The 2017–18 Serie A de México season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Serie A is the third-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 11 August 2017 and 19 May 2018.
Torneo Apertura Changes from the previous season 36 teams participated in this season:
Cuervos de Ensenada J.A.P. moved to Tepic and became Deportivo Tepic J.A.P. Valle Verde F.C. moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and became Tuxtla F.C. Murciélagos F.C. reserve team changed its name to Pacific F.C. and plans to move to Mazatlán on 2019. Sporting Canamy moves from Mexico City to Oaxtepec. Chiapas F.C. Premier disappears and Lobos BUAP Premier took its place. Reynosa F.C. changed its name to Atlético Reynosa. Atlético Cuernavaca changed its name to Halcones de Morelos. Tecos F.C. was promoted from Tercera División. Loros UdeC was relegated from Ascenso MX. Gavilanes de Matamoros was admitted as an expansion team. Santos de Soledad and Real Cuautitlán dissolved. FC Politécnico was relegated to Tercera División. Atlético Estado de México eliminated its main team, maintaining the reserve team in Tercera División. Tlaxcala F.C. did not play this season having won its promotion to Ascenso MX, waiting to meet the requirements of the category.
Stadiums and Locations Group 1
ClubCityStadiumCapacityAlacranes de Durango Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000Atlas Zapopan, Jalisco Alfredo "Pistache" Torres 3,000Atlético Reynosa Reynosa, Tamaulipas Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad 20,000Deportivo Tepic Tepic, Nayarit Nicolás Álvarez Ortega 12,271Dorados Fuerza UACH Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza 22,000Gavilanes de Matamoros Matamoros, Tamaulipas El Hogar 22,000Guadalajara Zapopan, Jalisco Verde Valle 800León León, Guanajuato Casa Club León 1,000Loros UdeC Colima City, Colima Olímpico Universitario de Colima 11,812Monterrey Santiago, Nuevo León El Barrial 570Monarcas Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos practice field 1,000Necaxa Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851Pacific Los Mochis, Sinaloa Centenario 11,134Santos Torreón, Coahuila TSM practice field 1,000Tecos Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779Tepatitlán de Morelos Tepatitlán, Jalisco Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez 12,500Tigres UANL General Zuazua, Nuevo León Zuazua Training Center 800Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333
Group 2
ClubCityStadiumCapacityAmérica Tlalpan, Mexico City Instalaciones Club América 1,000Cruz Azul Hidalgo Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 7,761Cruz Azul Premier Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 7,761Halcones de Morelos Cuernavaca, Morelos Centenario 14,800Inter Playa del Carmen Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid 7,500Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez 25,000Lobos BUAP Puebla, Puebla Universitario BUAP 19,283Pachuca San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Universidad del Fútbol 1,000Pioneros de Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289Puebla Puebla, Puebla Club Alpha Field 3 600Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Corregidora 33,070Real Zamora Zamora, Michoacán Zamora 7,200Reboceros de La Piedad La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356Sporting Canamy Oaxtepec, Morelos Olímpico de Oaxtepec 9,000Toluca Metepec, State of Mexico Instalaciones de Metepec 1,000Tuxtla Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001UNAM Coyoacán, Mexico City La Cantera 2,000Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz CAR Veracruz 1,000
Regular season Group 1 Standings
Results
Group 2 Standings
Results
Regular season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Omar Salgado (Tigres UANL Premier)
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Joaquín Alonso HernándezMonterrey Premier132 Humberto Leonardo Guzmán Reboceros de La Piedad123 Brian Santiago LaraCruz Azul Premier114 Marco Antonio GranadosLoros UdeC115 Francisco Da CostaInter Playa del Carmen10 Source: Liga Premier
Attendance Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Reboceros de La Piedad2–0Lobos BUAP4,500Monarcas Morelia2–1Tigres UANL502 Gavilanes de Matamoros2–0Alacranes de Durango15,000Tigres UANL2–0Pacific F.C.503 Reboceros de La Piedad1–2UNAM3,000Tecos F.C.0–2León1004 Gavilanes de Matamoros2–0Loros UdeC20,000Tigres UANL2–1Atlas305 Reboceros de La Piedad2–1América3,500Monarcas Morelia3–4Dorados Fuerza UACH506 Gavilanes de Matamoros3–0León9,000Tigres UANL2–0Guadalajara507 Loros UdeC2–0Monterrey3,000Veracruz3–1UNAM508 Gavilanes de Matamoros3–2Monarcas Morelia5,500Monterrey1–1Tecos F.C.509 Gavilanes de Matamoros0–1Tepatitlán6,000Monarcas Morelia2-0Tijuana8010 Tepatitlán1–1Monarcas Morelia3,000Tigres UANL0–0Tecos F.C.5011 Gavilanes de Matamoros1–1Monterrey7,000Monarcas Morelia1–0Guadalajara5012 Reboceros de La Piedad3–1Pachuca4,000Sporting Canamy2–2Inter Playa del Carmen5013 Gavilanes de Matamoros0–1Tigres UANL7,500León2–0Dorados Fuerza UACH5014 Reboceros de La Piedad3–1Cruz Azul Hidalgo5,000Sporting Canamy0–1Lobos BUAP015 Gavilanes de Matamoros2–3Dorados Fuerza UACH3,500Cruz Azul Hidalgo1–0Pachuca5016 Reboceros de La Piedad2–2Inter Playa del Carmen3,000Sporting Canamy1–0UNAM5017 Gavilanes de Matamoros1–0Tijuana3,500Santos Laguna1–4Tigres UANL50
Source:Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report)
Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs)
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 penalty shoot-out.
Quarter-finals The first legs was played on 29 and 30 November 2017, and the second legs was played on 2 and 3 December 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first legs was played on 6 and 7 December 2017, and the second legs was played on 9 and 10 December 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Final The first leg was played on 13 December 2017, and the second leg was played on 16 December 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
Torneo Clausura Regular season Group 1 Standings
Results
Group 2 Standings
Results
Regular season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Omar Salgado (Tigres UANL Premier)
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Juan Galíndrez Tijuana Premier142 José Pablo Velasco Necaxa Premier9 Javier de Jesús Que Tuxtla F.C. Aldo Monzonis Loros UdeC Josué de Jesús Bustos Gavilanes de Matamoros Source: Liga Premier
Attendance Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Gavilanes de Matamoros2–2Guadalajara5,000Sporting Canamy3–1América302 Reboceros de La Piedad2–1Querétaro1,500Sporting Canamy2–2Cruz Azul Premier203 Gavilanes de Matamoros1–1Necaxa5,555Sporting Canamy0–4Irapuato504 Tuxtla2–0Querétaro1,500Tijuana1–1Santos Laguna485 Gavilanes de Matamoros0–0Tecos3,000Sporting Canamy1–4Real Zamora506 Tuxtla4–2Puebla3,200Morelia0–0Atlético Reynosa507 Gavilanes de Matamoros3–2Atlético Reynosa6,200Monterrey1–2Loros UdeC508 Reboceros de La Piedad1–2Pioneros de Cancún12,000Inter Playa del Carmen3–3UNAM09 Tepatitlán3–0Gavilanes de Matamoros1,300Santos Laguna1–1Tecos5010 Gavilanes de Matamoros1–1Deportivo Tepic1,200Guadalajara1–1Tijuana5011 Reboceros de La Piedad2–1Irapuato1,200América3–0Toluca5012 Atlético Reynosa4–0Tigres4,000Toluca0–2Cruz Azul Premier1013 Reboceros de La Piedad3–1Tuxtla3,500Tigres0–0Gavilanes de Matamoros5014 Loros UdeC1–1Guadalajara2,000Querétaro3–0Cruz Azul Premier10015 Reboceros de La Piedad2–0Veracruz2,500Tijuana2–3León3316 Loros UdeC4–0Necaxa5,000Deportivo Tepic0–5Pacific017 Reboceros de La Piedad2–2Toluca5,000Monarcas Morelia0–3Loros UdeC50
Source:Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report)
Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs)
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 penalty shoot-out.
Quarter-finals The first legs was played on 25 and 26 April 2018, and the second legs was played on 28 and 29 April 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first legs was played on 2 May 2018, and the second legs was played on 5 May 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Final The first leg was played on 9 May 2018, and the second leg was played on 12 May 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
Relegation Table P Team Pts G Pts/G 1 Loros UdeC 83 34 2 Reboceros de La Piedad 73 34 3 Tuxtla F.C. 68 34 4 Irapuato 67 34 5 Tepatitlán 64 34 6 Tigres 62 34 7 Inter Playa del Carmen 61 34 8 Pioneros de Cancún 61 34 9 América 55 34 10 Guadalajara 55 34 11 Monarcas Morelia 52 34 12 UNAM 51 34 13 Veracruz 49 34 14 Santos Laguna 49 34 15 Necaxa 48 34 16 Real Zamora 48 34 17 León 47 34 18 Atlético Reynosa 47 34 19 Querétaro 47 34 20 Gavilanes de Matamoros 47 34 21 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 46 34 22 Toluca 46 34 23 Deportivo Tepic 44 33 24 Tijuana 45 34 25 Puebla 45 34 26 Dorados Fuerza UACH 42 33 27 Atlas 41 34 28 Monterrey 41 34 29 Lobos BUAP 40 34 30 Alacranes de Durango 40 34 31 Halcones de Morelos 40 34 32 Tecos 40 34 33 F.C. 37 34 34 Cruz Azul Premier 36 34 35 Sporting Canamy 34 34 36 Pachuca 24 34 Last updated: 22 April 2018 Source: Liga Premier FMFP = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played
Promotion Final The Promotion Final is a series of matches played by the champions of the tournaments Apertura and Clausura, the game is played to determine the winning team of the promotion to Ascenso MX. The first leg was played on 16 May 2018, and the second leg was played on 19 May 2018.
First leg
Second leg
See also 2017–18 Liga MX season 2017–18 Ascenso MX season 2017–18 Serie B de México season
References
External links Official website of Liga Premier Magazine page