2013–14 Liga MX season
Season | 2013–14 |
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Champions | Apertura: León (6th Title) Clausura: León (7th title) |
Relegated | Atlante |
Champions League | América León Cruz Azul Pachuca |
Copa Libertadores | Santos Laguna León Morelia |
Matches played | 153 |
Goals scored | 387 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Pablo Velázquez (12 goals) Clausura: Enner Valencia (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | Apertura: Toluca 7–1 Atlante (September 29, 2013) Clausura:< |
Biggest away win | Apertura: Chiapas 0–4 Toluca (August 17, 2013) Clausura: |
Highest scoring | Apertura: Toluca 7–1 Atlante (September 29, 2013) Clausura: |
Longest winning run | Cruz Azul: 8 Games (January 11-March 8) |
Longest unbeaten run | Cruz Azul: 10 Games (January 4-March 8) |
Longest winless run | Atlas: 14 Games (July 19–October 20) |
Longest losing run | Atlas: 14 Games (July 19–October 20) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
The 2013–14 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 67th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.
Clubs
[edit]Eighteen teams competed in the season. Querétaro was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. The 2012 Apertura Ascenso MX champion La Piedad would promote after defeating the Clausura 2013 winner Neza in a promotional play-off. But on May 28, 2013, Querétaro's ownership announced that it bought out Jaguares de Chiapas, relocated the team to Querétaro, dissolved the old Querétaro team and ensured that Querétaro would still have a team in the first division. It was also announced that San Luis would move to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and be rebranded Chiapas F.C., replacing the old Querétaro. La Piedad confirmed that they would relocate to Veracruz and be rebranded as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. These changes sparked controversy in the Mexican press as Querétaro effectively bought its place back in the first division and newly promoted La Piedad completely lost its team.[1]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Club | City | State | Stadium | Capacity |
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América | Mexico City | Distrito Federal | Azteca | 105,000 |
Atlante | Cancún | Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 |
Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | Jalisco | 63,200 |
Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 31,500 |
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Distrito Federal | Estadio Azul | 35,000 |
Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Jalisco | Omnilife | 49,850 |
León | León | Guanajuato | León | 33,943 |
Monterrey | Monterrey | Nuevo León | Tecnológico | 38,000 |
Morelia | Morelia | Michoacán | Morelos | 39,000 |
Pachuca | Pachuca | Hidalgo | Hidalgo | 30,000 |
Puebla | Puebla | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 48,650 |
Querétaro | Querétaro | Querétaro | La Corregidora | 36,500 |
Santos Laguna | Torreón | Coahuila | Corona | 30,000 |
Tijuana | Tijuana | Baja California | Caliente | 21,000 |
Toluca | Toluca | Estado de México | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza | Nuevo León | Universitario | 42,000 |
UNAM | Mexico City | Distrito Federal | Olímpico Universitario | 63,000 |
Veracruz | Veracruz | Veracruz | Estadio Luis de la Fuente | 30,000 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Pre-Apertura changes | ||||||
Tijuana | Antonio Mohamed | Contract Expired | May 3, 2013 | Jorge Almirón | May 31, 2013 | Pre-season |
Atlante | Daniel Guzmán | Resigned | May 5, 2013 | Wilson Graniolatti | June 4, 2013 | Pre-season |
Toluca | Enrique Meza | Sacked | May 5, 2013 | José Cardozo | May 7, 2013 | Pre-season |
Atlas | Tomás Boy | Resigned | May 13, 2013 | Omar Asad | June 2, 2013 | Pre-season |
Chiapas | José Guadalupe Cruz | Job Lost; Due to Relocation (to Querétaro) | May 20, 2013 | Sergio Bueno | June 5, 2013 | Pre-season |
Apertura changes | ||||||
Puebla | Manuel Lapuente | Sacked | August 13, 2013 | Rubén Omar Romano | August 14, 2013 | 13th |
Guadalajara | Benjamín Galindo | Sacked | August 18, 2013 | Juan Carlos Ortega | August 19, 2013 | 15th |
Monterrey | Víctor Manuel Vucetich | Sacked | August 25, 2013 | José Guadalupe Cruz | August 26, 2013 | 14th |
Pachuca | Gabriel Caballero | Resigned | September 2, 2013 | Enrique Meza | September 4, 2013 | 11th |
Atlante | Wilson Graniolatti | Mutual consent | September 2, 2013 | Rubén Israel | September 3, 2013 | 18th |
UNAM | Juan Antonio Torres | Sacked | September 2, 2013 | José Luis Trejo | September 3, 2013 | 17th |
Atlas | Omar Asad | Sacked | October 5, 2013 | José Luis Mata | October 8, 2013 | 16th |
America | Miguel Herrera | Interim for Mexico National Team (came back for the post-season) | October 21, 2013 | Álvaro Galindo (Interim) | October 22, 2013 | 1st |
America | Álvaro Galindo (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | November 21, 2013 | Miguel Herrera | November 22, 2013 | 1st |
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||
Guadalajara | Juan Carlos Ortega | Sacked | November 10, 2013 | José Luis Real | November 25, 2013 | Pre-season |
Atlas | José Luis Mata | Sacked | November 10, 2013 | Tomás Boy | December 6, 2013 | Pre-season |
Tijuana | Jorge Almirón | Sacked | November 11, 2013 | César Farías | December 3, 2013 | Pre-season |
Cruz Azul | Guillermo Vázquez | Contract Expired | December 3, 2013 | Luis Fernando Tena | December 11, 2013 | Pre-season |
America | Miguel Herrera | Leaving to Mexico National Team | December 15, 2013 | Antonio Mohamed | December 17, 2013 | Pre-season |
Clausura changes | ||||||
Atlante | Rubén Israel | Sacked | January 11, 2014 | Pablo Marini | January 11, 2014 | 14th |
Morelia | Carlos Bustos | Sacked | January 26, 2014 | Eduardo de la Torre | January 27, 2014 | 11th |
Veracruz | Juan Antonio Luna | Sacked | February 9, 2014 | José Luis Sánchez Solá | February 11, 2014 | 17th |
Monterrey | José Guadalupe Cruz | Sacked | February 18, 2014 | Carlos Barra & José Treviño (interim) | February 19, 2014 | 15th |
Morelia | Eduardo de la Torre | Sacked | March 1, 2014 | Roberto Hernández (interim) | March 9, 2014 | 15th |
Morelia | Roberto Hernández | End of tenure as caretaker | March 9, 2014 | Ángel Comizzo | March 9, 2014 | 11th |
Guadalajara | José Luis Real | Sacked | April 1, 2014 | Ricardo La Volpe | April 2, 2014 | 10th |
Apertura 2013
[edit]The Apertura 2013 is the first competition of the season. The regular season began on July 19, 2013 and ended on November 10, 2013. América successfully defended their title for the 11th time.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 37 | Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[a][b] |
2 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 33 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[c][b] |
3 | León | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 30 | |
4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 29 | Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[a][b] |
5 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 27 | |
6 | Morelia | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 27 | 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage[c][b] |
7 | Querétaro | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 26 | Advance to the Liguilla[b] |
8 | UANL | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 25 | |
9 | Chiapas | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 | |
10 | Tijuana | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 21 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions[a] |
11 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 20 | |
12 | Veracruz | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 20 | |
13 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
14 | Pachuca | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 17 | |
15 | Atlas | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 12 | |
16 | Guadalajara | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 12 | |
17 | Atlante | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 12 | |
18 | UNAM | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c América, Cruz Azul, Tijuana and Toluca cannot qualify for the 2014 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
- ^ a b c d e The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
- ^ a b All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores participated in the Playoffs of this competition.
Results
[edit]Final phase (Liguilla)
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | América (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Toluca | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Toluca | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | León | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Querétaro | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | León | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | León | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Morelia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Champions |
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León 6th title |
- Notes
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- "Away goals" rule was applied in the play-off round, but not in the final.
- Both finalists qualified to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
Top goalscorers
[edit]Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pablo Velázquez | Toluca | 12 |
2 | Mauro Boselli | León | 11 |
3 | Humberto Suazo | Monterrey | 10 |
4 | Oribe Peralta | Santos Laguna | 9 |
5 | Ángel Reyna | Veracruz | 8 |
Hector Mancilla | Morelia | ||
7 | Alan Pulido | UANL | 7 |
Carlos Ochoa | Chiapas | ||
Fidel Martínez | Tijuana | ||
Matías Alustiza | Puebla | ||
Raúl Jiménez | América | ||
Rafael Márquez Lugo | Guadalajara |
Source: Televisa Deportes
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Darío Benedetto | Tijuana | Atlas | 3–3 | July 19, 2013 |
Jefferson Montero | Morelia | Toluca | 3–4 | July 26, 2013 |
Ángel Reyna | Veracruz | Atlante | 2–4 | July 27, 2013 |
Pablo Velázquez | Toluca | Chiapas | 0–4 | August 17, 2013 |
Mauro Boselli* | León | Tijuana | 5–0 | November 9, 2013 |
* Scored four goals
Clausura 2014
[edit]The Clausura 2014 is the second competition of the season. The regular season began on January 3, 2014 and ended on May 18, 2014. León successfully defended their sixth title.
Regular phase
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cruz Azul (A) | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 36 | Advance to the Liguilla |
2 | Toluca (A) | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 32 | |
3 | UNAM (A) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 25 | |
4 | Santos Laguna (A) | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 25 | |
5 | América (A) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 25 | |
6 | Pachuca (A) | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | |
7 | Tijuana (A) | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 24 | |
8 | León (A) | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 23 | |
9 | Chiapas | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
10 | Monterrey | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 | |
11 | Morelia | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 21 | |
12 | Atlas | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
13 | Querétaro | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 21 | |
14 | UANL | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 21 | |
15 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 21 | |
16 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | |
17 | Atlante (R) | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 18 | Relegated to Ascenso MX |
18 | Veracruz | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 16 |
Results
[edit]Final phase (Liguilla)
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | León (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | León | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Tijuana | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | León (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos Laguna (a) | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | América | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Pachuca (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Pachuca | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Champions |
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León 7th title |
- Notes
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- "Away goals" rule was applied in the play-off round, but not in the final.
- Both finalists qualified to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
Top goalscorers
[edit]Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Enner Valencia | Pachuca | 12 |
2 | Martín Bravo | UNAM | 9 |
3 | Michael Arroyo | Atlante | 8 |
Oribe Peralta | Santos Laguna | ||
Raúl Jiménez | América | ||
6 | Pablo Velázquez | Toluca | 7 |
Marco Fabián | Cruz Azul | ||
Cristian Pellerano | Tijuana | ||
Carlos Quintero | Santos Laguna |
Source: MedioTiempo.com
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Arroyo* | Atlante | Querétaro | 4–2 | March 9, 2014 |
Carlos Quintero | Santos Laguna | Atlante | 4–3 | April 13, 2014 |
* Scored four goals
Relegation
[edit]Pos |
Team | '11 A Pts |
'12 C Pts |
'12 A Pts |
'13 C Pts |
'13 A Pts |
'14 C Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 29 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 174 | 102 | 1.7059 | |
2 | Santos Laguna | 27 | 36 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 173 | 102 | 1.6961 | |
3 | América | 15 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 172 | 102 | 1.6863 | |
4 | Morelia | 26 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 162 | 102 | 1.5882 | |
5 | UANL | 28 | 31 | 21 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 161 | 102 | 1.5784 | |
6 | Toluca | 20 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 153 | 102 | 1.5000 | |
7 | León | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 30 | 23 | 102 | 68 | 1.5000 | |
8 | Tijuana | 18 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 146 | 102 | 1.4314 | |
9 | Monterrey | 24 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 145 | 102 | 1.4216 | |
10 | Querétaro | 26 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 139 | 102 | 1.3627 | |
11 | Pachuca | 26 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 136 | 102 | 1.3333 | |
12 | UNAM | 25 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 129 | 102 | 1.2647 | |
13 | Guadalajara | 30 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 117 | 102 | 1.1471 | |
14 | Chiapas | 24 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 115 | 102 | 1.1275 | |
15 | Puebla | 22 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 110 | 102 | 1.0784 | |
16 | Atlas | 12 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 109 | 102 | 1.0686 | |
17 | Veracruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 34 | 1.0588 | |
18 | Atlante | 19 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 98 | 102 | 0.9608 | Relegated |
Last update: May 8, 2014 [2]
Average attendance
[edit]- Club América 43.370
- Tigres 40.784
- CF Monterrey 30.548
- Club Tijuana 22.715
- CF Pachuca 22.454
- León FC 21.744
- CD Guadalajara 21.147
- Santos Laguna 19.907
- Querétaro FC 19.462
- Universidad Nacional 19.218
- Chiapas FC 18.305
- Cruz Azul 18.090
- Atlas 17.855
- Veracruz 17.176
- Puebla FC 16.640
- Monarcas Morelia 14.441
- Deportivo Toluca 13.292
- Atlante FC 6.377
References
[edit]- ^ Marshall, Tom (29 May 2013). "Liga MX team changes finalized". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ LigaMX.net - Estadística - Tabla General de Cociente
- ^ "Primera División 2013/2014 Apertura - Attendance". July 2024.