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2012–13 Liga MX season

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Season
  
2012–13

Dates
  
20 Jul 2012 – 2 Dec 2012

Goals scored
  
804

Copa Libertadores
  
Toluca Tijuana León

Relegated
  
Querétaro F.C.

Matches played
  
326

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Champions League
  
Tijuana Toluca Cruz Azul América

Top goalscorer
  
Apertura: Christian Benítez Esteban Paredes (11 goals) Clausura: Christian Benítez (12 goals)

Biggest home win
  
Apertura: Tigres 5-0 UNAM (October 20, 2012) Clausura: Cruz Azul 5-0 Tijuana (April 13, 2013)

Biggest away win
  
Apertura: Chiapas 0-4 Tigres (July 20, 2012) Querétaro 0-4 América (August 18, 2012) Clausura: Monterrey 1-5 Cruz Azul (May 4, 2013)

Champions
  
Club Tijuana, Club América

Similar
  
2011–12 Mexican Primera, 2008 Primera División d, 2009–10 Mexican Primera, Primera División de México Cl, 2016 Torneo Clausura

The 2012–13 Liga MX season was the 66th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico, and the first under the league's current identity as "Liga MX". The season was split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Contents

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Clubs

Following is the list of the eighteen teams participating this season. Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons, ending its 36-year stay in the league. They were replaced by León, the winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season. This was León's first season in the Mexican top flight after 10 years from being last relegated.

Torneo Apertura

The 2012 Apertura was the first championship of the season. The Regular Season began on July 20, 2012 and ended on November 11, 2012. The Liguilla tournament began on November 14, 2012 and ended on December 2, 2012. Santos Laguna were the defending champion, having won their fourth title last season.

Standings

Updated to games played on 7 November 2012.
Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Guadalajara, Monterrey, Santos Laguna and UANL cannot qualify for the 2013 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
2 All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
3 The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Updated to games played on 11 November 2012.
Source: FeMexFut (Spanish)
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla - Apertura

  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
  • Top goalscorers

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

    Torneo Clausura

    The 2013 Clausura is the second and final championship of the season. The Regular Season began on January 4, 2013. Tijuana are the defending champions, having won their first title last season.

    Standings

    Updated to games played on May 4, 2013.
    Source: www.ligamx.net

    1.^ Querétaro could not qualify to the liguilla as they were relegated to Ascenso MX for the 2013-14 season. Instead, Monterrey, the team placing 9th, qualified to the liguilla.
    Rules for classification:

    1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Results

    Updated to games played on 27 April 2013.
    Source: FeMexFut (Spanish)
    ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Liguilla - Clausura

  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Away goals rule is applied in the play-off round.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
  • Top goalscorers

    As of May 5, 2013. Source LigaMX.net - Estadística - Tabla de Goleo Individual
    Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

    Relegation

    Updated to games played on May 5, 2013
    Source: LigaMX.net - Estadística - Tabla General de Cociente

    References

    2012–13 Liga MX season Wikipedia