# 2017–18 Ascenso MX season

The 2017–18 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 21 July 2017, and Clausura began on 5 January 2018.

## Changes from the previous season

Six teams meet the requirements to be promoted to the Liga MX for the 2018–2019 season. Those teams are Atlético San Luis, Atlante, Celaya, Juárez, Sinaloa, and UdeG. The remaining teams were awarded MXN$120 million for winning the promotion playoff, which should be utilized to fulfill necessary requirements for promotion within the next season, and remain in Ascenso MX. If a team wins promotion but does not meet requirements for Liga MX, the relegated Liga MX team of the 2017–18 season will be obligated to pay the prize money to that team, and the relegated Liga MX team will remain in first division. If the relegated Liga MX team cannot distribute the prize money to the promoted Ascenso MX team, both teams will lose their right to play in Liga MX and must play in Ascenso MX the following season.$^{:16}$
16 clubs participated in this season:
* Lobos BUAP were promoted to Liga MX.
* Chiapas was relegated from Liga MX; however, the club dissolved due to debts and will attempt to reform in the Segunda División.
* UdeC was relegated to the Segunda División.
* Tlaxcala were promoted from the Segunda División but will not compete this season due to a failure to meet stadium requirements. Their spot in Ascenso MX will be reserved for the 2018–19 season.
* Atlético San Luis returned after a one-year hiatus due to an investment by Atlético Madrid.
* Coras FC were sold and relocated to Morelos to become Club Atlético Zacatepec, replacing dissolved Zacatepec Siglo XXI.

## Stadiums and Locations

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
| Atlante | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 |
| Atlético San Luis | San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras | 25,111 |
| Cafetaleros de Tapachula | Tapachula, Chiapas | Olímpico de Tapachula | 18,017 |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
| Cimarrones de Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
| Correcaminos UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Banorte | 20,108 |
| Juárez | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 19,703 |
| Leones Negros UdeG | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 13,820 |
| Murciélagos | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Centenario | 11,134 |
| Potros UAEM | Toluca, State of Mexico | Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba | 32,603 |
| Tampico Madero | Tampico / Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 |
| Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | Santiago San Román | Irving Rubirosa | Édgar Hernández | Keuka | Ópticas América, Electrolit |
| Atlante | José Gabriel Gutiérrez Lavín | Sergio Bueno | Gerardo Ruíz | Kappa | Riviera Maya |
| Atlético de San Luis | Alberto Marrero | Alfonso Sosa | Alejandro Palacios | Nike | Canel's, Hilton, Mobil Super, Coca-Cola |
| Cafetaleros de Tapachula | Gabriel Orantes Constanzo | Gabriel Caballero | Edy Brambila | Silver Sport | Cafetaleros de Corazón, Electrolit |
| Celaya | Alan Achar | Ricardo Valiño | Alfredo Moreno | Keuka | Bachoco, Caja Popular Mexicana |
| Cimarrones de Sonora | Servando Carbajal | Mario García | José Saavedra | Romed | Súper del Norte, Acer, Megacable, Coca-Cola |
| Correcaminos UAT | Rafael Flores Alcocer | Ricardo Rayas | Daniel Cisneros | Pirma | Aeromar |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | Paco Ramírez | Cristian Campestrini | Charly | Coppel, Electrolit, SuKarne, Caliente |
| Juárez | Juan Carlos Talavera | Tomás Campos (Interim) | Leandro Carrijó | Carrara | S-Mart, Coca-Cola |
| Leones Negros UdeG | José Alberto Castellanos Gutiérrez | Jorge Dávalos | Ismael Valadéz | Charly | Electrolit, Coca-Cola |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Armando Martínez Patiño | Andrés Carevic | Fernando Madrigal | Pirma | Telcel, Mobil Super, Zacatecas ¡Deslumbrante!, Red Gasislo, Office Depot |
| Murciélagos | Miguel Favela Galindo | Lorenzo López | Édgar Mejía | Keuka | Meprosa, Agro-Operadora, Coca-Cola, TDN |
| Potros UAEM | Alfredo Barrera Baca | Héctor Hugo Eugui | Alfonso Rippa | Kappa | Holiday Inn Express, Electrolit, Volaris |
| Tampico Madero | Luis Miguel Pérez Amarante | Eduardo Fentanes | Humberto Hernández | Charly | B Hermanos, Chevrolet Tampico Sales, Electrolit |
| Venados | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo | Bruno Marioni | Aldo Polo | U-Sports | Tony Roma's, Coca-Cola |
| Zacatepec | Víctor Manuel Arana | Marcelo Michel Leaño | Juan Neira | Yire | Akron, Itromep Omeprazol |
    1. ^ On the back of shirt.
    2. ^ On the sleeves.
    3. ^ On the shorts.

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-Apertura changes |||||||
| Atlante | Eduardo Fentanes | End of contract | April 21, 2017 | Raúl Gutiérrez | June 6, 2017 | Preseason |
| Celaya | Gerardo Reinoso (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | April 25, 2017 | Ricardo Valiño | April 25, 2017 | Preseason |
| Cimarrones de Sonora | Juan Carlos Chávez | End of contract | April 29, 2017 | Mario García | May 29, 2017 | Preseason |
| Tampico Madero | Daniel Guzmán | Mutual agreement | May 8, 2017 | Eduardo Fentanes | May 23, 2017 | Preseason |
| Leones Negros UdeG | Joel Sánchez | End of contract | May 9, 2017 | Jorge Dávalos | May 25, 2017 | Preseason |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Ricardo Rayas | End of contract | May 11, 2017 | Efraín Flores | May 30, 2017 | Preseason |
| Correcaminos UAT | Jaime Ordiales | Sacked | May 12, 2017 | Ricardo Rayas | May 23, 2017 | Preseason |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | Gabriel Caballero | End of contract | May 26, 2017 | Diego Ramírez | May 27, 2017 | Preseason |
| Zacatepec | Carlos Gutiérrez | Team was rebranded | May 31, 2017 | Marcelo Michel Leaño | May 31, 2017 | Preseason |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| Cafetaleros de Tapachula | Paco Ramírez | Mutual agreement | August 7, 2017 | Gabriel Caballero | August 8, 2017 | 16th |
| Murciélagos | Luis Mendoza | Mutual agreement | October 12, 2017 | Oscar Gil | October 12, 2017 | 11th |
| Atlante | Raúl Gutiérrez | Sacked | October 22, 2017 | Eduardo Rergis (Interim) | October 22, 2017 | 15th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| Potros UAEM | Omar Ramírez | Mutual agreement | November 12, 2017 | Héctor Hugo Eugui | November 13, 2017 | Preseason |
| Atlante | Eduardo Rergis (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | November 13, 2017 | Sergio Bueno | November 13, 2017 | Preseason |
| Atlético San Luis | Salvador Reyes Jr. | Sacked | November 13, 2017 | José Francisco Molina | November 14, 2017 | Preseason |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | Diego Ramírez | Mutual agreement | November 24, 2017 | Paco Ramírez | November 29, 2017 | Preseason |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Efraín Flores | Resigned | November 30, 2017 | Andrés Carevic | November 30, 2017 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| Murciélagos | Oscar Gil | Resigned | February 8, 2018 | Alejandro Mercado (Interim) | February 8, 2018 | 15th |
| Murciélagos | Alejandro Mercado (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | February 12, 2018 | Lorenzo López | February 12, 2018 | 15th |
| Atlético San Luis | José Francisco Molina | Sacked | February 18, 2018 | Alfonso Sosa | February 19, 2018 | 16th |
| Juárez | Miguel Fuentes | Sacked | March 19, 2018 | Tomás Campos (Interim) | March 19, 2018 | 12th |
* ^a Coras de Tepic was relocated and renamed Club Atlético Zacatepec. The board and management of Coras de Tepic took over the previous management of Zacatepec Siglo XXI.

## Apertura 2017

The regular season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 11 November 2017. Fixtures for the Apertura 2017 season were announced on 13 June 2017. The ninth round of the season, scheduled for 22 and 23 September 2017, was suspended after the 2017 Central Mexico earthquake on 19 September 2017. However, the ninth round was still the next round played, during the FIFA International break on 6,7, and 8 October 2017. The liguilla was played from 15 November to 2 December 2017. Oaxaca won their first title after defeating Juárez on penalties.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celaya | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Juárez | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca (C) | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 23 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Venados | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 23 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Correcaminos UAT | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 | |
| 10 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Atlético San Luis | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 21 | |
| 12 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 20 | |
| 13 | Murciélagos | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 14 | Team is last in relegation table |
| 14 | Leones Negros UdeG | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 13 | Eliminated from Clausura 2018 Copa MX |
| 15 | Potros UAEM | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 13 | Eliminated from Clausura 2018 Copa MX |
| 16 | Atlante | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 11 | Eliminated from Clausura 2018 Copa MX |

#### 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 |
| Celaya | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Juárez | 8 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tampico Madero | 10 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Zacatepec | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Venados | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Correcaminos UAT | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Cimarrones de Sonora | 15 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Atlético San Luis | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Murciélagos | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Leones Negros UdeG | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Potros UAEM | 11 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Atlante | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |

#### Results

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

### Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Luis Madrigal
Alebrijes de Oaxaca
12
2
Javier Orozco
Tampico Madero
10
3
Luciano Nequecaur
Venados
8
4
Juan Neira
Zacatepec
6
Dante Osorio
Potros UAEM
Pedro Rentería
Murciélagos
Hernán Rivero
Correcaminos UAT
Oscar Villa
Cimarrones de Sonora
9
Vinicio Angulo
Dorados de Sinaloa
5
Christian Bermúdez
Cafetaleros de Tapachula
Leandro Carrijó
Juárez
Éder Cruz
Mineros de Zacatecas
Adolfo Domínguez
Cafetaleros de Tapachula
Pablo Olivera
Atlético San Luis
Source: Ascenso MX :

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | Reference |
| Víctor Guajardo | Sonora | Atlético San Luis | 3–1 (H) | 18 August 2017 | 5 | |
| Luciano Nequecaur | Venados | Atlante | 3–1 (H) | 27 October 2017 | 13 | |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Attendance
#### Per team

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Atlético San Luis | 122,429 | 22,230 | 11,634 | 15,304 | n/a$^1$ |
| 2 | Tapachula | 76,262 | 21,000 | 4,125 | 9,533 | −3.2%$^†$ |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 53,792 | 10,583 | 5,190 | 7,685 | −44.3%$^†$ |
| 4 | Oaxaca | 41,750 | 13,337 | 2,190 | 5,964 | +8.2%$^†$ |
| 5 | Sonora | 45,787 | 8,873 | 3,275 | 5,723 | −20.4%$^†$ |
| 6 | Sinaloa | 39,071 | 7,103 | 4,223 | 5,582 | −33.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Celaya | 44,614 | 7,328 | 3,695 | 5,577 | +51.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Juárez | 38,612 | 7,151 | 4,578 | 5,516 | −17.6%$^†$ |
| 9 | UAT | 40,249 | 9,511 | 3,101 | 5,031 | −4.8%$^†$ |
| 10 | Venados | 34,432 | 5,378 | 3,467 | 4,304 | −20.6%$^†$ |
| 11 | U. de G. | 28,036 | 5,179 | 2,260 | 4,005 | −46.3%$^†$ |
| 12 | Zacatecas | 27,422 | 5,262 | 2,656 | 3,917 | −22.7%$^†$ |
| 13 | Zacatepec | 30,038 | 5,782 | 1,349 | 3,847 | −20.9%$^†$ |
| 14 | Atlante | 17,936 | 3,396 | 550 | 2,562 | −12.7%$^†$ |
| 15 | UAEM | 17,760 | 4,573 | 1,084 | 2,537 | −43.5%$^†$ |
| 16 | Murciélagos | 16,351 | 3,864 | 0 | 2,044 | −23.6%$^†$ |
| | League total | 675,280 | 22,230 | 0 | 5,627 | +1.3%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 11 November 2017 Source: Ascenso MX Notes: Only regular season listed 1: Team did not play last season.

#### Highest and lowest

| Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | Lowest attendance | Lowest attendance | Lowest attendance |
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Tampico Madero | 0–0 | Zacatepec | 9,125 | Atlante | 4–1 | Tapachula | 3,250 |
| 2 | Atlético San Luis | 2–0 | Juárez | 14,514 | Murciélagos | 0–1 | Venados | 0 |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 1–1 | Atlético San Luis | 10,583 | Murciélagos | 1–0 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 2,276 |
| 4 | Atlético San Luis | 2–0 | Atlante | 16,595 | Potros UAEM | 1–2 | Juárez | 3,324 |
| 5 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 2–1 | Zacatepec | 10,453 | Atlante | 0–1 | Correcaminos UAT | 2,561 |
| 6 | Atlético San Luis | 1–0 | Murciélagos | 14,280 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 2–1 | Tampico Madero | 3,008 |
| 7 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 0–0 | Atlético San Luis | 9,875 | Murciélagos | 2–3 | Correcaminos UAT | 1,853 |
| 8 | Atlético San Luis | 1–0 | Zacatepec | 15,717 | Potros UAEM | 1–1 | Murciélagos | 1,600 |
| 9 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 1–0 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 7,419 | Atlante | 1–1 | Leones Negros UdeG | 550 |
| 10 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 2–1 | Atlante | 13,337 | Potros UAEM | 2–2 | Zacatepec | 1,837 |
| 11 | Atlético San Luis | 1–1 | Correcaminos UAT | 22,230 | Zacatepec | 2–2 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 1,349 |
| 12 | Juárez | 2–2 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 6,307 | Potros UAEM | 0–0 | Atlético San Luis | 1,084 |
| 13 | Atlético San Luis | 0–0 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 12,416 | Murciélagos | 0–2 | Juárez | 2,456 |
| 14 | Tampico Madero | 3–2 | Murciélagos | 10,252 | Leones Negros UdeG | 0–1 | Celaya | 3,003 |
| 15 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 0–1 | Tampico Madero | 21,000 | Murciélagos | 4–0 | Atlante | 1,932 |
Source: Ascenso MX

### Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight 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. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. 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 penalty shoot-out.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Juárez | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Venados | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Venados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Juárez | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Tampico Madero | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Juárez | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca (pen.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) |
| 1 | Celaya (a) | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca (pen.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) |
| 8 | Correcaminos UAT | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Correcaminos UAT | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Celaya | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Celaya | 5–5 (a) | Correcaminos UAT | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Juárez | 3–0 | Venados | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Zacatepec | 1–3 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Tampico Madero | 3–2 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 1–0 | 3–1 |
All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Ciudad Juárez.

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

The first leg of the semifinals was played on 22 November 2017, and the second leg was played on 25 November 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Celaya | 2–2 (a) | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Juárez | 5–4 | Tampico Madero | 2–2 | 3–2 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juárez | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1–0 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |

##### Second leg

* Apertura 2017 winners
* Alebrijes de Oaxaca 1st title

## Clausura 2018

The regular season began on 5 January 2018 and ended on 1 April 2018. The liguilla began on 7 April 2018 and ended on 29 April 2018. Alebrijes de Oaxaca are the defending champions, having won their first title. Cafetaleros de Tapachula defeated Leones Negros UdeG 3–2 on aggregate to win their first title.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | UdeG | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 23 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Atlante | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 23 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Celaya | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 23 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Tapachula (C) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Tampico Madero | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Atlético San Luis | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
| 11 | Venados | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 19 | |
| 12 | UAT | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 18 | |
| 13 | Juárez | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 15 | |
| 14 | Murciélagos (R) | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 | Team is last in the relegation table |
| 15 | Sonora | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 14 | |
| 16 | UAEM | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 11 | |
* ↑ Tapachula defeated Oaxaca in the promotion final between the Apertura and Clausura champions, but were not certified to be promoted prior to the beginning of the season.
* ↑ The first eight ranked teams qualify for the Liguilla. If the team last in the Relegation table is in the top eight, the ninth placed team qualifies for the Liguilla.
* ↑ The last team in the relegation table can not qualify for liguilla.

#### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 3, but then postponed and played between days 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for day 6.
The eighth round was played on 13 and 14 February 2018. Due to a friendly between Atlético San Luis and New York City FC on 13 February 2018, the match between Zacatepec and Atlético San Luis was postponed until 20 February 2018, after the ninth round.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Zacatecas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinaloa | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UdeG | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Zacatepec | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Oaxaca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Atlante | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Celaya | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Tapachula | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Tampico Madero | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Atlético San Luis | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Venados | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| UAT | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Juárez | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Murciélagos | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Sonora | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| UAEM | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader and qualification to playoffs
* Qualification to playoffs
* Last place in table

#### Results

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

### Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Guillermo Martínez
Zacatecas
11
2
Nicolás Ibáñez
Atlético San Luis
7
Leonardo Ramos
Tapachula
4
Luis Madrigal
Oaxaca
6
Roberto Nurse
Zacatecas
Miguel Vallejo
Sonora
7
Daniel Amador
UdeG
5
Leandro Carrijó
Juárez
Luciano Nequecaur
Venados
Oscar Villa
Sonora
11
Gael Acosta
Oaxaca
4
Édgar Bárcenas
Tapachula
Antonio López
UAEM
Édson Rivera
Sinaloa
Ismael Valadéz
UdeG
As of 1 April 2018
Source: Ascenso MX :

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
| Guillermo Martínez | Zacatecas | Juárez | 4–2 (H) | 31 January 2018 | 5 |
| Leonardo Ramos | Tapachula | Celaya | 3–2 (H) | 3 February 2018 | 6 |
| Édgar Bárcenas | Tapachula | Atlético San Luis | 3–1 (A) | 9 February 2018 | 7 |
| Luis Madrigal | Oaxaca | Sonora | 5–2 (H) | 3 March 2018 | 11 |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Attendance
#### Per team

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Tapachula | 123,878 | 18,988 | 15,577 | 17,697 | +85.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | Atlético San Luis | 74,330 | 15,103 | 4,559 | 10,619 | −30.6%$^†$ |
| 3 | Tampico Madero | 63,747 | 16,789 | 4,442 | 7,968 | +3.7%$^†$ |
| 4 | U. de G. | 52,785 | 11,103 | 1,724 | 6,598 | +64.7%$^†$ |
| 5 | Sonora | 41,055 | 7,384 | 4,175 | 5,865 | +2.5%$^†$ |
| 6 | Oaxaca | 46,596 | 11,270 | 3,827 | 5,825 | −2.3%$^†$ |
| 7 | Juárez | 44,856 | 7,308 | 3,831 | 5,607 | +1.6%$^†$ |
| 8 | Sinaloa | 40,544 | 5,823 | 4,703 | 5,068 | −9.2%$^†$ |
| 9 | Venados | 27,147 | 4,587 | 3,187 | 3,878 | −9.9%$^†$ |
| 10 | Zacatecas | 30,602 | 7,174 | 2,223 | 3,825 | −2.3%$^†$ |
| 11 | Celaya | 26,756 | 5,276 | 1,313 | 3,758 | −32.6%$^†$ |
| 12 | Atlante | 29,698 | 4,793 | 1,467 | 3,712 | +44.9%$^†$ |
| 13 | UAT | 25,148 | 4,511 | 3,103 | 3,593 | −28.6%$^†$ |
| 14 | Zacatepec | 22,002 | 4,877 | 2,012 | 3,143 | −18.3%$^†$ |
| 15 | Murciélagos | 17,571 | 3,987 | 1,520 | 2,510 | +22.8%$^†$ |
| 16 | UAEM | 17,220 | 3,826 | 1,057 | 2,153 | −15.1%$^†$ |
| | League total | 683,485 | 18,988 | 1,057 | 5,696 | +1.2%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 1 April 2018 Source: Ascenso MX Notes: Only regular season listed

#### Highest and lowest

| Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Highest attendance | Lowest attendance | Lowest attendance | Lowest attendance | Lowest attendance |
| Week | Home | Score | Away | Attendance | Home | Score | Away | Attendance |
| 1 | Tapachula | 1–2 | Atlante | 18,988 | UAEM | 0–1 | Sinaloa | 2,010 |
| 2 | Oaxaca | 3–0 | UAT | 11,270 | Atlante | 1–1 | Zacatepec | 3,453 |
| 3 | Tapachula | 0–0 | Murciélagos | 18,173 | UAEM | 3–3 | Oaxaca | 1,988 |
| 4 | Tampico Madero | 2–1 | UAT | 16,789 | Murciélagos | 1–0 | Zacatepec | 2,345 |
| 5 | Sinaloa | 1–2 | Oaxaca | 4,873 | Celaya | 2–1 | Murciélagos | 1,313 |
| 6 | Tapachula | 3–2 | Celaya | 16,473 | Murciélagos | 0–1 | Atlético San Luis | 2,435 |
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 1–3 | Tapachula | 5,823 | UAEM | 1–0 | Sonora | 1,057 |
| 8 | Tapachula | 1–1 | UAT | 18,214 | Murciélagos | 2–1 | UAEM | 1,520 |
| 9 | Atlético San Luis | 0–1 | Celaya | 8,630 | UAEM | 2–1 | Tapachula | 1,118 |
| 10 | Tapachula | 1–2 | Zacatecas | 17,785 | Zacatepec | 3–2 | UAEM | 2,297 |
| 11 | UdeG | 1–0 | Murciélagos | 8,652 | UAT | 2–2 | Atlético San Luis | 3,402 |
| 12 | Tapachula | 2–0 | UdeG | 18,398 | Atlante | 1–0 | Tampico Madero | 1,467 |
| 13 | UdeG | 2–1 | Zacatepec | 7,414 | UAEM | 0–1 | UAT | 3,826 |
| 14 | Tapachula | 1–0 | Juárez | 15,577 | UAEM | 0–1 | Venados | 1,589 |
| 15 | UdeG | 2–0 | Atlético San Luis | 11,103 | Venados | 2–0 | Sonora | 3,187 |
Source: Ascenso MX
* 1 2 Round was played midweek.

### Liguilla (Playoffs)

The eight 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. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. 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 penalty shoot-out.
| 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 |
| 3 | UdeG | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlante | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlante | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | UdeG (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Oaxaca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Zacatepec | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Oaxaca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | UdeG | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tapachula | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tapachula | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Celaya | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Celaya | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Sinaloa | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Tapachula | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | Tapachula | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 8 | Tapachula (a) | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champion qualifies for the 2017–2018 Promotion Final.

#### Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 April 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zacatecas | 5–5 (a) | Tapachula | 1–3 | 4–2 |
| Sinaloa | 4–2 | Celaya | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| UdeG | 4–2 | Atlante | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Zacatepec | 1–2 | Oaxaca | 1–1 | 0–1 |

##### Notes

* ^ Zacatepec exercised their right, as the higher seeded team, to play the first leg at home. This was done with the intention to minimize travel between matches as Zacatepec played the Clausura 2018 Copa MX semi-final at home on 4 April 2018. If Zacatepec had advanced to the final, it would have been played on 11 April 2018, between the first and second legs, in Zacatepec.
All times are UTC−6

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

The first legs were played on 18 and 19 April, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sinaloa | 2–5 | Tapachula | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| UdeG | 3–3 (a) | Oaxaca | 2–2 | 1–1 |
All times are UTC−6

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

The first leg was played on 26 April, and the second leg was played on 29 April 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UdeG | 2–3 | Tapachula | 0–1 | 2–2 |
All times are UTC−6

##### Second leg

* Clausura 2018 winners
* Cafetaleros de Tapachula 1st title

## Campeón de Ascenso 2018

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 final would not be played if one team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, and they would be automatically promoted if they meet Liga MX requirements. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table, for the 2017–18 season, will play the second leg at home.
The Apertura 2017 champion was Oaxaca. The Clausura 2018 champion was Tapachula. Since the change in regulation for the 2017–18 season, neither team is certified to be promoted to Liga MX. The winner of the final can receive the prize money of MXN$120 million from the relegated Liga MX team, Lobos BUAP, but would not participate in the following Liga MX season. The 2018–19 Liga MX season would then be played with 17 teams. On 1 May 2018, the league announced there would be no changes to the relegation and promotion regulations agreed to before the beginning of the season. The league reiterated, on 4 May 2018, that the final would be played for a monetary prize and must be played by the participating teams who would otherwise risk their disaffiliation.

### First leg

| Tapachula | Oaxaca |
| GK | 19 | Gaspar Servio |
| DF | 6 | William Dias | 42' |
| DF | 20 | Félix Araujo |
| DF | 22 | Enrique Pérez |
| DF | 30 | Luis Hernández |
| MF | 7 | Bruno Tiago |
| MF | 9 | Christian Bermúdez |
| MF | 11 | Édgar Bárcenas |
| MF | 16 | Adolfo Domínguez | | 73' |
| FW | 10 | Edy Brambila (c) | | 79' |
| FW | 28 | Leonardo Ramos | 43' | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 25 | Carlos López |
| DF | 3 | Diego Guerra |
| DF | 4 | Christian Pérez |
| MF | 5 | Noé Maya | 88' | 79' |
| MF | 26 | Diego de la Torre | | 73' |
| FW | 18 | Eduardo Pérez | | 68' |
| FW | 23 | Brayan Villalobos |
| Manager: ||
| Gabriel Caballero ||
| GK | 23 | Édgar Hernández (c) |
| DF | 4 | Rodrigo Javier Noya |
| DF | 5 | Emilio MacEachen | 14' |
| DF | 27 | Armando Escobar | 56' |
| DF | 31 | José Miguel Medina |
| MF | 8 | Renato Román |
| MF | 10 | David Toledo | | 74' |
| MF | 11 | Gael Acosta | | 58' |
| MF | 25 | José Tehuitzil |
| FW | 9 | Luis Madrigal | | 58' |
| FW | 28 | Martín Zúñiga |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Gerson Marín |
| DF | 3 | David Álvarez |
| MF | 12 | Juan Carlos López |
| MF | 18 | Sergio Nápoles | | 58' |
| MF | 21 | Taufic Guarch |
| MF | 29 | Carlos Rosel | | 58' |
| FW | 26 | Carlos Cauich | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Irving Rubirosa ||
* Assistant referees:
* Cesar Cerritos García (Guanajuato)
* Enrique Martìnez Sandoval (Mexico City)
* Fourth official:
* Alejandro Funk Villafañe (Argentina)

### Second leg

| Oaxaca | Tapachula |
| GK | 23 | Édgar Hernández (c) |
| DF | 13 | Edgar Alaffita |
| DF | 4 | Rodrigo Javier Noya |
| DF | 3 | David Álvarez | 47' | 64' |
| DF | 14 | Rolando González |
| MF | 8 | Renato Román |
| MF | 25 | José Tehuitzil |
| MF | 29 | Carlos Rosel | | 73' |
| MF | 17 | Fernando Vázquez | | 54' |
| MF | 11 | Gael Acosta |
| FW | 9 | Luis Madrigal |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 30 | Luis Robles | 90+3' |
| MF | 7 | Raymundo Torres |
| MF | 12 | Juan Carlos López |
| MF | 18 | Sergio Nápoles | | 54' |
| MF | 21 | Taufic Guarch |
| FW | 26 | Carlos Cauich | 77' | 73' |
| FW | 28 | Martín Zúñiga | 84' | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Irving Rubirosa ||
| GK | 19 | Gaspar Servio | 66' |
| DF | 22 | Enrique Pérez |
| DF | 20 | Félix Araujo |
| DF | 30 | Luis Hernández |
| DF | 6 | William Dias |
| MF | 7 | Bruno Tiago |
| MF | 16 | Adolfo Domínguez | 39' | 64' |
| MF | 9 | Christian Bermúdez | | 67' |
| MF | 11 | Édgar Bárcenas |
| FW | 10 | Edy Brambila (c) | | 90' |
| FW | 28 | Leonardo Ramos | 44' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 25 | Carlos López |
| DF | 3 | Diego Guerra |
| DF | 4 | Christian Pérez |
| MF | 5 | Noé Maya | | 90' |
| MF | 23 | José Ayoví | | 67' |
| MF | 26 | Diego de la Torre | | 64' |
| FW | 18 | Eduardo Pérez |
| Manager: ||
| Gabriel Caballero ||
* Assistant referees:
* Enríque Isaac Bustos Díaz (Guerrero)
* Eduardo Acosta Orea (Morelos)
* Fourth official:
* Juan Andrés Esquivel González (Mexico City)
* Champions
* Tapachula 1st title

## Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2017–18 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for Apertura 2018 Copa MX qualification.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zacatecas | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 51 | |
| 2 | Celaya | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 51 | |
| 3 | Zacatepec | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 4 | Oaxaca (C, Q) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 47 | Advance to Promotion Final |
| 5 | Tampico Madero | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 46 | |
| 6 | Sinaloa | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Tapachula (P, C, Q) | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 43 | Advance to Promotion Final |
| 8 | Venados | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Juárez | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | Atlético San Luis | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41 | |
| 11 | UAT | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 | Eliminated from Apertura 2018 Copa MX |
| 12 | UdeG | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 38 | Eliminated from Apertura 2018 Copa MX |
| 13 | Sonora | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 36 | Eliminated from Apertura 2018 Copa MX |
| 14 | Atlante | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 34 | Eliminated from Apertura 2018 Copa MX |
| 15 | Murciélagos (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 29 | Relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso |
| 16 | UAEM | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 24 | Eliminated from Apertura 2018 Copa MX |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Certified by Liga MX and Ascenso MX as eligible for promotion prior to beginning of 2017–18 season
* 1 2 The Apertura and Clausura champions advance to the Promotion Final to determine who is promoted to Liga MX.

## Relegation table

The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, and Clausura 2018.
| Pos | Team | '15 A Pts | '16 C Pts | '16 A Pts | '17 C Pts | '17 A Pts | '18 C Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | GD | Relegation |
| 1 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 24 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 162 | 94 | 1.7234 | +51 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 2 | Dorados de Sinaloa | Liga MX | Liga MX | 27 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 104 | 64 | 1.6250 | +21 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 3 | Celaya | 20 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 151 | 94 | 1.6064 | +37 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 4 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 25 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 149 | 94 | 1.5851 | +27 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 5 | Juárez | 29 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 140 | 94 | 1.4894 | +17 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 6 | Zacatepec | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 135 | 94 | 1.4362 | +13 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 7 | Atlante | 23 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 130 | 94 | 1.3830 | +13 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 8 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 22 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 129 | 94 | 1.3723 | −12 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 9 | Atlético San Luis | 0 | 0 | On hiatus | On hiatus | 21 | 20 | 41 | 30 | 1.3667 | −4 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 10 | Leones Negros UdeG | 21 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 128 | 94 | 1.3617 | +6 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 11 | Potros UAEM | Liga Premier de Ascenso | Liga Premier de Ascenso | 29 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 64 | 1.2656 | –3 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 12 | Tampico Madero | Liga Premier de Ascenso | Liga Premier de Ascenso | 10 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 79 | 64 | 1.2344 | −8 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 13 | Venados | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 112 | 94 | 1.1915 | –33 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 14 | Correcaminos UAT | 13 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 111 | 94 | 1.1809 | −32 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 15 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 8 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 108 | 94 | 1.1489 | −25 | Safe for 2018–19 Season |
| 16 | Murciélagos (R) | 24 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 102 | 94 | 1.0851 | −39 | Relegated to Serie A |
Last update: 1 April 2018 Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation 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 R = Relegated Source: Ascenso MX