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The 2020–21
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 MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th 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 was divided into two championships—the Torneo Guardianes 2020 and the Torneo Guardianes 2021—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Both the Apertura 2020 and Clausura 2021 tournaments were renamed "Torneo Guardianes 2020" and "Torneo Guardianes 2021" (stylized as Guard1anes) to honor healthcare workers in the aftermath of the
COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to hav ...
. The Guardianes 2020 tournament began on 24 July 2020. The season saw the debut of
Mazatlán F.C. Mazatlán Futbol Club is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, that competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. The club was established in June 2020 ...
, replacing Monarcas Morelia, who were relocated to Mazatlán, Sinaloa to become the new Mazatlán franchise, despite backlash from supporters, former players, and the sports media across Mexico. The season saw an expanded playoff system. Twelve teams qualified to the ''Liguilla'' instead of eight.


Clubs


Stadiums and locations


Personnel and kits


Managerial changes


Torneo Guardianes 2020

The Apertura tournament was named Guardianes 2020, in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to hav ...
. The tournament began on 24 July 2020.


Regular phase


League table


Positions by round


Results

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


Individual statistics

*First goal of the season:
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for Tigres UANL against Necaxa (25 July 2020)


Top goalscorers

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


Hat-tricks


Final phase


Reclassification


Bracket


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Finals


Torneo Guardianes 2021

The Clausura tournament was named Guardianes 2021, in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The tournament began on 7 January 2021.


Regular phase


League table


Positions by round


Results

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


Individual statistics

*First goal of the season:
Santiago Ormeño Santiago Gabriel Ormeño Zayas (born 4 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Mexico, he represents the Peru national team. Personal life Ormeño is the grandson of the Peruvian footballer Walter Ormeño ...
for Puebla against Guadalajara (8 January 2021)


Top goalscorers

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


Hat-tricks


Attendance

Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to hav ...
, the majority of matches in the beginning of the season were played behind closed doors. On 7 January 2021, Liga MX announced states that are green and yellow on the traffic light monitoring system have the authorization to allow fans in attendance at a reduced capacity. Mazatlán announced it would allow up to 7,575 fans in attendance (40% of stadium's capacity). On 12 January 2021, it was announced Necaxa would allow 30% capacity for their Week 2 match against Atlético San Luis. Due to a rise in cases in the state of
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is pre ...
, Necaxa did not allow fans in attendance for their Week 5 and 7 matches but later allowed fans in Week 9. On 1 March 2021, state authorities of
Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
authorized the opening of Atlas and Guadalajara's stadiums at 30% capacity. On 2 March 2021, Liga MX announced stadiums can be up to 50% capacity; the announcement came after various states' status went to yellow on the traffic light monitoring system. That same day, the state authorities of Chihuahua authorized FC Juárez to have fans in attendance, also at 30% capacity. As the season progressed, León, Pachuca, and Santos Laguna, were authorized to open their stadiums by their local Governments. Source
Liga MX


Highest and lowest

Source
Liga MX


Final phase


Reclassification


Bracket


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Finals


Coefficient table

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and
Liga de Expansión MX Liga de Expansión MX, also known as Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. It was founded in 2020 as part of the Mexi ...
(formerly known as
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 ...
) 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 $MXN240 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 120 million in the last place; 70 million the penultimate; and 50 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table.Liga MX
/ref> The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspending the Clausura 2020 season, the points obtained in the 2020–21 season between matches not held in the Clausura 2020, will now count as double for the 2020–21 coefficient.
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 Guardianes 2020 and Guardianes 2021 tournaments) will be used to determine participants in the
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.


Notes


See also

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2020 Copa por México The 2020 Copa por México (officially Copa GNP por México for sponsorship reasons) was a football preseason club tournament organized by the FMF prior to the 2020–21 Liga MX season that started on 23 July 2020. The tournament was held in two ...
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2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season The 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season is the first professional season of the second-tier football division in Mexico. The season is divided into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format ...
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2020–21 Liga MX Femenil season The 2020–21 Liga MX Femenil season was the fourth season of the premier women's football league in Mexico. The season began on 13 August 2020 and finished on 31 May 2021, albeit behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams, stad ...


References


External links


Official website of Liga MX
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