2020–21 Liga MX season

The 2020–21 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the Torneo Guardianes 2020 and the Torneo Guardianes 2021—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Both the Apertura 2020 and Clausura 2021 tournaments were renamed "Torneo Guardianes 2020" and "Torneo Guardianes 2021" (stylized as Guard1anes) to honor healthcare workers in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[1][2] The Guardianes 2020 tournament began on 24 July 2020.[3]

Liga MX
Season2020–21
ChampionsGuardianes 2020:
León (8th title)
Guardianes 2021:
Cruz Azul (9th title)
Champions LeagueLeón
UNAM
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
Matches played306
Goals scored753 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerGuardianes 2020:
Jonathan Rodríguez
(12 goals)
Guardianes 2021:
Alexis Canelo
(11 goals)
Biggest home winGuardianes 2020:
América 4–0 Tijuana
(1 August 2020)
Santos Laguna 4–0 Mazatlán
(8 November 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
Puebla 4–0 Juárez
(12 February 2021)
Biggest away winGuardianes 2020:
Atlético San Luis 0–5 Mazatlán
(29 October 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
Juárez 1–6 Monterrey
(3 March 2021)
Highest scoringGuardianes 2020:
Pachuca 4–3 Mazatlán
(24 August 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
Toluca 4–4 Puebla
(21 March 2021)
Longest winning runGuardianes 2020:
7 matches
León
Guardianes 2021:
12 matches
Cruz Azul
Longest unbeaten runGuardianes 2020:
14 matches
León
Guardianes 2021:
15 matches
Cruz Azul
Longest winless runGuardianes 2020:
9 matches
Querétaro
Guardianes 2021:
10 matches
Atlético San Luis
Longest losing runGuardianes 2020:
5 matches
Necaxa
Guardianes 2021:
7 matches
Atlético San Luis
Highest attendanceGuardianes 2020:
6,019
Mazatlán vs Monterrey
(25 October 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
12,778
Puebla vs UNAM
(23 April 2021)
Total attendanceGuardianes 2020:
11,066
Guardianes 2021:
312,571 (45 matches)
Average attendanceGuardianes 2020:
614
Guardianes 2021:
6,946
Stats are from the regular season only
Source: Liga MX

The season saw the debut of Mazatlán F.C., replacing Monarcas Morelia, who were relocated to Mazatlán, Sinaloa to become the new Mazatlán franchise, despite backlash from supporters, former players, and the sports media across Mexico.[4][5] The season saw an expanded playoff system. Twelve teams qualified to the Liguilla instead of eight.[6]

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,110
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,709
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Guadalajara Zapopan, Jalisco Akron 45,364
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
León León, Guanajuato León 31,297
Mazatlán Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mazatlán 25,000
Monterrey Guadalupe, Nuevo León BBVA 53,500
Necaxa Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 27,512
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc 51,726
Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Corregidora 33,162
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona 29,237
Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez 31,000
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario 41,886
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 48,297
Locations of the 2020–21 Liga MX teams
Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños Argentina Santiago Solari Mexico Guillermo Ochoa Nike AT&T
Atlas José Riestra Argentina Diego Cocca Mexico Aldo Rocha Charly Banco Azteca
Atlético San Luis Alberto Marrero Uruguay Leonel Rocco Uruguay Camilo Mayada Pirma Canel's
Cruz Azul Álvaro Dávila Peru Juan Reynoso Mexico José de Jesús Corona Joma Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Amaury Vergara Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Mexico Jesús Molina Puma Caliente
Juárez Guillermo Cantú Mexico Alfonso Sosa Paraguay Darío Lezcano Carrara S-Mart
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Mexico Ignacio Ambríz Mexico Luis Montes Pirma Cementos Fortaleza
Mazatlán Mauricio Lanz González Mexico Tomás Boy Chile Rodrigo Millar Pirma Caliente
Monterrey Duilio Davino Mexico Javier Aguirre Colombia Dorlan Pabón Puma AT&T
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Mexico Guillermo Vázquez Mexico David Cabrera Pirma Rolcar
Pachuca Armando Martínez Patiño Uruguay Paulo Pezzolano Mexico Jorge Hernández Charly Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García Argentina Nicolás Larcamón Mexico Javier Salas Umbro AT&T
Querétaro Manuel Velarde Mexico Héctor Altamirano Mexico Gil Alcalá Charly Banco Multiva
Santos Laguna Dante Elizalde Uruguay Guillermo Almada Brazil Dória Charly Soriana
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Uruguay Robert Siboldi Mexico Jonathan Orozco Charly Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga Argentina Hernán Cristante Mexico Rubens Sambueza Under Armour Banamex
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Argentina Guido Pizarro Adidas Cemex
UNAM Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez Argentina Andrés Lillini Mexico Juan Pablo Vigón Nike DHL Express

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table		 Ref.
Pre-Guardianes changes
Querétaro Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Mutual agreement termination 2 June 2020 Mexico Alex Diego 23 June 2020 Preseason [7][8]
Tijuana Bolivia Gustavo Quinteros Resigned 12 June 2020 Argentina Pablo Guede 19 June 2020 [9][10]
UNAM Spain Míchel Resigned 23 July 2020 Argentina Andrés Lillini (Interim) 23 July 2020 [11][12]
Guardianes
Guadalajara  Mexico Luis Fernando Tena Sacked 9 August 2020 Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) 9 August 2020 17th [13][14]
Atlas  Mexico Rafael Puente Jr. Sacked 10 August 2020  Mexico Rubén Duarte (Interim) 10 August 2020 16th [15]
Atlas Mexico Rubén Duarte (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 14 August 2020 Argentina Diego Cocca 11 August 2020[note 1][17] 16th [18]
Guadalajara Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 13 August 2020 Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich 13 August 2020 13th [19]
UNAM  Argentina Andrés Lillini (Interim) Ratified as manager 17 August 2020  Argentina Andrés Lillini 17 August 2020 3rd [20][21]
Necaxa  Mexico Alfonso Sosa Sacked 4 September 2020  Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz 6 September 2020 14th [22][23]
Toluca  Mexico José Manuel de la Torre Sacked 28 September 2020 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales (Interim)  28 September 2020 10th [24][25]
Mazatlán  Mexico Francisco Palencia Sacked  3 October 2020 Mexico Tomás Boy 5 October 2020 17th [26][27]
Querétaro Mexico Alex Diego Sacked 26 October 2020 Mexico Héctor Altamirano 27 October 2020 17th [28][29]
Atlético San Luis  Mexico Guillermo Vázquez Mutual agreement termination 30 October 2020 Mexico Luis Francisco García (Interim)  31 October 2020 18th [30]
Pre-Guardianes Clausura changes
Atlético San Luis Mexico Luis Francisco García (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 23 November 2020 Uruguay Leonel Rocco 23 November 2020 Preseason [31]
Monterrey Argentina Antonio Mohamed Mutual agreement termination 25 November 2020 Mexico Javier Aguirre 7 December 2020 [32][33]
Toluca Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 25 November 2020 Argentina Hernán Cristante 1 December 2020 [34][35]
Juárez Mexico Gabriel Caballero Sacked 26 November 2020 Mexico Luis Fernando Tena 28 November 2020 [36][37]
Puebla  Peru Juan Reynoso  Sacked 1 December 2020  Argentina Nicolás Larcamón 9 December 2020  [38][39]
Cruz Azul Uruguay Robert Siboldi Resigned 11 December 2020 Mexico Luis Armando González (Interim) 11 December 2020[note 2] [40][41]
América  Mexico Miguel Herrera  Sacked 21 December 2020 Argentina Santiago Solari  29 December 2020 [42]
Cruz Azul Mexico Luis Armando González (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 7 January 2021 Peru Juan Reynoso 7 January 2021 [43]
Guardianes Clausura changes
Juárez Mexico Luis Fernando Tena Sacked 15 March 2021 Mexico Alfonso Sosa 17 March 2021 16th [44][45]
Necaxa  Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz  Sacked 16 March 2021 Mexico Guillermo Vázquez 18 March 2021 18th [46]
Tijuana Argentina Pablo Guede Mutual agreement 12 April 2021 Mexico Ildefonso Mendoza (Interim) 14 April 2021 11th [47][48]
Tijuana  Mexico Ildefonso Mendoza (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker  19 April 2021 Uruguay Robert Siboldi 19 April 2021 15th [49][50]

Torneo Guardianes 2020

The Apertura tournament was named Guardianes 2020, in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The tournament began on 24 July 2020.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 León (C) 17 12 4 1 27 14 +13 40 Qualification for the quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 +12 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 +9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 +7 29
5 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 26 21 +5 29 Qualification for the Reclassification[lower-alpha 2]
6 UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 +11 28
7 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 +3 26
8 Santos Laguna 17 7 4 6 24 20 +4 25
9 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 +4 25
10 Necaxa 17 7 3 7 16 20 −4 24
11 Toluca 17 6 3 8 23 28 −5 21
12 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 −3 20
13 Juárez 17 4 7 6 16 19 −3 19
14 Mazatlán 17 4 4 9 24 31 −7 16
15 Tijuana 17 4 3 10 12 27 −15 15
16 Atlas 17 3 5 9 13 20 −7 14
17 Querétaro 17 3 4 10 23 28 −5 13
18 Atlético San Luis 17 3 2 12 16 35 −19 11
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

Positions by Round
Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
León1071063321432111111
UNAM71111444343335423
América62434532114442332
Cruz Azul55352113221224244
Monterrey387911756677866655
UANL2452689101086553566
Guadalajara111517131012108768787987
Santos Laguna169814141611131416121499898
Pachuca13149129675555678779
Necaxa181818161691215181818171611111010
Toluca1410137526781011101010101111
Puebla13248118111112991112131312
Juárez866101314151612910111213121213
Mazatlán1716111515181617161415151716161414
Tijuana411121717131412131516161314141515
Atlas1517161818171814151314121415151616
Querétaro1212151171013991113131517171717
Atlético San Luis91314812151718171717181818181818
Source: Liga MX

Results

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AMÉ ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUÁ LEÓ MAZ MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América — 1–0 — — 1–0 — — 3–1 1–3 — — — — 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2
Atlas — — — 1–0 — — — 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 — — 1–2 — 1–2
Atlético San Luis 1–2 1–1 — 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–2 2–1 — — 2–1 — — — — —
Cruz Azul 0–0 — — — — 3–2 2–0 — — 3–0 1–0 — — 2–0 — — 0–2 1–2
Guadalajara — 3–2 2–1 0–2 — — 0–0 2–1 3–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 — — — — —
Juárez 1–1 0–1 — — 0–2 — 0–0 — — 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 — — — —
León 3–2 2–1 — — — — — 2–1 1–0 — — — — 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 2–0
Mazatlán — — — 2–3 — 3–2 — — 1–2 — — 1–4 — — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Monterrey — 1–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 — — — 1–1 — 3–1 — 2–2 — 3–1 0–2 —
Necaxa 1–1 — — — 1–2 — 0–2 1–0 — — — 0–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–3 —
Pachuca 1–2 — 3–1 — — — 0–1 4–3 1–1 0–1 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 — 1–1
Puebla 2–3 — 1–0 1–1 — — 1–2 — — — 0–1 — 3–3 0–2 — 4–1 — —
Querétaro 4–1 — — 1–0 — — 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 — — — — 2–2 4–1 — —
Santos Laguna — 0–0 2–1 — 2–0 — — 4–0 — — 1–1 — 2–1 — 2–0 — — 1–2
Tijuana — 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 — — 2–1 — 0–2 1–0 — — — — 0–0 —
Toluca — — 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 — — — — — — 1–2 2–0 — 3–2 —
UANL — 3–0 3–0 — 1–3 1–1 — — — — 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 — — — 1–1
UNAM — — 3–0 — 2–2 1–1 — — 1–1 1–1 — 4–1 3–2 — 3–0 1–0 — —
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

Hat tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Chile Víctor Dávila Pachuca Atlético San Luis 3–1 3 September 2020
Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo Mazatlán Atlético San Luis 5–0 29 October 2020

Final phase – Guardianes 2020
Main article: Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase

Reclassification
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monterrey 2–2 (2–4 p) Puebla
UANL 2–1 Toluca
Guadalajara 1–0 Necaxa
Santos Laguna 0–3 Pachuca
  • All rounds were played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 León 1 2 3
8 Puebla 2 0 2
1 León 1 1 2
6 Guadalajara 1 0 1
3 América 0 1 1
6 Guadalajara 1 2 3
1 León 1 2 3
2 UNAM 1 0 1
2 UNAM 1 0 1
7 Pachuca 0 0 0
2 UNAM (s) 0 4 4
4 Cruz Azul 4 0 4
4 Cruz Azul 3 0 3
5 UANL 1 1 2
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
[52]

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Pachuca 0–1 UNAM 0–1 0–0
Guadalajara 3–1 América 1–0 2–1
UANL 2–3 Cruz Azul 1–3 1–0

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara 1–2 León 1–1 0–1
Cruz Azul 4–4 (s) UNAM 4–0 0–4

Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–3 León 1–1 0–2
 Guardianes 2020 winners: 
León
8th title

Torneo Guardianes 2021

The Clausura tournament was named Guardianes 2021, in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[53] The tournament began on 7 January 2021.[54]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul (C) 17 13 2 2 26 11 +15 41 Qualification for the quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 América 17 12 2 3 26 14 +12 38[lower-alpha 2]
3 Puebla 17 7 7 3 25 14 +11 28
4 Monterrey 17 8 4 5 22 13 +9 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 7 5 5 18 13 +5 26 Qualification for the Reclassification[lower-alpha 3]
6 León 17 8 2 7 25 23 +2 26
7 Atlas 17 7 4 6 20 15 +5 25[lower-alpha 2]
8 Pachuca 17 6 5 6 20 19 +1 23
9 Guadalajara 17 5 8 4 21 21 0 23
10 UANL 17 6 5 6 19 20 −1 23
11 Toluca 17 6 4 7 26 24 +2 22
12 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 19 25 −6 21
13 Mazatlán 17 6 3 8 19 26 −7 21
14 Tijuana 17 5 5 7 19 21 −2 20
15 UNAM 17 4 6 7 10 12 −2 18
16 Juárez 17 4 3 10 13 29 −16 15
17 Atlético San Luis 17 3 3 11 20 33 −13 12 Team is last place in the coefficient table.
18 Necaxa 17 2 5 10 14 29 −15 11
Source: Liga MX
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:
  1. The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. América was penalized for having an ineligible player on the bench in their Week 7 match against Atlas. América originally won the match 0–2 but were docked the 3 points obtained for the victory. Atlas were given a 3–0 victory and the 3 points docked from América.[55]
  3. Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

Positions by Round
Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Cruz Azul15171284311111111111
América57553232222222222
Puebla105911138106567764333
Monterrey21342667434433444
Santos Laguna62215553653345555
León1715171315171415171514987666
Atlas1818181818151113876656787
Pachuca91314161718181818171512111414138
Guadalajara7111517111213109913161515999
UANL38468108911111214109101010
Toluca141311243455788711
Querétaro169697791112128101210111112
Mazatlán410107911151213139111311121213
Tijuana121472644578108912151414
UNAM11381010131717141416151413131515
Juárez812161212161214151617181816171716
Atlético San Luis1416111514978101011131617161617
Necaxa136131416141616161818171718181818
Source: Liga MX

Results

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AMÉ ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUÁ LEÓ MAZ MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América — — 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–1 — — 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 — — — — —
Atlas 3–0w/o — 3–1 — 0–1 2–0 1–3 — 0–2 — — — — 1–1 1–0 — 0–2 —
Atlético San Luis — — — — 3–1 — — — — — 1–5 1–4 — 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1
Cruz Azul — 3–2 3–2 — 1–0 — — 1–0 1–0 — — 0–1 4–1 — 1–1 3–2 — —
Guadalajara 0–3 — — — — 1–2 — — — 2–2 — — — 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Juárez — — 2–1 0–1 — — — 1–0 1–6 — — — — — 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–1
León — — 3–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 — — — 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 — — 2–1 — —
Mazatlán 0–1 0–0 0–3 — 1–1 — 4–3 — — 3–2 1–0 — 3–0 0–0 — — — —
Monterrey 1–0 — 2–0 — 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 — — 0–1 — 2–1 — 1–1 — — 1–0
Necaxa — 1–5 1–0 0–2 — 1–0 — — 1–1 — 2–2 — 0–0 — — — — 0–1
Pachuca — 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 1–1 — — — — — 1–3 — 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 —
Puebla — 0–1 — — 1–1 4–0 — 3–1 0–0 1–0 — — — — 0–1 — 1–1 0–0
Querétaro — 1–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–0 — — — — 3–1 1–1 — 1–0 — — 0–1 2–0
Santos Laguna 1–1 — — 1–0 — 3–2 1–2 — 1–0 3–1 — 0–0 — — — 3–1 2–0 —
Tijuana 0–2 — — — — — 2–0 2–3 — 1–0 — — 3–1 0–1 — 3–2 — 0–0
Toluca 3–1 0–0 — — — — — 4–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 4–4 3–1 — — — — 1–0
UANL 1–3 — — 0–2 — — 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 — — — — 3–2 0–1 — —
UNAM 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 — — 0–1 3–0 — — 2–2 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 —
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

Hat tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Argentina Alexis Canelo Toluca Mazatlán 4–1 7 February 2021
Mexico Santiago Ormeño Puebla Juárez 4–0 12 February 2021

Attendance

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, the majority of matches in the beginning of the season were played behind closed doors.[57] On 7 January 2021, Liga MX announced states that are green and yellow on the traffic light monitoring system have the authorization to allow fans in attendance at a reduced capacity.[58] Mazatlán announced it would allow up to 7,575 fans in attendance (40% of stadium's capacity). On 12 January 2021, it was announced Necaxa would allow 30% capacity for their Week 2 match against Atlético San Luis.[59] Due to a rise in cases in the state of Aguascalientes, Necaxa did not allow fans in attendance for their Week 5 and 7 matches but later allowed fans in Week 9.[60][61]

On 1 March 2021, state authorities of Jalisco authorized the opening of Atlas and Guadalajara's stadiums at 30% capacity.[62] On 2 March 2021, Liga MX announced stadiums can be up to 50% capacity; the announcement came after various states' status went to yellow on the traffic light monitoring system.[63] That same day, the state authorities of Chihuahua authorized FC Juárez to have fans in attendance, also at 30% capacity.[64] As the season progressed, León, Pachuca, and Santos Laguna, were authorized to open their stadiums by their local Governments.[65][66][67]

Per team
Home match played behind closed doors
Away match
Highest attended match
Lowest attended match
PPD Match postponed
Team Week Total Att Avg. Total Pld
1234567891011121314151617
América000
Atlas4,4575,78512,74022,9827,6613
Atlético San Luis5,1755,44810,6235,3122
Cruz Azul000
Guadalajara10,1414,7044,80611,07630,7277,6824
Juárez5,2115,7805,9113,19120,0935,0234
León4,8915,0905,1964,88820,0655,0164
Mazatlán7,0496,5276,3787,2679,54310,1598,7859,33765,0458,1308
Monterrey10,1679,2799,76729,2139,7373
Necaxa3,7264,9484,1538,0994,7266,12731,7795,2976
Pachuca5,8015,3256,53317,6595,8863
Puebla12,77812,77812,7781
Querétaro4,3734,3734,3731
Santos Laguna6,5108,4536,3748,06729,4047,3514
Tijuana000
Toluca000
UANL5,60512,22517,8308,9152
UNAM000
Total7,0493,72606,52706,37807,26710,15916,05320,81238,73320,16228,00544,34157,98645,373312,5716,94645

Source: Liga MX

Highest and lowest
Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendance HomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Mazatlán3–2Necaxa7,049N/A
2Necaxa1–0Atlético San Luis3,726N/A
3No matches with fans in attendance
4Mazatlán1–0Pachuca6,527N/A
5No matches with fans in attendance
6Mazatlán0–3Atlético San Luis6,378N/A
7No matches with fans in attendance
8Mazatlán3–0Querétaro7,267N/A
9Juárez1–6Monterrey5,211Necaxa2–2Pachuca4,948
10Mazatlán1–1Guadalajara9,543Santos Laguna3–1Necaxa6,510
11Guadalajara0–3América10,141Juárez1–1UNAM5,780
12Mazatlán0–1América10,159Necaxa1–0Juárez4,153
13Juárez0–1Cruz Azul5,911Atlas1–0Tijuana4,457
14Necaxa0–1UNAM8,099Juárez2–1Atlético San Luis3,191
15Monterrey0–1Pachuca9,279Necaxa0–0Querétaro4,726
16Puebla0–0UNAM12,778Querétaro1–0Juárez4,373
17Guadalajara0–0UANL11,076León2–1Querétaro4,888

Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase – Guardianes 2021
Main article: Guardianes 2021 Liga MX final phase

Reclassification
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Santos Laguna 5–0 Querétaro
León 2–2 (2–4 p) Toluca
Atlas 1–0 UANL
Pachuca 4–2 Guadalajara
  • All rounds were played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Cruz Azul 1 3 4
8 Toluca 2 1 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 1 1
7 Pachuca 0 0 0
2 América 1 4 5
7 Pachuca (a) 3 2 5
1 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
5 Santos Laguna 0 1 1
3 Puebla (s) 0 1 1
6 Atlas 1 0 1
3 Puebla 0 1 1
5 Santos Laguna 3 3 3
4 Monterrey 1 1 2
5 Santos Laguna 2 1 3
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
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Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca 3–4 Cruz Azul 2–1 1–3
Pachuca 5–5 (a) América 3–1 2–4
Atlas 1–1 (s) Puebla 1–0 0–1
Santos Laguna 3–2 Monterrey 2–1 1–1

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pachuca 0–1 Cruz Azul 0–0 0–1
Santos Laguna 3–1 Puebla 3–0 0–1

Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 1–2 Cruz Azul 0–1 1–1
 Guardianes 2021 winners: 
Cruz Azul
9th title

Coefficient table

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[68]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN240 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 120 million in the last place; 70 million the penultimate; and 50 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table.[69]

The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspending the Clausura 2020 season, the points obtained in the 2020–21 season between matches not held in the Clausura 2020, will now count as double for the 2020–21 coefficient.[69]

Pos
 Team '18 A
Pts		 '19 C
Pts		 '19 A
Pts		 '20 C
Pts[a]		 '20 G
Pts		 '21 G
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 GD
 Fine
1 América 33293120 + 1432381971031.9126+31Fine avoided
2 Cruz Azul 36302323 + 1229411941031.8738+33
3 León 18413321 + 840261871031.8155+39
4 UANL 29373217 + 1128231771031.7184+25
5 Santos Laguna 30223718 + 1125261691031.6408+24
6 Monterrey 3030276 + 829281581031.5340+11
7 UNAM 30172321 + 1332181541031.4951+12
8 Pachuca 24282514 + 825231471031.4272+10
9 Guadalajara 20182516 + 926231371031.3301+5
10 Puebla 20241718 + 720281341031.3010–3
11 Toluca 26251710 + 721221281031.2427–15
12 Querétaro 26113114 + 1013211261031.2233–1
13 Necaxa 14293111 + 324111231031.1942–8
14 Mazatlán[b] 25132714 + 416211201031.1650–8
15 Tijuana 1718249 + 715201201031.1650–33
16 Juárez[c] (F) 19201814 + 719151121031.0874–27MX$50M
17 Atlas (F) 11192110 + 614251061031.0291–16MX$70M
18 Atlético San Luis (F) Ascenso MX2013 + 8111264690.9275–45MX$120M


Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated.
Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    Includes the points obtained in the 2020–21 season against clubs they did not face in the Clausura 2020.
  2. ^
    2018–19 and 2019–20 points were accumulated as Monarcas Morelia.
  3. ^
    2018–19 points were accumulated as Lobos BUAP.

Aggregate table

The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Guardianes 2020 and Guardianes 2021 tournaments) will be used to determine participants in the 2021 Leagues Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruz Azul (C, X) 34 22 4 8 49 27 +22 70 Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 América 34 21 7 6 57 36 +21 70[lower-alpha 2]
3 León (C, A) 34 20 6 8 52 37 +15 66 Champions League and Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 3]
4 Monterrey 34 16 9 9 48 34 +14 57
5 UANL 34 13 12 9 46 36 +10 51 Leagues Cup
6 Santos Laguna 34 14 9 11 42 33 +9 51 Champions League and Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 4]
7 UNAM 34 12 14 8 39 29 +10 50 Champions League and Leagues Cup[lower-alpha 5]
8 Guadalajara 34 12 13 9 41 38 +3 49
9 Puebla 34 13 9 12 47 39 +8 48
10 Pachuca 34 12 12 10 38 33 +5 48
11 Toluca 34 12 7 15 49 52 −3 43
12 Atlas 34 10 9 15 33 35 −2 39[lower-alpha 2]
13 Mazatlán 34 10 7 17 43 57 −14 37
14 Tijuana 34 9 8 17 31 48 −17 35
15 Necaxa 34 9 8 17 30 49 −19 35
16 Querétaro 34 9 7 18 42 53 −11 34
17 Juárez 34 8 10 16 29 48 −19 34
18 Atlético San Luis 34 6 5 23 36 68 −32 23
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(A) Apertura champion (Guardianes 2020); (C) Champions; (X) Clausura champion (Guardianes 2021)
Notes:
  1. As Guardianes 2021 champions (MEX2)
  2. América was penalized for having an ineligible player on the bench in their Guardianes 2021 Week 7 match against Atlas. América originally won the match 0–2 but were docked the 3 points obtained for the victory. Atlas were given a 3–0 victory and the 3 points docked from América.[55]
  3. As Guardianes 2020 champions (MEX1)
  4. As Guardianes 2021 runners-up (MEX4)
  5. As Guardianes 2020 runners-up (MEX3)

Notes
  1. Although appointed on 11 August 2020, Cocca would not immediately take charge. Due to league schedule and the mandatory COVID-19 testing, his first match was delayed to 22 August 2020 vs Querétaro.[16]
  2. The team was eliminated from Liga MX; however, Cruz Azul had to play in the CONCACAF Champions League, and an interim manager was appointed to finish the tournament.

See also

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