2013–14 Liga MX season

Liga MX
Season 2013–14
Champions Apertura: León (6th Title)
Clausura: León (7th title)
Relegated Atlante
Champions League América
León
Cruz Azul
Pachuca
Copa Libertadores Santos Laguna
León
Morelia
Matches played 153
Goals scored 387 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Pablo Velázquez (12)
Clausura:
Enner Valencia (12)
Biggest home win Apertura:
Toluca 7–1 Atlante
(September 29, 2013)
Clausura:
America 8-0Guadalajara
Biggest away win Apertura:
Chiapas 0–4 Toluca
(August 17, 2013)
Clausura:
Highest scoring Apertura:
Toluca 7–1 Atlante
(September 29, 2013)
Clausura:
Longest winning run América: 6 Games (August 3–September 13)
Longest unbeaten run América: 7 Games (July 31–September 13)
Longest winless run Atlas: 14 Games (July 19–October 20)
Longest losing run Atlas: 14 Games (July 19–October 20)

The 2013–14 Liga MX season is the 67th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season will be split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs

The following eighteen teams will compete this season. Querétaro was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. Querétaro would have be replaced by the 2012 Apertura Ascenso MX champion La Piedad, who won promotion after defeating the Clausura 2013 winner Neza in a promotional play-off. However, on May 28, 2013, Querétaro's ownership announced that it bought out Jaguares de Chiapas and relocated the team to Querétaro, dissolving the old Querétaro team and ensuring that Querétaro would still have a team in the first division. It was also announced that San Luis would move to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and be renamed Chiapas F.C., replacing the new outgoing Querétaro. Finally, La Piedad confirmed that they would also relocate to Veracruz and be renamed as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. These changes have sparked controversy in the Mexican press as Querétaro effectively bought its place back in the first division and newly promoted La Piedad completely lost its team.[1]

Stadia and locations

Club City State Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Distrito Federal Azteca 105,000
Atlante Cancún Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 20,000
Atlas Guadalajara Jalisco Jalisco 63,200
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 31,500
Cruz Azul Mexico City Distrito Federal Estadio Azul 35,000
Guadalajara Guadalajara Jalisco Omnilife 49,850
León León Guanajuato León 33,943
Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo León Tecnológico 38,000
Morelia Morelia Michoacán Morelos 39,000
Pachuca Pachuca Hidalgo Hidalgo 30,000
Puebla Puebla Puebla Cuauhtémoc 48,650
Querétaro Querétaro Querétaro La Corregidora 36,500
Santos Laguna Torreón Coahuila Corona 30,000
Tijuana Tijuana Baja California Caliente 21,000
Toluca Toluca Estado de México Nemesio Díez 27,000
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León Universitario 42,000
UNAM Mexico City Distrito Federal Olímpico Universitario 63,000
Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz Estadio Luis de la Fuente 30,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América Argentina Antonio Mohamed Colombia Aquivaldo Mosquera Nike Bimbo
Atlante Argentina Pablo Marini Mexico Mauricio Romero Kappa Cancún
Atlas Mexico Tomás Boy Argentina Leandro Cufré Nike Casas Javer
Chiapas Mexico Sergio Bueno Argentina Javier Muñoz Kappa Soriana
Cruz Azul Mexico Luis Fernando Tena Mexico Gerardo Torrado Umbro Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Argentina Ricardo La Volpe Mexico Omar Bravo adidas Bimbo
León Uruguay Gustavo Matosas Mexico Rafael Márquez Pirma Caja Popular Mexicana
Monterrey Mexico Carlos Barra & José Treviño (interim) Argentina José Basanta Nike Bimbo
Morelia Argentina Ángel David Comizzo Colombia Aldo Ramírez Joma Bridgestone
Pachuca Mexico Enrique Meza Mexico Óscar Pérez Nike Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Argentina Rubén Omar Romano Mexico Luis Miguel Noriega Kappa Corona
Querétaro Mexico Ignacio Ambríz Mexico Marco Jiménez Pirma Libertad
Santos Laguna Portugal Pedro Caixinha Mexico Oswaldo Sánchez Puma Soriana
Tijuana Venezuela César Farías Argentina Javier Gandolfi Nike Grupo Caliente
Toluca Paraguay José Cardozo Paraguay Paulo Da Silva Under Armour Banamex
UANL Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Mexico Lucas Lobos adidas Cemex
UNAM Mexico José Luis Trejo Paraguay Darío Verón Puma Banamex
Veracruz Mexico José Luis Sánchez Solá Mexico Jehu Chiapas Kappa Winpot

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Tijuana Argentina Antonio Mohamed Contract Expired May 3, 2013 Argentina Jorge Almirón May 31, 2013 Pre-season
Atlante Mexico Daniel Guzmán Resigned May 5, 2013 Uruguay Wilson Graniolatti June 4, 2013 Pre-season
Toluca Mexico Enrique Meza Sacked May 5, 2013 Paraguay José Cardozo May 7, 2013 Pre-season
Atlas Mexico Tomás Boy Resigned May 13, 2013 Argentina Omar Asad June 2, 2013 Pre-season
Chiapas Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz Job Lost; Due to Relocation (to Querétaro) May 20, 2013 Mexico Sergio Bueno June 5, 2013 Pre-season
Apertura changes
Puebla Mexico Manuel Lapuente Sacked August 13, 2013 Argentina Rubén Omar Romano August 14, 2013 13th
Guadalajara Mexico Benjamín Galindo Sacked August 18, 2013 Mexico Juan Carlos Ortega August 19, 2013 15th
Monterrey Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Sacked August 25, 2013 Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz August 26, 2013 14th
Pachuca Mexico Gabriel Caballero Resigned September 2, 2013 Mexico Enrique Meza September 4, 2013 11th
Atlante Uruguay Wilson Graniolatti Mutual consent September 2, 2013 Uruguay Rubén Israel September 3, 2013 18th
UNAM Mexico Juan Antonio Torres Sacked September 2, 2013 Mexico José Luis Trejo September 3, 2013 17th
Atlas Argentina Omar Asad Sacked October 5, 2013 Mexico José Luis Mata October 8, 2013 16th
Pre-Clausura changes
Guadalajara Mexico Juan Carlos Ortega Sacked November 10, 2013 Mexico José Luis Real November 25, 2013 Pre-season
Atlas Mexico José Luis Mata Sacked November 10, 2013 Mexico Tomás Boy December 6, 2013 Pre-season
Tijuana Argentina Jorge Almirón Sacked November 11, 2013 Venezuela César Farías December 3, 2013 Pre-season
Cruz Azul Mexico Guillermo Vázquez Contract Expired December 3, 2013 Mexico Luis Fernando Tena December 11, 2013 Pre-season
America Mexico Miguel Herrera Leaving to Mexico National Team December 15, 2013 Argentina Antonio Mohamed December 17, 2013 Pre-season
Clausura changes
Atlante Uruguay Rubén Israel Sacked January 11, 2014 Argentina Pablo Marini January 11, 2014 14th
Morelia Argentina Carlos Bustos Sacked January 26, 2014 Mexico Eduardo de la Torre January 27, 2014 11th
Veracruz Mexico Juan Antonio Luna Sacked February 9, 2014 Mexico José Luis Sánchez Solá February 11, 2014 17th
Monterrey Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz Sacked February 18, 2014 Mexico Carlos Barra & José Treviño (interim) February 19, 2014 15th
Morelia Mexico Eduardo de la Torre Sacked March 1, 2014 Mexico Roberto Hernández (interim) March 9, 2014 15th
Morelia Mexico Roberto Hernández End of tenure as caretaker March 9, 2014 Argentina Ángel Comizzo March 9, 2014 11th
Guadalajara Mexico José Luis Real Sacked April 1, 2014 Argentina Ricardo La Volpe April 2, 2014 10th

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2013 is the first championship of the season. The regular season began on July 19, 2013 and ended on November 10, 2013. América are the defending champion, having won their record-equaling eleventh title last season.

Regular season

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 América 17 11 4 2 31 12+19 37 Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions 1, 3
2 Santos Laguna 17 9 6 2 32 20+12 33 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2, 3
3 León 17 8 6 3 25 14+11 30
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 5 4 21 17+4 29 Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions 1, 3
5 Toluca 17 6 9 2 33 17+16 27
6 Morelia 17 8 3 6 26 23+3 27 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage 2, 3
7 Querétaro 17 7 5 5 20 19+1 26 Advance to the Liguilla
8 UANL 17 6 7 4 23 20+3 25
9 Chiapas 17 6 7 4 26 25+1 25
10 Tijuana 17 5 6 6 33 23+10 21 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1
11 Monterrey 17 5 5 7 22 231 20
12 Veracruz 17 4 8 5 20 244 20
13 Puebla 17 4 7 6 19 212 19
14 Pachuca 17 3 8 6 14 184 17
15 Atlas 17 1 9 7 18 2911 12
16 Guadalajara 17 2 6 9 16 3014 12
17 Atlante 17 3 3 11 17 3518 12
18 UNAM 17 1 8 8 8 2113 11

Updated to games played on 10 November 2013.
Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 América, Cruz Azul, Tijuana and Toluca cannot qualify for the 2014 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
2 All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
3 The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(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 AMÉ ATE ATLCHICRUGUALEÓMONMORPACPUEQUESLATIJTOLUNLUNMVER
América 30 31 20 10 31 31 20 11
Atlante 24 11 20 21 22 11 13 10 24
Atlas 12 12 11 31 22 01 11 33
Chiapas 30 11 21 42 21 31 04 11
Cruz Azul 11 10 11 31 10 10 10 02 01
Guadalajara 10 11 13 24 02 22 00 10 02
León 11 10 01 21 31 00 31 50 22
Monterrey 00 11 21 10 11 21 11 01
Morelia 20 21 11 13 41 10 21 34
Pachuca 01 00 11 01 11 21 00 11
Puebla 10 20 12 11 11 20 11 11 00
Querétaro 00 10 11 20 20 33 13 10 22
Santos Laguna 21 32 02 32 31 20 30 22
Tijuana 41 33 00 10 10 11 00 20 30
Toluca 71 11 12 01 40 22 00 00 31
UANL 10 31 22 33 11 31 12 00 12
UNAM 14 22 11 01 03 01 02 00
Veracruz 01 22 32 01 03 10 00 11

Updated to games played on 10 November 2013.
Source: soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla - Apertura

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1  América (a) 2 1 3  
8  UANL 2 1 3  
  1  América 1 2 3  
  5  Toluca 2 0 2  
4  Cruz Azul 0 1 1
5  Toluca 3 1 4  
  1  América 0 1 1
  3  León 2 3 5
2  Santos Laguna 3 3 6  
7  Querétaro 2 1 3  
  2  Santos Laguna 1 2 3
  3  León 3 2 5  
3  León 3 4 7
6  Morelia 3 0 3  
Apertura 2013 winners:
León
6th Title

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paraguay Pablo Velázquez Toluca 12
2 Argentina Mauro Boselli León 11
3 Chile Humberto Suazo Monterrey 10
4 Mexico Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna 9
5 Mexico Ángel Reyna Veracruz 8
Chile Hector Mancilla Morelia
7 Mexico Alan Pulido UANL 7
Mexico Carlos Ochoa Chiapas
Ecuador Fidel Martínez Tijuana
Argentina Matías Alustiza Puebla
Mexico Raúl Jiménez América
Mexico Rafael Márquez Lugo Guadalajara

Source: Televisa Deportes

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Argentina Darío Benedetto Tijuana Atlas 3–3 July 19, 2013
Ecuador Jefferson Montero Morelia Toluca 3–4 July 26, 2013
Mexico Ángel Reyna Veracruz Atlante 2–4 July 27, 2013
Paraguay Pablo Velázquez Toluca Chiapas 0–4 August 17, 2013
Argentina Mauro Boselli* León Tijuana 5–0 November 9, 2013

* Scored four goals

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2014 is the second championship of the season. The regular season began on January 3, 2014 and ends on May 18, 2014. León are the defending champion, having won their sixth title last season.

Regular season

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cruz Azul (A) 17 11 3 3 28 19+9 36 Advance to the Liguilla
2 Toluca (A) 17 10 2 5 25 14+11 32
3 UNAM (A) 17 7 4 6 26 20+6 25
4 Santos Laguna (A) 17 6 7 4 33 29+4 25
5 América (A) 17 7 4 6 21 17+4 25
6 Pachuca (A) 17 7 3 7 23 21+2 24
7 Tijuana (A) 17 7 3 7 22 231 24
8 León (A) 17 6 5 6 23 17+6 23
9 Chiapas 17 6 5 6 23 230 23
10 Monterrey 17 6 5 6 20 200 23
11 Morelia 17 5 6 6 21 20+1 21
12 Atlas 17 5 6 6 17 181 21
13 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 18 224 21
14 UANL 17 5 6 6 13 174 21
15 Guadalajara 17 5 6 6 13 185 21
16 Puebla 17 4 6 7 14 195 18
17 Atlante (R) 17 5 3 9 22 3412 18 Relegated to Ascenso MX
18 Veracruz 17 3 7 7 14 2511 16

Results

Home ╲ Away AMÉ ATE ATLCHICRUGUALEÓMONMORPACPUEQUESLATIJTOLUNLUNMVER
América 10 12 10 01 00 24 30 13 00
Atlante 14 11 11 00 42 12 21 02
Atlas 12 01 22 11 01 11 00 00 10
Chiapas 22 52 01 03 11 10 10 00 11
Cruz Azul 13 22 10 21 21 10 21 40
Guadalajara 04 10 02 10 01 11 21 00
León 31 00 13 11 42 30 12 01
Monterrey 12 32 00 02 01 31 22 00 41
Morelia 10 12 51 00 01 22 20 31 11
Pachuca 01 01 20 13 20 30 12 21 01
Puebla 01 23 01 11 11 31 10 01
Querétaro 10 13 34 00 21 02 10 20
Santos Laguna 43 23 23 11 31 00 32 20 21
Tijuana 10 03 20 12 21 10 31 31
Toluca 11 20 10 21 20 22 30 21
UANL 21 30 00 02 11 11 12 10
UNAM 50 11 21 10 12 00 22 30 02
Veracruz 21 01 11 31 01 22 11 03 11

Updated to games played on 27 April 2014.
Source: soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla - Clausura

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1  Cruz Azul 1 2 3  
8  León (a) 1 2 3  
  2  Toluca 0 0 0  
  8  León 1 1 2  
2  Toluca 0 3 3
7  Tijuana 0 1 1  
  8  León (a.e.t.) 2 2 4
  6  Pachuca 3 0 3
4  Santos Laguna (a) 3 3 6  
5  América 5 1 6  
  4  Santos Laguna 0 4 4
  6  Pachuca (a) 2 2 4  
3  UNAM 1 2 3
6  Pachuca 1 4 5  
Clausura 2014 winners:
León

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ecuador Enner Valencia Pachuca 12
2 Argentina Martín Bravo UNAM 9
3 Ecuador Michael Arroyo Atlante 8
Mexico Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna
Mexico Raúl Jiménez América
6 Paraguay Pablo Velázquez Toluca 7
Mexico Marco Fabián Cruz Azul
Argentina Cristian Pellerano Tijuana
Colombia Carlos Quintero Santos Laguna

Source: MedioTiempo.com

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Ecuador Michael Arroyo* Atlante Querétaro 4–2 March 9, 2014
Colombia Carlos Quintero Santos Laguna Atlante 4–3 April 13, 2014

* Scored four goals

Relegation

Pos
Team '11 A
Pts
'12 C
Pts
'12 A
Pts
'13 C
Pts
'13 A
Pts
'14 C
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 Cruz Azul 2925262929361741021.7059
2 Santos Laguna 2736232933251731021.6961
3 América 1532313237251721021.6863
4 Morelia 2631273027211621021.5882
5 UANL 2831213525211611021.5784
6 Toluca 2022341827321531021.5000
7 León 0033163023102681.5000
8 Tijuana 1828342121241461021.4314
9 Monterrey 2432232320231451021.4216
10 Querétaro 2627221726211391021.3627
11 Pachuca 2628212017241361021.3333
12 UNAM 2516232911251291021.2647
13 Guadalajara 3015231612211171021.1471
14 Chiapas 2412151625231151021.1275
15 Puebla 2219131919181101021.0784
16 Atlas 1220123212211091021.0686
17 Veracruz 0000201636341.0588
18 Atlante 191620131218981020.9608Relegated

Last update: May 8, 2014 [2]

Average attendance[3]

1 Club América 43.370

2 Tigres 40.784

3 CF Monterrey 30.548

4 Club Tijuana 22.715

5 CF Pachuca 22.454

6 León FC 21.744

7 CD Guadalajara 21.147

8 Santos Laguna 19.907

9 Querétaro FC 19.462

10 Universidad Nacional 19.218

11 Chiapas FC 18.305

12 Cruz Azul 18.090

13 Atlas 17.855

14 Veracruz 17.176

15 Puebla FC 16.640

16 Monarcas Morelia 14.441

17 Deportivo Toluca 13.292

18 Atlante FC 6.377

References

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