2012–13 Liga MX season

The 2012–13 Liga MX season was the 66th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico, and the first under the league's current identity as "Liga MX". 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.

Liga MX
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Tijuana (1st title)
Clausura:
América (11th title)
RelegatedQuerétaro
Champions LeagueTijuana
Toluca
Cruz Azul
América
Copa LibertadoresToluca
Tijuana
León
Matches played326
Goals scored804 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Christian Benítez
Esteban Paredes
(11 goals)
Clausura:
Christian Benítez
(12 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
Tigres 5–0 UNAM
(October 20, 2012)
Clausura:
Cruz Azul 5–0 Tijuana
(April 13, 2013)
Biggest away winApertura:
Chiapas 0–4 Tigres
(July 20, 2012)
Querétaro 0–4 América
(August 18, 2012)
Clausura:
Monterrey 1–5 Cruz Azul
(May 4, 2013)
Highest scoringApertura:
América 4–2 Chiapas
(July 28, 2012)
Morelia 3–3 San Luis
(August 3, 2012)
Clausura:
Atlante 4–3 Chiapas
(January 27, 2013)

Clubs

Eighteen teams participated in the season. Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three consecutive seasons, ending its 36-year stay in the league. León was promoted, and as the winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season, León returned to the top flight after being relegated 10 years earlier.

Location of teams in the 2012–13 Liga MX
Club Home City Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 105,000
Atlante Cancún Andrés Quintana Roo 20,000
Atlas Guadalajara Jalisco 63,200
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez Víctor Manuel Reyna 31,500
Cruz Azul Mexico City Estadio Azul 35,000
Guadalajara Guadalajara Omnilife 49,850
León León, Guanajuato León 33,943
Monterrey Monterrey Tecnológico 38,000
Morelia Morelia Morelos 35,000
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 30,000
Puebla Puebla Cuauhtémoc 48,650
Querétaro Querétaro La Corregidora 36,500
San Luis San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras Ramírez 24,000
Santos Laguna Torreón Corona 30,000
Tijuana Tijuana Caliente 21,000
Toluca Toluca Nemesio Díez 27,000
UANL San Nicolás Universitario 42,000
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 63,000

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Guadalajara Alberto Coyote End of tenure as caretaker April 23, 2012 John Van't Schip April 23, 2012 15th
San Luis Sergio Bueno Resigned April 29, 2012 José Luis Trejo May 23, 2012 16th
UNAM Guillermo Vázquez Mutual consent May 9, 2012 Joaquín del Olmo May 25, 2012 13th
Pachuca Efraín Flores Mutual consent May 9, 2012 Hugo Sánchez May 15, 2012 6th
Morelia Tomás Boy Mutual consent May 15, 2012 Rubén Omar Romano May 21, 2012 4th
Cruz Azul Enrique Meza Mutual consent May 15, 2012 Guillermo Vázquez May 24, 2012 9th
Atlante José Luis González China End of tenure as caretaker May 16, 2012 Ricardo La Volpe May 16, 2012 14th
Toluca Wilson Graniolatti Sacked May 17, 2012 Enrique Meza May 18, 2012 10th
Querétaro Ángel Comizzo Sacked May 21, 2012 Carlos de los Cobos May 21, 2012 17th
Apertura changes
Puebla Daniel Bartolotta Sacked August 17, 2012 Carlos Muñoz Cobo August 17, 2012 17th
Puebla Carlos Muñoz Cobo End of tenure as caretaker August 21, 2012 Daniel Guzmán August 22, 2012 17th
Atlas Juan Carlos Chávez Mutual consent August 27, 2012 Rubén Duarte August 27, 2012 11th
San Luis José Luis Trejo Sacked August 27, 2012 Alex Aguinaga August 27, 2012 17th
UNAM Joaquín del Olmo Sacked August 28, 2012 Juan Antonio Torres August 28, 2012 12th
Atlas Rubén Duarte End of tenure as caretaker August 30, 2012 Tomás Boy August 30, 2012 11th
UNAM Juan Antonio Torres End of tenure as caretaker August 31, 2012 Mario Carrillo September 1, 2012 9th
Querétaro Carlos de los Cobos Sacked September 4, 2012 Sergio Bueno September 4, 2012 18th
UNAM Mario Carrillo Sacked October 28, 2012 Juan Antonio Torres October 30, 2012 11th
Puebla Daniel Guzmán Resigned October 30, 2012 Carlos Poblete October 30, 2012 16th
Pre-Clausura changes
Pachuca Hugo Sánchez Sacked November 15, 2012 Gabriel Caballero November 15, 2012 13th
Santos Laguna Benjamín Galindo Sacked November 15, 2012 Pedro Caixinha November 20, 2012 9th
San Luis Alex Aguinaga Sacked November 15, 2012 Eduardo Fentanes November 20, 2012 15th
Puebla Carlos Poblete End of tenure as caretaker December 7, 2012 Manuel Lapuente December 7, 2012 16th
Guadalajara John Van't Schip Sacked January 2, 2013 Benjamín Galindo January 2, 2013 9th
Clausura changes
Atlante Ricardo La Volpe Left due to health issues January 28, 2013 Daniel Guzmán January 29, 2013 15th
Querétaro Sergio Bueno Sacked February 4, 2013 Ignacio Ambriz February 4, 2013 14th
Morelia Rubén Omar Romano Sacked February 18, 2013 Carlos Bustos February 18, 2013 11th
San Luis Eduardo Fentanes Sacked February 18, 2013 Carlos María Morales February 18, 2013 18th
San Luis Carlos María Morales Resigned March 12, 2013 Gerardo Silva March 12, 2013 18th

Torneo Apertura

The 2012 Apertura was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 20, 2012 and ended on November 11, 2012. The Liguilla tournament began on November 14, 2012 and ended on December 2, 2012. Santos Laguna had been successful in defending their title since 2009.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 17 10 4 3 28 17 +11 34 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
2 Tijuana 17 9 7 1 23 15 +8 34
3 León 17 10 3 4 34 17 +17 33 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
4 América 17 8 7 2 28 15 +13 31 Advance to the Liguilla[lower-alpha 2]
5 Morelia 17 6 9 2 25 16 +9 27
6 Cruz Azul 17 6 8 3 22 15 +7 26
7 Monterrey 17 5 8 4 23 23 0 23 Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
8 Guadalajara 17 6 5 6 17 17 0 23
9 Santos Laguna 17 6 5 6 22 26 −4 23 Cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 3]
10 UNAM 17 7 2 8 18 23 −5 23
11 Chiapas 17 6 4 7 23 24 −1 22
12 UANL 17 5 6 6 23 18 +5 21 Cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 3]
13 Pachuca 17 5 6 6 13 20 −7 21
14 Atlante 17 5 5 7 23 28 −5 20
15 San Luis 17 3 6 8 14 24 −10 15
16 Puebla 17 3 4 10 16 26 −10 13
17 Atlas 17 1 9 7 16 27 −11 12
18 Querétaro 17 1 4 12 11 30 −19 7
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2012. Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. All 3 teams who qualified for Copa Libertadores would qualify for the Playoffs of this competition.
  2. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
  3. Guadalajara, Monterrey, Santos Laguna and UANL cannot qualify for the 2013 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League competition.

Results
Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATL CHI CAZ GUA LEÓ MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América 1–1 4–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–1
Atlante 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–2
Atlas 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–3 0–0 1–1
Chiapas 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–4 3–0
Cruz Azul 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–0
Guadalajara 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
León 3–1 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–1
Monterrey 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–1
Morelia 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Pachuca 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–0
Puebla 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–3
Querétaro 0–4 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1
San Luis 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2
Santos Laguna 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–2
Tijuana 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Toluca 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 4–1
UANL 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 5–0
UNAM 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2012. Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla – Apertura
Main article: 2012 Liga MX Apertura Liguilla
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Toluca 2 3 5  
8 Guadalajara 1 1 2  
  1 Toluca 2 1 3  
  4 América 0 2 2  
4 América 2 1 3
5 Morelia 0 2 2  
  1 Toluca 1 0 1
  2 Tijuana 2 2 4
2 Tijuana 1 1 2  
7 Monterrey 0 1 1  
  2 Tijuana 0 3 3
  3 León 2 0 2  
3 León 1 3 4
6 Cruz Azul 2 0 2  
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).


 Apertura 2012 winners: 
Tijuana
1st title

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Christian Benítez América 11
Esteban Paredes Atlante 11
3 Nelson Sebastián Maz León 8
Luis Gabriel Rey Chiapas 8
Duvier Riascos Tijuana 8
Miguel Sabah Morelia 8
7 Mariano Pavone Cruz Azul 7
Carlos Quintero Santos Laguna 7
9 Matías Britos León 6
Alfredo Moreno Tijuana 6
Héctor Mancilla Atlas 6
Rafael Marquez Lugo Guadalajara 6
Carlos Peña León 6
Humberto Suazo Monterrey 6
Luis Tejada Toluca 6

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Alberto AcostaUANLUNAM5–0October 20, 2012
Christian BenítezAméricaPachuca4–0November 3, 2012

Torneo Clausura

The 2013 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 4, 2013. Tijuana were defending their inaugural champion title.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UANL 17 10 5 2 30 14 +16 35 Advance to the Liguilla
2 América 17 9 5 3 30 15 +15 32
3 Atlas 17 9 5 3 20 13 +7 32
4 Morelia 17 8 6 3 25 18 +7 30
5 Cruz Azul 17 8 5 4 35 19 +16 29
6 Santos Laguna 17 8 5 4 20 13 +7 29
7 UNAM 17 8 5 4 19 14 +5 29
8 Querétaro1 17 6 6 5 18 20 −2 24 Disqualified from postseason competition[lower-alpha 1]
9 Monterrey 17 7 2 8 22 22 0 23 Advance to the Liguilla
10 Tijuana 17 6 3 8 19 21 −2 21
11 Pachuca 17 6 2 9 18 25 −7 20
12 Puebla 17 5 4 8 20 27 −7 19
13 Toluca 17 5 3 9 14 21 −7 18
14 Chiapas 17 4 5 8 21 32 −11 17
15 León 17 3 7 7 14 18 −4 16
16 San Luis 17 4 4 9 19 25 −6 16
17 Guadalajara 17 3 7 7 15 24 −9 16
18 Atlante 17 4 1 12 16 33 −17 13
Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2013. Source: www.ligamx.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Querétaro relegated to Ascenso MX for the 2013–14 season. Monterrey, at 9th place, promoted to the liguilla.

Results
Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATL CAZ GUA CHI LEÓ MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0
Atlante 0–3 4–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–2
Atlas 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0
Cruz Azul 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–2 1–1
Guadalajara 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1
Chiapas 0–2 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–0
León 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–2
Monterrey 1–5 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 3–0
Morelia 1–1 4–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
Pachuca 2–4 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Puebla 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1
Querétaro 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1
San Luis 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2
Santos Laguna 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1
Tijuana 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–0
Toluca 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–1
UANL 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
UNAM 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla – Clausura
Main article: 2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 UANL 0 1 1  
9 Monterrey 1 1 2  
  9 Monterrey 2 1 3  
  2 America 2 2 4  
2 América 1 2 3
7 UNAM 0 1 1  
  2 America (pen.) 0 2 2 (4)
  5 Cruz Azul 1 1 2 (2)
3 Atlas 0 1 1  
6 Santos Laguna 0 3 3  
  6 Santos Laguna 0 1 1
  5 Cruz Azul 3 2 5  
4 Morelia 2 1 3
5 Cruz Azul 4 0 4  
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • "Away goals" rule is applied in the play-off round.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
 Clausura 2013 winners: 
Club América
11th title

Top goalscorers

As of May 5, 2013. Source LigaMX.net – Estadística – Tabla de Goleo Individual
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Christian Benítez América 17
2 Héctor Mancilla Morelia 12
3 Mariano Pavone Cruz Azul 12
4 Raúl Jiménez América 10
5 Emmanuel Villa UANL 9
7 Lucas Lobos UANL 8
Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna 8
9 Félix Borja Puebla 7
Javier Cortés UNAM 7
Rafael Márquez Lugo Guadalajara 7

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Emanuel VillaUANLChiapas3–0January 5, 2013
Christian BenítezAméricaCruz Azul3–0March 2, 2013
Christian BenítezAméricaPachuca4–2April 27, 2013
Mariano PavoneCruz AzulMonterrey5–1May 4, 2013

Relegation
Pos
 Team '10 A
Pts		 '11 C
Pts		 '11 A
Pts		 '12 C
Pts		 '12 A
Pts		 '13 C
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Cruz Azul 3926292526291741021.7059
2 UANL 2435283121351741021.7059
3 Santos Laguna 3023273623291681021.6471
4 Morelia 2131263127301661021.6275
5 América 2726153231321631021.598
6 Monterrey 3226243223231601021.5686
7 UNAM 2535251623291531021.5
8 Tijuana 0018283421101681.4853
9 León 0000331649341.4412
10 Pachuca 2518262821201381021.3529
11 Toluca 2221202234181371021.3431
12 Guadalajara 2225301523161311021.2843
13 Chiapas 2514262722171311021.2843
14 San Luis 2621241215161141021.1176
15 Atlas 1323122012321121021.098
16 Atlante 1627191620131111021.0882
17 Puebla 1918221913191101021.0784
18 Querétaro 191626127241041021.0196 Relegation

Updated to games played on May 5, 2013
Source: LigaMX.net – Estadística – Tabla General de Cociente

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