2019–20 Ascenso MX season
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.
Changes from the previous season
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.[5]
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.[5]
14 clubs will participate in this season:
- Atlético San Luis won the Apertura 2018 and Clausura 2019 season and were automatically promoted to Liga MX.
- Tampico Madero were relegated to the Liga Premier de México, then paid the required fee to remain in Ascenso MX.[10]
- Loros UdeC won the Serie A de México season and were promoted to Ascenso MX.
- Cafetaleros de Tapachula were relocated to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and will play in Ascenso MX as Cafetaleros de Chiapas.[11]
- Grupo Tecamachalco was granted the hiatus of the Zacatepec Siglo XXI reinstated their club as Alebrijes de Oaxaca.[12]
- FC Juárez bought the Lobos BUAP franchise and will play in Liga MX.[13]
- Lobos BUAP received the FC Juárez franchise, but was placed in hiatus until the board presents a viable project for its administration.[13]
Clausura 2020
- On 7 December 2019, Potros UAEM announced they would no longer be able to compete in Ascenso MX citing their financial inability to operate in the division.[14][15]
- On 27 December 2019, Loros UdeC was dissolved after the death of its owner, because the new board had no interest in maintaining the franchise.[16]
Stadiums and Locations
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
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20,108 |
Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
Tampico Madero
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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
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Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,737 |
Zacatepec
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Zacatepec, Morelos
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Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
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Atlante | Manuel Velarde | ![]() |
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Kappa
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Riviera Maya |
Celaya | Alan Achar | ![]() |
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Keuka | Bachoco |
Chiapas | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | ![]() |
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Silver Sport | Chiapas |
Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Alejandro Pérez
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Silver Sport | Ópticas América, Electrolit2 |
Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | ![]() |
Jesús Chávez
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Charly | Coppel |
Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Isaac Morales
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Keuka | Súper del Norte |
Tampico Madero | Felipe del Ángel Malibrán | ![]() |
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Charly | Nexum |
UAT | Miguel Mansur Pedraza | ![]() |
Egidio Arévalo
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Pirma | Aeromar |
UdeG | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | ![]() |
Jesús Vázquez
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Umbro | Electrolit |
Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Carlos Gutiérrez
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U-Sports | Tony Roma's |
Zacatecas | Armando Martínez Patiño | Oscar Torres
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Pirma | Telcel |
Zacatepec | Víctor Manuel Arana | ![]() |
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Bee Sports | Ultromep |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Pre-Apertura changes | ||||||
Zacatecas | ![]() |
Resigned | May 3, 2019[17] | Oscar Torres
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May 15, 2019[18] | Preseason |
Atlante | ![]() |
Sacked | May 7, 2019[19] | ![]() |
May 15, 2019[20] | |
UdeG | ![]() |
Sacked | May 25, 2019[21] | ![]() |
May 27, 2019[22] | |
Chiapas | ![]() |
Sacked | May 30, 2019 | ![]() |
May 30, 2019[23] | |
Oaxaca | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | June 10, 2019 | Alejandro Pérez
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June 10, 2019[24] | |
Sinaloa | Diego Armando Maradona
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Resigned | June 13, 2019[25] | ![]() |
June 17, 2019[26] | |
Apertura changes | ||||||
Celaya | ![]() |
Sacked | September 19, 2019[27] | ![]() |
September 19, 2019[28] | 13th |
Chiapas | ![]() |
Sacked | October 5, 2019[29] | ![]() |
October 6, 2019[30] | 12th |
UAEM | ![]() |
Sacked | October 22, 2019[31] | ![]() |
October 22, 2019[32] | 14th |
UdeG | ![]() |
Resigned | October 29, 2019[33] | ![]() |
October 29, 2019 | 7th |
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||
UAT | ![]() |
Sacked | November 8, 2019[34] | ![]() |
November 28, 2019[35] | Preseason |
Sinaloa | ![]() |
Resigned | November 11, 2019[36] | ![]() |
December 4, 2019[37] | |
Venados | ![]() |
Sacked | November 13, 2019[38] | Carlos Gutiérrez
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December 10, 2019[39] | |
Tampico Madero | Mario García Covalles
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Sacked | November 19, 2019[40] | ![]() |
November 27, 2019[41] | |
Chiapas | ![]() |
Confirmed as official manager | December 2, 2019 | ![]() |
December 2, 2019[42] | |
Clausura changes | ||||||
Chiapas | ![]() |
Sacked | February 22, 2020[43] | ![]() |
February 25, 2020 [44] | 12th |
Apertura 2019
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.
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Oaxaca (C) | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 27 | Advance to semi-finals[a] |
2 | Atlante | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 26 | Advance to quarter-finals[b] |
3 | Tampico Madero
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13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 23 | |
4 | U. de G. | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 | |
5 | Zacatepec
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13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 21 | |
6 | Celaya | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 19 | |
7 | Zacatecas | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 19 | |
8 | Chiapas | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | |
9 | Sinaloa | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | |
10 | Sonora | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 17 | |
11 | U. de C. | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 16 | |
12 | UAEM | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 15 | Team is last in the relegation table
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13 | Venados | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 14 | |
14 | UAT | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
Positions by Round
Leader and qualification to semi-finals | |
Qualification to quarter-finals | |
Last place in table |