# 2021–22 Serie B de México season

The 2021–22 Liga Premier de México season is part of the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 18 September 2021.

## Offseason changes

* Since 2021–22 season, the season will once again be divided into two tournaments: Apertura and Clausura.
* Calor returned from hiatus for 2021–22 season, after last season was on hiatus due to COVID-19.
* Aguacateros CDU returns to Serie B after an invite to participate in Serie A for the 2020–21 season when Serie B was suspended. Also Ciervos and Cuautla returns to Serie B.
* On July 30, 2021, Alebrijes de Oaxaca, Ángeles Morelos, Guerreros de Xico, Huracanes Izcalli and Lobos Huerta joined the league as expansion teams.
* On August 8, 2021, Aragón F.C. announced that it will not participate in the season for administrative reasons, the team had been announced as a new participant on July 30, 2021.
* On September 10, 2021, Ángeles SUD F.C. Morelos was put on hiatus.

## Teams

| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Affiliate |
| Aguacateros CDU | José Roberto Muñoz | Uruapan, Michoacán | Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón | 6,000 | — |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | Isaac Martínez | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca |
| Calor | Pedro Muñoz | Monclova, Coahuila | Unidad Deportiva Nora Leticia Rocha | 5,000 | — |
| Ciervos | Pablo Robles | Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, State of Mexico | Arreola | 3,217 | — |
| Cuautla | Alexis Bañuelos | Cuautla, Morelos | Isidro Gil Tapia | 5,000 | — |
| Guerreros de Xico | Miguel Ángel Limón | Iztacalco, Mexico City | Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 6,000 | — |
| Huracanes Izcalli | Antonio Gutiérrez | Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico | Hugo Sánchez Márquez | 3,500 | — |
| Lobos Huerta | José Julio Huerta | Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico | Hugo Sánchez Márquez | 3,500 | — |
* ↑ Although the club registered the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" as its official field, the team plays several of its matches at the Estadio Arreola.
* ↑ Although the club registered the Estadio Hugo Sánchez Márquez as its official field, the team moved to Estadio Arreola for Clausura 2022.
* ↑ Although the club registered the Estadio Hugo Sánchez Márquez as its official field, the team moved to Deportivo Cartagena for Clausura 2022.

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aguacateros CDU (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 9 | +40 | 35 | Liguilla |
| 2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 33 | Liguilla |
| 3 | Cuautla | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 32 | |
| 4 | Calor | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 28 | Liguilla |
| 5 | Lobos Huerta | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 20 | 2021–22 Copa Conecta |
| 6 | Ciervos | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 15 | 2021–22 Copa Conecta |
| 7 | Huracanes Izcalli | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 14 | 2021–22 Copa Conecta |
| 8 | Guerreros de Xico | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 50 | −45 | 0 | 2021–22 Copa Conecta |
* ↑ C.D. Cuautla was excluded from the tournament play-offs due to failure to pay its obligations as an affiliate of the Liga Premier FMF.

### Positions by round

* Qualification to semi-finals
* Last place in table
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Aguacateros CDU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cuautla | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Calor | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Lobos Huerta | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ciervos | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Huracanes Izcalli | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Guerreros de Xico | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* ↑ Pending match against Cuautla (between Weeks 3 and 5)
* ↑ Pending matches against Aguacateros CDU (between Weeks 3 and 5) and Guerreros de Xico (between Weeks 4 and 14)
* ↑ Pending match against Cuautla (between Weeks 4 and 14)

### Results

| Home \ Away | ADU | ALE | CAL | CIE | CUA | GUE | HUR | LHU |
| Aguacateros CDU | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Calor | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| Ciervos | 2–8 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 3–7 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Cuautla | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Guerreros de Xico | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| Huracanes Izcalli | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 |
| Lobos Huerta | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — |

### Attendance
#### Per team

| | Home match played behind closed doors |
| | Away match |
| | Highest attended match |
| | Lowest attended match |
| | Match canceled |
| PPD | Match postponed |
| Team | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Total Att | Avg. | Total Pld |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total Att | Avg. | Total Pld |
| Aguacateros CDU | | 200 | | 500 | | 500 | | 500 | | 200 | | 600 | | 300 | 2800 | 400 | 7 |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | | 50 | 30 | | 100 | | 100 | 50 | | | 200 | | 50 | | 580 | 83 | 7 |
| Calor | | 400 | | 150 | 200 | | 300 | 50 | | 300 | | | 200 | | 1600 | 229 | 7 |
| Ciervos | 0 | | 25 | | 50 | | 250 | | 50 | | 50 | | 50 | | 475 | 79 | 6 |
| Cuautla | 600 | | | | | 500 | | | 500 | | 500 | 500 | | 0 | 2600 | 520 | 5 |
| Guerreros de Xico | 100 | | | 30 | | 100 | | | 30 | 20 | | 50 | | 50 | 380 | 54 | 7 |
| Huracanes Izcalli | | 200 | | 250 | | | 200 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 650 | 217 | 3 |
| Lobos Huerta | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 100 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 700 | 850 | 55 | 930 | 350 | 1200 | 850 | 600 | 580 | 520 | 750 | 1,150 | 300 | 0 | 9185 | 214 | 43 |
Source: Liga Premier FMF

#### Highest and lowest

| Highest attended | Highest attended | Highest attended | Highest attended | Highest attended | Lowest attended | Lowest attended | Lowest attended | Lowest attended |
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Cuautla | 4–2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 600 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–6 | Aguacateros CDU | 100 |
| 2 | Calor | 1–1 | Cuautla | 400 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 3–0 | Ciervos | 50 |
| 3 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 2–0 | Huracanes Izcalli | 30 | Ciervos | 0–3 | Calor | 25 |
| 4 | Aguacateros CDU | 4–0 | Ciervos | 500 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–3 | Cuautla | 30 |
| 5 | Calor | 4–1 | Huracanes Izcalli | 200 | Ciervos | 5–0 | Guerreros de Xico | 50 |
| 6 | Aguacateros CDU | 3–2 | Calor | 500 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–3 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 100 |
| 7 | Calor | 2–0 | Guerreros de Xico | 300 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 4–0 | Lobos Huerta | 100 |
| 8 | Aguacateros CDU | 5–0 | Guerreros de Xico | 500 | Calor | 5–0 | Lobos Huerta | 50 |
| 9 | Cuautla | 2–1 | Calor | 500 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–3 | Huracanes Izcalli | 30 |
| 10 | Calor | 4–0 | Ciervos | 300 | Guerreros de Xico | 1–4 | Lobos Huerta | 20 |
| 11 | Cuautla | 3–0 | Guerreros de Xico | 500 | Ciervos | 2–8 | Aguacateros CDU | 50 |
| 12 | Aguacateros CDU | 4–0 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 600 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–3 | Ciervos | 50 |
| 13 | Calor | 2–1 | Aguacateros CDU | 200 | Ciervos | 3–0 | Lobos Huerta | 50 |
| 14 | Aguacateros CDU | 6–0 | Huracanes Izcalli | 300 | Guerreros de Xico | 1–4 | Calor | 50 |
Source: Liga Premier FMF
* ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

### Liguilla

The four best teams 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 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.
| Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Aguacateros CDU | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Aguacateros CDU | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Calor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | 3 | Calor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Calor (p.) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | |
* ↑ Aguacateros CDU was qualified directly to the final for his best average in the season, this after the exclusion of C.D. Cuautla of the play–offs.

#### Semi-final

The first leg was played on 10 December, and the second leg was played on 13 December 2021.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1–1 (3–4) | (p.) Calor | 1–1 | 0–0 |

##### Second leg
#### Final

The first leg was played on 16 December, and the second leg was played on 19 December 2021.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aguacateros CDU | 2–1 | Calor | 0–0 | 2–1 |

##### Second leg

* Apertura 2021 winners
* Aguacateros CDU 1st title

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura began on 14 January 2022.

### Season changes

* On February 15, 2022 C.D. Cuautla was excluded from the competition for not paying the debts to the league and the football federation, so it does not take part in the Clausura 2022 tournament.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aguacateros CDU (C) | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 31 | Liguilla |
| 2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 27 | Liguilla |
| 3 | Huracanes Izcalli | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 27 | Liguilla |
| 4 | Calor | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 26 | Liguilla |
| 5 | Lobos Huerta | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 9 | |
| 6 | Ciervos | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 9 | |
| 7 | Guerreros de Xico | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 39 | −37 | 1 | |

### Positions by round

* Qualification to semi-finals
* Last place in table
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Aguacateros CDU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1† |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 3† | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4† | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Huracanes Izcalli | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2† | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4† | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Calor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2† | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4† | 4 |
| Lobos Huerta | 6 | 6 | 6† | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6† | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Ciervos | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4† | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5† | 5 | 6 |
| Guerreros de Xico | 7 | 7† | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7† | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
NOTE: Weeks 2 and 3 of the tournament were postponed due to administrative issues and COVID-19, so in practice they were played like weeks 13 and 14 of the tournament.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ADU | ALE | CAL | CIE | GUE | HUR | LHU |
| Aguacateros CDU | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Calor | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 |
| Ciervos | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Guerreros de Xico | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Huracanes Izcalli | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 |
| Lobos Huerta | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Attendance
#### Per team

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Aguacateros CDU | 2,250 | 500 | 300 | 375 | −6.2%$^†$ |
| 2 | Calor | 1,500 | 500 | 100 | 250 | +9.2%$^†$ |
| 3 | Ciervos | 400 | 100 | 50 | 80 | +1.3%$^†$ |
| 4 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 350 | 100 | 25 | 67 | −19.3%$^†$ |
| 5 | Lobos Huerta | 175 | 100 | 25 | 58 | −42.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Huracanes Izcalli | 330 | 80 | 50 | 55 | −74.7%$^†$ |
| 7 | Guerreros de Xico | 310 | 100 | 30 | 52 | −3.7%$^†$ |
| | League total | 5,315 | 500 | 25 | 144 | −32.7%$^†$ |
Source: Liga Premier FMF Notes: Only regular season listed

#### Highest and lowest

| Highest attended | Highest attended | Highest attended | Highest attended | Highest attended | Lowest attended | Lowest attended | Lowest attended | Lowest attended |
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Aguacateros CDU | 7–0 | Guerreros de Xico | 500 | Huracanes Izcalli | 3–1 | Ciervos | 50 |
| 2 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–4 | Huracanes Izcalli | 50 | Lobos Huerta | 1–2 | Aguacateros CDU | 50 |
| 3 | Calor | 3–0 | Ciervos | 300 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–1 | Lobos Huerta | 30 |
| 4 | Ciervos | 1–3 | Aguacateros CDU | 100 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1–1 | Calor | 50 |
| 5 | Aguacateros CDU | 2–2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 300 | Huracanes Izcalli | 1–1 | Calor | 50 |
| 6 | Calor | 1–2 | Aguacateros CDU | 200 | Ciervos | 2–1 | Lobos Huerta | 50 |
| 7 | Aguacateros CDU | 3–1 | Huracanes Izcalli | 300 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–3 | Calor | 50 |
| 8 | Guerreros de Xico | 0–3 | Aguacateros CDU | 100 | Ciervos | 1–2 | Huracanes Izcalli | 100 |
| 9 | Aguacateros CDU | 8–0 | Lobos Huerta | 450 | Huracanes Izcalli | 1–0 | Guerreros de Xico | 50 |
| 10 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 3–3 | Huracanes Izcalli | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | Calor | 1–2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 500 | Huracanes Izcalli | 5–1 | Lobos Huerta | 50 |
| 12 | Calor | 5–0 | Huracanes Izcalli | 100 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 2–2 | Aguacateros CDU | 50 |
| 13 | Aguacateros CDU | 0–1 | Calor | 400 | Lobos Huerta | 5–0 | Ciervos | 25 |
| 14 | Calor | 2–0 | Guerreros de Xico | 200 | Huracanes Izcalli | 2–2 | Aguacateros CDU | 50 |
Source: Liga Premier FMF
* ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

### Liguilla

The four best teams 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 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.
| Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Aguacateros CDU | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Calor | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Calor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aguacateros CDU | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Huracanes Izcalli | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 29 and 30 April, and the second legs will be played on 6 and 7 May 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aguacateros CDU | 4–0 | Calor | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 2–1 | Huracanes Izcalli | 1–1 | 1–0 |

##### Second leg
#### Final

The first leg were played on 14 May, and the second leg were played on 21 May 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aguacateros CDU | 4–2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 0–1 | 4–1 |

##### Second leg

* Clausura 2022 winners
* Aguacateros CDU 2nd title

## Coefficient table

| P | Team | Pts | G | Pts/G | GD |
| 1 | Aguacateros CDU | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | +69 |
| 2 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 60 | 26 | 2.308 | +30 |
| 3 | Calor | 54 | 26 | 2.077 | +38 |
| 4 | Huracanes Izcalli | 41 | 26 | 1.577 | –11 |
| 5 | Lobos Huerta | 29 | 26 | 1.115 | –26 |
| 6 | Ciervos | 24 | 26 | 0.923 | –39 |
| 7 | Guerreros de Xico | 1 | 26 | 0.038 | –82 |
Last updated: April 23, 2022 Source: Liga Premier FMF P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference

## Promotion to Liga Premier – Serie A

As champion of the two tournaments of the season, Aguacateros CDU won the right to be promoted to Liga Premier – Serie A.
* 2021–22 winners
* Aguacateros CDU 1st title