The 2009-2010 season was the first under the new name

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, renamed from Primera A. Also the Clausura part of the tournament was renamed Bicentenario 2010 in honor of the 200 year anniversary of the declaration for Mexican Independence.

Changes

From Clausura 2009 to the new format there were many changes, the 3 group format was dropped in favor of 1 single table with the top 7 teams advancing to the playoffs, the top team over all to the semifinals and the next 6 teams to the quarterfinals. The number of teams decreased from 27 to 17 teams *

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won Promotion to

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finished last in Liga MX and was relegated to Liga de Ascenso * Real Colima moved to

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and renamed as

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. *

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moved to La Piedad and was renamed

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* Potros Chetumal re-branded to

Toros Neza Neza Fútbol Club, also known as ''Toros Neza'' is a Mexican football team based in the city of Nezahualcóyotl. They play in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. The club returned for the Clausura 2011 Liga de Ascenso tournament, taking the place o ...

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re-branded to U. de G.

Dropped teams

* Socio Aguila * Chihuahua (Indios B) * Santos Laguna (Santos B) * Real Colima *

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* Atlético Mexiquense * Tampico Madero * Monterrey B * Tapachula (Jaguares B) * Academicos (Atlas B)

Stadium and locations

Torneo Apertura

The 2009 Liga de Ascenso Apertura was the first and inaugural

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tournament of the 2009–10

season. The tournament began on July 31, 2009 and ended on December 13, 2009.

Standings

Position by fixture

Results

Final phase

* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. * The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2010 winner

Top-ten goalscorers

Bicentenario 2010

The 2010 Liga de Ascenso Bicentenario is the second

tournament of the 2009–10

season.

Standings

Position by fixture

Results

Final phase

* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher-seeded team advances. * The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2010 winner

Awards

Top-ten goalscorers

Relegation table

Relegation is determined by a quotient of the total points earned in the Liga de Ascenso divided by the total number of games played over the past three seasons of the Liga de Ascenso (for clubs that have not been the Liga de Ascenso all three season, the last consecutive seasons of participation are taken into account). The club with the lowest quotient is relegated to the Segunda División Profesional for the next season.

References

External links

Official Website

Unofficial Website

Official Website

Unofficial Website
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