2012–13 Liga MX season


The 2012–13 Liga MX season was the 66th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico, and the first under the league's current identity as "Liga MX". The season was split into two competitions: the [|Torneo Apertura] and the Torneo Clausura—each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs

Eighteen teams participated in the season. Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three consecutive seasons, ending its 36-year stay in the league. León was promoted, and as the winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season, León returned to the top flight after being relegated 10 years earlier.
ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
AméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000
AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000
AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco63,200
ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,500
Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000
GuadalajaraGuadalajaraOmnilife49,850
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón33,943
MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000
MoreliaMoreliaMorelos35,000
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo30,000
PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc48,650
QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora36,500
San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000
Santos LagunaTorreónCorona30,000
TijuanaTijuanaCaliente21,000
TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000
UANLSan NicolásUniversitario42,000
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

The 2012 Apertura was the opening competition 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 and ended on December 2, 2012. Santos Laguna had been successful in defending their title since 2009.

Regular season

Standings

Results

Liguilla – Apertura

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Christian BenítezAmérica11
1 Esteban ParedesAtlante11
3 Nelson Sebastián MazLeón8
3 Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas8
3 Duvier RiascosTijuana8
3 Miguel SabahMorelia8
7 Mariano PavoneCruz Azul7
7 Carlos QuinteroSantos Laguna7
9 Matías BritosLeón6
9 Alfredo MorenoTijuana6
9 Héctor MancillaAtlas6
9 Rafael Marquez LugoGuadalajara6
9 Carlos PeñaLeón6
9 Humberto SuazoMonterrey6
9 Luis TejadaToluca6

Hat-tricks

Torneo Clausura

The 2013 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 4, 2013. Tijuana were defending their inaugural champion title.

Regular season

Standings

Results

Liguilla – Clausura

As of May 5, 2013. Source
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Christian BenítezAmérica17
2 Héctor MancillaMorelia12
3 Mariano PavoneCruz Azul12
4 Raúl JiménezAmérica10
5 Emmanuel VillaUANL9
7 Lucas LobosUANL8
7 Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna8
9 Félix BorjaPuebla7
9 Javier CortésUNAM7
9 Rafael Márquez LugoGuadalajara7

Hat-tricks

Relegation

Updated to games played on May 5, 2013
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