2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season

Changes for the 2011-2012 season

• Alacranes de Durango finished last in the 2010-2011 season and went bankrupt after several financial problems.
• Atlante UTN was renamed Toros Neza.
• Veracruz were suspended after the Clausura 2011 season for not paying players.
• Orizaba were moved to Veracruz and renamed Veracruz.
• Tijuana won promotion to Liga MX.
• Necaxa finished last place in the relegation table in Mexican Primera División and the team was relegated to Ascenso MX.
• Celaya won promotion to Liga de Ascenso from Segunda División de México.
• Mérida FC changed name to FC Mérida and updated logo.
• Lobos de la BUAP changed logo.
• Club Toros Neza changed name to Neza FC and updated logo.
• Indios were suspended after the Apertura 2011 due to financial problems.

Stadia and locations

The following 16 clubs will compete in the Liga de Ascenso during the 2011–12 season:

Apertura 2011

The 2011 Apertura will be the first championship of the season. It began on 24 July 2011. ARG Roberto Saucedo (13 goals) Irapuato 6–1 Altamira (27 August 2011) León 6–1 Dorados de Sinaloa (5 November 2011) Lobos BUAP 1–6 Indios (18 September 2011) Altamira 4-4 Correcaminos (7 October 2011) León 3-5 La Piedad (1 December 2011)

Standings

Results

Liguilla

Main article: 2011 Liga de Ascenso Apertura Liguilla

The qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded two to seven in the quarterfinals, and the winners are joined by the top-ranked team in the semi-finals. The teams are re-seeded one to four in the semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

|RD1-team1=[[File:Leon.svg|20px]] León |RD1-seed1=4 |RD1-score1-1=1 |RD1-score1-2=2 |RD1-score1-3=3 |RD1-team2=[[File:600px Rosso e Blu3.png|20px]] Irapuato |RD1-seed2=5 |RD1-score2-1=0 |RD1-score2-2=0 |RD1-score2-3=0

|RD1-seed3=2 |RD1-team3= Correcaminos |RD1-score3-1=1 |RD1-score3-2=1 |RD1-score3-3=2 |RD1-seed4=7 |RD1-team4=[[File:Bianco e Azzurro.png|20px]] Altamira |RD1-score4-1=2 |RD1-score4-2=0 |RD1-score4-3=2

|RD1-seed5=3 |RD1-team5=[[File:600px Rosso e Bianco.png|20px]] Neza |RD1-score5-1=1 |RD1-score5-2=2 |RD1-score5-3=3 |RD1-seed6=6 |RD1-team6=[[File:600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White.svg|20px]] Necaxa |RD1-score6-1=0 |RD1-score6-2=2 |RD1-score6-3=2

|RD2-seed1=1 |RD2-team1=[[File:600px Blu e Giallo Strisce.svg|20px]] La Piedad |RD2-score1-1=5 |RD2-score1-2=1 |RD2-score1-3=6 |RD2-seed2=4 |RD2-team2=[[File:Leon.svg|20px]] León |RD2-score2-1=3 |RD2-score2-2=2 |RD2-score2-3=5

|RD2-seed3=2 |RD2-team3= Correcaminos |RD2-score3-1=1 |RD2-score3-2=2 |RD2-score3-3=3 |RD2-seed4=3 |RD2-team4=[[File:600px Rosso e Bianco.png|20px]] Neza |RD2-score4-1=2 |RD2-score4-2=1 |RD2-score4-3=3

|RD3-seed1=1 |RD3-team1=[[File:600px Blu e Giallo Strisce.svg|20px]] La Piedad |RD3-score1-1=1 |RD3-score1-2=0 |RD3-score1-3=1 |RD3-seed2=2 |RD3-team2= Correcaminos |RD3-score2-1=3 |RD3-score2-2=1 |RD3-score2-3=4

• If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
• Teams are re-seeded every round.
• The winner qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2012 winner. However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2012–13 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Clausura 2012

The 2012 Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on 6 January 2012 & ended on 15 April 2012. Before the 2012 Clausura tournament started, Ciudad Juárez was disaffiliated due to economical problems. URU Nelson Sebastián Maz (13 goals) León 5–0 Altamira (31 March) León 5–2 Lobos BUAP (4 February) Veracruz 2–5 León (10 March)

Standings

Results

Liguilla

Main article: 2012 Liga de Ascenso Clausura Liguilla

(Source for Liguilla information)

The qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.

The teams ranked 2 to 7 in the regular stage progress to the quarterfinals, whilst the league winners qualify directly to the semi-finals. The higher ranked teams play on their home field during the second leg.

|RD1-team1= [[File:Venados Merida.png|20px]] Mérida |RD1-seed1= 2 |RD1-score1-1= 0 |RD1-score1-2= 1 |RD1-score1-3= 1 |RD1-team2 =UAT |RD1-seed2= 7 |RD1-score2-1= 2 |RD1-score2-2= 1 |RD1-score2-3= 3

|RD1-seed3= 3 |RD1-team3=[[File:600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White.svg|20px]] Necaxa |RD1-score3-1= 1 |RD1-score3-2= 0 |RD1-score3-3= 1 |RD1-seed4= 6 |RD1-team4=[[File:Amor es Leones.png|20px]] U. de G. |RD1-score4-1= 1 |RD1-score4-2= 0 |RD1-score4-3= 1

|RD1-seed5= 4 |RD1-team5= [[File:600px Rosso e Bianco.png|20px]] Neza |RD1-score5-1= 0 |RD1-score5-2= 0 |RD1-score5-3= 0 |RD1-seed6= 5 |RD1-team6=[[File:600px Bianco e Rosso (Strisce).png|20px]] Lobos BUAP |RD1-score6-1= 1 |RD1-score6-2= 0 |RD1-score6-3= 1

|RD2-seed1= 1 |RD2-team1=[[File:Leon.svg|20px]] León |RD2-score1-1= 1 |RD2-score1-2= 0 |RD2-score1-3= 1 |RD2-seed2= 7 |RD2-team2= UAT |RD2-score2-1= 0 |RD2-score2-2= 0 |RD2-score2-3= 0

|RD2-seed3= 3 |RD2-team3=[[File:600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White.svg|20px]] Necaxa |RD2-score3-1= 0 |RD2-score3-2= 1 |RD2-score3-3= 1 |RD2-seed4= 5 |RD2-team4=[[File:600px Bianco e Rosso (Strisce).png|20px]] Lobos BUAP |RD2-score4-1= 3 |RD2-score4-2= 0 |RD2-score4-3= 3

|RD3-seed1= 1 |RD3-team1=[[File:Leon.svg|20px]] León |RD3-score1-1= 3 |RD3-score1-2= 4 |RD3-score1-3= 7 |RD3-seed2= 5 |RD3-team2=[[File:600px Bianco e Rosso (Strisce).png|20px]] Lobos BUAP |RD3-score2-1= 3 |RD3-score2-2= 0 |RD3-score2-3= 3

• If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
• The winner qualifies to the Championship Final vs the Apertura 2011 winner.

Quarter-finals

First leg

D. Olsina

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

D. Jiménez

Second leg

Final

First leg

S. Maz
L. Montes

Second leg

S. Maz

Campeón de Ascenso 2012

First leg

R. Saucedo

Second leg

L. Nieves E. Pacheco H. Burbano

Relegation

Updated on 21 November 2011 Source: femexfut.com

References

References

1. http://www.xeudeportes.com.mx/nota.cfm?id=315171 (Spanish)
2. link. (24 March 2012 (Spanish; retrieved on 27 May 2010))
3. "Resumen - Liga de Expansión MX - México - Resultados, próximos partidos, tablas y noticias - Soccerway".
4. "Resumen - Liga de Expansión MX - México - Resultados, próximos partidos, tablas y noticias - Soccerway".
5. Erik Francisco Lugo. (4 January 2013). "Clausura 2012". RSSSF.