The 2017–18 Serie B de México season was split into two tournaments, the
Apertura and the
Clausura.
Serie B
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is the fourth-tier
football
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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 ...
. The season was played between 11 August 2017 and 12 May 2018.
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
The San Miguel F.C. Internacional, commonly known as Inter de San Miguel, was a Mexican football club based in San Miguel de Allende. The club was founded in 2017, and played in the Serie B of Liga Premier. In 2018, the team was relocated in San ...
.
*
Colibríes de Malinalco moved to
Huixquilucan
Huixquilucan Municipality is one of the municipalities in State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies adjacent to the west side of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of Greater Mexico City but independent of Mexico City itself. The name " ...
and became
Tecamachalco F.C.
Tecamachalco Fútbol Club was a Mexican football club based in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico. The club played in the Liga Premier de México, Liga Premier Serie B de México, Serie B and was not eligible for promotion because the club's stadium do ...
*Vikingos F.C. changed its name to
Ciervos F.C.
*
Titanes de Saltillo
The Titanes de Saltillo Fútbol Club, commonly known as Titanes, was a Mexican football club based in Saltillo. The club was founded on 2015, last played in the Liga Premier de Ascenso of Segunda División de México.
History
The team was foun ...
changed its name to
Atlético Saltillo Soccer
Saltillo Fútbol Club, commonly known as Saltillo F.C., is a Mexican football club based in Saltillo, Coahuila. The club was founded in 2019, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.
History Origins
The club was founded in June 2017 ...
.
*
Deportivo CAFESSA
The Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco, commonly known as CAFESSA Jalisco, is a Mexican football club based in Guadalajara. The club was founded in 2015, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.
History
Deportivo CAFESSA was founded in 2015 fr ...
,
Constructores de Gómez Palacio
The Club de Fútbol Constructores de Gómez Palacio, commonly known as Constructores, was a Mexican football club based in Gómez Palacio. The club was founded in 2014, and played in the Serie B of Liga Premier. In 2019, the club was dissolved du ...
,
Isleños del Carmen
The Isleños del Carmen Fútbol Club, commonly known as Isleños, was a Mexican football club based in Ciudad del Carmen. The club was founded in 2017, and played in the Serie B of Liga Premier
The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) ...
and
Deportivo Zitácuaro
The Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro, commonly known as Zitácuaro, is a Mexican football club based in Zitácuaro. The club was founded in 1995, and currently plays in the Serie B of Liga Premier.
History
The team was formed in 1995, being ...
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.
Tlaxcala Fútbol Club, commonly known as Coyotes de Tlaxcala, is a Mexican football (soccer), football club based in Tlaxcala. The club was founded in 2014, and currently plays in the second tier, Liga de Expansión MX. Tlaxcala won automatic pro ...
reserve team played this season in Serie B.
*
Albinegros de Orizaba,
Chapulineros de Oaxaca,
Ocelotes UNACH
Club de Fútbol Ocelotes de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, was a Mexican football club that played in the Liga Premier – Serie B. The club was founded in 2002 when there were no professional football clubs in the state of Chiapas. The cl ...
,
Tuzos UAZ
The Tuzos de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, commonly known as Tuzos UAZ, or just UAZ, is a Mexican football club based in Zacatecas City. The club was founded in 1990, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.
Crest
Image:Tu ...
and
Leones Negros UdeG Premier
Club Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara Premier play in the Liga Premier in Zapopan, Mexico and are the official reserve team for Leones Negros UdeG
Club Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara, also known as Leones Negros, ...
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
Villahermosa ( , ; "Beautiful Village") is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Tabasco, and serves as the Municipalities of Mexico, municipal seat (governing county) of the state. Located in Southeast Mexico, Villahermosa is an ...
,
Tabasco and changed its name to
Cocodrilos de Tabasco
The Cocodrilos de Tabasco Fútbol Club, commonly known as Cocodrilos, was a Mexican football club based in Villahermosa. The club was founded in 2017, and played in the Serie A of Liga Premier.
History
On June 22, 2017, Francisco Negrete Arce ...
.
Stadiums and Locations
Group 1
Group 2
Regular season
Group 1
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Group 2
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Regular season statistics
Scoring
*First goal of the season: Hamblet Gaona (Ocelotes UNACH)
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source
Liga Premier
Attendance
Per team
Highest and lowest
Sourc
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
The first legs was played on 10 and 11 November 2017, and the second legs was played on 18 and 19 November 2017.
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Semi-finals
The first legs was played on 22 November, and the second legs was played on 25 November 2017.
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Final
The first leg was played on 30 November, and the second leg was played on 3 December 2017.
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Torneo Clausura
Regular season
Group 1
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=Results
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Group 2
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=Results
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Regular season statistics
Scoring
*First goal of the season: Jesús López (Dorados Premier)
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source
Liga Premier
Attendance
Per team
Highest and lowest
Sourc
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.
(*) 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.
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Semi-finals
The first leg was played on 18 April, and the second leg was played on 21 April 2018.
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=Second leg
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Final
The first leg was played on 25 April, and the second leg was played on 28 April 2018.
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=Second leg
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Relegation Table
Last updated: 1 April 2018
Source
Liga Premier FMF
br/>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.
First leg
Second leg
See also
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2017–18 Liga MX season
The 2017–18 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the T ...
*
2017–18 Ascenso MX season
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2017–18 Serie A de Mexico season
The 2017–18 Serie A de México season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Serie A is the third-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 11 August 2017 and 19 May 2018.
Torneo Apertura Changes from the prev ...
References
External links
Official website of Liga PremierMagazine page
{{2017–18 in Mexican football
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