The 2024–25 Serie B de México season is part of the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 6 September 2024 and finished on 4 May 2025.
Offseason changes On May 11, 2024 Aguacateros CDU was promoted to Serie A. On May 26, 2024 Yautepec was promoted to Serie B from Liga TDP. On September 5, 2024 the team went on hiatus due to financial problems. On June 28, 2024 C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo was promoted to Serie A as an expansion team. On June 28, 2024 Cordobés joined the league as an expansion team. On June 28, 2024 Calor and Saltillo were relocated to Serie B from Serie A. On June 28, 2024 Dongu was put on hiatus. On June 28, 2024, the league format was modified, the two tournaments per season were reinstated after one year with a single-season tournament. On June 28, 2024 Real Zamora rejoined the league after Inter de Querétaro returned the franchise rights. On July 24 the team was relocated to Serie B. On August 20, 2024, the team was moved to La Piedad. On July 15, 2024 Cañoneros was relocated from Mexico City to Xalapa. On July 24, 2024 Zitácuaro was promoted to Serie A as an expansion team. On August 20, 2024 Chilangos and Saltillo were put on hiatus. On August 20, 2024 Club Calor was relocated to San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco.
In–season changes Apertura Tournament Since Week 8 Santiago F.C. was relocated from Santiago to Allende, Nuevo León.
Clausura Tournament Since Week 7 Real Zamora was relocated from La Piedad to Toluca. Since Week 9 Caja Oblatos was relocated from Zapotlanejo to Tonalá due to remodeling work at its original stadium.
Teams Below are listed the member clubs of the Serie B for the 2024–25 season.
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliateArtesanos Metepec Juan Carlos Pedroza Metepec, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Alarcón Hisojo 2,000 –Atlético Pachuca Fausto Pinto Atitalaquía, Hidalgo Municipal de Atitalaquia 3,000 PachucaAyense Ismael Ávila Ayotlán, Jalisco Chino Rivas 3,500 –Caja Oblatos Sebastián Rivera Tonalá, Jalisco Unidad Deportiva Revolución Mexicana 3,000 –Calor Víctor Hugo Gómez San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco Antonio R. Márquez 1,000 –Cañoneros Carlos Cazarín Xalapa, Veracruz Antonio M. Quirasco 2,000 –CDM Emmanuel Sánchez Xochimilco, Mexico City Valentín González 2,500 – Ciervos Arturo Viche Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, State of Mexico Roberto González Velásquez 3,217 –Cordobés Francisco Flores Huixquilucan, State of Mexico Alberto Pérez Navarro 3,000 –Huracanes Izcalli Jonathan Escobar Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 –Poza Rica Enrique Escudero Poza Rica, Veracruz Heriberto Jara Corona 10,000 –Real Zamora Edgar Martínez Toluca, State of Mexico Instalaciones FMF 1,000 –Santiago Martín Moreno Allende, Nuevo León La Capilla Soccer Park 1,000 –
Torneo Apertura Standings
Positions by round
Results
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Juan José GonzálezAtlético Pachuca102 David FloresArtesanos Metepec93 Sergio GallinarCañoneros64 Enrique Ávalos Real Zamora5 César DelgadoAyense Josué MoralesSantiago7 José BirchePoza Rica4 Omar CoronaAtlético Pachuca Alexis LópezCalor Diego MárquezCDM Pedro ReyesPoza Rica Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Juan José GonzálezAtlético PachucaHuracanes Izcalli5 – 1 (H)1 November 2024 9 David FloresArtesanos MetepecAyense4 – 0 (H)23 November 2024 12 Juan José GonzálezAtlético PachucaCiervos4 – 0 (H)29 November 2024 13 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Artesanos Metepec 1–2 Cordobés 250 CDM 2–1 Atlético Pachuca 80 2 Cañoneros 4–1 Poza Rica 1,100 Atlético Pachuca 1–0 Artesanos Metepec 803 Poza Rica 3–1 Caja Oblatos 1,000 Ciervos 1–3 Cañoneros 504 Ayense 3–1 Poza Rica 500 Calor 0–0 Artesanos Metepec 1005 Poza Rica 1–2 Cordobés 800 Real Zamora 3–1 Huracanes Izcalli 506 Cañoneros 1–0 Calor 1,500 Caja Oblatos 0–1 Atlético Pachuca 507 Poza Rica 0–0 Santiago 1,000 Atlético Pachuca 5–1 Ayense 508 Ayense 3–0 Calor 300 Cordobés 2–1 Atlético Pachuca 509 Cañoneros 1–1 Caja Oblatos 500 CDM 2–0 Santiago 10010 Poza Rica 1–0 Ciervos 700 Huracanes Izcalli 0–1 Calor 8011 CDM 1–4 Poza Rica 200 Calor 0–1 Santiago 3012 Poza Rica 1–0 Atlético Pachuca 1,000 Real Zamora 1–1 Calor 5013 Ayense 1–2 Cordobés 350 Cañoneros 0–1 Santiago 50
Source: Liga Premier FMF
Liguilla The eight best teams 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 4 and 5 December, and the second legs will be played on 7 and 8 December 2024.
Matches
Calor won 2–5 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Santiago advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
Real Zamora won 3–1 on aggregate.
Artesanos Metepec won 0–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 11 and 12 December, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 December 2024.
Matches
Santiago won 4-1 on aggregate.
Artesanos Metepec won 1-4 on aggregate.
Final The first leg was played on 18 December, and the second leg was played on 21 December 2024.
Matches
Santiago won 3–0 on aggregate.
Torneo Clausura The Clausura tournament began on 10 January 2025.
Standings
Positions by round
Results
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Juan José GonzálezAtlético Pachuca92 José BirchePoza Rica7 Sebastián CárdenasAyense4 Germán BalcázarCaja Oblatos6 Ulises OsorioCañoneros6 Alan DelgadoCDM5 Armando DomínguezCordobés Juan Manuel FuentesArtesanos Metepec Sergio TinocoAyense10 Emiliano ChongCordobés4 Juan José GámezSantiago Javier GonzálezCalor Raymundo MejíaHuracanes Izcalli Daniel RangelAtlético Pachuca Daniel RodríguezHuracanes Izcalli Miguel Ángel SánchezCiervos Darién VelázquezCDM Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Armando Domínguez4CordobésCaja Oblatos5 – 3 (A)30 March 2025 12 Juan José GonzálezAtlético PachucaCiervos1 – 7 (A)5 April 2025 13 4 Player scored four goals(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance Per team
Highest and lowest Highest attended Lowest attended Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Ayense 5–2 Huracanes Izcalli 400 Caja Oblatos 2–1 Santiago 502 Poza Rica 0–0 Cañoneros 2,000 Real Zamora 2–4 Caja Oblatos 503 Ayense 1–2 Real Zamora 1,000 Calor 1–1 Atlético Pachuca 50 4 Poza Rica 1–1 Ayense 1,500 Real Zamora 0–0 Cordobés 305 Ayense 2–1 Ciervos 400 Cordobés 3–1 Poza Rica 806 Poza Rica 4–1 Huracanes Izcalli 1,300 CDM 1–1 Ayense 507 Ayense 2–2 Atlético Pachuca 400 Santiago 4–1 Poza Rica 308 Poza Rica 2–2 Real Zamora 1,000 Calor 0–2 Ayense 509 Poza Rica 0–1 Artesanos Metepec 1,000 Santiago 1–1 CDM 5010 Cañoneros 2–1 Ayense 150 Calor 2–0 Huracanes Izcalli 3011 Poza Rica 1–1 CDM 1,000 Cordobés 1–3 Cañoneros 5012 Ayense 2–1 Artesanos Metepec 1,000 Cañoneros 3–2 Huracanes Izcalli 10013 Poza Rica 3–2 Calor 900 Cordobés 1–3 Ayense 30
Source: Liga Premier FMF
Liguilla The eight best teams 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 12 April, and the second legs were played on 19 April 2025.
Matches
Santiago won 4–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Atlético Pachuca advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
Artesanos Metepec won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ayense won 6–1 on aggregate.
Semi–finals The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 April 2025.
Matches
Santiago won 4–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Atlético Pachuca advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
Final The first leg was played on 30 April, and the second leg was played on 3 May 2025.
Santiago won 3–2 on aggregate.
Promotion to Serie A As champion of the two tournaments of the season, Santiago F.C. won the right to be promoted to Serie A, however, the team promotion is conditional upon compliance with the rules to obtain the certification necessary to participate in the Serie A.
Coefficient table P Team Pts G Pts/G GD 1 Santiago 53 24 +26 2 Cordobés 50 24 +9 3 Artesanos Metepec 46 24 +23 4 Atlético Pachuca 43 24 +21 5 CDM 41 24 +9 6 Cañoneros 41 24 +8 7 Ayense 38 24 +4 8 Calor 38 24 +3 9 Real Zamora 36 24 00 0 10 Poza Rica 35 24 –7 11 Huracanes Izcalli 15 24 –19 12 Caja Oblatos 13 24 –36 13 Ciervos 12 24 00 –42
Last updated: April 5, 2025 Source: Liga Premier FMFP = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference
See also 2024–25 Liga MX season 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season 2024–25 Serie A de México season 2024–25 Liga TDP season 2024 Copa Promesas MX 2025 Copa Conecta
References
External links Official website of Liga Premier FMF