2020–21 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season
# 2020–21 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season

The 2020–21 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season was the 1st professional season of the most important league of competitions organized by the Asociación Nacional del Balompié Mexicano, a Mexican football federation affiliated with CONIFA. The season began on 14 October 2020 and finished on 31 January 2021. Chapulineros de Oaxaca was the champion.

## Teams

### Stadiums and locations

| Teams | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente | 28,703 |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca | Independiente MRCI | 3,000 |
| Furia Roja | Jesús María, Jalisco | Ramírez Nogales | 1,500 |
| Industriales Naucalpan | Naucalpan de Juárez, México | José Ortega Martínez | 3,700 |
| Jaguares de Jalisco | Tala, Jalisco | Centro Deportivo y Cultural 24 de Marzo | 3,000 |
| Leones Dorados | Teziutlán, Puebla | Municipal de Teziutlán | 7,000 |
| Morelos | Xochitepec, Morelos | Mariano Matamoros | 16,000 |
| Neza | Nezahualcóyotl, México | Neza 86 | 20,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Veracruz | Ana María Macías | Lucas Ayala | Keuka | Interjet |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | José María Ramírez | Omar Arellano | Keuka | MRCI |
| Furia Roja | TBA | Andrés González | Keuka | Casa Don Ramón |
| Industriales Naucalpan | Leonardo Ramos Mateos | Ricardo Carbajal | Keuka | TBA |
| Jaguares de Jalisco | Roberto Báez | Juan Pablo García | Keuka | TBA |
| Leones Dorados | Octavio Mozo | Antulio Padilla | Keuka | TBA |
| Morelos | Mauricio Ruiz | Carlos Reinoso Jr. | Keuka | TBA |
| Neza | Hugo Vázquez | José Julio César Huerta | Keuka | TBA |

**Disaffiliated teams**

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Acapulco | Acapulco, Guerrero | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco | 13,000 |
| Jalisco | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo | 18,779 |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |

**On hiatus teams**

On December 1, 2020, four franchises were placed on hiatus due to financial or administrative problems: Acaxees de Durango, Los Cabos, San José and Veracruzano Tiburón. These four clubs can rejoin in the following season as long as they manage to improve their financial situation.

On January 4, 2021, Atlético Capitalino abandoned the season due to problems derived from the COVID-19 pandemic that affect Mexico City.

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Acaxees de Durango | Durango, Durango | Francisco Zarco | 18,000 |
| Atlético Capitalino | Mexico City | Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 6,000 |
| Los Cabos | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur | Yenekamú | 7,000 |
| San José | Yautepec, Morelos | Centro Deportivo Yautepec | 3,000 |
| Club Veracruzano de Fútbol Tiburón | Tlapacoyan, Veracruz | Los Héroes | 5,000 |

**Retired teams**

On December 30, 2020, Halcones de Zapopan withdrew from the season due to financial problems, planning to come back next season as long as the league had adjustments in its structure and had better financial stability, however, on January 12, 2021 the team left the LBM due to lack of compliance with the league board and announced their goal of seeking to join another competition.

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Halcones de Zapopan | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo | 18,779 |

## Regular season

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Furia Roja | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 23 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Jaguares de Jalisco | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 22 | Triangular stage |
| 3 | Oaxaca (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 22 | Triangular stage |
| 4 | Industriales Naucalpan | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 | Triangular stage |
| 5 | Morelos | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 16 | Triangular stage |
| 6 | Neza | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 15 | Triangular stage |
| 7 | Atlético Veracruz | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | Triangular stage |
| 8 | Leones Dorados | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 12 | |
| 9 | Zapopan | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | Done for the season |
| 10 | Atlético Capitalino | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | Done for the season |
| 11 | San José | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | Done for the season |
| 12 | CVF Tiburón | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | Done for the season |
| 13 | Los Cabos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | Done for the season |
| 14 | Durango | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | Done for the season |
| 15 | Acapulco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | Done for the season |
| 16 | Atlético Jalisco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | Done for the season |
| 17 | Zacatepec | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | Done for the season |

### Positions by Round

* Semi-finals
* Triangular stage
* Triangular stage

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furia Roja | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Jaguares | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oaxaca | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Naucalpan | 7 | 11† | 13 | 9 | 11† | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Zapopan | 14 | 14 | 8 | 11† | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Morelos | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Neza | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8† | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Capitalino | 5 | 7† | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Veracruz | 11† | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Leones | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

* ↑ Team with two pendant matches since Week 5
* ↑ Team with a pendant match since Week 7
* ↑ Team with an extra match between Weeks 1 and 17
* ↑ Team with two pendant matches since Week 3
* ↑ Team with a pendant match since Week 6
* ↑ Team with a pendant match since Week 6
* ↑ Team with two pendant matches since Week 7

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACA | ACX | ATC | ATJ | ATV | CHA | FUR | HZP | IND | JAJ | LED | LOB | LOS | MOR | NEZ | SJO | VFT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acapulco | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acaxees | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| Atlético Capitalino | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–4 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–0 |
| Atlético Jalisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atlético Veracruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Chapulineros | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 7–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Furia Roja | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Halcones Zapopan | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Industriales Naucalpan | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–3 | — | — |
| Jaguares Jalisco | — | 7–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Leones Dorados | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–4 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Lobos Zacatepec | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| Los Cabos | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morelos | — | 2–0 | — | — | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Neza | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| San José | — | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| CVF Tiburón | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Due to the disaffiliation of the club, all matches were awarded to the rival by a score of 0–2

### Liguilla

On January 5, 2021, the LBM announced the end of the regular season due to the small number of teams that continued to participate. It was determined that the best team of the season would qualify directly to the semifinals, while the teams placed between second and seventh place will have to play a so-called triangular preliminary round. The triangular and semifinal phases will be played as a single game, while the final will be played in two games.

**Triangular**

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 1–0 | Morelos |
| Jaguares de Jalisco | 0–3 | (awd.) Atlético Veracruz |
| Industriales Naucalpan | 3–1 | Neza |

**Final stage**

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Furia Roja | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 3 | 3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca (p) | 0 | 3 | 3 (4) |
| | | | 7 | Atlético Veracruz | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) |
| 7 | Atlético Veracruz | 2 | 7 | Atlético Veracruz | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) |
| 4 | Industriales Naucalpan | 0 | | | | | |

**Final stage**

**Semi-finals**

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Furia Roja | 1–3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca |
| Atlético Veracruz | 2–0 | Industriales Naucalpan |

**Final stage**

**Final**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca (pen.) | 3–3 (4–2) | Atlético Veracruz | 0–2 | 3–1 |

**Final stage**

**Final**

**Second leg**

* 2020–21 winners
* Chapulineros de Oaxaca 1st title

### Regular season statistics

**Top goalscorers**

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Julio César Atilano | San José | 4 |
| 1 | Omar Rosas | San José | 4 |
| 3 | Carlos Peña | CVF Tiburón | 3 |
| 3 | César Vallejo | Jaguares de Jalisco | 3 |
| 5 | Jahir Barraza | Jalisco | 2 |
| 5 | Alejandro Castillo | Acapulco | 2 |
| 5 | Víctor Lojero | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 2 |
| 5 | Luis Menes | Morelos | 2 |
| 5 | Alfonso Nieto | Neza | 2 |
| 5 | Aldair dos Santos | Morelos | 2 |
