The 2019–20 Liga Premier de México season was divided into two divisions named Serie A and Serie B. Liga Premier is the third-tier and fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 16 August 2019. On 15 April 2020 the regular season was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic. On 22 May 2020, the 2019–20 season was officially cancelled.
Serie A Changes from the previous season Toluca, América, Necaxa, Monarcas Morelia and Guadalajara Premier were discontinued due to possible creation of Liga MX U23 league. Marina was promoted to Serie A as 2018-19 Serie B winner. Atlético Saltillo Soccer, CAFESSA and Mineros de Fresnillo were promoted from Serie B as expansion teams. Loros UdeC was promoted to Ascenso MX. Atlético San Luis Premier joined the league. Deportivo Tepic J.A.P. franchise returned to the division as Atlético Bahía. Due to ground problems Real Zamora was put on hiatus in the 2019–20 season. Tuxtla F.C. ceased operation. Ocelotes UNACH reached an agreement with Cafetaleros de Chiapas, the team was promoted to Serie A, but moved to Tapachula and was renamed as Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier. Cocodrilos de Tabasco were relocated in Liga TDP by their board and renamed to Pejelagartos de Tabasco. Héroes de Zaci, 2018–19 Liga TDP champions, remained in the same league due to problems with the ground. Pacific F.C. was on hiatus this season. The team will seek to obtain a place in the Ascenso MX through negotiations with another franchise for the 2020–21 season. Atlético Saltillo Soccer was renamed Saltillo F.C. but officially kept the original name.
Mid-season changes On December 18, 2019, as part of the disaffiliation of Club Veracruz two week earlier, Albinegros de Orizaba has also been disaffiliated from Serie A and will not participate in Second Half of Season.
Group 1 Teams information
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateAlacranes de Durango Héctor Jair Real Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000 —Atlético Bahía José Antonio Rizo (Interim) Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle 4,000 —Atlético Reynosa Gastón Obledo Reynosa, Tamaulipas Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad 20,000 —Cimarrones de Sonora Mario López Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747 Cimarrones de SonoraCoras de Nayarit Marco Díaz Ávalos (Interim) Tepic, Nayarit Nicolás Álvarez Ortega 12,271 —Gavilanes de Matamoros Lorenzo López Balboa Matamoros, Tamaulipas El Hogar 22,000 —Leones Negros UdeG Sergio Díaz Zapopan, Jalisco Club Deportivo U. de G. 3,000 Leones Negros UdeGMineros de Fresnillo Joaquín Espinoza Fresnillo, Zacatecas Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo 5,000 —Murciélagos Valentín Arredondo Los Mochis, Sinaloa Centenario 11,134 —Saltillo Francisco Javier Gamboa Saltillo, Coahuila Olímpico Francisco I. Madero 7,000 —Tecos Daniel Alcántar Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779 —Tepatitlán de Morelos Paco Ramírez Tepatitlán, Jalisco Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez 12,500 —UACH Carlos Kanahan Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza 22,000 —UAT Premier Arturo Chávez Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520 Correcaminos UATUAZ Rubén Hernández Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,068 —
Standings
Positions by round
Results Each team plays once all other teams in 30 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match. In this group each team rests on two rounds of the season.
Group 2
Teams information
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateAtlético Irapuato Omar Arellano Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez 25,000 —Atlético San Luis Julio Servín San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Plan de San Luis 18,000 Atlético San LuisCAFESSA Jalisco Jaime Durán Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020 —Cafetaleros de Chiapas Marco Valverde Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 18,017 Cafetaleros de ChiapasCruz Azul Hidalgo Carlos Roberto Pérez Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 7,761 Cruz AzulInter Playa del Carmen Marco Antonio Palacios Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid 7,500 —Marina José Gerardo Espinoza Milpa Alta, Mexico City Momoxco 3,500 —Pioneros de Cancún Carlos Bracamontes Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289 —Reboceros de La Piedad Cristian Martínez Malagón (Interim) La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356 —Sporting Canamy Gerardo Durón Oaxtepec, Morelos Olímpico de Oaxtepec 9,000 —Tlaxcala Lorenzo Sáez Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala Unidad Deportiva José Brindis 3,000 —UNAM Carlos Humberto González Coyoacán, Mexico City La Cantera 2,000 UNAMYalmakán Víctor Manuel Morales Chetumal, Quintana Roo José López Portillo 6,600 —
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Standings
Positions by round
Results Each team plays once all other teams in 26 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
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Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Humberto GuzmánTepatitlán162 José Pablo VelascoUAZ14 Igor NevesAtlético Reynosa4 Efraín TorresGavilanes / Saltillo135 Juan David AnguloAtlético Reynosa12 Brandon RosasCAFESSA Jalisco7 Luis Miguel FrancoYalmakán11 Erick BustosIrapuato9 Óscar GallardoSporting Canamy10 Alan IslasMarina Adrián MuroDurango Ulises JaimesTepatitlán Source: Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Erick BustosIrapuatoUNAM3–2 (H)14 September 20195 Daniel DelgadilloPioneros de CancúnCafetaleros de Chiapas5–2 (H)9 November 201912 Ariel OrtegaAlacranes de DurangoMineros de Zacatecas4–1 (H)17 January 202017 Efraín TorresSaltilloCimarrones de Sonora2–4 (A)30 January 202019 Humberto GonzálezTepatitlánAtlético Reynosa4–0 (H)1 February 202019 Igor NevesAtlético ReynosaTecos2–7 (A)28 February 202023 José Pablo VelascoUAZMineros de Fresnillo6–2 (H)29 February 202023 José AlmanzaGavilanes de MatamorosAtlético Bahía11–1 (H)29 February 202023 Erick BustosIrapuatoLa Piedad2–3 (A)15 March 202025 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance
Per team
Notes
Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Irapuato1–1Pioneros12,000UAT1–0UAZ502 Saltillo1–1UAT7,000Orizaba3–2CAFESSA Jalisco100 3 Irapuato3–2Atlético San Luis10,000Sporting Canamy1–2Tlaxcala100 4 Saltillo1–1Cimarrones de Sonora3,000Mineros de Fresnillo1–1Tecos100 5 Irapuato3–2UNAM5,000Cimarrones de Sonora0–0Mineros de Fresnillo50 6 Saltillo1–1Leones Negros5,000Marina0–1CAFESSA Jalisco100 7 Irapuato1–0Yalmakán12,000Cimarrones de Sonora2–2Atlético Bahía508 Tlaxcala0–1Irapuato2,200Atlético San Luis0–1CAFESSA Jalisco509 Irapuato2–3La Piedad8,000Orizaba0–2Pioneros10010 Atlético Reynosa3–0Gavilanes de Matamoros3,000Atlético San Luis0–1Orizaba50 11 Irapuato1–0Sporting Canamy10,000Mineros de Fresnillo0–2Murciélagos10012 Tepatitlán5–0Leones Negros2,000UAT0–2Tecos100 13 Irapuato3–0Marina8,000Sporting Canamy0–2CAFESSA Jalisco50 14 Tlaxcala1–2UNAM2,000Cruz Azul Hidalgo0–0Yalmakán100 15 Saltillo0–1Coras de Nayarit2,000UAZ1–1Durango100 16 Saltillo0–0Durango3,000Mineros de Fresnillo0–3Coras de Nayarit100 17 Tlaxcala2–0Yalmakán1,500Cimarrones de Sonora4–3Leones Negros50 18 Irapuato0–0Pioneros de Cancún12,000Sporting Canamy1–0Cruz Azul Hidalgo5019 Tepatitlán4–0Atlético Reynosa3,800Cimarrones de Sonora2–4Saltillo50 20 Saltillo1–3Gavilanes de Matamoros5,000Sporting Canamy2–2Cafetaleros de Chiapas50 21 Gavilanes de Matamoros2–0Mineros de Fresnillo3,000Leones Negros2–1Saltillo50 22 Irapuato4–4Cruz Azul Hidalgo10,000Atlético Bahía2–0Cimarrones de Sonora100 23 Tlaxcala0–1Cruz Azul Hidalgo5,000Leones Negros1–3Murciélagos50 24 Irapuato2–2Tlaxcala10,000Sporting Canamy0–4UNAM100 25 Gavilanes2–2Atlético Reynosa9,000Cimarrones de Sonora0–5Tepatitlán100
Source: Liga Premier FMF
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Coefficients table To determine the seeding of the teams qualified to the playoff phase, a table of coefficients is used, in which the points obtained are divided between the matches played. Generally, this same table is used to determine the team relegated to Serie B, however, in the 2019–2020 season the category relegation was suspended.
P Team Pts G Pts/G GD 1 Tepatitlán 62 23 +21 2 Tlaxcala 49 20 00 +16 3 UAZ 56 24 +23 4 Atlético Reynosa 53 23 +31 5 Atlético Irapuato 44 20 000 +15 6 Gavilanes 48 23 0 +26 7 Durango 46 23 .0000 +24 8 Coras de Nayarit 44 22 .0000 +11 9 CAFESSA Jalisco 37 20 00 +6 10 Pioneros de Cancún 35 20 00 +11 11 UACH 38 23 +6 12 UNAM 34 21 0 +6 13 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 32 20 000 +11 14 Murciélagos 39 24 0 +9 15 Saltillo 37 24 +5 16 Inter Playa del Carmen 27 20 00 +6 17 Yalmakán 28 21 –5 18 La Piedad 27 21 –7 19 Cafetaleros de Chiapas 25 20 00 –8 20 Marina 25 20 00 –14 21 Tecos 25 22 –11 22 UAT 21 23 0 –15 23 Leones Negros 17 23 –19 24 Atlético Bahía 15 24 0 –68 25 Sporting Canamy 12 20 000 –17 26 Atlético San Luis 12 21 –20 27 Mineros de Fresnillo 13 24 –26 28 Cimarrones de Sonora 12 23 –35 Last updated: March 15, 2020 Source: Liga Premier FMFP = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference
Serie B Changes from the previous season Below are listed the member clubs of the Serie B for the 2019–20 season.
Gladiadores dissolved and renamed to Deportivo Dongu F.C. La Paz will participate in the Serie B as an expansion team. Zitácuaro and Chapulineros de Oaxaca will rejoin the league after one year on hiatus. Sporting Canamy reactivated its on hiatus franchise and created Real Canamy Tlayacapan, a reserve team. Atlético San Francisco and Aguacateros CDU were promoted from Liga TDP. Marina was promoted to Serie A as 2018-19 Serie B winner. Atlético Saltillo Soccer, CAFESSA and Mineros de Fresnillo were accepted as new teams in Serie A. Celaya Premier and Constructores de Gómez Palacio dissolved. Sahuayo were relocated in Liga TDP by their board. Ocelotes UNACH reached an agreement with Cafetaleros de Chiapas, the team was promoted to Serie A, but moved to Tapachula and was renamed as Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier. FC Potosino will not play this season. Originally, this team had signed an agreement to move to Salamanca, Guanajuato and be renamed to Salamanca F.C., however, the Mexican Football Federation did not give its authorization for this change because the new field did not comply with the guidelines for participation in the league.
Teams information
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateACD Uruapan José Roberto Muñoz Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 —Atlético San Francisco Emanuell Alvarado San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato Domingo Velázquez 3,500 —CAFESSA Paulo César Chávez Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco Unidad Deportiva Mariano Otero 3,000 CAFESSA JaliscoCalor Pedro Muñoz Monclova, Coahuila Unidad Deportiva Nora Leticia Rocha 4,000 —Chapulineros de Oaxaca Jesús López Meneses San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Independiente MRCI 3,000 —Ciervos Pablo Robles Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, State of Mexico Arreola 2,500 —Cuautla Carlos González Cuautla, Morelos Isidro Gil Tapia 5,000 —Dongu René Fuentes Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 —Dorados de Sinaloa Marco Marroquín Navolato, Sinaloa Deportivo Juventud 2,000 Dorados de SinaloaLa Paz Omar Moreno La Paz, Baja California Sur Guaycura 5,209 —Mineros de Zacatecas Esteban Vega Zacatecas, Zacatecas Universitario Unidad Deportiva Norte 5,000 Mineros de ZacatecasNuevo Chimalhuacán Edgar Jiménez Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico La Laguna 2,000 —Real Canamy Tlayacapan Miguel Ángel Limón Oaxtepec, Morelos Olímpico de Oaxtepec 9,000 Sporting CanamyZitácuaro Leonardo Pipino Zitácuaro, Michoacán Ignacio López Rayón 10,000 —
Season development Standings
Positions by round
Results Each team plays once all other teams in 26 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.