The 2010–11 Ascenso MX season is the second season of the Liga de Ascenso, the second-level football league of Mexico. It consists of two separate tournaments, the Apertura and the Clausura. The winners of both tournaments will meet in a playoff to determine the team being promoted to the 2011–12 Primera Division de Mexico season.
The Apertura tournament began on July, 16th 2010 with the first matches of the classification phase and ended on December, 4th 2010 with the Apertura Liguilla final. The final was won by Tijuana, who defeated Veracruz 3–0 on aggregate.
The Clausura tournament began on January, 7th 2011 and ended on May, 14th 2011. The final was won by Irapuato, who defeated Tijuana. The following week, Apertura champion Tijuana defeated Clausura champion Irapuato in a playoff to determine the team promoted to the 2011–12 Liga MX season. That playoff took place on 18 May 2011 and May, 21st 2011.
Changes for the 2010–2011 season
Altamira won promotion from Segunda División de México. There was no demotion to Segunda División Indios was demoted from Primera Division de Mexico Necaxa won promotion to Primera División. Potros Neza was rebranded Atlante UTN Guerreros de Hermosillo were suspended after the 2010 Apertura for not paying players.
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAltamiraAltamiraAltamira9,581Atlante UTNNezahualcóyotlNeza 8620,000Lobos BUAPPueblaODCU19,283IndiosCiudad JuárezOlímpico Benito Juárez19,703Cruz Azul HidalgoCiudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul10 de Diciembre14,500DurangoDurangoFrancisco Zarco18,000GuerrerosHermosilloHéroe de Nacozari18,747IrapuatoIrapuatoSergio León Chávez25,000La PiedadLa PiedadJuan N. López13,356LeónLeónNou Camp31,297MéridaMéridaCarlos Iturralde15,087OrizabaVeracruzLuis de la Fuente28,703Pumas MorelosCuernavacaCentenario14,800Dorados de SinaloaCuliacánBanorte17,898TijuanaTijuanaCaliente13,333CorrecaminosCiudad VictoriaMarte R. Gómez10,520U. de G.GuadalajaraJalisco55,020VeracruzVeracruzLuis de la Fuente28,703
Apertura 2010
Standings
Results
Apertura Liguilla
If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. Teams are re-seeded every round. The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2011 winner. However, if the winner is Tijuana, they are the team promoted to the 2011–12 Primera Division de Mexico season without playing the Promotional Final
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Top goalscorers Source: FeMexFut RankPlayerClubGoals1 Eder PachecoDurango132 Juan Manuel SaraLobos BUAP10 Miguel ZepedaU. de G.104 Juan Manuel CavalloOrizaba9 Eduardo LillingstonIndios9 Roberto NurseCruz Azul Hidalgo97 Felipe FloresDorados de Sinaloa8 Nelson MazVeracruz8 Rafael MurguíaLa Piedad810 Jared BorgettiLeón6 Mauricio RomeroVeracruz6
Clausura 2011
Standings
Results
Clausura Liguilla
If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. Teams are re-seeded every round. The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs Club Tijuana (the Apertura 2010 winner). However, if the winner is Tijuana, they are the team promoted to the 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Campeón de Ascenso 2011
First leg
Second leg
References
Calendario Oficial Apertura 2010 Calendario Oficial Clausura 2011
External links Official Website