2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season

The Liga de Expansión MX is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second-tier league in Mexico, for which there will be no promotion and relegation during the following six years.[1] The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with solid basis, sports-wise and administrative-wise, financially wise and in infrastructure.

On April 21, 2022, Tampico Madero were sold and relocated to La Paz as Club Atlético La Paz.[2]

On April 5, 2022, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, UAT, U. de G. and Venados applied for promotion certification to restart the promotion and relegation process. The league required four teams to be certified for promotion before reactivating it. On May 13, 2022, Leones Negros was the only team that met all requirements for promotion to Liga MX. Atlético Morelia did not complete the certification process.[3]

On June 1, 2022, the rule that awarded an extra point to teams that won their away matches was abolished.[4]

On June 14, 2022, Durango was accepted as a new member of the league after passing the certification process to join the competition, Durango was the champion of the 2021–22 Serie A de México season.[5]

On November 7, 2022, the league owner's assembly announced the 2023–24 promotion certification process for Liga de Expansión MX teams would begin in January 2023 and would be finalized in May 2023.[6][7]

The defending champions were Atlético Morelia. The tournament began on 24 June 2022.

Regular Season statistics

Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Diego Jiménez Sonora 12 2 Ricardo Marín Celaya 9 Raúl Zúñiga Sinaloa 4 Armando González Oaxaca 8 Ángel Sayago Raya2 6 Luis Razo Zacatecas 7 7 José González Tapatío 6 Daniel Lajud Atlante Joao Maleck Tepatitlán Bryan Mendoza Atlético Morelia Mauro Pérez Venados Juan Portales Atlante Edson Torres Sonora Óscar Villa UdeG Source: Liga de Expansión MX

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Sebastián Pérez Bouquet Tapatío Zacatecas 4–3 (A) 6 July 2022 Joao Maleck Tepatitlán Pumas Tabasco 4–3 (H) 3 August 2022 (H) – Home ; (A) – Away

• First goal of the season:
  José Cobián for Zacatecas against Celaya (24 June 2022)
• Last goal of the season:
  Eduardo Banda for UAT against Celaya (16 October 2022)

Per team

A match played behind closed doors is not included.

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Atlético Morelia	39,021	7,012	2,485	4,878	−36.8%5
2	Atlante	19,204	4,813	1,620	2,743	+88.0%†
3	Tlaxcala	21,501	4,205	1,647	2,688	−9.5%†
4	Atlético La Paz	15,835	3,650	1,378	2,639	n/a2, 6
5	Zacatecas	19,983	7,213	1,003	2,498	+157.8%†
6	UdeG	17,140	4,096	1,352	2,449	+60.1%†
7	Celaya	18,961	3,620	1,416	2,370	+57.8%†
8	Venados	15,474	3,008	1,006	2,211	−15.2%†
9	Oaxaca	16,725	3,579	784	2,091	−30.2%†
10	Durango	11,800	2,835	935	1,967	+140.8%1,3
11	Sinaloa	13,517	2,523	1,096	1,931	+25.9%†
12	Sonora	8,581	2,016	1,138	1,430	+18.0%7
13	Tepatitlán	11,419	2,759	942	1,427	+44.1%†
14	UAT	9,473	1,908	1,008	1,353	+4.2%4
15	Pumas Tabasco	9,390	2,010	450	1,174	+67.2%†
16	Cancún	9,040	1,310	887	1,130	+5.1%†
17	Raya2	5,884	3,046	190	841	+82.4%†
18	Tapatío	2,794	1,147	189	349	+3.6%† {{fb a footer|s=297118|h=7213|l=189|a=2008|pr=1599|source=Liga Expansión MX|notes=Only regular season listed 1: Team played Liga Premier – Serie A last season. 2: Team did not play last season. 3: Durango played its match against La Paz behind closed doors.[30] 4: UAT played its match against Atlante behind closed doors.[31] 5: Atlético Morelia played its match against Pumas Tabasco behind closed doors.[32] 6: La Paz played its home game against Tepatitlán behind closed doors.[33] 7: Sonora played its home game against UAT behind closed doors.[34] Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended[a] Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Tlaxcala 2–0 Sonora 2,525 Tapatío 3–1 Durango 362 2 U. de G. 3–0 Tepatitlán 3,125 Cancún 0–1 Raya2 1,115 3 Atlético La Paz 2–2 UdeG 3,480 Tapatío 2–0 Atlético Morelia 203 4 Raya2 0–0 Atlante 3,046 Oaxaca 1–1 Sonora 784 5 Atlético La Paz 0–0 Celaya 3,650 Sonora 0–0 Cancún 1,138 6 Atlético Morelia 1–0 UAT 7,012 Raya2 1–1 Sonora 697 7 Atlante 1–0 Atlético Morelia 4,791 Tapatío 1–1 Raya2 189 8 Atlético Morelia 2–1 Sonora 4,577 Raya2 1–2 Venados 413 9 Atlante 1–1 Tepatitlán 4,813 Tapatío 1–0 Cancún 243 10 Atlético Morelia 3–0 Sinaloa 5,473 Raya2 2–3 Celaya 358 11 Venados 0–1 Zacatecas 3,008 Tapatío 1–1 Tlaxcala 243 12 Atlético Morelia 4–2 Atlético La Paz 5,068 Pumas Tabasco 0–2 UdeG 870 13 Atlético Morelia 0–0 Cancún 3,845 Tapatío 2–0 UAT 193 14 Zacatecas 2–2 Atlético Morelia 7,213 Pumas Tabasco 0–1 Sonora 450 15 Atlético Morelia 1–1 Tepatitlán 4,497 Raya2 0–3 Zacatecas 190 16 Atlante 4–1 Tapatío 4,561 Pumas Tabasco 0–3 Sinaloa 360 17 Tlaxcala 0–5 Atlante 4,205 Cancún 1–2 Tepatitlán 741 Source: Liga de Expansión MX ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors. Final phase Reclassification Team 1  Score  Team 2 Sinaloa 1–3 Durango Atlético Morelia 1–1 (4–3 p) Oaxaca Venados 4−2 Tepatitlán Zacatecas 1–0 Tapatío All rounds are played in a single game hosted by a higher seed If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out. Matches 19 October 2022 19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Venados 4−2 Tepatitlán Román 3' López 10', 15' (pen.) Luna 40' Report Angulo 59' C. González 76' Estadio Carlos Iturralde, Mérida Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Edgar Allan Morales (Mexico City) 20 October 2022 19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Zacatecas 1–0 Tapatío Clemente 88' (pen.) Report Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, Zacatecas Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Ismael Rosario López (Sinaloa) 21 October 2022 19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Atlético Morelia 1–1 Oaxaca Arreola 10' (o.g.) Report Tamay 53' Penalties Mendoza Pineda Andrade Pérez Ledesma 4–3 Cortés Marín León Gómez E. Reyes Estadio Morelos, Morelia Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora) 21 October 2022 20:15 MDT (UTC−6) 21:15 CDT (UTC−5) Sinaloa 1–3 Durango Armenta 12' Report Rosas 23' Rodríguez 90+1' Tirado 90+6' (o.g.) Estadio Dorados, Culiacán Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco) Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                               1 Celaya 1 1 2 8 Durango 0 0 0 1 Celaya 0 3 3 4 Sonora 0 1 1 4 Sonora (s) 0 3 3 5 Atlético Morelia 2 1 3 1 Celaya 0 1 1 2 Atlante (a.e.t.) 0 3 3 2 Atlante 2 2 4 7 Zacatecas 1 1 2 2 Atlante 1 1 2 3 U. de G. 1 0 1 3 U. de G. 0 3 3 6 Venados 2 0 2 Quarter-finals The first legs were played between 25 and 26 October, and the second legs were played between 28 and 29 October. Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Durango 0–2 Celaya 0–1 0–1 Zacatecas 2–4 Atlante 1–2 2–1 Venados 2–3 U. de G. 2–0 0–3 Atlético Morelia 3–3 (s) Sonora 2–0 1–3 First leg 25 October 2022 19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Venados 2–0 U. de G. Man. Pérez 24' Mau. Pérez 65' Report Estadio Carlos Iturralde, Mérida Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz) 25 October 2022 21:05 CDT (UTC−5) Atlético Morelia 2–0 Sonora Andrade 22' Uchuari 83' Report Estadio Morelos, Morelia Attendance: 9,248 Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City) 26 October 2022 17:00 CDT (UTC−5) Durango 0–1 Celaya Report Marín 89' (pen.) Estadio Francisco Zarco, Durango Attendance: 7,060 Referee: Gustavo Padilla Aguirre (Jalisco) 26 October 2022 19:05 CDT (UTC−5) Zacatecas 1–2 Atlante Razo 42' Report Bermúdez 30' Sánchez 33' (pen.) Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, Zacatecas Attendance: 9,074 Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México) Second leg 28 October 2022 19:00 CDT (UTC−5) U. de G. 3–0 Venados Villa 20' Carreón 31' de Alba 58' Report Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance: 4,307 Referee: Jesús Rafael López (Sinaloa) U. de G. won 3–2 on aggregate. 28 October 2022 19:15 MST (UTC−7) 21:15 CDT (UTC−5) Sonora 3–1 Atlético Morelia Acuña 22', 24' Saavedra 33' Report Vergara 6' Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México) 3–3 on aggregate. Sonora advanced as the higher seed in the classification table. 29 October 2022 17:00 CDT (UTC−5) Celaya 1–0 Durango Zamora 83' Report Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, Celaya Attendance: 5,376 Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco) Celaya won 2–0 on aggregate. 29 October 2022 19:15 CDT (UTC−5) Atlante 2–1 Zacatecas Partida 8' Lajud 40' Report Razo 18' Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit) Atlante won 4–2 on aggregate. Semi-finals The first legs were played on 2 November, and the second legs were played on 5 November. Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Sonora 1–3 Celaya 0–0 1–3 U. de G. 1–2 Atlante 1–1 0–1 First leg 2 November 2022 19:00 CST (UTC−6) U. de G. 1–1 Atlante Vallejo 64' Report Martínez 28' Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz) 2 November 2022 20:05 MST (UTC−7) 21:05 CST (UTC−6) Sonora 0–0 Celaya Report Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo Attendance: 5,693 Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City) Second leg 5 November 2022 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Celaya 3–1 Sonora Marín 5' Acosta 66' Herrera 90' Report López 60' Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, Celaya Attendance: 9,084 Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco) Celaya won 3–1 on aggregate. 5 November 2022 19:05 CST (UTC−6) Atlante 1–0 U. de G. Martínez 66' Report Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City Attendance: 7,616 Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit) Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate. Finals The first leg was played on 9 November, and the second was played on 12 November. Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Atlante 3–1 Celaya 0–0 3–1 (a.e.t.) First leg 9 November 2022 20:00 CST (UTC−6) Atlante 0–0 Celaya Report Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City Attendance: 12,534 Referee: Iván Antonio López (Estado de México) Second leg 12 November 2022 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Celaya 1–3 Atlante Acosta 47' Report Bermúdez 16' Allison 111' (o.g.) C. López 114' Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, Celaya Attendance: 18,754 Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (Estado de México) Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.  Apertura 2022 winners  Atlante 2nd title Clausura 2023 The Clausura tournament began on 4 January 2023. The defending champions are Atlante. Regular season Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Celaya 17 11 4 2 29 17 +12 37 Qualification to the quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1] 2 Tapatío 17 9 4 4 30 19 +11 31 3 Atlante 17 8 6 3 22 13 +9 30 4 Atlético Morelia 17 9 3 5 20 14 +6 30 5 Tepatitlán 17 6 7 4 21 12 +9 25 Qualification to the Reclassification[lower-alpha 2] 6 Sonora 17 7 4 6 17 11 +6 25 7 Raya2 17 6 6 5 19 21 −2 24 8 Tlaxcala 17 6 5 6 15 18 −3 23 9 Venados 17 5 7 5 20 16 +4 22 10 Oaxaca 17 6 4 7 25 25 0 22 11 Pumas Tabasco 17 5 7 5 21 22 −1 22 Team ended last in the coefficient table.[lower-alpha 3] 12 UAT 17 6 4 7 18 20 −2 22 Qualification to the Reclassification[lower-alpha 2] 13 U. de G. 17 5 6 6 26 23 +3 21 14 Atlético La Paz 17 6 3 8 25 29 −4 21 15 Cancún 17 5 4 8 19 21 −2 19 16 Durango 17 5 3 9 19 29 −10 18 17 Zacatecas 17 5 2 10 22 34 −12 17 18 Sinaloa 17 2 3 12 11 35 −24 9 Source: Liga de Expansión 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 Notes: The Teams ranked from 1st to 4th place qualify to the Liguilla quarter-finals. The Teams ranked from 5th to 12th place qualify to the Repechage. The last place team in the coefficient table cannot qualify for the final phase, the 13th place team qualifies in their stead. Positions by Round Qualification to quarter-finals Qualification to repechaje. Last place in table Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Celaya 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Tapatío 7 3 1 1 2 7 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Atlante 2 6 8 9 8 8 8 6 4 4 3 3 7 6 3 3 3 Atlético Morelia 6 2 6 4 7 6 6 8 9 12 9 7 6 3 4 4 4 Tepatitlán 14 9 5 6 5 3 4 4 6 6 7 5 4 4 5 6 5 Sonora 1 7 4 3 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 5 6 Raya2 9 4 7 5 4 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 5 6 7 7 Tlaxcala 8 16 16 18 14 11 10 10 10 9 10 8 10 11 10 9 8 Venados 5 5 3 7 10 10 9 7 7 7 6 9 11 12 12 10 9 Oaxaca 17 17 17 14 16 17 17 14 16 14 15 14 15 14 11 13 10 Pumas Tabasco 13 8 9 8 6 4 7 9 8 8 8 10 12 9 8 8 11 UAT 10 13 15 10 9 9 11 12 15 17 14 11 8 10 13 12 12 U. de G. 12 11 13 16 17 15 15 11 13 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 13 Atlético La Paz 4 10 10 13 13 16 13 15 12 11 11 12 9 8 9 11 14 Cancún 16 14 11 12 12 14 16 17 14 15 13 15 16 15 16 15 15 Durango 18 18 18 15 11 13 14 16 17 13 17 16 13 13 14 16 16 Zacatecas 15 15 12 11 15 12 12 13 11 10 12 13 14 17 17 17 17 Sinaloa 11 12 14 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 Source: Liga de Expansión MX Results Each team plays once all other teams in 17 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match. Home \ Away ATL ATM CAN CEL DUR LAP OAX PUM RAY SIN SON TAP TEP TLA UAT UDG VEN ZAS Atlante — — — 1–0 — 4–0 1–1 2–1 — — — — 0–2 2–1 0–0 — 3–0 Atlético Morelia 0–1 — — 3–2 3–0 — 2–1 — 1–0 — — 2–0 — — — — 1–0 1–2 Cancún 1–1 1–0 — — — — — — — 1–2 1–0 — — 0–1 2–2 — 3–2 Celaya — — 2–0 — 2–1 4–2 — — 1–1 4–2 — — — 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–1 Durango — — 4–3 — — — 1–1 1–1 — 3–0 0–4 2–5 0–2 — 1–0 — — — Atlético La Paz 1–2 3–3 1–0 — 2–1 — — — — 1–1 1–2 — — — 4–1 — 3–2 2–0 Oaxaca — — 1–0 0–1 — 1–2 — 1–0 — 3–0 — — 0–3 — 4–0 2–2 — — Pumas Tabasco — 1–0 — 0–1 — 1–1 — — 1–3 — — — 1–1 3–0 2–1 — 1–1 — Raya2 — — 0–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 — — 1–2 — 0–0 2–0 0–4 — — — Sinaloa 0–1 1–2 — — — — 1–2 — — — — 2–1 0–1 — 0–5 — Sonora 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 — — 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 — — 0–0 0–1 — — — — Tapatío 4–3 — — 2–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 4–0 1–0 — 0–2 — — — — Tepatitlán 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 — 3–0 — — — — — — — 0–0 — 1–1 — 2–2 Tlaxcala — 0–0 1–0 — 1–2 1–0 3–1 — — — — 1–2 — — — 1–1 1–2 UAT — 1–1 — — — — — — — 0–0 1–2 2–1 — — 3–1 1–1 1–0 U. de G. — 0–1 — — 1–0 3–2 — 3–3 4–0 1–2 1–3 — 3–0 — — — — Venados 1–1 — 1–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 — 0–1 — 1–0 0–0 1–0 — — 1–1 — — Zacatecas — — — — 1–2 — 3–6 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 — — — — 2–1 2–1 — Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: Liga de Expansión MX Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Regular Season statistics Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Ricardo Marín Celaya 10 2 Luis Loroña Cancún 9 3 Cristian Cañozales Oaxaca 7 William Guzmán Durango Amaury Escoto Celaya 6 Julio Cruz Oaxaca 6 Giovani Hernández UAT Daniel Lajud Atlante 9 Kristian Álvarez Atlético La Paz 5 Diego Cruz Tlaxcala Victor López Raya2 Sleyther Lora Venados Ángel López Venados Source: Liga de Expansión MX Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Adrián Justo Atlético La Paz UAT 4–1 (H) 7 March 2023 Cristian Cañozales Oaxaca Zacatecas 3–6 (A) 21 March 2023 (H) – Home ; (A) – Away First goal of the season: Carlos Monges for Celaya against Cancún (4 January 2023) Last goal of the season: Maximiliano García for Atlante against Durango (23 April 2023) Discipline Team Most yellow cards: 63 Celaya Most red cards: 7 Venados Fewest yellow cards: 29 UAT Fewest red cards: 1 Tlaxcala UAT Source Liga de Expansión MX Attendance Per team Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Atlético Morelia 63,330 13,362 5,057 7,916 +62.3%† 2 Venados 39,771 7,086 2,873 4,419 +99.9%† 3 Tepatitlán 26,124 7,900 1,128 3,266 +128.9%† 4 Atlante 31,690 8,496 1,720 3,521 +28.4%† 5 Atlético La Paz 26,564 6,401 2,147 2,952 +11.9%† 6 UdeG 26,143 6,425 1,503 2,905 +18.6%† 7 Cancún 19,398 4,244 1,271 2,425 +114.6%† 8 Celaya 20,942 2,699 1,547 2,327 −1.8%† 9 Zacatecas 18,469 2,964 1,520 2,309 −7.6%† 10 Oaxaca 19,915 4,353 1,587 2,213 +5.8%† 11 Tlaxcala 19,781 3,020 1,541 2,198 −18.2%† 12 UAT 17,254 3,051 1,493 2,157 +59.4%† 13 Sonora 15,484 3,041 1,046 1,720 +20.3%† 14 Durango 11,326 5,983 1,100 1,618 −17.7%† 15 Sinaloa 12,432 1,833 723 1,554 −19.5%† 16 Pumas Tabasco 8,894 1,500 760 1,271 +8.3%† 17 Tapatío 4,531 1,017 264 503 +44.1%† 18 Raya2 3,143 602 185 349 −58.5%† League total 391,174 13,362 185 2,574 +28.2%† Source: Liga Expansión MX Notes: Only regular season listed 1: Pumas Tabasco played its match against Tepatitlán behind closed doors. Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended[a] Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Venados 1–0 Tepatitlán 4,217 Raya2 0–0 Tapatío 272 2 Atlético Morelia 3–0 Durango 6,085 Tapatío 4–3 Atlante 264 3 Venados 2–1 Oaxaca 4,024 Durango 0–2 Tepatitlán 1,100 4 Atlético Morelia 1–0 Venados 7,038 Raya2 2–0 Tlaxcala 230 5 Venados 0–1 Raya2 4,997 Duango 4–3 Cancún 1,476 6 Atlético Morelia 2–0 Tapatío 7,502 Raya2 2–0 Atlético La Paz 301 7 Tepatitlán 1–1 U. de G. 4,403 Tapatío 3–1 Pumas Tabsco 301 8 Atlético Morelia 0–1 Atlante 13,362 Raya2 0–0 Cancún 409 9 Atlante 2–1 Raya2 2,985 Tapatío 1–1 Oaxaca 365 10 Atlético Morelia 1–2 Zacatecas 6,650 Raya2 1–1 Oaxaca 309 11 Atlético Morelia 1–0 Raya2 5,507 Tapatío 1–0 UAT 342 12 Venados 0–0 Tapatío 4,536 Raya2 0–4 UAT 561 13 Atlante 0–0 UdeG 8,496 Tapatío 0–2 Tepatitlán 810 14 Atlético Morelia 3–2 Celaya 8,508 Raya2 1–2 Sinaloa 185 15 Atlante 2–1 UAT 3,728 Raya2 1–1 Durango 602 16 Atlético Morelia 2–1 Oaxaca 9,128 Zacatecas 0–2 Sonora 1,520 17 Venados 1–1 Cancún 7,086 Raya2 1–1 Tepatitlán 274 Source: Liga de Expansión MX ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors. Final phase Reclassification Team 1  Score  Team 2 Tepatitlán 0–1 U. de G. Sonora 1–0 UAT Raya2 2–0 Oaxaca Tlaxcala 2–0 Venados All rounds are played in a single game hosted by a higher seed If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out. Matches 26 April 2023 19:00 CST (UTC−6) Raya2 2–0 Oaxaca Guillén 11' Reyes 26' Report Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe Attendance: 407 Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit) 26 April 2023 20:05 MST (UTC−7) 21:05 CST (UTC−6) Sonora 1–0 UAT López 47' Report Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco) 27 April 2023 19:00 CST (UTC−6) Tlaxcala 2–0 Venados J. Hernández 8' I. Hernández 62' Estadio Tlahuicole, Tlaxcala Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico) 27 April 2023 21:05 CST (UTC−6) Tepatitlán 0–1 U. de G. Rentería 11' Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez, Tepatitlán Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City) Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                               2 Tapatío (s) 2 1 3 7 Tlaxcala 2 1 3 2 Tapatío 0 1 1 3 Atlante 0 0 0 3 Atlante 1 1 2 6 Raya2 1 0 1 2 Tapatío (a.e.t.) 2 2 4 4 Atlético Morelia 1 2 3 1 Celaya 3 1 4 8 U. de G. 0 0 0 1 Celaya 1 1 2 4 Atlético Morelia 1 3 4 4 Atlético Morelia 1 1 2 5 Sonora 1 0 1 Quarter-finals The first legs were played between 2–4 May, and the second legs were played between 5–7 May. Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg U. de G. 0–4 Celaya 0–3 0–1 Tlaxcala 3–3 (s) Tapatío 2–2 1–1 Raya2 1–2 Atlante 1–1 0–1 Sonora 1–2 Atlético Morelia 1–1 0–1 First leg 2 May 2023 19:00 CST (UTC−6) U. de G. 0–3 Celaya Report Escoto 9' Acosta 54' Domínguez 77' Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico) 3 May 2023 19:00 CST (UTC−6) Raya2 1–1 Atlante López 4' Report Sánchez 84' Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Martín Molina Astorga (Nuevo León) 3 May 2023 21:05 CST (UTC−6) Tlaxcala 2–2 Tapatío Serna 55' Espinosa 80' Report Organista 23' Guajardo 77' Estadio Tlahuicole, Tlaxcala Attendance: 7,972 Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra (Sinaloa) 4 May 2023 20:05 MST (UTC−7) 21:05 CST (UTC−6) Sonora 1–1 Atlético Morelia Jiménez 74' Report Ibarra 4' Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo Attendance: 4,186 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz) Second leg 5 May 2023 19:05 CST (UTC−6) Celaya 1–0 U. de G. Zamora 75' Report Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, Celaya Attendance: 8,232 Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco) Celaya won 4–0 on aggregate. 6 May 2023 12:00 CST (UTC−6) Atlante 1–0 Raya2 Portales 68' (pen.) Report Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico) Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate. 6 May 2023 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Tapatío 1–1 Tlaxcala Gómez 86' Report Zamudio 52' Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara[note 1] Attendance: 1,083 Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City) 3–3 on aggregate. Tapatío advanced due to being higher seed in the table. 7 May 2023 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Atlético Morelia 1–0 Sonora Islas 24' Report Estadio Morelos, Morelia Attendance: 15,592 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City) Atlético Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate. Semi-finals The first legs will be played between 10 and 11 May, and the second legs will be played between 13 and 14 May. Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Atlético Morelia 4–2 Celaya 1–1 3–1 Atlante 0–1 Tapatío 0–0 0–1 First leg 10 May 2023 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Atlante 0–0 Tapatío Report Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City Attendance: 3,686 Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos (Mexico City) 11 May 2023 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Atlético Morelia 1–1 Celaya Mendoza 44' (pen.) Report Escoto 65' Estadio Morelos, Morelia Attendance: 13,693 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz) Second leg 13 May 2023 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Tapatío 1–0 Atlante Brigido 36' Report Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance: 1,877 Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco) Tapatío won 1–0 on aggregate. 14 May 2023 17:00 CST (UTC−6) Celaya 1–3 Atlético Morelia Escoto 30' Report Flores 46' Uchuari 52' Ramírez 90+2' Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, Celaya Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico) Atlético Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate. Final The first leg will be played between 17 May, and the second leg will be played between 20 May. Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Atlético Morelia 3–4 Tapatío 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.) First leg 17 May 2023 19:00 CST (UTC−6) Atlético Morelia 1–2 Tapatío Uchuari 55' (pen.) Report Brigido 16', 43' Estadio Morelos, Morelia Attendance: 30,752 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz) Second leg 20 May 2023 21:00 CST (UTC−6) Tapatío 2–2 (a.e.t.) Atlético Morelia Engelhart 49' González 101' Report Pérez 32', 62' Estadio Akron, Zapopan Attendance: 23,879 Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte (Jalisco) Tapatío won 4–3 on aggregate.  Clausura 2023 winners  Tapatío 1st title Campeón de Campeones Final The Campeón de Campeones Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and the Liga de Expansión MX Super cup. The final would not be played if the same team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table for the 2021–22 season will play the second leg at home. First leg 27 May 2023 19:00 UTC−6 Tapatío 3–1 Atlante González 9', 28', 58' Report Referee Report Portales 45+1' (pen.) Estadio Jalisco, Zapopan Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Iván Antonio López (State of Mexico) Tapatío[36] Atlante[36] GK 51 Eduardo García  44' DF 42 Juan Aguayo DF 54 Miguel Gómez DF 63 Diego Campillo MF 35 Sebastián Pérez Bouquet MF 47 Óscar Macías (c) MF 52 Christopher Engelhart  59' MF 57 Dylan Guajardo MF 237 Mateo Chávez  88' MF 59 Juan Brigido  79' FW 62 José González  88' Substitutions: GK 61 Víctor Alcaráz DF 43 Rodrigo Reyes DF 48 Deivoon Magaña  59' DF 53 Gabriel Martínez MF 49 Gilberto García MF 189 Gael García FW 56 Benjamín Sánchez  88' FW 58 Alejandro Organista  90+4'  79' FW 64 Jonathan Parra FW 182 Luis Puente  88' Manager: Gerardo Espinoza GK 20 Humberto Hernández (c) DF 5 Francisco Reyes  86' DF 19 Juan Portales DF 27 Armando Escobar  69' DF 28 Elbis MF 6 Miguel Velázquez  70' MF 8 Omar Soto  30'  45' MF 14 Rolando González  23'  75' MF 16 Jonathan Martínez  78'  63' MF 21 Paul Galván  70' MF 9 César López  63' Substitutions: GK 31 José Fernández DF 2 Fernando Ramírez DF 15 Arturo Cárdenas DF 32 José Alberto López MF 13 Maximiliano García  70' MF 33 Juan Velásquez  45' MF 37 Iván Ochoa FW 10 Juan Angulo  63' FW 26 Daniel López  63' FW 36 Sebastián Caicedo  86'  70' Manager: Mario García Assistant referees: Rene Ramirez Ayala (Mexico City) Oscar Yahir Barriga (Michoacán) Fourth official: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Mexico City) Second leg 3 June 2023 19:00 UTC−6 Atlante 1–0 Tapatío Escobar 55' Report Referee Report Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City Attendance: 14,932 Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico) Tapatío won 3–2 on aggregate. Atlante[37] Tapatío[37] GK 20 Humberto Hernández (c) DF 2 Fernando Ramírez  62' DF 5 Francisco Reyes  77' DF 19 Juan Portales  39' DF 27 Armando Escobar  8' DF 28 Elbis MF 6 Miguel Velázquez MF 16 Jonathan Martínez  69' MF 21 Paul Galván  77' MF 34 Edgar Jiménez  77' FW 37 Iván Ochoa Substitutions: GK 31 José Fernández DF 15 Arturo Cárdenas DF 32 José Alberto López MF 8 Omar Soto MF 13 Maximiliano García  77' MF 18 Christian Bermúdez  69' FW 9 César López  77' FW 10 Juan Angulo  62' FW 26 Daniel López  90+1'  77' FW 36 Sebastián Caicedo Manager: Mario García GK 51 Eduardo García DF 45 Raúl Martínez  41'  82' DF 54 Miguel Gómez  11' DF 63 Diego Campillo MF 35 Sebastián Pérez Bouquet  65' MF 47 Óscar Macías (c)  45+1'  66' MF 52 Christopher Engelhart  43'  62' MF 57 Dylan Guajardo MF 237 Mateo Chávez FW 59 Juan Brigido  77' FW 62 José González  77' Substitutions: GK 61 Víctor Alcaráz DF 42 Juan Aguayo  65' DF 43 Rodrigo Reyes DF 48 Deivoon Magaña  62' DF 53 Gabriel Martínez MF 49 Gilberto García  77' MF 189 Gael García FW 56 Benjamín Sánchez FW 58 Alejandro Organista FW 182 Luis Puente  77' Manager: Gerardo Espinoza Assistant referees: Eder Jesus Contreras (Aguascalientes) Sandra Elizabeth Ramírez (Jalisco) Fourth official: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit) Annual awards Award Winner Club Balón de Oro de la Liga BBVA Expansión MX Ricardo Marín[38] Celaya 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.[39] Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN3 million from Liga de Expansión clubs will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: Last place pays 1.5 million, the penultimate place pays 1 million, and the sixteenth place pays 500 thousand. If any affiliate club or new club from the Liga Premier is ranked in the bottom three at the end of the season, they are exempt from paying any fine and it will not be covered by any other club. Any club that does not pay their corresponding fine, for any reason, will be dissafiliated. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team repeats as the last ranked team in the 2023–24 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN1 million.[40] Pos Team '20 G Pts '21 G Pts '21 A Pts '22 C Pts '22 A Pts '23 C Pts Total Pts Total Pld Avg GD Fine 1 Celaya 32 25 25 27 38 37 184 96 1.9167 +58 Safe from paying any fine 2 Atlante 28 22 31 23 34 30 168 96 1.75 +59 3 Atlético Morelia 26 29 28 25 26 30 164 96 1.7083 +34 4 Sonora 28 26 21 23 30 25 153 96 1.5938 +44 5 Tapatío 21 22 14 22 22 31 132 96 1.3750 –6 Exempt from fine 6 Tepatitlán 23 22 18 22 21 25 131 96 1.3646 +4 Safe from paying any fine 7 UdeG 13 11 25 29 31 22 130 96 1.3542 +12 8 Zacatecas 23 24 19 24 23 17 130 96 1.3542 –8 8 Sinaloa 14 18 37 19 27 9 124 96 1.2917 –18 10 Venados 16 17 21 22 25 22 123 96 1.2813 –4 11 Oaxaca 13 19 16 31 20 22 121 96 1.2604 –3 12 Tlaxcala 18 19 18 22 19 23 119 96 1.2396 –32 Exempt from fine 13 Raya2 Did not exist 0[d] 0[d] 18 23 42 34 1.2353 –8 14 Cancún 24 21 13 23 14 19 114 96 1.1875 –24 Safe from paying any fine 15 Atlético La Paz[b] 23 16 22 11 17 21 110 96 1.1458 –14 16 Durango Serie A de México 20 18 38 34 1.1176 –16 Exempt from fine 17 UAT (F) 13 13 19 18 19 22 104 96 1.0833 –15 $MXN1 million 18 Pumas Tabasco 0[c] 0[c] 23 12 10 22 67 66 1.0152 –24 Exempt from fine 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 X = Team will have to pay fine, the amount is TBD. Source: Liga de Expansión ^ 2020–21 and 2021–22 points were accumulated as Tampico Madero. ^ 2020–21 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient. ^ 2021–22 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient. Aggregate table The Aggregate table is a sum of the Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final. Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Celaya 34 23 6 5 57 30 +27 75 2 Atlante (Q) 34 17 13 4 56 27 +29 64 Campeón de Campeones[lower-alpha 1] 3 Atlético Morelia 34 16 8 10 43 31 +12 56 4 Sonora 34 15 10 9 46 27 +19 55 5 Tapatío (Q) 34 15 8 11 52 46 +6 53 Campeón de Campeones[lower-alpha 2] 6 U. de G. 34 14 10 10 52 36 +16 52 7 Venados 34 12 11 11 41 36 +5 47 8 Tepatitlán 34 11 13 10 43 35 +8 46 9 Oaxaca 34 10 12 12 46 41 +5 42 10 Raya2 34 10 12 12 35 43 −8 42 11 Tlaxcala 34 11 9 14 29 44 −15 42 12 UAT 34 11 8 15 37 42 −5 41 13 Zacatecas 34 11 7 16 49 63 −14 40 14 Atlético La Paz 34 10 8 16 47 61 −14 38 15 Durango 34 9 11 14 42 57 −15 38 16 Sinaloa 34 10 6 18 34 55 −21 36 17 Cancún 34 8 9 17 27 43 −16 33 18 Pumas Tabasco 34 7 11 16 35 54 −19 32 Team is last in the relegation table. Source: Liga Expansión 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 (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes: As Apertura 2022 champions As Clausura 2023 champions Notes Due to the Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder boxing match at the Estadio Akron on the same day, Tapatío was obligated to play at the Estadio Jalisco.[35] References Enrique Martínez Villar (24 April 2020). "¡Se confirma! No habrá ascenso ni descenso en 6 años; aprueban Liga de Desarrollo". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 25 April 2020. Castellanos, Sergio (21 April 2022). "Club Atlético La Paz confirma su llegada a la Liga de Expansión MX". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2022. "Leones Negros, el único equipo de la Liga de Expansión que cumple con los requisitos de certificación". marca.com (in Spanish). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022. 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