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Liga MX
Season2021–22
ChampionsApertura:
Atlas
(2nd title)
Clausura:
Atlas
(3rd title)
Champions LeagueAtlas
León
Pachuca
UANL
Matches played306
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 153
Goals scored716 (2.34 per match)
Apertura:
331 (2.16 per match)
Clausura:
385 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Germán Berterame
Nicolás López
(9 goals)
Clausura:
André-Pierre Gignac
(11 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
Pachuca 4–0 León
(24 July 2021)
Cruz Azul 4–0 Toluca
(14 August 2021)
Clausura:
UNAM 5–0 Toluca
(10 January 2022)
Biggest away winApertura:
Atlético San Luis 2–6 Atlas
(24 October 2021)
Clausura:
Necaxa 0–4 Monterrey
(14 January 2022)
Highest scoringApertura:
Atlético San Luis 2–6 Atlas
(24 October 2021)
Clausura:
León 4–4 Toluca
(1 May 2022)
Longest winning runApertura:
5 matches
América
Clausura:
6 matches
América
Pachuca
Longest unbeaten runApertura:
8 matches
América
Clausura:
9 matches
Puebla
UANL
Longest winless runApertura:
9 matches
Toluca
Clausura:
11 matches
Juárez
Longest losing runApertura:
4 matches
Monterrey
Necaxa
Clausura:
7 matches
Juárez
Highest attendanceApertura: 42,862
América vs Guadalajara
(25 September 2021)
Clausura: 52,360
América vs Cruz Azul
(30 April 2022)
Lowest attendanceApertura: 2,747
Pachuca vs Juárez
(24 October 2021)
Clausura: 5,397
Atlético San Luis vs Juárez
(20 January 2022)
Total attendanceApertura: 1,696,286
Clausura: 2,502,296
Average attendanceApertura: 11,699
Clausura: 16,907
Stats are from the regular season only
Source: Liga MX

The 2021–22 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the Apertura 2021 and the Clausura 2022—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

On 5 March 2022, during a match between Queretaro and Atlas, a riot broke out in the stands at the Estadio Corregidora, resulting in 26 injuries.[1]

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,110
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,709
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Guadalajara Zapopan, Jalisco Akron 45,364
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
León León, Guanajuato León 31,297
Mazatlán Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mazatlán 25,000
Monterrey Guadalupe, Nuevo León BBVA 53,500
Necaxa Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 27,512
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc 51,726
Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Corregidora 33,162
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona 29,237
Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez 31,000
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario 41,886
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 48,297

Stadium Changes

[edit]
Querétaro (Clausura 2022 Week 11)
Estadio Morelos
Capacity: 34,795
Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños Argentina Fernando Ortiz (Interim) Mexico Guillermo Ochoa Nike AT&T
Atlas José Riestra Argentina Diego Cocca Mexico Aldo Rocha Charly None
Atlético San Luis Alberto Marrero Brazil André Jardine Mexico Javier Güémez Pirma Canel's
Cruz Azul Jaime Ordiales Peru Juan Reynoso Mexico José de Jesús Corona Joma Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Amaury Vergara Mexico Ricardo Cadena Mexico Jesús Molina Puma Caliente
Juárez Miguel Ángel Garza Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Uruguay Maximiliano Olivera Sporelli S-Mart
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Mexico Christian Martínez (Interim) Mexico Luis Montes Charly Cementos Fortaleza
Mazatlán Mauricio Lanz González Mexico Gabriel Caballero Uruguay Nicolás Vikonis Pirma Caliente
Monterrey Duilio Davino Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Colombia Stefan Medina Puma Codere
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Mexico Jaime Lozano Mexico Fernando González Pirma Rolcar
Pachuca Armando Martínez Patiño Uruguay Guillermo Almada Argentina Oscar Ustari Charly Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García Argentina Nicolás Larcamón Mexico Javier Salas Umbro Baz
Querétaro José Antonio Núñez Argentina Hernán Cristante Uruguay Maximiliano Perg Charly Pedigree
Santos Laguna Dante Elizalde Mexico Eduardo Fentanes (Interim) Mexico Carlos Acevedo Charly Soriana
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Argentina Sebastián Méndez Mexico Jonathan Orozco Charly Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga Mexico Ignacio Ambríz Argentina Alexis Canelo Under Armour Roshfrans
UANL Mauricio Culebro Mexico Miguel Herrera Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Adidas Cemex
UNAM Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez Argentina Andrés Lillini Mexico Alfredo Talavera Nike DHL

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table
Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Atlético San Luis Uruguay Leonel Rocco Sacked 30 April 2021 Uruguay Marcelo Méndez 19 June 2021 Preseason [2][3]
Mazatlán Mexico Tomás Boy Sacked 3 May 2021 Spain Beñat San José 18 May 2021 [4][5]
UANL Brazil Ricardo Ferretti End of Contract 8 May 2021 Mexico Miguel Herrera 20 May 2021 [6][7]
León Mexico Ignacio Ambriz End of Contract 9 May 2021 Argentina Ariel Holan 11 May 2021 [8][9]
Juárez Mexico Alfonso Sosa Sacked 3 June 2021 Brazil Ricardo Ferretti 3 June 2021 [10][11]
Apertura changes
Querétaro Mexico Héctor Altamirano Sacked 22 August 2021 Uruguay Leonardo Ramos 23 August 2021 16th [12]
Guadalajara Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Sacked 19 September 2021 Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) 20 September 2021 9th [13][14]
Necaxa Mexico Guillermo Vázquez Sacked 24 September 2021 Argentina Pablo Guede 27 September 2021[note 1] 15th [16][17]
Tijuana Uruguay Robert Siboldi Sacked 29 September 2021 Mexico Ignacio Palou (Interim) 3 October 2021 18th [18]
Tijuana Mexico Ignacio Palou (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 8 October 2021 Argentina Sebastián Méndez 8 October 2021 18th [19]
Guadalajara Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) Ratified as manager 3 November 2021 Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño 3 November 2021 12th [20]
Pre-Clausura changes
Pachuca Uruguay Paulo Pezzolano Mutual agreement termination 8 November 2021 Uruguay Guillermo Almada 2 December 2021 Preseason [21][22]
Santos Laguna Uruguay Guillermo Almada Mutual agreement termination 29 November 2021 Portugal Pedro Caixinha 1 December 2021 [23][24]
Toluca Argentina Hernán Cristante Sacked 29 November 2021 Mexico Ignacio Ambríz 1 December 2021 [25][26]
Clausura changes
Atlético San Luis Uruguay Marcelo Méndez Sacked 26 January 2022 Mexico Rafael Fernández (Interim) 26 January 2022 18th [27]
Atlético San Luis Mexico Rafael Fernández (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 3 February 2022 Brazil André Jardine 3 February 2022 18th [28]
Necaxa Argentina Pablo Guede Sacked 8 February 2022 Mexico Jaime Lozano 9 February 2022 14th [29][30]
Querétaro Uruguay Leonardo Ramos Sacked 8 February 2022 Argentina Hernán Cristante 9 February 2022 15th [31][32]
Santos Laguna Portugal Pedro Caixinha Sacked 24 February 2022 Mexico Eduardo Fentanes (Interim) 24 February 2022 18th [33]
Monterrey Mexico Javier Aguirre Sacked 27 February 2022 Argentina Hugo Norberto Castillo (Interim) 28 February 2022 16th [34][35]
América Argentina Santiago Solari Sacked 2 March 2022 Argentina Fernando Ortiz (Interim) 3 March 2022 17th [36]
Monterrey Argentina Hugo Norberto Castillo (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 2 March 2022 Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich 2 March 2022 15th [37]
Mazatlán Spain Beñat San José Sacked 2 March 2022 Mexico Christian Ramírez (Interim) 3 March 2022 14th [38]
Mazatlán Mexico Christian Ramírez (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 3 March 2022 Mexico Gabriel Caballero 14 March 2022 18th [39]
Guadalajara Mexico Marcelo Michel Leaño Sacked 14 April 2022 Mexico Ricardo Cadena (Interim) 14 April 2022 14th [40][41]
León Argentina Ariel Holan Resigned 21 April 2022 Mexico Christian Martínez (Interim) 21 April 2022 12th [42][43]

Torneo Apertura

[edit]

The Grita México Apertura 2021 was the first tournament of the season. The tournament was renamed Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021 (stylized as Grita... México A21) with the intention of encouraging fans in the stands not to scream an offensive chant after a goal kick.[44] The tournament began on 22 July. The defending champions were Cruz Azul.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 10 5 2 21 10 +11 35 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
2 Atlas (C) 17 8 5 4 21 10 +11 29
3 León 17 8 5 4 20 14 +6 29
4 UANL 17 7 7 3 26 14 +12 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 9 3 23 16 +7 24 Qualification for the reclassification[b]
6 Toluca 17 6 6 5 22 22 0 24
7 Puebla 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 24
8 Cruz Azul 17 5 8 4 21 17 +4 23
9 Monterrey 17 5 7 5 19 16 +3 22
10 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 13 13 0 22
11 UNAM 17 5 6 6 17 23 −6 21
12 Atlético San Luis 17 4 8 5 19 23 −4 20
13 Mazatlán 17 5 5 7 18 24 −6 20
14 Necaxa 17 6 2 9 16 22 −6 20
15 Pachuca 17 4 6 7 19 21 −2 18
16 Juárez 17 4 4 9 14 25 −11 16
17 Querétaro 17 3 6 8 11 19 −8 15
18 Tijuana 17 3 6 8 16 27 −11 15
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first four places in the table qualified for the quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for reclassification.

Positions by Round

[edit]
Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
América97411111111111111
Atlas105567785344222222
León1811632223467867563
UANL51010116344785553434
Santos Laguna23799956101011911121195
Toluca31123432233334346
Puebla714151614151414131413151391087
Cruz Azul16131155678878676658
Monterrey84844567522445779
Guadalajara13991012131110999119891210
UNAM1115161718141517161617171717141411
Atlético San Luis66271010996567810121312
Mazatlán4238811121211111012101181113
Necaxa171718141181011121512141516131014
Pachuca18121213121313151314101213151515
Juárez1518141517171818141215131415161616
Querétaro1212131315161715171816161614171717
Tijuana1416171816181616181718181818181818
Source: Liga MX

Results

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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AMÉ ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUÁ LEÓ MAZ MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
Atlas 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0
Atlético San Luis 0–1 2–6 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–3
Cruz Azul 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1
Guadalajara 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–0
Juárez 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–3
León 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–2
Mazatlán 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–2
Monterrey 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Necaxa 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–0 3–0
Pachuca 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Puebla 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1
Querétaro 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–3 1–1
Santos Laguna 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Tijuana 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2
Toluca 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
UANL 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–1
UNAM 0–0 1–3 4–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–3 3–1
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

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  • First goal of the season:
    Colombia Juan Otero for Santos Laguna against Necaxa (23 July 2021)
  • Last goal of the season:
    Brazil Diogo de Olivera for UNAM against Cruz Azul (7 November 2021)

Top goalscorers

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

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Germán Berterame Atlético San Luis 9
Uruguay Nicolás López UANL
3 Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo Mazatlán 8
4 Chile Víctor Dávila León 6
Argentina Julio Furch Atlas
Mexico Alejandro Zendejas Necaxa
7 Argentina Juan Ignacio Dinenno UNAM 5
Colombia Julián Quiñones Atlas
Uruguay Christian Tabó Puebla
Chile Diego Valdés Santos Laguna

Source: Liga MX

Hat-tricks

[edit]
Player For Against Result Date
Argentina Germán Berterame Atlético San Luis Tijuana 4–1 (H) 16 September 2021
Chile Víctor Dávila León Necaxa 3–0 (H) 6 November 2021
Mexico Roberto Alvarado Cruz Azul UNAM 3–4 (A) 7 November 2021
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Attendance

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Per team

[edit]
Home match played behind closed doors
Away match
Highest attended match of the week
Lowest attended match of the week
PPD Match postponed
Team Week Total Att Avg. Total Pld
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
América 9,590 8,567 11,655 14,637 42,862 27,571 16,918 32,675 25,654 190,129 21,125 9
Atlas 7,859 13,637 7,239 5,568 8,832 9,902 9,604 10,299 10,421 83,361 9,262 9
Atlético San Luis 6,917 4,128 3,909 3,038 9,545 16,373 9,309 7,690 60,909 7,614 8
Cruz Azul 9,598 8,588 7,720 14,626 14,882 17,928 20,894 31,257 125,493 15,687 8
Guadalajara 11,647 9,208 10,892 9,603 11,135 21,709 15,019 20,432 109,705 13,713 8
Juárez 7,345 7,806 13,992 11,623 10,646 9,608 11,906 10,942 83,868 10,484 8
León 8,863 9,663 9,239 12,719 10,078 9,675 12,333 11,240 83,810 10,484 8
Mazatlán 4,675 6,543 7,733 5,477 7,902 5,880 8,120 9,107 12,830 68,267 7,585 9
Monterrey 20,267 20,943 15,833 15,467 26,755 19,836 26,078 23,077 168,256 21,032 8
Necaxa 9,153 13,187 9,242 8,983 11,020 7,251 8,723 10,809 78,368 9,796 8
Pachuca 10,683 4,710 7,454 5,503 2,747 6,887 37,984 6,331 6
Puebla 6,800 7,654 6,086 3,370 14,782 5,906 5,624 15,101 16,136 81,459 9,051 9
Querétaro 10,221 10,031 5,190 5,704 6,812 8,471 10,595 13,254 70,278 8,785 8
Santos Laguna 12,200 13,082 11,998 11,691 11,431 14,484 11,293 12,511 14,658 113,348 12,594 9
Tijuana 4,333 5,333 3,333 3,333 6,333 7,333 10,333 10,333 6,333 56,997 6,333 9
Toluca 8,540 7,091 9,566 10,297 6,833 6,585 10,090 11,210 70,212 8,777 8
UANL 14,350 9,264 11,225 12,962 15,581 15,797 24,153 25,523 26,243 155,098 17,233 9
UNAM 14,190 9,000 11,981 23,573 58,744 14,686 4
Total 72,564 86,387 67,219 80,391 84,215 69,415 84,326 60,197 106,538 126,063 98,798 118,477 118,181 111,556 137,000 127,871 147,088 1,696,286 11,699 145

Source: Liga MX

Highest and lowest

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Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance
1 Monterrey 1–1 Puebla 20,267 Tijuana 1–2 UANL 4,333
2 Monterrey 2–0 UNAM 20,943 Mazatlán 2–1 Pachuca 4,675
3 UANL 1–1 Santos Laguna 14,350 Tijuana 0–2 Toluca 5,333
4 Monterrey 3–1 Pachuca 15,833 Atlético San Luis 0–2 Necaxa 4,128
5 Juárez 1–2 América 13,992 Tijuana 1–1 Puebla 3,333
6 Monterrey 0–0 Guadalajara 15,467 Atlético San Luis 0–0 Cruz Azul 3,909
7 Cruz Azul 1–1 Pachuca 14,626 Tijuana 2–2 Monterrey 3,333
8 América 2–0 Mazatlán 14,637 Puebla 2–2 Atlético San Luis 3,370
9 Monterrey 2–0 UANL 26,755 Atlético San Luis 4–1 Tijuana 3,038
10 América 0–0 Guadalajara 42,862 Pachuca 1–0 Necaxa 4,710
11 Monterrey 2–0 Toluca 19,836 Mazatlán 3–1 Juárez 5,880
12 América 2–0 UNAM 27,571 Puebla 1–2 Pachuca 5,906
13 Monterrey 0–1 León 26,078 Pachuca 1–1 Santos Laguna 5,503
14 UANL 3–0 Pachuca 24,153 Puebla 2–0 Mazatlán 5,624
15 América 1–0 UANL 32,675 Pachuca 1–1 Juárez 2,747
16 Cruz Azul 2–1 América 31,257 Pachuca 1–1 UNAM 6,887
17 UANL 3–0 Juárez 26,243 Tijuana 3–2 Pachuca 6,333

Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase – Apertura 2021

[edit]

Reclassification

[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Santos Laguna 2–0 Atlético San Luis
Toluca 1–2 UNAM
Puebla 2–2 (6–5 p) Guadalajara
Cruz Azul 1–4 Monterrey
  • All games were played in a single-leg hosted by the higher seed.
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

[edit]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
2 Atlas (s) 0 1 1
7 Monterrey 0 1 1
2 Atlas (s) 1 0 1
8 UNAM 0 1 1
1 América 0 1 1
8 UNAM 0 3 3
2 Atlas (p) 2 1 3 (4)
3 León 3 0 3 (3)
3 León 1 2 3
6 Puebla 2 0 2
3 León (s) 1 2 3
4 UANL 2 1 3
4 UANL (s) 1 1 2
5 Santos Laguna 2 0 2
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • No away goals rule is applied in neither round, if the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
[45]

Quarter-finals

[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 3–1 América 0–0 3–1
Monterrey 1–1 (s) Atlas 0–0 1–1
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Santos Laguna 2–2 (s) UANL 2–1 0–1

Semi-finals

[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–1 (s) Atlas 0–1 1–0
UANL 3–3 (s) León 2–1 1–2

Finals

[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León 3–3 (3–4 p) Atlas 3–2 0–1 (a.e.t.)


 Apertura 2021 winners: 
Atlas
2nd title

Torneo Clausura

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The Grita México Clausura 2022 was the second tournament of the season. Like the Apertura 2021, the tournament was renamed Torneo Grita México Clausura 2022 (stylized as Grita... México C22) with the intention of encouraging fans in the stands not to scream an offensive chant after a goal kick.[44] Atlas are the defending champions.

Standings

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 17 12 2 3 30 15 +15 38 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
2 UANL 17 10 3 4 30 20 +10 33
3 Atlas (C) 17 7 6 4 21 15 +6 27[b]
4 América 17 7 5 5 24 17 +7 26
5 Puebla 17 7 5 5 25 19 +6 26 Qualification for the reclassification[c]
6 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 25 21 +4 26
7 Monterrey 17 7 5 5 21 17 +4 26
8 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 20 17 +3 25
9 Necaxa 17 7 2 8 21 21 0 23
10 Atlético San Luis 17 7 2 8 21 22 −1 23
11 UNAM 17 6 4 7 24 21 +3 22
12 Mazatlán 17 6 3 8 20 24 −4 21
13 León 17 5 6 6 17 22 −5 21
14 Santos Laguna 17 5 5 7 25 25 0 20
15 Toluca 17 5 4 8 21 36 −15 19
16 Querétaro 17 3 8 6 18 21 −3 17[b]
17 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 14 26 −12 17
18 Juárez 17 3 2 12 10 28 −18 11 Team ended last place in the coefficient table[d]
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ a b The match between Querétaro and Atlas was stopped in the 60th minute, with the score Querétaro 0–1 Atlas, after a brawl broke out in the stands between fans and a subsequent pitch invasion.[46] As a result, Atlas was given a 0–3 victory.
  3. ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification.
  4. ^ The last place team in the coefficient table cannot qualify for the final phase, the 13th place team qualifies in their stead.

Positions by Round

[edit]
Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Pachuca32543221211212111
UANL7131165433332121222
Atlas136332556444545643
América61114161316171818171514118754
Puebla95111112123333335
Guadalajara271058910109910131411876
Monterrey114810111416171187864587
Cruz Azul43224344656456468
Necaxa141812141011131313128111512999
Atlético San Luis161718131717141516141615913101010
UNAM11476667810139107111211
Mazatlán1716171815131516171818171717161312
León121091112875565679121113
Santos Laguna812161718181814151112101314141514
Toluca1014131516121111141614161616171716
Tijuana1515151214159810139121215151617
Juárez58689101212121517181818181818
Source: Liga MX

Results

[edit]

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AMÉ ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUÁ LEÓ MAZ MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América 0–2 2–3 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 3–0
Atlas 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0
Atlético San Luis 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 2–0
Cruz Azul 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 2–1
Guadalajara 0–0 3–0 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–1
Juárez 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–1
León 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–4 0–3
Mazatlán 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2
Monterrey 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Necaxa 0–1 4–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–0
Pachuca 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1
Puebla 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–2
Querétaro 0–3w/o 2–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–3
Santos Laguna 2–3 1–1 1–4 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2
Tijuana 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Toluca 2–4 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 3–1 1–2
UANL 0–2 2–1 2–2 4–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
UNAM 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 5–0 1–2
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

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  • First goal of the season:
    Argentina Nicolás Ibáñez for Pachuca against Atlético San Luis (6 January 2022)
  • Last goal of the season:
    Colombia Jaine Barreiro for León against Toluca (1 May 2022)

Top goalscorers

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

Rank Player Club Goals
1 France André-Pierre Gignac UANL 11
2 Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre Necaxa 9
Argentina Nicolás Ibáñez Pachuca
4 Argentina Germán Berterame Atlético San Luis 7
Uruguay Leonardo Fernández Toluca
6 Venezuela Fernando Aristeguieta Puebla 6
Brazil Rogério UNAM
Mexico Víctor Guzmán Pachuca
Colombia Harold Preciado Santos Laguna
Colombia Julián Quiñones Atlas

Source: Liga MX

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Venezuela Fernando Aristeguieta Puebla Cruz Azul 3–1 (A) 5 March 2022
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Attendance

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Per team

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 UANL 237,786 41,473 10,497 29,723 +72.5%
2 América 226,233 52,360 16,968 28,279 +33.9%
3 Monterrey 246,169 40,327 16,508 27,352 +30.0%
4 Puebla 185,572 35,040 11,180 23,197 +156.3%
5 Guadalajara 205,597 33,047 15,193 22,844 +66.6%
6 Cruz Azul 193,131 33,924 12,686 21,459 +36.8%
7 Atlas 137,445 21,968 12,588 17,181 +85.5%
8 UNAM 136,149 42,650 8,493 17,019 +15.9%
9 Tijuana 120,164 27,333 8,333 15,021 +137.2%
10 Necaxa 109,759 20,537 8,921 13,720 +40.1%1
11 León 117,446 18,732 8,997 13,050 +24.6%
12 Toluca 114,535 22,438 9,211 12,726 +45.0%
13 Querétaro 60,636 13,622 7,458 12,127 +38.0%2
14 Santos Laguna 96,360 18,774 9,377 12,045 −4.4%
15 Mazatlán 91,547 15,729 8,221 11,443 +50.9%
16 Juárez 79,313 10,113 7,355 8,813 −15.9%
17 Pachuca 68,841 11,367 5,584 8,605 +35.9%
18 Atlético San Luis 75,613 14,998 5,397 8,401 +10.3%
League total 2,502,296 52,360 5,397 16,907 +44.5%

Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Played one match behind closed doors
2: As a result of the riot on 5 March 2022, Querétaro will play all matches behind closed doors for one year. The ban began on 7 March 2022.

Highest and lowest

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Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance
1 Puebla 1–1 América 35,040 Atlético San Luis 0–2 Pachuca 6,841
2 UANL 0–2 Puebla 14,829 Pachuca 2–1 Guadalajara 6,692
3 América 0–2 Atlas 20,825 Atlético San Luis 0–1 Juárez 5,397
4 Atlas 2–1 Santos Laguna 17,346 Juárez 1–3 Guadalajara 7,801
5 Monterrey 3–0 Juárez 29,052 Atlético San Luis 0–1 Toluca 5,574
6 América 1–3 Pachuca 27,858 Juárez 0–0 Santos Laguna 7,355
7 UNAM 0–0 América 42,650 Pachuca 3–1 Mazatlán 6,875
8 UANL 2–2 Cruz Azul 36,978 Mazatlán 0–0 Necaxa 9,414
9 Monterrey 2–1 América 40,327 UNAM 1–1 Mazatlán 9,289
10 Guadalajara 0–0 América 33,047 Atlético San Luis 2–1 Puebla 5,904
11 UANL 2–0 Monterrey 41,473 Mazatlán 1–2 León 9,566
12 UANL 2–1 Tijuana 37,691 Atlético San Luis 1–0 Mazatlán 5,803
13 Monterrey 1–0 Santos Laguna 29,769 Atlético San Luis 2–0 León 6,102
14 UANL 3–0 Toluca 36,658 Juárez 1–2 Pachuca 8,568
15 América 2–0 León 36,210 Toluca 0–1 Juárez 9,211
16 UANL 0–2 América 38,810 Juárez 0–2 Mazatlán 7,688
17 América 0–0 Cruz Azul 52,630 Atlético San Luis 1–3 Santos Laguna 10,364

Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Riot

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On 5 March 2022, during a Round 9 match between Queretaro and Atlas, a riot broke out in the stands at Estadio Corregidora resulting in 26 injuries.[1] As a result, Liga MX President Mikel Arriola announced that all remaining league matches scheduled for that week were postponed.[47] One Liga de Expansión MX match and five Liga MX Femenil matches scheduled for that week were also postponed.[48]


Final phase – Clausura 2022

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Reclassification

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Puebla 2–2 (3–1 p) Mazatlán
Guadalajara 4–1 UNAM
Monterrey 2–2 (1–3 p) Atlético San Luis
Cruz Azul 1–1 (3–1 p) Necaxa
  • All games were played in a single-leg hosted by the higher seed.
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Pachuca 2 3 5
8 Atlético San Luis 2 2 4
1 Pachuca 1 3 4
4 América 1 0 1
4 América 1 3 4
5 Puebla 1 2 3
1 Pachuca 0 2 2
3 Atlas 2 1 3
2 UANL (s) 1 0 1
7 Cruz Azul 0 1 1
2 UANL 0 0 0
3 Atlas 3 2 5
3 Atlas 2 1 3
6 Guadalajara 1 1 2
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • No away goals rule is applied in neither round, if the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
[45]

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético San Luis 4–5 Pachuca 2–2 2–3
Cruz Azul 1–1 (s) UANL 0–1 1–0
Guadalajara 2–3 Atlas 1–2 1–1
Puebla 3–4 América 1–1 2–3

Semi-finals

[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 1–4 Pachuca 1–1 0–3
Atlas 5–0 UANL 3–0 2–0

Finals

[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlas 3–2 Pachuca 2–0 1–2


 Clausura 2022 winners: 
Atlas
3rd title

Annual awards

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Award Winner Club
Balón de Oro Colombia Camilo Vargas[49][50] Atlas
Best Goalkeeper Colombia Camilo Vargas[49][50] Atlas
Best center-back Argentina Hugo Nervo[49][50] Atlas
Best full-back Mexico Kevin Álvarez[50] Pachuca
Best defensive midfielder Mexico Aldo Rocha[49][50] Atlas
Best offensive midfielder Colombia Julián Quiñones[49][50] Atlas
Best Forward France André-Pierre Gignac[49][50] UANL
Top Goalscorer of the Season Argentina Germán Berterame (16 goals)[50] Atlético San Luis
Rookie of the Year Mexico Jordan Carrillo[49][50] Santos Laguna
Manager of the Year Argentina Diego Cocca[49][50] Atlas
Best Goal Paraguay Juan Escobar[49][50] Cruz Azul

Coefficient table

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As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[51]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN160 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 80 million in the last place; 47 million the penultimate; and 33 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table,[52] as of the 2021–22 season the remaining $MXN80 million will be paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself.[53] The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team, which was Atlético San Luis, repeats as the last ranked team in the 2021–22 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN20 million.

Pos
Team '19 A
Pts
'20 C
Pts
[a]
'20 G
Pts
'21 G
Pts
'21 A
Pts
'22 C
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
GD
Fine
1 América 31 34 32 38 35 26 196 103 1.9029 +49 Safe from paying any fine
2 León 33 29 40 26 29 21 178 103 1.7282 +40
3 Cruz Azul 23 35 29 41 23 25 176 103 1.7087 +40
4 UANL 32 28 28 23 28 33 172 103 1.6699 +47
5 Santos Laguna 37 29 25 26 24 20 161 103 1.5631 +31
6 Pachuca 25 22 25 23 18 38 151 103 1.4660 +23
7 UNAM 23 34 32 18 21 22 150 103 1.4563 +9
8 Guadalajara 25 25 26 23 22 26 147 103 1.4272 +9
9 Monterrey 27 14 29 28 22 26 146 103 1.4175 +18
10 Puebla 17 25 20 28 24 26 140 103 1.3592 +3
11 Atlas 21 16 14 25 29 27 132 103 1.2816 +1
12 Atlético San Luis[c] 0 0 0 0 20 23 43 34 1.2647 –5
13 Necaxa 31 14 24 11 20 23 123 103 1.1942 –14
14 Mazatlán[b] 27 18 16 21 20 21 123 103 1.1942 –18
15 Querétaro 31 24 13 21 15 17 121 103 1.1748 –12
16 Toluca (F) 17 17 21 22 23 19 120 103 1.1650 –30 $MXN33 million
17 Tijuana (F) 24 16 15 20 15 17 107 103 1.0388 –56 $MXN47 million
18 Juárez (F) 18 21 19 15 16 11 100 103 0.9709 –56 $MXN80 million


Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated
Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    2019–20 points were accumulated as Monarcas Morelia.
  2. ^
    2019–20 and 2020–21 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.

Aggregate table

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The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournaments) was being used to determine the participants in the 2022 Leagues Cup. On 15 April 2022, it was announced the tournament was cancelled due to fixture congestion from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[54]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UANL 34 17 10 7 56 34 +22 61 CONCACAF Champions League
2 América 34 17 10 7 45 27 +18 61
3 Atlas (C, A, X) 34 15 11 8 42 25 +17 56[a] CONCACAF Champions League
4 Pachuca 34 16 8 10 49 36 +13 56
5 Puebla 34 13 11 10 41 35 +6 50
6 León 34 13 11 10 37 36 +1 50 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Cruz Azul 34 12 12 10 41 34 +7 48
8 Monterrey 34 12 12 10 40 33 +7 48
9 Guadalajara 34 12 12 10 38 34 +4 48
10 Santos Laguna 34 10 14 10 48 41 +7 44
11 UNAM 34 11 10 13 41 44 −3 43
12 Atlético San Luis 34 11 10 13 40 45 −5 43
13 Necaxa 34 13 4 17 37 43 −6 43
14 Toluca 34 11 10 13 43 58 −15 43
15 Mazatlán 34 11 8 15 38 48 −10 41
16 Querétaro 34 6 14 14 29 40 −11 32[a]
17 Tijuana 34 7 11 16 30 53 −23 32
18 Juárez 34 7 6 21 24 53 −29 27
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(A) Apertura champion; (C) Champions; (X) Clausura champion
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match between Querétaro and Atlas was stopped in the 60th minute, with the score Querétaro 0–1 Atlas, after a brawl broke out in the stands between fans and a subsequent pitch invasion.[46] As a result, Atlas was given a 0–3 victory.

Number of teams by state

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Rank State Number Teams
1 Mexico City 3 América, Cruz Azul, and UNAM
3 Jalisco Jalisco 2 Atlas and Guadalajara
Nuevo León Nuevo León Monterrey and UANL
14  Aguascalientes 1 Necaxa
Baja California Baja California Tijuana
Chihuahua (state) Chihuahua Juárez
Coahuila Coahuila Santos Laguna
Guanajuato Guanajuato León
Hidalgo (state) Hidalgo Pachuca
Puebla Puebla Puebla
Querétaro Querétaro Querétaro
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí Atlético San Luis
Sinaloa Sinaloa Mazatlán
State of Mexico State of Mexico Toluca

Notes

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  1. ^ Although appointed on 27 September 2021, Guede would not immediately take charge. Due to league schedule, his first match will be delayed to 3 October 2021 vs UANL.[15]

See also

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