2017–18 Liga MX season
71st professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico
Football league season
Liga MX Season 2017–18 Champions Apertura: UANL (6th title)Clausura: Santos Laguna (6th title)Relegated None[a] Champions League UANL Monterrey Santos Laguna Toluca Matches played 306 Goals scored 775 (2.53 per match)Apertura: 388 (2.54 per match)Clausura: 387 (2.53 per match) Top goalscorer Apertura: Mauro Boselli Avilés Hurtado (11 goals)Clausura: Djaniny (14 goals)Biggest home win Apertura: UANL 5–0 Puebla (July 22, 2017) Necaxa 5–0 BUAP (October 28, 2017) Clausura: BUAP 5–0 Veracruz (February 24, 2018) Cruz Azul 5–0 Pachuca (March 10, 2018) Biggest away win Apertura: Querétaro 0–4 BUAP (July 29, 2017) Clausura: León 0–4 Necaxa (January 27, 2018) Puebla 2–6 Pachuca (April 6, 2018) Highest scoring Apertura: León 6–2 Veracruz (October 28, 2017) Clausura: Puebla 2–6 Pachuca (April 6, 2018) Longest winning run Apertura: 5 matchesLeón Monterrey Clausura: 9 matchesToluca Longest unbeaten run Apertura: 11 matchesMonterrey Clausura: 11 matchesAmérica Longest winless run Apertura: 12 matchesQuerétaro Clausura: 8 matchesBUAP Cruz Azul UNAM Longest losing run Apertura: 5 matchesVeracruz Clausura: 5 matchesBUAP Puebla Highest attendance Apertura: 51,507Monterrey vs América (October 28, 2017) Clausura: 51,307America vs Cruz Azul (March 31, 2018) Lowest attendance Apertura: 4,651BUAP vs Tijuana (October 17, 2017) Clausura: 7,183BUAP vs Atlas (February 10, 2018) Total attendance Apertura: 3,571,757Clausura: 3,881,277Overall: 7,453,034Average attendance Apertura: 23,345Clausura: 25,368
Stats are from the regular season only Source: ESPN FC
The 2017–18 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico . The season is split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura —each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
These are the eighteen teams that competed in the 2017-18 season. Chiapas was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season, and were replaced by the Ascenso MX Clausura 2017 champion Lobos BUAP , who won promotion after defeating the Ascenso MX Apertura 2016 champion Dorados de Sinaloa in the 2016–17 Ascenso MX Promotion Final .
Stadiums and locations
América
Atlas
BUAP
Cruz Azul
Guadalajara
León
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Jalisco
Estadio Universitario BUAP
Estadio Azul
Estadio Akron
Estadio León
Capacity: 87,000
Capacity: 55,110
Capacity: 19,283
Capacity: 33,000
Capacity: 45,364
Capacity: 31,297
Monterrey
Morelia
Necaxa
Pachuca
Puebla
Querétaro
Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Estadio Morelos
Estadio Victoria
Estadio Hidalgo
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Estadio Corregidora
Capacity: 51,348
Capacity: 34,795
Capacity: 23,851
Capacity: 27,512
Capacity: 51,726
Capacity: 33,162
Santos Laguna
Tijuana
Toluca
UANL
UNAM
Veracruz
Estadio Corona
Estadio Caliente
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Estadio Universitario
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Capacity: 29,237
Capacity: 27,333
Capacity: 31,000
Capacity: 41,886
Capacity: 48,297
Capacity: 28,703
Locations of clubs for the 2016–17 Liga MX season
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Replaced by
Date of appointment
Position in table
Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
América
Ricardo La Volpe
End of contract
May 7, 2017
Miguel Herrera
May 26, 2017
Preseason
[1]
Tijuana
Miguel Herrera
Mutual agreement
May 26, 2017
Eduardo Coudet
May 26, 2017
Preseason
[2]
Apertura changes
UNAM
Francisco Palencia
Sacked
August 23, 2017
Sergio Egea (interim)
August 23, 2017
15th
[3]
León
Javier Torrente
Sacked
August 26, 2017
Rubén Ayala (Interim)
August 27, 2017
14th
[4]
León
Rubén Ayala (Interim)
End of tenure as caretaker
August 27, 2017
Gustavo Díaz
August 30, 2017
14th
[5]
Santos Laguna
José Manuel de la Torre
Sacked
September 18, 2017
Robert Siboldi (Interim)
September 18, 2017
15th
[6]
Veracruz
Juan Antonio Luna
Sacked
September 23, 2017
José Cardozo
September 23, 2017
11th
[7]
Puebla
Rafael García
Sacked
September 26, 2017
Ignacio Sánchez (Interim)
September 26, 2017
18th
[8]
Puebla
Ignacio Sánchez (Interim)
End of tenure as caretaker
October 3, 2017
Enrique Meza
October 3, 2017
17th
[9]
UNAM
Sergio Egea (Interim)
Resigned
October 3, 2017
David Patiño (Interim)
October 3, 2017
18th
[10]
Querétaro
Jaime Lozano
Sacked
October 22, 2017
Luis Fernando Tena
October 22, 2017
18th
[11]
Tijuana
Eduardo Coudet
Mutual agreement
October 30, 2017
Diego Torres Ortíz (Interim)
October 31, 2017
11th
[12]
Pre-Clausura changes
Veracruz
José Cardozo
Sacked
November 23, 2017
Guillermo Vázquez
December 1, 2017
Preseason
[13]
Cruz Azul
Paco Jémez
Mutual agreement
November 27, 2017
Pedro Caixinha
December 5, 2017
Preseason
[14]
Tijuana
Diego Torres Ortíz (Interim)
End of tenure as caretaker
December 7, 2017
Diego Cocca
December 7, 2017
Preseason
Clausura changes
Atlas
José Guadalupe Cruz
Sacked
January 15, 2018
Gerardo Espinoza (Interim)
January 15, 2018
17th
[15]
Atlas
Gerardo Espinoza (Interim)
End of tenure as caretaker
January 25, 2018
Rubén Omar Romano
January 25, 2018
17th
[16]
Atlas
Rubén Omar Romano
Sacked
March 19, 2018
Gerardo Espinoza (Interim)
March 19, 2018
18th
[17]
BUAP
Rafael Puente Jr.
Sacked
April 2, 2018
Daniel Alcántar (Interim)
April 2, 2018
18th
[18]
Torneo Apertura
The Apertura 2017 is the first championship of the season.
Regular season
The season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 19 November 2017.
Standings
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:
^ BUAP was supposed to be relegated but Tapachula were not certified to be promoted prior to the beginning of the season.
^ The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Leader and qualification to playoffs Qualification to playoffs Last place in table
Results
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Liga 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.
Source: Liga MX
Hat-tricks
Attendance
Per team
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Monterrey
432,157
51,507
42,953
48,017
−1.9% †
2
UANL
330,501
41,427
41,210
41,313
0.0%†
3
Atlas
264,985
49,579
22,294
33,123
−11.1% †
4
América
212,385
47,532
19,081
30,341
−3.3% †
5
Guadalajara
261,754
35,888
20,707
29,084
−18.8% †
6
Tijuana
211,764
27,333
25,333
26,471
+1.1% †
7
Morelia
198,285
31,134
18,099
24,786
−16.9% †
8
Cruz Azul
180,684
27,649
17,254
22,586
+7.9% †
9
Pachuca
196,344
25,138
15,345
21,816
−14.2% †
10
León
190,271
25,450
16,400
21,141
+1.8% †
11
Santos Laguna
181,766
27,849
11,956
20,196
−20.4% †
12
Toluca
194,267
27,480
12,584
19,427
−15.1% †
13
Querétaro
164,902
21,952
13,789
18,322
−20.4% †
14
UNAM
141,606
27,200
10,100
17,701
−41.6% 2
15
Veracruz
115,762
18,929
11,375
14,470
−18.8% †
16
Necaxa
121,418
17,750
7,225
13,491
−20.2% †
17
Puebla
117,591
45,527
4,802
13,066
−46.3% †
18
BUAP
83,164
19,283
4,651
10,396
+391.3% 1
League total
3,571,757
51,507
4,651
23,345
−15.9% †
Source: Liga MX Notes: Only regular season listed 1: Team played in Ascenso MX last season. 2: UNAM played one home match at Estadio Corregidora
Highest and lowest
Highest attendance
Lowest attendance
Week
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
1
UANL
5–0
Puebla
41,269
BUAP
2–2
Santos Laguna
5,815
2
Monterrey
1–0
Veracruz
46,130
Puebla
1–1
Morelia
12,067
3
América
2–1
UNAM
45,256
BUAP
3–2
Pachuca
8,764
4
Atlas
0–1
América
49,313
Puebla
1–1
Tijuana
8,124
5
UANL
2–0
UNAM
41,427
Veracruz
1–1
Querétaro
14,436
6
Monterrey
4–1
Toluca
46,496
Puebla
0–1
León
6,232
7
UANL
3–2
BUAP
41,329
Toluca
2–1
Puebla
12,584
8
Monterrey
1–0
Necaxa
50,721
BUAP
1–3
Morelia
12,623
9
Monterrey
2–1
Atlas
47,106
Necaxa
1–1
Puebla
8,456
10
América
2–1
Guadalajara
47,532
BUAP
1–2
Tijuana
4,651
11
Monterrey
1–1
Santos Laguna
42,953
Puebla
1–2
Atlas
5,127
12
UANL
1–0
Guadalajara
41,322
BUAP
0–3
León
9,464
13
Monterrey
2–0
Pachuca
46,888
Puebla
2–2
Querétaro
4,802
14
UANL
3–0
Toluca
41,405
BUAP
3–0
Cruz Azul
14,230
15
Monterrey
2–0
América
51,348
Puebla
3–0
UNAM
12,481
16
UANL
1–0
Necaxa
41,210
BUAP
2–1
Monterrey
8,334
17
Monterrey
2–0
UANL
51,127
Necaxa
1–2
Morelia
17,750
Source: Liga MX
Liguilla – Apertura
Bracket
Teams are re-seeded each round.
Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX1, runners-up as MEX3).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Apertura 2017 winners:
UANL 6th title
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura 2018 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began in January 2018.
Regular season
Standings
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;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla, if team last in Relegation table is in the top eight, the ninth placed team qualifies.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Leader and qualification to playoffs Qualification to playoffs Last place in table
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source:
Liga 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.
Source: Liga MX
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals
Attendance
Per team
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Monterrey
342,717
44,819
40,197
42,840
−10.8% †
2
UANL
372,186
41,615
41,185
41,354
+0.1% †
3
Guadalajara
256,685
39,855
20,793
32,086
+10.3% †
4
Atlas
276,182
46,565
18,087
30,687
−7.4% †
5
UNAM
273,620
45,980
17,800
30,402
+71.8% †
6
América
274,232
51,307
17,840
27,423
−9.6% †
7
Tijuana
239,697
27,333
25,333
26,633
+0.6% †
8
Pachuca
192,600
27,402
15,194
24,075
+10.4% †
9
Toluca
165,556
27,480
17,285
23,651
+21.7% †
10
Santos Laguna
187,558
27,349
20,796
23,445
+16.1% †
11
Querétaro
181,206
31,432
16,446
22,651
+23.6% †
12
Morelia
193,329
28,952
15,199
21,481
−13.3% †
13
Veracruz
190,845
27,013
12,259
21,205
+46.5% †
14
Necaxa
157,574
23,165
12,535
19,697
+46.0% †
15
Puebla
157,448
37,499
13,025
19,681
+50.6% †
16
Cruz Azul
164,631
27,253
11,085
18,292
−19.0% †
17
León
135,798
19,228
13,074
16,975
−19.7% †
18
BUAP
119,413
19,145
7,183
13,268
+27.6% †
League total
3,881,277
51,307
7,183
25,368
+8.7% †
Source: Liga MX Notes: Only regular season listed.
Highest and lowest
Highest attendance
Lowest attendance
Week
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
Home
Score
Away
Attendance
1
Monterrey
1–1
Morelia
42,948
Necaxa
0–0
Veracruz
12,535
2
UANL
2–1
Santos Laguna
41,396
BUAP
0–2
Querétaro
7,300
3
UNAM
0–0
América
45,980
Puebla
2–0
Veracruz
17,116
4
UANL
3–2
Pachuca
41,268
Veracruz
1–1
Santos Laguna
12,259
5
Monterrey
5–1
León
44,562
América
5–1
BUAP
18,282
6
UANL
1–1
América
41,478
BUAP
3–1
Atlas
7,183
7
Monterrey
2–2
Cruz Azul
40,197
BUAP
0–0
UANL
10,237
8
UANL
2–0
Atlas
41,185
Cruz Azul
1–1
Puebla
12,187
9
UNAM
1–1
Guadalajara
43,825
Puebla
1–1
Necaxa
17,717
10
Guadalajara
1–1
América
42,179
Cruz Azul
0–1
Querétaro
11,085
11
UANL
1–0
Tijuana
41,304
Querétaro
1–1
Necaxa
18,001
12
Monterrey
3–1
Querétaro
41,072
León
2–2
BUAP
13,175
13
América
2–1
Cruz Azul
51,307
BUAP
1–2
Toluca
10,826
14
Monterrey
2–1
UNAM
44,306
Puebla
2–6
Pachuca
13,646
15
UANL
2–2
Cruz Azul
41,228
UNAM
4–2
Puebla
17,800
16
Atlas
1–0
Guadalajara
46,565
Querétaro
0–0
Pachuca
16,446
17
UANL
2–2
Monterrey
41,615
BUAP
0–1
Puebla
10,876
Source: Liga MX
Liguilla – Clausura
Bracket
Teams are re-seeded each round.
Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX2, runners-up as MEX4).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Relegation table
Pos
Team
'15 A Pts
'16 C Pts
'16 A Pts
'17 C Pts
'17 A Pts
'18 C Pts
Total Pts
Total Pld
Avg
GD
Relegation
1
Monterrey
23
37
25
27
37
29
178
102
1.7451
+26
Safe for 2018–19 Season
2
Toluca
32
22
24
27
29
33
170
102
1.6667
+14
3
América
28
29
28
24
30
29
168
102
1.6471
+15
4
UANL
28
24
30
25
32
28
167
102
1.6373
+19
5
León
30
30
26
20
26
22
154
102
1.5098
–5
6
Morelia
23
28
20
24
29
24
148
102
1.4510
+6
7
Pachuca
21
30
31
24
19
23
148
102
1.4510
0
8
Tijuana
16
18
33
31
21
25
144
102
1.4118
0
9
Necaxa
Ascenso MX
26
21
24
22
93
68
1.3676
+10
10
UNAM
35
22
27
18
13
24
139
102
1.3627
–11
11
Guadalajara
21
28
28
27
18
15
137
102
1.3431
–12
12
Santos Laguna
17
27
16
26
18
29
133
102
1.3039
+6
13
Cruz Azul
20
22
19
21
27
22
131
102
1.2843
+4
14
Puebla
27
22
20
16
16
23
125
102
1.2157
–7
15
Atlas
17
14
19
26
25
18
119
102
1.1667
–5
16
Querétaro
22
19
20
19
16
18
114
102
1.1176
–13
17
Veracruz
27
14
12
21
14
18
106
102
1.0392
–27
18
BUAP (R)
Ascenso MX
23
9
32
34
0.9412
–20
Relegated to Ascenso MX
Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation 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
R = Relegated.
Source: LigaMX
Aggregate table
The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX . This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League .
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
Notes:
See also
References
External links
2023–24 clubsFormer clubs Seasons Competition Associated competitions
Domestic leagues
Championship stage (Liguilla) Domestic cups Super cups CONCACAF competitions Related to national team
Club tournaments in CONCACAF member countries between July 2017 and June 2018
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Supercups CONCACAF club competitions