The 2015–16 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2019 began 25 July 2015 and Clausura 2020.

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX was the second tier of professional football in Mexico of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top-flight tier). The bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (the third tier). ...

is the second-tier

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league of

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. All Ascenso MX teams except

FC Juárez Fútbol Club Juárez, commonly referred to as ''Bravos de Juárez'', or simply as ''Juárez'', is a Mexican football club based in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua that currently competes in Liga MX. History Futbol Club Juárez was foun ...

and

Cimarrones de Sonora The Cimarrones de Sonora Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The club is based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. History The "Cimarrones de Sonora" were born in 2013, when the "Rays" of Poblado Miguel Al ...

, will participate in

Copa MX The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...

Changes from the previous season

Dorados de Sinaloa Dorados de Sinaloa, or Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based on Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. History Dorados de Sinaloa was founded on August 9, 2003. The Dorados was the youngest team to play on First Division de México, hav ...

were promoted to

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. *

Club Universidad de Guadalajara Club Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara, also known as Leones Negros, Leones Negros UdeG, Universidad de Guadalajara, or UdeG, is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. History The Universidad de Guadal ...

were relegated from

. *

Loros de la Universidad de Colima Club de Fútbol Loros de la Universidad de Colima was Mexican football club that lastly played in the Ascenso MX, the second tier division of Mexican football. The club was based in Colima, Mexico. The team was participating in the Ascenso MX dur ...

were promoted from Segunda División de México (will join in 2016–17 season). *

Altamira F.C. Altamira Fútbol Club, or Estudiantes de Altamira (previously known as Estudiantes de Santander) was a Mexican football team that was based in Altamira, Tamaulipas. History On July 12, 2001, the expansion club ''Estudiantes de Santander'' announc ...

were moved to

Tapachula, Chiapas Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most important cities of ...

and rebranded to

Cafetaleros de Tapachula Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas is a Mexican football club based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas currently competing in Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football. Between 2015 and 2020, the team played at Asc ...

* Irapuato F.C. were rebranded to Murciélagos F.C. and moved to

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. *

Mérida F.C. Venados Fútbol Club is a Mexican Association football, football club based in Mérida, Yucatán. The team are currently playing in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second tier of the Mexican football league system. For the 2010–11 Liga de Asce ...

now be changing logo and will be called

Venados F.C. Venados Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in Mérida, Yucatán. The team are currently playing in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second tier of the Mexican football league system. For the Clausura 2011 season they became the filial ...

(keeping the venue in Mérida).
(Spanish) *

and

were promoted to Ascenso MX as expansion teams.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Apertura 2015

Results

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 Two-legged tie#Tiebreaking, aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the

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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. * 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

season without playing the Promotional Final

Quarter-finals

''All times are UTC−6'' except for matches in

Cancún Cancún ( ), often Cancun in English (without the accent; or ) is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat ...

Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez ( ; ''Juarez City''. ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is commonly referred to as Juárez and was known as El Paso del Norte (''The Pass of the North'') until 1888. Juárez is the seat of the Ju� ...

and

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Clausura 2016

Results

Liguilla (Playoffs)

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Promotional final

First Leg

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Second leg

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).

References

* http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/resultados?liga=mex.2

External links

Liga MX & Ascenso MX Official Website
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