Liga de Expansión MX
The Liga de Expansión MX, officially known as Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second-tier league in Mexico, for which there will be no promotion and relegation for six years.[7] The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with strong administration, finances, and infrastructure.
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Founded | 24 April 2020 |
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Country | Mexico |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 15 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Current champions | Cancún (1st title) (Apertura 2023) |
Most championships | Atlante (2 titles) |
TV partners | Claro[1] ESPN[2] Fox Sports[3] Hi Sports Televisa[4] TV Azteca[5] TVC Deportes[6] |
Website | ligabbvaexpansion.mx |
Current: 2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season |
History
On 20 February 2020, the presidents of the Liga MX clubs, the Ascenso MX clubs and Mexican Football Federation executives had a meeting, in which different topics were discussed with the intent of strengthening the two main leagues in the country.[8]
On 26 June 2020, the league was officially presented, with the participation of 16 teams: Alebrijes de Oaxaca, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, Cancún, Celaya, Cimarrones de Sonora, Correcaminos UAT, Dorados de Sinaloa, Leones Negros UdeG, Mineros de Zacatecas, Tampico Madero, and Venados F.C. as Ascenso MX teams. Pumas Tabasco and Tapatío entered to the league as Liga MX affiliates.[9] Finally, on 17 July 2020, Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala were invited as Liga Premier expansion teams.[10]
On 22 May 2023, the Liga MX owners assembly approved a reform for the league that will be carried out in 2024. As a consequence of this reform, all the member teams of Liga MX must have a team in the Liga de Expansión MX, which will be made up of Under-23 footballers, who will compete together with the teams that were already part of the category, the new league will replace to Liga MX U–20 and will be called Expansión Sub–23.[11]
Clubs
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlante | Mexico City | Ciudad de los Deportes | 33,000 |
Atlético La Paz | La Paz, Baja California Sur | Guaycura | 5,209 |
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 |
Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844 |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 20,108 |
Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
Tapatío | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 46,232 |
Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 8,085 |
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 11,135 |
UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
U. de G. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 |
Champions
Club | Winners | Runner-Up | Winning Seasons |
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Atlante | 2 | 2 | Grita México 2021, Apertura 2022 |
Atlético Morelia | 1 | 2 | Clausura 2022 |
Tampico Madero | 1 | 1 | Guardianes 2020 |
Tapatío | 1 | 0 | Clausura 2023 |
Tepatitlán | 1 | 0 | Guardianes 2021 |
Cancún | 1 | 0 | Apertura 2023 |
Celaya | 0 | 1 | |
Sonora | 0 | 1 |
Campeón de Campeones
Club | Winners | Runner-Up | Winning Seasons |
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Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2021–22 |
Tepatitlán | 1 | 0 | 2020–21 |
Tapatío | 1 | 0 | 2022–23 |
Tampico Madero | 0 | 1 | |
Atlético Morelia | 0 | 1 |
Managers
The current managers in the Liga de Expansión MX are:
Nat. | Name | Team | Appointed | Time as manager |
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Rafael García | Sinaloa | 21 December 2020 | 3 years, 134 days |
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Alfonso Sosa | U. de G. | 7 September 2021 | 2 years, 239 days |
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Roberto Hernández | Sonora | 15 June 2022 | 1 year, 323 days |
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Nacho Castro | Zacatecas | 7 May 2023 | 362 days |
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Luis Arce | Cancún | 1 June 2023 | 337 days |
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Rafael Fernández | Venados | 9 June 2023 | 329 days |
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Arturo Ortega | Tapatío | 15 June 2023 | 323 days |
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Carlos Gutiérrez | Oaxaca | 15 June 2023 | 323 days |
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Cristian Paulucci | Celaya | 29 August 2023 | 248 days |
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Raúl Gutiérrez | UAT | 7 October 2023 | 209 days |
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Raúl Rico | Atlético La Paz | 10 December 2023 | 145 days |
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Daniel Alcántar | Atlante | 20 December 2023 | 135 days |
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Paco Ramírez | Tlaxcala | 23 December 2023 | 132 days |
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Fernando Pérez (Interim) | Tepatitlán | 16 March 2024 | 48 days |
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Mario García | Atlético Morelia | 17 April 2024 | 16 days |
Top scorers
Year | Name | Team | Goals |
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Guardianes 2020 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
UAT Atlante Celaya Atlético Morelia |
7 |
Guardianes 2021 | ![]() |
Oaxaca | 10 |
Apertura 2021 | ![]() |
Sinaloa | 12 |
Clausura 2022 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tepatitlán Raya2 Sonora |
8 |
Apertura 2022 | ![]() |
Sonora | 12 |
Clausura 2023 | ![]() |
Celaya | 10 |
Apertura 2023 | ![]() |
Zacatecas | 10 |
References
- includes Claro Sports
- includes ESPN 2 and ESPN 3
- includes Fox Sports 2
- includes TUDN
- Includes Azteca Digital
- includes TVC Deportes 2
- Enrique Martínez Villar (24 April 2020). "¡Se confirma! No habrá ascenso ni descenso en 6 años; aprueban Liga de Desarrollo". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Comunicado de la LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX y la FMF". LIGA MX. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Asamblea Ordinaria de Clubes del 26 de Junio del 2020". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". ligamx.net (in Spanish). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.