The 2019–20 Ascenso MX season was a two-part competition: Apertura 2019 and Clausura 2020, which were the final two seasons of Ascenso MX, the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 1 August 2019. On April 17, Liga MX President Enrique Bonilla announced the termination of the remainder of the Clausura 2020 tournament. Two reasons were the COVID-19 pandemic and the league's lack of financial resources.
On 22 May 2020 the Clausura season was cancelled and no champion will be crowned. With this announcement there would be no promotion or regulation for six seasons.
Changes from the previous season All teams are able to be promoted to Liga MX 2020–2021 season.
The relegated team of the Clausura 2020 Liga MX season will remain in Liga MX if it pays MXN$120 million to remain the 20th team of the league. MXN$60 million will go to the Ascenso MX team that would naturally be promoted and MXN$60 million would go to new projects determined by the Liga MX assembly. If the arrangement is declined, the 19 teams of Liga MX are responsible for MXN$120 million, the right to be the 20th team of Liga MX will be acceded to the Liga MX assembly. The vacant position in Liga MX could then be occupied by a certified Ascenso MX team or an external sport project. If the position remains open, Liga MX reserves all rights to do as it sees appropriate for the 2020–21 Liga MX season.
The first ranked team will qualify for semi-finals and teams ranked second through sixth will qualify for the quarter-finals.
Away victories will be counted as four points. The maximum number of points obtainable via this method will be restricted to the first six away matches played by one team.
14 clubs will participate in this season: Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz were relegated from Liga MX, then paid the required MXN$120 million to remain in Liga MX. Atlético San Luis won the Apertura 2018 and Clausura 2019 season and were automatically promoted to Liga MX. Tampico Madero were relegated to the Liga Premier de México, then paid the required fee to remain in Ascenso MX. Loros UdeC won the Serie A de México season and were promoted to Ascenso MX. Cafetaleros de Tapachula were relocated to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and will play in Ascenso MX as Cafetaleros de Chiapas. Grupo Tecamachalco was granted the hiatus of the Alebrijes de Oaxaca franchise for one season and the owners of the previously frozen Zacatepec Siglo XXI reinstated their club as Alebrijes de Oaxaca. FC Juárez bought the Lobos BUAP franchise and will play in Liga MX. Lobos BUAP received the FC Juárez franchise, but was placed in hiatus until the board presents a viable project for its administration.
Clausura 2020 On 7 December 2019, Potros UAEM announced they would no longer be able to compete in Ascenso MX citing their financial inability to operate in the division.
On 27 December 2019, Loros UdeC was dissolved after the death of its owner, because the new board had no interest in maintaining the franchise.
Stadiums and Locations Club City Stadium CapacityAtlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,950Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa Banorte 20,108Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747Tampico Madero Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas 19,667UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520U. de G. Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,110Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,737Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313
Personnel and kits Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)Atlante Manuel Velarde Alex Diego Sebastián Sosa Kappa Riviera MayaCelaya Alan Achar Héctor Altamirano Ignacio Torres Keuka BachocoChiapas José Luis Orantes Costanzo Leonardo Casanova Silver Sport ChiapasOaxaca Juan Carlos Jones Alejandro Pérez Arturo Ledesma Silver Sport Ópticas América, ElectrolitSinaloa José Antonio Núñez David Patiño Jesús Chávez Charly CoppelSonora Juan Pablo Rojo Isaac Morales Gerardo Moreno Keuka Súper del NorteTampico Madero Felipe del Ángel Malibrán Gerardo Espinoza Javier Orozco Charly NexumUAT Miguel Mansur Pedraza Roberto Hernández Egidio Arévalo Pirma AeromarUdeG Jorge Dávalos Jesús Vázquez Umbro ElectrolitVenados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Carlos Gutiérrez Aldo Polo U-Sports Tony Roma'sZacatecas Armando Martínez Patiño Oscar Torres Roberto Nurse Pirma TelcelZacatepec Víctor Manuel Arana Ricardo Valiño Ezequiel Cirigliano Bee Sports Ultromep 1. On the back of shirt. 2. On the sleeves. 3. On the shorts. 4. On the socks.
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tablePre-Apertura changes Zacatecas Andrés Carevic Resigned May 3, 2019 Oscar Torres May 15, 2019Preseason Atlante Gabriel Pereyra Sacked May 7, 2019 Alex Diego May 15, 2019 UdeG Jorge Dávalos Sacked May 25, 2019 Ricardo Rayas May 27, 2019 Chiapas Luis Fernando Soto Sacked May 30, 2019 Gabriel Pereyra May 30, 2019 Oaxaca Juan Manuel Rivera (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker June 10, 2019 Alejandro Pérez June 10, 2019 Sinaloa Diego Armando Maradona Resigned June 13, 2019 José Guadalupe Cruz June 17, 2019Apertura changes Celaya José Islas Sacked September 19, 2019 Héctor Altamirano September 19, 2019 13th Chiapas Gabriel Pereyra Sacked October 5, 2019 Diego de la Torre (Interim) October 6, 2019 12th UAEM David Rangel Sacked October 22, 2019 Raúl Gutiérrez October 22, 2019 14th UdeG Ricardo Rayas Resigned October 29, 2019 Jorge Dávalos October 29, 2019 7thPre-Clausura changes UAT Carlos Reinoso Sacked November 8, 2019 Roberto Hernández November 28, 2019Preseason Sinaloa José Guadalupe Cruz Resigned November 11, 2019 David Patiño December 4, 2019 Venados Sergio Orduña Sacked November 13, 2019 Carlos Gutiérrez December 10, 2019 Tampico Madero Mario García Covalles Sacked November 19, 2019 Gerardo Espinoza November 27, 2019 Chiapas Diego de la Torre (Interim) Confirmed as official manager December 2, 2019 Diego de la Torre December 2, 2019Clausura changesChiapas Diego de la Torre Sacked February 22, 2020 Leonardo Casanova February 25, 2020 12th
Apertura 2019 The Apertura 2019 season is the 49th season of Ascenso MX. The regular season began on 1 August 2019 and end on 6 December 2019.
Regular season
Standings
Positions by Round
Results Each team plays once all other teams in 13 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Víctor MañónU. de C.82 Matías BritosUAT6 Diego JiménezOaxaca Alberto OcejoTampico Madero Gustavo RamírezZacatepec José ZúñigaUAEM7 Ricardo MarínCelaya5 Sebastián SosaAtlante9 Franco ArizalaChiapas4 Éder CruzTampico Madero Jesús LaraOaxaca Guillermo MartínezChiapas Manuel PérezZacatecas Rodrigo PrietoZacatepec Ronaldo PrietoTampico Madero Source:Ascenso MX
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Víctor MañónU. de C.Zacatepec0–4 (A)10 August 20192 Gustavo RamírezZacatepecVenados3–1 (H)4 October 20199 Sebastián SosaAtlanteOaxaca3–0 (H)6 October 20199 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance
Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Oaxaca2–0U. de G.7,952UAEM4–0UAT1,2162 UAT1–2Atlante6,351Sonora3–0Oaxaca1,322 3 Tampico Madero0–0UAT14,646Celaya0–1Sonora2,9044 Oaxaca2–1Chiapas5,980Sonora0–1Tampico Madero2,3185 Zacatepec1–1Atlante7,394Celaya0–0UAT2,8996 Chiapas1–1U. de C.5,789Sonora2–1Venados1,2577 Tampico Madero1–0U. de G.4,823Sinaloa2–0Chiapas1,223 8 Oaxaca2–2Tampico Madero3,940Celaya0–1Venados1,8849 Tampico Madero2–3Celaya5,139Atlante3–0Oaxaca1,72810 Sinaloa0–0Atlante4,543Celaya4–0U. de C.2,24311 Tampico Madero1–1Zacatepec8,095Sonora0–1UAEM1,74312 Zacatepec1–3UAEM4,340UAT1–3Zacatecas1,012 13 U. de G.2–1U. de C.14,693UAT2–1Venados672
Source: Ascenso MX
Liguilla (Playoffs)
The seven best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The best team will be classified directly to semi-finals. 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 were played on 13 and 14 November, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 November 2019.
All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first legs will be played on 20 November, and the second legs will be played on 23 November 2019.
All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún.
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Apertura 2019 winners: Alebrijes de Oaxaca2nd Title
Clausura 2020 The Clausura 2020 season is the 50th season of Ascenso MX. The season began on 23 January 2020. On 14 April 2020, it was announced that the Clausura 2020 season would not finish and a champion won't be crowned.
Regular season
Standings
Positions by Round
Results Each team plays once all other teams in 11 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Roberto NurseZacatecas62 Alberto AlvaradoUAT5 Isaac DíazChiapas João dos SantosU. de G. Gustavo Adrián RamírezZacatepec6 Amaury EscotoSinaloa477 players3 Source:Ascenso MX
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Roberto NurseZacatecasVenados4–0 (H)31 January 20202 Julio DoldánUATU. de G.6–2 (H)21 February 20205 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance
Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 U. de G.1–0Oaxaca7,603Venados2–1Zacatepec3,5122 U. de G.0–2Tampico Madero10,389Atlante2–1Sinaloa2,9873 Oaxaca1–1Sinaloa12,000Sonora2–1Zacatepec1,7124 UAT1–0Tampico Madero10,320Celaya0–1Zacatecas2,9695 Chiapas0–1Celaya7,889Sonora0–0Atlante1,7386 Oaxaca0–0UAT9,976Atlante0–0Venados2,5587 Zacatecas2–0Atlante15,245Sonora0–2UAT2,0358 Oaxaca0–1Atlante12,603Venados1–0Chiapas2,954
Source: Ascenso MX
Relegation table The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019, Apertura 2019, and Clausura 2020. On 2019–20 season the relegation was suspended after dissolution of UAEM and U. de C., the relegation will be resumed in the 2020–21 season.
TeamRelegation1Zacatecas23283225142014277+48Safe for 2020–21 Season2Tampico Madero000017122919+63Zacatepec24241322191311577+134Oaxaca2423221921611577+85Atlante11233017201111277+66Sinaloa2026222014510777+37Sonora2214252215810677−128Celaya2823818121310277 –89U. de G.13251827151310177−410UAT2218151710169877−1011Venados23199208139277–2012Chiapas212212151338677−1713U. de C. (D)00001401414.0000–2Team dissolved14UAEM (D)131117171307171.0000–22Withdrawn team Last update:15 March 2020 Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points R = Relegated Source: Ascenso MX
Aggregate table The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2019–20 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for 2020–21 Copa MX qualification.
See also 2019–20 Liga MX season 2019–20 Liga MX Femenil season