The 2012–13 Tercera División season is the fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 31 August 2012 and finished on 2 June 2013.
Competition format The Tercera División (Third Division) is divided into 14 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respective group. The 14 groups consist of teams who are eligible to play in the liguilla de ascenso for one promotion spot, teams who are affiliated with teams in the Liga MX, Ascenso MX and Liga Premier, which are not eligible for promotion but will play that who the better filial team in an eight team filial playoff tournament for the entire season.
The league format allows participating franchises to rent their place to another team, so some clubs compete with a different name than the one registered with the FMF.
Group 1 Group with 9 teams from Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatán.
Teams Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Chetumal Chetumal, Quintana Roo 10 de Abril 5,000 — — Corsarios de Campeche Campeche, Campeche Universitario de Campeche 4,000 — — Delfines del Carmen Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche Polideportivo UNACAR Campus II 8,000 Delfines – Dragones de Tabasco Villahermosa, Tabasco Olímpico de Villahermosa 10,500 — Real Victoria Ejidatarios de Bonfil Cancún, Quintana Roo La Parcela 1,000 — — Inter Playa del Carmen Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Félix González Canto 1,000 Inter Playa del Carmen — Itzaes Mérida, Yucatán Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad 1,000 – – Jaguares de la 48 Reforma, Chiapas Sergio Lira Gallardo 600 — — Pioneros Junior Cancún, Quintana Roo Cancún 86 6,390 Pioneros de Cancún —
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Group 2 Group with 16 teams from Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz.
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Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official Name Académicos UGM Orizaba, Veracruz Universitario UGM 1,500 – – Atlético Boca del Río Boca del Río, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez 1,500 — – Caballeros de Córdoba Córdoba, Veracruz Rafael Murillo Vidal 3,800 – – Cruz Azul Lagunas Lagunas, Oaxaca Cruz Azul 2,000 Cruz Azul – Delfines UGM Nogales, Veracruz UGM Nogales 1,500 — — Estudiantes de Xalapa Xalapa, Veracruz Antonio M. Quirasco 3,000 – – Estudiantes de San Andrés San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Lino Fararoni 1,000 — – Halcones Marinos de Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz Universidad Cristóbal Colón 1,200 — – Lanceros de Cosoleacaque Cosoleacaque, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Miguel Hidalgo 1,000 – – Langostineros de Atoyac Atoyac, Veracruz Padelma 2000 1,000 – – Limoneros de Martínez de la Torre Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz El Cañizo 3,000 – – Naranjeros de Álamo Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca Municipal Juchiteco 1,000 – – Petroleros de Poza Rica Poza Rica, Veracruz Heriberto Jara Corona 10,000 — — Piñeros de Loma Bonita Loma Bonita, Oaxaca 20 de Noviembre 1,000 – – Tiburones Rojos Boca del Río Boca del Río, Veracruz CAR Veracruz 1,000 Veracruz –
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Group 3 Group with 17 teams from Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, State of Mexico and Veracruz.
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Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Albinegros de Orizaba Orizaba, Veracruz EMSA 1,500 – – Alpha Puebla City, Puebla Club Alpha 3 3,000 – – Anlesjeroka Tehuacán, Puebla Anlesjeroka 400 Guadalajara – Atlético Cuernavaca Cuernavaca, Morelos Municipal Mazatepec 1,000 – – Aztecas AMF Soccer Zacapoaxtla, Puebla Polideportivo Zacapoaxtla 1,000 – – Ballenas Galeana Morelos Xochitepec, Morelos La Escuelita 1,000 – – Chapulineros de Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Unidad Deportiva Oriente 1,000 – – Chilpancingo Chilpancingo, Guerrero Polideportivo Chilpancingo 1,000 – – Cuautla UNILA Cuautla, Morelos Isidro Gil Tapia 5,000 Cuautla – Deportivo Neza Tierra Colorada, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva La Pinta 1,000 – – Guerreros de Yecapixtla Yecapixtla, Morelos Fidel Díaz Vera 1,000 – – SEP Puebla Puebla City, Puebla Unidad Deportiva Mario Vázquez Raña 800 – – Tehuacán Tehuacán, Puebla Tehuacán 1,000 – – Tigrillos Dorados MRCI San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Campo Independiente MRCI 3,000 – – Tulyehualco Puebla City, Puebla Ex Hacienda San José Maravillas 500 – – Zacatepec 1948 Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín Coruco Díaz 16,000 Zacatepec 1948 – Zapata Xochitepec, Morelos Unidad Deportiva Tehuixtla 1,000 – –
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Group 4 Group with 17 teams from Greater Mexico City.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Águilas de Teotihuacán Teotihuacán, State of Mexico Municipal Acolman 1,000 – – Álamos Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – Ángeles de la Ciudad Iztacalco, Mexico City Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 – – Atlético Herba Tlahuac, Mexico City Universidad Tlahuac 500 – – Azules de la Sección 26 Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Deportivo Francisco Zarco 500 Pachuca – Coyotes Neza Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Metropolitano 4,000 – – Deportivo Iztacalco Chapa de Mota, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Chapa de Mota 1,000 – – Lobos Unión Neza Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Deportivo Francisco I. Madero 2,000 – – Marina Xochimilco, Mexico City Valentín González 5,000 – – Novillos Neza Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Metropolitano 4,000 – – Pato Baeza Texcoco de Mora, State of Mexico Centro de Fútbol Pato Baeza 1,000 – – Promodep Central Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City, Venustiano Carranza Deportivo Plutarco Elías Calles 2,500 – – Real Olmeca Sport Iztacalco, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – Sporting Canamy Iztapalapa, Mexico City Deportivo Francisco I. Madero 2,000 – – Tecamachalco Sur Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico Alberto Pérez Navarro 3,000 – Ajax Jiutepec Texcoco Texcoco de Mora, State of Mexico Municipal Claudio Suárez 4,000 – – Vaqueros Tepotzotlán, State of Mexico Municipal Miguel Alemán 1,000 – –
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Group 5 Group with 16 teams from Mexico City, Michoacán and State of Mexico.
Teams Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético Chiapas Iztacalco, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – Atlético Naucalpan Naucalpan, State of Mexico Unidad Cuauhtémoc 1,500 – – Atlético UEFA Coacalco, State of Mexico Campos Fragoso 500 – – Estudiantes de Atlacomulco Atlacomulco, State of Mexico Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza 2,000 – – Futcenter Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico Deportivo Luis García Postigo 1,000 – – Grupo Sherwood Ixtapan de la Sal, State of Mexico Ixtapan 90 4,000 – – Ixtlahuaca Ixtlahuaca, State of Mexico Municipal 2,000 – – Jilotepec Jilotepec, State of Mexico Rubén Chávez Chávez 2,000 – – Manchester Metepec Metepec, State of Mexico Unidad Cultural SNTE 500 – – Metepec Metepec, State of Mexico Cancha Arqueros FC 1,000 – – Potros UAEM Toluca, State of Mexico Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba 32,603 Potros UAEM – Real Halcones Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico Deportivo Ana Gabriela Guevara 2,500 – – Tejupilco Tejupilco, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Tejupilco 1,000 – – Tecamachalco Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico Alberto Pérez Navarro 3,000 – – Tolcayuca Atlautla, State of Mexico La Granja 1,500 – – Zitácuaro Zitácuaro, Michoacán Ignacio López Rayón 10,000 – –
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Group 6 Group with 16 teams from Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, State of Mexico and Tlaxcala.
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Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético Hidalgo Pachuca, Hidalgo La Higa 1,000 – – Cruz Azul Dublán Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo Estadio 10 de Diciembre 17,000 Cruz Azul – Deportivo Ixmiquilpan Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo Unidad Deportiva Ixmiquilpan 1,000 – Plateados de Cerro Azul Hidalguense Pachuca, Hidalgo Club Hidalguense 800 – – Leones de Huauchinango Huauchinango, Puebla Unidad Deportiva México 1,000 – – Lobos BUAP Puebla City, Puebla Preparatoria Benito Juárez 1,500 Lobos BUAP – Morelos Ecatepec Ecatepec, State of Mexico Morelos 2,000 – – Pachuca Juniors San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Universidad del Fútbol 1,000 Pachuca – Reales de Puebla Atlixco, Puebla Deportivo Metepec 1,000 — — Real San Cosme Mazatecocho, Tlaxcala San José del Agua 1,000 – – Santiago Tulantepec Santiago Tulantepec, Hidalgo Unidad Deportiva Conrado Muntane 1,000 – – Star Club Chiautempan, Tlaxcala Unidad Deportiva Próspero Cahuantzi 2,500 — — Sultanes de Tamazunchale Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí Deportivo Solidaridad 1,650 — — Tuzos Pachuca San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Universidad del Fútbol 1,000 Pachuca – Unión Acolman Acolman, State of Mexico Municipal Acolman 1,200 – – Universidad del Fútbol San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Universidad del Fútbol 1,000 Pachuca –
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Group 7 Group with 16 teams from Greater Mexico City.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético San Juan de Aragón Papalotla, State of Mexico Deportivo Municipal Papalotla 500 – – Buendía Iztacalco, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – CEFOR Cuauhtémoc Blanco Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Deportivo Plutarco Elías Calles 1,000 – – Frailes Homape Xochimilco, Mexico City San Isidro 1,000 – – Halcones del Valle del Mezquital Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Deportivo Los Galeana 2,000 – – Independiente Mexiquense Nicolás Romero, State of Mexico Progreso Industrial 1,500 – – Leones de Lomar Xochimilco, Mexico City San Isidro 1,200 – – Panteras de Lindavista Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Deportivo Plutarco Elías Calles 1,000 – – Plateros Iztacalco, Mexico City Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 – – Potros de Hierro Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico Universidad Anáhuac México Norte 300 Atlante – Proyecto Nuevo Chimalhuacán Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico Tepalcates 5,000 Nuevo Chimalhuacán – Reyes de Texcoco Texcoco, State of Mexico Municipal Claudio Suárez 4,000 – – San José del Arenal Chalco, State of Mexico Joaquín Iracheta 2,000 – – Sport Clinic Ciudad de México Tlalpan, Mexico City Centro Social y Deportivo Rosario Iglesias 1,000 – – Teca Huixquilucan Texcoco de Mora, State of Mexico Deportivo San Martín 1,000 – – Vikingos de Chalco Chalco, State of Mexico La Granja 1,500 – –
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Group 8 Group with 17 teams from Guanajuato, Guerrero, Michoacán and Querétaro.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético San Miguel Acámbaro, Guanajuato Fray Salvador Rangel 4,000 – – Cobras de Querétaro Querétaro City, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva La Cañada 3,000 – – Delfines de Abasolo Abasolo, Guanajuato Municipal de Abasolo 2,500 – – Deportivo Corregidora Corregidora, Querétaro Municipal de Querétaro 12,000 – – Felinos de Querétaro Querétaro City, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva La Cañada 3,000 – Atlético Iztacalco Gallos Blancos de Zihuatanejo Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Municipal Zihuatanejo 2,000 Querétaro – Jaral del Progreso Jaral del Progreso, Guanajuato Unidad Deportiva Municipal 1,000 – – Limoneros de Apatzingán Apatzingán, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Adolfo López Mateos 5,000 Monarcas Morelia – Lobos de Zihuatanejo Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Municipal Zihuatanejo 2,000 – – Monarcas Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos practice fieldVenustiano Carranza 1,00017,000 Monarcas Morelia – Monarcas Zacapu Zacapu, Michoacán Municipal de Zacapu 2,500 Monarcas Morelia – Originales Aguacateros Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 – – Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva La Cañada 3,000 Querétaro – Santa Rosa Querétaro, Querétaro Parque Bicentenario 1,000 – – Toros de Tequisquiapan Tequisquiapan, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva Emiliano Zapata 1,000 – San Juan del Río Tota Carbajal León, Guanajuato Club Cabezas Rojas 1,000 – Cabezas Rojas CDU Uruapan Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 – Peces Blancos de Pátzcuaro
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Group 9 Group with 18 teams from Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.
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