The 2020–21 Liga Premier de México season was the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 18 September 2020 and finished on 16 May 2021.
Changes from the previous season UNAM Premier has discontinued their participation in Serie A to participate in the new Liga de Expansión MX. Atlético Bahía, Atlético Reynosa, Atlético San Francisco, Calor, Coras de Nayarit, Correcaminos UAT Premier, Deportivo Nuevo Chimalhuacán, La Paz, Murciélagos, Sporting Canamy, UACH and Yalmakán were put on hiatus for the 2020–21 season due to financial issues due to COVID-19. Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier renamed to Cafetaleros de Chiapas, will stay in Chiapas and will become their Primary Team after their Ascenso MX Team moved to Cancun. Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala have been certified and promoted to the Liga de Expansión MX, while Atlético Reynosa did not get certified due to stadium issues. Colima F.C. and Mazorqueros F.C. joins in Serie A as expansion teams. Aguacateros CDU, Ciervos, Cuautla, Dongu and Zitácuaro joins in Serie A as expansion teams from Serie B. Real Zamora returns from hiatus but they were relocated and renamed as Azores de Hidalgo. Héroes de Zací tried to join in Serie A after being approved after a one-year hold due to stadium requirements were not met. However, to meet the requirements, the team was relocated to Acámbaro, Guanajuato, in addition, the franchise was rented to another administration other than the owners. However, the team was subsequently not approved to participate in the season. Atlético Irapuato was renamed as C.D. Irapuato due to changes in club ownership. Chapulineros de Oaxaca will decline their Liga Premier participation for 2020–21 season to participate in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano after one year return from hiatus. Deportivo CAFESSA Tlajomulco, Dorados de Sinaloa Premier, Mineros de Zacatecas Premier and Real Canamy Tlayacapan have dissolved. On January 23, 2021 Azores de Hidalgo was relocated and renamed as Inter de Querétaro, however, officially the team continued to be registered as Azores de Hidalgo for the rest of the season.
Group 1 Stadiums and locations
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateAlacranes de Durango Héctor Jair Real Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000 —Atlético San Luis Luis Francisco García San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,709 Atlético San LuisCimarrones de Sonora José Islas Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747 Cimarrones de SonoraColima René Isidoro García Colima City, Colima Olímpico Universitario de Colima 11,812 —Gavilanes de Matamoros Jorge Martínez Merino Matamoros, Tamaulipas El Hogar 22,000 —La Piedad Jorge Guerrero La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356 —Leones Negros UdeG Víctor Hugo Mora Zapopan, Jalisco Instalaciones Club Deportivo U.de G. Cancha 3 3,000 Leones Negros UdeGMazorqueros Mario Trejo Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco Municipal Santa Rosa 4,000 —Mineros de Fresnillo Joaquín Espinoza Fresnillo, Zacatecas Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo 5,000 —Saltillo Jair García Saltillo, Coahuila Olímpico Francisco I. Madero 7,000 —Tecos Isaac Moreno Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779 —Tuzos UAZ Rubén Hernández Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,068 —
Standings
Positions by round
Results
Group 2 Stadium and locations
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateAguacateros CDU José Roberto Muñoz Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 —CAFESSA Jalisco Omar Briceño Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020 —Cafetaleros de Chiapas Miguel Ángel Casanova Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001 CancúnCañoneros Marina José Luis Valdéz Milpa Alta, Mexico City Momoxco 3,500 —Ciervos Pablo Robles Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, State of Mexico Arreola 2,500 —Cruz Azul Hidalgo Joaquín Moreno Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 7,761 Cruz AzulCuautla Carlos González Cuautla, Morelos Isidro Gil Tapia 5,000 —Dongu René Fuentes Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 —Inter Playa del Carmen Carlos Bracamontes Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid 7,500 —Inter Querétaro Hugo Serrano Querétaro City, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva La Cañada 2,000 —Irapuato Javier San Román Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez 25,000 —Pioneros de Cancún Daniel Moguel Hernández Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 18,844 –Zitácuaro José Raúl Montes Zitácuaro, Michoacán Ignacio López Rayón 10,000 —
Standings
Positions by round
Results
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Daniel DelgadilloCafetaleros de Chiapas222 Marco GranadosIrapuato183 Brandon RosasPioneros de Cancún174 Brian MartínezCruz Azul Hidalgo165 Luis Miguel FrancoLa Piedad156 Alberto GarcíaIrapuato12 William GuzmánAlacranes de Durango8 Luis Fernando CruzColima11 Raúl SuárezInter Playa del Carmen10 Erick BustosCruz Azul Hidalgo9 Diego GonzálezLa Piedad Juan Carlos PeñaAguacateros CDU Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Daniel DelgadilloCafetaleros de ChiapasPioneros de Cancún 4 – 0 (H) 20 September 2020 1 Brandon RosasPioneros de CancúnCiervos 4 – 0 (H) 24 October 20206 Erick BustosCruz Azul HidalgoPioneros de Cancún 3 – 3 (A) 6 November 20208 Luis Miguel FrancoLa PiedadSaltillo 7 – 0 (H) 29 November 20204 Brian MartínezCruz Azul HidalgoZitácuaro 6 – 0 (H) 30 November 202011 Kevin ChaurandColimaUAZ 0 – 4 (A) 30 January 2021 14 Marco GranadosIrapuatoDongu 0 – 7 (A) 30 January 2021 16 Luis Fernando CruzColimaMazorqueros 3 – 0 (H) 20 February 2021 17 Christopher CortésUAZSaltillo 2 – 3 (A) 20 February 2021 17 Daniel DelgadilloCafetaleros de ChiapasInter Querétaro 5 – 0 (H) 13 February 2021 18 Salvador EstrellaAguacateros CDUCañoneros Marina 0 – 4 (A) 20 February 2021 19 Daniel DelgadilloCafetaleros de ChiapasCañoneros Marina 9 – 1 (H) 14 March 2021 22 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Coefficient table P Team Pts G Pts/G GD 1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 59 24 +34 2 Inter Playa del Carmen 57 24 +38 3 Irapuato 57 24 +37 4 Alacranes de Durango 52 22 +29 5 Cafetaleros de Chiapas 53 24 +39 6 La Piedad 47 22 +19 7 Colima 46 22 +17 8 Gavilanes de Matamoros 46 22 +8 9 CAFESSA Jalisco 50 24 +18 10 Aguacateros CDU 44 24 +5 11 Pioneros de Cancún 42 24 0 +4 12 Mineros de Fresnillo 35 22 +5 13 Atlético San Luis 32 22 –2 14 Tuzos UAZ 32 22 –3 15 Dongu 32 24 –19 16 Zitácuaro 31 24 –11 17 Tecos 25 22 –8 18 Mazorqueros 24 22 –13 19 Saltillo 22 22 .000 –17 20 Leones Negros 19 22 –17 21 Cuautla 19 24 –21 22 Azores/Inter Querétaro 17 24 –34 23 Cimarrones de Sonora 11 22 00 –21 24 Ciervos 11 24 –51 25 Cañoneros Marina 10 24 –39 Last updated: April 11, 2021 Source: Liga Premier FMFP = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference
Attendance
Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 No matches with fans in attendance23456789101112 13 Cuautla 3–2 Inter de Querétaro 100 N/A14 No matches with fans in attendance15 Irapuato 2–1 Cuautla 7,000 N/A16 No matches with fans in attendance17181920212223 Inter Playa 4–1 Aguacateros CDU 100 Mazorqueros 3–0 UAZ 4724 Irapuato 1–0 Inter Playa 1,500N/A25 No matches with fans in attendance26 Irapuato 6–0 Cañoneros Marina 1,500 Durango 4–0 Mazorqueros 150
Source: Liga Premier FMF
Liguilla 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 were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 April 2021.
All times are UTC−5
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 29 April, and the second legs were played on 2 May 2021.
All times are UTC−5
First leg
Second leg
Final The first leg was played on 9 May, and the second leg was played on 16 May 2021.
All times are UTC−5
First leg
Second leg
See also 2020–21 Liga MX season 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season 2020–21 Liga TDP season
References
External links Official website of Liga Premier FMF