2016–17 Ascenso MX season
# 2016–17 Ascenso MX season

The 2016–17 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2016 began on 15 July 2016 and Clausura 2017. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. All Ascenso MX teams except UAEM, U. de C., Tampico Madero, Correcaminos, Zacatepec and Sonora, will participate in Copa MX. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016.

## Changes from the previous season

* Necaxa were promoted to Liga MX.
* Sinaloa were relegated from Liga MX.
* U. de C. will join from Segunda División de México (due to stadium requirements failed in 2015, approved in 2016).
* UAEM were promoted from Segunda División de México
* Tampico Madero were promoted to Ascenso MX as an expansion team, will take the open spot vacated by Atlético San Luis.
* Atlético San Luis were dissolved and may return to play next season.

## Stadiums and Locations

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Atlante | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 |
| BUAP | Puebla City, Puebla | Universitario BUAP | 19,283 |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
| Coras | Tepic, Nayarit | Arena Cora | 12,271 |
| Juárez | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 19,703 |
| Murciélagos | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Centenario | 11,134 |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
| Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Banorte | 17,898 |
| Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
| Tampico Madero | Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 |
| Tapachula | Tapachula, Chiapas | Olímpico de Tapachula | 11,018 |
| U. de C. | Colima City, Colima | Olímpico Universitario de Colima | 11,812 |
| U. de G. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
| UAEM | Toluca, State of Mexico | Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba | 32,603 |
| UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 13,820 |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlante | Eduardo Braun Burillo | Eduardo Fentanes | Juan de la Barrera | Kappa | Riviera Maya |
| BUAP | Rafael Cañedo | Rafael Puente, Jr. | Omar Tejeda | Keuka | Coca-Cola |
| Celaya | Marcos Achar | Gerardo Reinoso (Interim) | Alfredo Moreno | Keuka | Bachoco |
| Coras | José Luis Higuera | Marcelo Michel Leaño | Sergio Flores | Bee Sport | Riviera Nayarit |
| Juárez | Juan Carlos Talavera | Miguel Fuentes | Leandro Carrijó | Umbro | Del Río |
| Murciélagos | Miguel Favela | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Valentín Arredondo | Keuka | Meprosa |
| Oaxaca | Santiago San Román | Irving Rubirosa | Lucero Álvarez | Lotto | Ópticas América |
| Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Gabriel Caballero | Carlos Pinto | Charly | Coppel |
| Sonora | Servando Carbajal | Juan Carlos Chávez | Othoniel Arce | Lotto | Súper del Norte |
| Tampico Madero | Javier San Román | Daniel Guzmán | Daniel Ludueña | Lotto | B Hermanos |
| Tapachula | Gabriel Orantes Constanzo | Paco Ramírez | Héctor Morales | Silver Sport | Cafetaleros de Corazón |
| U. de C. | Carlos Salas | Víctor Hugo Mora | Rodolfo Espinoza | Pirma | |
| U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos | Joel Sánchez | Ribair Rodríguez | Charly | Electrolit |
| UAEM | Jorge Olvera García | Omar Ramírez | Alfonso Rippa | Lotto | Megacable |
| UAT | Rafael Flores Alcocer | Jaime Ordiales | Hugo Sánchez | Lotto | Aeromar |
| Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Bruno Marioni | Luis Acuña | Spiro | |
| Zacatecas | Armando Martínez Patiño | Ricardo Rayas | Noé Maya | Pirma | Telcel |
| Zacatepec | Rodolfo Davis Contreras | Carlos Gutiérrez | Héctor Gutiérrez | Silver Sport | Jardines de México |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| Venados | Marcelo Michel Leaño | Sacked | August 6, 2016 | José Luis Sánchez Solá | August 10, 2016 | 18th |
| Tapachula | Carlos Bustos | Sacked | August 27, 2016 | Mauro Camoranesi | August 30, 2016 | 16th |
| Murciélagos | Adolfo García | Sacked | September 15, 2016 | Aldo Da Pozzo | September 15, 2016 | 15th |
| Tampico Madero | Miguel García | Sacked | September 20, 2016 | Daniel Guzmán | September 20, 2016 | 18th |
| Lobos BUAP | Miguel Fuentes | Sacked | September 25, 2016 | Hiram Bandala (Interim) | September 25, 2016 | 14th |
| Lobos BUAP | Hiram Bandala (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | October 5, 2016 | Rafael Puente, Jr. | October 5, 2016 | 14th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| UAT | José Treviño | Sacked | November 14, 2016 | Jorge Urbina (Interim) | December 11, 2016 | Preseason |
| Juárez | Sergio Orduña | Sacked | November 15, 2016 | Miguel Fuentes | December 1, 2016 | Preseason |
| Coras | Ramón Morales | Mutual agreement | November 23, 2016 | Marcelo Michel Leaño | November 30, 2016 | Preseason |
| Oaxaca | Mario García | Sacked | December 29, 2016 | Irving Rubirosa | December 29, 2016 | Preseason |
| UAT | Jorge Urbina (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | January 4, 2017 | Jaime Ordiales | January 4, 2017 | Preseason |
| Celaya | Gustavo Díaz | Resigned | January 4, 2017 | Luis Padilla (Interim) | January 5, 2017 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| Murciélagos | Aldo Da Pozzo | Sacked | January 14, 2017 | Marco Antonio Figueroa | January 16, 2017 | 18th |
| Tapachula | Mauro Camoranesi | Mutual agreement | January 22, 2017 | Paco Ramírez | January 23, 2017 | 16th |
| Celaya | Luis Padilla (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | January 27, 2017 | Gustavo Vargas | January 27, 2017 | 5th |
| Venados | José Luis Sánchez Solá | Resigned | January 27, 2017 | Bruno Marioni | January 29, 2017 | 17th |
| Celaya | Gustavo Vargas | Sacked | March 28, 2017 | Gerardo Reinoso (Interim) | March 28, 2017 | 12th |

## Apertura 2016

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celaya (A) | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 35 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Zacatecas (A) | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Zacatepec (A) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | UAEM (A) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Sinaloa (A, C) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Atlante (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Sonora (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Oaxaca (A) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Coras | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | |
| 10 | Juárez | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 22 | |
| 11 | UAT | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 20 | |
| 12 | Venados | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
| 13 | Murciélagos | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 19 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 14 | U. de G. | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 18 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 15 | BUAP | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 18 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 16 | Tapachula | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 16 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 17 | U. de C. | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 14 | Team is last in relegation table |
| 18 | Tampico Madero | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 10 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ATE | BUP | CEL | COR | JUA | MUR | OAX | SIN | SON | TAM | TAP | UDC | UDG | UAM | UAT | VEN | ZAS | ZAC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlante | | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | |
| BUAP | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | |
| Celaya | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | | | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 5–1 | |
| Coras | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | | 4–0 | 3–1 | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Juárez | | | | | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Murciélagos | 3–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | | |
| Oaxaca | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Sinaloa | | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | | | |
| Sonora | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Tampico Madero | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 0–1 | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Tapachula | 0–2 | | 3–2 | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | |
| U. de C. | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| U. de G. | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| UAEM | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–4 | | | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Correcaminos UAT | | | | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Venados | | 5–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | | | | 4–4 | 0–0 |
| Zacatecas | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 2–0 | | | | | 4–0 | | 3–1 |
| Zacatepec | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | | | | | | | |

### Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

1

Roberto Nurse

Zacatecas

16

2

Gustavo Ramírez

Zacatecas

12

3

Sergio Vergara

Celaya

11

4

Ismael Valadéz

U. de G.

10

5

Douglas Tanque

Tapachula

9

6

Guillermo Martínez

Coras

8

7

Jonathan Ramis

Zacatepec

7

Oscar Villa

Sonora

Gabriel Hachen

Sinaloa

Leandro Carrijó

Juárez

Source: ESPN FC :

**Hat-tricks**

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jorge Mora | U. de G. | UAEM | 2–4 | 16 July 2016 |
| Roberto Nurse | Zacatecas | Sonora | 4–0 | 22 July 2016 |
| Gabriel Hachen | Sinaloa | BUAP | 5–0 | 30 July 2016 |
| Gustavo Ramírez | Zacatecas | Venados | 4–0 | 2 September 2016 |

### Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight best teams 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 higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celaya | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oaxaca | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oaxaca | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Celaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Atlante | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Atlante | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Atlante | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sinaloa | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Zacatecas (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sinaloa | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sonora | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sonora | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Zacatecas | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Sinaloa (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | UAEM | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Sinaloa (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sinaloa (a) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

* 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 2017 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2017–18 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final

**Final**

**Second leg**

* Apertura 2016 winners
* Sinaloa 4th title

## Clausura 2017

### Regular season

**Standings**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Juárez | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | UAEM | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | BUAP (C, P) | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Zacatepec | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Sonora | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Coras | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Tampico Madero | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 23 | |
| 11 | U. de G. | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 22 | |
| 12 | Tapachula | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 21 | |
| 13 | Atlante | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
| 14 | Celaya | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 19 | |
| 15 | UAT | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | |
| 16 | Venados | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 15 | |
| 17 | U. de C. (R) | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 14 | Team is last in relegation table |
| 18 | Murciélagos | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 14 | |

**Positions by round**

* Leader and qualification to playoffs
* Qualification to playoffs
* Last place in table

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zacatecas | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Sinaloa | 8 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oaxaca | 16 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Juárez | 11 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| UAEM | 14 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| BUAP | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Zacatepec | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Sonora | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Coras | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Tampico Madero | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| U. de G. | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Tapachula | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Atlante | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Celaya | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| UAT | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Venados | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| U. de C. | 18 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Murciélagos | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | ATE | BUP | CEL | COR | JUA | MUR | OAX | SIN | SON | TAM | TAP | UDC | UDG | UAM | UAT | VEN | ZAS | ZAC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlante | | 2–2 | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | | 2–2 | | | | | | | 1–0 |
| BUAP | | | | 1–2 | | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | | | | | 3–4 | | 2–1 |
| Celaya | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | 2–3 | | | | | 4–0 | | 2–3 |
| Coras | | | | | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | 3–2 |
| Juárez | | 2–2 | | 3–2 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Murciélagos | | 0–2 | | 0–2 | | | 0–0 | | 2–3 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Oaxaca | | | | | 3–2 | | | | | 3–0 | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Sinaloa | 2–4 | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sonora | | | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–5 | | 1–0 | | | 3–1 | 3–0 | | | 1–2 | |
| Tampico Madero | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | |
| Tapachula | | | | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | | | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| U. de C. | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | | | |
| U. de G. | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | | | |
| UAEM | 1–0 | 4–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Correcaminos UAT | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | |
| Venados | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–5 | | 0–0 | |
| Zacatecas | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | |
| Zacatepec | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |

### Regular season statistics

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

1

Diego Jiménez

BUAP

10

2

Éder Cruz

U. de C.

9

Ismael Valadéz

U. de G.

4

Gustavo Ramírez

Zacatecas

8

Patricio Rubio

Sinaloa

6

Jesús Angulo

Sinaloa

7

Leandro Carrijó

Juárez

Rodrigo Prieto

Zacatepec

9

Giancarlo Maldonado

Oaxaca

6

Juan David Pérez

Celaya

Alfonso Tamay

Oaxaca

Francisco Uscanga

Atlante

Oscar Villa

Sonora

Source: AscensoMX.net

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate

Patricio RubioSinaloaVenados4-14 February 2017

Giancarlo MaldonadoOaxacaTampico Madero3-010 February 2017

Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight best teams 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 higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

               2

Sinaloa

0

4

4

7

Zacatepec

0

0

0

2

Sinaloa

0

0

0

4

Juárez

1

2

3

4

Juárez

1

3

4

5

UAEM

1

2

3

4

Juárez

1

1

2

6

BUAP

2

2

4

1

Zacatecas (a)

1

1

2

8

Sonora

2

0

2

1

Zacatecas

0

2

2

6

BUAP

2

4

6

3

Oaxaca

0

1

1

6

BUAP

1

1

2

Teams are re-seeded each round.

Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.

Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.

In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.

In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.

The champion qualifies to the Promotion Final against Apertura 2016 champion Sinaloa.

Quarterfinals

Team 1

Agg.

Team 2

1st leg

2nd leg

Oaxaca

1–2

BUAP

1–0

1–1

Sinaloa

4–0

Zacatepec

0–0

4–0

Juárez

4-3

UAEM

1–1

3–2

Zacatecas (a)

2–2

Sonora

2–1

1–0

All times are UTC−6.

First leg

BUAP v Oaxaca

April 19, 2017 BUAP 1–0 Oaxaca Puebla City, Puebla19:30

A. Escoto 57'

Match Information Report

Stadium: Universitario BUAP Attendance: 9,338 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia

Zacatepec v Sinaloa

April 19, 2017 Zacatepec 0–0 Sinaloa Zacatepec, Morelos21:30

Match Information Report

Stadium: Agustín "Coruco" Díaz Attendance: 8,295 Referee: Jesús Bisguerra Mendiola

UAEM v Juárez

April 20, 2017 UAEM 1–1 Juárez Toluca, State of Mexico19:30

L. Carrijo 54'

Match Information Report

D. Osorio 57'

Stadium: Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata

Sonora v Zacatecas

April 20, 2017 Sonora 2–1 Zacatecas Hermosillo, Sonora21:30

J. Martínez 1' (o.g.) E. Alaffita 30'

Match Information Report

L. Madrigal 48'

Stadium: Héroe de Nacozari Attendance: 9,545 Referee: Juan Andres Esquivel Gonzalez

Second leg

Oaxaca v BUAP

April 22, 2017 Oaxaca1–1 (1–2 agg.) BUAP Oaxaca City, Oaxaca19:00

G. Maldonado 71' (pen.)

Match Information Report

D. Jiménez 37'

Stadium: Tecnológico de Oaxaca Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez

Sinaloa v Zacatepec

April 22, 2017 Sinaloa 4–0 (4–0 agg.)ZacatepecCuliacán, Sinaloa21:00

J. Angulo 14', 77' V. Angulo 69', 88'

Match Information Report

Stadium: Banorte Attendance: 14,333 Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

Zacatecas (a) v Sonora

April 23, 2017 Zacatecas (a) 1–0 (2–2 agg.)SonoraZacatecas City, Zacatecas17:00

J. Magallón 27'

Match Information Report

Stadium: Francisco Villa Attendance: 7,942 Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

Juárez v UAEM

April 23, 2017 Juárez 3–2 (4–3 agg.)UAEMCiudad Juárez, Chihuahua20:00

L. Carrijo 18' (pen.) M. Fernández 38' M. Ortíz 76'

Match Information Report

D. Osorio 31' (pen.) E. Dias 14' (o.g.)

Stadium: Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 16,748 Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva

Semifinals

Team 1

Agg.

Team 2

1st leg

2nd leg

Sinaloa

0–3

Juárez

1–0

0–2

Zacatecas

2–6

BUAP

2–0

2–4

All times are UTC−6.

First leg

Juárez v Sinaloa

April 26, 2017 Juárez 1–0 Sinaloa Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua21:00

L. Carrijo 57'

Match Information Report

Stadium: Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 19,150 Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel González

BUAP v Zacatecas

April 27, 2017 BUAP 2–0 Zacatecas Puebla City, Puebla19:30

D. Jiménez 13', 89'

Match Information Report

Stadium: Universitario BUAP Attendance: 19,877 Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

Second leg

Sinaloa v Juárez

April 29, 2017 Sinaloa0–2 (0–3 agg.) Juárez Culiacán, Sinaloa21:00

Match Information Report

Lucas Xavier 47', 67'

Stadium: Banorte Attendance: 17,333 Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

Zacatecas v BUAP

April 30, 2017 Zacatecas2–4 (2–6 agg.) BUAP Zacatecas City, Zacatecas17:00

H. Olvera 16' L. Madrigal 54'

Match Information Report

A. Sánchez 10' A. Escoto 30' L. Olascoaga 42' Ricardinho 89'

Stadium: Francisco Villa Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia

Final

Team 1

Agg.

Team 2

1st leg

2nd leg

Juárez

2–4

BUAP

2–1

1–2

All times are UTC−6.

First leg

BUAP v Juárez

May 3, 2017 BUAP 2-1 Juárez Puebla City, Puebla19:30

O. Tejeda 49' (pen.) D. Jiménez 71'

Match Information Report

L. Carrijo 16'

Stadium: Universitario BUAP Attendance: 19,893 Referee: Juan Andres Esquivel Gonzalez

Second leg

Juárez v BUAP

May 6, 2017 Juárez1–2 (2–4 agg.) BUAP Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua20:00

C. Gordillo 73'

Match Information Report

C. Cercado 25' O. Tejeda 88'

Stadium: Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 20,322 Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

 Clausura 2017 winner 

Lobos BUAP 1st title

Promotion Final

The Promotion Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments to determine which team will be promoted to Liga MX. The Apertura 2016 champion was Sinaloa and the Clausura 2017 champion was BUAP. Since Sinaloa are higher ranked on the aggregate table for the 2016-17 season than BUAP, they will play the second leg at home.

All times are UTC−6.

First leg

BUAP v Sinaloa

May 13, 2017 BUAP 1–0 Sinaloa Puebla City, Puebla17:00

A. Escoto 23'

Match Information Report

Stadium: Universitario BUAP Attendance: 19,985 Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

Second leg

Sinaloa v BUAP

May 20, 2017 Sinaloa 2–2 (2–3 agg.) BUAP Culiacán, Sinaloa20:00

M. Velasco 1' G. Hachen 29'

Match Information Report

D. Jiménez 36' A. Escoto 41'

Stadium: Banorte Attendance: 19,333 Referee: Óscar Mejía García

 Promoted to Liga MX 

Lobos BUAP

Aggregate table

The Aggregate Table is the general ranking for the 2016-17 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

Zacatecas

34

19

8

7

55

31

+24

65

2

Sinaloa (C, Q)

34

16

10

8

57

38

+19

58

Advance to Promotion Final

3

UAEM

34

16

9

9

45

33

+12

57

4

Zacatepec

34

16

9

9

50

41

+9

57

5

Oaxaca

34

16

8

10

47

33

+14

56

6

Celaya

34

15

9

10

62

40

+22

54

7

Sonora

34

15

9

10

42

40

+2

54

8

Juárez

34

14

8

12

41

34

+7

50

9

Atlante

34

12

12

10

43

35

+8

48

10

Coras

34

12

12

10

46

40

+6

48

11

BUAP (C, P, Q)

34

12

9

13

45

52

−7

45

Advance to Promotion Final

12

U. de G.

34

9

13

12

39

44

−5

40

13

Tapachula

34

10

7

17

41

53

−12

37

Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2017

14

UAT

34

9

9

16

36

47

−11

36

15

Venados

34

8

11

15

37

68

−31

35

16

Murciélagos

34

8

9

17

31

47

−16

33

17

Tampico Madero

34

8

9

17

23

41

−18

33

18

U. de C. (R)

34

7

7

20

38

61

−23

28

Team is last in relegation table

Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2017. Source: AscensoMX.net Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated Notes:

Relegation table

Relegation to Liga Premier de Ascenso was reinstated this year to Ascenso MX. The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017.

Pos

Team

'14 A Pts

'15 C Pts

'15 A Pts

'16 C Pts

'16 A Pts

'17 C Pts

Total Pts

Total Pld

Avg

Relegation

1

Zacatecas

251824223332154901.7111Safe for 2017–18 Season

2

Sinaloa

0000273158341.7059

3

UAEM

0000292857341.6765

4

Juárez

002920222899641.5469

5

Oaxaca

152025212630137901.5222

6

BUAP

202229181827134901.4889

7

Coras

271820192226132901.4667

8

Atlante

211323252721130901.4444

9

U. de G.

002129182290641.4062

10

Tapachula

211422271621121901.3444

11

Celaya

61020263519116901.2889

12

UAT

242013222016115901.2778

13

Zacatepec

181213133027113901.2556

14

Sonora

00810272772641.1250

15

Murciélagos

131524161914101901.1222

16

Venados

92215202015101901.1222

17

Tampico Madero

0000102333340.9706

18

U. de C. (R)

0000141428340.8235Relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso

Last update: 15 April 2017

R = Relegated

References

↑ "Calendario del ASCENSO Bancomer MX". www.ascensomx.net. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.↑ Santos invierte en Tampico madero (Spanish)↑ "LIGA BBVA EXPANSIÓN MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".↑ "LIGA BBVA EXPANSIÓN MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".↑ AscensoMX.net

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