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2016–17 Liga MX season

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Champions League
  
UANL América

Goals scored
  
578

Dates
  
15 Jul 2016 – 28 May 2017

Matches played
  
216

2016–17 Liga MX season

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

  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 shootout.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

    • 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
    Source: [ ]

    Results

    Updated to games played on 26 February 2017.
    Source: [ ]
    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

    References

    2016–17 Liga MX season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA