Ascenso MX

 ( Mexico ) 

Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009) and also as Liga de Ascenso de México (2009–2012). The champions of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top level), and the bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (third level).

In 2012, the league rebranded its name and competition format as Ascenso MX, the major changes (clubs do not need a FMF certification to be promoted and that the competition no longer used group stages). The Ascenso MX was replaced by the Liga de Expansión MX on April 17, 2020.

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History In 1994, the FMF upgraded the Segunda División de México to Primera División A de México to bring closer the level of play in the two divisions. The project was under the direction of José Antonio García Rodríguez, then president of the then top level Primera División. He envisioned the new division to be joined by the best teams of the Segunda División and include teams from the United States (Los Angeles Salsa and San Jose Black Hawks expressed a desire to join). FIFA declined the integration but established a new league with the best Segunda División sides. The founding clubs of the inaugural 1994–95 season were: Acapulco, Atlético Celaya, Atlético San Francisco, Atlético Yucatán, Caimanes de Tabasco, Coras de Tepic, Gallos de Aguascalientes, Halcones de Querétaro, Inter Tijuana, Irapuato, Reboceros de La Piedad, Marte, Pachuca, San Luis, and Zacatepec. Cobras de Ciudad Juárez declined to participate due to financial problems.

In 2006, the number of teams increased from 20 to 24, and geographically separated into two groups for preliminary competition (A and B).

In 2009, the major changes were: the name change from Primera División A to Liga de Ascenso. The league was reduced to 17 teams and the groups were eliminated. The Apertura 2010 tournament had 18 teams participating. In 2012 the league was rebranded as Ascenso MX. Alebrijes de Oaxaca was the 16th team of Ascenso MX in 2013. Alebrijes was partly formed by consolidating Segunda División side Tecamachalco which had won promotion to Ascenso MX in 2012, but did not fulfill infrastructural requirements set by the Mexican Football Federation. In August 2013, Zacatepec was promoted to Ascenso MX in place of relegated Pumas Morelos.

From 2011 to 2016, there was no relegation to the Segunda División de México. On June 6, 2016, returned the relegation for the 2016–17 season. Loros UdeC and Murciélagos were relegated in the next two seasons. In 2018–19 season, C.D.S. Tampico Madero finished last in the relegation table, but remained in Ascenso MX after paying a bail.

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Abolition On April 13, Liga MX and Ascenso MX President Enrique Bonilla announced the termination of the remainder of the Clausura 2020 season. Two reasons were the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and the league's lack of financial resources. Its U-17 and U-20 youth systems and the Liga MX Femenil are also at risk.

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Participating clubs The 2019–20 season had 14 clubs competing. Die 18 Mannschaften in der Liga de Ascenso 2010/11 (Spanish; retrieved on May 27, 2010) However, the Clausura 2020 tournament had only 12 teams competing after the dissolution of Potros UAEM and Loros UdeC.

Atlante	Cancún, Quintana Roo	Andrés Quintana Roo	17,289
Cafetaleros	Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas	Víctor Manuel Reyna	29,001
Celaya	Celaya, Guanajuato	Miguel Alemán Valdés	23,182
Correcaminos UAT	Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas	Marte R. Gómez	10,520
UdeG	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Estadio Jalisco	55,020
Oaxaca	Oaxaca City, Oaxaca	Tecnológico de Oaxaca	14,598
Sinaloa	Culiacán, Sinaloa	Estadio Dorados	20,108
Sonora	Hermosillo, Sonora	Héroe de Nacozari	18,747
Tampico Madero	Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas	Tamaulipas	19,667
Venados	Mérida, Yucatán	Carlos Iturralde	15,087
Zacatecas	Zacatecas City, Zacatecas	Carlos Vega Villalba	20,068
Zacatepec	Zacatepec, Morelos	Agustín "Coruco" Díaz	24,313

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Performances

+Performance by club

Apertura 2003, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016

Clausura 2003, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012

Invierno 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Clausura 2011

Apertura 2009, Bicentenario 2010, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2016

Clausura 2005, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2008

Verano 2001, Apertura 2012

1995–96, Invierno 1997

Verano 2002, Apertura 2004

Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019

Invierno 1996, Verano 1997

Invierno 1998, Clausura 2009

Apertura 2005, Apertura 2006

Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019

Apertura 2010

Apertura 2011

Apertura 2015

Verano 1998

Invierno 2001

Apertura 2007

Apertura 2013

Clausura 2013

Clausura 2017

1994–95

Verano 1999

Invierno 2000

Clausura 2013

Clausura 2018

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Notes

1. Clubs currently in Liga MX.
2. Clubs currently in Liga Premier.
3. Clubs currently in Liga TDP.
4. Defunct clubs.

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Campeón de Ascenso

+Performance by club
2004, 2015
2000 1, 2003
2006, 2009
2010 1, 2016
2001, 2013
2002, 2005
2012
2007
1997 1
1998
1999
2008
2011
2014
2017
2018
2019 1
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Notes

1. Clubs gained automatic promotion as they won both tournaments.

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Sponsorship BBVA México was the league's sponsor, and used the brand name Ascenso BBVA MX. The official match ball is manufactured by Voit.

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Promotion and relegation

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1 (2005–06)

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1 (2007–08)

1 (1994–95)

1 (1995–96)

1 (1996–97)

1 (1997–98)

1 (1998–99)

1 (2002–03)

1 (2003–04)

1 (2004–05)

1 (2005–06)

1 (2006–07)

1 (2012–13)

1 (2013–14) 4

1 (2016–17)

1 (2017–18)

2 (1999–00, 2000–01)

2 (2003–04, 2008–09)

Notes

1. Club Puebla bought Unión de Curtidores and took over its spot.
2. Veracruz gained automatic promotion due to expansion in the Primera División.
3. Veracruz bought La Piedad and took over its spot.
4. Zacatepec bought Cruz Azul Hidalgo and took over its spot in Ascenso MX.
5. Tapachula were not certified to be promoted to Liga MX.

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Top goalscorers

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30
11
12
17
12
19
16
17
15
16
16
16
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23
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11
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12
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16
10
12
11
8
11
8

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See also

• Football in Mexico
• Mexican football league system
• Mexican Football Federation
• Liga MX
• Liga de Expansión MX
• Liga Premier
• Liga TDP

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External links

• Official website

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