The 2012–13 Ascenso MX season took place from 20 July 2012 to 11 May 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
León were promoted to Liga MX. Tecos were relegated from Liga MX. Titanes de Tulancingo, winners of Segunda División de México did not obtain a license to compete. The runners-up Tecamachalco also did not obtain a license. Since no teams were promoted from the Segunda, the total number of teams competing was reduced to fifteen. U. de G. avoided relegation due to the disaffiliation to Indios.
Stadia and locations
The following 15 clubs competed in the Liga de Ascenso during the 2012–2013 season:Die 18 Mannschaften in der Liga de Ascenso 2010/11 (Spanish; retrieved on 27 May 2010)
ClubCityStadiumCapacity Altamira Altamira Estadio Altamira 9,581 Celaya Celaya Estadio Miguel Alemán 23,182 Correcaminos Ciudad Victoria Estadio Marte R. Gómez10,520 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Jasso Estadio 10 de Diciembre14,500 Dorados de Sinaloa CuliacánEstadio Banorte17,898 Tecos Zapopan, Jalisco Estadio Tres de Marzo18,779 Irapuato Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez25,000 La Piedad La Piedad Estadio Juan N. López 13,356 Lobos BUAP Puebla Estadio Olímpico de C.U.19,283 Mérida Mérida Estadio Carlos Iturralde15,087 Necaxa Aguascalientes Estadio Victoria 23,851 Neza Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl Estadio Neza 86 20,000 Pumas Morelos CuernavacaEstadio Centenario 14,800 U. de G. Guadalajara Estadio Jalisco55,020 Veracruz Veracruz Estadio Luis de la Fuente 28,703
Apertura 2012 The 2012 Apertura was the first championship of the season. It began on 20 July 2012 and ended on 1 December 2012.
Standings
Results
Updated to 4 November 2012.
Apertura 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 were tied, the Away goals rule appliesd.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and were re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams played on their home field during the second leg.
If the two teams were tied after both legs, the away goals rule applied. If both teams were still tied, higher seeded team would have advanced.As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2012-2013 Teams were re-seeded every round. The winner qualified to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2013 winner. However, if the winner had been the same in both tournaments, they would have been promoted to the 2012–13 Mexican Primera División without playing the Promotional Final
Top goalscorers - Apertura 2012 regular season Last updated on 4 November 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 Víctor LojeroNecaxa1191.362 Rodrigo PrietoNeza11109.733 Danny SantoyaNecaxa9104.004 Juan Manuel CavalloLa Piedad9126.565 Roberto NurseCorrecaminos8141.256 Eduardo LillingstonTecos8146.887 Julio PardiniCelaya7119.148 Cuauhtémoc BlancoDorados de Sinaloa6195.009 Aparecido LimaLobos BUAP5184.8010 Ariel GonzálezIrapuato5208.6011 Omar TejedaLobos BUAP5209.6012 Sonny GuadarramaMérida4148.2513 Diego CamposU. de G.4200.0014 Ismael ValadézCruz Azul Hidalgo4225.7515 Juan de Dios HernándezDorados de Sinaloa4241.00
Source: Ascenso MX goalscorers official page
Clausura 2013 The 2013 Clausura was the second championship of the season. It began on 4 January 2013 and ended on 11 May 2013.
Standings
Results
Updated to 22 January 2013.
Clausura Liguilla (Playoffs) The eight qualified teams played two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match was determined by aggregate score.
The teams were seeded one to eight in the quarterfinals, and were re-seeded one to four in the semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams played on their home field during the second leg.
If the two teams were tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advanced. Teams were re-seeded every round. The winner qualified to the playoff match vs the Apertura 2012 winner. However, if the winner had been the same in both tournaments, they would have been promoted to the 2013–14 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final.
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Campeón de Ascenso 2013
First leg
Second leg
Top goalscorers - Clausura 2013 regular season Last Updated on 21 January 2012. Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored). Rank Player Club Goals Goal freq.1 Víctor LojeroNecaxa12101.002 Pablo TorresVeracruz11111.643 Eial StrahmanU. de G.9102.784 Danny SantoyaNecaxa7139.145 Diego MejíaNeza6185.506 Diego MartiñonesTecos5184.807 Oscar FernándezAltamira5190.408 Sonny GuadarramaMérida5234.609 Jorge OcampoCelaya5244.0010 Hebert AlférezLobos BUAP4119.25
Source: Ascenso MX goalscorers official page - Clausura 2013
Relegation table The relegated team had the lowest ratio by adding 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 %9Dorados de Sinaloa105841.250010Mérida103841.226211Celaya62521.192312Altamira100841.190513U. de G.101851.188214Cruz Azul Hidalgo93841.107115Pumas Morelos92851.0824
Source: Ascenso MX relegation table - Clausura 2013
References
External links Liga MX & Ascenso MX Official Website