# 2012–13 Ascenso MX season

The 2012–13 Ascenso MX season took place from 20 July 2012 to 11 May 2013 and was divided into two tournaments named Apertura 2012 and Clausura 2013. The Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico.
The Apertura 2012 winner La Piedad defeated the Clausura 2013 winner Neza in a promotional final and won the ascension to the 2013–14 Liga MX season.

## Changes from the previous season

* León were promoted to Liga MX.
* Tecos were relegated from Liga MX.
* Titanes de Tulancingo, winners of Segunda División de México did not obtain a license to compete. The runners-up Tecamachalco also did not obtain a license. Since no teams were promoted from the Segunda, the total number of teams competing was reduced to fifteen.
* U. de G. avoided relegation due to the disaffiliation to Indios.

## Stadia and locations

The following 15 clubs competed in the Liga de Ascenso during the 2012–2013 season:
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Altamira | Altamira | Estadio Altamira | 9,581 |
| Celaya | Celaya | Estadio Miguel Alemán | 23,182 |
| Correcaminos | Ciudad Victoria | Estadio Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Jasso | Estadio 10 de Diciembre | 14,500 |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | Culiacán | Estadio Banorte | 17,898 |
| Tecos | Zapopan, Jalisco | Estadio Tres de Marzo | 18,779 |
| Irapuato | Irapuato | Estadio Sergio León Chávez | 25,000 |
| La Piedad | La Piedad | Estadio Juan N. López | 13,356 |
| Lobos BUAP | Puebla | Estadio Olímpico de C.U. | 19,283 |
| Mérida | Mérida | Estadio Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
| Necaxa | Aguascalientes | Estadio Victoria | 23,851 |
| Neza | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | Estadio Neza 86 | 20,000 |
| Pumas Morelos | Cuernavaca | Estadio Centenario | 14,800 |
| U. de G. | Guadalajara | Estadio Jalisco | 55,020 |
| Veracruz | Veracruz | Estadio Luis de la Fuente | 28,703 |

## Torneo Apertura

The 2012 Apertura was the first championship of the season. It began on 20 July 2012 and ended on 1 December 2012.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Necaxa | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for Liguilla semifinals |
| 2 | Neza | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 24 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 3 | Tecos | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 23 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 4 | Lobos BUAP | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mérida | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 23 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 6 | La Piedad | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 7 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 22 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 8 | Correcaminos | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 18 | |
| 9 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 17 | |
| 10 | Celaya | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 16 | |
| 11 | Irapuato | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 16 | |
| 12 | Veracruz | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 | |
| 13 | Altamira | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 14 | |
| 14 | U. de G. | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 12 | |
| 15 | Pumas Morelos | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 8 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALT | CEL | UAT | CAH | SIN | EST | IRA | LAP | UDG | BUP | MER | NEC | NEZ | PUM | VER |
| Altamira | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | | 0–2 | 2–0 | | | |
| Celaya | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Correcaminos | 3–1 | | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | | | | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | | |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | | 4–3 | | | | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Tecos | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Irapuato | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| La Piedad | | | | | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | | 2–0 |
| U. de G. | 0–2 | | | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | |
| Lobos BUAP | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–3 | | | 2–1 | | | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Mérida | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| Necaxa | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | | 6–4 | | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | | 1–0 |
| Neza | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | 3–2 | | | 0–2 | 4–2 | | | 3–3 | | 1–0 | |
| Pumas Morelos | 2–0 | | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | |
| Veracruz | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | 2–3 | | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
* Updated to 4 November 2012.

### Apertura Liguilla (Playoffs)

The six best teams after the first place 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 were tied, the Away goals rule appliesd.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and were re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams played on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | Necaxa | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Neza | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | La Piedad | 0 | (a.e.t.)3 | 3 |
| 3 | Tecos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | La Piedad | 0 | (a.e.t.)3 | 3 |
| 6 | La Piedad | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | La Piedad | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | La Piedad | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Lobos BUAP | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Lobos BUAP | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Lobos BUAP | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Mérida | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
* If the two teams were tied after both legs, the away goals rule applied. If both teams were still tied, higher seeded team would have advanced.
* Teams were re-seeded every round.
* The winner qualified to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2013 winner. However, if the winner had been the same in both tournaments, they would have been promoted to the 2012–13 Mexican Primera División without playing the Promotional Final
* Apertura 2012 winner
* La Piedad 2nd title

## Top goalscorers - Apertura 2012 regular season

Last updated on 4 November 2012. Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored). In blue, the goal scoring champion(s) of Apertura 2012
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Goal freq. |
| 1 | Víctor Lojero | Necaxa | 11 | 91.36 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Prieto | Neza | 11 | 109.73 |
| 3 | Danny Santoya | Necaxa | 9 | 104.00 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Cavallo | La Piedad | 9 | 126.56 |
| 5 | Roberto Nurse | Correcaminos | 8 | 141.25 |
| 6 | Eduardo Lillingston | Tecos | 8 | 146.88 |
| 7 | Julio Pardini | Celaya | 7 | 119.14 |
| 8 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Dorados de Sinaloa | 6 | 195.00 |
| 9 | Aparecido Lima | Lobos BUAP | 5 | 184.80 |
| 10 | Ariel González | Irapuato | 5 | 208.60 |
| 11 | Omar Tejeda | Lobos BUAP | 5 | 209.60 |
| 12 | Sonny Guadarrama | Mérida | 4 | 148.25 |
| 13 | Diego Campos | U. de G. | 4 | 200.00 |
| 14 | Ismael Valadéz | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 4 | 225.75 |
| 15 | Juan de Dios Hernández | Dorados de Sinaloa | 4 | 241.00 |
Source: Ascenso MX goalscorers official page

## Torneo Clausura

The 2013 Clausura was the second championship of the season. It began on 4 January 2013 and ended on 11 May 2013.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | U. de G. | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 30 | Qualification for Liguilla semifinals |
| 2 | Correcaminos | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 26 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lobos BUAP | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 25 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 4 | Veracruz | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 25 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 5 | Necaxa | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 21 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 6 | Neza | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 7 | Celaya | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 20 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 8 | Tecos | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 19 | |
| 9 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Altamira | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | Pumas Morelos | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 17 | Relegation to Segunda División de México |
| 12 | Mérida | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 | |
| 13 | La Piedad | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 12 | |
| 14 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 12 | |
| 15 | Irapuato | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 7 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALT | CEL | UAT | CAH | SIN | EST | IRA | LAP | UDG | BUP | MER | NEC | NEZ | PUM | VER |
| Altamira | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Celaya | | | | | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–2 |
| Correcaminos | | 0–1 | | | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | | | 1–0 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | | | | | | 0–1 | | | | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Dorados | 2–3 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Estudiantes | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | | | 0–1 |
| Irapuato | 0–2 | | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | |
| La Piedad | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | | | | 1–2 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Leones Negros | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | | | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Lobos BUAP | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | |
| Mérida | 1–1 | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | | | | | |
| Necaxa | 3–3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neza | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pumas Morelos | | | | | | 1–1 | 3–0 | | | | | | | | |
| Veracruz | | | | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | |
* Updated to 22 January 2013.

### Clausura Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight qualified teams played two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match was determined by aggregate score.
The teams were seeded one to eight in the quarterfinals, and were re-seeded one to four in the semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams played on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | U. de G. | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Neza | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Lobos BUAP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Neza | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Neza | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Neza | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Neza | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Necaxa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UAT | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Necaxa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Celaya | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Celaya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | UAT | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Necaxa | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Veracruz | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Necaxa | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Necaxa | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
* If the two teams were tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advanced.
* Teams were re-seeded every round.
* The winner qualified to the playoff match vs the Apertura 2012 winner. However, if the winner had been the same in both tournaments, they would have been promoted to the 2013–14 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final.

#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lobos BUAP | 1–3 | Neza | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| UAT | 4–1 | Celaya | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Veracruz | 3–6 | Necaxa | 2–3 | 1–3 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| U. de G. | 1–4 | Neza | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| UAT | 4–6 | Necaxa | 1–3 | 3–3 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Necaxa | 0–4 | Neza | 0–3 | 0–1 |

##### Second leg

* Clausura 2013 winner
* Neza 1st title

## Campeón de Ascenso 2013
### Second leg

* Champions
* La Piedad 2nd title

## Top goalscorers - Clausura 2013 regular season

Last Updated on 21 January 2012. Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored).
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Goal freq. |
| 1 | Víctor Lojero | Necaxa | 12 | 101.00 |
| 2 | Pablo Torres | Veracruz | 11 | 111.64 |
| 3 | Eial Strahman | U. de G. | 9 | 102.78 |
| 4 | Danny Santoya | Necaxa | 7 | 139.14 |
| 5 | Diego Mejía | Neza | 6 | 185.50 |
| 6 | Diego Martiñones | Tecos | 5 | 184.80 |
| 7 | Oscar Fernández | Altamira | 5 | 190.40 |
| 8 | Sonny Guadarrama | Mérida | 5 | 234.60 |
| 9 | Jorge Ocampo | Celaya | 5 | 244.00 |
| 10 | Hebert Alférez | Lobos BUAP | 4 | 119.25 |
Source: Ascenso MX goalscorers official page - Clausura 2013

## Relegation table

The relegated team had the lowest ratio by adding the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2010, Bicentenario 2011, Apertura 2011 and Clausura 2012 and Apertura 2012 and Clausura 2013.
| Rank | Team | Points | Games | % |
| 9 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 105 | 84 | 1.2500 |
| 10 | Mérida | 103 | 84 | 1.2262 |
| 11 | Celaya | 62 | 52 | 1.1923 |
| 12 | Altamira | 100 | 84 | 1.1905 |
| 13 | U. de G. | 101 | 85 | 1.1882 |
| 14 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 93 | 84 | 1.1071 |
| 15 | Pumas Morelos | 92 | 85 | 1.0824 |
Source: Ascenso MX relegation table - Clausura 2013