Football league season
The 2013–14 Ascenso MX season took place from 19 July 2013 to 12 April 2014 and was divided into two tournaments named Apertura 2013 and Clausura 2014. The Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico.
Changes from the previous season
Stadia and locations
The following 15 clubs competed in the Liga de Ascenso during the 2013–2014 season:[1]
Torneo Apertura
The 2013 Apertura was the first championship of the season. It began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 30 November 2013.
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2013. Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2013. Source: [2][2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Liguilla (Playoffs)
The six best teams after first place played two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up was determined by aggregate score. If the teams were tied, the Away goals rule applied.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and were re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
- If the two teams were tied after both legs, the away goals rule applied. If both teams were still tied, the higher seeded team advanced.[3]
- Teams were re-seeded every round.
- The winner qualified to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2014 winner. However, if the winner had been the same in both tournaments, that team would have been the team promoted to the 2014–15 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Torneo Clausura
Standings
Source:
[citation needed](C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2014. Source: [3][2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Liguilla (Playoffs)
The six best teams after the first place played two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner was determined by aggregate score. If the teams were tied, the Away goals rule applied.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and were re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams played on their home field during the second leg.
- If the two teams were tied after both legs, the away goals rule applied. If both teams were still tied, higher seeded team advanced.[3]
- Teams were re-seeded every round.
- The winner qualified to the playoff match vs UdeG (Apertura 2013 Champions). The winner was promoted to the 2014–15 Mexican Primera División season.
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Promotional final
First leg
Second leg
Relegation table
The relegated team will be the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2013 and Clausura 2014.
References
- ^ (Spanish; retrieved on 27 January 2014)
- ^ a b "LIGA BBVA EXPANSIÓN MX – Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
- ^ a b As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2013-2014 "Reglamento de competencia Ascenso MX 2013-2014, Article 22.2" (PDF). Liga MX. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
Los Clubes vencedores en los partidos de Cuartos de Final y Semifinal serán aquellos que en los dos juegos anote el mayor número de goles, criterio conocido como Marcador Global. De existir empate en el número de goles anotados, la posición se definirá a favor del Club con mayor cantidad de goles a favor cuando actué como visitante.
External links
- Liga MX & Ascenso MX Official Website
