The 2017–18
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 (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st professional season of the top-flight football league 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 ...
. The season is split into two championships—the
Torneo Apertura and the
Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.
Clubs
These are the eighteen teams that competed in the 2017-18 season.
Chiapas
Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...
was relegated to the
Ascenso MX
Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system.
Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...
after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season, and were replaced by the
Ascenso MX Clausura 2017 champion
Lobos BUAP
Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s ...
, who won promotion after defeating the
Ascenso MX Apertura 2016 champion
Dorados de Sinaloa
Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa, simply known as Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa. It plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football.
History
Dorados de Sinaloa ...
in the
2016–17 Ascenso MX Promotion Final.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The Apertura 2017 is the first championship of the season.
Regular phase
The season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 19 November 2017.
League table
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source
Liga MX
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Source
Fox Sports
Saves
Source
Fox Sports
Attendance
Highest and lowest
Source
Liga MX
Final phase
Bracket
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Teams are re-seeded each round.
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Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
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Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
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In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
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In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
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Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 54th edition of the premier football club competition orga ...
(champions as MEX1, runners-up as MEX3).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura 2018 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began in January 2018.
Regular phase
League table
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source
Liga MX
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals
Clean sheets
Source
Fox Sports
Saves
Source
Fox Sports
Attendance
Highest and lowest
Source
Liga MX
Final phase
Bracket
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Teams are re-seeded each round.
*
Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
*
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
*
In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 shootout.
*
Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 54th edition of the premier football club competition orga ...
(champions as MEX2, runners-up as MEX4).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Relegation table
Aggregate table
The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the
Apertura 2018 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that have qualified for the
2019 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 54th edition of the premier football club competition orga ...
.
See also
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2017–18 Liga MX Femenil season
The 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil season was the inaugural season of the top-flight women's football league in Mexico. The season is contested by sixteen teams, being the counterpart women's teams of the men's league, Liga MX. Of the 18 Liga MX clubs, ...
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2017–18 Ascenso MX season
The 2017–18 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 21 July 2017, and Clausura began on 5 January 2018.
Changes from the previous s ...
References
External links
Official website of Liga MX
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