2017–18 Serie B de México season

The 2017–18 Serie B de México season was split into two tournaments, the Apertura and the Clausura. Serie B is the fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 11 August 2017 and 12 May 2018.

Serie B de México

Season	2017-18
Dates	11 August 2017 – 12 May 2018
Champions	Apertura: Yalmakán Clausura Albinegros de Orizaba
Promoted	Yalmakán
Relegated	Cuatetes de Acapulco
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Isaac Yair García (11 goals) Clausura Isaac Yair García (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Apertura: Tlaxcala 8–0 Cuatetes (10 September 2017) Clausura Chapulineros 8–0 Cuatetes (12 January 2018) Yalmakán 8–0 FC Satélites (18 March 2018)
Biggest away win	Apertura: FC Satélites 1–6 Tlaxcala (17 September 2017) Isleños del Carmen 1–6 Tecamachalco (22 October 2017) Clausura Cuatetes 0–10 Tlaxcala (4 February 2018)
Highest scoring	Apertura: Tlaxcala (36 points) Clausura Leones Negros (35 points)
Highest attendance	Apertura: Tlaxcala 2–0 Deportivo Gladiadores (3,000) Clausura Isleños 0–2 Orizaba (2,000)
Lowest attendance	Apertura: UAT 2–0 Dorados (0) Clausura Cuautla 0–0 Tlaxcala (0)
Total attendance	Apertura: 67,886 Clausura 46,873
Average attendance	Apertura: 373 Clausura 269
← 2016–17 2018–19 → Stats are from the regular season only

Torneo Apertura

Changes from the previous season

28 teams participated in this season:

• Deportivo San Juan moved to San Miguel de Allende and became Inter San Miguel.[1]
• Colibríes de Malinalco moved to Huixquilucan and became Tecamachalco F.C..
• Vikingos F.C. changed its name to Ciervos F.C..
• Titanes de Saltillo changed its name to Atlético Saltillo Soccer.[2]
• Deportivo CAFESSA, Constructores de Gómez Palacio, Isleños del Carmen and Deportivo Zitácuaro were admitted as expansion teams.
• Atlético Lagunero, Garzas UAEH and Patriotas de Córdoba disappeared.
• Alacranes Rojos de Apatzingán was relegated to Tercera División.
• Tlaxcala F.C. reserve team played this season in Serie B.[3]
• Albinegros de Orizaba, Chapulineros de Oaxaca, Ocelotes UNACH, Tuzos UAZ and Leones Negros UdeG Premier played Serie B for not having the necessary sports infrastructure for Serie A.
• Between Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018, Isleños del Carmen moved to Villahermosa, Tabasco and changed its name to Cocodrilos de Tabasco.[4]

Group 1

At. Saltillo

Calor

Constructores

Celaya

Cimarrones

Correcaminos

CAFESSA

Dorados

Fresnillo

Inter

Zacatecas

Sahuayo

UAZ

UdeG

Location of teams in the 2017–18 Serie B Group 1

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity
Atlético Saltillo Soccer	Saltillo, Coahuila	Olímpico Francisco I. Madero	7,000
CAFESSA	Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco	Unidad Deportiva Mariano Otero	3,000
Calor	Gómez Palacio, Durango	Unidad Deportiva Francisco Gómez Palacio	4,000
Celaya Premier	Celaya, Guanajuato	Miguel Alemán Valdés	23,182
Cimarrones Premier	Guaymas, Sonora	Miguel Castro Servín	4,000
Correcaminos Premier	Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas	Marte R. Gómez	10,520
Constructores	Gómez Palacio, Durango	Unidad Deportiva Francisco Gómez Palacio	4,000
Dorados Premier	Culiacán, Sinaloa	Juventud	2,000
Inter San Miguel	San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato	José María 'Capi' Correa	4,000
Mineros de Fresnillo	Fresnillo, Zacatecas	Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo	6,000
Sahuayo	Sahuayo, Michoacán	Unidad Deportiva Municipal	1,500
Tuzos UAZ	Zacatecas City, Zacatecas	Francisco Villa	14,000
UdeG Premier	Ameca, Jalisco	Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Ameca	4,000
Zacatecas Premier	Tlaltenango, Zacatecas	La Alberca	1,000

Group 2

Chapulineros

Cuautla

Greater Mexico City

Isleños

Cocodrilos

Ocelotes UNACH

Cuatetes

Yalmakán

Albinegros

Satélites

Tlaxcala

Zitácuaro

Greater Mexico City teams
Deportivo Gladiadores
Ciervos F.C.
Deportivo Nuevo Chimalhuacán
Tecamachalco F.C.

Location of teams in the 2017–18 Serie B Group 2

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity
Albinegros de Orizaba	Orizaba, Veracruz	Socum	7,000
Ciervos F.C.	Chalco, State of Mexico	Arreola	2,500
Chapulineros de Oaxaca	Oaxaca City, Oaxaca	Tecnológico de Oaxaca	14,598
Cuatetes de Acapulco	Acapulco, Guerrero	Unidad Deportiva Acapulco	13,000
C.D. Cuautla	Cuautla, Morelos	Isidro Gil Tapia	5,000
Deportivo Nuevo Chimalhuacán	Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico	La Laguna	2,000
Deportivo Gladiadores	Cuautitlán, State of Mexico	Los Pinos	5,000
FC Satélites	Tulancingo, Hidalgo	Unidad Deportiva Javier Rojo Gómez	2,000
Isleños del Carmen / Cocodrilos de Tabasco	Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche	Olímpico de Villahermosa	10,500
Ocelotes UNACH	San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas	Municipal de San Cristóbal de las Casas	4,000
Tecamachalco F.C.	Huixquilucan, State of Mexico	Alberto Pérez Navarro	3,000
Tlaxcala F.C.	Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala	Tlahuicole	7,000
Yalmakán F.C.	Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo	Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores	1,200
Zitácuaro	Zitácuaro, Michoacán	Ignacio López Rayón	10,000

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zacatecas Premier	13	10	1	2	25	9	+16	33	Advance to Liguilla
2	Correcaminos Premier	13	7	4	2	21	12	+9	25
3	Dorados Premier	13	7	3	3	22	10	+12	24
4	Atlético Saltillo Soccer	13	7	2	4	20	17	+3	24
5	Inter San Miguel	13	6	3	4	23	18	+5	23
6	UdeG Premier	13	6	3	4	12	7	+5	23
7	Tuzos UAZ	13	6	4	3	17	18	−1	22
8	Celaya Premier	13	4	3	6	14	14	0	16
9	Calor	13	3	6	4	12	12	0	16
10	Sahuayo	13	4	3	6	16	18	−2	16
11	Mineros de Fresnillo	13	4	3	6	11	19	−8	15
12	Constructores	13	2	5	6	12	16	−4	11
13	CAFESSA	13	1	5	7	15	24	−9	9
14	Cimarrones Premier	13	0	3	10	12	38	−26	3

Updated to match(es) played on November 25, 2017. Source: SoccerWay

Results

Home \ Away	ATS	CAF	CAL	CEL	CIM	COR	CGP	DOR	ISM	MFR	SAH	UAZ	UDG	ZAS
Atlético Saltillo Soccer		3–2	0–0		3–1	1–1				1–0	2–0	5–1
CAFESSA				1–1	3–3	1–2	3–2					1–2	0–0
Calor		0–0						1–0	0–2	0–0	4–1			0–1
Celaya	2–0		2–1			0–1	1–2	0–0				1–2	1–2
Cimarrones			1–2	1–3		0–0	1–1					2–3	1–3
Correcaminos			2–2					2–0	2–1	5–1	2–2			1–0
Constructores	0–2		1–1			1–2		1–1	1–2			0–1		2–0
Dorados	4–1	2–0			4–0				3–1	3–0	2–1			1–2
Inter San Miguel	4–1	2–2		1–1	4–1					2–0	2–1		0–2
Fresnillo		3–1		0–1	1–0		2–1					1–1	1–0
Sahuayo		2–0		2–1	5–0		0–0			2–0			0–0
Tuzos UAZ			1–1			1–0		1–1	1–1		3–0			0–3
UdeG	0–1		1–0			2–1	0–0	0–1				2–0		0–1
Zacatecas	2–0	2–1		1–0	6–1				3–1	2–2	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2017. Source: SoccerWay
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tlaxcala	13	10	2	1	40	3	+37	36	Advance to Liguilla
2	Albinegros de Orizaba	13	9	2	2	27	9	+18	33
3	Yalmakán	13	8	2	3	24	10	+14	27
4	Deportivo Chimalhuacán	13	7	4	2	19	8	+11	26
5	Chapulineros de Oaxaca	13	7	2	4	26	12	+14	24
6	Deportivo Gladiadores	13	5	4	4	11	10	+1	20
7	Ocelotes UNACH	13	5	3	5	21	13	+8	19
8	Cuautla	13	4	5	4	18	18	0	19
9	Zitácuaro	13	5	3	5	14	22	−8	18
10	Tecamachalco	13	4	1	8	22	26	−4	15
11	Ciervos	13	3	3	7	10	28	−18	12
12	Isleños	13	2	2	9	6	37	−31	8
13	FC Satélites	13	1	4	8	13	33	−20	7
14	Cuatetes de Acapulco	13	2	1	10	15	37	−22	7

Updated to match(es) played on November 25, 2017. Source: SoccerWay

Results

Home \ Away	ALB	CHA	CIE	CTA	CUA	DCH	GLA	FCS	ISL	OUC	TEC	TLA	YAL	ZIT
Albinegros de Orizaba		1–0		4–2	0–1				3–0	2–0			5–1
Chapulineros de Oaxaca						0–0	1–1	4–0	5–0		5–1	0–3		4–0
Ciervos	0–3	1–2			1–1	0–4					3–2		0–0	1–2
Cuatetes de Acapulco		0–3	1–0			3–4		1–1		1–0	2–3			2–3
Cuautla		1–2		3–2		2–1			1–1	1–2			1–0
Dep. Chimalhuacán	0–0						0–1	3–0	2–0		2–1	0–0		1–0
Dep. Gladiadores	0–2		0–0	3–0	2–2				0–1	1–1			1–0
FC Satélites	2–4		2–3		2–2		0–1		2–0			1–6	0–3
Isleños del Carmen			0–1	2–1						0–3	1–6			1–1
Ocelotes UNACH		1–0	7–0			0–1		1–1			3–1	1–1		1–2
Tecamachalco	0–2				2–2		0–1	4–1				0–3	0–1
Tlaxcala	2–0		4–0	8–0	1–0		2–0		7–0				0–1
Yalmakán		3–0		3–0		1–1			5–0	2–1				4–1
Zitácuaro	1–1				2–1		1–0	1–1			0–2	0–3

Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2017. Source: SoccerWay
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Hamblet Gaona (Ocelotes UNACH)[5]

Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Isaac Yaír García Inter San Miguel 11 Luis Fernando Torres Tlaxcala F.C. Fernando Villalpando Mineros de Zacatecas Premier 2 Mario Iván Sánchez Deportivo Chimalhuacán 9 José Francisco Almanza Tlaxcala F.C. Source: Liga Premier Attendance Per team Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Tlaxcala F.C. 10,300 3,000 3,000 1,471 n/a^† 2 Albinegros de Orizaba 7,350 1,500 1,200 1,225 n/a^† 3 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 6,250 2,500 500 893 n/a^† 4 Zacatecas Premier 5,700 1,500 300 814 n/a^† 5 Inter San Miguel 4,400 1,000 250 629 n/a^† 6 Sahuayo 3,300 1,000 200 550 n/a^† 7 Mineros de Fresnillo 2,700 1,000 100 450 n/a^† 8 Ocelotes UNACH 3,100 700 300 443 n/a^† 9 Ciervos 2,650 1,300 200 379 n/a^† 10 Cuautla 1,900 600 200 317 n/a^† 11 Zitácuaro 1,850 500 200 308 n/a^† 12 Yalmakán 1,500 400 200 300 n/a^† 13 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 2,050 500 200 293 n/a^† 14 Isleños del Carmen 1,250 500 150 250 n/a^† 15 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 1,550 300 200 221 n/a^† 16 CAFESSA 1,250 300 50 208 n/a^† 17 Constructores 1,250 400 100 179 n/a^† 18 Tuzos UAZ 800 300 100 160 n/a^† 19 Celaya Premier 1,100 300 100 157 n/a^† 20 Tecamachalco F.C. 925 300 50 154 n/a^† 21 FC Satélites 1,050 250 50 150 n/a^† 22 Cuatetes de Acapulco 1,000 300 100 143 n/a^† 23 Deportivo Gladiadores 950 300 100 136 n/a^† 24 Dorados Premier 950 200 100 136 n/a^† 25 Correcaminos Premier 809 200 50 135 n/a^† 26 Cimarrones Premier 650 200 50 108 n/a^† 27 UdeG Premier 732 232 50 105 n/a^† 28 Calor 570 200 50 95 n/a^† League total 67,886 3,000 50 373 n/a^† Updated to games played on 25 November 2017 Source: Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report) Notes: Only regular season listed Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Albinegros de Orizaba 4–2 Cuatetes de Acapulco 1,300 Correcaminos Premier 2–0 Dorados Premier 50 2 Tlaxcala F.C. 2–0 Deportivo Gladiadores 3,000 Tecamachalco 2–2 Cuautla 75 3 Albinegros de Oriza 3–0 Isleños del Carmen 1,300 Deportivo Gladiadores 3–0 Cuatetes de Acapulco 100 4 Zacatecas Premier 3–1 Inter San Miguel 1,500 Cimarrones Premier 2–3 Tuzos UAZ 100 5 Tlaxcala F.C. 8–0 Cuatetes de Acapulco 2,000 Constructores 1–1 Dorados Premier 100 6 Zacatecas Premier 2–0 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 800 Calor 4–1 Sahuayo F.C. 70 7 Albinegros de Orizaba 0–1 Cuautla 1,500 UdeG Premier 0–1 Dorados Premier 50 8 Dorados Premier 1–2 Zacatecas Premier 200 Tecamachalco 0–3 Tlaxcala F.C. 50 9 Tlaxcala F.C. 0–1 Yalmakán 2,500 UdeG Premier 1-0 Calor 50 10 Albinegros de Orizaba 1–0 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 1,300 Calor 0–1 Zacatecas Premier 50 11 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 2–0 Sahuayo F.C. 2,000 UdeG Premier 2–1 Correcaminos Premier 50 12 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 3–1 Cimarrones Premier 850 Mineros de Fresnillo 1–0 UdeG Premier 100 13 Tlaxcala F.C. 2–0 Albinegros de Orizaba 1,000 UdeG Premier 2–0 Tuzos UAZ 50 Source:Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report) Liguilla 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 Semi-finals Final                                           1 Tlaxcala F.C. 1 4 5   8 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 0 2 2     1 Tlaxcala F.C. 2 1 3     6 Correcaminos Premier 1 0 1   3 Zacatecas Premier 0 2 2 6 Correcaminos Premier (a) 1 1 2     1 Tlaxcala F.C. 1 0 1   4 Yalmakán 1 1 2 2 Albinegros de Orizaba (*) 2 1 3   7 Dorados Premier 1 2 3     2 Albinegros de Orizaba 1 2 3   4 Yalmakán 3 2 5   4 Yalmakán (*) 0 2 2 5 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 2 0 2   (*) Team was classified by its position in the season table Quarter-finals The first legs was played on 10 and 11 November 2017, and the second legs was played on 18 and 19 November 2017. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Tlaxcala F.C. 5–2 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 1–0 4–2 Zacatecas Premier 2–2 Correcaminos Premier (a) 0–1 2–1 Albinegros de Orizaba 3–3 Dorados Premier 2–1 1–2 Yalmakán 2–2 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 0–2 2–0 First leg 10 November 2017 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 2–0 Yalmakán Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico 15:00 Hernández  19' Cabrera  60' Report Stadium: Estadio La Laguna Attendance: 600 Referee: Eduardo Vázquez 11 November 2017 Dorados Premier 1–2 Albinegros de Orizaba Navolato, Sinaloa 10:00 Contreras  53' Report Vázquez  60' Prieto  63' Stadium: Estadio Juventud Attendance: 100 Referee: Alan Martínez 11 November 2017 Correcaminos Premier 1–0 Zacatecas Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas 11:00 Montelongo  26' Report Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez Attendance: 200 Referee: Jesús Ruíz 11 November 2017 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 0–1 Tlaxcala F.C. Saltillo, Coahuila 19:00 Report Rabadán  14' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Oziel Méndez Second leg 18 November 2017 Albinegros de Orizaba 1–2 (3–3 agg.) Dorados Premier Orizaba, Veracruz 12:00 Vázquez  71' Report Contreras  47' González  85' Stadium: Estadio Socum Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arturo González 18 November 2017 Tlaxcala F.C. 4–2 (5–2 agg.) Atlético Saltillo Soccer Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala 18:00 Almanza  4' Roque  17' Mercado  35' Rabadán  69' Report Moncada  59' Meléndez  87' Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Guillermo Larios 18 November 2017 Zacatecas Premier 2–1 (2–2 agg.) Correcaminos Premier Tlaltenango, Zacatecas 19:00 Villalpando  29' Ramírez  58' Report Paz  55' Stadium: Campo Deportivo La Alberca Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Juan Canales 19 November 2017 Yalmakán 2–0 (2–2 agg.) Deportivo Chimalhuacán Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo 15:00 Guzmán  26' Molina  29' Report Stadium: Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores Attendance: 400 Referee: Gilberto Alvarado Semi-finals The first legs was played on 22 November, and the second legs was played on 25 November 2017. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Tlaxcala F.C. 3–1 Correcaminos Premier 2–1 1–0 Albinegros de Orizaba 3–5 Yalmakán 1–3 2–2 First leg 22 November 2017 Yalmakán 3–1 Albinegros de Orizaba Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo 15:00 Navarro  31' Pelayo  50' Galindo  55' Report Vázquez  64' Stadium: Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores Attendance: 200 Referee: Alan Pérez 22 November 2017 Correcaminos Premier 1–2 Tlaxcala F.C. Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas 19:00 Jiménez  83' Report Almanza  59' Mercado  89' Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez Attendance: 400 Referee: Mario Loredo Second leg 25 November 2017 Albinegros de Orizaba 2–2 (3–5 agg.) Yalmakán Orizaba, Veracruz 12:00 Vázquez  48' Martínez  83' Report Navarro  6' Galindo  8' Stadium: Estadio Socum Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Jesús Ruíz 25 November 2017 Tlaxcala F.C. 1–0 (3–1 agg.) Correcaminos Premier Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala 18:00 Castro  44' Report Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mario Terrazas Final The first leg was played on 30 November, and the second leg was played on 3 December 2017. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Tlaxcala F.C. 1–2 Yalmakán 1–1 0–1 First leg 30 November 2017 Yalmakán 1–1 Tlaxcala F.C. Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo 15:00 Guzmán  44' Report Rabadán  79' Stadium: Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores Attendance: 400 Referee: Mario Terrazas Second leg 3 December 2017 Tlaxcala F.C. 0–1 (1–2 agg.) Yalmakán Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala 17:00 Report Valentín  74' Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gustavo Padilla  Apertura 2017 winners  Yalmakán 2nd title Torneo Clausura Regular season Group 1 Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 UdeG Premier 13 10 3 0 23 7 +16 35 Advance to Liguilla 2 Zacatecas Premier 13 10 2 1 30 16 +14 34 3 Inter San Miguel 13 6 4 3 23 14 +9 24 4 Celaya Premier 13 6 5 2 25 19 +6 24 5 Correcaminos Premier 13 7 2 4 22 18 +4 23 6 CAFESSA 13 6 1 6 17 15 +2 19 7 Sahuayo 13 5 2 6 13 15 −2 17 8 Dorados Premier 13 3 6 4 16 15 +1 16 9 Constructores 13 3 5 5 22 26 −4 16 10 Tuzos UAZ 13 4 2 7 18 23 −5 14 11 Cimarrones Premier 13 3 3 7 14 22 −8 13 12 Calor 13 3 1 9 9 22 −13 11 13 Mineros de Fresnillo 13 2 4 7 15 23 −8 10 14 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 13 1 4 8 14 26 −12 8 Updated to match(es) played on April 1, 2018. Source: SoccerWay Results Home \ Away ATS CAF CAL CEL CIM COR CGP DOR ISM MFR SAH UAZ UDG ZAS Atlético Saltillo Soccer 1–1 3–3 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–2 CAFESSA 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 Calor 0–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 Celaya 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–1 1–1 Cimarrones 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–3 Correcaminos 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 Constructores 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 Dorados 0–2 2–2 4–1 6–2 2–1 0–1 Inter San Miguel 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 Mineros Fresnillo 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 3–5 Sahuayo 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 Tuzos UAZ 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 3–0 1–3 UdeG 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 Zacatecas 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 4–2 0–1 Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2018. Source: SoccerWay Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Group 2 Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Albinegros de Orizaba 13 8 5 0 29 6 +23 33 Advance to Liguilla 2 Yalmakán 13 9 3 1 30 8 +22 31 3 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 13 7 5 1 30 12 +18 31 4 Ciervos 13 7 3 3 23 20 +3 24 5 Tlaxcala 13 4 8 1 27 12 +15 23 6 Zitácuaro 13 6 4 3 18 13 +5 23 7 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 13 5 4 4 13 13 0 19 8 Ocelotes UNACH 13 3 5 5 17 16 +1 18 9 Tecamachalco 13 4 4 5 14 13 +1 17 10 Deportivo Gladiadores 13 3 5 5 13 22 −9 15 11 Cuautla 13 4 2 7 16 14 +2 14 12 Isleños del Carmen[6] 13 4 2 7 11 17 −6 14 13 FC Satélites 13 2 0 11 12 33 −21 6 14 Cuatetes de Acapulco[7] 13 0 0 13 0 54 −54 0 Relegated to Tercera División Updated to match(es) played on April 1, 2018. Source: SoccerWay Results Home \ Away ALB CHA CIE CTA CUA DCH GLA FCS ISL OUC TEC TLA YAL ZIT Albinegros de Orizaba 4–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 1–1 4–4 8–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 Ciervos 3–0 3–0 4–3 2–0 0–3 0–3 Cuatetes de Acapulco 0–7 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–10 0–3 Cuautla 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 Dep. Chimalhuacán 0–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 Dep. Gladiadores 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 FC Satélites 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 Isleños del Carmen 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 Ocelotes UNACH 0–2 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 Tecamachalco 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 Tlaxcala 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 Yalmakán 0–0 0–1 2–1 5–0 8–0 2–1 3–2 Zitácuaro 2–5 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2018. Source: SoccerWay Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Regular season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Jesús López (Dorados Premier)[8] Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Yaír García Inter San Miguel 16 2 Carlo Yael Vázquez Albinegros de Orizaba 15 3 Alejandro Reyes Constructores 9 4 Sergio Flores Zacatecas 8 5 Fernando Villalpando Zacatecas 7 Source: Liga Premier Attendance Per team Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Isleños del Carmen 6,800 2,000 300 850 +240.0%^† 2 Tlaxcala 3,500 1,000 300 583 −60.4%^1 3 Sahuayo 3,750 1,200 100 536 −2.5%^† 4 Mineros de Fresnillo 3,519 2,000 100 503 +11.8%^† 5 Tecamachalco 3,000 1,500 100 500 +224.7%^† 6 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 2,259 700 200 377 −57.8%^† 7 Albinegros de Orizaba 2,450 1,500 50 350 −71.4%^2 8 Zitácuaro 2,000 500 200 333 +8.1%^† 9 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 1,700 1,000 100 283 −3.4%^† 10 Zacatecas Premier 1,500 300 100 250 −69.3%^† 11 Yalmakán 1,620 300 200 231 −23.0%^† 12 Cuautla 1,450 300 0 207 −34.7%^3 13 Inter San Miguel 1,200 300 150 200 −68.2%^† 14 Ciervos 975 300 75 195 −48.5%^† 15 CAFESSA 1,350 400 100 193 −7.2%^† 16 Dorados Premier 1,100 500 100 183 +34.6%^† 17 Ocelotes UNACH 900 200 100 180 −59.4%^† 18 Celaya Premier 1,050 250 100 175 +11.5%^† 19 Cimarrones Premier 1,100 300 100 157 +45.4%^† 20 Deportivo Gladiadores 850 200 50 142 +4.4%^† 21 Constructores 770 200 100 128 −28.5%^† 22 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 640 200 100 128 −42.1%^† 23 Tuzos UAZ 750 200 50 107 −33.1%^† 24 Correcaminos Premier 700 150 50 100 −25.9%^† 25 Cuatetes de Acapulco 300 200 50 100 −30.1%^† 26 Calor 650 200 50 93 −2.1%^† 27 UdeG Premier 550 100 50 92 −12.4%^† 28 FC Satélites 440 100 40 88 −41.3%^† League total 46,873 2,000 0 269 −27.9%^† Updated to games played on 1 April 2018 Source: Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report) Notes: Only regular season listed 1: Moved from Tlaxcala City to Santa Ana Chiautempan. 2: Moved from Orizaba to Veracruz City. 3: Moved from Cuautla to Oaxtepec. Highest and lowest Highest attendance Lowest attendance Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance 1 Isleños del Carmen 1–0 Cuautla 1,300 FC Satélites 2–1 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 40 2 Albinegros de Orizaba 2–0 FC Satélites 1,500 Tuzos UAZ 0–1 Celaya Premier 50 3 Isleños del Carmen 0–2 Orizaba 2,000 F.C. Satélites 0–2 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 50 4 Mineros de Fresnillo 1–0 Calor 2,000 Deportivo Gladiadores 1–0 FC Satélites 50 5 Tecamachalco 0–0 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 500 Correcaminos Premier 3–1 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 50 6 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 1–2 Yalmakán 1,000 UdeG Premier 2–1 Celaya Premier 100 7 Cuautla 1–1 Albinegros de Orizaba 500 Cimarrones Premier 1–2 Inter San Miguel 100 8 Tlaxcala 1-1 Tecamachalco 700 Constructores 1–0 CAFESSA 100 9 Isleños del Carmen 3–1 FC Satélites 500 Correcaminos Premier 2–1 Constructores 50 10 Tlaxcala 0–0 Zitácuaro 500 Ciervos 2-0 Isleños del Carmen 75 11 Sahuayo 2–0 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 600 Cuautla 0–0 Tlaxcala 0 12 Tecamachalco 1–2 Ciervos 1,500 UdeG Premier 3–2 Mineros de Fresnillo 50 13 Mineros de Fresnillo 3–5 Zacatecas Premier 600 Cuautla 3–1 FC Satélites 0 Source:Liga Premier FMF (available in each game report) Liguilla 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 Semi-finals Final                                           1 UdeG Premier 0 2 2   8 Ciervos 0 0 0     1 UdeG Premier (*) 0 1 1     5 Chapulineros 1 0 1   4 Yalmakán 0 2 2 5 Chapulineros 5 2 7     1 UdeG Premier 1 0 1   3 Albinegros 3 3 6 2 Zacatecas Premier 1 4 5   7 Celaya Premier 2 0 2     2 Zacatecas Premier 1 1 2   3 Albinegros 4 1 5   3 Albinegros 0 3 3 6 Inter San Miguel 1 1 2   (*) Team was classified by its position in the season table Quarter-finals The first leg was played on 6, 7 and 8 April, and the second leg was played on 14 and 15 April 2018. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg UdeG Premier 2–0 Ciervos 0–0 2–0 Yalmakán 2–7 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 0–5 2–2 Zacatecas Premier 5–2 Celaya Premier 1–2 4–0 Albinegros de Orizaba 3–2 Inter San Miguel 0–1 3–1 First leg 6 April 2018 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 5–0 Yalmakán Oaxaca City, Oaxaca 17:00 López  17' Navarrete  30', 43' Manzanares  50' Hernández  85' Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca Attendance: 800 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero 7 April 2018 Ciervos 0–0 UdeG Premier Chalco, State of Mexico 16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Arreola Attendance: 400 Referee: Alan Pérez 8 April 2018 Celaya Premier 2–1 Zacatecas Premier Celaya, Guanajuato 12:00 Dueñas  29' China  57' Report Villalpando  24' Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Attendance: 300 Referee: Moisés Clement 8 April 2018 Inter San Miguel 1–0 Albinegros de Orizaba San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato 17:00 García  82' Report Stadium: Estadio José María "Capi" Correa Téllez Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Contreras Second leg 14 April 2018 UdeG Premier 2–0 (2–0 agg.) Ciervos Ameca, Jalisco 16:00 Guzmán  33' Acevedo  84' Report Stadium: Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Attendance: 200 Referee: Eduardo Vázquez 14 April 2018 Zacatecas Premier 4–0 (5–2 agg.) Celaya Premier Tlaltenango, Zacatecas 16:00 Gómez  34' Villalpando  61', 80' Pinedo  78' Report Stadium: Campo Deportivo La Alberca Attendance: 300 Referee: Juan Canales 14 April 2018 Albinegros de Orizaba 3–1 (3–2 agg.) Inter San Miguel Veracruz City, Veracruz 17:00 Pool  30' Prieto  34' Martínez  37' Report López  15' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Attendance: 300 Referee: Héctor García 15 April 2018 Yalmakán 2–2 (2–7 agg.) Chapulineros de Oaxaca Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo 16:00 Pelayo  78' Lara  83' (o.g.) Report Navarrete  45' Lara  63' Stadium: Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores Attendance: 400 Referee: Luis Chávez Semi-finals The first leg was played on 18 April, and the second leg was played on 21 April 2018. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg UdeG Premier 1–1 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 0–1 1–0 Zacatecas Premier 2–5 Albinegros de Orizaba 1–4 1–1 First leg 18 April 2018 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 1–0 UdeG Premier Oaxaca City, Oaxaca 17:00 Hernández  44' Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero 18 April 2018 Albinegros de Orizaba 4–1 Zacatecas Premier Veracruz City, Veracruz 17:00 Vázquez  47', 89' Velasco  89' Prieto  90+1' Report Villalpando  40' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Attendance: 250 Referee: Moisés Clement Second leg 21 April 2018 UdeG Premier 1–0 (1–1 agg.) Chapulineros de Oaxaca Ameca, Jalisco 16:00 Alcaráz  82' Report Stadium: Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Attendance: 150 Referee: Héctor García 21 April 2018 Zacatecas Premier 1–1 (2–5 agg.) Albinegros de Orizaba Tlaltenango, Zacatecas 17:00 Villalpando  66' Report Prieto  9' Stadium: Campo Deportivo La Alberca Attendance: 400 Referee: Juan Canales Final The first leg was played on 25 April, and the second leg was played on 28 April 2018. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg UdeG Premier 1–6 Albinegros de Orizaba 1–3 0–3 First leg 25 April 2018 Albinegros de Orizaba 3–1 UdeG Premier Veracruz City, Veracruz 19:00 Prieto  37' Vázquez  61', 83' Report Ascencio  75' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Héctor García Second leg 28 April 2018 UdeG Premier 0–3 (1–6 agg.) Albinegros de Orizaba Guadalajara, Jalisco 17:00 Report Chavala  70' Prieto  73' Vázquez  82' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Juan Canales  Clausura 2018 winners  Albinegros de Orizaba 1st title Relegation Table P Team Pts G Pts/G 1 Zacatecas Premier 67 26 2.5769 2 Albinegros de Orizaba 66 26 2.5385 3 Tlaxcala 59 26 2.2692 4 UdeG Premier 58 26 2.2308 5 Yalmakán 58 26 2.2308 6 Chapulineros de Oaxaca 55 26 2.1154 7 Correcaminos Premier 48 26 1.8462 8 Inter San Miguel 47 26 1.8077 9 Deportivo Chimalhuacán 45 26 1.7308 10 Deportivo Zitácuaro 41 26 1.5769 11 Celaya Premier 40 26 1.5385 12 Dorados Premier 40 26 1.5385 13 Ocelotes UNACH 37 26 1.4231 14 Tuzos UAZ 36 26 1.3846 15 Ciervos 36 26 1.3846 16 Deportivo Gladiadores 35 26 1.3462 17 Cuautla 33 26 1.2692 18 Sahuayo 33 26 1.2692 19 Tecamachalco 32 26 1.2308 20 Atlético Saltillo Soccer 32 26 1.2308 21 CAFESSA 28 26 1.0769 22 Calor 27 26 1.0385 23 Constructores 27 26 1.0385 24 Mineros de Fresnillo 25 26 0.9615 25 Isleños del Carmen 22 26 0.8462 26 Cimarrones Premier 16 26 0.6154 27 FC Satélites 13 26 0.5000 28 Cuatetes de Acapulco 7 26 0.2692 Last updated: 1 April 2018 Source: Liga Premier FMF P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played Promotion Final The Promotion Final is a series of matches played by the champions of the tournaments Apertura and Clausura, the game is played to determine the winning team of the promotion to Serie A. The first leg was played on 3 May 2018, and the second leg was played on 6 May 2018. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Albinegros de Orizaba 1–3 Yalmakán 0–2 1–1 First leg 3 May 2018 Yalmakán 2–0 Albinegros de Orizaba Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo 16:00 Guzmán  16' Navarro  30' Report Stadium: Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores Attendance: 480 Referee: Héctor García Second leg 6 May 2018 Albinegros de Orizaba 1–1 (1–3 agg.) Yalmakán Veracruz City, Veracruz 16:00 Ramírez  78' Report Navarro  51' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Juan Canales  2017–18 Serie B de México winners  Yalmakán 2nd title See also 2017–18 Liga MX season 2017–18 Ascenso MX season 2017–18 Serie A de Mexico season References Zamora Meza, Zeltzin (15 January 2018). "Internacional San Miguel de Allende, el equipo mágico de México". Milenio Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2018. Arancivia, Gerardo (15 July 2017). "Presentan al Atlético Saltillo Soccer". Zócalo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2018. Nava, Roberto (23 June 2017). "Se salvan Coyotes de Tlaxcala de no haber sido vendidos". Ahora Informáte (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2018. "Oficial la mudanza de Isleños". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018. "Cédula Arbitral". LigaPremierFMF (in Spanish). 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018. Official name, however, was known by name Cocodrilos de Tabasco after having moved from Ciudad del Carmen to Villahermosa In week 5, the team was retired by the FMF, their matches were voided with a score of 0-3 against "Informe Arbitral Dorados de Sinaloa vs Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas". Liga Premier FMF (in Spanish). 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018. External links Official website of Liga Premier Magazine page (in Spanish)