2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season

The 2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Liga Premier was the third-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 12 August 2016 and 13 May 2017.

Torneo Apertura Changes from the previous season 48 teams participated in this tournament.

Atlético Veracruz moved to Ensenada and became Cuervos de Ensenada. Dorados Premier leaves the category and entered Necaxa Premier instead. Mineros de Fresnillo played the league after a season of extension to improve its sports facilities. C.D. Uruapan could not dispute this competition and lent its franchise to Titanes de Saltillo. Reboceros de La Piedad, Sporting Canamy and FC Politécnico were accepted in the tournament as expansion teams. Real Zamora was promoted from the Liga de Nuevos Talentos. UdeG "B" was promoted from Tercera División.

Stadiums and locations Group 1

ClubCityStadiumCapacityAlacranes de Durango Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000Atlas Premier Zapopan, Jalisco Alfredo "Pistache" Torres 3,000Cimarrones "B" Guaymas, Sonora Unidad Deportiva Julio Alfonso 3,000Cuervos de Ensenada Ensenada, Baja California Municipal de Ensenada 7,600Dorados Fuerza UACH Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza 22,000Guadalajara Premier Zapopan, Jalisco Verde Valle 800Mineros de Fresnillo Fresnillo, Zacatecas Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo 6,000Monterrey Premier Santiago, Nuevo León El Barrial 570Murciélagos "B" Guamúchil, Sinaloa Coloso del Dique 5,000Reynosa Reynosa, Tamaulipas Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad 20,000Santos Laguna Premier Torreón, Coahuila TSM External Field 5 1,000Tigres Premier General Zuazua, Nuevo León Instalaciones de Zuazua 800Tijuana Premier Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333Titanes de Saltillo Saltillo, Coahuila Olímpico Francisco I. Madero 7,000UdeG "B" Ameca, Jalisco Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Ameca 4,000Zacatecas "B" Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Francisco Villa 14,000

Group 2

ClubCityStadiumCapacityAtlético Estado de México Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico Hugo Sánchez Márquez 3,500Cachorros UdeG Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez 12,500Coras "B" Tepic, Nayarit Olímpico Santa Teresita 4,000Cruz Azul Hidalgo Jasso, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 7,761Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez 25,000La Piedad La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356León Premier León, Guanajuato Casa Club León 1,000Morelia Premier Morelia, Michoacán Morelos Adjacent Field 1,000Necaxa Premier Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Casa Club Necaxa 1,000Pachuca Premier San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Universidad del Fútbol 1,000Querétaro Premier Querétaro City, Querétaro Corregidora 34,070Real Zamora Zamora, Michoacán Zamora 7,200Santos de Soledad Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí Plan de San Luis 18,000Tepatitlán Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez 12,500Toluca Metepec, State of Mexico Instalaciones de Metepec 1,000Tuzos UAZ Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Francisco Villa 14,000

Group 3

ClubCityStadiumCapacityAlbinegros de Orizaba Orizaba, Veracruz Socum 7,000América Premier Coyoacán, Mexico City Instalaciones Club América 1,000Athletic Club Morelos Cuernavaca, Morelos Mariano Matamoros 16,000Chapulineros Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,598Chiapas Premier Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Field 2 Zoque VMR 1,000Cruz Azul Premier Jasso, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 7,761Inter Playa Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid 7,500Ocelotes UNACH San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas Municipal de San Cristóbal de las Casas 4,000Pioneros de Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289Politécnico Oaxtepec, Morelos Olímpico U.D. IMSS 9,000Puebla Premier Puebla City, Puebla Unidad Deportiva Mario Vázquez Raña 800Real Cuautitlán Texcoco, State of Mexico Municipal Claudio Suárez 4,000Sporting Canamy Xochimilco, Mexico City Valentín González 5,000Tlaxcala Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala Tlahuicole 7,000UNAM Premier Coyoacán, Mexico City La Cantera 2,000Veracruz Premier Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz Rafael Hernández Ochoa 4,800

Regular season Group 1 Standings

Results

Group 2 Standings

Results

Group 3 Standings

Results

Regular-season statistics Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Lizandro EcheverríaPioneros de Cancún112 Omar RosasSantos de Soledad11 Abraham ÁvalosReynosa F.C. Julio CruzMonterrey Premier5 Alejandro RubioTigres UANL Premier10 Source:

Liguilla Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs) The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 penalty shoot-out.

Quarter-finals The first legs was played on 26 and 27 November, and the second legs was played on 3 December 2016.

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals The first legs was played on 7 December, and the second legs was played on 10 December 2016.

First leg

Second leg

Final The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 17 December 2016.

First leg

Second leg

Apertura 2016 winners:Tlaxcala F.C.1st Title

Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs) The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups qualified to the final, which is played in two legs, to determine the champion of reserve teams.

Group 1

Group 2

Final The first leg was played on 15 December, and the second leg was played on 18 December 2016.

Torneo Clausura Changes from the previous tournament 47 teams participated in this tournament. Coras "B" was withdrawn before the start of the competition and all his matches were canceled.

Regular season Group 1 Standings

Results

Group 2 Standings

Results

Group 3 Standings

Results

Regular-season statistics Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Joaquín HernándezMonterrey Premier152 Francisco RiveraAmérica Premier143 Lizandro EcheverríaPioneros de Cancún12 Rafael NájeraCruz Azul Premier4 Fernando OrtízMonarcas Morelia Premier10 Source:

Liguilla Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs) The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 penalty shoot-out.

(*) Murciélagos "B" was disqualified for having debts with the FMF. Irapuato qualified directly to the semi-finals

Quarter-finals The first legs was played on 22 and 23 April, and the second legs was played on 29 April 2017.

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals The first legs was played on 3 May, and the second legs was played on 6 May 2017.

First leg

Second leg

Final The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.

First leg

Second leg

Clausura 2017 winners:Tlaxcala F.C.2nd Title

Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs) The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups qualify to the final, which is played in two legs, to determine the champion of reserve teams.

Group 1

Group 2

Final The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.

Relegation Table P Team Pts G Pts/G 1 Pioneros de Cancún 72 30 000 2 Guadalajara Premier 70 30 3 Tlaxcala F.C. 63 30 000 4 Monterrey Premier 63 30 000 5 Monarcas Morelia Premier 58 29 6 Tigres Premier 59 30 7 Irapuato 57 29 8 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 56 30 9 Albinegros de Orizaba 55 30 10 Tepatitlán 51 29 11 Querétaro Premier 49 29 12 Reboceros de La Piedad 48 29 13 Inter Playa del Carmen 49 30 14 Reynosa F.C. 49 30 15 América Premier 48 30 000 16 Real Cuautitlán 48 30 000 17 Santos Laguna Premier 48 30 000 18 Toluca Premier 46 29 19 UNAM Premier 47 30 20 León Premier 45 29 21 Mineros de Fresnillo 46 30 22 Atlético Estado de México 44 29 23 Tijuana Premier 45 30 000 24 Dorados UACH 43 30 25 Zacatecas "B" 42 30 000 26 Tuzos UAZ 40 29 27 Atlas Premier 41 30 28 Necaxa Premier 39 29 29 Cuervos de Ensenada 40 30 30 Veracruz Premier 39 30 000 31 Athletic Club Morelos 39 30 000 32 UdeG "B" 39 30 000 33 Murciélagos "B" 38 30 34 Cachorros UdeG 36 29 35 Santos de Soledad 36 29 36 Puebla Premier 37 30 37 Alacranes de Durango 35 30 38 Cruz Azul Premier 35 30 39 Ocelotes UNACH 34 30 40 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 32 29 41 Cimarrones "B" 32 30 42 Real Zamora 28 29 43 Chiapas Premier 27 30 000 44 Sporting Canamy 27 30 000 45 FC Politécnico 27 30 000 46 Pachuca 25 29 47 Titanes de Saltillo 13 30 Last updated: 20 April 2017 Source: P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played

Promotion to Ascenso MX As champion of the two tournaments of the season, Tlaxcala F.C. won the right to be promoted to Ascenso MX, however, because its stadium did not meet the requirements of the league, it was granted a one-year extension to be able to improve its facilities and join the league in 2018. In May 2018 the team lost its right to play at the Ascenso MX for not complying with the improvements in its stadium that were required to be able to participate in the division.

See also 2016–17 Liga MX season 2016–17 Ascenso MX season 2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season

References

External links Official website of Liga Premier Magazine page