The 2022–23 Serie A de México season is part of the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 26 August 2022 and will finish in May 2023.
Offseason Changes On May 21, 2022 Aguacateros CDU was promoted from Serie B de México. On May 25, 2022 UACH F.C. franchise on hiatus was reactivated and renamed Chihuahua F.C. On May 28, 2022 Deportiva Venados was promoted from Liga TDP. On June 14, 2022 Durango was accepted as a new member of the Liga de Expansión MX after passing the certification process to join the competition, Durango was the champion of the 2021–22 Serie A de México season. On June 22, 2022, the Atlético Reynosa franchise was reactivated, the team was relocated to Tampico and Ciudad Madero and renamed Tampico Madero. On July 1, 2022 Los Cabos United, Mexicali, Real de Arteaga and Tulancingo joined the league as expansion teams. On July 1, 2022 Pachuca Reserve Team was reactivated after a 4–years hiatus. On July 1, 2022 Cañoneros and Mazorqueros were relocated at Serie B de México. On July 14, 2022, Liguilla de Filiales (reserve teams play-off) it was recovered after three years without playing. Six teams have this condition and are not eligible for promotion to Liga de Expansión MX: Cimarrones de Sonora, Leones Negros UdeG, Lobos ULMX, Mineros de Fresnillo, Pachuca and UAT. The best four teams with this condition will play the play-offs.
Clausura Tournament changes On January 27, 2023 Catedráticos Elite F.C. was relocated from Ameca, Jalisco to Salamanca, Guanajuato.
Teams information Group 1
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateChihuahua Carlos Kanahan (Interim) Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Olímpico UACH 22,000 – Paolo Serrato Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747 Cimarrones de SonoraCoras José Rizo Tepic, Nayarit Nicolás Álvarez Ortega 12,271 –Halcones de Zapopan Jesús Cota Zapotlanejo, Jalisco Miguel Hidalgo 1,700 –Leones Negros UdeG Ahuizotl Sánchez Zapopan, Jalisco 3,000 Leones Negros UdeGLos Cabos United Rodrigo Ruiz Los Cabos, Baja California Sur Complejo Don Koll 3,500 –Mexicali Enrique López Zarza Mexicali, Baja California Ciudad Deportiva Mexicali 5,000 –Mineros de Fresnillo Luis Ángel Muñoz Fresnillo, Zacatecas Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo 6,000 Mineros de ZacatecasTecos Jorge Hernández Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779 –Tritones Vallarta Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle 4,000 –Tuzos UAZ Rubén Hernández Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,068 –
Group 2
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateAguacateros CDU Edgar Tolentino (Interim) Uruapan, Michoacán 6,000 –Catedráticos Elite Juan Carlos Ascensio Salamanca, Guanajuato Sección XXIV 10,000 –Colima Usiel Andrade Colima City, Colima Olímpico Universitario de Colima 11,812 –Gavilanes de Matamoros Julio García Matamoros, Tamaulipas El Hogar 22,000 –Inter Querétaro Hugo Serrano Querétaro City, Querétaro Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600 –La Piedad Enrique Pérez La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356 –Lobos ULMX Rowan Vargas Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182 CelayaSaltillo Jair García Saltillo, Coahuila Olímpico Francisco I. Madero 7,000 –Tampico Madero Gastón Obledo Tampico and Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas 19,667 –Tulancingo Luis Alfonso Lugo Tulancingo, Hidalgo Primero de Mayo 2,500 –UAT Gandhi Vega Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520 UAT
Group 3
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateCafetaleros de Chiapas Jesús Palacios Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001 –Deportiva Venados Arturo Espinoza Tamanché, Yucatán Alonso Diego Molina 2,500 –Dongu Marcos Fuentes Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 –Escorpiones Omar Ramírez Cuernavaca, Morelos Centenario 14,800 –Inter Playa del Carmen Carlos Bracamontes Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo 7,500 –Leviatán Carlos Alberto Valdéz Mexico City Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 –Montañeses Víctor Hernández Orizaba, Veracruz Socum 7,000 –Pachuca Andrés Chitiva Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 30,000 PachucaReal de Arteaga Roberto Montes de Oca Querétaro City, Querétaro Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600 –Sporting Canamy Juan Carlos Rico Oaxtepec, Morelos Olímpico de Oaxtepec 9,000 –Yalmakán Mendivi Mis (Interim) Chetumal, Quintana Roo José López Portillo 6,600 –
Torneo Apertura Group 1 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Group 2 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Group 3 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 CalderónCafetaleros de Chiapas112 José Alonso FloresAguacateros CDU83 Armando BernalUAZ7 Diego GamaChihuahua Abraham VázquezLa Piedad6 Juan CeladaInter Playa del Carmen6 Christopher CortésSaltillo Sergio GámezPachuca Sergio MezaEscorpiones Santiago MicoltaDeportiva Venados Kevin SandovalLeones Negros UdeG
Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference José Alonso FloresAguacateros CDUCatedráticos Elite 6 – 1 (H) 7 September 2022 3 Klinsman CalderónCafetaleros de ChiapasYalmakán 1 – 3 (A) 29 September 2022 7 Klinsman CalderónCafetaleros de ChiapasEscorpiones 5 – 1 (H) 3 October 2022 8 Armando BernalUAZCimarrones de Sonora 6 – 1 (H) 8 October 2022 9 Abraham VázquezLa PiedadInter de Querétaro 5 – 0 (H) 22 October 2022 11 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Chihuahua 1–1 Cimarrones de Sonora 4,500 Leones Negros 3–1 Mineros de Fresnillo 502 Tampico Madero 5–1 Inter Querétaro 7,000 Dongu 1–2 Sporting Canamy 503 Chihuahua 2–1 Los Cabos United 7,500 Leones Negros 2–3 Cimarrones 1004 Tampico Madero 2–0 Gavilanes de Matamoros 5,000 Halcones de Zapopan 3–1 Tecos 1005 Chihuahua 4–0 Leones Negros 8,000 Deportiva Venados 0–2 Montañeses 50 6 Tampico Madero 2–2 Aguacateros CDU 8,000 Leones Negros 5–0 Mexicali 507 Chihuahua 6–0 Mexicali 7,000 Colima 4–2 UAT 308 Tampico Madero 3–0 Saltillo 6,000 Sporting Canamy 4–0 Real de Arteaga 509 Chihuahua 1–0 Tecos 9,000 Deportiva Venados 1–2 Sporting Canamy 5010 Chihuahua 0–0 Halcones de Zapopan 7,000 UAT 0–2 Saltillo 5011 La Piedad 5–0 Inter Querétaro 5,020 Leviatán 1–3 Dongu 50
Source: Liga Premier FMF
Liguilla Liguilla de Ascenso The two best teams and the two best third places 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 will be played on 26 October, and the second legs will be played on 29 October 2022.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 2 November, and the second legs were played on 5 November 2022.
First leg
Second leg
Final The first leg was played on 10 November, and the second leg will be played on 13 November 2022.
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla de Filiales Apertura 2022 The four best reserve teams of the season 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 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.
Liguilla de Filiales Champion qualifies for Copa Conecta.
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 27 October, and the second legs were played on 30 and 31 October 2022.
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Torneo Clausura The Torneo Clausura began on 6 January 2023.
Group 1 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Group 2 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Group 3 Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Eduardo MustrePachuca112 Edwin MendozaSporting Canamy103 Owen GonzálezPachuca9 Eleuterio JiménezCafetaleros de Chiapas Carlo VázquezMontañeses6 Carlos GarcíaDongu87 Diego GamaChihuahua6 Juan Carlos MartínezDongu Santiago MicoltaDeportiva Venados Diego NúñezCatedráticos Elite Daniel RojasDongu Andrés SuárezGavilanes de Matamoros Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Lucio CarmonaInter Playa del CarmenReal de Arteaga 8 – 0 (H)13 January 2023 2 Carlo VázquezMontañesesReal de Arteaga 1 – 7 (A)29 January 2023 4 Owen GonzálezPachucaReal de Arteaga 8 – 0 (H)3 February 2023 5 Santiago MicoltaDeportiva VenadosLeviatán 0 – 5 (A)17 February 2023 7 Carlos GarcíaDonguReal de Arteaga 13 – 0 (H)18 February 2023 7 Edwin MendozaSporting CanamyReal de Arteaga 0 – 9 (A)26 February 2023 8 Eduardo MustrePachucaLeviatán 0 – 8 (A)3 March 2023 9 Duvier MosqueraCorasMexicali 3 - 1 (H)10 March 2023 10 Víctor ArgumedoLos Cabos UnitedUAZ 0 – 4 (A)13 March 2023 10 Edgar AyalaYalmakánReal de Arteaga 5 – 0 (H)18 March 2023 11 Carlos GarcíaDonguLeviatán 9 – 0 (H)18 March 2023 11 Juan MartínezDonguLeviatán 9 – 0 (H)18 March 2023 11 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Tampico Madero 1–0 Lobos ULMX 15,000 Mineros de Fresnillo 1–0 Leones Negros 502 Chihuahua 3–1 Coras 4,315 Sporting Canamy 2–2 Dongu 503 Tampico Madero 3–0 UAT 16,000 Mineros de Fresnillo 0–2 Tecos 504 Gavilanes de Matamoros 1–2 Tampico Madero 10,000 UAT 4–0 Inter Querétaro 605 Tampico Madero 2–1 Colima 10,000 Halcones de Zapopan 0–3 Tritones Vallarta 506 Chihuahua 3–1 UAZ 5,000 Real de Arteaga 0–2 Leviatán 507 Tampico Madero 1–0 Tulancingo 8,000 Sporting Canamy 2–1 Escorpiones 508 Montañeses 4–0 Leviatán 4,500 Deportiva Venados 0–1 Dongu 509 Tampico Madero 4–1 Catedráticos Elite 12,000 Mexicali 0–1 Tritones Vallarta 10010 Montañeses 2–0 Sporting Canamy 4,500 Catedráticos Elite 1–4 Inter Querétaro 5011 Chihuahua 2–1 Tritones Vallarta 4,700 Leones Negros 1–3 UAZ 50
Source: Liga Premier FMF
Liguilla Liguilla de Ascenso The two best teams and the two best third places 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 24 and 25 March, and the second legs were played on 31 March and 1 April 2023.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 7 and 9 April, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 April 2023.
First leg
Second leg
Final The first leg was played on 21 April, and the second leg was played on 29 April 2023.
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla de Filiales Clausura 2023 The four best reserve teams of the season 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 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.
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 25 and 26 March, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 April 2023.
First leg
Second leg
Final