The 2021–22 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th professional season of the top-flight football league in

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 divided into two championships—the Apertura 2021 and the Clausura 2022—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. On 5 March 2022, during a match between Queretaro and

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, a

riot A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targete ...

broke out in the stands at

Estadio Corregidora Estadio Corregidora is a stadium in Querétaro City, Mexico. Named for Mexican War of Independence heroine Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez ("La Corregidora"), it has a capacity of 33,162 and is located on the outskirts of the city of Querétaro, nor ...

resulting in 26 injuries.

Stadiums and locations

Stadium Changes

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

The Grita México Apertura 2021 was the first tournament of the season. The tournament was renamed Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021 (stylized as Grita... México A21) with the intention of encouraging fans in the stands not to scream an offensive chant after a goal kick. The tournament began on 22 July. The defending champions were

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Standings

Positions by Round

Results

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Regular Season statistics

*First goal of the season:
Juan Otero for Santos Laguna against Necaxa (23 July 2021) *Last goal of the season:
Diogo de Olivera for UNAM against Cruz Azul (7 November 2021)

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Source
Liga MX

Top assists

Players sorted first by assists, then by last name. Source
Soccerway

Hat-tricks

;Notes (H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Attendance

Per team

Source
Liga MX

Highest and lowest

Source
Liga MX

Final phase – Apertura 2021

Reclassification

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Torneo Clausura

The Grita México Clausura 2022 is second tournament of the season. Like the Apertura 2021, the tournament was renamed Torneo Grita México Clausura 2022 (stylized as Grita... México C22) with the intention of encouraging fans in the stands not to scream an offensive chant after a goal kick. Atlas are the defending champions.

Standings

Positions by Round

Results

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Regular Season statistics

*First goal of the season:
Nicolás Ibáñez for Pachuca against Atlético San Luis (6 January 2022) *Last goal of the season:

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for León against Toluca (1 May 2022)

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Source
Liga MX

Top assists

Players sorted first by assists, then by last name. Source
Soccerway

Hat-tricks

;Notes (H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Attendance

Per team

Highest and lowest

Source
Liga MX

Riot

On 5 March 2022, during a Round 9 match between Queretaro and

, a riot broke out in the stands at

resulting in 26 injuries. As a result, Liga MX President Mikel Arriola announced that all remaining league matches scheduled for that week were postponed. One

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match and five

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matches scheduled for that week were also postponed.

Final phase – Clausura 2022

Reclassification

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Annual awards

Coefficient table

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and

(formerly known as

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) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit. Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN160 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 80 million in the last place; 47 million the penultimate; and 33 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table,Liga MX
/ref> as of the 2021–22 season the remaining $MXN80 million will be paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team, which was Atlético San Luis, repeats as the last ranked team in the 2021–22 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN20 million.
Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated
Source
Liga MX

Aggregate table

The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournaments) was being used to determine participants in the 2022 Leagues Cup. On 15 April 2022, it was announced the tournament was cancelled due to fixture congestion from the

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Number of teams by state

Notes

References

External links

Official website of Liga MX
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Liga MX seasons

Stadiums and locations

Stadium Changes

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

Standings

Positions by Round

Results

Regular Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Attendance

Per team

Highest and lowest

Final phase – Apertura 2021

Reclassification

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Torneo Clausura

Standings

Positions by Round

Results

Regular Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Attendance

Per team

Highest and lowest

Riot

Final phase – Clausura 2022

Reclassification

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Annual awards

Coefficient table

Aggregate table

Number of teams by state

Notes

See also

References

External links