2015–16 Ascenso MX season#Apertura 2015

{{more citations needed|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition=Ascenso MX

|winners=Apertura: FC Juárez
Clausura: Necaxa

|domesticcup=Clausura 2016 Copa MX

|promoted=Necaxa

|relegated= No relegation

|matches= 120

|total goals= 350

|league topscorer=

Apertura: Carlos Garcés (11)
Clausura:

|biggest home win=

Apertura:
Club Universidad de Guadalajara 7-1 UAT (August 14, 2015)

Clausura:
three matches 2-0 (January 9, 22 and 24, 2016)

|biggest away win=

Apertura:
Tapachula 0-4 Sonora
UAT 1-5 BUAP (August 21, 2015)

Clausura:
Murciélagos 0-6 Coras (January 8, 2016)

|highest scoring=

Apertura:
Club Universidad de Guadalajara 7-1 UAT (August 14, 2015)

Clausura:
Murciélagos 0-6 Coras (January 8, 2016)

|longest wins= Zacatecas
Atlético San Luis (3 wins)

|longest unbeaten= Oaxaca (4 Games)
Coras (3 Games)

|longest winless= Venados (6 Games)

|longest losses= Tapachula (4 losses)

|highest attendance=Apertura:

|lowest attendance=Apertura:

|average attendance=

|season=2015–16

|prevseason=2014–15

|nextseason=2016–17

}}

The 2015–16 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2019 began 25 July 2015 and Clausura 2020. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. All Ascenso MX teams except FC Juárez and Cimarrones de Sonora, will participate in Copa MX.

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Changes from the previous season

Stadia and locations

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
Club

! City

! Stadium

! Capacity

align="left"|Atlante

| Cancún, Quintana Roo

| Andrés Quintana Roo

| 17,289

align="left"|Atlético San Luis

| San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí

| Alfonso Lastras

| 25,111

align="left"|BUAP

| Puebla City, Puebla

| Universitario BUAP

| 19,283

align="left"|Celaya

| Celaya, Guanajuato

| Miguel Alemán

| 23,369

align="left"|Coras

| Tepic, Nayarit

| Arena Cora

| 12,271

align="left"|Juárez

| Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua

| Olímpico Benito Juárez

| 19,703

align="left"|Murciélagos

| Los Mochis, Sinaloa

| Centenario

| 11,134

align="left"|Necaxa

| Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes

| Victoria

| 23,851

align="left"|Oaxaca

| Oaxaca City, Oaxaca

| Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca

| 14,598

align="left"|Sonora

| Hermosillo, Sonora

| Héroe de Nacozari

| 18,747

align="left"|Tapachula

| Tapachula, Chiapas

| Olímpico de Tapachula

| 11,018

align="left"|UdeG

| Guadalajara, Jalisco

| Jalisco

| 55,020

align="left"|UAT

| Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas

| Marte R. Gómez

| 10,520

align="left"|Venados

| Mérida, Yucatán

| Carlos Iturralde

| 15,087

align="left"|Zacatecas

| Zacatecas City, Zacatecas

| Francisco Villa

| 13,820

align="left"|Zacatepec

| Zacatepec, Morelos

| Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

| 24,313

{{Location map+ |Mexico |width=800 |float=center |caption=Locations of clubs for the 2015–16 Ascenso MX season|places=

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=22.15111 |long= -100.842778 |label=Atl. San Luis |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=21.160556 |long= -86.8475 |label=Atlante |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=19.05 |long= -98.217778 |label=BUAP |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=20.5222 |long= -100.8122 |label=Celaya |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=31.7394 |long= -106.48694 |label=Juárez |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=25.783472 |long= -108.99361 |label=Murciélagos |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=21.876 |long= -102.296 |label=Necaxa |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=17.0833 |long=-96.7500 |label=Oaxaca |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=29.098 |long= -110.95416 |label=Sonora |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=14.9 |long= -92.266 |label=Tapachula |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=21.5083 |long= -104.89305 |label=Coras |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=20.666667 |long=-103.35 |label=UdeG |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=23.73333 |long= -99.13333 |label=UAT |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=20.97 |long= -89.62 |label=Venados |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=23.3 |long= -102.7 |label=Zacatecas |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Mexico |lat=18.7 |long= -99.183333 |label=Zacatepec Silgo XXI |position=left}}

}}

=Personnel and kits=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

Atlante

| Eduardo Braun Burillo

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Eduardo Fentanes

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Juan de la Barrera

| Kappa

Atlético San Luis

| Jacobo Payán Espinosa

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Bustos

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Othoniel Arce

| Charly

BUAP

| Vacant

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Valiño

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Omar Tejeda

| Keuka

Celaya

| Marcos Achar

| {{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo Díaz

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Alfredo Moreno

| Keuka

Coras

| José Luis Higuera

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Cristante

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Kalú Gastélum

| Romed

Juárez

| Alejandra de la Vega

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Orduña

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Iván Vázquez Mellado

| Umbro

Murciélagos

| Miguel Favela

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Adolfo García

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Alfonso Rippa

| Keuka

Necaxa

| Ernesto Tinajero

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Alfonso Sosa

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Padilla

| Umbro

Oaxaca

| Javier San Román

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Flavio Davino

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Menghi

| Lotto

Sonora

| Servando Carbajal

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Medrano

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Rico

| Kappa

Tapachula

| Gabriel Orantes Constanzo

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Gabriel Caballero

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Ismael Valadéz

| Silver Sport

UAT

| Manuel Corcuera Canseco

| {{flagicon|MEX}} José Treviño

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Sánchez

| Lotto

UdeG

| José Alberto Castellanos

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Daniel Guzmán

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Humberto Hernández

| Lotto

Venados

| Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Marcelo Michel Leaño

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Aldo Polo

| Foursport

Zacatecas

| Armando Martínez Patiño

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Rayas

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Noé Maya

| Pirma

Zacatepec

| Rodolfo Davis Contreras

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Gutiérrez

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Espinoza

| Silver Sport

Managerial changes

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

colspan=7|Apertura Changes
Coras

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Camoranesi

|Resigned

|August 18, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} José Luis González China

|August 21, 2015

|14th

Tapachula

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos de los Cobos

|Sacked

|August 22, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Benjamín Mora (Interim)

|August 27, 2015

|16th

UAT

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Cadena

|Sacked

|August 22, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} José Treviño

|August 27, 2015

|15th

Tapachula

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Benjamín Mora (Interim)

|End of tenure as caretaker

|September 5, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Gabriel Caballero

|September 7, 2015

|16th

Sonora

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Humberto Torres

|Sacked

|September 15, 2015

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Javier López (Interim)

|September 15, 2015

|12th

Venados

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Juan Carlos Chávez

|Sacked

|October 3, 2015

|{{flagicon|URU}} Daniel Rossello (Interim)

|October 15, 2015

|14th

Oaxaca

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Rayas

|Sacked

|October 21, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Marco Antonio Trejo (Interim)

|October 21, 2015

|5th

Necaxa

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Miguel Fuentes

|Sacked

|November 9, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Miguel Acosta & {{flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Saucedo (Interim)

|November 9, 2015

|7th

colspan=7|Pre-Clausura Changes
Atlético San Luis

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Arias

|Resigned

|November 19, 2015

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Bustos

|November 30, 2015

|Preseason

Sonora

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Javier López (Interim)

|End of tenure as caretaker

|November 15, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Medrano

|November 26, 2015

|Preseason

Venados

|{{flagicon|URU}} Daniel Rossello (Interim)

|End of tenure as caretaker

|November 15, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Marcelo Michel Leaño

|November 26, 2015

|Preseason

Necaxa

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Miguel Acosta & {{flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Saucedo (Interim)

|End of tenure as caretaker

|November 15, 2015

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Alfonso Sosa

|November 26, 2015

|Preseason

colspan=7|Clausura Changes
Murciélagos

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Lorenzo López

|Sacked

|January 28, 2016

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Manrique

|January 28, 2016

|16th

Coras

|{{flagicon|MEX}} José Luis González China

|Sacked

|February 7, 2016

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Cristante

|February 13, 2016

|14th

Zacatecas

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Joel Sánchez

|Sacked

|February 9, 2016

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Rayas

|February 9, 2016

|13th

Murciélagos

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Manrique

|Sacked

|February 25, 2016

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Roberto Castro (Interim)

|February 26, 2016

|16th

Murciélagos

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Roberto Castro (Interim)

|End of tenure as caretaker

|March 2, 2016

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Adolfo García

|March 5, 2016

|16th

Apertura 2015

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|col_SF=#FFFFBB|text_SF=Qualified to Semifinals

|result1=SF

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|result2=QF|result3=QF|result4=QF|result5=QF|result6=QF|result7=QF

|col_ELIM=#ff8888|text_ELIM=Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2016

|result14=ELIM|result15=ELIM|result16=ELIM

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=November 7, 2015

|source=[https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/resultados?liga=mex.2]

}}

=Results=

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|update=14 November 2015

|source=[http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/partidos]{{Cite web | url=http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/partidos | title=LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional }}

}}

=Liguilla (Playoffs)=

The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be 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.

{{7TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y

|RD1=Quarterfinals

|RD2=Semifinals

|RD3=Finals

|RD1-team1=Zacatecas

|RD1-seed1=4

|RD1-score1-1=2

|RD1-score1-2=2

|RD1-score1-3=4

|RD1-team2=Murciélagos

|RD1-seed2=5

|RD1-score2-1=2

|RD1-score2-2=0

|RD1-score2-3=2

|RD1-seed3=3

|RD1-team3= Oaxaca

|RD1-score3-1=2

|RD1-score3-2=1

|RD1-score3-3=3

|RD1-seed4=6

|RD1-team4=Atlante

|RD1-score4-1=0

|RD1-score4-2=4

|RD1-score4-3=4

|RD1-seed5=2

|RD1-team5=Juárez

|RD1-score5-1=1

|RD1-score5-2=1

|RD1-score5-3=2

|RD1-seed6=7

|RD1-team6=Tapacula

|RD1-score6-1=1

|RD1-score6-2=0

|RD1-score6-3=1

|RD2-seed1=1

|RD2-team1=BUAP

|RD2-score1-1=0

|RD2-score1-2=3

|RD2-score1-3=3

|RD2-seed2=6

|RD2-team2=Atlante (a)

|RD2-score2-1=1

|RD2-score2-2=2

|RD2-score2-3=3

|RD2-seed3=2

|RD2-team3=Juárez

|RD2-score3-1=1

|RD2-score3-2=1

|RD2-score3-3=2

|RD2-seed4=4

|RD2-team4=Zacatecas

|RD2-score4-1=1

|RD2-score4-2=0

|RD2-score4-3=1

|RD3-seed1=2

|RD3-team1=Juárez

|RD3-score1-1=0

|RD3-score1-2=3

|RD3-score1-3=3

|RD3-seed2=6

|RD3-team2=Atlante

|RD3-score2-1=1

|RD3-score2-2=0

|RD3-score2-3=1

}}

  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Clausura 2016 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2016–17 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final

==Quarter-finals==

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Juárez||2–1|Tapachula||1–1|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Oaxaca||3–4|Atlante||2–0|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Zacatecas||4–2|Murciélagos||2–2|2–0}}

{{end}}

All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún, Ciudad Juárez and Los Mochis.

===First leg===

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|time = 18:00

|team1 = Tapachula

|score = 1–1

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|team2 = Juárez

|goals1 = I. Valadéz {{goal|28}}

|goals2 = L. Carrijó {{goal|60}}

|location = Tapachula

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula

|attendance = 5,814

|referee = Adalid Maganda Villalba

}}

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|date = 18 November 2015

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Atlante

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = Oaxaca

|goals1 =

|goals2 = A. Ledesma {{goal|49}}
J. Moreno {{goal|69}}

|location = Cancún

|stadium = Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo

|attendance = 3,379

|referee = Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda

}}

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|date = 18 November 2015

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Murciélagos

|score = 2–2

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|team2 = Zacatecas

|goals1 = P. Ibarra {{goal|16}}
L. Luján {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Y. Rivera {{goal|17}}
M. Velázquez {{goal|87}}

|location = Los Mochis

|stadium = Estadio Centenario

|attendance = 4,560

|referee = Jonathan Hernández Juárez

}}

===Second leg===

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|date = 21 November 2015

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Oaxaca

|score = 1–4

|aggregatescore = 3–4

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|team2 = Atlante

|goals1 = S. San Román {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = C. Garcés {{goal|3||90+4}}
C. Cauich {{goal|12}}
G. Hachen {{goal|20}}

|location = Oaxaca

|stadium = Estadio Benito Juárez

|attendance = 9,500

|referee = Angel Monroy Bello

}}

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|date = 21 November 2015

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Juárez

|score = 1–0

|aggregatescore = 2–1

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|team2 = Tapachula

|goals1 = W. de Jesús {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 =

|location = Ciudad Juárez

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

|attendance = 15,390

|referee = Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García

}}

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|date = 21 November 2015

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Zacatecas

|score = 2–0

|aggregatescore = 4–2

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|team2 = Murciélagos

|goals1 = N. Maya {{goal|54}}
M. Velázquez {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|location = Zacatecas

|stadium = Estadio Francisco Villa

|attendance = 11,572

|referee = Uriel Olvera Ríos

}}

==Semi-finals==

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|BUAP||3–3|Atlante (a)||0–1|3–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Juárez||2–1|Zacatecas||1–1|1–0}}

{{end}}

===First leg===

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|date = 25 November 2015

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Zacatecas

|score = 1–1

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|team2 = Juárez

|goals1 = J. Cuevas {{goal|46}}

|goals2 = L. Carrijó {{goal|6}}

|location = Zacatecas

|stadium = Estadio Francisco Villa

|attendance = 12,089

|referee = Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 26 November 2015

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Atlante

|score = 1–0

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|team2 = BUAP

|goals1 = C. Cauich {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|location = Cancún

|stadium = Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo

|attendance = 9,680

|referee = Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García

}}

===Second leg===

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|date = 28 November 2015

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Juárez

|score = 1–0

|aggregatescore = 2–1

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|team2 = Zacatecas

|goals1 = M. Ortíz {{goal|7}}

|goals2 =

|location = Ciudad Juárez

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

|attendance = 18,975

|referee = Ángel Monroy Bello

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 29 November 2015

|time = 17:00

|team1 = BUAP

|score = 3–2

|aggregatescore = 3–3

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|team2 = Atlante

|goals1 = D. Jiménez {{goal|42||90+1}}
P. Gómez {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = G. Hachen {{goal|60}}
E. Prono {{goal|75}}

|location = Puebla

|stadium = Estadio Universitario BUAP

|attendance = 14,835

|referee = Uriel Olvera Ríos

}}

==Final==

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Juárez||3–1|Atlante||0–1|3–0}}

{{end}}

===First leg===

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 2 December 2015

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Atlante

|score = 1–0

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|team2 = Juárez

|goals1 = C. Garcés {{goal|45}}

|goals2 =

|location = Cancún

|stadium = Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo

|attendance = 13,100

|referee = Adalid Maganda Villalva

}}

===Second leg===

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|date = 5 December 2015

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Juárez

|score = 3–0

|aggregatescore = 3–1

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|team2 = Atlante

|goals1 = W. de Jesús {{goal|5}}
É. Mejía {{goal|46}}
L. Carrijó {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

|penatltyscore =

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

|location = Ciudad Juárez

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

|attendance = 19,900

|referee = Jonathan Hernández Juárez

}}

{{winners||Apertura 2015 winners:|Juárez|1st}}

Clausura 2016

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|result2=QF|result3=QF|result4=QF|result5=QF|result6=QF|result7=QF

|col_ELIM=inherit|text_ELIM=Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2016

|result16=ELIM

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=April 10, 2016

|source=[https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/resultados?liga=mex.2]

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=Results=

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|match_TAP_ATL=

|match_TAP_BUP=

|match_TAP_CEL=2–1

|match_TAP_COR=

|match_TAP_JUA=0–0

|match_TAP_MUR=2–1

|match_TAP_NEC=

|match_TAP_OAX=3–1

|match_TAP_SON=

|match_TAP_UDG=1–0

|match_TAP_UAT=0–1

|match_TAP_VEN=

|match_TAP_ZAS=0–1

|match_TAP_ZAC=

|name_UDG=U. de G.

|match_UDG_ATE=

|match_UDG_ATL=2–1

|match_UDG_BUP=2–3

|match_UDG_CEL=3–0

|match_UDG_COR=3–1

|match_UDG_JUA=

|match_UDG_MUR=2–1

|match_UDG_NEC=0–0

|match_UDG_OAX=

|match_UDG_SON=

|match_UDG_TAP=

|match_UDG_UAT=

|match_UDG_VEN=2–0

|match_UDG_ZAS=

|match_UDG_ZAC=2–0

|name_UAT=UAT

|match_UAT_ATE=0–0

|match_UAT_ATL=

|match_UAT_BUP=

|match_UAT_CEL=2–1

|match_UAT_COR=3–1

|match_UAT_JUA=0–3

|match_UAT_MUR=

|match_UAT_NEC=

|match_UAT_OAX=0–1

|match_UAT_SON=

|match_UAT_TAP=

|match_UAT_UDG=0–2

|match_UAT_VEN=

|match_UAT_ZAS=0–0

|match_UAT_ZAC=

|name_VEN=Venados

|match_VEN_ATE=

|match_VEN_ATL=

|match_VEN_BUP=4–1

|match_VEN_CEL=

|match_VEN_COR=

|match_VEN_JUA=5–1

|match_VEN_MUR=

|match_VEN_NEC=0–0

|match_VEN_OAX=0–1

|match_VEN_SON=1–0

|match_VEN_TAP=2–1

|match_VEN_UDG=

|match_VEN_UAT=1–1

|match_VEN_ZAS=

|match_VEN_ZAC=

|name_ZAS=Zacatecas

|match_ZAS_ATE=

|match_ZAS_ATL=1–1

|match_ZAS_BUP=

|match_ZAS_CEL=0–0

|match_ZAS_COR=1–0

|match_ZAS_JUA=

|match_ZAS_MUR=3–3

|match_ZAS_NEC=2–0

|match_ZAS_OAX=

|match_ZAS_SON=

|match_ZAS_TAP=

|match_ZAS_UDG=1–1

|match_ZAS_UAT=

|match_ZAS_VEN=1–1

|match_ZAS_ZAC=0–1

|name_ZAC=Zacatepec

|match_ZAC_ATE=

|match_ZAC_ATL=1–1

|match_ZAC_BUP=2–2

|match_ZAC_CEL=

|match_ZAC_COR=

|match_ZAC_JUA=

|match_ZAC_MUR=

|match_ZAC_NEC=2–1

|match_ZAC_OAX=

|match_ZAC_SON=0–0

|match_ZAC_TAP=1–1

|match_ZAC_UDG=

|match_ZAC_UAT=0–1

|match_ZAC_VEN=2–2

|match_ZAC_ZAS=

|update=16 April 2016

|source=[http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/partidos]{{Cite web | url=http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/partidos | title=LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional }}

}}

=Liguilla (Playoffs)=

The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be 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.

{{7TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y

|RD1=Quarterfinals

|RD2=Semifinals

|RD3=Finals

|RD1-team1=Celaya

|RD1-seed1=4

|RD1-score1-1=1

|RD1-score1-2=0

|RD1-score1-3=1

|RD1-team2=Atlante

|RD1-seed2=5

|RD1-score2-1=0

|RD1-score2-2=2

|RD1-score2-3=2

|RD1-seed3=3

|RD1-team3=Tapachula

|RD1-score3-1=1

|RD1-score3-2=1

|RD1-score3-3=2

|RD1-seed4=6

|RD1-team4=Zacatecas

|RD1-score4-1=2

|RD1-score4-2=1

|RD1-score4-3=3

|RD1-seed5=2

|RD1-team5=Necaxa

|RD1-score5-1=1

|RD1-score5-2=1

|RD1-score5-3=2

|RD1-seed6=7

|RD1-team6=UAT

|RD1-score6-1=0

|RD1-score6-2=1

|RD1-score6-3=1

|RD2-seed1=1

|RD2-team1=UdeG

|RD2-score1-1=1

|RD2-score1-2=1

|RD2-score1-3=2

|RD2-seed2=6

|RD2-team2=Zacatecas

|RD2-score2-1=1

|RD2-score2-2=2

|RD2-score2-3=3

|RD2-seed3=2

|RD2-team3=Necaxa

|RD2-score3-1=2

|RD2-score3-2=3

|RD2-score3-3=5

|RD2-seed4=5

|RD2-team4=Atlante

|RD2-score4-1=1

|RD2-score4-2=2

|RD2-score4-3=3

|RD3-seed1=2

|RD3-team1=Necaxa

|RD3-score1-1=2

|RD3-score1-2=0

|RD3-score1-3=2

|RD3-seed2=6

|RD3-team2=Zacatecas

|RD3-score2-1=0

|RD3-score2-2=0

|RD3-score2-3=0

}}

  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (F.C. Juárez)

==Quarter-finals==

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Necaxa||2–1|UAT||1–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tapachula||2–3|Zacatecas||1–2|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Celaya||1–2|Atlante||1–0|1–2}}

{{end}}

===First leg===

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|date = 20 April 2016

|time = 18:30

|team1 = UAT

|score = 0–1

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|team2 = Necaxa

|goals1 =

|goals2 = R. Prieto {{goal|11}}

|location = Ciudad Victoria

|stadium = Estadio Marte R. Gómez

|attendance = 5,995

|referee = Mario Humberto Vargas Mata

}}

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|date = 20 April 2016

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Atlante

|score = 0–1

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|team2 = Celaya

|goals1 =

|goals2 = O. Domínguez {{goal|41}}

|location = Cancún

|stadium = Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo

|attendance = 3,385

|referee = Adalid Maganda Villaba

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 20 April 2016

|time = 21:15

|team1 = Zacatecas

|score = 2–1

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|team2 = Tapachula

|goals1 = R. Nurse {{goal|50||70}}

|goals2 = J. Ayoví {{goal|66}}

|location = Zacatecas

|stadium = Estadio Francisco Villa

|attendance = 8,685

|referee = Uriel Olvera Ríos

}}

===Second leg===

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|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Tapachula

|score = 1–1

|aggregatescore = 2–3

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|team2 = Zacatecas

|goals1 = B. Costa {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = R. Nurse {{goal|29}}

|location = Tapachula

|stadium = Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula

|attendance = 12,477

|referee = Jonathan Hernández Juárez

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Necaxa

|score = 1–1

|aggregatescore = 2–1

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|team2 = UAT

|goals1 = R. Prieto {{goal|37}}

|goals2 = E. Guzmán {{goal|64}}

|location = Aguascalientes

|stadium = Estadio Victoria

|attendance = 10,706

|referee = Óscar Mejía García

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 21:15

|team1 = Celaya

|score = 0–2

|aggregatescore = 1–2

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|team2 = Atlante

|goals1 =

|goals2 = C. Garcés {{goal|49}}
C. Galeana {{goal|53}} (o.g.)

|location = Celaya

|stadium = Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés

|attendance = 23,000

|referee = Ángel Monroy Bello

}}

==Semi-finals==

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|UdeG||2–3|Zacatecas||1–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Necaxa||5–3|Atlante||2–1|3–2}}

{{end}}

===First leg===

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|date = 27 April 2016

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Atlante

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = Necaxa

|goals1 = A. López {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 = M. Marroquín {{goal|48}} (o.g.)
R. Prieto {{goal|68}}

|location = Cancún

|stadium = Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo

|attendance = 10,279

|referee = Óscar Mejía García

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 28 April 2016

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Zacatecas

|score = 1–1

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|team2 = UdeG

|goals1 = N. Maya {{goal|35}}

|goals2 = J. Mora {{goal|16}}

|location = Zacatecas

|stadium = Estadio Francisco Villa

|attendance = 13,905

|referee = Mario Humberto Vargas Mata

}}

===Second leg===

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 30 April 2016

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Necaxa

|score = 3–2

|aggregatescore = 5–3

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|team2 = Atlante

|goals1 = R. Prieto {{goal|57}}
J. Barraza {{goal|62}}
J. Isijara {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = C. Garcés {{goal|49}}
F. Uscanga {{goal|81}}

|location = Aguascalientes

|stadium = Estadio Victoria

|attendance = 16,950

|referee = Ángel Monroy Bello

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 1 May 2016

|time = 12:00

|team1 = UdeG

|score = 1–2

|aggregatescore = 2–3

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|team2 = Zacatecas

|goals1 = J. Mora {{goal|31}}

|goals2 = R. Nurse {{goal|30||84}}

|location = Guadalajara

|stadium = Estadio Jalisco

|attendance = 32,106

|referee = Uriel Olvera Ríos

}}

==Final==

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Necaxa||0–2|Zacatecas||0–2|0–0}}

{{end}}

===First leg===

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 4 May 2016

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Zacatecas

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = Necaxa

|goals1 =

|goals2 = F. Gallegos {{goal|50}}
J. Isijara {{goal|64}}

|location = Zacatecas

|stadium = Estadio Francisco Villa

|attendance = 13,905

|referee = Jonathan Hernández Juárez

}}

===Second leg===

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 7 May 2016

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Necaxa

|score = 0–0

|aggregatescore = 2–0

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|team2 = Zacatecas

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penatltyscore =

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

|location = Aguascalientes

|stadium = Estadio Victoria

|attendance = 21,233

|referee = Óscar Mejía García

}}

{{winners||Clausura 2016 winners:|Necaxa|4th}}

Campeón de Ascenso 2016

= First leg=

{{football box

| date= May 14, 2016

| time=20:00

| team1=Necaxa

| score=1–0

| report= http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/soccer/blogs/free-kicks-with-joe/2016/05/14/breaking-necaxa-defeats-fc-juarez/84402436/

| team2= Juárez

| goals1= Jahir Barraza {{goal|77}}

| goals2=

| stadium=Estadio Victoria
Aguascalientes

| attendance=

| referee=

}}

----

=Second leg=

{{football box

| date=May 21, 2016

| time=20:00 (central); 19:00 (local)

| team1= Juárez

| score= 0–2

| report= http://mexico.as.com/mexico/2016/05/21/futbol/1463857525_493461.html

| team2=Necaxa

| goals2= Luis Gallegos {{goal|11}}
Jorge Sánchez {{goal|44}}

| goals1=

| stadium= Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

| attendance=

| referee=

}}

{{winners||Champions|Necaxa|2nd}}

Relegation table

The team would normally be the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016. This Season, no team will be relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso (will resume next season).

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!Team

!width=45|{{Tooltip|Total
Pts|Total points over the past three years}}

!width=45|{{Tooltip|Total
Pld|Total games played over the past three years}}

!width=50|{{Tooltip|Avg|Average}}

1

|style="text-align:left"|UdeG

|50

301.6666
2

|style="text-align:left"|Juárez

|49

301.6333
3

|style="text-align:left"|Necaxa

|137

841.6309
4

|style="text-align:left"|UAT

|130

841.5476
5

|style="text-align:left"|Zacatecas

|129

841.5357
6

|style="text-align:left"|Oaxaca

|127

841.5119
7

|style="text-align:left"|Coras

|84

561.5000
8

|style="text-align:left"|BUAP

|125

841.4880
9

|style="text-align:left"|Atlante

|82

561.4642
10

|style="text-align:left"|Tapachula

|114

841.3571
11

|style="text-align:left"|Atlético San Luis

|110

841.3095
12

|style="text-align:left"|Venados

|107

841.2738
13

|style="text-align:left"|Murciélagos

|96

841.1428
14

|style="text-align:left"|Zacatepec

|91

841.0833
15

|style="text-align:left"|Celaya

|90

841.0714
style="background:#ff8888;"

|16

|style="text-align:left"|Sonora

|18

300.6000

References

  • https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/resultados?liga=mex.2