2020–21 Liga Premier de México season
The 2020–21 Liga Premier de México season is the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 18 September 2020 and finished on 16 May 2021.
Season | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Irapuato (3rd title) |
Matches played | 288 |
Goals scored | 817 (2.84 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Daniel Delgadillo (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Cafetaleros de Chiapas 9–1 Cañoneros Marina (14 March 2021) Inter Playa del Carmen 8–0 Ciervos (9 April 2021) |
Biggest away win | Dongu 0–7 Irapuato (30 January 2021) |
Highest scoring | Cafetaleros de Chiapas 9–1 Cañoneros Marina (14 March 2021) |
Longest winning run | Inter Playa del Carmen (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Inter Playa del Carmen (15 matches) |
Longest winless run | Ciervos (19 matches) |
Longest losing run | Cañoneros Marina Cuautla (9 matches) |
Highest attendance | 7,000 Irapuato vs Cuautla (17 March 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 47 Mazorqueros vs UAZ (2 April 2021) |
Total attendance | 11,721 (11 matches) |
Average attendance | 1,065 |
← 2019–20
Stats are from the regular season only |
Changes from the previous season
- UNAM Premier has discontinued their participation in Serie A to participate in the new Liga de Expansión MX.[1]
- Atlético Bahía, Atlético Reynosa, Atlético San Francisco, Calor, Coras de Nayarit, Correcaminos UAT Premier, Deportivo Nuevo Chimalhuacán, La Paz, Murciélagos, Sporting Canamy, UACH and Yalmakán were put on hiatus for the 2020–21 season due to financial issues due to COVID-19.[2]
- Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier renamed to Cafetaleros de Chiapas, will stay in Chiapas and will become their Primary Team after their Ascenso MX Team moved to Cancun.[3]
- Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala have been certified and promoted to the Liga de Expansión MX, while Atlético Reynosa did not get certified due to stadium issues.[4]
- Colima F.C. and Mazorqueros F.C. joins in Serie A as expansion teams.[5]
- Aguacateros CDU, Ciervos, Cuautla, Dongu and Zitácuaro joins in Serie A as expansion teams from Serie B.
- Real Zamora returns from hiatus but they were relocated and renamed as Azores de Hidalgo.
- Héroes de Zací tried to join in Serie A after being approved after a one-year hold due to stadium requirements were not met. However, to meet the requirements, the team was relocated to Acámbaro, Guanajuato,[6] in addition, the franchise was rented to another administration other than the owners.[7] However, the team was subsequently not approved to participate in the season.
- Atlético Irapuato was renamed as C.D. Irapuato due to changes in club ownership.[8]
- Chapulineros de Oaxaca will decline their Liga Premier participation for 2020–21 season to participate in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano after one year return from hiatus.[9]
- Deportivo CAFESSA Tlajomulco, Dorados de Sinaloa Premier, Mineros de Zacatecas Premier and Real Canamy Tlayacapan have dissolved.
- On January 23, 2021 Azores de Hidalgo was relocated and renamed as Inter de Querétaro,[10] however, officially the team continued to be registered as Azores de Hidalgo for the rest of the season.
Group 1
Stadiums and locations
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Alacranes de Durango | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 52 | Liguilla de Ascenso |
2 | La Piedad | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 47 | |
3 | Colima | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | |
4 | Gavilanes de Matamoros | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 46 | |
5 | Mineros de Fresnillo | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 35 | |
6 | Atlético San Luis | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 32 | |
7 | UAZ | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 32 | |
8 | Tecos | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 25 | |
9 | Mazorqueros | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 24 | |
10 | Saltillo | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 22 | |
11 | Leones Negros UdeG | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 19 | |
12 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 11 |
Positions by Round
Qualification to Liguilla. |
- Pending match against Saltillo (between Weeks 7 and 9)
- Pending matches against UAZ (between Weeks 1 and 7); Saltillo (between Weeks 4 and 11) and Fresnillo (between Weeks 7 and 12)
- Pending matches against UAZ (between Weeks 2 and 10); Saltillo (between Weeks 5 and 7); and Fresnillo (between Weeks 8 and 11)
- Pending matches against Tecos (between Weeks 3 and 7); La Piedad (between Weeks 7 and 12); Gavilanes (between Weeks 8 and 11) and UAZ (between Weeks 9 and 10)
- Pending matches against La Piedad (between Weeks 1 and 7); Gavilanes (between Weeks 2 and 10) and Fresnillo (between Weeks 9 and 10)
- Pending match against Fresnillo (between Weeks 3 and 7)
- Pending matches against La Piedad (since Week 4); Gavilanes (between Weeks 5 and 7); and Durango (between Weeks 7 and 9)
Results
Group 2
Stadium and locations
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 59 | Liguilla de Ascenso |
2 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 57 | |
3 | Irapuato (C) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 57 | |
4 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 53 | |
5 | CAFESSA Jalisco | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 50 | |
6 | Aguacateros CDU | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 44 | |
7 | Pioneros de Cancún | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 42 | |
8 | Dongu | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 32 | |
9 | Zitácuaro | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 31 | |
10 | Cuautla | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 19 | |
11 | Inter Querétaro[lower-alpha 1] | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 17 | |
12 | Ciervos | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 63 | −51 | 11 | |
13 | Cañoneros Marina | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 56 | −39 | 10 |
- Since Week 14 Azores de Hidalgo was renamed as Inter Querétaro, however, in the FMF and Liga Premier they kept the name Azores de Hidalgo.
Positions by Round
Qualification to Liguilla. |
Notes: † indicates team rested that round
- Pending matches against Irapuato (between Weeks 1 and 14), Aguacateros CDU (between Weeks 7 and 13) and Ciervos (between Weeks 15 and 20)
- Pending matches against Pioneros (between Weeks 12 and 16), Ciervos (between Weeks 13 and 18) and Cañoneros Marina (between Weeks 15 and 20)
- Pending matches against Cruz Azul Hidalgo (between Weeks 1 and 14); Cuautla (between Weeks 2 and 10; between Weeks 15 and 23) and Cafetaleros (between Weeks 7 and 12)
- Pending matches against Zitácuaro (between Weeks 4 and 6) and Irapuato (between Weeks 7 and 12)
- Pending match against Zitácuaro (between Weeks 3 and 14).
- Pending matches against Marina (between Weeks 6 and 12), Cruz Azul Hidalgo (between Weeks 7 and 13); Inter Querétaro (between Weeks 15 and 18); and Pioneros de Cancún (between Weeks 11 and 17)
- Pending matches against Aguacateros CDU (between Weeks 11 and 17) and Inter Playa (between Weeks 12 and 16)
- Pending match against Inter Querétaro (between Weeks 14 and 19)
- Pending matches against CAFESSA (between Weeks 3 and 14); and Cafetaleros (between Weeks 4 and 6)
- Pending matches against Irapuato (between Weeks 2 and 10; between Weeks 15 and 23) and Inter (between Weeks 13 and 26).
- Since Week 14 the team was renamed as Inter Querétaro, however, in the FMF and Liga Premier they kept the name Azores de Hidalgo.
- Pending matches against Cuautla (between Weeks 13 and 26), Dongu (between Weeks 14 and 19) and Aguacateros CDU (between Weeks 15 and 18)
- Pending matches against Inter Playa (between Weeks 13 and 18); Cañoneros Marina (since Week 14) and Cruz Azul Hidalgo (between Weeks 15 and 20)
- Pending matches against Aguacateros CDU (between Weeks 6 and 12), Ciervos (since Week 14) and Inter Playa (between Weeks 15 and 20)
Results
Regular Season statistics
Top goalscorersPlayers sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source:Liga Premier FMF |
Hat-tricks
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
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Coefficient table
P | Team | Pts | G | Pts/G | GD |
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1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 59 | 24 | 2.458 | +34 |
2 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 57 | 24 | 2.375 | +38 |
3 | Irapuato | 57 | 24 | 2.375 | +37 |
4 | Alacranes de Durango | 52 | 22 | 2.364 | +29 |
5 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 53 | 24 | 2.208 | +39 |
6 | La Piedad | 47 | 22 | 2.136 | +19 |
7 | Colima | 46 | 22 | 2.091 | +17 |
8 | Gavilanes de Matamoros | 46 | 22 | 2.091 | +8 |
9 | CAFESSA Jalisco | 50 | 24 | 2.083 | +18 |
10 | Aguacateros CDU | 44 | 24 | 1.833 | +5 |
11 | Pioneros de Cancún | 42 | 24 | 1.750 | +4 |
12 | Mineros de Fresnillo | 35 | 22 | 1.591 | +5 |
13 | Atlético San Luis | 32 | 22 | 1.455 | –2 |
14 | Tuzos UAZ | 32 | 22 | 1.455 | –3 |
15 | Dongu | 32 | 24 | 1.333 | –19 |
16 | Zitácuaro | 31 | 24 | 1.292 | –11 |
17 | Tecos | 25 | 22 | 1.136 | –8 |
18 | Mazorqueros | 24 | 22 | 1.091 | –13 |
19 | Saltillo | 22 | 22 | 1.000 | –17 |
20 | Leones Negros | 19 | 22 | 0.864 | –17 |
21 | Cuautla | 19 | 24 | 0.792 | –21 |
22 | Azores/Inter Querétaro | 17 | 24 | 0.708 | –34 |
23 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | –21 |
24 | Ciervos | 11 | 24 | 0.458 | –51 |
25 | Cañoneros Marina | 10 | 24 | 0.417 | –39 |
Last updated: April 11, 2021
Source: Liga Premier FMF
P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference
Attendance
Highest and lowest
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13 | Cuautla | 3–2[b] | Inter de Querétaro | 100 | N/A | |||
14 | No matches with fans in attendance | |||||||
15 | Irapuato | 2–1[b] | Cuautla | 7,000 | N/A | |||
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23 | Inter Playa | 4–1 | Aguacateros CDU | 100 | Mazorqueros | 3–0 | UAZ | 47 |
24 | Irapuato | 1–0 | Inter Playa | 1,500 | N/A | |||
25 | No matches with fans in attendance | |||||||
26 | Irapuato | 6–0 | Cañoneros Marina | 1,500 | Durango | 4–0 | Mazorqueros | 150 |
Source: Liga Premier FMF
Liguilla
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate 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 penalty shoot-out.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Gavilanes de Matamoros | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Alacranes de Durango | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Alacranes de Durango (s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Irapuato | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Inter Playa del Carmen (s) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Colima | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Irapuato | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Irapuato | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | La Piedad | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 April 2021.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1–0 | Gavilanes de Matamoros | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Alacranes de Durango | (s) 0–0 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Inter Playa del Carmen | (s) 3–3 | Colima | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Irapuato | 5–2 | La Piedad | 1–1 | 4–1 |
All times are UTC−5
First leg
17 April 2021 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 0–0 | Alacranes de Durango | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
16:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Attendance: 365 Referee: Rafael Bonilla Vargas |
17 April 2021 | Gavilanes de Matamoros | 0–0 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Matamoros, Tamaulipas |
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Hogar Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Miguel Ángel Morales Sánchez |
17 April 2021 | Colima | 2–2 | Inter Playa del Carmen | Colima City, Colima |
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Madrid 32' Chaurand 82' |
Report | Calderón 38' Suárez 64' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ricardo Emmanuel Chávez Sánchez |
Second leg
23 April 2021 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 1–1 (3–3 agg.) | Colima | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo |
16:00 EST (UTC−5) | Calderón 68' | Report | Chaurand 36' (pen.) | Stadium: Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid Attendance: 800 Referee: Ramón Guerrero Martínez |
23 April 2021 | Alacranes de Durango | 0–0 (0–0 agg.) | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | Durango City, Durango |
20:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Zarco Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mauricio Eleazar López Sánchez |
24 April 2021 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Gavilanes de Matamoros | Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
16:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Sánchez 59' | Report | Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre Attendance: 0 Referee: José Roberto González Robledo |
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 29 April, and the second legs were played on 2 May 2021.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cruz Azul Hidalgo | (s) 2–2 | Alacranes de Durango | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Inter Playa del Carmen | 1–2 | Irapuato | 0–0 | 1–2 |
All times are UTC−5
First leg
29 April 2021 | Irapuato | 0–0 | Inter Playa del Carmen | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Morales Sánchez |
29 April 2021 | Alacranes de Durango | 1–1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Durango City, Durango |
20:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Guzmán 30' | Report | Bustos 14' | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Zarco Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ricardo Emmanuel Chávez Sánchez |
Second leg
2 May 2021 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 1–2 (1–2 agg.) | Irapuato | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo |
16:00 EST (UTC−5) | García 36' | Report | O. González 6' Hurtado 90+1' |
Stadium: Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid Attendance: 1,600 Referee: José Roberto González Robledo |
2 May 2021 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1–1 (2–2 agg.) | Alacranes de Durango | Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
16:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Martínez 17' | Report | Osuna 19' | Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre Attendance: 0 Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta |
Final
The first leg was played on 9 May, and the second leg was played on 16 May 2021.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1–3 | Irapuato | 0–2 | 1–1 |
All times are UTC−5
First leg
9 May 2021 | Irapuato | 2–0 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | González 56' Granados 66' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Attendance: 11,992 Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta |
Second leg
16 May 2021 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Irapuato | Mexico City |
12:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Cedillo 31' | Report | González 65' | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 0 Referee: José Roberto González Robledo |
2020–21 winners |
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Irapuato 3rd title |
References
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