2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season

The 2010–11 Ascenso MX season is the second season of the Liga de Ascenso, the second-level football league of Mexico. It consists of two separate tournaments, the Apertura and the Clausura. The winners of both tournaments will meet in a playoff to determine the team being promoted to the 2011–12 Primera Division de Mexico season.[1][2]

Liga de Ascenso
Season2010–11
ChampionsApertura: Tijuana
Clausura: Irapuato
PromotedTijuana
RelegatedNone

The Apertura tournament began on July, 16th 2010 with the first matches of the classification phase[3] and ended on December, 4th 2010 with the Apertura Liguilla final.[4] The final was won by Tijuana, who defeated Veracruz 3–0 on aggregate.

The Clausura tournament began on January, 7th 2011[5] and ended on May, 14th 2011.[6] The final was won by Irapuato, who defeated Tijuana. The following week, Apertura champion Tijuana defeated Clausura champion Irapuato in a playoff to determine the team promoted to the 2011–12 Liga MX season. That playoff took place on 18 May 2011 and May, 21st 2011.[7]

Changes for the 2010–2011 season

Stadia and locations

Club Location Stadium Capacity
Altamira Altamira Altamira 9,581
Atlante UTN Nezahualcóyotl Neza 86 20,000
Lobos BUAP Puebla ODCU 19,283
Indios Ciudad Juárez Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
Cruz Azul Hidalgo Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul 10 de Diciembre 14,500
Durango Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000
Guerreros Hermosillo Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Irapuato Irapuato Sergio León Chávez 25,000
La Piedad La Piedad Juan N. López 13,356
León León Nou Camp 31,297
Mérida Mérida Carlos Iturralde 15,087
Orizaba Veracruz Luis de la Fuente 28,703
Pumas Morelos Cuernavaca Centenario 14,800
Dorados de Sinaloa Culiacán Banorte 17,898
Tijuana Tijuana Caliente 13,333
Correcaminos Ciudad Victoria Marte R. Gómez 10,520
U. de G. Guadalajara Jalisco 55,020
Veracruz Veracruz Luis de la Fuente 28,703

Apertura

Apertura
Season2010
ChampionsTijuana
Matches played126
Goals scored314 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerEder Pacheco (13 goals)
Biggest home winU. de G. 6–0 Mérida
Biggest away winPotros Neza 1–5 Orizaba
Highest scoringUDG 6–0 Mérida
Potros Neza 1–5 Orizaba
Potros Neza 4–2 Léon
Longest winning runDurango, Lobos BUAP (3 games each)
Longest unbeaten runTijuana (15 games)
Longest losing runLéon (5 games)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Border Tijuana 17 11 5 1 19 7 +12 38 Qualification for Liguilla semifinals
2 Indios 17 8 5 4 32 27 +5 29 Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals
3 Durango 17 8 4 5 24 19 +5 28
4 Lobos BUAP 17 8 3 6 23 13 +10 27
5 Veracruz 17 7 6 4 25 18 +7 27
6 Irapuato 17 8 3 6 23 22 +1 27
7 Orizaba 17 7 4 6 21 15 +6 25
8 Léon 17 7 4 6 26 21 +5 25
9 Guerreros 17 6 7 4 19 21 2 25
10 Altamira 17 6 6 5 23 20 +3 24
11 Dorados de Sinaloa 17 6 5 6 22 26 4 23
12 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 17 5 7 5 19 16 +3 22
13 Pumas Morelos 17 4 8 5 16 21 5 20
14 U. de G. 17 5 4 8 26 30 4 19
15 La Piedad 17 4 6 7 21 28 7 18
16 Correcaminos 17 3 6 8 14 18 4 15
17 Merida 17 3 4 10 13 27 14 13
18 Potros Neza 17 2 3 12 17 34 17 9
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2010. Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALT BUP CIU CAH DUR GUE IRA LAP LEÓ MER ORI PTN PUM SIN TIJ UAT UDG VER
Altamira 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
BUAP 0–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0
Ciudad Juárez 5–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 3–2 3–3 1–0 1–2
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–1
Durango 4–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–2
Guerreros 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–2
Irapuato 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–4
La Piedad 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–4 1–4 2–1 4–0
León 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–2
Mérida 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–0 0–1
Orizaba 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–1
Potros Neza 1–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 1–5 1–2 1–2 1–0
Pumas Morelos 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0
Sinaloa 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–2
Tijuana 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
UAT 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1
U. de G. 3–1 2–2 1–0 6–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3
Veracruz 1–0 3–4 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2010. Source: MedioTiempo.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Apertura Liguilla

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Border Tijuana 0 0 0
7 Orizaba 0 0 0
2 Indios 0 0 0
7 Orizaba 1 1 2
1 Border Tijuana 2 1 3
2 Veracruz 0 0 0
4 Veracruz 1 1 2
5 Lobos BUAP 1 0 1
4 Veracruz 0 3 3
6 Irapuato 2 1 3
3 Durango 0 3 3
6 Irapuato 2 2 4
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2011 winner. However, if the winner is Tijuana, they are the team promoted to the 2011–12 Primera Division de Mexico season without playing the Promotional Final

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Indios 0–2 Orizaba 0–1 0–1
Veracruz 2–1 Lobos BUAP 1–1 1–0
Durango 3–4 Irapuato 0–2 3–2
First leg
17 November 2010 Orizaba 1–0 Indios Boca del Río
19:00 J. Cavallo 29' Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Víctor Bisguerra Mendiola
17 November 2010 Irapuato 2–0 Durango Irapuato
20:45 A. Alvarado 46'
C. Blanco 81'
Report Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: León Vicente Barajas Anzures
18 November 2010 Veracruz 1–1 Lobos BUAP Boca del Río
19:00 F. Bravo 72' Report J. Sara 82' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Erick Yaír Miranda Galindo
Second leg
20 November 2010 Durango 3–2
(3–4 agg.)
Irapuato Durango
19:00 E. Pacheco 1', 10', 32' Report J. López 23'
A. González 80'
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Zarco
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
20 November 2010 Indios 0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Orizaba Ciudad Juárez
19:00 MST / 20:00 CST Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Antony Zanjuampa Rojo
21 November 2010 Lobos BUAP 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Veracruz Puebla
17:00 Report G. Rojas 12' Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mario Alonso Villa García

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 0–0 Orizaba 0–0 0–0
Veracruz 3–3 Irapuato 0–2 3–1
First leg
25 November 2010 Orizaba 0–0 Tijuana Boca del Río
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Víctor Bisguerra Mendiola
25 November 2010 Irapuato 2–0 Veracruz Irapuato
20:50 A. González 5'
J. López 60'
Report Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: León Vicente Barajas Anzures
Second leg
28 November 2010 Tijuana 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
Orizaba Tijuana
13:00 PST / 15:00 CST Report Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Israel Perea Vázquez
28 November 2010 Veracruz 3–1
(3–3 agg.)
Irapuato Boca del Río
19:00 A. Leyva 8'
F. Bravo 69'
J. García 73'
Report L. Valdés  57' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Antony Zanjuampa Rojo

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 3–0 Veracruz 2–0 1–0
First leg
1 December 2010 Veracruz 0–2 Tijuana Boca del Río
21:00 Report M. Gerk 35'
J. Gandolfi 38'
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Israel Perea Vázquez
Second leg
4 December 2010 Tijuana 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Veracruz Tijuana
13:00 PST / 15:00 CST R. Enríquez  55' Report Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: 14,400
 Apertura 2010 winner 
Tijuana
1st title

Top goalscorers

Source: FeMexFut

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mexico Eder Pacheco Durango 13
2 Argentina Juan Manuel Sara Lobos BUAP 10
Mexico Miguel Zepeda U. de G. 10
4 Argentina Juan Manuel Cavallo Orizaba 9
Mexico Eduardo Lillingston Indios 9
Mexico Roberto Nurse Cruz Azul Hidalgo 9
7 Chile Felipe Flores Dorados de Sinaloa 8
Uruguay Nelson Maz Veracruz 8
Mexico Rafael Murguía La Piedad 8
10 Mexico Jared Borgetti León 6
Mexico Mauricio Romero Veracruz 6

Clausura

Clausura
Season2011
ChampionsIrapuato
Matches played148
Goals scored346 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerBlas Pérez (14 goals)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Léon (A) 16 10 4 2 30 16 +14 34 Qualification for Liguilla semifinals
2 Irapuato (A) 16 10 3 3 28 16 +12 33 Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals
3 Potros Neza (A) 16 8 5 3 19 12 +7 29
4 Border Tijuana (A) 16 7 5 4 23 18 +5 26
5 Veracruz (D) 16 7 5 4 18 14 +4 26 Disqualified for the Clausura Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
6 Cruz Azul Hidalgo (A) 16 6 6 4 24 18 +6 24 Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals
7 Correcaminos (A) 16 7 3 6 25 21 +4 24
8 Dorados de Sinaloa (A) 16 6 6 4 22 21 +1 24
9 Altamira 16 6 3 7 17 22 5 21
10 Indios 16 6 2 8 14 20 6 20
11 Pumas Morelos 16 6 1 9 18 24 6 19
12 Orizaba 16 4 6 6 15 17 2 18
13 Merida 16 3 7 6 17 21 4 16
14 La Piedad 16 3 6 7 14 21 7 15
15 Lobos BUAP 16 4 3 9 26 34 8 15
16 U. de G. 16 2 8 6 20 24 4 14
17 Durango 16 3 3 10 16 27 11 12
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2011. Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. Veracruz have been disqualified due to accumulate debts that have not been paid. Therefore Dorados de Sinaloa have been given the qualification place left.

Results

Home \ Away ALT BUP CIU CAH DUR IRA LAP LEÓ MER ORI PTN PUM SIN TIJ UAT UDG VER
Altamira 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0
BUAP 2–4 3–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1
Ciudad Juárez 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–2
Durango 2–4 0–1 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2
Irapuato 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1
La Piedad 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
León 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 2–0
Mérida 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2
Orizaba 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 1–1
Potros Neza 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Pumas Morelos 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 4–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1
Sinaloa 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2
Tijuana 2–1 3–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1
UAT 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–0
U. de G. 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1
Veracruz 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2011. Source: SoccerWay
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clausura Liguilla

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 León 0 0 0
4 Border Tijuana 1 2 3
4 Border Tijuana 2 5 7
5 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2 1 3
4 Border Tijuana 1 0 1
2 Irapuato 1 1 2
2 Irapuato 0 1 1
7 Dorados de Sinaloa 0 1 1
2 Irapuato 0 2 2
3 Potros Neza 1 0 1
3 Potros Neza 1 1 2
6 UAT 1 0 1
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs Club Tijuana (the Apertura 2010 winner). However, if the winner is Tijuana, they are the team promoted to the 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Irapuato 1–1 Dorados 0–0 1–1
Potros Neza 2–1 UAT 1–1 1–0
Tijuana 7–3 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2–2 5–1
First leg
27 April 2011 Dorados 0–0 Irapuato Culiacán
20:00 MDT / 21:00 CDT Report Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos
28 April 2011 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2–2 Tijuana Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul
16:00 E. Marín 64', 66' Report J. Corona 12' 
R. Enríquez 74'
Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
28 April 2011 UAT 1–1 Potros Neza Ciudad Victoria
20:30 R. Morales 63' Report J. Atilano 58' Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Mario Alonso Villa García
Second leg
30 April 2011 Irapuato 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
Dorados Irapuato
20:00 C. Blanco 76' Report F. Flores 38' Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
1 May 2011 Potros Neza 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
UAT Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
12:00 D. Mejía 16' Report Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: César Esteban Moreno Roa
1 May 2011 Tijuana 5–1
(7–3 agg.)
Cruz Azul Hidalgo Tijuana
13:00 PDT / 15:00 CDT J. Yacuzzi 19', 84'
R. Enríquez 26'
M. Gerk 31' 
A. Molina 35'
Report J. García 85' Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 14,400
Referee: Óscar Macías Romo

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León 0–3 Tijuana 0–1 0–2
Irapuato 2–1 Potros Neza 0–1 2–0
First leg
4 May 2011 Tijuana 1–0 León Tijuana
12:00 PDT / 14:00 CDT A. Molina 69' Report Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
4 May 2011 Potros Neza 1–0 Irapuato Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:45 L. Emílio 43' Report Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
Second leg
7 May 2011 Irapuato 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Potros Neza Irapuato
18:00 A. González 18'
J. Arellano 54'
Report Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Antony Zanjuampa Rojo
7 May 2011 León 0–2
(0–3 agg.)
Tijuana León
20:00 Report J. Abrego 19'
L. Orozco  66'
Stadium: Nou Camp
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Israel Perea Vázquez

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Irapuato 2–1 Tijuana 1–1 1–0
First leg
11 May 2011 Tijuana 1–1 Irapuato Tijuana
13:00 PDT / 15:00 CDT A. Molina 60' Report L. Valdés 7' Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
Second leg
14 May 2011 Irapuato 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Tijuana Irapuato
19:00 J. Gutiérrez 85' Report Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Attendance: 25,590
Referee: Óscar Macías Romo
 Clausura 2011 winner 
Irapuato
4th title

Promotional Final

First leg

Irapuato0–0Border Club Tijuana
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

Second leg

Border Tijuana2–1 Irapuato FC
Corona 28'
Gerk 31'
Molina 37' (own)
Attendance: 14,400
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
 Liga De Ascenso 2010–2011 winner 
Tijuana
1st Promotion

References

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