The 2016-17 Liga MX season was the 70th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. 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. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016.
Video 2016-17 Liga MX season
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
The following eighteen teams are competing this season. Sinaloa was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season. Sinaloa will be replaced by the 2016 Clausura Ascenso MX champion Necaxa, who won promotion after defeating the Apertura 2015 winner Juárez in a promotion play-off.
Stadiums and locations
Stadium Changes
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Maps 2016-17 Liga MX season
Torneo Apertura
The Apertura 2016 is the first championship of the season. The regular season began on July 15, 2016 and ended on December 25, 2016. Pachuca are the defending champions, having won their 6th title.
Regular season
Standings
Updated to games played on 20 November 2016.
Source: LigaMX.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
1 The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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.
Last updated: 20 November 2016
Source: Liga MX
Results
Updated to games played on 19 November 2016.
Source: Liga MX
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Regular Season statistics
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Source: Fox Soccer
Saves
Source: Fox Soccer
Attendance
The Average overall attendance for the Apertura 2016 is .
Per team
Updated to games played on 20 November 2016
Source: Wk1 WK2 WK3 WK4 WK5 WK6 WK7 WK8 WK9 WK10 WK12 WK13 WK14 WK15 WK16 WK17
Notes:
Only regular season listed
Highest and lowest
Source: Liga MX website
Liguilla - Apertura
Bracket
- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- Away goals rule 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 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura 2017 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 6, 2017.
Games scheduled for Round 10 were suspended due to a strike called by the Asociación Mexicana de Árbitros (Mexican Referee's Association).
Regular season
Standings
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.
Matches scheduled for Round 10 were postponed due to a strike called by the Asociación Mexicana de Árbitros (Mexican Referee's Association). Round 10 matches which were scheduled to take place between March 10 and March 12 were rescheduled to take place between April 11 and April 13. (between Rounds 13 and 14)
Last updated: 7 May 2017
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Results
Updated to games played on 7 May 2017.
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1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Regular season statistics
Hat-tricks
Attendances
Updated to games played on 7 May 2017
Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
Liguilla - Clausura
Bracket
- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- Away goals rule 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 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Relegation table
Last update: 7 May 2017
Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation 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
R = Relegated. Chiapas were relegated based on having a worse goal difference over the last three years than Veracruz.
Source: LigaMX
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 2017 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.
References
External links
- Official website of Liga MX
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