2012–13 Liga MX season

66th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico May 2013 Liga MX 2012–13 Apertura:Tijuana (1st title)Clausura:América (11th title) Querétaro Champions League TijuanaTolucaCruz AzulAmérica Copa Libertadores TolucaTijuanaLeón 326 804 Apertura:Christian BenítezEsteban Paredes(11 goals)Clausura:Christian Benítez(12 goals) Apertura:UANL 5–0 UNAM(October 20, 2012)Clausura:Cruz Azul 5–0 Tijuana(April 13, 2013) Apertura:Chiapas 0–4 UANL(July 20, 2012)Querétaro 0–4 América(August 18, 2012)Clausura:Monterrey 1–5 Cruz Azul(May 4, 2013) Apertura:América 4–2 Chiapas(July 28, 2012)Morelia 3–3 San Luis(August 3, 2012)Clausura:Atlante 4–3 Chiapas(January 27, 2013) 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 Liga MX season was the 66th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico, and the first under the league's current identity as "Liga MX". The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams. Clubs Eighteen teams participated in the season. Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three consecutive seasons, ending its 36-year stay in the league. León was promoted, and as the winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season, León returned to the top flight after being relegated 10 years earlier. Mexico 400 right Location of teams in the 2012–13 Liga MX Mexico 19.433333 -99.133333 Cruz AzulAméricaUNAM bottom Mexico 21.160556 -86.8475 Atlante left Mexico 20.666667 -103.35 AtlasGuadalajara left Mexico 16.752778 -93.116667 Chiapas right Mexico 21.116667 -101.683333 León right Mexico 25.666667 -100.3 Monterrey right Mexico 19.768333 -101.189444 Morelia left Mexico 20.121667 -98.735833 Pachuca right Mexico 19.051389 -98.217778 Puebla right Mexico 20.5875 -100.392778 Querétaro right Mexico 22.151111 -100.842778 San Luis right Mexico 25.53935 -103.448633 Santos Laguna left Mexico 32.525 -117.033333 Tijuana right Mexico 19.2925 -99.656944 Toluca left Mexico 25.75 -100.283333 UANL left Stadiums and locations ClubHome CityStadiumCapacityAméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco63,200ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,500Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000GuadalajaraGuadalajaraOmnilife49,850LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón33,943MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000MoreliaMoreliaMorelos35,000PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo30,000PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc48,650QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora36,500San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000Santos LagunaTorreónCorona30,000TijuanaTijuanaCaliente21,000TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000UANLSan NicolásUniversitario42,000UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000 Personnel and kits TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAméricaMEX Miguel HerreraNikeBimbo, Coca-ColaAtlanteMEX Daniel GuzmánGarcisRiviera Maya, Cancún, ADO, Grupo PegasoAtlasMEX Tomás BoyAtleticaLubricantes Akron, Coca-ColaChiapasMEX José Guadalupe CruzJomaBoing!, Seguro Popular, XL-3, Banco AztecaCruz AzulMEX Guillermo VázquezUmbroCemento Cruz Azul, Coca-ColaGuadalajaraMEX Benjamín GalindoadidasBimboLeónURU Gustavo MatosasPirmaCaja Popular Mexicana, Coca-ColaMonterreyMEX Víctor Manuel VucetichNikeBimbo, BBVA BancomerMoreliaARG Carlos BustosNikeRoshfrans, CinépolisPachucaMEX Gabriel CaballeroNikeGamesa, Mobil Super, ADO, NextelPueblaMEX Manuel LapuenteFranja SportVolkswagen, Coca-ColaQuerétaroMEX Ignacio AmbrízPirma/AtleticaLibertad Servicios Financieros, Boing!San LuisMEX Gerardo SilvaPirmaCaja Popular Mexicana, Coca-ColaSantos LagunaPOR Pedro CaixinhaPumaSoriana, Peñoles, Pepsi, LalaTijuanaARG Antonio MohamedNikeCalienteTolucaMEX Enrique MezaUnder ArmourBanamexUANLBRA Ricardo FerrettiadidasCemex, Cemento MonterreyUNAMMEX Juan Antonio TorresPumaBanamex Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tablePre-Apertura changesGuadalajaraMEX Alberto CoyoteEnd of tenure as caretakerApril 23, 2012NED John Van't SchipApril 23, 201215thSan LuisMEX Sergio BuenoResignedApril 29, 2012MEX José Luis TrejoMay 23, 201216thUNAMMEX Guillermo VázquezMutual consentMay 9, 2012MEX Joaquín del OlmoMay 25, 201213thPachucaMEX Efraín FloresMutual consentMay 9, 2012MEX Hugo SánchezMay 15, 20126thMoreliaMEX Tomás BoyMutual consentMay 15, 2012ARG Rubén Omar RomanoMay 21, 20124thCruz AzulMEX Enrique MezaMutual consentMay 15, 2012MEX Guillermo VázquezMay 24, 20129thAtlanteMEX José Luis González ChinaEnd of tenure as caretakerMay 16, 2012ARG Ricardo La VolpeMay 16, 201214thTolucaURU Wilson GraniolattiSackedMay 17, 2012MEX Enrique MezaMay 18, 201210thQuerétaroARG Ángel ComizzoSackedMay 21, 2012MEX Carlos de los CobosMay 21, 201217thApertura changesPueblaURU Daniel BartolottaSackedAugust 17, 2012ESP Carlos Muñoz CoboAugust 17, 201217thPueblaESP Carlos Muñoz CoboEnd of tenure as caretakerAugust 21, 2012MEX Daniel GuzmánAugust 22, 201217thAtlasMEX Juan Carlos ChávezMutual consentAugust 27, 2012MEX Rubén DuarteAugust 27, 201211thSan LuisMEX José Luis TrejoSackedAugust 27, 2012ECU Alex AguinagaAugust 27, 201217thUNAMMEX Joaquín del OlmoSackedAugust 28, 2012MEX Juan Antonio TorresAugust 28, 201212thAtlasMEX Rubén DuarteEnd of tenure as caretakerAugust 30, 2012MEX Tomás BoyAugust 30, 201211thUNAMMEX Juan Antonio TorresEnd of tenure as caretakerAugust 31, 2012MEX Mario CarrilloSeptember 1, 20129thQuerétaroMEX Carlos de los CobosSackedSeptember 4, 2012MEX Sergio BuenoSeptember 4, 201218thUNAMMEX Mario CarrilloSackedOctober 28, 2012MEX Juan Antonio TorresOctober 30, 201211thPueblaMEX Daniel GuzmánResignedOctober 30, 2012CHI Carlos PobleteOctober 30, 201216thPre-Clausura changesPachucaMEX Hugo SánchezSackedNovember 15, 2012MEX Gabriel CaballeroNovember 15, 201213thSantos LagunaMEX Benjamín GalindoSackedNovember 15, 2012POR Pedro CaixinhaNovember 20, 20129thSan LuisECU Alex AguinagaSackedNovember 15, 2012MEX Eduardo FentanesNovember 20, 201215thPueblaCHI Carlos PobleteEnd of tenure as caretakerDecember 7, 2012MEX Manuel LapuenteDecember 7, 201216thGuadalajaraNED John Van't SchipSackedJanuary 2, 2013MEX Benjamín GalindoJanuary 2, 20139thClausura changesAtlanteARG Ricardo La VolpeLeft due to health issuesJanuary 28, 2013MEX Daniel GuzmánJanuary 29, 201315thQuerétaroMEX Sergio BuenoSackedFebruary 4, 2013MEX Ignacio AmbrizFebruary 4, 201314thMoreliaARG Rubén Omar RomanoSackedFebruary 18, 2013ARG Carlos BustosFebruary 18, 201311thSan LuisMEX Eduardo FentanesSackedFebruary 18, 2013URU Carlos María MoralesFebruary 18, 201318thSan LuisURU Carlos María MoralesResignedMarch 12, 2013MEX Gerardo SilvaMarch 12, 201318th Torneo Apertura The 2012 Apertura was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 20, 2012, and ended on November 11, 2012. The Liguilla tournament began on November 14, 2012, and ended on December 2, 2012. Santos Laguna had been successful in defending their title since 2009. Regular phase League table main WDL Torneo Apertura Q 5 TOL Toluca TIJ Tijuana LEÓ León AMÉ América MOR Morelia CAZ Cruz Azul MON Monterrey GUA Guadalajara SLA Santos Laguna UNM UNAM CHI Chiapas UNL UANL PAC Pachuca ATE Atlante SLU San Luis PUE Puebla ATL Atlas QUE Querétaro 10 4 3 28 17 9 7 1 23 15 10 3 4 34 17 8 7 2 28 15 6 9 2 25 16 6 8 3 22 15 5 8 4 23 23 6 5 6 17 17 6 5 6 22 26 7 2 8 18 23 6 4 7 23 24 5 6 6 23 18 5 6 6 13 20 5 5 7 23 28 3 6 8 14 24 3 4 10 16 26 1 9 7 16 27 1 4 12 11 30 y All 3 teams who qualified for Copa Libertadores would qualify for the Playoffs of this competition. #ACE1AF 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage CL,AL CL2 CL2 #D0F0C0 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage CL,AL CL1 #FFFFCC Advance to the Liguilla The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs. AL AL AL #FFFFCC Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions AL,NQ ALNQ ALNQ inherit Cannot qualify for South American competitions Guadalajara, Monterrey, Santos Laguna and UANL cannot qualify for the 2013 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League competition. NQ NQ 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 7 November 2012 MedioTiempo Results main FBR grey AMÉ ATE ATL CHI CAZ GUA LEÓ MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM América null 1–1 4–2 null 1–3 2–1 null 1–1 4–0 null null null 2–0 0–1 null null null Atlante 2–2 1–0 null null 3–1 2–3 null 2–2 0–0 null null null 1–3 1–2 null null null Atlas null null 1–1 1–1 null null null null null 2–2 0–0 2–3 null null 1–3 0–0 1–1 Chiapas null 1–2 null 1–0 null null null null null 2–0 2–1 4–0 null null 2–0 0–4 3–0 Cruz Azul 1–1 4–0 null null 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 null 3–2 null null null 3–0 null null Guadalajara null null 2–0 1–1 null null 1–2 1–1 null 1–1 null null 0–1 0–2 null 2–1 0–0 León null null 3–1 4–1 null 1–2 2–0 1–3 null null null null 3–0 4–0 null 2–0 2–1 Monterrey 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 null null null null null null 3–2 null 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 null Morelia null null 2–0 1–1 null null null 1–0 null 3–0 null 3–3 2–0 1–1 null 1–1 0–1 Pachuca null null 0–3 2–1 null 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 null null null 0–0 2–2 null 1–0 null Puebla 0–1 1–2 null null 0–1 null 1–1 2–3 null 2–0 0–1 1–0 null null 1–3 null null Querétaro 0–4 0–1 null null null 0–1 0–2 null 1–2 0–1 null null 1–1 0–1 null null null San Luis 1–2 2–2 null null 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 null 1–0 null 0–0 null null 0–2 null null Santos Laguna null null 2–1 0–0 2–1 null null null null null 2–2 null 2–1 2–2 null 3–1 1–2 Tijuana null null 1–1 2–0 2–2 null null null null null 2–0 null 0–0 null 1–0 2–1 1–0 Toluca 1–1 1–0 null null null 2–1 2–1 null 0–0 1–0 null 4–1 null 4–1 null null null UANL 1–1 2–1 null null 2–0 null null null null null 1–2 2–2 0–0 null null 1–1 5–0 UNAM 0–1 3–2 null null 0–1 null null 3–2 null 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 null null 1–2 null 11 November 2012 FeMexFut es Top goalscorers Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1ECU Christian BenítezAmérica11CHI Esteban ParedesAtlante113URU Nelson Sebastián MazLeón8COL Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas8COL Duvier RiascosTijuana8MEX Miguel SabahMorelia87ARG Mariano PavoneCruz Azul7COL Carlos QuinteroSantos Laguna79URU Matías BritosLeón6ARG Alfredo MorenoTijuana6CHI Héctor MancillaAtlas6MEX Rafael Marquez LugoGuadalajara6MEX Carlos PeñaLeón6CHI Humberto SuazoMonterrey6PAN Luis TejadaToluca6 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateMEX Alberto Acosta UANL UNAM 5–0 October 20, 2012ECU Christian Benítez América Pachuca 4–0 November 3, 2012 Final phase Apertura 2012 Liga MX final phase Bracket Bracket Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Semi-finals Finals Finals Notes If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B). Torneo Clausura The 2013 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 4, 2013. Tijuana were defending their inaugural champion title. Regular phase League table main WDL Torneo Clausura Q 5 UNL UANL AMÉ América ATL Atlas MOR Morelia CAZ Cruz Azul SLA Santos Laguna UNM UNAM QUE Querétaro1 1 MON Monterrey TIJ Tijuana PAC Pachuca PUE Puebla TOL Toluca CHI Chiapas LEÓ León SLU San Luis GUA Guadalajara ATE Atlante 10 5 2 30 14 9 5 3 30 15 9 5 3 20 13 8 6 3 25 18 8 5 4 35 19 8 5 4 20 13 8 5 4 19 14 6 6 5 18 20 7 2 8 22 22 6 3 8 19 21 6 2 9 18 25 5 4 8 20 27 5 3 9 14 21 4 5 8 21 32 3 7 7 14 18 4 4 9 19 25 3 7 7 15 24 4 1 12 16 33 yellow1 Advance to the Final phase AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL red1 Disqualified from postseason competition Querétaro relegated to Ascenso MX for the 2013–14 season. Monterrey, at 9th place, promoted to the liguilla. DQ 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. May 4, 2013 www.ligamx.net Results main FBR grey AMÉ ATE ATL CAZ GUA CHI LEÓ MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM América 4–0 null 3–0 null null null 2–1 null null 1–1 3–0 1–1 null null 2–2 0–2 1–0 Atlante null null 0–3 null 4–3 null 3–1 null null 2–0 1–1 0–1 null null 0–1 1–3 1–2 Atlas 2–1 2–1 null 1–0 null 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 null null null 1–2 1–0 null null null Cruz Azul null null 1–2 null 1–1 null null null null 4–0 null 2–1 1–0 5–0 null 1–2 1–1 Guadalajara 0–2 1–2 null 1–1 null 2–1 null null 1–0 null 1–2 1–1 null null 1–1 null null Chiapas 0–2 null 1–2 null 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 null null null 1–3 2–0 null null null León 1–1 1–0 null 2–2 null null null null 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 null null 1–2 null null Monterrey null null null 1–5 0–1 null 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 null 3–2 null null null null 3–0 Morelia 1–1 4–0 null 3–3 1–1 null 1–0 null 3–2 null 1–0 null null null 2–1 null null Pachuca 2–4 2–0 null 2–1 null null null null null 2–1 1–1 2–1 null null 1–0 null 1–2 Puebla null null 1–1 null 1–1 1–2 null null 3–1 null null null 2–1 1–2 null 1–2 0–1 Querétaro null null 0–0 1–2 null 1–1 null 1–0 null null 2–3 2–1 null null 1–0 0–2 2–1 San Luis null null 2–2 null null 3–0 null null 1–2 null 1–3 null 1–1 1–0 null 1–2 0–2 Santos Laguna 1–0 2–1 null null 2–0 null 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 null 1–1 null null 2–1 null null Tijuana 1–2 2–0 null null 4–0 null 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 null 0–1 null 0–0 null null null Toluca null null 0–1 0–2 null 2–1 null 1–0 null null 1–1 null 0–1 null 1–0 1–4 0–1 UANL null null 1–0 null 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 null null null 1–1 2–2 null null UNAM null null 1–1 null 1–1 3–0 0–0 null 1–0 null null null null 0–0 1–2 null 2–1 27 April 2013 FeMexFut es Top goalscorers As of May 5, 2013. Source LigaMX.net – Estadística – Tabla de Goleo IndividualPlayers ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name. Pos Player Club Goals1ECU Christian BenítezAmérica172CHI Héctor MancillaMorelia123ARG Mariano PavoneCruz Azul124MEX Raúl JiménezAmérica105ARG Emmanuel VillaUANL97ARG Lucas LobosUANL8MEX Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna89ECU Félix BorjaPuebla7MEX Javier CortésUNAM7MEX Rafael Márquez LugoGuadalajara7 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateARG Emanuel Villa UANL Chiapas 3–0 January 5, 2013ECU Christian Benítez América Cruz Azul 3–0 March 2, 2013ECU Christian Benítez América Pachuca 4–2 April 27, 2013ARG Mariano Pavone Cruz Azul Monterrey 5–1 May 4, 2013 Final phase Clausura 2013 Liga MX final phase Bracket Bracket Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Semi-finals Finals Finals Clausura 2013 Liga MX final phase#Finals FinalsL1 FinalsL2 Relegation Pos PositionTeam'10 APts 2010 Apertura points'11 CPts 2011 Clausura points'11 APts 2011 Apertura points'12 CPts 2012 Clausura points'12 APts 2012 Apertura points'13 CPts 2013 Clausura pointsTotalPts Total points during the past three yearsTotalPld Total games played during the past three yearsAvg AverageRelegation1Cruz Azul3926292526291741022UANL2435283121351741023Santos Laguna3023273623291681024Morelia2131263127301661025América2726153231321631026Monterrey3226243223231601027UNAM2535251623291531028Tijuana0018283421101689León00003316493410Pachuca25182628212013810211Toluca22212022341813710212Guadalajara22253015231613110213Chiapas25142627221713110214San Luis26212412151611410215Atlas13231220123211210216Atlante16271916201311110217Puebla19182219131911010218Querétaro19162612724104102Relegation Updated to games played on May 5, 2013Source: LigaMX.net – Estadística – Tabla General de Cociente References External links Official website of Liga MX Mediotiempo.com Mx 1 2012-13