2021–22 Liga MX season

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Liga MX
Season2021–22
ChampionsApertura:
Atlas
(2nd title)
Champions LeagueAtlas
León
Matches played248
Apertura: 153
Clausura: 95
Goals scored579 (2.33 per match)
Apertura:
331 (2.16 per match)
Clausura:
248 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Germán Berterame
Nicolás López
(9 goals)
Clausura:
André-Pierre Gignac
(9 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:
UANL 4–3 Mazatlán
(6 February 2022)
Longest winning runApertura:
5 matches
América
Clausura:
5 matches
Pachuca
UANL
Longest unbeaten runApertura:
8 matches
América
Clausura:
9 matches
Puebla
Longest winless runApertura:
9 matches
Toluca
Clausura:
7 matches
Juárez
Santos Laguna
Longest losing runApertura:
4 matches
Monterrey
Necaxa
Clausura:
4 matches
Santos Laguna
Highest attendanceApertura: 42,862
América vs Guadalajara
(25 September 2021)
Clausura: 42,650
UNAM vs América
(26 February 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: 1,507,010
Average attendanceApertura: 11,699
Clausura: 16,204
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) is the 75th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season will be 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 Estadio Corregidora resulting in 26 injuries.[1]

Stadiums and locations[]

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[]

Querétaro (Clausura 2022 Week 11)
Estadio Morelos
Capacity: 34,795
2021–22 Liga MX season is located in Mexico
Guadalajara Atlas
Guadalajara
Atlas
Mexico City
Mexico City
Monterrey UANL
Monterrey
UANL
Necaxa
Necaxa
Puebla
Puebla
Toluca
Toluca
Mexico City teams América Cruz Azul UNAM
Mexico City teams
América Blue pog.svg
Cruz Azul Blue pog.svg
UNAM Blue pog.svg
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Locations of the 2021–22 Liga MX teams
2021–22 Liga MX season is located in Greater Mexico City
América Cruz Azul
América
Cruz Azul
UNAM
UNAM
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Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits[]

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
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 Marcelo Michel Leaño Mexico Jesús Molina Puma Caliente
Juárez Miguel Ángel Garza Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Uruguay Maximiliano Olivera Sporelli S-Mart
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Argentina Ariel Holan 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 Manuel Velarde Argentina Hernán Cristante Uruguay Maximiliano Perg Charly Pedigree Petfoods
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 Banamex
UANL Mauricio Culebro Mexico Miguel Herrera Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Adidas Cemex
UNAM Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez Argentina Andrés Lillini Mexico Alfredo Talavera Nike DHL Express

Managerial changes[]

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 (Interim) 3 October 2021 18th [18]
Tijuana Mexico (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  (Interim) 26 January 2022 18th [27]
Atlético San Luis Mexico  (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

Torneo Apertura[]

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.[39] The tournament began on 22 July. The defending champions were Cruz Azul.

Standings[]

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) Champion
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[]

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[]

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 3–4
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[]

  • First goal of the season:
    Colombia Juan Otero for Santos Laguna against Necaxa (23 July 2021)

Hat-tricks[]

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[]

Per team[]

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[]

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[]

Reclassification[]

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 rounds will be played in a single game
  • The higher will host the match
  • If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket[]

  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 will be re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches will advance.
  • No away goals rule is applied in neither round, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, 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 shoot-out.
  • Both finalists will qualify to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
[40]

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. 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[]

Team 1 Agg. 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[]

Team 1 Agg. 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[]

The Grita México Clausura 2022 is 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.[39]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 10 8 1 1 21 8 +13 25 Qualification for the quarter-finals.[a]
2 UANL 10 7 2 1 22 13 +9 23
3 Puebla 11 6 4 1 20 11 +9 22
4 Atlas 11 5 4 2 13 8 +5 19[b]
5 León 11 5 3 3 11 11 0 18 Qualification for the Reclassification.[c]
6 Cruz Azul 11 5 2 4 17 14 +3 17
7 Monterrey 10 4 3 3 13 9 +4 15
8 Necaxa 11 4 2 5 13 15 −2 14
9 Tijuana 10 4 2 4 9 14 −5 14
10 Guadalajara 11 3 4 4 16 15 +1 13
11 Toluca 10 4 1 5 9 19 −10 13
12 Santos Laguna 11 3 3 5 17 19 −2 12
13 UNAM 10 3 2 5 15 13 +2 11
14 Querétaro 11 2 5 4 9 14 −5 11[b]
15 América 11 2 4 5 13 16 −3 10
16 Atlético San Luis 10 3 1 6 11 14 −3 10
17 Juárez 11 2 2 7 8 16 −8 8 Team is last place in the coefficient table.[d]
18 Mazatlán 10 2 1 7 11 19 −8 7
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2022. 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
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.[41] As a result Atlas were 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[]

Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Pachuca32543221211
UANL7131165433332
Puebla95111112123
Atlas136332556444
León121091112875565
Cruz Azul43224344656
Monterrey114810111416171187
Necaxa141812141011131313128
Tijuana1515151214159810139
Guadalajara271058910109910
Toluca1897977897711
Santos Laguna812161718181814151112
UNAM1147666781013
Querétaro1014131516121111141614
América611141613161718181715
Atlético San Luis1617181317171415161416
Juárez58689101212121517
Mazatlán1716171815131516171818
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: Liga MX

Results[]

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 a 1–3 1–1 3–0
Atlas 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0
Atlético San Luis 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–1
Cruz Azul 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 2–1
Guadalajara 0–0 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–3
Juárez 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–3
León 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–3
Mazatlán 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–2
Monterrey 2–1 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–0
Necaxa 0–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–1
Pachuca 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–2
Puebla 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1
Querétaro 0–3w/o 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Santos Laguna 2–3 1–4 4–0 1–1 3–2
Tijuana 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Toluca 1–4 0–3 3–1 1–2
UANL 2–1 2–2 4–3 2–0 0–2
UNAM 0–0 2–1 1–3 5–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. 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[]

  • First goal of the season:
    Argentina Nicolás Ibáñez for Pachuca against Atlético San Luis (6 January 2022)

Hat-tricks[]

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[]

Per team[]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Monterrey 156,332 40,327 16,508 26,055 +23.9%
2 UANL 124,627 41,473 10,497 24,925 +44.6%
3 América 117,636 34,571 16,968 23,527 +11.4%
4 Puebla 141,137 35,040 11,180 23,523 +159.9%
5 Cruz Azul 132,985 33,924 12,686 22,164 +41.3%
6 Guadalajara 128,638 33,047 15,193 21,440 +56.3%
7 UNAM 95,407 42,650 8,493 19,081 +29.9%
8 Atlas 84,573 20,436 13,353 16,915 +82.6%
9 Toluca 55,028 22,438 10,023 13,757 +56.7%
10 León 75,584 16,242 8,997 12,597 +20.2%
11 Tijuana 61,965 17,333 8,333 12,393 +95.7%
12 Querétaro 60,636 13,622 7,458 12,127 +38.0%2
13 Santos Laguna 59,914 18,774 9,377 11,983 −4.9%
14 Necaxa 42,723 12,781 8,921 10,681 +9.0%1
15 Mazatlán 49,652 13,934 8,221 9,930 +30.9%
16 Juárez 51,309 10,113 7,355 8,552 −18.4%
17 Atlético San Luis 38,346 14,630 5,397 7,669 +0.7%
18 Pachuca 30,518 6,875 5,584 7,630 +20.5%
League total 1,507,010 42,650 5,397 16,204 +38.5%

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[]

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 Juárez 0–1 León 9,307
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

Source: Liga MX

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

Riot[]

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.[42] One Liga de Expansión MX match and five Liga MX Femenil matches scheduled for that week were also postponed.[43]

Coefficient table[]

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.[44]

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,[45] as of the 2021–22 season the remaining $MXN80 million will be paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself.[46] 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 10 180 97 1.8557 +39 Safe from paying any fine
2 León 33 29 40 26 29 18 175 97 1.8041 +45
3 Cruz Azul 23 35 29 41 23 17 168 97 1.7320 +40
4 UANL 32 28 28 23 28 23 162 96 1.6875 +46
5 Santos Laguna 37 29 25 26 24 12 153 97 1.5773 +29
6 UNAM 23 34 32 18 21 11 139 96 1.4479 +8
7 Pachuca 25 22 25 23 18 25 138 96 1.4375 +21
8 Monterrey 27 14 29 28 22 15 135 96 1.4063 +18
9 Puebla 17 25 20 28 24 22 136 97 1.4021 +6
10 Guadalajara 25 25 26 23 22 13 134 97 1.3814 +6
11 Atlas 21 16 14 25 29 19 124 97 1.2784 0 Safe from $MXN80 million fine
12 Toluca 17 17 21 22 23 13 114 96 1.1875 –25
13 Querétaro 31 24 13 21 15 11 115 97 1.1856 –16
14 Necaxa 31 14 24 11 20 14 114 97 1.1753 –16
15 Mazatlán[a] 27 18 16 21 20 7 109 96 1.1354 –22
16 Atlético San Luis[b] 0 0 0 0 20 10 30 27 1.1111 –7 $MXN33 million
17 Tijuana 24 16 15 20 15 14 104 96 1.0833 –49 $MXN47 million
18 Juárez 18 21 19 15 16 8 97 97 1.0000 –46 $MXN80 million

Last update: 20 March 2022
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
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[]

The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournaments) will be used to determine participants in the 2022 Leagues Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UANL 27 14 9 4 48 27 +21 51 2022 Leagues Cup
2 Atlas 28 13 9 6 34 18 +16 48[a]
3 León 29 13 8 8 31 25 +6 47
4 Puebla 28 12 10 6 36 27 +9 46
5 América 28 12 9 7 34 26 +8 45
6 Pachuca 27 12 7 8 40 29 +11 43
7 Cruz Azul 28 10 10 8 37 31 +6 40
8 Monterrey 27 9 10 8 32 25 +7 37
9 Toluca 27 10 7 10 32 42 −10 37
10 Santos Laguna 27 8 12 7 40 34 +6 36
11 Guadalajara 28 8 11 9 29 28 +1 35
12 Necaxa 28 10 4 14 29 37 −8 34
13 UNAM 27 8 8 11 32 36 −4 32
14 Atlético San Luis 27 7 9 11 30 37 −7 30
15 Tijuana 27 7 8 12 25 41 −16 29
16 Mazatlán 27 7 6 14 29 43 −14 27
17 Querétaro 28 5 11 12 21 34 −13 26[a]
18 Juárez 28 6 6 16 22 41 −19 24
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The Clausura 2022 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.[41]

Number of teams by state[]

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[]

  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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