2015–16 Liga MX season

The 2015–16 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs The following eighteen teams competed this season. Universidad de Guadalajara was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season. Leones Negros were replaced by the 2015 Clausura Ascenso MX champion Dorados de Sinaloa, who won promotion after defeating the Apertura 2014 winner Necaxa in a promotion play-off.

Stadiums and locations América Atlas Chiapas Cruz Azul Guadalajara León Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Estadio Azul Estadio Chivas Estadio León Capacity: 95,000 Capacity: 54,500 Capacity: 24,290 Capacity: 33,042 Capacity: 46,232 Capacity: 31,297 Monterrey Morelia Pachuca Puebla Querétaro Santos Laguna Estadio BBVA Bancomer Estadio Morelos Estadio Hidalgo Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Corregidora Estadio Corona Capacity: 53,500 Capacity: 34,794 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 50,754 Capacity: 34,045 Capacity: 29,327 Sinaloa Tijuana Toluca UANL UNAM Veracruz Estadio Banorte Estadio Caliente Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Capacity: 21,000 Capacity: 27,333 Capacity: 18,651 Capacity: 41,650 Capacity: 52,000 Capacity: 28,703

Stadium changes Puebla (Apertura 2015; Quarterfinal First leg) Puebla (Clausura 2016) Chiapas (Clausura 2016; Weeks 3 and 5)Estadio Multiva Capacity: 50,754

Personnel and kits Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)América Ricardo Peláez Ignacio Ambríz Rubens Sambueza Nike Huawei Atlas Gustavo Guzmán Sepúlveda Paco Ramírez Rafael Márquez Puma Bridgestone Chiapas Carlos Hugo López Chargoy Ricardo La Volpe Javier Muñoz Mustafá Pirma Chiapas Protege la NaturalezaCruz Azul Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas Tomás Boy Gerardo Torrado Under Armour Cemento Cruz AzulGuadalajara Jorge Vergara Matías Almeyda Omar Bravo Adidas BimboLeón Jesús Martínez Murguia Luis Fernando Tena Mauro Boselli Pirma B Hermanos Monterrey Luis Miguel Salvador Antonio Mohamed José María Basanta Puma BimboMorelia Vacant Enrique Meza Cristian Pellerano Pirma Totalplay (Apertura) & Various (Clausura)SimCity: BuildIt (Week 1)Caliente (Week 2, 3, and 7–17)Surat MX (Week 4)#PapaEnMorelia (Week 5)Pachuca Jesús Martínez Patiño Diego Alonso Aquivaldo Mosquera Nike Cementos FortalezaPuebla Carlos López Domínguez Gabriel Simón (Interim) Matías Alustiza Charly NoneQuerétaro Joaquín Beltrán Víctor Manuel Vucetich Miguel Martínez Puma Banco Multiva Santos Laguna Alejandro Irarragorri Luis Zubeldía Carlos Izquierdoz Puma SorianaSinaloa José Antonio Núñez José Guadalupe Cruz Fernando Arce Charly CoppelTijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Miguel Herrera Javier Gandolfi Adidas CalienteToluca Valentín Díez Morodo José Cardozo Paulo da Silva Under Armour BanamexUANL Alejandro Rodríguez Michelsen Ricardo Ferretti Juninho Adidas CemexUNAM Jorge Borja Navarrete Guillermo Vázquez Darío Verón Nike BanamexVeracruz Fidel Kuri Mustieles Carlos Reinoso Leobardo López Charly Winpot Casino

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tablePre-Apertura changesMorelia Roberto Hernández (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker May 11, 2015 Enrique MezaMay 21, 2015PreseasonTijuana Daniel GuzmánSackedMay 12, 2015 Rubén Omar RomanoMay 28, 2015PreseasonCruz Azul Luis Fernando TenaSackedMay 17, 2015 Sergio BuenoJune 1, 2015PreseasonAtlas Tomás BoySackedMay 18, 2015 Gustavo MatosasMay 30, 2015PreseasonPuebla José Guadalupe CruzSackedMay 18, 2015 Pablo MariniMay 30, 2015PreseasonAmérica Gustavo MatosasMutual agreementMay 19, 2015 Ignacio AmbrízMay 26, 2015PreseasonChiapas Sergio BuenoEnd of contractMay 29, 2015 Ricardo La VolpeMay 30, 2015PreseasonApertura changesSantos Laguna Pedro CaixinhaResignedAugust 15, 2015 Robert Siboldi (Interim)August 15, 201518thSantos Laguna Robert Siboldi (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerAugust 19, 2015 Pako AyestaránAugust 19, 201518thGuadalajara José Manuel de la TorreSackedSeptember 14, 2015 Matías AlmeydaSeptember 15, 201515thSinaloa Carlos BustosMutual agreementSeptember 27, 2015 Omar Briceño (Interim)September 27, 201518thCruz Azul Sergio BuenoSackedSeptember 28, 2015 Joaquín Moreno (Interim)September 28, 201516thSinaloa Omar Briceño (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerOctober 1, 2015 Luis Fernando SuárezOctober 1, 201518thCruz Azul Joaquín Moreno (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerOctober 2, 2015 Tomás BoyOctober 2, 201516thTijuana Rubén Omar RomanoSackedOctober 17, 2015 Raúl Chabrand (Interim)October 19, 201516thAtlas Gustavo MatosasMutual agreement November 2, 2015 Hugo Norberto Castillo (Interim)November 2, 201514thPre-Clausura changesTijuana Raúl Chabrand (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerNovember 20, 2015 Miguel HerreraNovember 21, 2015PreseasonAtlas Hugo Norberto Castillo (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerNovember 23, 2015 Gustavo CostasNovember 27, 2015PreseasonSantos Laguna Robert Siboldi (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerNovember 23, 2015 Luis ZubeldíaNovember 28, 2015PreseasonClausura changesLeón Juan Antonio PizziLeft to coach ChileJanuary 29, 2016 Luis Fernando TenaJanuary 29, 20161stSinaloa Luis Fernando SuárezMutual agreement February 1, 2016 José Guadalupe CruzFebruary 2, 201618thPuebla Pablo MariniSackedApril 18, 2016 Gabriel Simón (Interim)April 18, 201614thAtlas Gustavo CostasSackedApril 27, 2016 Paco Ramírez (Interim)April 27, 201618th

Torneo Apertura The Apertura 2015 is the first championship of the season. The regular season will begin on July 24, 2015. Santos Laguna are the defending champions, having won their 5th Title.

Regular phase League table

Results

Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Mauro BoselliLeón13 Emanuel VillaQuerétaro3 Dayro MorenoTijuana124 Rogelio Funes MoriMonterrey11 André-Pierre GignacUANL6 Omar BravoGuadalajara10 Edwin CardonaMonterrey Silvio RomeroChiapas Ismael SosaUNAM Enrique TriverioToluca

Source: Liga MX.net

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date André-Pierre Gignac UANL Chiapas 4–1 15 August 2015 Emanuel Villa Querétaro Cruz Azul 4–2 21 August 2015 Fernando Uribe4 Toluca Pachuca 4–3 12 September 2015 Silvio Romero Chiapas León 6–2 12 September 2015 4 Player scored four goals

Attendance The Average overall attendance for the Apertura 2015 is 24,768.

Per team Pos Team 1 Monterrey 361,075 48,527 41,128 45,134 2 América 347,975 79,858 19,077 43,497 3 UANL 365,463 40,607 40,607 40,607 4 UNAM 219,450 45,786 19,245 27,431 5 Guadalajara 211,348 39,710 19,956 26,419 6 Querétaro 203,606 29,857 20,053 25,451 7 Morelia 198,014 30,995 16,197 24,752 8 León 194,986 27,637 18,330 24,373 9 Tijuana 191,432 23,986 23,872 23,92910 Atlas 194,596 35,975 0 21,62211 Pachuca 193,308 24,357 14,559 21,47912 Veracruz 182,377 28,703 15,908 20,26413 Santos Laguna 181,727 27,574 14,906 20,19214 Chiapas 151,479 24,290 9,775 18,93515 Sinaloa 156,257 17,898 16,333 17,36216 Toluca 149,817 20,834 10,917 16,64617 Cruz Azul 137,204 27,720 10,627 15,24518 Puebla 112,357 18,015 8,584 12,484League total3,752,47179,858024,768

Source: LigaMX.net

Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 UANL 0–1 Toluca 40,607 Atlas 0–2 Querétaro 02 Monterrey 1–1 Puebla 47,376 Chiapas 2–1 Santos Laguna 17,3253 UANL 2–2 Guadalajara 40,607 Puebla 3–2 UNAM 14,3294 Monterrey 4–3 Pachuca 46,803 Puebla 1–0 Toluca 18,0155 UANL 4–1 Chiapas 40,607 Cruz Azul 1–3 Tijuana 13,8426 Monterrey 1–1 Santos Laguna 47,528 Puebla 3–2 Pachuca 7,2837 UANL 5–1 Querétaro 40,607 Sinaloa 1–0 Puebla 16,3338 Monterrey 1–1 Cruz Azul 44,785 Chiapas 6–2 León 9,7759 UANL 3–1 Monterrey 40,607 Toluca 1–1 Chiapas 15,08110 América 1–2 Guadalajara 79,858 Puebla 2–1 Cruz Azul 12,87711 UANL 0–1 Puebla 40,607 Cruz Azul 1–1 Atlas 10,81912 UNAM 1–0 Guadalajara 45,786 Puebla 1–3 Morelia 14,43813 UANL 2–1 Pachuca 40,607 Cruz Azul 1–1 Sinaloa 10,62714 Monterrey 3–1 Tijuana 41,128 Puebla 1–0 León 8,58415 UANL 2–2 Santos Laguna 40,607 Cruz Azul 1–1 Veracruz 12,71716 Monterrey 2–1 América 42,300 Puebla 2–1 Tijuana 11,22217 América 1–1 UNAM 77,196 Toluca 3–1 Monterrey 17,240

Source: LigaMX.net

Final phase

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 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Torneo Clausura The Clausura 2016 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 8, 2016.

Regular phase League table

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.

Results

Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 André-Pierre GignacUANL132 Jorge BenítezCruz Azul9 Mauro BoselliLeón Oribe PeraltaAmérica5 Dayro MorenoTijuana8 Silvio RomeroChiapas7 Matías AlustizaPuebla7 Rogelio Funes MoriMonterrey Dorlan PabónMonterrey Carlos PeñaGuadalajara Carlos SánchezMonterrey

Source: ESPN FC

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date André-Pierre Gignac UANL León 3–1 30 January 2016 Hirving Lozano PachucaVeracruz 6–0 19 March 2016 Mauro Boselli LeónPuebla 4–1 16 April 2016

Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 William Yarbrough León61.122 Rodolfo Cota Guadalajara50.77 Nahuel Guzmán UANL1.12 Agustín MarchesínSantos Laguna1.18 Alfredo Talavera Toluca1.196 Óscar PérezPachuca40.94 Moisés Muñoz América 1.25 José de Jesús CoronaCruz Azul1.40 Carlos Felipe Rodríguez Morelia1.41 Jonathan Orozco Monterrey1.43

Source: Fox Soccer

Saves RankPlayerClubSaves1 William Yarbrough León642 Tiago Volpi Querétaro633 Agustín MarchesínSantos Laguna624 José de Jesús CoronaCruz Azul605 Carlos Felipe Rodríguez Morelia566 Alfredo Talavera Toluca557 Federico Vilar Tijuana528 Óscar Jiménez Chiapas51 Luis Michel Sinaloa Alejandro Palacios UNAM Fox Soccer

Attendance

Final phase

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 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Relegation table