The 2021–22 Serie A de México season is part of the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 17 September 2021 and finished on 15 May 2022.
Offseason Changes 27 teams will participate in the season. Since 2021–22 season, the season will once again be divided into two tournaments: Apertura and Clausura. On June 18, 2021, but was confirmed by the team a week later, Cruz Azul Hidalgo has been put on hiatus due to financial and economic issues within the club. After taking a hiatus due to COVID-19, Sporting Canamy, UAT and Yalmakán returns to participate in Serie A for 2021–22 season. On June 23, 2021, Aguacateros CDU returns to Serie B after an invite to participate in Serie A for the 2020–21 season when Serie B was suspended. On June 26, 2021, Fuertes de Fortín was promoted from Liga TDP, however, due to problems with its field, the team was sold to businessmen from Orizaba, who relocated it to their city and was renamed Montañeses F.C. On June 26, 2021 Club RC–1128 was promoted from Liga TDP, however, due to problems with its field, the team was merged with Catedráticos Elite F.C. and took the identity of this club, so it was relocated in Ameca. On June 29, 2021, Atlético San Luis dissolved due to a financial restructuring of the club. On June 30, 2021, Mineros de Fresnillo has been put on hiatus due to sponsorship funding issues. However, later Mineros de Zacatecas became part of the owners of the club, so the continuity of the team for the 2021–22 season was assured. On May 16, 2021, C.D. Irapuato sportively won the promotion to the Liga de Expansión MX. However, on June 3, 2021, the Mexican Football Federation announced the opening of a selection process to choose the club that would occupy the Liga Premier 3 place, because Irapuato must still meet some requirements to compete in the Liga de Expansión MX, three Liga Premier clubs (Durango, Irapuato and Matamoros), were chosen for an audit process that would determine the winner of the promotion. On July 5, 2021, it was confirmed that no team undergoing the certification audit approved the procedure, so there will be no club promoted from the Liga Premier. On July 15, 2021, CAFESSA Jalisco has been placed on hiatus, will not participate this season. On July 15, 2021, Coras de Nayarit F.C. announced it return to the League after a one-year hiatus, however, the team was renamed Coras F.C. On July 29, 2021, Zitácuaro has been placed on one–year hiatus due to financial issues, will not participate this season. On July 30, 2021, Pioneros de Cancún has been placed on hiatus. On July 30, 2021, Escorpiones, Leviatán, Lobos ULMX, Tritones Vallarta and Zap joined the league as expansion teams. On July 30, 2021, Chalco and Cuautla returned to Serie B. On July 30, 2021 Inter de Querétaro F.C. obtained its own official register in the league, as during the second half of the previous season the team entered the category but officially played as Azores de Hidalgo F.C. Before the start of the season Cañoneros Marina was renamed Cañoneros F.C. On September 10, 2021, Irapuato was put on hiatus due to the lack of agreement between the owners of the club and the Irapuato city council, this after the expiration of the rights to use the Stadium by the team management.
Teams information Group 1
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateAlacranes de Durango Héctor Jair Real Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000 —Catedráticos Elite Jorge Humberto Torres Ameca, Jalisco Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Ameca 7,000 —Cimarrones de Sonora José Islas Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747 Cimarrones de SonoraColima José Ernesto Santana (Interim) Colima City, Colima Olímpico Universitario de Colima 11,812 —Coras Manuel Naya Barba Tepic, Nayarit Olímpico Santa Teresita 4,000 –Gavilanes de Matamoros Lucas Ayala Matamoros, Tamaulipas El Hogar 22,000 —Leones Negros UdeG Ahuizotl Sánchez Zapopan, Jalisco Instalaciones Club Deportivo U.de G. Cancha 3 3,000 Leones Negros UdeGMazorqueros Jaime Durán Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco Municipal Santa Rosa 4,000 —Mineros de Fresnillo Joaquín Moreno Fresnillo, Zacatecas Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo 6,000 Mineros de ZacatecasSaltillo Jair García Saltillo, Coahuila Olímpico Francisco I. Madero 7,000 —Tecos Héctor Medrano Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779 —Tritones Vallarta Ulises Sánchez Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle 4,000 —Tuzos UAZ Rubén Hernández Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,068 —UAT Jorge Dimas Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520 Correcaminos UAT
Group 2
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateCafetaleros de Chiapas Miguel Ángel Casanova Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001 CancúnCañoneros Carlos Alberto Valdéz Milpa Alta, Mexico City Momoxco 3,500 —Dongu José Ramón Gómez Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 —Escorpiones Héctor Mancilla Cuernavaca, Morelos Centenario 14,800 —Inter Playa del Carmen Carlos Bracamontes Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid 7,500 —Inter Querétaro José Antonio Soria Querétaro City, Querétaro Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600 —La Piedad Enrique Pérez La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356 —Leviatán José Alberto Pérez Mexico City Jesús Martínez Palillo 6,000 –Lobos ULMX Rowan Vargas Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182 CelayaMontañeses Víctor Hernández Orizaba, Veracruz Socum 7,000 –Sporting Canamy David Zaragoza (Interim) Oaxtepec, Morelos Olímpico de Oaxtepec 9,000 –Yalmakán Juan Carlos Montiel Chetumal, Quintana Roo José López Portillo 6,600 —Zap Jorge Hernández Zapotlanejo, Jalisco Miguel Hidalgo 1,700 –
Torneo Apertura Group 1 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Group 2 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Klinsman CalderónInter Playa del Carmen132 Carlo VázquezYalmakán113 Kevin ChaurandSaltillo10 Brandon RosasDurango5 Humberto GuzmánLa Piedad86 Jacob MoralesCafetaleros de Chiapas77 Jesús Damián HernándezUAZ6 Ronaldo HerreraCañoneros Ulises JaimesMazorqueros Joao MaleckCoras Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Ulises JaimesMazorquerosTritones Vallarta 1 – 5 (A) 6 November 2021 9 Klinsman CalderónInter Playa del CarmenLeviatán 0 – 5 (A) 10 November 2021 10 Klinsman CalderónInter Playa del CarmenSporting Canamy 7 – 1 (H) 19 November 2021 12 Carlo VázquezYalmakánLeviatán 10 – 0 (H) 21 November 2021 12 Kevin ChaurandSaltilloMineros de Fresnillo 4 – 2 (H) 27 November 2021 13 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance Per team Home match played behind closed doorsAway matchRest weekMatch canceledHighest attended matchLowest attended matchPPDMatch postponed
Team Week 12345678910111213Cafetaleros de Chiapas 3,000 1,000 500 500 1,000 0 6Catedráticos Elite 100 100 100 40 50 100 100 7Cañoneros 500 150 70 50 50 5Cimarrones de Sonora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Colima 0 250 150 500 400 300 5Coras 2,000 0 1,000 200 500 300 5Dongu 150 100 200 100 250 50 6Durango 1,000 1,000 200 1,000 200 900 200 7Escorpiones 200 200 0 0 200 100 100 5Fresnillo 100 100 50 150 50 50 6Gavilanes 0 300 1,500 850 800 2,000 100 6Inter Playa 250 0 250 300 200 250 5Inter Querétaro 0 0 69 100 200 100 4La Piedad 300 0 500 400 400 4Leones Negros 80 100 50 50 100 100 6Leviatán 150 200 150 50 30 5Lobos ULMX 150 800 200 150 0 20 5Mazorqueros 500 300 400 600 500 550 6Montañeses 2,000 2,000 1,500 1,000 2,000 500 1,200 7Saltillo 700 300 500 300 500 2,000 1,500 7Sporting Canamy 0 100 100 50 100 0 4Tecos 1,050 200 100 400 200 200 6Tritones Vallarta 1,000 1,000 1,000 300 300 200 500 7UAT 0 500 100 100 200 0 100 5UAZ 500 150 100 200 100 200 6Yalmakán 200 200 300 500 200 5Zap 400 100 50 100 50 200 200 7Total 5,230 9,100 3,300 5,650 3,020 5,800 3,069 4,390 4,900 3,850 6,700 2,220 4,580 148
Source: Liga Premier FMF
Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Coras 2–2 Catedráticos Elite 2,000 Leones Negros 2–2 Gavilanes de Matamoros 802 Cafetaleros de Chiapas 3–2 Inter Playa del Carmen 3,000 Catedráticos Elite 3–1 Mineros de Fresnillo 1003 Alacranes de Durango 3–1 Tritones Vallarta 1,000 Deportivo Dongu 1–2 Sporting Canamy 1004 Montañeses 1–2 Escorpiones 2,000 Zap 1–5 Inter Playa 1005 Coras 3–2 Colima 1,000 Zap 2–1 Inter de Querétaro 506 Montañeses 1–0 Zap 1,500 Leones Negros 2–0 Coras 507 Alacranes de Durango 2–0 Tecos 1,000 Cañoneros 0–2 La Piedad 508 Montañeses 1–1 Inter Playa del Carmen 1,000 Catedráticos Elite 1–1 UAT 409 Montañeses 0–1 Leviatán 2,000 Zap 1–3 Yalmakán 5010 Gavilanes de Matamoros 2–0 UAT 800 Leviatán 0–5 Inter Playa del Carmen 5011 Gavilanes de Matamoros 0–3 Mazorqueros 2,000 Catedráticos Elite 0–2 Tecos 10012 La Piedad 1–0 Inter Querétaro 400 Lobos ULMX 3–2 Montañeses 2013 Saltillo 4–2 Mineros de Fresnillo 1,500 Leviatán 1–4 Lobos ULMX 30
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 1 and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 December 2021.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 9 December, and the second legs were played on 12 December 2021.
First leg
Second leg
Final The first leg was played on 15 December, and the second leg was played on 18 December 2021.
First leg
Second leg
Torneo Clausura The Torneo Clausura began in January 2022.
Group 1 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Group 2 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Diego GamaCafetaleros de Chiapas152 Klinsman CalderónInter Playa del Carmen14 Brandon RosasDurango4 Julian BarajasTritones Vallarta7 Kevin ChaurandSaltillo Christopher CortésUAZ Isaac DiarteZap Ronaldo HerreraSporting Canamy Abraham VázquezCafetaleros de Chiapas10 Juan CeladaCoras6 José CoronelTritones Vallarta Brayan GrijalvaZap Humberto GuzmánLa Piedad Ulises JaimesMazorqueros Joao MaleckCoras José OcampoDongu Carlo VázquezYalmakán Alejandro VillaMontañeses Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Brandon Rosas DurangoCatedráticos Elite 6 – 0 (H) 4 February 2022 4 Klinsman CalderónInter Playa del CarmenDongu 1 – 4 (A)26 February 2022 7 Diego GamaCafetaleros de ChiapasCañoneros 8 – 0 (H)2 April 2022 12 Klinsman CalderónInter Playa del CarmenEscorpiones 6 – 1 (H)8 April 2022 13 Brandon Rosas DurangoUAT 0 – 4 (A) 9 April 2022 13 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance Per team
Highest and lowest