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2020–21 Liga MX season

The 2020–21 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the Torneo Guardianes 2020 and the Torneo Guardianes 2021—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Both the Apertura 2020 and Clausura 2021 tournaments were renamed "Torneo Guardianes 2020" and "Torneo Guardianes 2021" (stylized as Guard1anes) to honor healthcare workers in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[1][2] The Guardianes 2020 tournament began on 24 July 2020.[3]

Liga MX
Season2020–21
ChampionsGuardianes 2020:
León (8th title)
Guardianes 2021:
Cruz Azul (9th title)
Champions LeagueLeón
UNAM
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
Matches played306
Goals scored753 (2.46 per match)
Apertura:
394 (2.58 per match)
Clausura:
359 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerGuardianes 2020:
Jonathan Rodríguez
(12 goals)
Guardianes 2021:
Alexis Canelo
(11 goals)
Biggest home winGuardianes 2020:
América 4–0 Tijuana
(1 August 2020)
Santos Laguna 4–0 Mazatlán
(8 November 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
Puebla 4–0 Juárez
(12 February 2021)
Biggest away winGuardianes 2020:
Atlético San Luis 0–5 Mazatlán
(29 October 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
Juárez 1–6 Monterrey
(3 March 2021)
Highest scoringGuardianes 2020:
Pachuca 4–3 Mazatlán
(24 August 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
Toluca 4–4 Puebla
(21 March 2021)
Longest winning runGuardianes 2020:
7 matches
León
Guardianes 2021:
12 matches
Cruz Azul
Longest unbeaten runGuardianes 2020:
14 matches
León
Guardianes 2021:
15 matches
Cruz Azul
Longest winless runGuardianes 2020:
9 matches
Querétaro
Guardianes 2021:
10 matches
Atlético San Luis
Longest losing runGuardianes 2020:
5 matches
Necaxa
Guardianes 2021:
7 matches
Atlético San Luis
Highest attendanceGuardianes 2020:
6,019
Mazatlán vs Monterrey
(25 October 2020)
Guardianes 2021:
12,778
Puebla vs UNAM
(23 April 2021)
Total attendanceGuardianes 2020:
11,066
Guardianes 2021:
312,571 (45 matches)
Average attendanceGuardianes 2020:
614
Guardianes 2021:
6,946
Stats are from the regular season only
Source: Liga MX

The season saw the debut of Mazatlán F.C., replacing Monarcas Morelia, who were relocated to Mazatlán, Sinaloa to become the new Mazatlán franchise, despite backlash from supporters, former players, and the sports media across Mexico.[4][5] The season saw an expanded playoff system. Twelve teams qualified to the Liguilla instead of eight.[6]

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,110
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras 25,709
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca 87,000
Guadalajara Zapopan, Jalisco Akron 45,364
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
León León, Guanajuato León 31,297
Mazatlán Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mazatlán 25,000
Monterrey Guadalupe, Nuevo León BBVA 53,500
Necaxa Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 27,512
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc 51,726
Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Corregidora 33,162
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona 29,237
Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez 31,000
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario 41,886
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 48,297
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Locations of the 2020–21 Liga MX teams
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Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños   Santiago Solari   Guillermo Ochoa Nike AT&T
Atlas José Riestra   Diego Cocca   Aldo Rocha Charly Banco Azteca
Atlético San Luis Alberto Marrero   Leonel Rocco   Camilo Mayada Pirma Canel's
Cruz Azul Álvaro Dávila   Juan Reynoso   José de Jesús Corona Joma Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Amaury Vergara   Víctor Manuel Vucetich   Jesús Molina Puma Caliente
Juárez Guillermo Cantú   Alfonso Sosa   Darío Lezcano Carrara S-Mart
León Jesús Martínez Murguia   Ignacio Ambríz   Luis Montes Pirma Cementos Fortaleza
Mazatlán Mauricio Lanz González   Tomás Boy   Rodrigo Millar Pirma Caliente
Monterrey Duilio Davino   Javier Aguirre   Dorlan Pabón Puma AT&T
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores   Guillermo Vázquez   David Cabrera Pirma Rolcar
Pachuca Armando Martínez Patiño   Paulo Pezzolano   Jorge Hernández Charly Cementos Fortaleza
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García   Nicolás Larcamón   Javier Salas Umbro AT&T
Querétaro Manuel Velarde   Héctor Altamirano   Gil Alcalá Charly Banco Multiva
Santos Laguna Dante Elizalde   Guillermo Almada   Dória Charly Soriana
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa   Robert Siboldi   Jonathan Orozco Charly Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga   Hernán Cristante   Rubens Sambueza Under Armour Banamex
UANL Alejandro Rodríguez   Ricardo Ferretti   Guido Pizarro Adidas Cemex
UNAM Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez   Andrés Lillini   Juan Pablo Vigón Nike DHL Express

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table 		Ref.
Pre-Guardianes changes
Querétaro   Víctor Manuel Vucetich Mutual agreement termination 2 June 2020   Alex Diego 23 June 2020 Preseason [7][8]
Tijuana   Gustavo Quinteros Resigned 12 June 2020   Pablo Guede 19 June 2020 [9][10]
UNAM   Míchel Resigned 23 July 2020   Andrés Lillini (Interim) 23 July 2020 [11][12]
Guardianes
Guadalajara    Luis Fernando Tena Sacked 9 August 2020   Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) 9 August 2020 17th [13][14]
Atlas    Rafael Puente Jr. Sacked 10 August 2020    Rubén Duarte (Interim) 10 August 2020 16th [15]
Atlas   Rubén Duarte (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 14 August 2020   Diego Cocca 11 August 2020[note 1][17] 16th [18]
Guadalajara   Marcelo Michel Leaño (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 13 August 2020   Víctor Manuel Vucetich 13 August 2020 13th [19]
UNAM    Andrés Lillini (Interim) Ratified as manager 17 August 2020    Andrés Lillini 17 August 2020 3rd [20][21]
Necaxa    Alfonso Sosa Sacked 4 September 2020    José Guadalupe Cruz 6 September 2020 14th [22][23]
Toluca    José Manuel de la Torre Sacked 28 September 2020   Carlos Adrián Morales (Interim)  28 September 2020 10th [24][25]
Mazatlán    Francisco Palencia Sacked  3 October 2020   Tomás Boy 5 October 2020 17th [26][27]
Querétaro   Alex Diego Sacked 26 October 2020   Héctor Altamirano 27 October 2020 17th [28][29]
Atlético San Luis    Guillermo Vázquez Mutual agreement termination 30 October 2020   Luis Francisco García (Interim)  31 October 2020 18th [30]
Pre-Guardianes Clausura changes
Atlético San Luis   Luis Francisco García (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 23 November 2020   Leonel Rocco 23 November 2020 Preseason [31]
Monterrey   Antonio Mohamed Mutual agreement termination 25 November 2020   Javier Aguirre 7 December 2020 [32][33]
Toluca   Carlos Adrián Morales (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 25 November 2020   Hernán Cristante 1 December 2020 [34][35]
Juárez   Gabriel Caballero Sacked 26 November 2020   Luis Fernando Tena 28 November 2020 [36][37]
Puebla    Juan Reynoso  Sacked 1 December 2020    Nicolás Larcamón 9 December 2020  [38][39]
Cruz Azul   Robert Siboldi Resigned 11 December 2020   Luis Armando González (Interim) 11 December 2020[note 2] [40][41]
América    Miguel Herrera  Sacked 21 December 2020   Santiago Solari  29 December 2020 [42]
Cruz Azul   Luis Armando González (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker 7 January 2021   Juan Reynoso 7 January 2021 [43]
Guardianes Clausura changes
Juárez   Luis Fernando Tena Sacked 15 March 2021   Alfonso Sosa 17 March 2021 16th [44][45]
Necaxa    José Guadalupe Cruz  Sacked 16 March 2021   Guillermo Vázquez 18 March 2021 18th [46]
Tijuana   Pablo Guede Mutual agreement 12 April 2021   Ildefonso Mendoza (Interim) 14 April 2021 11th [47][48]
Tijuana    Ildefonso Mendoza (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker  19 April 2021   Robert Siboldi 19 April 2021 15th [49][50]

Torneo Guardianes 2020

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The Apertura tournament was named Guardianes 2020, in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The tournament began on 24 July 2020.

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 León (C) 17 12 4 1 27 14 +13 40 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
2 UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 +12 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 +9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 +7 29
5 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 26 21 +5 29 Qualification for the Reclassification[b]
6 UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 +11 28
7 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 +3 26
8 Santos Laguna 17 7 4 6 24 20 +4 25
9 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 +4 25
10 Necaxa 17 7 3 7 16 20 −4 24
11 Toluca 17 6 3 8 23 28 −5 21
12 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 −3 20
13 Juárez 17 4 7 6 16 19 −3 19
14 Mazatlán 17 4 4 9 24 31 −7 16
15 Tijuana 17 4 3 10 12 27 −15 15
16 Atlas 17 3 5 9 13 20 −7 14
17 Querétaro 17 3 4 10 23 28 −5 13
18 Atlético San Luis 17 3 2 12 16 35 −19 11
Source: Liga MX
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

Positions by Round

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Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
León1071063321432111111
UNAM71111444343335423
América62434532114442332
Cruz Azul55352113221224244
Monterrey387911756677866655
UANL2452689101086553566
Guadalajara111517131012108768787987
Santos Laguna169814141611131416121499898
Pachuca13149129675555678779
Necaxa181818161691215181818171611111010
Toluca1410137526781011101010101111
Puebla13248118111112991112131312
Juárez866101314151612910111213121213
Mazatlán1716111515181617161415151716161414
Tijuana411121717131412131516161314141515
Atlas1517161818171814151314121415151616
Querétaro1212151171013991113131517171717
Atlético San Luis91314812151718171717181818181818
Source: Liga MX

Results

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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AMÉ ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUÁ LEÓ MAZ MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América — 1–0 — — 1–0 — — 3–1 1–3 — — — — 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2
Atlas — — — 1–0 — — — 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 — — 1–2 — 1–2
Atlético San Luis 1–2 1–1 — 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–2 2–1 — — 2–1 — — — — —
Cruz Azul 0–0 — — — — 3–2 2–0 — — 3–0 1–0 — — 2–0 — — 0–2 1–2
Guadalajara — 3–2 2–1 0–2 — — 0–0 2–1 3–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 — — — — —
Juárez 1–1 0–1 — — 0–2 — 0–0 — — 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 — — — —
León 3–2 2–1 — — — — — 2–1 1–0 — — — — 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 2–0
Mazatlán — — — 2–3 — 3–2 — — 1–2 — — 1–4 — — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Monterrey — 1–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 — — — 1–1 — 3–1 — 2–2 — 3–1 0–2 —
Necaxa 1–1 — — — 1–2 — 0–2 1–0 — — — 0–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–3 —
Pachuca 1–2 — 3–1 — — — 0–1 4–3 1–1 0–1 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 — 1–1
Puebla 2–3 — 1–0 1–1 — — 1–2 — — — 0–1 — 3–3 0–2 — 4–1 — —
Querétaro 4–1 — — 1–0 — — 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 — — — — 2–2 4–1 — —
Santos Laguna — 0–0 2–1 — 2–0 — — 4–0 — — 1–1 — 2–1 — 2–0 — — 1–2
Tijuana — 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 — — 2–1 — 0–2 1–0 — — — — 0–0 —
Toluca — — 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 — — — — — — 1–2 2–0 — 3–2 —
UANL — 3–0 3–0 — 1–3 1–1 — — — — 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 — — — 1–1
UNAM — — 3–0 — 2–2 1–1 — — 1–1 1–1 — 4–1 3–2 — 3–0 1–0 — —
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Jonathan Rodríguez Cruz Azul 12
2   André-Pierre Gignac UANL 11
3   Juan Ignacio Dinenno UNAM 10
  Darío Lezcano Juárez
5   Camilo Sanvezzo Mazatlán 8
6   Henry Martín América 7
  Ángel Mena León
8   Alexis Canelo Toluca 6
  Rogelio Funes Mori Monterrey
  Nicolás López UANL
  Santiago Ormeño Puebla
  Hugo Silveira Querétaro
  Federico Viñas América

Source: Liga MX

Hat tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Víctor Dávila Pachuca Atlético San Luis 3–1 3 September 2020
  Camilo Sanvezzo Mazatlán Atlético San Luis 5–0 29 October 2020

Final phase – Guardianes 2020

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Main article: Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase

Reclassification

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monterrey 2–2 (2–4 p) Puebla
UANL 2–1 Toluca
Guadalajara 1–0 Necaxa
Santos Laguna 0–3 Pachuca
  • All rounds were played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 León 1 2 3
8 Puebla 2 0 2
1 León 1 1 2
6 Guadalajara 1 0 1
3 América 0 1 1
6 Guadalajara 1 2 3
1 León 1 2 3
2 UNAM 1 0 1
2 UNAM 1 0 1
7 Pachuca 0 0 0
2 UNAM (s) 0 4 4
4 Cruz Azul 4 0 4
4 Cruz Azul 3 0 3
5 UANL 1 1 2
  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
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Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Pachuca 0–1 UNAM 0–1 0–0
Guadalajara 3–1 América 1–0 2–1
UANL 2–3 Cruz Azul 1–3 1–0

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara 1–2 León 1–1 0–1
Cruz Azul 4–4 (s) UNAM 4–0 0–4

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–3 León 1–1 0–2
 Guardianes 2020 winners: 
León
8th title

Torneo Guardianes 2021

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The Clausura tournament was named Guardianes 2021, in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[53] The tournament began on 7 January 2021.[54]

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul (C) 17 13 2 2 26 11 +15 41 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
2 América 17 12 2 3 26 14 +12 38[b]
3 Puebla 17 7 7 3 25 14 +11 28
4 Monterrey 17 8 4 5 22 13 +9 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 7 5 5 18 13 +5 26 Qualification for the Reclassification[c]
6 León 17 8 2 7 25 23 +2 26
7 Atlas 17 7 4 6 20 15 +5 25[b]
8 Pachuca 17 6 5 6 20 19 +1 23
9 Guadalajara 17 5 8 4 21 21 0 23
10 UANL 17 6 5 6 19 20 −1 23
11 Toluca 17 6 4 7 26 24 +2 22
12 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 19 25 −6 21
13 Mazatlán 17 6 3 8 19 26 −7 21
14 Tijuana 17 5 5 7 19 21 −2 20
15 UNAM 17 4 6 7 10 12 −2 18
16 Juárez 17 4 3 10 13 29 −16 15
17 Atlético San Luis 17 3 3 11 20 33 −13 12 Team is last place in the coefficient table.
18 Necaxa 17 2 5 10 14 29 −15 11
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ a b América was penalized for having an ineligible player on the bench in their Week 7 match against Atlas. América originally won the match 0–2 but were docked the 3 points obtained for the victory. Atlas were given a 3–0 victory and the 3 points docked from América.[55]
  3. ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

Positions by Round

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Leader and qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Liguilla
Qualification to Reclassification
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Cruz Azul15171284311111111111
América57553232222222222
Puebla105911138106567764333
Monterrey21342667434433444
Santos Laguna62215553653345555
León1715171315171415171514987666
Atlas1818181818151113876656787
Pachuca91314161718181818171512111414138
Guadalajara7111517111213109913161515999
UANL38468108911111214109101010
Toluca141311243455788711
Querétaro169697791112128101210111112
Mazatlán410107911151213139111311121213
Tijuana121472644578108912151414
UNAM11381010131717141416151413131515
Juárez812161212161214151617181816171716
Atlético San Luis1416111514978101011131617161617
Necaxa136131416141616161818171718181818
Source: Liga MX

Results

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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Home \ Away AMÉ ATL ASL CAZ GUA JUÁ LEÓ MAZ MON NEC PAC PUE QUE SAN TIJ TOL UNL UNM
América — — 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–1 — — 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 — — — — —
Atlas 3–0w/o — 3–1 — 0–1 2–0 1–3 — 0–2 — — — — 1–1 1–0 — 0–2 —
Atlético San Luis — — — — 3–1 — — — — — 1–5 1–4 — 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1
Cruz Azul — 3–2 3–2 — 1–0 — — 1–0 1–0 — — 0–1 4–1 — 1–1 3–2 — —
Guadalajara 0–3 — — — — 1–2 — — — 2–2 — — — 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Juárez — — 2–1 0–1 — — — 1–0 1–6 — — — — — 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–1
León — — 3–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 — — — 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 — — 2–1 — —
Mazatlán 0–1 0–0 0–3 — 1–1 — 4–3 — — 3–2 1–0 — 3–0 0–0 — — — —
Monterrey 1–0 — 2–0 — 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 — — 0–1 — 2–1 — 1–1 — — 1–0
Necaxa — 1–5 1–0 0–2 — 1–0 — — 1–1 — 2–2 — 0–0 — — — — 0–1
Pachuca — 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 1–1 — — — — — 1–3 — 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 —
Puebla — 0–1 — — 1–1 4–0 — 3–1 0–0 1–0 — — — — 0–1 — 1–1 0–0
Querétaro — 1–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–0 — — — — 3–1 1–1 — 1–0 — — 0–1 2–0
Santos Laguna 1–1 — — 1–0 — 3–2 1–2 — 1–0 3–1 — 0–0 — — — 3–1 2–0 —
Tijuana 0–2 — — — — — 2–0 2–3 — 1–0 — — 3–1 0–1 — 3–2 — 0–0
Toluca 3–1 0–0 — — — — — 4–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 4–4 3–1 — — — — 1–0
UANL 1–3 — — 0–2 — — 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 — — — — 3–2 0–1 — —
UNAM 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 — — 0–1 3–0 — — 2–2 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 —
Source: Liga MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Alexis Canelo Toluca 11
2   Nicolás Ibáñez Atlético San Luis 10
3   Rogelio Funes Mori Monterrey 9
  Santiago Ormeño Puebla
  Jonathan Rodríguez Cruz Azul
6   Fidel Martínez Tijuana 8
  Ángel Mena León
8   Henry Martín América 7
9   Víctor Dávila León 6
  Michael Estrada Toluca
  Nicolás López UANL
  José Juan Macías Guadalajara
  Ángel Sepúlveda Querétaro

Source: Liga MX

Hat tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Alexis Canelo Toluca Mazatlán 4–1 7 February 2021
  Santiago Ormeño Puebla Juárez 4–0 12 February 2021

Attendance

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, the majority of matches in the beginning of the season were played behind closed doors.[57] On 7 January 2021, Liga MX announced states that are green and yellow on the traffic light monitoring system have the authorization to allow fans in attendance at a reduced capacity.[58] Mazatlán announced it would allow up to 7,575 fans in attendance (40% of stadium's capacity). On 12 January 2021, it was announced Necaxa would allow 30% capacity for their Week 2 match against Atlético San Luis.[59] Due to a rise in cases in the state of Aguascalientes, Necaxa did not allow fans in attendance for their Week 5 and 7 matches but later allowed fans in Week 9.[60][61]

On 1 March 2021, state authorities of Jalisco authorized the opening of Atlas and Guadalajara's stadiums at 30% capacity.[62] On 2 March 2021, Liga MX announced stadiums can be up to 50% capacity; the announcement came after various states' status went to yellow on the traffic light monitoring system.[63] That same day, the state authorities of Chihuahua authorized FC Juárez to have fans in attendance, also at 30% capacity.[64] As the season progressed, León, Pachuca, and Santos Laguna, were authorized to open their stadiums by their local Governments.[65][66][67]

Per team

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Home match played behind closed doors
Away match
Highest attended match
Lowest attended match
PPD Match postponed
Team Week Total Att Avg. Total Pld
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
América 0 0 0
Atlas 4,457 5,785 12,740 22,982 7,661 3
Atlético San Luis 5,175 5,448 10,623 5,312 2
Cruz Azul 0 0 0
Guadalajara 10,141 4,704 4,806 11,076 30,727 7,682 4
Juárez 5,211 5,780 5,911 3,191 20,093 5,023 4
León 4,891 5,090 5,196 4,888 20,065 5,016 4
Mazatlán 7,049 6,527 6,378 7,267 9,543 10,159 8,785 9,337 65,045 8,130 8
Monterrey 10,167 9,279 9,767 29,213 9,737 3
Necaxa 3,726 4,948 4,153 8,099 4,726 6,127 31,779 5,297 6
Pachuca 5,801 5,325 6,533 17,659 5,886 3
Puebla 12,778 12,778 12,778 1
Querétaro 4,373 4,373 4,373 1
Santos Laguna 6,510 8,453 6,374 8,067 29,404 7,351 4
Tijuana 0 0 0
Toluca 0 0 0
UANL 5,605 12,225 17,830 8,915 2
UNAM 0 0 0
Total 7,049 3,726 0 6,527 0 6,378 0 7,267 10,159 16,053 20,812 38,733 20,162 28,005 44,341 57,986 45,373 312,571 6,946 45

Source: Liga MX

Highest and lowest

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Highest attended Lowest attended[a]
Week Home Score Away Attendance Home Score Away Attendance
1 Mazatlán 3–2 Necaxa 7,049 N/A
2 Necaxa 1–0 Atlético San Luis 3,726 N/A
3 No matches with fans in attendance
4 Mazatlán 1–0 Pachuca 6,527 N/A
5 No matches with fans in attendance
6 Mazatlán 0–3 Atlético San Luis 6,378 N/A
7 No matches with fans in attendance
8 Mazatlán 3–0 Querétaro 7,267 N/A
9 Juárez 1–6 Monterrey 5,211 Necaxa 2–2 Pachuca 4,948
10 Mazatlán 1–1 Guadalajara 9,543 Santos Laguna 3–1 Necaxa 6,510
11 Guadalajara 0–3 América 10,141 Juárez 1–1 UNAM 5,780
12 Mazatlán 0–1 América 10,159 Necaxa 1–0 Juárez 4,153
13 Juárez 0–1 Cruz Azul 5,911 Atlas 1–0 Tijuana 4,457
14 Necaxa 0–1 UNAM 8,099 Juárez 2–1 Atlético San Luis 3,191
15 Monterrey 0–1 Pachuca 9,279 Necaxa 0–0 Querétaro 4,726
16 Puebla 0–0 UNAM 12,778 Querétaro 1–0 Juárez 4,373
17 Guadalajara 0–0 UANL 11,076 León 2–1 Querétaro 4,888

Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

Final phase – Guardianes 2021

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Main article: Guardianes 2021 Liga MX final phase

Reclassification

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Santos Laguna 5–0 Querétaro
León 2–2 (2–4 p) Toluca
Atlas 1–0 UANL
Pachuca 4–2 Guadalajara
  • All rounds were played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
  • If a game ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Cruz Azul 1 3 4
8 Toluca 2 1 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 1 1
7 Pachuca 0 0 0
2 América 1 4 5
7 Pachuca (a) 3 2 5
1 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
5 Santos Laguna 0 1 1
3 Puebla (s) 0 1 1
6 Atlas 1 0 1
3 Puebla 0 1 1
5 Santos Laguna 3 0 3
4 Monterrey 1 1 2
5 Santos Laguna 2 1 3


  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
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Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca 3–4 Cruz Azul 2–1 1–3
Pachuca 5–5 (a) América 3–1 2–4
Atlas 1–1 (s) Puebla 1–0 0–1
Santos Laguna 3–2 Monterrey 2–1 1–1

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pachuca 0–1 Cruz Azul 0–0 0–1
Santos Laguna 3–1 Puebla 3–0 0–1

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 1–2 Cruz Azul 0–1 1–1


 Guardianes 2021 winners: 
Cruz Azul
9th title

Coefficient table

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As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[68]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN240 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 120 million in the last place; 70 million the penultimate; and 50 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table.[69]

The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspending the Clausura 2020 season, the points obtained in the 2020–21 season between matches not held in the Clausura 2020, will now count as double for the 2020–21 coefficient.[69]

Pos
 Team '18 A
Pts 		'19 C
Pts 		'19 A
Pts 		'20 C
Pts[a] 		'20 G
Pts 		'21 G
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 GD
 Fine
1 América 33 29 31 20 + 14 32 38 197 103 1.9126 +31 Fine avoided
2 Cruz Azul 36 30 23 23 + 12 29 41 194 103 1.8738 +33
3 León 18 41 33 21 + 8 40 26 187 103 1.8155 +39
4 UANL 29 37 32 17 + 11 28 23 177 103 1.7184 +25
5 Santos Laguna 30 22 37 18 + 11 25 26 169 103 1.6408 +24
6 Monterrey 30 30 27 6 + 8 29 28 158 103 1.5340 +11
7 UNAM 30 17 23 21 + 13 32 18 154 103 1.4951 +12
8 Pachuca 24 28 25 14 + 8 25 23 147 103 1.4272 +10
9 Guadalajara 20 18 25 16 + 9 26 23 137 103 1.3301 +5
10 Puebla 20 24 17 18 + 7 20 28 134 103 1.3010 –3
11 Toluca 26 25 17 10 + 7 21 22 128 103 1.2427 –15
12 Querétaro 26 11 31 14 + 10 13 21 126 103 1.2233 –1
13 Necaxa 14 29 31 11 + 3 24 11 123 103 1.1942 –8
14 Mazatlán[b] 25 13 27 14 + 4 16 21 120 103 1.1650 –8
15 Tijuana 17 18 24 9 + 7 15 20 120 103 1.1650 –33
16 Juárez[c] (F) 19 20 18 14 + 7 19 15 112 103 1.0874 –27 MX$50M
17 Atlas (F) 11 19 21 10 + 6 14 25 106 103 1.0291 –16 MX$70M
18 Atlético San Luis (F) Ascenso MX 20 13 + 8 11 12 64 69 0.9275 –45 MX$120M


Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine 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
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated.
Source: Liga MX

  1. ^
    Includes the points obtained in the 2020–21 season against clubs they did not face in the Clausura 2020.
  2. ^
    2018–19 and 2019–20 points were accumulated as Monarcas Morelia.
  3. ^
    2018–19 points were accumulated as Lobos BUAP.

Aggregate table

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The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Guardianes 2020 and Guardianes 2021 tournaments) will be used to determine participants in the 2021 Leagues Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruz Azul (C, X) 34 22 4 8 49 27 +22 70 Champions League[a]
2 América 34 21 7 6 57 36 +21 70[b]
3 León (C, A) 34 20 6 8 52 37 +15 66 Champions League and Leagues Cup[c]
4 Monterrey 34 16 9 9 48 34 +14 57
5 UANL 34 13 12 9 46 36 +10 51 Leagues Cup
6 Santos Laguna 34 14 9 11 42 33 +9 51 Champions League and Leagues Cup[d]
7 UNAM 34 12 14 8 39 29 +10 50 Champions League and Leagues Cup[e]
8 Guadalajara 34 12 13 9 41 38 +3 49
9 Puebla 34 13 9 12 47 39 +8 48
10 Pachuca 34 12 12 10 38 33 +5 48
11 Toluca 34 12 7 15 49 52 −3 43
12 Atlas 34 10 9 15 33 35 −2 39[b]
13 Mazatlán 34 10 7 17 43 57 −14 37
14 Tijuana 34 9 8 17 31 48 −17 35
15 Necaxa 34 9 8 17 30 49 −19 35
16 Querétaro 34 9 7 18 42 53 −11 34
17 Juárez 34 8 10 16 29 48 −19 34
18 Atlético San Luis 34 6 5 23 36 68 −32 23
Source: Liga MX
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
(A) Apertura champion (Guardianes 2020); (C) Champions; (X) Clausura champion (Guardianes 2021)
Notes:
  1. ^ As Guardianes 2021 champions (MEX2)
  2. ^ a b América was penalized for having an ineligible player on the bench in their Guardianes 2021 Week 7 match against Atlas. América originally won the match 0–2 but were docked the 3 points obtained for the victory. Atlas were given a 3–0 victory and the 3 points docked from América.[55]
  3. ^ As Guardianes 2020 champions (MEX1)
  4. ^ As Guardianes 2021 runners-up (MEX4)
  5. ^ As Guardianes 2020 runners-up (MEX3)

Notes

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  1. ^ Although appointed on 11 August 2020, Cocca would not immediately take charge. Due to league schedule and the mandatory COVID-19 testing, his first match was delayed to 22 August 2020 vs Querétaro.[16]
  2. ^ The team was eliminated from Liga MX; however, Cruz Azul had to play in the CONCACAF Champions League, and an interim manager was appointed to finish the tournament.

See also

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References

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  5. ^ "Se ratifican los cambios de sede, nombre y titular en Liga MX y Liga de Expansión". ESPNdeportes.com. July 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Calendario Liga MX, Apertura 2020: Conoce aquí todos los partidos". AS México. July 22, 2020.
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  12. ^ Uzeta, Karla (23 July 2020). "Pumas: Andrés Lillini, nuevo director técnico interino de la UNAM". Diario Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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  14. ^ Olivarez, Alfredo (9 August 2020). "Marcelo Michel Leaño será el director técnico interino en Chivas". ESPN México (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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