The 2014–15 Ascenso MX season began July 18, 2014 and is divided into two tournaments named Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. The Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico.
Changes from the previous season U. de G. were promoted to Liga MX. Atlante F.C. were relegated from Liga MX. Zacatepec 1948 were relegated to Segunda División de México, but was able to purchase Cruz Azul Hidalgo's spot to remain in Ascenso MX and was rebranded Zacatepec Siglo XXI. Cruz Azul Hidalgo was dissolved. Coras F.C. was promoted from Segunda División de México. Estudiantes Tecos was moved to Zacatecas and rebranded to Mineros de Zacatecas by owner Grupo Pachuca. Ballenas Galeana was rebranded to Irapuato since they moved to Irapuato, Guanajuato. Delfines F.C. dissolved in May 2014.
Stadia and locations
The following 14 clubs will compete in the Ascenso MX during the 2014-2015 season:
ClubCityStadiumCapacity Altamira Altamira Estadio Altamira 9,581 San Luis San Luis Potosí Estadio Alfonso Lastras 25,111 Atlante Cancún Olímpico Andrés Quintana Roo17,289 BUAP Puebla Estadio Olímpico de C.U.19,283 Celaya Celaya Estadio Miguel Alemán 23,182 Coras Tepic Arena Cora12,271 Irapuato Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez25,000 Mérida Mérida Estadio Carlos Iturralde15,087 Necaxa Aguascalientes Estadio Victoria 23,851 Oaxaca Oaxaca City Estadio Benito Juárez 10,250 Sinaloa CuliacánEstadio Banorte17,898 UAT Ciudad Victoria Estadio Marte R. Gómez10,520 Zacatecas Zacatecas Estadio Francisco Villa13,820 Zacatepec ZacatepecEstadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Kit manufacturer SponsorsAltamira Fernando Palomeque Lotto Atl. San Luis Raúl Arias Charly Boing!Atlante Wilson Graniolatti Kappa CancúnBUAP Ricardo Valiño Keuka Coca-ColaCelaya Enrique López Zarza Keuka BachocoCoras Mauro Camoranesi Romed Riviera NayaritIrapuato Jorge Manrique Keuka Grupo RotoplasMérida Juan Carlos Chávez Foursport ADONecaxa Miguel de Jesús Fuentes Umbro BúfaloOaxaca Ricardo Rayas Lotto Sinaloa Carlos Bustos Silver CoppelUAT Ricardo Cadena Atletica UATZacatecas Pablo Marini Pirma Telcel Zacatepec Joel Sánchez Silver Coca-Cola
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableApertura ChangesCorrecaminos Omar Arellano NuñoSackedAugust 30, 2014 Álex AguinagaSeptember 1, 20148thCelaya Jorge Humberto TorresSackedAugust 31, 2014 Nicolás Trejo (Interim)August 31, 201414thDorados Diego Torres OrtízSackedAugust 31, 2014 Eduardo FentanesSeptember 5, 201412thCelaya Nicolás Trejo (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerSeptember 21, 2014 ZicoSeptember 25, 201414thPre-Clausura changesDorados Eduardo FentanesResignedNovember 11, 2014 Carlos BustosNovember 11, 2014PreseasonAtletico San Luis Flavio DavinoResignedNovember 26, 2014 Raúl AriasNovember 26, 2014PreseasonTepic Joel SánchezResignedDecember 9, 2014 Mauro CamoranesiDecember 15, 2014PreseasonClausura changesAltamira Sergio OrduñaSackedFebruary 10, 2015 Claudio Vázquez (Interim)February 10. 201514thAltamira Claudio Vázquez (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerFebruary 12, 2015 Fernando PalomequeFebruary 12. 201514thIrapuato Roberto SandovalSackedFebruary 10, 2015 Jorge Manrique (Interim)February 12. 201513thCorrecaminos Álex AguinagaSackedFebruary 15, 2015 Ricardo Cadena (Interim)February 15. 201510thZacatepec Siglo XXI Ignacio RodríguezSackedFebruary 22, 2015 Joel SánchezFebruary 23, 201513thAtlante Gabriel PereyraSackedMarch 8, 2015 Wilson GraniolattiMarch 9, 20157th
Apertura 2014 The 2014 Apertura will be the first championship of the season. It began on July 18, 2014.
Standings
Results
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 are tied, the Away goals rule applies.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2014-2015 Teams are re-seeded every round. The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Clausura 2015 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2015–16 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Clausura 2015
Standings
Results
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 are tied, the Away goals rule applies.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances. Teams are re-seeded every round. The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Necaxa). The winner will be promoted to the 2015–16 Mexican Primera División season
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Campeón de Ascenso 2015
First leg
Second leg
Aggregate table
Relegation table The relegated team would normally the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. However, no team will be relegated to Second Division this season.
Team10Atlante34261.307711Altamira97821.18312Zacatepec94821.143413Irapuato56541.03714Celaya80820.9756
References
External links Liga MX & Ascenso MX Official Website