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2017–18 Liga MX season

The 2017–18 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st 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.

Liga MX
Season2017–18
ChampionsApertura:
UANL (6th title)
Clausura:
Santos Laguna
(6th title)
RelegatedNone[a]
Champions LeagueUANL
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
Toluca
Matches played306
Goals scored775 (2.53 per match)
Apertura:
388 (2.54 per match)
Clausura:
387 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Mauro Boselli
Avilés Hurtado
(11 goals)
Clausura:
Djaniny
(14 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
UANL 5–0 Puebla
(July 22, 2017)
Necaxa 5–0 BUAP
(October 28, 2017)
Clausura:
BUAP 5–0 Veracruz
(February 24, 2018)
Cruz Azul 5–0 Pachuca
(March 10, 2018)
Biggest away winApertura:
Querétaro 0–4 BUAP
(July 29, 2017)
Clausura:
León 0–4 Necaxa
(January 27, 2018)
Puebla 2–6 Pachuca
(April 6, 2018)
Highest scoringApertura:
León 6–2 Veracruz
(October 28, 2017)
Clausura:
Puebla 2–6 Pachuca
(April 6, 2018)
Longest winning runApertura: 5 matches
León
Monterrey
Clausura: 9 matches
Toluca
Longest unbeaten runApertura: 11 matches
Monterrey
Clausura: 11 matches
América
Longest winless runApertura: 12 matches
Querétaro
Clausura: 8 matches
BUAP
Cruz Azul
UNAM
Longest losing runApertura: 5 matches
Veracruz
Clausura: 5 matches
BUAP
Puebla
Highest attendanceApertura: 51,507
Monterrey vs América
(October 28, 2017)
Clausura: 51,307
America vs Cruz Azul
(March 31, 2018)
Lowest attendanceApertura: 4,651
BUAP vs Tijuana
(October 17, 2017)
Clausura: 7,183
BUAP vs Atlas
(February 10, 2018)
Total attendanceApertura: 3,571,757
Clausura: 3,881,277
Overall: 7,453,034
Average attendanceApertura: 23,345
Clausura: 25,368
Stats are from the regular season only
Source: ESPN FC

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

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These are the eighteen teams that competed in the 2017-18 season. Chiapas was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season, and were replaced by the Ascenso MX Clausura 2017 champion Lobos BUAP, who won promotion after defeating the Ascenso MX Apertura 2016 champion Dorados de Sinaloa in the 2016–17 Ascenso MX Promotion Final.

Stadiums and locations

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AméricaAtlasBUAPCruz AzulGuadalajaraLeón
Estadio AztecaEstadio JaliscoEstadio Universitario BUAPEstadio AzulEstadio AkronEstadio León
Capacity: 87,000Capacity: 55,110Capacity: 19,283Capacity: 33,000Capacity: 45,364Capacity: 31,297
MonterreyMoreliaNecaxaPachucaPueblaQuerétaro
Estadio BBVA BancomerEstadio MorelosEstadio VictoriaEstadio HidalgoEstadio CuauhtémocEstadio Corregidora
Capacity: 51,348Capacity: 34,795Capacity: 23,851Capacity: 27,512Capacity: 51,726Capacity: 33,162
Santos LagunaTijuanaTolucaUANLUNAMVeracruz
Estadio CoronaEstadio CalienteEstadio Nemesio DíezEstadio UniversitarioEstadio Olímpico UniversitarioEstadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Capacity: 29,237Capacity: 27,333Capacity: 31,000Capacity: 41,886Capacity: 48,297Capacity: 28,703
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Locations of clubs for the 2016–17 Liga MX season

Personnel and kits

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TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s)
AméricaSantiago Baños Miguel Herrera Oribe PeraltaNikeHuawei
AtlasGustavo Guzmán Gerardo Espinoza (Interim) Rafael MárquezAdidasWibe
BUAPRafael Cañedo Carrión Daniel Alcántar (Interim) Francisco Javier RodríguezKeukaZurich
Cruz AzulGuillermo Álvarez Cuevas Pedro Caixinha José de Jesús CoronaUnder ArmourCemento Cruz Azul
GuadalajaraJorge Vergara Matías Almeyda Carlos SalcidoPuma
LeónJesús Martínez Murguia Gustavo Díaz Mauro BoselliPirmaCementos Fortaleza
MonterreyDuilio Davino Antonio Mohamed José María BasantaPumaAT&T
MoreliaÁlvaro Dávila Roberto Hernández Gabriel AchilierPirmaCaliente
NecaxaErnesto Tinajero Flores Ignacio Ambríz Marcelo BaroveroCharlyRolcar
PachucaJesús Martínez Patiño Diego Alonso Erick GutiérrezNikeCementos Fortaleza
PueblaManuel Jiménez García Enrique Meza Óscar RojasCharlyFacebook
QuerétaroJaime Ordiales Luis Fernando Tena Miguel MartínezPumaBanco Multiva
Santos LagunaAlejandro Irarragorri Robert Siboldi Carlos IzquierdozPumaSoriana
TijuanaJorge Hank Inzunsa Diego Cocca Ignacio MalcorraCharlyCaliente
TolucaFrancisco Suinaga Hernán Cristante Antonio RiosUnder ArmourBanamex
UANLAlejandro Rodríguez Michelsen Ricardo Ferretti JuninhoAdidasCemex
UNAMRodrigo Ares de Parga David Patiño Pablo BarreraNikeDHL Express
VeracruzFidel Kuri Mustieles Guillermo Vázquez Pedro GalleseCharlyWinpot

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure		Date of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition
in table		Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
América Ricardo La VolpeEnd of contractMay 7, 2017 Miguel HerreraMay 26, 2017Preseason[1]
Tijuana Miguel HerreraMutual agreementMay 26, 2017 Eduardo CoudetMay 26, 2017Preseason[2]
Apertura changes
UNAM Francisco PalenciaSackedAugust 23, 2017 Sergio Egea (interim)August 23, 201715th[3]
León Javier TorrenteSackedAugust 26, 2017 Rubén Ayala (Interim)August 27, 201714th[4]
León Rubén Ayala (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerAugust 27, 2017 Gustavo DíazAugust 30, 201714th[5]
Santos Laguna José Manuel de la TorreSackedSeptember 18, 2017 Robert Siboldi (Interim)September 18, 201715th[6]
Veracruz Juan Antonio LunaSackedSeptember 23, 2017 José CardozoSeptember 23, 201711th[7]
Puebla Rafael GarcíaSackedSeptember 26, 2017 Ignacio Sánchez (Interim)September 26, 201718th[8]
Puebla Ignacio Sánchez (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerOctober 3, 2017 Enrique MezaOctober 3, 201717th[9]
UNAM Sergio Egea (Interim)ResignedOctober 3, 2017 David Patiño (Interim)October 3, 201718th[10]
Querétaro Jaime LozanoSackedOctober 22, 2017 Luis Fernando TenaOctober 22, 201718th[11]
Tijuana Eduardo CoudetMutual agreementOctober 30, 2017 Diego Torres Ortíz (Interim)October 31, 201711th[12]
Pre-Clausura changes
Veracruz José CardozoSackedNovember 23, 2017 Guillermo VázquezDecember 1, 2017Preseason[13]
Cruz Azul Paco JémezMutual agreementNovember 27, 2017 Pedro CaixinhaDecember 5, 2017Preseason[14]
Tijuana Diego Torres Ortíz (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerDecember 7, 2017 Diego CoccaDecember 7, 2017Preseason
Clausura changes
Atlas José Guadalupe CruzSackedJanuary 15, 2018 Gerardo Espinoza (Interim)January 15, 201817th[15]
Atlas Gerardo Espinoza (Interim)End of tenure as caretakerJanuary 25, 2018 Rubén Omar RomanoJanuary 25, 201817th[16]
Atlas Rubén Omar RomanoSackedMarch 19, 2018 Gerardo Espinoza (Interim)March 19, 201818th[17]
BUAP Rafael Puente Jr.SackedApril 2, 2018 Daniel Alcántar (Interim)April 2, 201818th[18]

Torneo Apertura

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The Apertura 2017 is the first championship of the season.

Regular season

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The season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 19 November 2017.

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Monterrey1711422912+1737Advance to Liguilla[b]
2UANL (C)179532816+1232
3América179352318+530
4Morelia178542517+829
5Toluca178542421+329
6Cruz Azul177642222027
7León178272723+426
8Atlas177462319+425
9Necaxa176651915+424
10BUAP177282631−523
11Tijuana176381723−621
12Pachuca175482325−219
13Guadalajara174672123−218
14Santos Laguna173952023−318
15Puebla173771420−616
16Querétaro173771927−816
17Veracruz1742111428−1414Team is last in Relegation table
18UNAM1734101425−1113
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ BUAP was supposed to be relegated but Tapachula were not certified to be promoted prior to the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.

Positions by round

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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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Monterrey97211111111111111
UANL137115435643543222
América148622222232222533
Morelia121312141614967108654344
Toluca105334644325436765
Cruz Azul46883367476778896
León171815121411159854365457
Atlas2157101013161613119109988
Necaxa32456758967887679
BUAP84148812131089111212121110
Tijuana15161818151273591010910111011
Pachuca131517151251011131212131111101212
Guadalajara1112111618181715121416161815141513
Santos Laguna711101317171414151615151413131314
Puebla1814161713161818181817171516151415
Querétaro51096791112141514141718171616
Veracruz16171410913810111113121314161717
UNAM6913911151617171718181617181818
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results

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Home \ AwayAMÉATLBUPCAZGUALEÓMONMORNECPACPUEQUESLATIJTOLUNLUNMVER
América2–10–11–10–12–22–12–0
Atlas0–11–10–11–11–01–12–12–0
BUAP2–33–00–32–11–33–22–21–2
Cruz Azul1–32–11–11–12–10–01–21–0
Guadalajara1–21–21–22–20–10–03–10–01–1
León2–10–32–20–21–23–11–21–06–2
Monterrey2–02–14–11–02–01–14–12–01–0
Morelia2–01–20–00–01–21–13–03–3
Necaxa2–15–01–10–31–21–11–01–00–0
Pachuca0–24–01–30–01–00–12–22–14–1
Puebla1–20–10–00–12–01–12–21–10–3
Querétaro2–20–41–21–22–22–11–21–31–1
Santos Laguna0–10–11–13–22–20–00–01–12–3
Tijuana1–10–22–10–32–12–00–10–0
Toluca1–23–23–13–10–10–02–13–23–12–1
UANL3–21–01–05–01–13–02–01–0
UNAM2–01–42–00–11–21–02–20–2
Veracruz0–12–32–10–22–01–10–11–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mauro BoselliLeón11
Avilés HurtadoMonterrey
3 Julio FurchSantos Laguna9
Julián QuiñonesBUAP
Raúl RuidíazMorelia
Enner ValenciaUANL
7 Víctor GuzmánPachuca8
Felipe MoraCruz Azul
Camilo SanvezzoQuerétaro
Fernando UribeToluca

Source: Liga MX

Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Enner ValenciaUANLPuebla5–022 July 2017

Attendance

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Per team

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PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Monterrey432,15751,50742,95348,017−1.9%†
2UANL330,50141,42741,21041,3130.0%†
3Atlas264,98549,57922,29433,123−11.1%†
4América212,38547,53219,08130,341−3.3%†
5Guadalajara261,75435,88820,70729,084−18.8%†
6Tijuana211,76427,33325,33326,471+1.1%†
7Morelia198,28531,13418,09924,786−16.9%†
8Cruz Azul180,68427,64917,25422,586+7.9%†
9Pachuca196,34425,13815,34521,816−14.2%†
10León190,27125,45016,40021,141+1.8%†
11Santos Laguna181,76627,84911,95620,196−20.4%†
12Toluca194,26727,48012,58419,427−15.1%†
13Querétaro164,90221,95213,78918,322−20.4%†
14UNAM141,60627,20010,10017,701−41.6%2
15Veracruz115,76218,92911,37514,470−18.8%†
16Necaxa121,41817,7507,22513,491−20.2%†
17Puebla117,59145,5274,80213,066−46.3%†
18BUAP83,16419,2834,65110,396+391.3%1
League total3,571,75751,5074,65123,345−15.9%†

Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Team played in Ascenso MX last season.
2: UNAM played one home match at Estadio Corregidora


Highest and lowest

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Highest attendanceLowest attendance
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendanceHomeScoreAwayAttendance
1UANL5–0Puebla41,269BUAP2–2Santos Laguna5,815
2Monterrey1–0Veracruz46,130Puebla1–1Morelia12,067
3América2–1UNAM45,256BUAP3–2Pachuca8,764
4Atlas0–1América49,313Puebla1–1Tijuana8,124
5UANL2–0UNAM41,427Veracruz1–1Querétaro14,436
6Monterrey4–1Toluca46,496Puebla0–1León6,232
7UANL3–2BUAP41,329Toluca2–1Puebla12,584
8Monterrey1–0Necaxa50,721BUAP1–3Morelia12,623
9Monterrey2–1Atlas47,106Necaxa1–1Puebla8,456
10América2–1Guadalajara47,532BUAP1–2Tijuana4,651
11Monterrey1–1Santos Laguna42,953Puebla1–2Atlas5,127
12UANL1–0Guadalajara41,322BUAP0–3León9,464
13Monterrey2–0Pachuca46,888Puebla2–2Querétaro4,802
14UANL3–0Toluca41,405BUAP3–0Cruz Azul14,230
15Monterrey2–0América51,348Puebla3–0UNAM12,481
16UANL1–0Necaxa41,210BUAP2–1Monterrey8,334
17Monterrey2–0UANL51,127Necaxa1–2Morelia17,750

Source: Liga MX

Liguilla – Apertura

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Main article: Apertura 2017 Liga MX final phase

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Monterrey246
8Atlas112
1Monterrey145
4Morelia000
4Morelia (s)123
5Toluca213
1Monterrey112
2UANL123
2UANL (s)112
7León112
2UANL134
3América000
3América (s)000
6Cruz Azul000


  • 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 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX1, runners-up as MEX3).

Quarterfinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlas2–6Monterrey1–21–4
León2–2UANL (s)1–11–1
Cruz Azul0–0América (s)0–00–0
Toluca3–3Morelia (s)2–11–2

Semifinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Morelia0–5Monterrey0–10–4
América0–4UANL0–10–3

Finals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UANL3–2Monterrey1–12–1


 Apertura 2017 winners: 
UANL
6th title

Torneo Clausura

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The Clausura 2018 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began in January 2018.

Regular season

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Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Toluca1711332413+1136Advance to Liguilla[a]
2América177822414+1029
3Monterrey178543021+929
4Santos Laguna (C)179262920+929
5UANL177732316+728
6Tijuana176741812+625
7UNAM176652424024
8Morelia177372224−224
9Pachuca176562927+223
10Puebla177282324−123
11Necaxa1741032014+622
12Cruz Azul175752218+422
13León176472433−922
14Querétaro174671318−518
15Atlas175391726−918
16Veracruz175391225−1318
17Guadalajara173681424−1015
18BUAP (R)1723121833−159Relegated to Ascenso MX
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla, if team last in Relegation table is in the top eight, the ninth placed team qualifies.

Positions by round

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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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Toluca9151211117109433211111
América55742211122443352
Monterrey84621347388655533
Santos Laguna18357422211122224
UANL15101368111110644334445
Tijuana10783591281067887786
UNAM2111313359999121067
Morelia6614745751175566678
Pachuca141291314136117101111138899
Puebla41141068548567711131110
Necaxa121315121210969121010101091011
Cruz Azul1335910141515151514141614141212
León322896812121112121516121313
Querétaro179101415121313131313131113151514
Atlas1617171817181818181818181717171615
Veracruz111616161315141414141616149111416
Guadalajara714111516161616171615151215161717
BUAP1818181718171717161717171818181818
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place in table
Source: Liga MX

Results

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Home \ AwayAMÉATLBUPCAZGUALEÓMONMORNECPACPUEQUESLATIJTOLUNLUNMVER
América1–05–12–12–00–04–12–21–00–01–2
Atlas2–11–01–20–11–11–01–03–21–3
BUAP3–10–10–10–10–21–20–01–15–0
Cruz Azul1–00–02–00–25–01–10–10–01–1
Guadalajara1–11–30–21–21–10–20–00–1
León2–22–30–42–11–11–13–13–0
Monterrey4–02–25–11–11–33–10–02–1
Morelia2–12–11–22–21–01–00–11–22–0
Necaxa1–11–33–01–11–20–01–10–0
Pachuca0–03–12–11–22–33–12–02–12–3
Puebla3–12–01–12–60–12–02–12–0
Querétaro0–12–21–10–02–10–20–00–1
Santos Laguna4–22–05–13–21–03–00–01–2
Tijuana2–23–13–01–11–02–00–21–04–1
Toluca1–11–12–12–12–01–03–0
UANL1–12–02–24–12–22–13–22–11–0
UNAM0–03–11–14–21–10–12–01–2
Veracruz1–13–11–21–20–20–11–11–00–2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 DjaninySantos Laguna14
2 Nicolás CastilloUNAM11
3 Mauro BoselliLeón9
Lucas CavalliniPuebla
Carlos GonzálezNecaxa
André-Pierre GignacUANL
Raúl RuidíazMorelia
8 Milton CaraglioAtlas8
Julián QuiñonesBUAP
10 Keisuke HondaPachuca7
Sebastián PalaciosPachuca

Source: Liga MX

Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDate
DjaninySantos LagunaBUAP4–27 January 2018
Henry MartínAméricaBUAP5–13 February 2018
DjaninySantos LagunaLeón5–114 February 2018
Sebastián Palacios4PachucaPuebla6–26 April 2018
Raúl RuidíazMoreliaLeón3–27 April 2018
Nicolas CastilloUNAMPuebla4–215 April 2018

4 Player scored four goals

Attendance

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Per team

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PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Monterrey342,71744,81940,19742,840−10.8%†
2UANL372,18641,61541,18541,354+0.1%†
3Guadalajara256,68539,85520,79332,086+10.3%†
4Atlas276,18246,56518,08730,687−7.4%†
5UNAM273,62045,98017,80030,402+71.8%†
6América274,23251,30717,84027,423−9.6%†
7Tijuana239,69727,33325,33326,633+0.6%†
8Pachuca192,60027,40215,19424,075+10.4%†
9Toluca165,55627,48017,28523,651+21.7%†
10Santos Laguna187,55827,34920,79623,445+16.1%†
11Querétaro181,20631,43216,44622,651+23.6%†
12Morelia193,32928,95215,19921,481−13.3%†
13Veracruz190,84527,01312,25921,205+46.5%†
14Necaxa157,57423,16512,53519,697+46.0%†
15Puebla157,44837,49913,02519,681+50.6%†
16Cruz Azul164,63127,25311,08518,292−19.0%†
17León135,79819,22813,07416,975−19.7%†
18BUAP119,41319,1457,18313,268+27.6%†
League total3,881,27751,3077,18325,368+8.7%†

Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed.

Highest and lowest

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Highest attendanceLowest attendance
WeekHomeScoreAwayAttendanceHomeScoreAwayAttendance
1Monterrey1–1Morelia42,948Necaxa0–0Veracruz12,535
2UANL2–1Santos Laguna41,396BUAP0–2Querétaro7,300
3UNAM0–0América45,980Puebla2–0Veracruz17,116
4UANL3–2Pachuca41,268Veracruz1–1Santos Laguna12,259
5Monterrey5–1León44,562América5–1BUAP18,282
6UANL1–1América41,478BUAP3–1Atlas7,183
7Monterrey2–2Cruz Azul40,197BUAP0–0UANL10,237
8UANL2–0Atlas41,185Cruz Azul1–1Puebla12,187
9UNAM1–1Guadalajara43,825Puebla1–1Necaxa17,717
10Guadalajara1–1América42,179Cruz Azul0–1Querétaro11,085
11UANL1–0Tijuana41,304Querétaro1–1Necaxa18,001
12Monterrey3–1Querétaro41,072León2–2BUAP13,175
13América2–1Cruz Azul51,307BUAP1–2Toluca10,826
14Monterrey2–1UNAM44,306Puebla2–6Pachuca13,646
15UANL2–2Cruz Azul41,228UNAM4–2Puebla17,800
16Atlas1–0Guadalajara46,565Querétaro0–0Pachuca16,446
17UANL2–2Monterrey41,615BUAP0–1Puebla10,876

Source: Liga MX

Liguilla – Clausura

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Main article: Clausura 2018 Liga MX championship stage

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Toluca (s)224
8Morelia224
1Toluca145
6Tijuana213
3Monterrey112
6Tijuana123
1Toluca112
4Santos Laguna213
2América426
7UNAM112
2América123
4Santos Laguna426
4Santos Laguna (s)022
5UANL202


  • 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 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX2, runners-up as MEX4).

Quarterfinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Morelia4–4Toluca (s)2–22–2
UNAM2–6América1–41–2
Tijuana3–2Monterrey1–12–1
UANL2–2Santos Laguna (s)2–00–2

Semifinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tijuana3–5Toluca2–11–4
Santos Laguna6–3América4–12–2

Finals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Santos Laguna3–2Toluca2–11–1


 Clausura 2018 winners: 
Santos Laguna
6th title

Relegation table

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Pos
Team'15 A
Pts		'16 C
Pts		'16 A
Pts		'17 C
Pts		'17 A
Pts		'18 C
Pts		Total
Pts		Total
Pld		Avg
GD
Relegation
1Monterrey2337252737291781021.7451+26Safe for 2018–19 Season
2Toluca3222242729331701021.6667+14
3América2829282430291681021.6471+15
4UANL2824302532281671021.6373+19
5León3030262026221541021.5098–5
6Morelia2328202429241481021.4510+6
7Pachuca2130312419231481021.45100
8Tijuana1618333121251441021.41180
9NecaxaAscenso MX2621242293681.3676+10
10UNAM3522271813241391021.3627–11
11Guadalajara2128282718151371021.3431–12
12Santos Laguna1727162618291331021.3039+6
13Cruz Azul2022192127221311021.2843+4
14Puebla2722201616231251021.2157–7
15Atlas1714192625181191021.1667–5
16Querétaro2219201916181141021.1176–13
17Veracruz2714122114181061021.0392–27
18BUAP (R)Ascenso MX23932340.9412–20Relegated to Ascenso MX


Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation 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
R = Relegated.
Source: LigaMX


Aggregate table

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The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Monterrey3419965933+2666Copa MX Pot 1
CONCACAF Champions League
2Toluca3419874834+1465
3UANL34161265132+1960
4América34161174732+1559Copa MX Pot 1
5Morelia34158114741+653Copa MX Pot 2
6Cruz Azul34121394440+449
7León34146145156−548
8Santos Laguna341211114943+647Copa MX Pot 2
CONCACAF Champions League
9Necaxa[a]34101683929+1046Copa MX Pot 1
10Tijuana341210123535046Copa MX Pot 3
11Atlas34127154045−543
12Pachuca34119145252042
13Puebla34109153744−739
14UNAM34910153849−1137
15Querétaro34713143245−1334
16Guadalajara34712153547−1233
17BUAP[b]3495204464−2032
18Veracruz3495202653−2732Copa MX Pot 3
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
  1. ^ Necaxa is in Pot 1 due to winning the Clausura 2018 Copa MX
  2. ^ BUAP is ineligible for Copa MX

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Mexico boss Herrera returns to America". 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Xolos hire Argentine Eduardo Coudet". 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Pumas fire coach Paco Palencia, announce temporary replacement | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-30.
  4. ^ "Javier Torrente deja la dirección técnica del León". deportes.televisa.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28.
  5. ^ "Gustavo Díaz es el nuevo técnico del León" [Gustavo Díaz is the new manager of León] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Siboldi es presentado como técnico de Santos" [Robert Siboldi is presented as new coach of Santos] (in Spanish). La Afición. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  7. ^ "José Cardozo, nuevo técnico de Veracruz" [José Cardozo new coach of Veracruz] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. ^ "'Chiquis' García deja de ser DT de Puebla; llegaría 'Ojitos' Meza" ["Chiquis" García out of Puebla] (in Spanish). ESPN. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Enrique Meza nuevo DT de Puebla" [Enrique Meza new coach of Puebla] (in Spanish). El Financiero. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Srgio Egea renuncia como técnico de Pumas" [Sergio Egea resigned as coach of Pumas] (in Spanish). El Universal. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Jaime Lozano deja de ser entrenador del Querétaro" [Jaime Lozano is no longer the coach of Querétaro] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  12. ^ "BOLETÍN OFICIAL CLUB TIJUANA" [Official Bulletin Club Tijuana] (in Spanish). Club Tijauna. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  13. ^ "José Cardozo deja de ser entrenador de los Tiburones Rojos" [José Cardozo is no longer the coach of the Red Sharks] (in Spanish). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  14. ^ Arnold, Jon (5 December 2017). "Cruz Azul Announces Pedro Caixinha As New Head Coach". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  15. ^ "José Guadalupe Cruz deja de ser el Director Técnico de Atlas FC" [José Guadalupe Cruz is no longer the coach of Atlas FC] (in Spanish). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Third time a charm? Rubén Omar Romano again announced as Atlas Manager". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Relevo en la Dirección Técnica del primer equipo de Atlas FC" [Change in the management of the first team of Atlas FC] (in Spanish). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Rafael Puente fue cesado de Lobos BUAP" [Rafael Puente was sacked from Lobos BUAP] (in Spanish). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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