The 2012–13
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 was the 66th professional top-flight football league season in
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 ...
, and the first under the league's current identity as "Liga MX". The season was split into two competitions: the
Torneo Apertura and the
Torneo Clausura—each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.
Clubs
Eighteen teams participated in the season.
Estudiantes Tecos
Tecos Fútbol Club, simply known as Tecos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, and associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). It competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican ...
was relegated to the
Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three consecutive seasons, ending its 36-year stay in the league.
León was promoted, and as the winner of the
2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season, León returned to the top flight after being relegated 10 years earlier.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The 2012 Apertura was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 20, 2012 and ended on November 11, 2012. The Liguilla tournament began on November 14, 2012 and ended on December 2, 2012.
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football.
Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...
had been successful in defending their title since 2009.
Regular phase
League table
Results
Final phase (Liguilla)
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If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
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Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
Top goalscorers
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
Hat-tricks
Torneo Clausura
The 2013 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 4, 2013.
Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
were defending their inaugural champion title.
Regular phase
League table
Results
Final phase (Liguilla)
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If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
*
"Away goals" rule is applied in the play-off round.
*
Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (champion in Pot A, runner-up in Pot B).
Top goalscorers
As of May 5, 2013. Sourc
LigaMX.net – Estadística – Tabla de Goleo Individual
br>Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
Hat-tricks
Relegation
Updated to games played on May 5, 2013
Source
LigaMX.net – Estadística – Tabla General de Cociente
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References
External links
Official website of Liga MXMediotiempo.com
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