Champions League UANL
América Goals scored 578 | Dates 15 Jul 2016 – 28 May 2017 Matches played 216 | |
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Champions Apertura:
UANL (5th title) Top goalscorer Apertura:
Dayro Moreno
Raúl Ruidíaz
(11 goals)
Clausura:
Dorlan Pabón
(5 goals) Biggest home win Apertura:
Pachuca 5–1 León
(July 16, 2016)
Tijuana 4–0 Guadalajara
(July 29, 2016)
Clausura:
Tijuana 6–2 Puebla
(January 13, 2017) Biggest away win Apertura:
Morelia 1–5 Pachuca
(September 20, 2016)
Clausura:
Veracruz 0–3 UANL
(February 18, 2017)
Necaxa 1–4 Querétaro
(February 18, 2017) Highest scoring Apertura:
UNAM 5–3 Monterrey
(August 21, 2016)
Cruz Azul 5–3 Veracruz
(October 1, 2016)
Clausura:
Tijuana 6–2 Puebla
(January 13, 2017) Champion Tigres UANL (5th title, Apertura) Similar 2016 Torneo Clausura, 2017 Torneo Clausura, 2012–13 Liga MX season, 2011–12 Mexican Primera, Apertura 2015 Copa MX | ||
The 2016–17 Liga MX season is the 70th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016.
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Teams, stadiums, and personnel
The following eighteen teams are competing this season. Sinaloa was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season. Sinaloa will be replaced by the 2016 Clausura Ascenso MX champion Necaxa, who won promotion after defeating the Apertura 2015 winner Juárez in a promotion play-off.
Torneo Apertura
The Apertura 2016 is the first championship of the season. The regular season began on July 15, 2016 and ended on December 11, 2016. Pachuca are the defending champions, having won their 6th title.
Standings
Updated to games played on 20 November 2016.
Source: LigaMX.net
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
1 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.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Last updated: 20 November 2016
Source: Liga MX
Results
Updated to games played on 19 November 2016.
Source: Liga MX
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Clean sheets
Source: Fox Soccer
Saves
Source: Fox Soccer
Attendance
The Average overall attendance for the Apertura 2016 is .
Per team
Updated to games played on 20 November 2016
Source: Wk1 WK2 WK3 WK4 WK5 WK6 WK7 WK8 WK9 WK10 WK12 WK13 WK14 WK15 WK16 WK17
Notes:
Only regular season listed
Highest and lowest
Source: Liga MX website
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura 2017 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 6, 2017.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Last updated: 26 February 2017
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Results
Updated to games played on 26 February 2017.
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1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Attendances
Updated to games played on 26 February 2017
Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
Relegation table
Last update: 26 February 2017
R = Relegated