2009–10 Liga de Ascenso season

The 2009-2010 season was the first under the new name Liga de Ascenso, renamed from Primera A.

Liga de Ascenso
Season2009–10
ChampionsApertura: Necaxa
Clausura: Necaxa
PromotedNecaxa
RelegatedNone

Also the Clausura part of the tournament was renamed Bicentenario 2010 in honor of the 200 year anniversary of the declaration for Mexican Independence.

Changes

From Clausura 2009 to the new format there were many changes, the 3 group format was dropped in favor of 1 single table with the top 7 teams advancing to the playoffs, the top team over all to the semifinals and the next 6 teams to the quarterfinals.

The number of teams decreased from 27 to 17 teams

Dropped teams

Stadium and locations
Locations of the Liga de Ascenso 2009–10 teams
Club Stadium Capacity City
Lobos BUAP Cuauhtémoc 46,912 Puebla
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 17,000 Mexico City
Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000 Durango
Guerreros Héroe de Nacozari 22,000 Hermosillo
Irapuato Sergio León Chavez 33,000 Irapuato
La Piedad Juan N. López 17,000 La Piedad
León Nou Camp 33,943 León
Mérida Carlos Iturralde 21,050 Mérida
Necaxa Victoria 25,000 Aguascalientes
Orizaba Luis de la Fuente 30,000 Veracruz
Potros Neza Neza 86 28,500 Nezahualcóyotl
Pumas Morelos Centenario 15,237 Cuernavaca
Dorados de Sinaloa Banorte 21,000 Culiacán
Tijuana Caliente 33,333 Tijuana
Correcaminos Marte R. Gómez 19,500 Ciudad Victoria
U. de G. Jalisco 60,000 Guadalajara
Veracruz Luis de la Fuente 30,000 Veracruz

Torneo Apertura
Liga de Ascenso
Season2009–10
ChampionsNecaxa
Matches played136
Goals scored329 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerAriel González (11)
Biggest home winLeón 5–1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo (23 August 2009)
Necaxa 5–1 Potros Neza (24 October 2009)
Veracruz 4–0 Cruz Azul Hidalgo (7 November 2009)
Biggest away winSinaloa 0–2 Lobos BUAP (15 August 2009)
Orizaba 1–3 Necaxa (26 September 2009)
Durango 3–5 Pumas Morelos (4 October 2009)
Highest scoringDurango 3–5 Pumas Morelos (4 October 2009)

The 2009 Liga de Ascenso Apertura was the first and inaugural football tournament of the 2009–10 Liga de Ascenso season. The tournament began on July 31, 2009 and ended on December 13, 2009.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Irapuato (A) 16 10 2 4 28 18 +10 32 Qualification for Liga de Ascenso Apertura 2009 Liguilla Semi-finals
2 Lobos BUAP (A) 16 8 4 4 19 13 +6 28 Qualification for Liga de Ascenso Apertura 2009 Liguilla Quarter-finals
3 Necaxa (A) 16 8 4 4 23 18 +5 28
4 Veracruz (A) 16 8 4 4 18 13 +5 28
5 Dorados de Sinaloa (A) 16 8 2 6 23 22 +1 26
6 Cruz Azul Hidalgo (A) 16 7 4 5 21 22 −1 25
7 Potros Neza (A) 16 6 6 4 24 21 +3 24
8 Merida 16 6 6 4 18 15 +3 24
9 Pumas Morelos 16 4 9 3 21 19 +2 21
10 Léon 16 6 3 7 27 26 +1 21
11 Border Tijuana 16 5 5 6 18 14 +4 20
12 Durango 16 5 5 6 23 24 −1 20
13 Correcaminos 16 6 1 9 18 22 −4 19
14 La Piedad 16 4 6 6 22 21 +1 18
15 Orizaba 16 3 4 9 12 19 −7 13
16 U. de G. 16 2 7 7 11 21 −10 13
17 Guerreros 16 2 4 10 6 24 −18 10
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2009. Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Position by fixture
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Irapuato17211211111111111
BUAP1515104911131111791164342
Necaxa45158854322323433
Veracruz139334322253232224
Sinaloa229126597484486775
Cruz Azul Hidalgo66613764812910545666
Potros Neza53891096101012121012141297
Mérida1112781214119847678558
Pumas Morelos81112111313141515141313141214139
León12813754857369101111810
Tijuana94111037101261111129981011
Durango141315161517151616161714131091112
UAT3104221335105757101213
La Piedad1015611107696881113131414
Orizaba714141516151613141516171715151515
U. de G.1617171414121214131314151516161616
Guerreros1716161717161717171715161617171717
Source: (in Spanish)

Results
Home \ Away BUP CAH DUR GUE IRA LAP LEÓ MER NEC ORI PTN PUM SIN TIJ UAT UDG VER
BUAP 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Durango 0–0 2–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–5 2–2 2–2 1–2
Guerreros 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1
Irapuato 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–1
La Piedad 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 4–0
León 5–1 0–2 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0
Mérida 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–0
Necaxa 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 1–0
Orizaba 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1
Potros Neza 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–0
Pumas Morelos 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0
Sinaloa 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–2 2–0
Tijuana 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1
UAT 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 3–1 0–1 0–2
U. de G. 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Veracruz 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2009. Source: FeMexFut
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final phase
Main article: Liga de Ascenso Apertura 2009 Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Irapuato 0 3 3
4 Veracruz 1 0 1
4 Veracruz 0 1 1
5 Dorados de Sinaloa 1 0 1
1 Irapuato 0 3 3
3 Necaxa 1 3 4
2 Lobos BUAP 2 1 3
7 Potros Neza 1 0 1
2 Lobos BUAP 0 0 0
3 Necaxa 2 0 2
3 Necaxa 1 2 3
6 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1 0 1
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2010 winner
 Apertura 2009 winner: 
Necaxa
1st title

Top-ten goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mexico Ariel González Irapuato 11
2 Mexico Fausto David Ruiz Potros Neza 10
3 Uruguay Bosco Frontán La Piedad 8
4 Uruguay Nelson Sebastián Maz Necaxa 8
5 Mexico Raúl Enríquez Tijuana 8
6 Mexico Luis Orozco León 7
7 Mexico Pedro Solís Correcaminos 7
8 Mexico Francisco Bravo Veracruz 7
9 Uruguay Dany González Durango 7
10 Uruguay Álvaro González Lobos BUAP 7
Source: FeMexFut

2010 Liga de Ascenso Bicentenario Clausura 2010
Liga de Ascenso
Season2009–10
ChampionsNecaxa
Top goalscorerArgentina Ariel González
(11 goals)
Biggest home winNecaxa 4–0 Guerreros (16 January 2010)
Irapuato 4–0 Veracruz (17 January 2010)
Mérida 4–0 La Piedad (30 January 2010)
Biggest away winOrizaba 1–4 Tijuana (6 February 2010)
Highest scoringPotros Neza 3–4 Pumas Morelos (31 January 2010)
Durango 4–3 Guerreros (20 February 2010)

The 2010 Liga de Ascenso Bicentenario is the second football tournament of the 2009–10 Liga de Ascenso season.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Léon 16 10 4 2 25 13 +12 34 Advance to the semifinal
2 Necaxa 16 8 8 0 25 13 +12 32 Advance to quarterfinal
3 Border Tijuana 16 8 3 5 24 15 +9 27
4 Pumas Morelos 16 8 2 6 21 16 +5 26
5 La Piedad 16 8 1 7 16 18 −2 25
6 Correcaminos 16 7 3 6 22 17 +5 24
7 Lobos BUAP 16 7 3 6 17 22 −5 24
8 Irapuato 16 6 5 5 21 18 +3 23
9 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 16 6 5 5 17 14 +3 23
10 Merida 16 5 7 4 21 13 +8 22
11 Orizaba 16 4 10 2 19 17 +2 22
12 Dorados de Sinaloa 16 5 4 7 18 20 −2 19
13 Potros Neza 16 4 5 7 24 26 −2 17
14 Durango 16 4 3 9 20 28 −8 15
15 Veracruz 16 4 3 9 18 26 −8 15
16 U. de G. 16 3 4 9 15 28 −13 13
17 Guerreros 16 2 4 10 11 28 −17 10
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2010. Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Position by fixture
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
BUAP159655544456687567
Cruz Azul Hidalgo3611117678998979679
Durango11791311121010121414141213131514
Guerreros815161616161617171717171717171717
Irapuato9221146778981089108
La Piedad4105913756632555755
León13332123343111121
Mérida1241066811981111121312111110
Necaxa21123211224334212
Orizaba6111310141412121110101191010811
Potros Neza1316171717171716161616161616161513
Pumas Morelos514748985565443444
Sinaloa1012141515151514131212131414141212
Tijuana165874332111222333
UAT178489109111077766896
U. de G.713151210111415151515151515151616
Veracruz1417121412131313141313101111121315
Source: (in Spanish)

Results
Home \ Away BUP CAH DUR GUE IRA LAP LEÓ MER NEC ORI PTN PUM SIN TIJ UAT UDG VER
BUAP 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 1–0 2–2
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–1
Durango 4–3 1–3 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–3 1–2
Guerreros 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2
Irapuato 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 4–0
La Piedad 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
León 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0
Mérida 2–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–1
Necaxa 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–1
Orizaba 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–1 3–1
Potros Neza 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–4 1–1 3–2
Pumas Morelos 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Sinaloa 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 1–0
Tijuana 2–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–0
UAT 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0
U. de G. 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–3
Veracruz 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2010. Source: FeMexFut
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final phase
Main article: Liga de Ascenso Bicentenario 2010 Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 León 2 5 7
5 La Piedad 0 0 0
4 Pumas Morelos 0 1 1
5 La Piedad 0 2 2
1 León 0 2 2
2 Necaxa 3 1 4
2 Necaxa 0 2 2
7 BUAP 0 0 0
2 Necaxa 0 5 5
3 Border Tijuana 0 2 2
3 Border Tijuana 2 1 3
6 Correcaminos 1 1 2
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher-seeded team advances.
  • The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2010 winner
 Bicentenario 2010 winner 
Necaxa
2nd title

Awards
AwardPlayerTeam
MVP
Best Manager
Best Goalkeeper
Best Wingback
Best Centre back
Best Defensive Midfielder
Best Offensive Midfielder
Best Forward
Best Rookie
Golden Boot
Source:Medio Tiempo

Top-ten goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Carlos Casartelli León 8
2 Mexico Raúl Enríquez Tijuana 7
3 Argentina Ariel González Irapuato 6
Argentina Mauro Gerk Tijuana 6
5 Uruguay Nelson Maz Necaxa 5
Mexico Pablo Bonells Pumas Morelos 5
Mexico Luis Orozco León 5
Mexico Rafael Murguía La Piedad 5
Source: FeMexFut

Relegation table

Relegation is determined by a quotient of the total points earned in the Liga de Ascenso divided by the total number of games played over the past three seasons of the Liga de Ascenso (for clubs that have not been the Liga de Ascenso all three season, the last consecutive seasons of participation are taken into account). The club with the lowest quotient is relegated to the Segunda División Profesional for the next season.

Pos. Club Total
Points		 Total
Games		 Ave.
1 Necaxa 47 25 1.8800
2 León 170 92 1.8478
3 Tijuana 107 58 1.8448
4 Veracruz 97 57 1.7018
5 Dorados de Sinaloa 153 91 1.6813
6 Irapuato 94 57 1.6491
7 Lobos BUAP 147 92 1.5978
8 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 141 91 1.5495
9 Correcaminos 144 93 1.5484
10 Pumas Morelos 136 92 1.4783
11 Mérida 132 91 1.4505
12 Durango 122 91 1.3407
13 Orizaba 117 92 1.2717
13 La Piedad 117 92 1.2717
15 Potros Neza 59 57 1.0351
16 U. de G. 94 92 1.0217
17 Guerreros 81 91 0.8901 *
  Eligible for relegation to Segunda División Profesional. There was no relegation after the 2009–10 season.

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