The 2010–11 Ascenso MX season is the second season of the

Liga de Ascenso Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Ameri ...

, the second-level

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

league of

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. It consists of two separate tournaments, the

Apertura The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is ...

and the

Clausura The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is ...

. The winners of both tournaments will meet in a playoff to determine the team being promoted to the 2011–12

Primera Division de Mexico Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

season. The Apertura tournament began on July, 16th 2010 with the first matches of the classification phase and ended on December, 4th 2010 with the Apertura Liguilla final. The final was won by

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, who defeated

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3–0 on aggregate. The Clausura tournament began on January, 7th 2011 and ended on May, 14th 2011. The final was won by

Irapuato Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipalities of Mexico, municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the Mexican state, state of Guanajuato. It lies between the ...

, who defeated

. The following week, Apertura champion

defeated Clausura champion

in a playoff to determine the team promoted to the 2011–12

Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

season. That playoff took place on 18 May 2011 and May, 21st 2011.

Changes for the 2010–2011 season

* Altamira won promotion from Segunda División de México. * There was no demotion to Segunda División * Indios was demoted from

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...

won promotion to Primera División. * Potros Neza was rebranded Atlante UTN * Guerreros de Hermosillo were suspended after the 2010 Apertura for not paying players.

Stadia and locations

Apertura 2010

Standings

Results

Apertura Liguilla

* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. * Teams are re-seeded every round. * The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2011 winner. However, if the winner is

, they are the team promoted to the 2011–12

season without playing the Promotional Final

Quarter-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Semi-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Final

=First leg

=Second leg

Top goalscorers

Source
FeMexFut

Clausura 2011

Standings

Results

Clausura Liguilla

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

Club Tijuana Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, simply known as Tijuana or Xolos, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Tijuana, Baja California, that competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club ...

(the Apertura 2010 winner). However, if the winner is

, they are the team promoted to the 2011–12

Mexican Primera División Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...

season without playing the Promotional Final.

Quarter-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Semi-finals

=First leg

=Second leg

Final

=First leg

=Second leg

Campeón de Ascenso 2011

First leg

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Second leg

References

Calendario Oficial Apertura 2010 Calendario Oficial Clausura 2011

External links

Official Website
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