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 51 | |
10 | Camelia | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 51 | |
11 | Los Ángeles | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 48 | |
12 | Star Club | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 39 | |
13 | Tehuacán | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 38 | |
14 | Reales de Puebla | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 74 | 103 | −29 | 38 | |
15 | Héroes de Veracruz | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 104 | −61 | 30 | |
16 | Atlético Huejutla | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 90 | −64 | 26 | |
17 | Chileros XL | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 93 | −63 | 24 | |
18 | Los Olivos LMT | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 44 | 100 | −56 | 23 |
Group 3
Group with 16 teams from Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz.[1]
Teams
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tigrillos Dorados MRCI (Q) | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 74 | Promotion Playoffs |
2 | Córdoba (Q) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 70 | |
3 | Caballeros de Córdoba (Q) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 65 | |
4 | Guardianes de Balam (Q) | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 61 | |
5 | Cruz Azul Lagunas (Q) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 58 | |
6 | Atlético Boca del Río (Q) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 51 | |
7 | Conejos de Tuxtepec | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 48 | |
8 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 46 | |
9 | Sozca | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 44 | |
10 | Toros Huatusco | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 40 | |
11 | Porteños | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 40 | |
12 | Milenarios de Oaxaca | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 30 | |
13 | Atlético Ixtepec | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 30 | |
14 | Halcones Marinos de Veracruz | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 23 | |
15 | Tehuantepec | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 78 | −48 | 22 | |
16 | Piñeros de Loma Bonita | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 17 |
Group 4
Group with 18 teams from Greater Mexico City.[1]
Teams
Location of teams in the 2017–18 3ra División Group 4League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marina (Q)
|
34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 13 | +79 | 92 | Promotion Playoffs |
2 | Cefor Canamy (Q) | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 121 | 30 | +91 | 85 | |
3 | Pumas UNAM (Q) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 74 | Reserve teams Playoffs |
4 | Atlético Estado de México (Q) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 71 | Promotion Playoffs |
5 | Ángeles de Ciudad (Q) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 65 | |
6 | Proyecto Nuevo Chimalhuacán (Q) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 61 | |
7 | Azules de la Sección 26 (Q) | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 59 | |
8 | Unión Magdalena Contreras | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 56 | |
9 | Atlante | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 56 | |
10 | Cafetaleros FORMAFUTINTEGRAL | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 52 | |
11 | San José del Arenal | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 49 | |
12 | Chivas SDC | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 39 | |
13 | Leopardos | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 36 | |
14 | Álamos | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 35 | |
15 | Politécnico | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 33 | |
16 | Águilas de Teotihuacán | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 32 | |
17 | Halcones Zúñiga | 34 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 117 | −103 | 14 | |
18 | Novillos Neza | 34 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 131 | −116 | 8 |
Group 5
Group with 17 teams from Mexico City and State of Mexico.[1]
Location of teams in the 2017–18 3ra División Group 5