2015–16 Ascenso MX season

The 2015–16 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2019 began 25 July 2015 and Clausura 2020. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. All Ascenso MX teams except FC Juárez and Cimarrones de Sonora, will participate in Copa MX.

Ascenso MX
Season2015–16
ChampionsApertura: FC Juárez
Clausura: Necaxa
PromotedNecaxa
RelegatedNo relegation
Matches played120
Goals scored350 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Carlos Garcés (11)
Clausura:
Biggest home winApertura:
Club Universidad de Guadalajara 7-1 UAT (August 14, 2015)
Clausura:
three matches 2-0 (January 9, 22 and 24, 2016)
Biggest away winApertura:
Tapachula 0-4 Sonora
UAT 1-5 BUAP (August 21, 2015)
Clausura:
Murciélagos 0-6 Coras (January 8, 2016)
Highest scoringApertura:
Club Universidad de Guadalajara 7-1 UAT (August 14, 2015)
Clausura:
Murciélagos 0-6 Coras (January 8, 2016)
Longest winning runZacatecas
Atlético San Luis (3 wins)
Longest unbeaten runOaxaca (4 Games)
Coras (3 Games)
Longest winless runVenados (6 Games)
Longest losing runTapachula (4 losses)
Highest attendanceApertura:
Lowest attendanceApertura:

Changes from the previous season

Stadia and locations
Club City Stadium Capacity
Atlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo 17,289
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,111
BUAP Puebla City, Puebla Universitario BUAP 19,283
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán 23,369
Coras Tepic, Nayarit Arena Cora 12,271
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
Murciélagos Los Mochis, Sinaloa Centenario 11,134
Necaxa Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca 14,598
Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Tapachula Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 11,018
UdeG Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020
UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Marte R. Gómez 10,520
Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087
Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Francisco Villa 13,820
Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313
Locations of clubs for the 2015–16 Ascenso MX season

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Atlante Eduardo Braun Burillo Eduardo Fentanes Juan de la Barrera Kappa
Atlético San Luis Jacobo Payán Espinosa Carlos Bustos Othoniel Arce Charly
BUAP Vacant Ricardo Valiño Omar Tejeda Keuka
Celaya Marcos Achar Gustavo Díaz Alfredo Moreno Keuka
Coras José Luis Higuera Hernán Cristante Jorge Kalú Gastélum Romed
Juárez Alejandra de la Vega Sergio Orduña Iván Vázquez Mellado Umbro
Murciélagos Miguel Favela Adolfo García Alfonso Rippa Keuka
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Alfonso Sosa Luis Padilla Umbro
Oaxaca Javier San Román Flavio Davino Diego Menghi Lotto
Sonora Servando Carbajal Héctor Medrano Raúl Rico Kappa
Tapachula Gabriel Orantes Constanzo Gabriel Caballero Ismael Valadéz Silver Sport
UAT Manuel Corcuera Canseco José Treviño Hugo Sánchez Lotto
UdeG José Alberto Castellanos Daniel Guzmán Humberto Hernández Lotto
Venados Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo Marcelo Michel Leaño Aldo Polo Foursport
Zacatecas Armando Martínez Patiño Ricardo Rayas Noé Maya Pirma
Zacatepec Rodolfo Davis Contreras Carlos Gutiérrez Rodolfo Espinoza Silver Sport

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Apertura Changes
Coras Mauro Camoranesi Resigned August 18, 2015 José Luis González China August 21, 2015 14th
Tapachula Carlos de los Cobos Sacked August 22, 2015 Benjamín Mora (Interim) August 27, 2015 16th
UAT Ricardo Cadena Sacked August 22, 2015 José Treviño August 27, 2015 15th
Tapachula Benjamín Mora (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker September 5, 2015 Gabriel Caballero September 7, 2015 16th
Sonora Jorge Humberto Torres Sacked September 15, 2015 Javier López (Interim) September 15, 2015 12th
Venados Juan Carlos Chávez Sacked October 3, 2015 Daniel Rossello (Interim) October 15, 2015 14th
Oaxaca Ricardo Rayas Sacked October 21, 2015 Marco Antonio Trejo (Interim) October 21, 2015 5th
Necaxa Miguel Fuentes Sacked November 9, 2015 Miguel Acosta & Hugo Saucedo (Interim) November 9, 2015 7th
Pre-Clausura Changes
Atlético San Luis Raúl Arias Resigned November 19, 2015 Carlos Bustos November 30, 2015 Preseason
Sonora Javier López (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015 Héctor Medrano November 26, 2015 Preseason
Venados Daniel Rossello (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015 Marcelo Michel Leaño November 26, 2015 Preseason
Necaxa Miguel Acosta & Hugo Saucedo (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker November 15, 2015 Alfonso Sosa November 26, 2015 Preseason
Clausura Changes
Murciélagos Lorenzo López Sacked January 28, 2016 Jorge Manrique January 28, 2016 16th
Coras José Luis González China Sacked February 7, 2016 Hernán Cristante February 13, 2016 14th
Zacatecas Joel Sánchez Sacked February 9, 2016 Ricardo Rayas February 9, 2016 13th
Murciélagos Jorge Manrique Sacked February 25, 2016 Roberto Castro (Interim) February 26, 2016 16th
Murciélagos Roberto Castro (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker March 2, 2016 Adolfo García March 5, 2016 16th

Apertura 2015
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BUAP (A) 15 8 5 2 28 14 +14 29 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Juárez (A) 15 8 5 2 24 14 +10 29 Qualified to Quarterfinals
3 Oaxaca (A) 15 7 4 4 23 19 +4 25
4 Zacatecas (A) 15 7 3 5 31 22 +9 24
5 Murciélagos (A) 15 7 3 5 23 21 +2 24
6 Atlante (A) 15 6 5 4 20 15 +5 23
7 Tapachula (A) 15 7 1 7 20 30 −10 22
8 UdeG (E) 15 5 6 4 25 16 +9 21
9 Atlético San Luis (E) 15 6 3 6 23 26 −3 21
10 Necaxa (E) 15 6 2 7 24 21 +3 20
11 Coras (E) 15 4 8 3 22 21 +1 20
12 Celaya (E) 15 5 5 5 16 19 −3 20
13 Venados (E) 15 4 3 8 20 26 −6 15
14 Zacatepec (E) 15 3 4 8 22 31 −9 13 Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2016
15 UAT (E) 15 3 4 8 14 28 −14 13
16 Sonora (E) 15 1 5 9 13 25 −12 8
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

Results
Home \ Away ATE ATL BUP CEL COR JUA MUR NEC OAX SON TAP UDG UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–0
Atlético San Luis 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 3–1
BUAP 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–1
Celaya 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–1
Coras 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3
Juárez 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–1
Murciélagos 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–0
Necaxa 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–3 2–3 1–1
Oaxaca 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–1
Sonora 3–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1
Tapachula 3–0 0–3 3–3 2–1 0–4 1–0 3–2
U. de G. 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 7–1 2–2
UAT 1–1 1–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1
Venados 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–4 3–3
Zacatecas 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–1
Zacatepec 1–0 3–2 2–5 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2015. Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla (Playoffs)

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.

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
  4 Zacatecas 2 2 4    
  5 Murciélagos 2 0 2    
      1 BUAP 0 3 3  
    6 Atlante (a) 1 2 3    
     
      2 Juárez 0 3 3
  3 Oaxaca 2 1 3         6 Atlante 1 0 1
  6 Atlante 0 4 4          
      2 Juárez 1 1 2    
      4 Zacatecas 1 0 1  
  2 Juárez 1 1 2    
  7 Tapacula 1 0 1  
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Clausura 2016 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2016–17 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 2–1 Tapachula 1–1 1–0
Oaxaca 3–4 Atlante 2–0 1–4
Zacatecas 4–2 Murciélagos 2–2 2–0

All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún, Ciudad Juárez and Los Mochis.

First leg
18 November 2015 Tapachula 1–1 Juárez Tapachula
18:00 I. Valadéz  28' Report L. Carrijó  60' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 5,814
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalba
18 November 2015 Atlante 0–2 Oaxaca Cancún
21:00 Report A. Ledesma  49'
J. Moreno  69'		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 3,379
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda
18 November 2015 Murciélagos 2–2 Zacatecas Los Mochis
21:00 P. Ibarra  16'
L. Luján  72'		 Report Y. Rivera  17'
M. Velázquez  87'		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Second leg
21 November 2015 Oaxaca 1–4
(3–4 agg.)		 Atlante Oaxaca
17:00 S. San Román  68' Report C. Garcés  3', 90+4'
C. Cauich  12'
G. Hachen  20'		 Stadium: Estadio Benito Juárez
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Angel Monroy Bello
21 November 2015 Juárez 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Tapachula Ciudad Juárez
18:00 W. de Jesús  90+2' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 15,390
Referee: Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García
21 November 2015 Zacatecas 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Murciélagos Zacatecas
21:00 N. Maya  54'
M. Velázquez  80'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 11,572
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BUAP 3–3 Atlante (a) 0–1 3–2
Juárez 2–1 Zacatecas 1–1 1–0
First leg
25 November 2015 Zacatecas 1–1 Juárez Zacatecas
21:00 J. Cuevas  46' Report L. Carrijó  6' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 12,089
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda
26 November 2015 Atlante 1–0 BUAP Cancún
20:00 C. Cauich  80' Report Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 9,680
Referee: Jesús Leopoldo Guerrero García
Second leg
28 November 2015 Juárez 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Zacatecas Ciudad Juárez
16:00 M. Ortíz  7' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 18,975
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
29 November 2015 BUAP 3–2
(3–3 agg.)		 Atlante Puebla
17:00 D. Jiménez  42', 90+1'
P. Gómez  88'		 Report G. Hachen  60'
E. Prono  75'		 Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 14,835
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 3–1 Atlante 0–1 3–0
First leg
2 December 2005 Atlante 1–0 Juárez Cancún
20:00 C. Garcés  45' Report Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 13,100
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva
Second leg
5 December 2015 Juárez 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Atlante Ciudad Juárez
16:00 W. de Jesús  5'
É. Mejía  46'
L. Carrijó  78'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 19,900
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
 Apertura 2015 winners: 
Juárez
1st title

Clausura 2016
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UdeG (A) 15 9 2 4 22 15 +7 29 Qualified to Semifinals
2 Necaxa (A) 15 8 4 3 21 12 +9 28 Qualified to Quarterfinals
3 Tapachula (A) 15 8 3 4 14 8 +6 27
4 Celaya (A) 15 8 2 5 20 13 +7 26
5 Atlante (A) 15 7 4 4 22 12 +10 25
6 Zacatecas (A) 15 4 10 1 17 13 +4 22
7 UAT (A) 15 6 4 5 13 17 −4 22
8 Oaxaca (E) 15 5 6 4 19 19 0 21
9 Venados (E) 15 5 5 5 17 14 +3 20
10 Juárez (E) 15 5 5 5 13 12 +1 20
11 Coras (E) 15 6 1 8 20 19 +1 19
12 BUAP (E) 15 5 3 7 17 22 −5 18
13 Murciélagos (E) 15 5 1 9 18 30 −12 16
14 Zacatepec (E) 15 2 7 6 15 23 −8 13
15 Atlético San Luis (E) 15 2 5 8 11 20 −9 11
16 Sonora (E) 15 2 4 9 12 22 −10 10 Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2016
Updated to match(es) played on April 10, 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

Results
Home \ Away ATE ATL BUP CEL COR JUA MUR NEC OAX SON TAP UDG UAT VEN ZAS ZAC
Atlante 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 4–1
Atlético San Luis 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0
BUAP 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1
Celaya 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
Coras 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1
Juárez 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0
Murciélagos 1–0 0–6 1–0 3–2 5–0 0–1 2–1
Necaxa 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 3–1
Oaxaca 3–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3
Sonora 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–3
Tapachula 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
U. de G. 2–1 2–3 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
UAT 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–0
Venados 4–1 5–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Zacatecas 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Zacatepec 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2016. Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla (Playoffs)

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.

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
  4 Celaya 1 0 1    
  5 Atlante 0 2 2    
      1 UdeG 1 1 2  
    6 Zacatecas 1 2 3    
     
      2 Necaxa 2 0 2
  3 Tapachula 1 1 2         6 Zacatecas 0 0 0
  6 Zacatecas 2 1 3          
      2 Necaxa 2 3 5    
      5 Atlante 1 2 3  
  2 Necaxa 1 1 2    
  7 UAT 0 1 1  
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
  • Teams are re-seeded every round.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (F.C. Juárez)

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa 2–1 UAT 1–0 1–1
Tapachula 2–3 Zacatecas 1–2 1–1
Celaya 1–2 Atlante 1–0 1–2
First leg
20 April 2016 UAT 0–1 Necaxa Ciudad Victoria
18:30 Report R. Prieto  11' Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 5,995
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
20 April 2016 Atlante 0–1 Celaya Cancún
19:45 Report O. Domínguez  41' Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 3,385
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villaba
20 April 2016 Zacatecas 2–1 Tapachula Zacatecas
21:15 R. Nurse  50', 70' Report J. Ayoví  66' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 8,685
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos
Second leg
23 April 2016 Tapachula 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Zacatecas Tapachula
18:00 B. Costa  56' Report R. Nurse  29' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 12,477
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
23 April 2016 Necaxa 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 UAT Aguascalientes
19:45 R. Prieto  37' Report E. Guzmán  64' Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
23 April 2016 Celaya 0–2
(1–2 agg.)		 Atlante Celaya
21:15 Report C. Garcés  49'
C. Galeana  53' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UdeG 2–3 Zacatecas 1–1 1–2
Necaxa 5–3 Atlante 2–1 3–2
First leg
27 April 2016 Atlante 1–2 Necaxa Cancún
20:00 A. López  90+2' Report M. Marroquín  48' (o.g.)
R. Prieto  68'		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 10,279
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
28 April 2016 Zacatecas 1–1 UdeG Zacatecas
21:00 N. Maya  35' Report J. Mora  16' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,905
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata
Second leg
30 April 2016 Necaxa 3–2
(5–3 agg.)		 Atlante Aguascalientes
20:00 R. Prieto  57'
J. Barraza  62'
J. Isijara  68'		 Report C. Garcés  49'
F. Uscanga  81'		 Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello
1 May 2016 UdeG 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Zacatecas Guadalajara
12:00 J. Mora  31' Report R. Nurse  30', 84' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 32,106
Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Necaxa 0–2 Zacatecas 0–2 0–0
First leg
4 May 2016 Zacatecas 0–2 Necaxa Zacatecas
21:00 Report F. Gallegos  50'
J. Isijara  64'		 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 13,905
Referee: Jonathan Hernández Juárez
Second leg
7 May 2016 Necaxa 0–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Zacatecas Aguascalientes
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 21,233
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
 Clausura 2016 winners: 
Necaxa
4th title

Promotional final

First Leg
Necaxa1–0Juárez
Jahir Barraza  77' Report

Second leg
Juárez0–2Necaxa
Report Luis Gallegos  11'
Jorge Sánchez  44'

Relegation table

The team would normally be the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016. This Season, no team will be relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso (will resume next season).

Pos
 Team Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
1 UdeG 50301.6666
2 Juárez 49301.6333
3 Necaxa 137841.6309
4 UAT 130841.5476
5 Zacatecas 129841.5357
6 Oaxaca 127841.5119
7 Coras 84561.5000
8 BUAP 125841.4880
9 Atlante 82561.4642
10 Tapachula 114841.3571
11 Atlético San Luis 110841.3095
12 Venados 107841.2738
13 Murciélagos 96841.1428
14 Zacatepec 91841.0833
15 Celaya 90841.0714
16 Sonora 18300.6000

References
  1. http://www.milenio.com/region/Estudiantes_Altamira_sede_Tapachula_Chiapas_0_524347655.html (Spanish)
  2. http://divisiondeascenso.blogspot.com/2015/05/hermosillo-tambien-se-alista-para-el.html (Spanish)
  3. http://yucatan.com.mx/deportes/liga-de-ascenso/el-c-f-merida-se-convierte-en-los-venados-f-c%5B%5D (Spanish)
  4. http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/partidos
  5. http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/partidos
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