# 2014–15 Ascenso MX season

The 2014–15 Ascenso MX season began July 18, 2014 and is divided into two tournaments named Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. The Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico.

## Changes from the previous season

* U. de G. were promoted to Liga MX.
* Atlante F.C. were relegated from Liga MX.
* Zacatepec 1948 were relegated to Segunda División de México, but was able to purchase Cruz Azul Hidalgo's spot to remain in Ascenso MX and was rebranded Zacatepec Siglo XXI. Cruz Azul Hidalgo was dissolved.
* Coras F.C. was promoted from Segunda División de México.
* Estudiantes Tecos was moved to Zacatecas and rebranded to Mineros de Zacatecas by owner Grupo Pachuca.
* Ballenas Galeana was rebranded to Irapuato since they moved to Irapuato, Guanajuato.
* Delfines F.C. dissolved in May 2014.

## Stadia and locations

The following 14 clubs will compete in the Ascenso MX during the 2014-2015 season:
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Altamira | Altamira | Estadio Altamira | 9,581 |
| San Luis | San Luis Potosí | Estadio Alfonso Lastras | 25,111 |
| Atlante | Cancún | Olímpico Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 |
| BUAP | Puebla | Estadio Olímpico de C.U. | 19,283 |
| Celaya | Celaya | Estadio Miguel Alemán | 23,182 |
| Coras | Tepic | Arena Cora | 12,271 |
| Irapuato | Irapuato | Estadio Sergio León Chávez | 25,000 |
| Mérida | Mérida | Estadio Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
| Necaxa | Aguascalientes | Estadio Victoria | 23,851 |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca City | Estadio Benito Juárez | 10,250 |
| Sinaloa | Culiacán | Estadio Banorte | 17,898 |
| UAT | Ciudad Victoria | Estadio Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Estadio Francisco Villa | 13,820 |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec | Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Altamira | Fernando Palomeque | Lotto | |
| Atl. San Luis | Raúl Arias | Charly | Boing! |
| Atlante | Wilson Graniolatti | Kappa | Cancún |
| BUAP | Ricardo Valiño | Keuka | Coca-Cola |
| Celaya | Enrique López Zarza | Keuka | Bachoco |
| Coras | Mauro Camoranesi | Romed | Riviera Nayarit |
| Irapuato | Jorge Manrique | Keuka | Grupo Rotoplas |
| Mérida | Juan Carlos Chávez | Foursport | ADO |
| Necaxa | Miguel de Jesús Fuentes | Umbro | Búfalo |
| Oaxaca | Ricardo Rayas | Lotto | |
| Sinaloa | Carlos Bustos | Silver | Coppel |
| UAT | Ricardo Cadena | Atletica | UAT |
| Zacatecas | Pablo Marini | Pirma | Telcel |
| Zacatepec | Joel Sánchez | Silver | Coca-Cola |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Apertura Changes |||||||
| Correcaminos | Omar Arellano Nuño | Sacked | August 30, 2014 | Álex Aguinaga | September 1, 2014 | 8th |
| Celaya | Jorge Humberto Torres | Sacked | August 31, 2014 | Nicolás Trejo (Interim) | August 31, 2014 | 14th |
| Dorados | Diego Torres Ortíz | Sacked | August 31, 2014 | Eduardo Fentanes | September 5, 2014 | 12th |
| Celaya | Nicolás Trejo (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | September 21, 2014 | Zico | September 25, 2014 | 14th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| Dorados | Eduardo Fentanes | Resigned | November 11, 2014 | Carlos Bustos | November 11, 2014 | Preseason |
| Atletico San Luis | Flavio Davino | Resigned | November 26, 2014 | Raúl Arias | November 26, 2014 | Preseason |
| Tepic | Joel Sánchez | Resigned | December 9, 2014 | Mauro Camoranesi | December 15, 2014 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| Altamira | Sergio Orduña | Sacked | February 10, 2015 | Claudio Vázquez (Interim) | February 10. 2015 | 14th |
| Altamira | Claudio Vázquez (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | February 12, 2015 | Fernando Palomeque | February 12. 2015 | 14th |
| Irapuato | Roberto Sandoval | Sacked | February 10, 2015 | Jorge Manrique (Interim) | February 12. 2015 | 13th |
| Correcaminos | Álex Aguinaga | Sacked | February 15, 2015 | Ricardo Cadena (Interim) | February 15. 2015 | 10th |
| Zacatepec Siglo XXI | Ignacio Rodríguez | Sacked | February 22, 2015 | Joel Sánchez | February 23, 2015 | 13th |
| Atlante | Gabriel Pereyra | Sacked | March 8, 2015 | Wilson Graniolatti | March 9, 2015 | 7th |

## Torneo Apertura

The 2014 Apertura will be the first championship of the season. It began on July 18, 2014.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Coras (Q) | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 27 | Qualification for Liguilla semifinals |
| 2 | Zacatecas (Q) | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 25 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 3 | UAT (Q) | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 24 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 4 | Necaxa (C, Q) | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 21 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 5 | Atlante (Q) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 21 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 6 | Altamira (Q) | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 21 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 7 | BUAP (Q) | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 8 | Zacatepec | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 18 | |
| 9 | San Luis | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 17 | |
| 10 | Oaxaca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 15 | |
| 11 | Sinaloa | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 14 | |
| 12 | Irapuato | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 12 | |
| 13 | Mérida | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 9 | |
| 14 | Celaya (E) | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 6 | Eliminated from Copa MX Clausura 2015 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALT | ATE | ATL | BUP | CEL | COR | IRA | MER | NEC | OAX | SIN | UAT | ZAS | ZAC |
| Altamira | | | 1–0 | 0–2 | | | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Atlante | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Atlético San Luis | | | | | 4–1 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | | 1–0 |
| BUAP | | | 2–1 | | | | | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Celaya | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Coras | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Irapuato | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | 2–4 | |
| Mérida | | 2–4 | | | 3–0 | 2–3 | | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 |
| Necaxa | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 4–3 | | 3–0 | | | | | | | 2–0 |
| Oaxaca | | 4–2 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | | 1–1 |
| Sinaloa | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | | | | | 4–3 |
| UAT | | | 1–0 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | |
| Zacatecas | | | 2–1 | | | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | | 1–2 |
| Zacatepec | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | | | | 1–1 | | |

### 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 are tied, the Away goals rule applies.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | Tepic | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Altamira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | UAT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Altamira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Altamira | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Altamira | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Tepic | 0 | 4 | 4(4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Necaxa | 0 | 4 | 4(5) |
| 2 | Zacatecas | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Necaxa | 0 | 4 | 4(5) |
| 7 | BUAP | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | BUAP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Zacatecas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Necaxa (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Necaxa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Necaxa (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Atlante | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* 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 2015 Champions) . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2015–16 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final

#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zacatecas (2) | 3 – 2 | (7) BUAP | 2 – 1 | 1 – 1 |
| UAT (3) | 1 – 2 | (6) Altamira | 0 – 0 | 1 – 2 |
| Necaxa (4) | 3 – 2 | (5) Atlante | 1 – 2 | 2 – 0 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tepic (1) | 3 – 2 | (6) Altamira | 2 – 1 | 1 – 1 |
| Zacatecas (2) | 2 – 2 (a) | (4) Necaxa | 0 – 1 | 2 – 1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tepic (1) | 4(4) – 4(5) | (4) Necaxa | 0 – 0 | 4 – 4 |

##### Second leg

* Apertura 2014 winner:
* Necaxa 3rd title

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Luis (Q) | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 24 | Qualification for Liguilla semifinals |
| 2 | Sinaloa (Q) | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 23 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 3 | BUAP (Q) | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 22 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 4 | Mérida (Q) | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 5 | Necaxa (Q) | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 21 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 6 | UAT (Q) | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 20 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 7 | Oaxaca (Q) | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 20 | Qualification for Liguilla quarterfinals |
| 8 | Tepic | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 18 | |
| 9 | Zacatecas | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Irapuato | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 16 | |
| 11 | Altamira | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 14 | |
| 12 | Atlante | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 13 | |
| 13 | Zacatepec | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 12 | |
| 14 | Celaya | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 10 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALT | ATE | ATL | BUP | CEL | COR | IRA | MER | NEC | OAX | SIN | UAT | ZAS | ZAC |
| Altamira | | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 |
| Atlante | | | | | 3–3 | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | 0–3 |
| Atlético San Luis | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| BUAP | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 4–2 | | | | | 0–0 |
| Celaya | | | 1–0 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | | 3–1 |
| Coras | | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 0–3 | | | | |
| Irapuato | | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | 1–0 |
| Mérida | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | | | 4–4 | | | | | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Necaxa | | | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Oaxaca | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | | | | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Sinaloa | | | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| UAT | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | | | | 0–0 |
| Zacatecas | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | | | 3–4 | | |
| Zacatepec | | | 0–3 | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | |

### 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 are tied, the Away goals rule applies.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | San Luis | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | UAT | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | BUAP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | UAT | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | UAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | UAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | San Luis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sinaloa | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sinaloa | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sinaloa | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Necaxa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mérida | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Necaxa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Necaxa | 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 (Necaxa). The winner will be promoted to the 2015–16 Mexican Primera División season

#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sinaloa (2) | 3 – 1 | (7) Oaxaca | 0 - 0 | 3 - 1 |
| BUAP (3) | 2 – 3 | (6) UAT | 2 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
| Mérida (4) | 2 – 4 | (5) Necaxa | 1 - 1 | 1 - 3 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| San Luis (1) | 2 – 2 | (6) UAT | 0 - 2 | 2 - 0 |
| Sinaloa (2) | 4 – 2 | (5) Necaxa | 2 - 1 | 2 - 1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| San Luis (1) | 1 – 3 | (2) Sinaloa | 0 - 3 | 1 - 0 |

##### Second leg

* Clausura 2015 winner:
* Dorados de Sinaloa 3rd title

## Campeón de Ascenso 2015
### Second leg

* Champions
* Sinaloa 2nd title

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tepic | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 45 | |
| 2 | UAT | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | |
| 3 | Zacatecas | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 43 | |
| 4 | BUAP | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 42 | |
| 5 | Necaxa (Q) | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 42 | Final de Ascenso |
| 6 | San Luis | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 41 | |
| 7 | Sinaloa (P, Q) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 37 | Final de Ascenso |
| 8 | Oaxaca | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 35 | |
| 9 | Altamira | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Atlante | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Mérida | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 31 | |
| 12 | Zacatepec | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 30 | |
| 13 | Irapuato | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 28 | |
| 14 | Celaya | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 16 | |

## Relegation table

The relegated team would normally the team with the lowest ratio by summing the points scored in the following tournaments: Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. However, no team will be relegated to Second Division this season.
| Pos | Team | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 10 | Atlante | 34 | 26 | 1.3077 |
| 11 | Altamira | 97 | 82 | 1.183 |
| 12 | Zacatepec | 94 | 82 | 1.1434 |
| 13 | Irapuato | 56 | 54 | 1.037 |
| 14 | Celaya | 80 | 82 | 0.9756 |