2019–20 Liga MX Femenil Season
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The 2019–20 Liga MX Femenil season was the third season of the top-flight women's football league in Mexico. The season was contested by nineteen teams the first semester and 18 the second, and all were the women's counterpart teams of the
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 ...
. The season was split into two championships: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, each in an identical format and each contested by the same teams, unlike the two previous editions.
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was crowned champion of the Apertura. However, due to league's suspension as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, no team was selected as champion of the Clausura.


Teams, stadiums, and personnel

After the addition of
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and
FC Juárez Fútbol Club Juárez, also known as Bravos de Juárez or simply Juárez, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, that currently competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football ...
, the latter formerly Lobos BUAP Femenil, 19 teams participated in the Apertura.
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did not participate in the Clausura, reducing both the men's and women's leagues back to 18 teams.


Stadiums and locations


Alternate venues

* América – Cancha Centenario No. 5 * Atlas – Estadio Colomos Alfredo 'Pistache' Torres (Capacity: 3,000) * Guadalajara – Verde Valle * Monterrey – El Barrial (Capacity: 570) * UANL – Instalaciones Zuazua (Capacity: 800)


Personnel and kits


Format

*The Liga MX Femenil season is split into two championships: the Torneo Apertura (opening tournament) and the Torneo Clausura (closing tournament). Each is contested in an identical format and includes the same nineteen teams. *Since 2019–20 season the teams compete in a single group, the best eight of the general table qualify to the championship playoffs.


Changes

*With the addition of Atlético San Luis, this season consisted of nineteen teams. *Lobos BUAP were bought by FC Juárez, Juárez acquired all the BUAP's obligations including have a women's team. *This season will consist of 19 rounds (up from 17). *One team will rest each round. *During the previous 2 seasons, teams played against the other teams within the same group. This year, the group format was eliminated.


Mid-season changes

*
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did not participate in the Clausura 2020 due to the disaffiliation of the men's team.


Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2019 season began on 12 July 2019 ended in December 2019.


Regular season


Standings


Positions by Round


Results

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), with one team resting each round, completing a total of 19 rounds.


Regular Season statistics


Top goalscorers

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


Hat-tricks

(H) – Home; (A) – Away


Attendance


Per team


Highest and lowest

Source
Liga MX Femenil


Liguilla

The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by
aggregate score There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and on
away goals 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 ...
, the higher seeded team advances.per Liga MX Femenil online 'reglamentos' 2019/2020 (QF and SF) - "De existir empate en el número de goles, la posición se definirá a favor del Club que haya anotado una mayor cantidad de goles actuando como visitante." In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.


Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 14 and 15 November, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 November 2019. ''All times are UTC−6'' except for matches in
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.


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Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 21 and 22 November, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 November 2019.


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Final

The first leg was played on November 29, 2019, and the second leg was played on December 7, 2019.


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Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2020 season began on 4 January 2020. This tournament was played with only 18 teams due to the disaffiliation of
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. On 15 March 2020, the
Mexican Football Federation The Mexican Football Federation (), abbreviated as FMF is the official governing body of football in Mexico. It administers the men's and women's national teams with all its youth teams, the national teams of futsal and beach soccer, Liga MX wit ...
suspended the Clausura seasons of
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 ...
,
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 ...
and Liga MX Femenil indefinitely due to the
coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. On 22 May 2020 the season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. No champion was crowned.


Standings


Positions by Round


Results

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


Regular Season statistics


Top goalscorers

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


Hat-tricks

(H) – Home; (A) – Away


Attendance


Per team


Highest and lowest

Source
Liga MX Femenil


Liguilla

The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by
aggregate score There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and on
away goals 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 ...
, 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
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
. Camp Camp 2019-20 Ciub Football Monterrey Apertura 2019 Ciub Football America Clausura 2020


See also

*
2019–20 Liga MX season The 2019–20 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the #Torneo Apertura, Torneo Apertura ...
*2019–20 Ascenso MX season


References


External links


Official website of Liga MX
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