Liga Premier de Ascenso

Liga Premier de Ascenso
Country  Mexico
Founded 1950
Divisions 2
Number of teams 2 groups of 15 teams
1 group of 16 teams (46)
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to Ascenso MX
Relegation to Liga de Nuevos Talentos
Current champions UAEM
(Apertura 2015)
TV partners AYM Sports
Cable Sports
Televisa Deportes Network
TVC Deportes
Website Official website
Clausura 2016

The Liga Premier de Ascenso is one of the two leagues (along with the Liga de Nuevos Talentos) consisting the Segunda División, the third level of the Mexican football league system.

The Liga Premier de Ascenso has 46 teams divided into two groups, two with 15 and one with 16. The Apertura champion each year will play the champion of the respective Clausura tournament, in order to determine who will be promoted to the Ascenso MX, or if occasion arises, the team manages to win two tournaments in a year, amount direct without having to play a promotion final.

In 2015–16 Season, 18 Teams from Liga MX (no promotion) will be added to Liga Premier with three more expansion teams (promotion) and added a third group to total of 46 teams.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Clausura changes
Atletico Estado de México Mexico Aarón Huesca Sacked February 6, 2016 Mexico Víctor Lozano February 8, 2016 42nd
Santos de Soledad Mexico Oscar Cabrera Sacked March 31, 2016 Mexico Rubén Galván (Interim) March 31, 2016 26th
Ocelotes UNACH Mexico Martín Édgar Macías Sacked April 7, 2016 Mexico Lázaro Pérez April 7, 2016 40th
Pre-Apertura changes
Tlaxcala Argentina Pablo Sabater Sacked May 3, 2016 Offseason

Teams 2015–16 season

Group 1

Club City Stadium Capacity
Alacranes de Durango Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000
Cimarrones de Sonora B Guaymas, Sonora Julio Alfonso Alfonso 3,000
Coras B Tepic, Nayarit Olímpico Santa Teresita 4,000
Dorados de Sinaloa Premier Culiacán, Sinaloa Instalaciones de Sagarpa 1,000
Mineros de Zacatecas B Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Francisco Villa 13,820
Monterrey Premier Santiago, Nuevo León El Barrial 3,000
Murciélagos B Guamúchil, Sinaloa Alfredo Díaz Angulo 5,000
Reynosa Reynosa, Tamaulipas Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad 20,000
Santos San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Plan de San Luis 20,000
Santos Laguna Premier Torreón, Coahuila Estadio Corona Cancha Alterna No. 5 1,000
Tijuana Premier Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333
UACH Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza 22,000
UACJ Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,765
UANL Premier Zuazua, Nuevo León Instalaciones de Zuazua 1,000
UAZ Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Francisco Villa 13,820

Group 2

Club City Stadium Capacity
Atlas Premier Zapopan, Jalisco Alfredo "Pistache" Torres 3,000
Atlético Estado de México Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico Hugo Sánchez Márquez 5,000
Cachorros U. de G. Guadalajara, Jalisco Instalaciones de La Primavera 1,000
Cruz Azul Hidalgo Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 17,000
Guadalajara Premier Zapopan, Jalisco Verde Valle 2,000
Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez 28,500
León Premier León, Guanajuato Casa Club León 1,000
Monarcas Morelia Premier Zacapu, Michoacán Municipal de Zacapu 2,500
Pachuca Premier San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Instalaciones de la Universidad del Fútbol 1,000
Querétaro Premier Querétaro City, Querétaro Corregidora 34,045
Real Cuautitlán Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000
Tepatitlán de Morelos Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez 10,000
Toluca Premier Metepec, State of Mexico Instalaciones de Metepec 1,000
U. de C. Colima City, Colima Olímpico Universitario de Colima 14,000
UAEM Toluca, State of Mexico Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba 32,000

Group 3

Club City Stadium Capacity
Albinegros de Orizaba Orizaba, Veracruz Socum 7,000
América Premier Tlalpan, Mexico City Instalaciones Club América 1,000
Athletic Morelos Cuernavaca, Morelos Centenario 14,800
Atlético Veracruz Texcoco, State of Mexico Claudio Suárez 4,000
Chapulineros de Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca 15,000
Chiapas Premier Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 24,290
Cruz Azul Premier Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 17,000
Inter Playa del Carmen Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Mario Villanueva Madrid 10,000
Petroleros de Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz UVM Campus Villa Rica 3,000
Pioneros de Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Cancún 86 6,390
Puebla Premier Puebla City, Puebla Unidad Deportiva Mario Vázquez Raña 2,000
Tampico Madero Tampico & Madero, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas 25,000
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz Premier Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz Rafael Hernández Ochoa 4,800
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala Tlahuicole 12,000
UNACH San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas Municipal de San Cristóbal de las Casas 4,000
UNAM Premier Coyoacán, Mexico City La Cantera 2,000

Last updated on February 4, 2016.
Source: Sitio Oficial de la Segunda División Federación Mexicana de Futbol - Liga Premier de Ascenso

Offseason Changes

Liguilla Clausura 2016

Ascenso

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
1  Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1 2 3  
8  Pioneros 3 1 4  
  4  Tampico Madero (s) 0 0 0  
  8  Pioneros de Cancún 0 0 0  
4  Tampico Madero 1 4 5
5  UAEM 1 0 1  
  4  Tampico Madero 2
  6  Murciélagos B 0
2  Tepatitlán 0* x 0  
7  Reynosa 3* x 3  
  6  Murciélagos B 1 1 2
  7  Reynosa 0 0 0  
3  Tlaxcala 0 1 1
6  Murciélagos B 2 1 3  

Final de Ascenso

Filial

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
1  UNAM Premier 3 1 4  
8  Cruz Azul Premier 3 0 3  
  1  UNAM Premier 1 4 5  
  5  Tigres Premier 2 1 3  
4  Monterrey Premier 1 1 2
5  Tigres Premier 1 2 3  
  1  UNAM Premier 1
  2  Guadalajara Premier 1
2  Chivas Premier 1 4 5  
7  Tijuana Premier 2 1 3  
  2  Chivas Premier 1 2 3
  3  Santos Premier 1 0 1  
3  Santos Premier 2 1 3
6  Pachuca Premier 2 0 2  

Champions

TorneoChampionsPromoted to Ascenso MXPromoted from LNT
Apertura 2008 Guerreros de Hermosillo
Clausura 2009 Universidad del FútbolGuerreros de Hermosillo N/A
Apertura 2009 Universidad del Fútbol
Bicentenario 2010 Universidad del Fútbol[A]Atlamira[B]UAT B
Independencia 2010 Celaya
Revolución 2011 Chivas RayadasCelaya Cachorros UANL
Apertura 2011 Titanes de Tulancingo
Clausura 2012 Titanes de TulancingoN/A[C]Estudiantes Tecos B
Apertura 2012 Murciélagos
Clausura 2013 Ballenas GaleanaBallenas GaleanaAlacranes de Durango
Apertura 2013 (Liga) Linces de Tlaxcala
Apertura 2013 (Copa) Cruz Azul Jasso
Clausura 2014 (Liga) Atlético CoatzacoalcosCoras[D]Pioneros de Cancún
Clausura 2014 (Copa) UACJ
Apertura 2014 (Liga) UAEM
Apertura 2014 (Copa) Murciélagos
Clausura 2015 (Liga) U.de C. Cimarrones de Sonora[E]Mineros Fresnillo[F]
Clausura 2015 (Copa) Tecos
Apertura 2015 (Liga) UAEM
Apertura 2015 (Filial) UANL Premier
Clausura 2016 (Liga) Real Zamora
Clausura 2016 (Filial)
Notes
  1. ^ Universidad del Fútbol cannot be promoted to the Liga de Ascenso due to being the affiliate club to Pachuca.
  2. ^ Altamira is the club with the most points in the general table for the 2009-10 season.
  3. ^ Titanes de Tulancingo can't promote to Ascenso MX, no license and reduce to 15 teams.
  4. ^ Atlético Coatzacoalcos can't promote to Ascenso MX, due to stadium requirements was not clear.
  5. ^ replaced Promoted Team to Ascenso MX U. de C., due to stadium requirements was not clear and will play in 2016-17 Season in Ascenso MX
  6. ^ team can't play in the Liga Premier due to stadium requirements were not clear.
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