2014–15 Ascenso MX season

The 2014–15 Ascenso MX season began July 18, 2014 and is divided into two tournaments named Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. The Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico.

Ascenso MX
Season2014–15
ChampionsApertura: Necaxa (3rd Title)
Clausura: Dorados (3rd Title)
PromotedDorados de Sinaloa
RelegatedNo Relegation this season
Matches played178
Goals scored443 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Diego Jimenez
Giancarlo Maldonado (10)Clausura: as of 4–10–15
Biggest home winApertura:
Atlético San Luis 4–0 Dorados (July 26, 2014)Clausura:
Atlético San Luis 3–0 Atlante (February 21, 2015)
Biggest away winApertura:
Mérida 2–4 Atlante (August 16, 2014)
Irapuato 2–4 Mineros de Zacatecas (August 29, 2014)Clausura:
Atlante 0–3 Zacatepec Siglo XXI (March 13, 2015)
Zacatepec Siglo XXI 0–3 Atlético San Luis (March 21, 2015)
Highest scoringApertura:
Necaxa 4–3 Celaya (July 19, 2014)
Dorados 4–3 Zacatepec Siglo XXI (August 16, 2014)Clausura:
Mérida 4–4 Irapuato (January 23, 2015)
Longest winning runCoras FC (4 – Apertura)
Atlante (4 – Clausura)
Longest unbeaten runCoras FC (8 – Apertura)
Necaxa (5 – Clausura)
Longest winless runCelaya (9 – Apertura; 8 – Clausura)
Longest losing runCelaya (5 – Apertura; 4 – Clausura)
Highest attendanceClausura: 8,324
Mérida 3–1 Atlético San Luis
(February 13, 2015)
Lowest attendanceClausura: 1,256
Altamira 1–0 Zacatepec Siglo XXI
(February 15, 2015)
Average attendance32,869

Changes from the previous season

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Stadia and locations

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The following 14 clubs will compete in the Ascenso MX during the 2014-2015 season:[8]

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
AltamiraAltamiraEstadio Altamira9,581
San Luis San Luis PotosíEstadio Alfonso Lastras25,111
AtlanteCancúnOlímpico Andrés Quintana Roo17,289
BUAPPueblaEstadio Olímpico de C.U.19,283
CelayaCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán23,182
CorasTepicArena Cora12,271
IrapuatoIrapuatoEstadio Sergio León Chávez25,000
MéridaMéridaEstadio Carlos Iturralde15,087
NecaxaAguascalientesEstadio Victoria23,851
OaxacaOaxaca CityEstadio Benito Juárez10,250
SinaloaCuliacánEstadio Banorte17,898
UATCiudad VictoriaEstadio Marte R. Gómez10,520
ZacatecasZacatecasEstadio Francisco Villa13,820
ZacatepecZacatepecEstadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz24,313

Personnel and kits

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TeamHead CoachKit manufacturerSponsors
Altamira Fernando PalomequeLotto
Atl. San Luis Raúl AriasCharlyBoing!
Atlante Wilson GraniolattiKappaCancún
BUAP Ricardo ValiñoKeukaCoca-Cola
Celaya Enrique López ZarzaKeukaBachoco
Coras Mauro CamoranesiRomedRiviera Nayarit
Irapuato Jorge ManriqueKeukaGrupo Rotoplas
Mérida Juan Carlos ChávezFoursportADO
Necaxa Miguel de Jesús FuentesUmbroBúfalo
Oaxaca Ricardo RayasLotto
Sinaloa Carlos BustosSilverCoppel
UAT Ricardo CadenaAtleticaUAT
Zacatecas Pablo MariniPirmaTelcel
Zacatepec Joel SánchezSilverCoca-Cola

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Apertura Changes
Correcaminos Omar Arellano NuñoSackedAugust 30, 2014 Álex AguinagaSeptember 1, 20148th
Celaya Jorge Humberto TorresSackedAugust 31, 2014 Nicolás Trejo (Interim)August 31, 201414th
Dorados Diego Torres OrtízSackedAugust 31, 2014 Eduardo FentanesSeptember 5, 201412th
Celaya Nicolás Trejo (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerSeptember 21, 2014 ZicoSeptember 25, 201414th
Pre-Clausura changes
Dorados Eduardo FentanesResignedNovember 11, 2014 Carlos BustosNovember 11, 2014Preseason
Atletico San Luis Flavio DavinoResignedNovember 26, 2014 Raúl AriasNovember 26, 2014Preseason
Tepic Joel SánchezResignedDecember 9, 2014 Mauro CamoranesiDecember 15, 2014Preseason
Clausura changes
Altamira Sergio OrduñaSackedFebruary 10, 2015 Claudio Vázquez (Interim)February 10. 201514th
Altamira Claudio Vázquez (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerFebruary 12, 2015 Fernando PalomequeFebruary 12. 201514th
Irapuato Roberto SandovalSackedFebruary 10, 2015 Jorge Manrique (Interim)February 12. 201513th
Correcaminos Álex AguinagaSackedFebruary 15, 2015 Ricardo Cadena (Interim)February 15. 201510th
Zacatepec Siglo XXI Ignacio RodríguezSackedFebruary 22, 2015 Joel SánchezFebruary 23, 201513th
Atlante Gabriel PereyraSackedMarch 8, 2015 Wilson GraniolattiMarch 9, 20157th

Torneo Apertura

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The 2014 Apertura will be the first championship of the season. It began on July 18, 2014.

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Coras (Q)138321911+827Qualification for Liguilla semifinals
2Zacatecas (Q)137421711+625Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals
3UAT (Q)137331511+424
4Necaxa (C, Q)136341713+421
5Atlante (Q)135622017+321
6Altamira (Q)137061513+221
7BUAP (Q)136251913+620
8Zacatepec135351614+218
9San Luis135261713+417
10Oaxaca133641921−215
11Sinaloa133551522−714
12Irapuato13337918−912
13Mérida132381724−79
14Celaya (E)131391225−136Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2015
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2014. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

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Home \ AwayALTATEATLBUPCELCORIRAMERNECOAXSINUATZASZAC
Altamira1–00–23–02–11–03–1
Atlante2–11–11–01–22–12–11–1
Atlético San Luis4–11–32–10–12–04–01–0
BUAP2–13–11–23–02–30–1
Celaya2–02–20–21–30–10–10–1
Coras1–00–02–11–22–10–11–0
Irapuato0–10–02–20–01–00–12–4
Mérida2–43–02–32–24–21–10–1
Necaxa1–20–01–04–33–02–0
Oaxaca4–21–11–12–11–12–21–1
Sinaloa1–01–12–20–10–14–3
UAT1–02–11–01–02–20–0
Zacatecas2–10–02–02–21–01–2
Zacatepec2–11–11–21–03–01–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2014. Source: [1][9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla (Playoffs)

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The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Tepic213
6Altamira112
3UAT011
6Altamira022
1Tepic044(4)
4Necaxa044(5)
2Zacatecas213
7BUAP112
2Zacatecas022
4Necaxa (a)112
4Necaxa123
5Atlante202
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.[10]
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Clausura 2015 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2015–16 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final

Quarterfinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zacatecas (2)3 – 2(7) BUAP2 – 11 – 1
UAT (3)1 – 2(6) Altamira0 – 01 – 2
Necaxa (4)3 – 2(5) Atlante1 – 22 – 0
First leg
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1 November 2014 BUAP 1–2 Zacatecas Puebla
12:00M. Piñón 83'ReportG. Ramírez 33'
R. Íñigo 41'
Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 7,831
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
1 November 2014 Atlante 2–1 Necaxa Cancún
19:00N. Mina 71'
R. Salinas 83'
ReportC. Hurtado 57'Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 4,822
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
2 November 2014 Altamira 0–0 UAT Altamira
18:00ReportStadium: Estadio Altamira
Attendance: 6,503
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
Second leg
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7 November 2014 Zacatecas 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
BUAP Zacatecas
19:30N. Maya 60'ReportM. Piñón 83'Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,666
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godínez
8 November 2014 Necaxa 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Atlante Aguascalientes
18:00V. Lojero 59', 72'ReportStadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 9,713
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava
8 November 2014 UAT 1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Altamira Ciudad Victoria
20:00S. Rosas 87'ReportC. Nava 81'
E. Dos Santos 90+2'
Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Semifinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tepic (1)3 – 2(6) Altamira2 – 11 – 1
Zacatecas (2)2 – 2 (a)(4) Necaxa0 – 12 – 1
First leg
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15 November 2014 Necaxa 1–0 Zacatecas Aguascalientes
18:00C. Ramos 24'ReportStadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 19,124
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
16 November 2014 Altamira 1–2 Tepic Altamira
17:00V. Aquino 47'ReportE. Pacheco 52'
A. Coronado 69'
Stadium: Estadio Altamira
Attendance: 9,121
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
Second leg
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21 November 2014 Zacatecas 2–1
(2–2 agg.)
Necaxa Zacatecas
19:30N. Maya 9'
J. Cuevas 11'
ReportF. Gallegos 82'Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,935
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
22 November 2014 Tepic 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Altamira Tepic
18:00M. Pérez 42'ReportV. Aquino 30'Stadium: Arena Cora
Attendance: 9,981
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava

Final

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tepic (1)4(4) – 4(5)(4) Necaxa0 – 04 – 4
First leg
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29 November 2014 Necaxa 0–0 Tepic Aguascalientes
18:00ReportStadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 20,826
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
Second leg
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6 December 2014 Tepic 4–4
(4–4 agg.)
(4–5 p)
Necaxa Tepic
18:00R. López 35'
A. Bautista 39'
D. Hernández 68'
J. Mora 120'
ReportL. Padilla 30'
J. Goncalves 77'
V. Lojero 83', 110'
Stadium: Arena Cora
Attendance: 11,729
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava


 Apertura 2014 winner: 
Necaxa
3rd title

Torneo Clausura

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Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1San Luis (Q)138052010+1024Qualification for Liguilla semifinals
2Sinaloa (Q)137242315+823Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals
3BUAP (Q)135712011+922
4Mérida (Q)136432116+522
5Necaxa (Q)136341514+121
6UAT (Q)136251815+320
7Oaxaca (Q)136251816+220
8Tepic135351619−318
9Zacatecas135351519−418
10Irapuato134451216−416
11Altamira134271118−714
12Atlante134181219−713
13Zacatepec133371013−312
14Celaya132471425−1110
Updated to match(es) played on April 11, 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

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Home \ AwayALTATEATLBUPCELCORIRAMERNECOAXSINUATZASZAC
Altamira0–12–10–11–12–02–11–0
Atlante3–30–10–12–02–00–3
Atlético San Luis3–13–01–01–00–14–0
BUAP1–12–03–02–22–04–20–0
Celaya1–01–11–31–11–43–1
Coras2–11–23–12–13–20–3
Irapuato0–21–01–03–10–01–0
Mérida2–02–12–24–42–13–0
Necaxa0–10–00–02–12–12–11–1
Oaxaca3–11–01–12–02–11–3
Sinaloa3–11–13–12–12–13–13–0
UAT2–02–10–11–11–03–00–0
Zacatecas2–02–01–12–02–00–03–4
Zacatepec0–31–10–11–20–12–02–0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2015. Source: [2][9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla (Playoffs)

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The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1San Luis022
6UAT202
3BUAP202
6UAT123
1San Luis011
2Sinaloa303
2Sinaloa033
7Oaxaca011
2Sinaloa224
5Necaxa112
4Mérida112
5Necaxa134
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.[10]
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Necaxa). The winner will be promoted to the 2015–16 Mexican Primera División season

Quarterfinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sinaloa (2)3 – 1(7) Oaxaca0 - 03 - 1
BUAP (3)2 – 3(6) UAT2 - 10 - 2
Mérida (4)2 – 4(5) Necaxa1 - 11 - 3
First leg
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15 April 2015 Necaxa 1–1 Mérida Aguascalientes
19:30L. Padilla 46'ReportR. Suárez 38'Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 6,669
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
16 April 2015 Oaxaca 0–0 Sinaloa Oaxaca
19:00ReportStadium: Estadio Benito Juárez
Attendance: 9,850
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
16 April 2015 UAT 1–2 BUAP Ciudad Victoria
21:00J. Orozco 56'ReportH. Morales 47'
C. Martínez 66'
Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 5,472
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Second leg
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18 April 2015 Mérida 1–3
(2–4 agg.)
Necaxa Mérida
19:00A. Polo 45'ReportR. Rojas 32', 76'
V. Lojero 38'
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde
Attendance: 14,039
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava
19 April 2015 BUAP 0–2
(2–3 agg.)
UAT Puebla
17:00ReportA. Alvarado 8'
J. Gonçalves 26'
Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 8,207
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
19 April 2015 Sinaloa 3–1
(3–1 agg.)
Oaxaca Culiacán
19:00R. Nurse 7', 9', 72'ReportD. Santoya 51'Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 16 333
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Semifinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
San Luis (1)2 – 2(6) UAT0 - 22 - 0
Sinaloa (2)4 – 2(5) Necaxa2 - 12 - 1
First leg
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22 April 2015 UAT 2–0 San Luis Ciudad Victoria
21:00A. Berber 67'
R. Saucedo 85'
ReportStadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 10,162
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
23 April 2015 Necaxa 1–2 Sinaloa Aguascalientes
20:30L. Gorocito 84'R. Prieto 26', 28'Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 12,339
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
Second leg
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25 April 2015 San Luis 2–0
(2–2 agg.)
UAT San Luis Potosí
19:00L. Carrijó 8'
O. Pineda 68'
ReportStadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 18,835
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
26 April 2015 Sinaloa 2–1
(4–2 agg.)
Necaxa Culiacán
19:00R. Nurse 85'
V. Angulo 90'
ReportJ. Isijara 18'Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 18,333
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava

Final

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
San Luis (1)1 – 3(2) Sinaloa0 - 31 - 0
First leg
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2 May 2015 Sinaloa 3–0 San Luis Culiacán
19:00R. Enríquez 45'
D. Mejía 53'
R. Prieto 74'
ReportStadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 18,106
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava
Second leg
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9 May 2015 San Luis 1–0
(1–3 agg.)
Sinaloa San Luis Potosí
19:00É. González 62'ReportStadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 24,109
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez


 Clausura 2015 winner: 
Dorados de Sinaloa
3rd title

Promotional final

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First leg

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Sinaloa1–1Necaxa
Raúl Enríquez 41'ReportRoger Rojas 55'

Second leg

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Aggregate table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Tepic2613673530+545
2UAT2613583326+744
3Zacatecas2612773230+243
4BUAP2611963924+1542
5Necaxa (Q)2612683227+542Final de Ascenso
6San Luis26132113622+1441
7Sinaloa (P, Q)2610793837+137Final de Ascenso
8Oaxaca269893737035
9Altamira26112132631−535
10Atlante2697103236−434
11Mérida2687113739−231
12Zacatepec2686122628−230
13Irapuato2677122134−1328
14Celaya2637162650−2416
Updated to match(es) played on April 11, 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Relegation table

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The relegated team would normally the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. However, no team will be relegated to Second Division this season.

Pos
TeamTotal
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
10Atlante34261.3077
11Altamira97821.183
12Zacatepec94821.1434
13Irapuato56541.037
14Celaya80820.9756

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Tom (May 10, 2015). "Liga MX: U de G relegated, Puebla survive". ESPN.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Afición, La (April 13, 2014). "El fin de un histórico; Atlante desciende". Grupo Milenio. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Desaparecerá Cruz Azul Hidalgo; Jasso, el nuevo semillero".
  4. ^ "Coras del Deportivo Tepic estará en la Liga Ascenso MX".
  5. ^ "Últimas noticias de Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y el mundo | CNN en Español".
  6. ^ "Ballenas Galeana se convertirá en Irapuato - Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador". www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
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  9. ^ a b "LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  10. ^ a b As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2014-2015 "Reglamento de competencia Ascenso MX 2013-2014, Article 22.2" (PDF). Liga MX. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014. Los Clubes vencedores en los partidos de Cuartos de Final y Semifinal serán aquellos que en los dos juegos anote el mayor número de goles, criterio conocido como MARCADOR GLOBAL. De existir empate en el número de goles anotados, la posición se definirá a favor del Club con mayor cantidad de goles a favor cuando actué como visitante.
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