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.

Changes from the previous season

Stadia and locations

Club City Stadium Capacity
Atlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,111
BUAP Puebla City, Puebla Universitario BUAP 19,283
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán 23,369
Coras Tepic, Nayarit Arena Cora 12,271
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
Murciélagos Los Mochis, Sinaloa Centenario 11,134
Necaxa Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,598
Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Tapachula Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 11,018
UdeG Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020
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
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Locations of clubs for the 2015–16 Ascenso MX season

Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Atlante Eduardo Braun Burillo Mexico Eduardo Fentanes Mexico Juan de la Barrera Kappa
Atlético San Luis Jacobo Payán Espinosa Argentina Carlos Bustos Mexico Othoniel Arce Charly
BUAP Vacant Argentina Ricardo Valiño Mexico Omar Tejeda Keuka
Celaya Marcos Achar Uruguay Gustavo Díaz Argentina Alfredo Moreno Keuka
Coras José Luis Higuera Argentina Hernán Cristante Mexico Jorge Kalú Gastélum Romed
Juárez Alejandra de la Vega Mexico Sergio Orduña Mexico Iván Vázquez Mellado Umbro
Murciélagos Miguel Favela Mexico Adolfo García Mexico Alfonso Rippa Keuka
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Mexico Alfonso Sosa Mexico Luis Padilla Umbro
Oaxaca Javier San Román Mexico Flavio Davino Argentina Diego Menghi Lotto
Sonora Servando Carbajal Mexico Héctor Medrano Mexico Raúl Rico Kappa
Tapachula Gabriel Orantes Constanzo Mexico Gabriel Caballero Mexico Ismael Valadéz Silver Sport
UAT Manuel Corcuera Canseco Mexico José Treviño Mexico Hugo Sánchez Lotto
UdeG José Alberto Castellanos Mexico Daniel Guzmán Mexico Humberto Hernández Lotto
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño Mexico Aldo Polo Foursport
Zacatecas Armando Martínez Patiño Mexico Ricardo Rayas Mexico Noé Maya Pirma
Zacatepec Rodolfo Davis Contreras Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez Mexico Rodolfo Espinoza Silver Sport

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Apertura Changes
Coras Italy Mauro Camoranesi Resigned August 18, 2015 Mexico José Luis González China August 21, 2015 14th
Tapachula Mexico Carlos de los Cobos Sacked August 22, 2015 Mexico Benjamín Mora (Interim) August 27, 2015 16th
UAT Mexico Ricardo Cadena Sacked August 22, 2015 Mexico José Treviño August 27, 2015 15th
Tapachula Mexico Benjamín Mora (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker September 5, 2015 Mexico Gabriel Caballero September 7, 2015 16th
Sonora Mexico Jorge Humberto Torres Sacked September 15, 2015 Spain Javier López (Interim) September 15, 2015 12th
Venados Mexico Juan Carlos Chávez Sacked October 3, 2015 Uruguay Daniel Rossello (Interim) October 15, 2015 14th
Oaxaca Mexico Ricardo Rayas Sacked October 21, 2015 Mexico Marco Antonio Trejo (Interim) October 21, 2015 5th
Necaxa Mexico Miguel Fuentes Sacked November 9, 2015 Mexico Miguel Acosta & Mexico Hugo Saucedo (Interim) November 9, 2015 7th
Pre-Clausura Changes
Atlético San Luis Mexico Raúl Arias Resigned November 19, 2015 Argentina Carlos Bustos November 30, 2015 Preseason
Sonora Spain Javier López (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015 Mexico Héctor Medrano November 26, 2015 Preseason
Venados Uruguay Daniel Rossello (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015 Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño November 26, 2015 Preseason
Necaxa Mexico Miguel Acosta & Mexico Hugo Saucedo (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015 Mexico Alfonso Sosa November 26, 2015 Preseason
Clausura Changes
Murciélagos Mexico Lorenzo López Sacked January 28, 2016 Mexico Jorge Manrique January 28, 2016 16th
Coras Mexico José Luis González China Sacked February 7, 2016 Argentina Hernán Cristante February 13, 2016 14th
Zacatecas Mexico Joel Sánchez Sacked February 9, 2016 Mexico Ricardo Rayas February 9, 2016 13th
Murciélagos Mexico Jorge Manrique Sacked February 25, 2016 Mexico Roberto Castro (Interim) February 26, 2016 16th
Murciélagos Mexico Roberto Castro (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker March 2, 2016 Mexico Adolfo García March 5, 2016 16th

Apertura 2015

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BUAP (A) 15 8 5 2 28 14 +14 29 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Juárez (A) 15 8 5 2 24 14 +10 29 Qualified to Quarterfinals
3 Oaxaca (A) 15 7 4 4 23 19 +4 25
4 Zacatecas (A) 15 7 3 5 31 22 +9 24
5 Murciélagos (A) 15 7 3 5 23 21 +2 24
6 Atlante (A) 15 6 5 4 20 15 +5 23
7 Tapachula (A) 15 7 1 7 20 30 −10 22
8 UdeG (E) 15 5 6 4 25 16 +9 21
9 Atlético San Luis (E) 15 6 3 6 23 26 −3 21
10 Necaxa (E) 15 6 2 7 24 21 +3 20
11 Coras (E) 15 4 8 3 22 21 +1 20
12 Celaya (E) 15 5 5 5 16 19 −3 20
13 Venados (E) 15 4 3 8 20 26 −6 15
14 Zacatepec (E) 15 3 4 8 22 31 −9 13 Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2016
15 UAT (E) 15 3 4 8 14 28 −14 13
16 Sonora (E) 15 1 5 9 13 25 −12 8
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2015. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Results

Home \ Away ATE ATL BUP CEL COR JUA MUR NEC OAX SON TAP UDG UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–0
Atlético San Luis 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 3–1
BUAP 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–1
Celaya 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–1
Coras 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3
Juárez 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–1
Murciélagos 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–0
Necaxa 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–3 2–3 1–1
Oaxaca 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–1
Sonora 3–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1
Tapachula 3–0 0–3 3–3 2–1 0–4 1–0 3–2
U. de G. 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 7–1 2–2
UAT 1–1 1–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1
Venados 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–4 3–3
Zacatecas 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–1
Zacatepec 1–0 3–2 2–5 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2015. Source: [3][4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 BUAP 0 3 3
6 Atlante (a) 1 2 3
4 Zacatecas 2 2 4
5 Murciélagos 2 0 2
2 Juárez 0 3 3
6 Atlante 1 0 1
3 Oaxaca 2 1 3
6 Atlante 0 4 4
2 Juárez 1 1 2
4 Zacatecas 1 0 1
2 Juárez 1 1 2
7 Tapacula 1 0 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 2–1 Tapachula 1–1 1–0
Oaxaca 3–4 Atlante 2–0 1–4
Zacatecas 4–2 Murciélagos 2–2 2–0

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

First leg
18 November 2015 Tapachula 1–1 Juárez Tapachula
18:00 I. Valadéz 28' Report L. Carrijó 60' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 5,814
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalba
18 November 2015 Atlante 0–2 Oaxaca Cancún
21:00 Report A. Ledesma 49'
J. Moreno 69'		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 3,379
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda
18 November 2015 Murciélagos 2–2 Zacatecas Los Mochis
21:00 P. Ibarra 16'
L. Luján 72'		 Report Y. Rivera 17'
M. Velázquez 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Second leg
21 November 2015 Oaxaca 1–4
(3–4 agg.)		 Atlante Oaxaca
17:00 S. San Román 68' Report C. Garcés 3', 90+4'
C. Cauich 12'
G. Hachen 20'		 Stadium: Estadio Benito Juárez
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Angel Monroy Bello
21 November 2015 Juárez 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Tapachula Ciudad Juárez
18:00 W. de Jesús 90+2' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 15,390
Referee: Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García
21 November 2015 Zacatecas 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Murciélagos Zacatecas
21:00 N. Maya 54'
M. Velázquez 80'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 11,572
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BUAP 3–3 Atlante (a) 0–1 3–2
Juárez 2–1 Zacatecas 1–1 1–0
First leg
25 November 2015 Zacatecas 1–1 Juárez Zacatecas
21:00 J. Cuevas 46' Report L. Carrijó 6' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 12,089
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda
26 November 2015 Atlante 1–0 BUAP Cancún
20:00 C. Cauich 80' Report Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 9,680
Referee: Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García
Second leg
28 November 2015 Juárez 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Zacatecas Ciudad Juárez
16:00 M. Ortíz 7' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 18,975
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
29 November 2015 BUAP 3–2
(3–3 agg.)		 Atlante Puebla
17:00 D. Jiménez 42', 90+1'
P. Gómez 88'		 Report G. Hachen 60'
E. Prono 75'		 Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 14,835
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 3–1 Atlante 0–1 3–0
First leg
2 December 2015 Atlante 1–0 Juárez Cancún
20:00 C. Garcés 45' Report Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 13,100
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva
Second leg
5 December 2015 Juárez 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Atlante Ciudad Juárez
16:00 W. de Jesús 5'
É. Mejía 46'
L. Carrijó 78'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 19,900
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez


 Apertura 2015 winners: 
Juárez
1st title

Clausura 2016

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UdeG (A) 15 9 2 4 22 15 +7 29 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Necaxa (A) 15 8 4 3 21 12 +9 28 Qualified to Quarterfinals
3 Tapachula (A) 15 8 3 4 14 8 +6 27
4 Celaya (A) 15 8 2 5 20 13 +7 26
5 Atlante (A) 15 7 4 4 22 12 +10 25
6 Zacatecas (A) 15 4 10 1 17 13 +4 22
7 UAT (A) 15 6 4 5 13 17 −4 22
8 Oaxaca (E) 15 5 6 4 19 19 0 21
9 Venados (E) 15 5 5 5 17 14 +3 20
10 Juárez (E) 15 5 5 5 13 12 +1 20
11 Coras (E) 15 6 1 8 20 19 +1 19
12 BUAP (E) 15 5 3 7 17 22 −5 18
13 Murciélagos (E) 15 5 1 9 18 30 −12 16
14 Zacatepec (E) 15 2 7 6 15 23 −8 13
15 Atlético San Luis (E) 15 2 5 8 11 20 −9 11
16 Sonora (E) 15 2 4 9 12 22 −10 10 Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2016
Updated to match(es) played on April 10, 2016. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Results

Home \ Away ATE ATL BUP CEL COR JUA MUR NEC OAX SON TAP UDG UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 4–1
Atlético San Luis 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0
BUAP 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1
Celaya 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
Coras 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1
Juárez 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0
Murciélagos 1–0 0–6 1–0 3–2 5–0 0–1 2–1
Necaxa 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 3–1
Oaxaca 3–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3
Sonora 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–3
Tapachula 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
U. de G. 2–1 2–3 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
UAT 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–0
Venados 4–1 5–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Zacatecas 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Zacatepec 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2016. Source: [5][5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 UdeG 1 1 2
6 Zacatecas 1 2 3
4 Celaya 1 0 1
5 Atlante 0 2 2
2 Necaxa 2 0 2
6 Zacatecas 0 0 0
3 Tapachula 1 1 2
6 Zacatecas 2 1 3
2 Necaxa 2 3 5
5 Atlante 1 2 3
2 Necaxa 1 1 2
7 UAT 0 1 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 (F.C. Juárez)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa 2–1 UAT 1–0 1–1
Tapachula 2–3 Zacatecas 1–2 1–1
Celaya 1–2 Atlante 1–0 1–2
First leg
20 April 2016 UAT 0–1 Necaxa Ciudad Victoria
18:30 Report R. Prieto 11' Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 5,995
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
20 April 2016 Atlante 0–1 Celaya Cancún
19:45 Report O. Domínguez 41' Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 3,385
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villaba
20 April 2016 Zacatecas 2–1 Tapachula Zacatecas
21:15 R. Nurse 50', 70' Report J. Ayoví 66' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 8,685
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos
Second leg
23 April 2016 Tapachula 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Zacatecas Tapachula
18:00 B. Costa 56' Report R. Nurse 29' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 12,477
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
23 April 2016 Necaxa 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 UAT Aguascalientes
19:45 R. Prieto 37' Report E. Guzmán 64' Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
23 April 2016 Celaya 0–2
(1–2 agg.)		 Atlante Celaya
21:15 Report C. Garcés 49'
C. Galeana 53' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UdeG 2–3 Zacatecas 1–1 1–2
Necaxa 5–3 Atlante 2–1 3–2
First leg
27 April 2016 Atlante 1–2 Necaxa Cancún
20:00 A. López 90+2' Report M. Marroquín 48' (o.g.)
R. Prieto 68'		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 10,279
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
28 April 2016 Zacatecas 1–1 UdeG Zacatecas
21:00 N. Maya 35' Report J. Mora 16' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,905
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
Second leg
30 April 2016 Necaxa 3–2
(5–3 agg.)		 Atlante Aguascalientes
20:00 R. Prieto 57'
J. Barraza 62'
J. Isijara 68'		 Report C. Garcés 49'
F. Uscanga 81'		 Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
1 May 2016 UdeG 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Zacatecas Guadalajara
12:00 J. Mora 31' Report R. Nurse 30', 84' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 32,106
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa 0–2 Zacatecas 0–2 0–0
First leg
4 May 2016 Zacatecas 0–2 Necaxa Zacatecas
21:00 Report F. Gallegos 50'
J. Isijara 64'		 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,905
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Second leg
7 May 2016 Necaxa 0–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Zacatecas Aguascalientes
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 21,233
Referee: Óscar Mejía García


 Clausura 2016 winners: 
Necaxa
4th title

Campeón de Ascenso 2016

First leg

Necaxa1–0Juárez
Jahir Barraza 77' Report

Second leg

Juárez0–2Necaxa
Report Luis Gallegos 11'
Jorge Sánchez 44'


 Champions 
Necaxa
2nd title

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).

Pos
 Team Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
1 UdeG 50 30 1.6666
2 Juárez 49 30 1.6333
3 Necaxa 137 84 1.6309
4 UAT 130 84 1.5476
5 Zacatecas 129 84 1.5357
6 Oaxaca 127 84 1.5119
7 Coras 84 56 1.5000
8 BUAP 125 84 1.4880
9 Atlante 82 56 1.4642
10 Tapachula 114 84 1.3571
11 Atlético San Luis 110 84 1.3095
12 Venados 107 84 1.2738
13 Murciélagos 96 84 1.1428
14 Zacatepec 91 84 1.0833
15 Celaya 90 84 1.0714
16 Sonora 18 30 0.6000

References

  1. ^ http://www.milenio.com/region/Estudiantes_Altamira_sede_Tapachula_Chiapas_0_524347655.html (Spanish)
  2. ^ http://divisiondeascenso.blogspot.com/2015/05/hermosillo-tambien-se-alista-para-el.html (Spanish)
  3. ^ [1] (Spanish)
  4. ^ "LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  5. ^ "LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Ascenso_MX_season
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