2012–13 Liga MX season
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 153 |
| Goals scored | 379 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Christian Benítez Esteban Paredes (11 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Apertura: Tigres 5-0 UNAM (October 20, 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Apertura: Jaguares 0-4 Tigres (July 20, 2012) Querétaro 0-4 América (August 18, 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Apertura: América 4-2 Jaguares (July 28, 2012) Morelia 3-3 San Luis (August 3, 2012) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 Liga MX season is the 66th professional season top-flight football league in Mexico. The season will be split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.
Clubs
Following is the list of the eighteen teams participating this season. Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons, ending its 36 year stay in the league. They were replaced by Leon, the winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Leon's first season in the Primera División after 10 years from being last relegated.
| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| América | Mexico City | Azteca | 105,000 |
| Atlante | Cancún | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 |
| Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 56,700 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 28,000 |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Estadio Azul | 35,000 |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Omnilife | 49,850 |
| León | León, Guanajuato | León | 33,943 |
| Monterrey | Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000 |
| Morelia | Morelia | Morelos | 35,000 |
| Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | 30,000 |
| Puebla | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 48,650 |
| Querétaro | Querétaro | La Corregidora | 40,785 |
| San Luis | San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras Ramírez | 24,000 |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón | Corona | 30,000 |
| Tijuana | Tijuana | Caliente | 21,000 |
| Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
| UANL | San Nicolás | Universitario | 42,000 |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | 63,000 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Apertura changes | ||||||
Torneo Apertura
The 2012 Apertura was the first championship of the season. The Regular Season began on July 20, 2012 and ended on November 11, 2012. The Liguilla tournament began on November 14, 2012. Santos Laguna were the defending champion, having won their fouth title last season.
Regular season
Standings
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Liguilla
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Guadalajara | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | América | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | América | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morelia | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toluca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tijuana | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tijuana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | León | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | León | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Apertura 2012 winners: |
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Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christian Benítez
|
América | 11 |
 Esteban Paredes
|
Atlante | 11 | |
| 3 |  Nelson Sebastián Maz
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León | 8 |
 Luis Gabriel Rey
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Chiapas | 8 | |
| Duvier Riascos
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Tijuana | 8 | |
 Miguel Sabah
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Morelia | 8 | |
| 7 |  Mariano Pavone
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Cruz Azul | 8 |
| Carlos Quintero
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Santos Laguna | 7 | |
| 9 | Matías Britos
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León | 6 |
| Lucas Lobos
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UANL | 6 | |
| Héctor Mancilla
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Atlas | 6 | |
| Rafael Marquez Lugo
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Guadalajara | 6 | |
| Carlos Peña
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León | 6 | |
| Humberto Suazo
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Monterrey | 6 | |
 Luis Tejada
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Toluca | 6 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Acosta |
UANL | UNAM | 5–0 | October 20, 2012 |
| Christian Benítez |
América | Pachuca | 4–0 | November 3, 2012 |
Torneo Clausura
The 2013 Clausura is the second and final championship of the season.
Regular season
Standings
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Results
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Liguilla
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalists qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|
Relegation
| Pos |
Team | '10 A Pts |
'11 C Pts |
'11 A Pts |
'12 C Pts |
'12 A Pts |
'13 C Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | León | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 1.9412 | |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 39 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 145 | 85 | 1.7059 | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 30 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 139 | 85 | 1.6353 | |
| 4 | UANL Tigres | 24 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 139 | 85 | 1.6353 | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 32 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 137 | 85 | 1.6118 | |
| 6 | Morelia | 21 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 136 | 85 | 1.6 | |
| 7 | Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 80 | 51 | 1.5686 | |
| 8 | América | 27 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 131 | 85 | 1.5412 | |
| 9 | UNAM | 25 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 124 | 85 | 1.4588 | |
| 10 | Toluca | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 119 | 85 | 1.4 | |
| 11 | Pachuca | 25 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 118 | 85 | 1.3882 | |
| 12 | Guadalajara | 22 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 115 | 85 | 1.3529 | |
| 13 | Jaguares | 25 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 114 | 85 | 1.3412 | |
| 14 | Atlante | 16 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 98 | 85 | 1.1529 | |
| 15 | San Luis | 26 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 98 | 85 | 1.1529 | |
| 16 | Puebla | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 91 | 85 | 1.0706 | |
| 17 | Atlas | 13 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 85 | 1 | |
| 18 | Querétaro | 19 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 85 | 0.9412 | Relegation |
Updated to games played on November 11, 2012
Source:http://ligamx.net/home/#