# 2016–17 Ascenso MX season

The 2016–17 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2016 began on 15 July 2016 and Clausura 2017. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. All Ascenso MX teams except UAEM, U. de C., Tampico Madero, Correcaminos, Zacatepec and Sonora, will participate in Copa MX. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016.

## Changes from the previous season

* Necaxa were promoted to Liga MX.
* Sinaloa were relegated from Liga MX.
* U. de C. will join from Segunda División de México (due to stadium requirements failed in 2015, approved in 2016).
* UAEM were promoted from Segunda División de México
* Tampico Madero were promoted to Ascenso MX as an expansion team, will take the open spot vacated by Atlético San Luis.
* Atlético San Luis were dissolved and may return to play next season.

## Stadiums and Locations

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlante | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 |
| BUAP | Puebla City, Puebla | Universitario BUAP | 19,283 |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
| Coras | Tepic, Nayarit | Arena Cora | 12,271 |
| Juárez | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 19,703 |
| Murciélagos | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Centenario | 11,134 |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
| Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Banorte | 17,898 |
| Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
| Tampico Madero | Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 |
| Tapachula | Tapachula, Chiapas | Olímpico de Tapachula | 11,018 |
| U. de C. | Colima City, Colima | Olímpico Universitario de Colima | 11,812 |
| U. de G. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
| UAEM | Toluca, State of Mexico | Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba | 32,603 |
| UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 13,820 |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Atlante | Eduardo Braun Burillo | Eduardo Fentanes | Juan de la Barrera | Kappa | Riviera Maya |
| BUAP | Rafael Cañedo | Rafael Puente, Jr. | Omar Tejeda | Keuka | Coca-Cola |
| Celaya | Marcos Achar | Gerardo Reinoso (Interim) | Alfredo Moreno | Keuka | Bachoco |
| Coras | José Luis Higuera | Marcelo Michel Leaño | Sergio Flores | Bee Sport | Riviera Nayarit |
| Juárez | Juan Carlos Talavera | Miguel Fuentes | Leandro Carrijó | Umbro | Del Río |
| Murciélagos | Miguel Favela | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Valentín Arredondo | Keuka | Meprosa |
| Oaxaca | Santiago San Román | Irving Rubirosa | Lucero Álvarez | Lotto | Ópticas América |
| Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Gabriel Caballero | Carlos Pinto | Charly | Coppel |
| Sonora | Servando Carbajal | Juan Carlos Chávez | Othoniel Arce | Lotto | Súper del Norte |
| Tampico Madero | Javier San Román | Daniel Guzmán | Daniel Ludueña | Lotto | B Hermanos |
| Tapachula | Gabriel Orantes Constanzo | Paco Ramírez | Héctor Morales | Silver Sport | Cafetaleros de Corazón |
| U. de C. | Carlos Salas | Víctor Hugo Mora | Rodolfo Espinoza | Pirma | |
| U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos | Joel Sánchez | Ribair Rodríguez | Charly | Electrolit |
| UAEM | Jorge Olvera García | Omar Ramírez | Alfonso Rippa | Lotto | Megacable |
| UAT | Rafael Flores Alcocer | Jaime Ordiales | Hugo Sánchez | Lotto | Aeromar |
| Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Bruno Marioni | Luis Acuña | Spiro | |
| Zacatecas | Armando Martínez Patiño | Ricardo Rayas | Noé Maya | Pirma | Telcel |
| Zacatepec | Rodolfo Davis Contreras | Carlos Gutiérrez | Héctor Gutiérrez | Silver Sport | Jardines de México |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| Venados | Marcelo Michel Leaño | Sacked | August 6, 2016 | José Luis Sánchez Solá | August 10, 2016 | 18th |
| Tapachula | Carlos Bustos | Sacked | August 27, 2016 | Mauro Camoranesi | August 30, 2016 | 16th |
| Murciélagos | Adolfo García | Sacked | September 15, 2016 | Aldo Da Pozzo | September 15, 2016 | 15th |
| Tampico Madero | Miguel García | Sacked | September 20, 2016 | Daniel Guzmán | September 20, 2016 | 18th |
| Lobos BUAP | Miguel Fuentes | Sacked | September 25, 2016 | Hiram Bandala (Interim) | September 25, 2016 | 14th |
| Lobos BUAP | Hiram Bandala (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | October 5, 2016 | Rafael Puente, Jr. | October 5, 2016 | 14th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| UAT | José Treviño | Sacked | November 14, 2016 | Jorge Urbina (Interim) | December 11, 2016 | Preseason |
| Juárez | Sergio Orduña | Sacked | November 15, 2016 | Miguel Fuentes | December 1, 2016 | Preseason |
| Coras | Ramón Morales | Mutual agreement | November 23, 2016 | Marcelo Michel Leaño | November 30, 2016 | Preseason |
| Oaxaca | Mario García | Sacked | December 29, 2016 | Irving Rubirosa | December 29, 2016 | Preseason |
| UAT | Jorge Urbina (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | January 4, 2017 | Jaime Ordiales | January 4, 2017 | Preseason |
| Celaya | Gustavo Díaz | Resigned | January 4, 2017 | Luis Padilla (Interim) | January 5, 2017 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| Murciélagos | Aldo Da Pozzo | Sacked | January 14, 2017 | Marco Antonio Figueroa | January 16, 2017 | 18th |
| Tapachula | Mauro Camoranesi | Mutual agreement | January 22, 2017 | Paco Ramírez | January 23, 2017 | 16th |
| Celaya | Luis Padilla (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | January 27, 2017 | Gustavo Vargas | January 27, 2017 | 5th |
| Venados | José Luis Sánchez Solá | Resigned | January 27, 2017 | Bruno Marioni | January 29, 2017 | 17th |
| Celaya | Gustavo Vargas | Sacked | March 28, 2017 | Gerardo Reinoso (Interim) | March 28, 2017 | 12th |

## Apertura 2016

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celaya (A) | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 35 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Zacatecas (A) | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Zacatepec (A) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | UAEM (A) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Sinaloa (A, C) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Atlante (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Sonora (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Oaxaca (A) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Coras | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | |
| 10 | Juárez | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 22 | |
| 11 | UAT | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 20 | |
| 12 | Venados | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
| 13 | Murciélagos | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 19 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 14 | U. de G. | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 18 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 15 | BUAP | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 18 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 16 | Tapachula | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 16 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |
| 17 | U. de C. | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 14 | Team is last in relegation table |
| 18 | Tampico Madero | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 10 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2017 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ATE | BUP | CEL | COR | JUA | MUR | OAX | SIN | SON | TAM | TAP | UDC | UDG | UAM | UAT | VEN | ZAS | ZAC |
| Atlante | | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | |
| BUAP | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | |
| Celaya | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | | | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 5–1 | |
| Coras | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | | 4–0 | 3–1 | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Juárez | | | | | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Murciélagos | 3–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | | |
| Oaxaca | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Sinaloa | | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | | | |
| Sonora | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Tampico Madero | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 0–1 | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Tapachula | 0–2 | | 3–2 | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | |
| U. de C. | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| U. de G. | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| UAEM | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–4 | | | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Correcaminos UAT | | | | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Venados | | 5–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | | | | 4–4 | 0–0 |
| Zacatecas | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 2–0 | | | | | 4–0 | | 3–1 |
| Zacatepec | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | | | | | | | |

### Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Roberto Nurse
Zacatecas
16
2
Gustavo Ramírez
Zacatecas
12
3
Sergio Vergara
Celaya
11
4
Ismael Valadéz
U. de G.
10
5
Douglas Tanque
Tapachula
9
6
Guillermo Martínez
Coras
8
7
Jonathan Ramis
Zacatepec
7
Oscar Villa
Sonora
Gabriel Hachen
Sinaloa
Leandro Carrijó
Juárez
Source: ESPN FC :

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Jorge Mora | U. de G. | UAEM | 2–4 | 16 July 2016 |
| Roberto Nurse | Zacatecas | Sonora | 4–0 | 22 July 2016 |
| Gabriel Hachen | Sinaloa | BUAP | 5–0 | 30 July 2016 |
| Gustavo Ramírez | Zacatecas | Venados | 4–0 | 2 September 2016 |

### Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Celaya | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oaxaca | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oaxaca | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Celaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Atlante | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Atlante | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Atlante | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sinaloa | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Zacatecas (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sinaloa | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sonora | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sonora | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Zacatecas | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Sinaloa (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | UAEM | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Sinaloa (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sinaloa (a) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
* Teams are re-seeded every round.
* The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs (Clausura 2017 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2017–18 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final

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

* Apertura 2016 winners
* Sinaloa 4th title

## Clausura 2017
### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Juárez | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | UAEM | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | BUAP (C, P) | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Zacatepec | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Sonora | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Coras | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Tampico Madero | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 23 | |
| 11 | U. de G. | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 22 | |
| 12 | Tapachula | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 21 | |
| 13 | Atlante | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
| 14 | Celaya | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 19 | |
| 15 | UAT | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | |
| 16 | Venados | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 15 | |
| 17 | U. de C. (R) | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 14 | Team is last in relegation table |
| 18 | Murciélagos | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 14 | |

#### Positions by round

* Leader and qualification to playoffs
* Qualification to playoffs
* Last place in table
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Zacatecas | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Sinaloa | 8 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oaxaca | 16 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Juárez | 11 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| UAEM | 14 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| BUAP | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Zacatepec | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Sonora | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Coras | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Tampico Madero | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| U. de G. | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Tapachula | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Atlante | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Celaya | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| UAT | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Venados | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| U. de C. | 18 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Murciélagos | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ATE | BUP | CEL | COR | JUA | MUR | OAX | SIN | SON | TAM | TAP | UDC | UDG | UAM | UAT | VEN | ZAS | ZAC |
| Atlante | | 2–2 | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | | 2–2 | | | | | | | 1–0 |
| BUAP | | | | 1–2 | | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | | | | | 3–4 | | 2–1 |
| Celaya | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | 2–3 | | | | | 4–0 | | 2–3 |
| Coras | | | | | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | 3–2 |
| Juárez | | 2–2 | | 3–2 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Murciélagos | | 0–2 | | 0–2 | | | 0–0 | | 2–3 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Oaxaca | | | | | 3–2 | | | | | 3–0 | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Sinaloa | 2–4 | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sonora | | | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–5 | | 1–0 | | | 3–1 | 3–0 | | | 1–2 | |
| Tampico Madero | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | |
| Tapachula | | | | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | | | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| U. de C. | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | | | |
| U. de G. | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | | | |
| UAEM | 1–0 | 4–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Correcaminos UAT | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | |
| Venados | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–5 | | 0–0 | |
| Zacatecas | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | |
| Zacatepec | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |

### Regular season statistics
#### Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diego Jiménez | BUAP | 10 |
| 2 | Éder Cruz | U. de C. | 9 |
| 2 | Ismael Valadéz | U. de G. | 9 |
| 4 | Gustavo Ramírez | Zacatecas | 8 |
| 4 | Patricio Rubio | Sinaloa | 8 |
| 6 | Jesús Angulo | Sinaloa | 7 |
| 6 | Leandro Carrijó | Juárez | 7 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Prieto | Zacatepec | 7 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Maldonado | Oaxaca | 6 |
| 9 | Juan David Pérez | Celaya | 6 |
| 9 | Alfonso Tamay | Oaxaca | 6 |
| 9 | Francisco Uscanga | Atlante | 6 |
| 9 | Oscar Villa | Sonora | 6 |
Source: AscensoMX.net

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Patricio Rubio | Sinaloa | Venados | 4-1 | 4 February 2017 |
| Giancarlo Maldonado | Oaxaca | Tampico Madero | 3-0 | 10 February 2017 |

### Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zacatepec | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zacatepec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Sinaloa | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Juárez | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Juárez | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Juárez | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | UAEM | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UAEM | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Juárez | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | BUAP | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Zacatecas (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | BUAP | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Sonora | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sonora | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Zacatecas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | BUAP | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | BUAP | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | BUAP | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Teams are re-seeded each round.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
* In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 shootout.
* The champion qualifies to the Promotion Final against Apertura 2016 champion Sinaloa.

#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Oaxaca | 1–2 | BUAP | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sinaloa | 4–0 | Zacatepec | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Juárez | 4-3 | UAEM | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Zacatecas (a) | 2–2 | Sonora | 2–1 | 1–0 |
All times are UTC−6.

##### Second leg
#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sinaloa | 0–3 | Juárez | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Zacatecas | 2–6 | BUAP | 2–0 | 2–4 |
All times are UTC−6.

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juárez | 2–4 | BUAP | 2–1 | 1–2 |
All times are UTC−6.

##### Second leg

* Clausura 2017 winner
* Lobos BUAP 1st title

## Campeón de Ascenso 2017

The Promotion Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments to determine which team will be promoted to Liga MX. The Apertura 2016 champion was Sinaloa and the Clausura 2017 champion was BUAP. Since Sinaloa are higher ranked on the aggregate table for the 2016–17 season than BUAP, they will play the second leg at home.
All times are UTC−6.

### Second leg

* Champions
* BUAP 1st title

## Aggregate table

The Aggregate Table is the general ranking for the 2016-17 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 65 | |
| 2 | Sinaloa (C, Q) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 58 | Advance to Promotion Final |
| 3 | UAEM | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 57 | |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 57 | |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 56 | |
| 6 | Celaya | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 54 | |
| 7 | Sonora | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 54 | |
| 8 | Juárez | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 50 | |
| 9 | Atlante | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Coras | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 48 | |
| 11 | BUAP (C, P, Q) | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 45 | Advance to Promotion Final |
| 12 | U. de G. | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Tapachula | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 37 | Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2017 |
| 14 | UAT | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 36 | Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2017 |
| 15 | Venados | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 35 | Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2017 |
| 16 | Murciélagos | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 33 | Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2017 |
| 17 | Tampico Madero | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 33 | Eliminated from Copa MX Apertura 2017 |
| 18 | U. de C. (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 28 | Team is last in relegation table |

## Relegation table

Relegation to Liga Premier de Ascenso was reinstated this year to Ascenso MX. The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017.
| Pos | Team | '14 A Pts | '15 C Pts | '15 A Pts | '16 C Pts | '16 A Pts | '17 C Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 25 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 154 | 90 | 1.7111 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 34 | 1.7059 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 3 | UAEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 34 | 1.6765 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 4 | Juárez | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 99 | 64 | 1.5469 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 15 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 137 | 90 | 1.5222 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 6 | BUAP | 20 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 134 | 90 | 1.4889 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 7 | Coras | 27 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 132 | 90 | 1.4667 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 8 | Atlante | 21 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 130 | 90 | 1.4444 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 9 | U. de G. | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 90 | 64 | 1.4062 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 10 | Tapachula | 21 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 121 | 90 | 1.3444 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 11 | Celaya | 6 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 116 | 90 | 1.2889 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 12 | UAT | 24 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 115 | 90 | 1.2778 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 13 | Zacatepec | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 27 | 113 | 90 | 1.2556 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 14 | Sonora | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 72 | 64 | 1.1250 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 15 | Murciélagos | 13 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 101 | 90 | 1.1222 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 16 | Venados | 9 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 101 | 90 | 1.1222 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 17 | Tampico Madero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 0.9706 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 18 | U. de C. (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 0.8235 | Relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso |
Last update: 15 April 2017 R = Relegated