# 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season

The 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season is the first professional season of the second-tier football division in Mexico. The season is divided into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same sixteen teams. The Apertura tournament started on 18 August 2020 and concluded on 20 December 2020. The Clausura tournament started on 12 January 2021 and will conclude in May 2021.

## Changes from the previous season

The Liga de Expansión MX is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second-tier league in Mexico, for which there will be no promotion and relegation during the following six years. The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with solid basis, sports-wise and administrative-wise, financially wise and in infrastructure.
* Atlante F.C. was relocated from Cancún to Mexico City.
* Club Atlético Zacatepec was moved to Morelia and was renamed as Atlético Morelia.
* Cafetaleros de Chiapas was moved to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.
* Tapatío and Pumas Tabasco, entered to the league as Liga MX affiliate teams.
* Tepatitlán F.C. and Tlaxcala F.C. were accepted as an expansion teams.

## Stadiums and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlante | Mexico City | Ciudad de los Deportes | 33,000 |
| Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 |
| Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844 |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
| Pumas Tabasco | Villahermosa, Tabasco | Olímpico de Villahermosa | 12,000 |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
| Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 20,108 |
| Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
| Tampico Madero | Tampico/Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 |
| Tapatío | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 49,850 |
| Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 8,085 |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 9,462 |
| UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| U. de G. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
| Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Atlante | Jorge Santillana | Mario García Covalles | Lizandro Echeverría | UIN Sports | Betcris |
| Atlético Morelia | Víctor Manuel Arana | Ricardo Valiño | Arturo Ledesma | Keuka | Akron, Avocados from Mexico |
| Cancún | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | Christian Giménez | Juan Basulto | Keuka | Cancún, Riviera Maya |
| Celaya | Alan Achar | Israel Hernández | Leobardo López | Keuka | Bachoco |
| Oaxaca | Juan Carlos Jones | Oscar Fernando Torres | Óscar Torres | Silver Sport | Patsa, Ópticas América, ADO |
| Pumas Tabasco | Ramón Neme | Alejandro Pérez | Julio Barragán | Nike | DHL |
| Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Rafael García | José Lugo | Charly | Coppel, Caliente, Sukarne |
| Sonora | Juan Pablo Rojo | Gabriel Pereyra | Miguel Vallejo | Keuka | Yiuppi, El Imparcial |
| Tampico Madero | Carlos Gutiérrez Riera | Gerardo Espinoza | José Ávila | Charly | Nexum |
| Tapatío | Amaury Vergara | Alberto Coyote | Sergio Flores | Puma | Caliente |
| Tepatitlán | Víctor Flores Cosío | Paco Ramírez | Luis Robles | Carrara | Pacífica |
| Tlaxcala | Rafael Torre Mendoza | Irving Rubirosa | Francisco Uscanga | Keuka | Providencia, Tlaxcala |
| UAT | Miguel Mansur Pedraza | Hibert Ruíz | Abraham Riestra | Silver Sport | |
| U. de G. | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Jorge Dávalos | José Hernández | Umbro | Electrolit |
| Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Carlos Gutiérrez | Armando Navarrete | U-Sports | Yucatán |
| Zacatecas | Eduardo López Muñoz | Omar Alexis Moreno | Manuel Madrid | Spiro | Fresnillo plc, Mobil |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-Apertura changes ||||||||
| Celaya | Héctor Altamirano | Sacked | 23 April 2020 | Israel Hernández | 1 July 2020 | Preseason |
| Zacatecas | Oscar Torres | Sacked | 11 June 2020 | Omar Alexis Moreno | 1 July 2020 | Preseason |
| Sonora | Isaac Morales | Sacked | 12 May 2020 | Gabriel Pereyra | 3 July 2020 | Preseason |
| Atlante | Alex Diego | Signed by Querétaro | 12 June 2020 | Mario García Covalles | 20 July 2020 | Preseason |
| Oaxaca | Alejandro Pérez | Mutual agreement | 4 July 2020 | Oscar Fernando Torres | 10 July 2020 | Preseason |
| Pre-Clausura changes ||||||||
| Sinaloa | David Patiño | Sacked | 30 November 2020 | Rafael García | 21 December 2020 | Preseason |
| Pumas Tabasco | Carlos Humberto González | Moved to UNAM U–20 | 21 December 2020 | Alejandro Pérez | 21 December 2020 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes ||||||||
| UAT | Roberto Hernández | Sacked | 11 March 2021 | Hibert Ruíz | 11 March 2021 | 14th |

## Torneo Guardianes 2020

The Guardianes 2020 season was the 1st season of Liga de Expansión MX. The regular season began on 18 August 2020 and ended on 20 December 2020. The tournament was renamed Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Ext | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Celaya | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 35 | Qualification to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Atlante | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 32 | Qualification to the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sonora | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 30 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 4 | Atlético Morelia | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 5 | Cancún | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 6 | Tampico Madero (C) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 26 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 25 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 24 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 9 | Tapatío | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 20 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 11 | Venados | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 12 | Pumas Tabasco | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 17 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 13 | Sinaloa | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | |
| 14 | U. de G. | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 15 | |
| 15 | Oaxaca | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 15 | |
| 16 | UAT | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 13 | |
* ↑ The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi-finals.
* ↑ The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
* ↑ The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.
* ↑ Team is last in the relegation table

#### Positions by round

* Leader and qualification to semi-finals
* Qualification to quarter-finals
* Qualification to repechaje.
* Last place in table
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Celaya | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Atlante | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Sonora | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Atlético Morelia | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Cancún | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Tampico Madero | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Zacatecas | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Tepatitlán | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Tapatío | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Tlaxcala | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Venados | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
| Pumas Tabasco | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Sinaloa | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| U. de G. | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Oaxaca | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| UAT | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 |

#### Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
| Home \ Away | ATL | ATM | CAN | CEL | OAX | PUM | SIN | SON | TAM | TAP | TEP | TLA | UAT | UDG | VEN | ZAS |
| Atlante | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Morelia | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Cancún | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Celaya | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
| Oaxaca | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–3 | 2–4 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Pumas Tabasco | 0–4 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–3 |
| Sinaloa | — | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Sonora | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Tampico Madero | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Tapatío | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tepatitlán | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Tlaxcala | 0–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | — |
| UAT | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| U. de G. | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Venados | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | — |
| Zacatecas | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | — | 1–2 | — |

### Final phase
#### Reclassification

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sonora | 2–3 | Pumas Tabasco |
| Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | Venados |
| Cancún | 1–2 | Tlaxcala |
| Tampico Madero | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Tapatío |
| Zacatecas | 1–0 | Tepatitlán |
* All rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
* If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

#### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Celaya | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zacatecas | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Tampico Madero (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Atlante | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlante (s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Atlante | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Pumas Tabasco | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pumas Tabasco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Atlante (s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Atlético Morelia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
* The first place team qualifies directly to the semi-finals.
* The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter-finals.
* Teams are re-seeded each round.
* The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* In the quarterfinals and 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 shoot-out.
* The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Clausura 2021 champion.

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pumas Tabasco | 1–1(s) | Atlante | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Tlaxcala | 0–5 | Atlético Morelia | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Zacatecas | 2–4 | Tampico Madero | 2–1 | 0–3 |

##### Second leg
#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Celaya | 2–3 | Tampico Madero | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Atlante | (s)1–1 | Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | 0–0 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlante | 3–4 | Tampico Madero | 1–1 | 2–3 |

##### Second leg

* Guardianes 2020 winners
* Tampico Madero 1st title

## Torneo Guardianes 2021

The Clausura tournament will be named Guardianes 2021, in honor of the doctors and health professionals in the country who fight against COVID-19.
The Clausura 2021 began on 12 January 2021. Tampico Madero are the defending champions.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Ext | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Morelia | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Celaya | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 28 | Qualification to the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sonora | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 27 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 4 | Zacatecas | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 5 | Tapatío | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 6 | Tepatitlán (C) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 24 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 7 | Atlante | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 23 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 8 | Cancún | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 21 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 9 | Sinaloa | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 20 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 20 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 11 | Oaxaca | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 12 | Venados | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 18 | Qualification to the Reclassification |
| 13 | Pumas Tabasco | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | Team is last in the relegation table. |
| 14 | Tampico Madero | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
| 15 | UAT | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 14 | |
| 16 | U. de G. | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 | |
* ↑ The 1st ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla semi-finals.
* ↑ The 2nd ranked team qualifies for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
* ↑ The Teams ranked from 3rd to 12th place qualify to the Repechage.

#### Positions by round

* Leader and qualification to semi-finals
* Qualification to quarter-finals
* Qualification to repechaje.
* Last place in table
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Atlético Morelia | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Celaya | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sonora | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Zacatecas | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Tapatío | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tepatitlán | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Atlante | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Cancún | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Sinaloa | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tlaxcala | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Oaxaca | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| Venados | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Pumas Tabasco | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| Tampico Madero | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| UAT | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| U. de G. | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### Results

Each team plays once all other teams in 15 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.
| Home \ Away | ATL | ATM | CAN | CEL | OAX | PUM | SIN | SON | TAM | TAP | TEP | TLA | UAT | UDG | VEN | ZAS |
| Atlante | — | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Atlético Morelia | — | — | — | 0–2 | 6–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Cancún | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — |
| Celaya | — | — | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Oaxaca | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 4–3 |
| Pumas Tabasco | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — |
| Sinaloa | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — |
| Sonora | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Tampico Madero | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 4–0 |
| Tapatío | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Tepatitlán | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Tlaxcala | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| UAT | — | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| U. de G. | 0–3 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Venados | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–3 |
| Zacatecas | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — |

### Attendance
#### 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 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 2 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
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| 5 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 6 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 7 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 8 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 9 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 10 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 11 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 12 | Tapatío | 1–2 | Sinaloa | 58 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
| 14 | Cancún | 2–0 | U de G | 2,656 | Tapatío | 1–1 | Venados | 85 |
| 15 | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance | No matches with fans in attendance |
Source: Liga Expansión MX
* ^ Does not include matches played behind closed doors.

### Final phase
#### Reclassification

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sonora | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Venados |
| Zacatecas | 6–0 | Oaxaca |
| Tapatío | 1–0 | Tlaxcala |
| Tepatitlán | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Sinaloa |
| Atlante | 2–1 | Cancún |
* All rounds are played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
* If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

#### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Atlante | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | Celaya | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Atlante | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Atlante | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Atlante | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Morelia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tepatitlán | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Zacatecas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tepatitlán | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Tapatío | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tapatío | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Zacatecas | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tepatitlán | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sonora | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Tepatitlán | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tepatitlán | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
* The first place team qualifies directly to the semi-finals.
* The second place team qualifies directly to the quarter-finals.
* Teams are re-seeded each round.
* The winners of the Repechage matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* In the quarterfinals and 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 shoot-out.
* The champion qualifies to the Campeón de Campeones match against the Apertura 2020 champion.

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlante | 5–3 | Celaya | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Tepatitlán | 6–1 | Sonora | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Tapatío | 1–3 | Zacatecas | 0–1 | 1–2 |

##### Second leg
#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlante | 1–2 | Atlético Morelia | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Tepatitlán | 4–1 | Zacatecas | 3–0 | 1–1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tepatitlán | 3–2 | Atlético Morelia | 1–0 | 2–2 |

##### Second leg

* Guardianes 2021 winners
* Tepatitlán 1st title

## Campeón de Campeones 2021

The Campeón de Campeones Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and the Liga de Expansión MX Super cup. The final would not be played if the same team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table for the 2020–21 season will play the second leg at home. The winner of the final will receive a prize of $MXN 5 million.

### First leg

| Tampico Madero | Tepatitlán |
| GK | 33 | Kefrén Avilés |
| DF | 2 | César Bernal |
| DF | 3 | Óscar Manzanarez |
| DF | 8 | Marco Ruíz |
| DF | 13 | Carlos Robles |
| MF | 17 | José Lozano | | 83' |
| MF | 19 | Edson García |
| MF | 6 | Aldo López | | 74' |
| MF | 7 | Daniel Lajud | 29' | 83' |
| FW | 9 | Nahum Gómez | | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Antonio López (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 25 | Estuardo Azahar |
| DF | 4 | Luis Flores |
| DF | 15 | Gabriel Vera |
| MF | 16 | José Hernández | | 83' |
| MF | 5 | Germán Eguade |
| MF | 14 | Joel Pérez | | 83' |
| MF | 23 | Jared Simental |
| FW | 26 | Manuel López |
| FW | 10 | Giovani Hernández | | 74' |
| FW | 31 | Fabián Salas | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Espinoza ||
| GK | 1 | Andrés Sánchez |
| DF | 5 | Sergio Ceballos | | 55' |
| DF | 14 | Javier Medina |
| DF | 19 | Said Castañeda |
| DF | 6 | Pável Pérez | | 80' |
| MF | 7 | Ángel Tecpanécatl | 55' |
| MF | 8 | Luis Morales | | 62' |
| MF | 18 | Luis Robles (c) | 13' |
| MF | 25 | Alexis Juárez | 5' |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Mañón | | 80' |
| FW | 27 | David Angulo |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 35 | Bernardo Aguilar |
| DF | 2 | Fernando Ponce | | 80' |
| DF | 4 | Daniel Aguiñaga | | 52' |
| MF | 16 | Cristian González |
| MF | 26 | Luis Márquez | | 62' |
| MF | 33 | Jorge Lumbreras | | 80' |
| FW | 13 | Alonso Valadéz |
| FW | 20 | Javier Hernández |
| FW | 23 | Diego Medina |
| Manager: ||
| Paco Ramírez ||
* Assistant referees:
* Manuel Alfonso Martinez Sanchez
* Jaime Daniel González Ramírez
* Fourth official:
* Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas

### Second leg

| Tepatitlán | Tampico Madero |
| GK | 1 | Andrés Sánchez |
| DF | 4 | Daniel Aguiñaga | | 61' |
| DF | 14 | Javier Medina | 45+3' | 54' |
| DF | 19 | Said Castañeda | 78' |
| MF | 6 | Pável Pérez |
| MF | 7 | Ángel Tecpanécatl | 63' |
| MF | 18 | Luis Robles |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Mañón |
| FW | 10 | Édson Rivera (c) |
| FW | 23 | Diego Medina | | 46' |
| FW | 27 | David Angulo | | 54' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 35 | Bernardo Aguilar |
| DF | 2 | Fernando Ponce | | 91' |
| DF | 8 | Luis Morales | | 54' |
| MF | 16 | Cristian González | | 54' | 73' |
| MF | 25 | Alexis Juárez |
| MF | 26 | Luis Márquez | | 46' | 91' |
| MF | 32 | Luis Torres |
| MF | 33 | Jorge Lumbreras | | 73' |
| FW | 13 | Alonso Valadéz |
| FW | 20 | Javier Hernández | | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Paco Ramírez ||
| GK | 33 | Kefrén Avilés |
| DF | 2 | César Bernal | 51' | 86' |
| DF | 3 | Óscar Manzanarez | | 86' |
| DF | 8 | Marco Ruíz | 46' |
| DF | 13 | Carlos Robles |
| MF | 17 | José Lozano | 82' | 106' |
| MF | 19 | Edson García | 80' |
| MF | 6 | Aldo López | | 106' |
| MF | 7 | Daniel Lajud |
| FW | 9 | Nahum Gómez | 88' | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Antonio López (c) | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 25 | Estuardo Azahar |
| DF | 4 | Luis Flores | | 106' |
| DF | 15 | Gabriel Vera |
| MF | 16 | José Hernández | | 86' |
| MF | 5 | Germán Eguade | | 86' |
| MF | 14 | Joel Pérez | | 106' |
| MF | 23 | Jared Simental |
| FW | 26 | Manuel López |
| FW | 10 | Giovani Hernández | | 46' |
| FW | 31 | Fabián Salas | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Espinoza | 67' |
* Assistant referees:
* Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez
* Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales
* Fourth official:
* Martín Molina Astorga
* 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX champion
* Tepatitlán 1st title

## Coefficient table

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.
Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN3 million from Liga de Expansión clubs will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: Last place pays 1.5 million, the penultimate place pays 1 million, and the sixteenth place pays 500 thousand. If any affiliate club or new club from the Liga Premier is ranked in the bottom three at the end of the season, they are exempt from paying any fine and it will not be covered by any other club. Any club that does not pay their corresponding fine, for any reason, will be dissafiliated. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team repeats as the last ranked team in the 2021–22 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN1 million.
| Pos | Team | '18 A Pts | '19 C Pts | '19 A Pts | '20 C Pts | '20 G Pts | '21 G Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | GD | Fine |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 32 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 138 | 77 | 1.7662 | +41 | Safe from paying fine |
| 2 | Atlante | 30 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 128 | 77 | 1.6623 | +35 | Safe from paying fine |
| 3 | Sonora | 25 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 124 | 77 | 1.6104 | +10 | Safe from paying fine |
| 4 | Atlético Morelia | 13 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 122 | 77 | 1.5844 | +13 | Safe from paying fine |
| 5 | Tepatitlán | Serie A de México | Serie A de México | Serie A de México | Serie A de México | 23 | 22 | 45 | 40 | 1.5000 | –1 | Exempt from fine |
| 6 | Tapatío | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | 21 | 22 | 43 | 30 | 1.4333 | +6 | Exempt from fine |
| 7 | Celaya | 8 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 25 | 108 | 77 | 1.4026 | +6 | Safe from paying fine |
| 8 | Tampico Madero | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 68 | 49 | 1.3878 | +7 | Safe from paying fine |
| 9 | Oaxaca | 22 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 100 | 77 | 1.2987 | –8 | Safe from paying fine |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | Serie A de México | Serie A de México | Serie A de México | Serie A de México | 18 | 19 | 37 | 30 | 1.2333 | –11 | Exempt from fine |
| 11 | Sinaloa | 22 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 93 | 77 | 1.2078 | –9 | Safe from paying fine |
| 12 | Cancún | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 88 | 77 | 1.1429 | –13 | Safe from paying fine |
| 13 | U. de G. | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 87 | 77 | 1.1299 | –9 | Safe from paying fine |
| 14 | UAT (F) | 15 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 77 | 1.0909 | –22 | $MXN500 thousand |
| 15 | Venados (F) | 9 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 83 | 77 | 1.0779 | –31 | $MXN1 million |
| 16 | Pumas Tabasco (Z) | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | 14 | 15 | 29 | 30 | 0.9667 | –15 | Exempt from fine |
Last update: 15 April 2021 Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points F = Fined. Z = Points reset. Source: Liga de Expansión
* ^ 2018–19 accumulated points are not counted towards their relegation coefficient.
* ^ 2018–19 and 2019–20 points were accumulated as Atlético Zacatepec.
* ^ 2018–19 points were accumulated as Cafetaleros de Tapachula and 2019–20 as Cafetaleros de Chiapas.
* ^ Pumas Tabasco will begin the 2021–22 season with a coefficient of zero.

## Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2020–21 season. This table is a sum of the Guardianes 2020 and Guardianes 2021 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Campeón de Campeones" Final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celaya | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 63 | |
| 2 | Atlético Morelia | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 62 | |
| 3 | Sonora | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 57 | |
| 4 | Atlante | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Zacatecas | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 52 | |
| 6 | Cancún | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Tepatitlán (C, Q) | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 48 | Campeón de Campeones |
| 8 | Tapatío | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Tampico Madero (C, Q) | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 42 | Campeón de Campeones |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 40 | |
| 11 | Sinaloa | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 36 | |
| 12 | Venados | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 35 | |
| 13 | Pumas Tabasco | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 35 | Team ended last in the relegation table. |
| 14 | Oaxaca | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 34 | |
| 15 | U. de G. | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 27 | |
| 16 | UAT | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 27 | |
* ↑ As Guardianes 2021 champions
* ↑ As Guardianes 2020 champions