2023 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season

The 2023 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season is the 4th professional season of the most important league of competitions organized by the Asociación Nacional del Balompié Mexicano, a Mexican football federation affiliated with CONIFA.[1] The season began on 10 February 2023 and will finish on 28 May 2023.[2]

Liga de Balompié Mexicano
Season2023
Dates10 February 2023 – 28 May 2023
PromotedToros México
Matches played40
Goals scored165 (4.13 per match)
Top goalscorerVíctor Lojero (16 goals)
Biggest home winChapulineros de Oaxaca 11–0 EFIX Soccer Club
(4 March 2023)
Biggest away winLobos MX 0–5 Neza
(26 February 2023)
Highest scoringChapulineros de Oaxaca 11–0 EFIX Soccer Club
(4 March 2023)
Longest winning run5 matches
Cóndor FC
Neza
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Neza
Longest winless run8 matches
EFIX Soccer Club
Longest losing run8 matches
EFIX Soccer Club
← 2022
2024 →
Stats are from the regular season only

Offseason changes
  • 10 teams will participate in the league.[3]
  • Cóndor FC, EFIX Soccer Club and RED entered the league as expansion teams.[3]
  • Halcones de Querétaro withdrew from the LBM due to financial problems, but the reserve team remained in the Segunda División del Balompié Mexicano.[4]
  • Toros México was promoted from the Segunda División del Balompié Mexicano.[5]
  • The format of the league changed, now the ten participating teams were divided into two groups taking the geographical location as division criteria. The two group winners qualify directly for the semifinals, while the second and third place advance to the reclassification stage.[6]

Teams
2023 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season is located in Mexico
Chapulineros
Mezcaleros
Mezcaleros
EFIX
EFIX
Cóndor
Cóndor
CDMX
Mexico City Metro area teamsIndustrialesInter IxtapalucaLobos MXNezaREDToros México
Mexico City Metro area teams
Industriales
Inter Ixtapaluca
Lobos MX
Neza
RED
Toros México
Liga de Balompié Mexicano 2023 Official Teams
Liga de Balompié Mexicano 2023 Official Teams (Greater Mexico City)
Teams City Stadium Capacity
Official members of ANBM
Chapulineros de Oaxaca San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Independiente MRCI 3,000
Cóndor FC Cuautinchán, Puebla El Cóndor 500
EFIX Soccer Club Xalapa, Veracruz Instalaciones Deportivas EFIX TBA
Industriales Naucalpan Naucalpan, State of Mexico Alberto Pérez Navarro 3,000
Inter Ixtapaluca Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico La Antorcha 2,000
Lobos MX Tultitlán, State of Mexico Deportivo Cartagena 2,000
Mezcaleros de Oaxaca San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Independiente MRCI 3,000
Neza Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Valle Verde de Ixtapaluca 1,500
RED Iztacalco, Mexico City Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000
Toros México FC Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Neza 8 7 1 0 26 3 +23 0 22 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Toros México 8 5 0 3 16 9 +7 0 15 Qualification to Reclassification
3 Industriales Naucalpan 8 3 2 3 14 14 0 0 11
4 RED 8 3 0 5 13 19 −6 0 9
5 Lobos MX 8 0 1 7 9 33 −24 0 1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: LBM

Positions by round
Semi–finals
Reclassification
Team ╲ Round12345678910
Neza21111†11111†
Toros México5344†23222†2
Industriales Naucalpan3†53244†4443
RED122†33233†34
Lobos MX44†55555†555
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: LBM
Notes: † indicates team rested that round

    Results
    Home \ Away IND LOB NEZ RED TOR
    Industriales Naucalpan — 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–2
    Lobos MX 1–4 — 0–5 2–4 0–2
    Neza 3–1 6–0 — 3–0 3–1
    RED 3–2 4–2 1–5 — 0–2
    Toros México 2–0 4–2 0–1 1–0 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: LBM
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Standings
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Cóndor FC 8 6 1 1 29 6 +23 0 19 Qualification to semi-finals
    2 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 8 6 0 2 34 4 +30 0 18 Qualification to Reclassification
    3 Mezcaleros de Oaxaca 8 3 2 3 11 14 −3 0 11
    4 Inter Ixtapaluca 8 3 1 4 12 26 −14 0 10
    5 EFIX Soccer Club 8 0 0 8 1 37 −36 0 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: LBM

    Positions by round
    Semi–finals
    Reclassification
    Team ╲ Round12345678910
    Cóndor FC12†11111†111
    Chapulineros de Oaxaca3†13224†3222
    Mezcaleros de Oaxaca434†43223†33
    Inter Ixtapaluca2423†43444†4
    EFIX Soccer Club55555†55555†
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: LBM
    Notes: † indicates team rested that round

      Results
      Home \ Away CHA CON EFI INT MEZ
      Chapulineros de Oaxaca — 3–1 11–0 10–0 3–0
      Cóndor FC 2–0 — 9–0 7–0 4–1
      EFIX Soccer Club 0–4 0–1 — 1–4 0–3
      Inter Ixtapaluca 0–3 0–3 3–0 — 2–2
      Mezcaleros de Oaxaca 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–3 —
      Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: LBM
      Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

      Regular Season statistics

      League table
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Neza 8 7 1 0 26 3 +23 0 22 Qualification to semi-finals
      2 Cóndor FC 8 6 1 1 29 6 +23 0 19
      3 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 8 6 0 2 34 4 +30 0 18 Qualification to Reclassification
      4 Toros México 8 5 0 3 16 9 +7 0 15
      5 Mezcaleros de Oaxaca 8 3 2 3 11 14 −3 0 11
      6 Industriales Naucalpan 8 3 2 3 14 14 0 0 11
      7 Inter Ixtapaluca 8 3 1 4 12 26 −14 0 10
      8 RED 8 3 0 5 13 19 −6 0 9
      9 Lobos MX 8 0 1 7 9 33 −24 0 1
      10 EFIX Soccer Club 8 0 0 8 1 37 −36 0 0
      Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2023. Source: LBM

      Play–offs

      Reclassification
      28 April 2023 Toros México 5–0 Mezcaleros de Oaxaca Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City
      10:00 CST (UTC−6) Castillo 13', 41', 57'
      Oteo 25'
      Mondragón 54'      		 Report Stadium: Deportivo Valentín Gómez Farías
      29 April 2023 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 8–0 Industriales Naucalpan San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca
      12:00 CST (UTC−6) Estala 29', 39', 58'
      Ávalos 31'
      Maldonado 55'
      Lojero 67'
      Arellano 70'
      Rojas 86'      		 Report Stadium: Estadio Independiente MRCI

      Final stage
      Semi–finals Final
                
      1 Neza 1 2 3
      4 Toros México 1 1 2
      1 Neza
      3 Chapulineros de Oaxaca
      2 Cóndor FC 0 2 2
      3 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 3 1 4

      Semi-finals

      The first legs were played on 5 and 6 May, and the second legs will be played on 12 and 14 May 2023.

      Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
      Neza 3–2 Toros México 1–1 2–1
      Cóndor FC 2–4 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 0–3 2–1
      First leg
      5 May 2023 Toros México 1–1 Neza Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City
      11:00 CST (UTC−6) Mendoza 62' Report Medina 80' Stadium: Deportivo Valentín Gómez Farías
      6 May 2023 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 3–0 Cóndor FC San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca
      12:00 CST (UTC−6) Maldonado 18'
      Estala 54'
      Lojero 63'      		 Report Stadium: Estadio Independiente MRCI
      Second leg
      12 May 2023 Neza 2–1
      (3–2 agg.)      		 Toros México Texcoco, State of Mexico
      15:00 CST (UTC−6) Morales 13'
      Nieto 89'      		 Report Dávila 3' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez
      14 May 2023 Cóndor FC 2–1
      (2–4 agg.)      		 Chapulineros de Oaxaca Cuautinchán, Puebla
      12:00 CST (UTC−6) Torres 28'
      González 49'      		 Report Lojero 20' Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Cóndor

      Final
      Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
      Neza – Chapulineros de Oaxaca – –
      First leg
      20 May 2023 Chapulineros de Oaxaca v Neza Oaxaca City, Oaxaca
      17:00 CST (UTC−6) Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
      Second leg
      27 May 2023 Neza v Chapulineros de Oaxaca Iztacalco, Mexico City
      16:00 CST (UTC−6) Stadium: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"


      See also

      References
      1. "CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompié Mexicano, its First-Ever Professional League". CONIFA. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
      2. "Calendario Torneo 2023 - LBM". Liga de Balompié Mexicano. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
      3. García Reyes, Leobardo (14 January 2023). "Confirman diez clubes para la temporada de la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". El Imparcial de Oaxaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
      4. "Comunicado Oficial Halcones de Querétaro". Halcones de Querétaro on Facebook (in Spanish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
      5. González, Francisco (29 November 2022). "Halcones campeones de 2a División". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
      6. "Calendario LBM 2023". LBM on Twitter (in Spanish). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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