2012–13 Ascenso MX season

Ascenso MX
Season 2012–13
Champions Apertura: La Piedad
Clausura: Neza
Promoted La Piedad
Relegated Pumas Morelos (dissolved after relegation)

The 2012–13 Ascenso MX season took place from July 20, 2012 to May 11, 2013 and was divided into two tournaments named Apertura 2012 and Clausura 2013. The Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico.

The Apertura 2012 winner La Piedad defeated the Clausura 2013 winner Neza in a promotional final and won the ascension to the 2013–14 Liga MX season.

Changes from the previous season

Stadia and locations

The following 15 clubs will compete in the Liga de Ascenso during the 2012-2013 season:[1]

Club City Statium Capacity
Altamira Altamira Estadio Altamira 12,500
Celaya Celaya Estadio Miguel Alemán 25,000
Correcaminos Ciudad Victoria Estadio Marte R. Gómez18,000
Cruz Azul Hidalgo Jasso Estadio 10 de Diciembre10,700
Dorados de Sinaloa CuliacánEstadio Banorte21,325
Tecos Zapopan, Jalisco Estadio Tres de Marzo30,000
Irapuato Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez25,000
La Piedad La Piedad Estadio Juan N. López 15,700
Lobos BUAP Puebla Estadio Olímpico de C.U.20,700
Mérida Mérida Estadio Carlos Iturralde24,000
Necaxa Aguascalientes Estadio Victoria25,000
Neza Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl Estadio Neza 86 25,000
Pumas Morelos CuernavacaEstadio Centenario 7,000
U. de G. Guadalajara Estadio Jalisco56,713
Veracruz Veracruz Estadio Luis de la Fuente 30,000

Torneo Apertura

The 2012 Apertura will be the first championship of the season. It began on July 20, 2012 and ended on December 1, 2012.

Ascenso MX
Season 2012-13[2]
Champions La Piedad
Matches played 117
Goals scored 294 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Mexico Víctor Lojero (11 goals)
Mexico Rodrigo Prieto (11 goals)
Biggest home win Apertura:
La Piedad 5-0 Dorados
(November 4, 2012)
Biggest away win Apertura:
La Piedad 1-4 Necaxa
(October 20, 2012)
Highest scoring Apertura:
Necaxa 6-4 Irapuato
(August 17, 2012)

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Necaxa 14 9 4 1 30 18 +12 31 Qualification to Liguilla semifinals
2 Neza 14 6 6 2 19 14 +5 24 Qualification to Liguilla quarterfinals
3 Tecos 14 6 5 3 16 12 +4 23
4 Lobos BUAP 14 7 2 5 20 17 +3 23
5 Mérida 14 6 5 3 14 12 +2 23
6 La Piedad 14 6 4 4 21 16 +5 22
7 Dorados de Sinaloa 14 6 4 4 23 22 +1 22
8 Correcaminos 14 5 3 6 19 16 +3 18
9 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 14 4 5 5 14 17 3 17
10 Celaya 14 4 4 6 18 19 1 16
11 Irapuato 14 3 7 4 16 19 3 16
12 Veracruz 14 3 5 6 14 16 2 14
13 Altamira 14 4 2 8 14 20 6 14
14 U. de G. 14 3 3 8 14 23 9 12
15 Pumas Morelos 14 1 5 8 8 19 11 8

Updated to games played on November 4, 2012.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away ALT CEL UAT CAH SIN EST IRA LAP UDG BUP MER NEC NEZ PUM VER
Altamira 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 2 2 - 0
Celaya 0 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 1
Correcaminos 3 - 1 3 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 1 3 - 1 0 - 1 4 - 0
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1 - 2 0 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 3 1 - 3 0 - 0 1 - 2
Dorados de Sinaloa 4 - 3 1 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 1
Tecos 0 - 0 2 - 1 0 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 0 2 - 0
Irapuato 0 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 2 1 - 1
La Piedad 5 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 4 2 - 0
U. de G. 0 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1
Lobos BUAP 2 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 3 2 - 1 1 - 3 2 - 0 2 - 1
Mérida 3 - 1 3 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0
Necaxa 1 - 0 2 - 1 6 - 4 3 - 1 3 - 1 1 - 0
Neza 1 - 1 0 - 0 3 - 2 0 - 2 4 - 2 3 - 3 1 - 0
Pumas Morelos 2 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 1
Veracruz 2 - 2 0 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 0 1 - 0

Liguilla (Playoffs)

The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
  2   Neza 0 1 1    
  7   Dorados de Sinaloa 1 2 3    
      1   Necaxa 1 2 3  
    7   Dorados de Sinaloa 1 2 3    
     
      7   Dorados de Sinaloa 1 1 2
  3   Tecos 1 1 2         6   La Piedad 0 (a.e.t.)3 3
  6   La Piedad 2 3 5          
      6   La Piedad 1 2 3    
      4   Lobos BUAP 2 0 2  
  4   Lobos BUAP 0 4 4    
  5   Mérida 3 0 3  
Apertura 2012 winner:
La Piedad
2nd title

Top goalscorers - Apertura 2012 Regular Season

Last Updated on November 4, 2012.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored).
In blue, the goal scoring champion(s) of Apertura 2012

Rank Player Club Goals Goal freq.
1 Mexico Víctor Lojero Necaxa 11 91.36
2 Mexico Rodrigo Prieto Neza 11 109.73
3 Colombia Danny Santoya Necaxa 9 104.00
4 Argentina Juan Manuel Cavallo La Piedad 9 126.56
5 Mexico Roberto Nurse Correcaminos 8 141.25
6 Mexico Eduardo Lillingston Tecos 8 146.88
7 Mexico Julio Pardini Celaya 7 119.14
8 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco Dorados de Sinaloa 6 195.00
9 Brazil Aparecido Lima Lobos BUAP 5 184.80
10 Argentina Ariel González Irapuato 5 208.60
11 Mexico Omar Tejeda Lobos BUAP 5 209.60
12 United States Sonny Guadarrama Mérida 4 148.25
13 Mexico Diego Campos U. de G. 4 200.00
14 Mexico Ismael Valadéz Cruz Azul Hidalgo 4 225.75
15 Mexico Juan de Dios Hernández Dorados de Sinaloa 4 241.00

Source: Ascenso MX goalscorers official page

Torneo Clausura

The 2013 Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on January 4, 2013 and ended on May 11, 2013.

Ascenso MX
Season 2012–13
Champions Neza
Top goalscorer Clausura:
Mexico Víctor Lojero (12 goals)
Biggest home win

Clausura:
U. de G. 3-0 Pumas Morelos
(January 6, 2013)

Pumas Morelos 3-0 Irapuato
(January 12, 2013)


Lobos BUAP 3-0 Dorados de Sinaloa
(January 18, 2013)
Biggest away win Clausura:
Altamira 1-3 Neza
(January 5, 2013)
Highest scoring Clausura:
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 3-4 Celaya
(January 20, 2013)

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 U. de G. 14 9 3 2 15 7 +8 30 Qualification to Liguilla semifinals
2 Correcaminos 14 8 2 4 17 10 +7 26 Qualification to Liguilla quarterfinals
3 Lobos BUAP 14 8 1 5 16 10 +6 25
4 Veracruz 14 7 4 3 23 18 +5 25
5 Necaxa 14 5 6 3 23 15 +8 21
6 Neza 14 6 2 6 19 14 +5 20
7 Celaya 14 4 8 2 17 16 +1 20
8 Tecos 14 5 4 5 11 10 +1 19
9 Dorados de Sinaloa 14 5 4 5 11 14 3 19
10 Altamira 14 4 6 4 18 18 0 18
11 Pumas Morelos 14 4 5 5 13 15 2 17 Relegation to Segunda División de México
12 Mérida 14 2 7 5 13 18 5 13
13 La Piedad 14 3 3 8 13 17 4 12
14 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 14 3 3 8 13 26 13 12
15 Irapuato 14 1 4 9 7 21 14 7

Updated to games played on April 21, 2013.
Source: Official Standings from official ascenso MX site.(Liga MX)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away ALT CEL UAT CAH SIN EST IRA LAP UDG BUP MER NEC NEZ PUM VER
Altamira 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 3 1 - 0 3 - 0
Celaya 2 - 2 0 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 2
Correcaminos 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 1 3 - 3 1 - 0
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2 - 2 3 - 4 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 5 1 - 1 0 - 0
Dorados 2 - 3 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1
Estudiantes 2 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 1
Irapuato 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 - 0 3 - 3 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1
La Piedad 0 - 0 3 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 0 0 - 0
Leones Negros 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 0 3 - 0 0 - 2
Lobos BUAP 1 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0
Mérida 1 - 1 0 - 1
Necaxa 3 - 3
Neza
Pumas Morelos 1 - 1 3 - 0
Veracruz 2 - 0 1 - 0

Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
  3   Lobos BUAP 1 0 1    
  6   Neza 2 1 3    
      1   U. de G. 1 0 1  
    4   Neza 2 2 4    
     
      2   Neza 3 1 4
  2  Correcaminos 1 1 2         1   Necaxa 0 0 0
  7   Celaya 1 0 1          
      2  Correcaminos 1 3 4    
      3   Necaxa 3 3 6  
  4   Veracruz 2 1 3    
  5   Necaxa 3 3 6  
Clausura 2013 winner:
Neza
1st title

Promotional final

First Leg

May 15, 2013
La Piedad 0–1 Neza
Ever Guzmán  32'
Estadio Juan N. López, La Piedad
Referee: Roberto Ríos

Second leg

May 18, 2013
15:00
Neza 0–1 La Piedad
Luis Antonio Martínez  25'
  Penalties  
José Antonio Rosas
Ever Guzmán
Angel Sepúlveda
Emanuel Sebastián Loeschbor
3–5 Oscar Emilio Rojas
Hugo Cid
Fernando Santana
Emanuel García
Luis Antonio Martínez
Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 12550
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo

Top goalscorers - Clausura 2013 Regular Season

Last Updated on January 21, 2012.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored).

Rank Player Club Goals Goal freq.
1 Mexico Víctor Lojero Necaxa 12 101.00
2 Argentina Pablo Torres Veracruz 11 111.64
3 Argentina Eial Strahman U. de G. 9 102.78
4 Colombia Danny Santoya Necaxa 7 139.14
5 Mexico Diego Mejía Neza 6 185.50
6 Uruguay Diego Martiñones Tecos 5 184.80
7 Mexico Oscar Fernández Altamira 5 190.40
8 United States Sonny Guadarrama Mérida 5 234.60
9 Mexico Jorge Ocampo Celaya 5 244.00
10 Mexico Hebert Alférez Lobos BUAP 4 119.25

Source: Ascenso MX goalscorers official page - Clausura 2013

Relegation Table

The relegated team will be the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2010, Bicentenario 2011, Apertura 2011 and Clausura 2012 and Apertura 2012 and Clausura 2013.

Rank Team Points Games %
9 Dorados de Sinaloa 105 84 1.2500
10 Mérida 103 84 1.2262
11 Celaya 62 52 1.1923
12 Altamira 100 84 1.1905
13 U. de G. 101 85 1.1882
14 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 93 84 1.1071
15 Pumas Morelos 92 85 1.0824

Source: Ascenso MX relegation table - Clausura 2013

References

  1. Die 18 Mannschaften in der Liga de Ascenso 2010/11 (Spanish; retrieved on May 27, 2010)
  2. "Resumen Estadístico, Numeralia ASCENSO MX Apertura 2012" [Statistical Summary Ascenso MX Apertura 2012] (in Spanish). Liga MX. 20 December 2012.
  3. As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2012-2013 "Reglamento de competencia Ascenso MX 2012-2013, Article 22.2" (PDF). Liga MX. 2012-08-01. Los Clubes vencedores en los partidos de Cuartos de Final y Semifinal serán aquellos que en los dos juegos anote el mayor número de goles, criterio conocido como MARCADOR GLOBAL. De existir empate en el número de goles anotados, la posición se definirá a favor del Club con mayor cantidad de goles a favor cuando actué como visitante.

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