# 2015–16 Liga MX season

The 2015–16 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

## Clubs

The following eighteen teams competed this season. Universidad de Guadalajara was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season. Leones Negros were replaced by the 2015 Clausura Ascenso MX champion Dorados de Sinaloa, who won promotion after defeating the Apertura 2014 winner Necaxa in a promotion play-off.

### Stadiums and locations

| América | Atlas | Chiapas | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara | León |
| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Jalisco | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna | Estadio Azul | Estadio Chivas | Estadio León |
| Capacity: 95,000 | Capacity: 54,500 | Capacity: 24,290 | Capacity: 33,042 | Capacity: 46,232 | Capacity: 31,297 |
| Monterrey | Morelia | Pachuca | Puebla | Querétaro | Santos Laguna |
| Estadio BBVA Bancomer | Estadio Morelos | Estadio Hidalgo | Estadio Cuauhtémoc | Estadio Corregidora | Estadio Corona |
| Capacity: 53,500 | Capacity: 34,794 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 50,754 | Capacity: 34,045 | Capacity: 29,327 |
| Sinaloa | Tijuana | Toluca | UANL | UNAM | Veracruz |
| Estadio Banorte | Estadio Caliente | Estadio Nemesio Díez | Estadio Universitario | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente |
| Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 27,333 | Capacity: 18,651 | Capacity: 41,650 | Capacity: 52,000 | Capacity: 28,703 |

### Stadium changes

| Puebla (Apertura 2015; Quarterfinal First leg) | Puebla (Clausura 2016) | Chiapas (Clausura 2016; Weeks 3 and 5) |
| Estadio Multiva |||
| Capacity: 50,754 |||

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| América | Ricardo Peláez | Ignacio Ambríz | Rubens Sambueza | Nike | Huawei |
| Atlas | Gustavo Guzmán Sepúlveda | Paco Ramírez | Rafael Márquez | Puma | Bridgestone |
| Chiapas | Carlos Hugo López Chargoy | Ricardo La Volpe | Javier Muñoz Mustafá | Pirma | Chiapas Protege la Naturaleza |
| Cruz Azul | Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas | Tomás Boy | Gerardo Torrado | Under Armour | Cemento Cruz Azul |
| Guadalajara | Jorge Vergara | Matías Almeyda | Omar Bravo | Adidas | Bimbo |
| León | Jesús Martínez Murguia | Luis Fernando Tena | Mauro Boselli | Pirma | B Hermanos |
| Monterrey | Luis Miguel Salvador | Antonio Mohamed | José María Basanta | Puma | Bimbo |
| Morelia | Vacant | Enrique Meza | Cristian Pellerano | Pirma | Totalplay (Apertura) & Various (Clausura)ListSimCity: BuildIt (Week 1) Caliente (Week 2, 3, and 7–17) Surat MX (Week 4) #PapaEnMorelia (Week 5) |
| Pachuca | Jesús Martínez Patiño | Diego Alonso | Aquivaldo Mosquera | Nike | Cementos Fortaleza |
| Puebla | Carlos López Domínguez | Gabriel Simón (Interim) | Matías Alustiza | Charly | None |
| Querétaro | Joaquín Beltrán | Víctor Manuel Vucetich | Miguel Martínez | Puma | Banco Multiva |
| Santos Laguna | Alejandro Irarragorri | Luis Zubeldía | Carlos Izquierdoz | Puma | Soriana |
| Sinaloa | José Antonio Núñez | José Guadalupe Cruz | Fernando Arce | Charly | Coppel |
| Tijuana | Jorge Hank Inzunsa | Miguel Herrera | Javier Gandolfi | Adidas | Caliente |
| Toluca | Valentín Díez Morodo | José Cardozo | Paulo da Silva | Under Armour | Banamex |
| UANL | Alejandro Rodríguez Michelsen | Ricardo Ferretti | Juninho | Adidas | Cemex |
| UNAM | Jorge Borja Navarrete | Guillermo Vázquez | Darío Verón | Nike | Banamex |
| Veracruz | Fidel Kuri Mustieles | Carlos Reinoso | Leobardo López | Charly | Winpot Casino |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-Apertura changes |||||||
| Morelia | Roberto Hernández (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | May 11, 2015 | Enrique Meza | May 21, 2015 | Preseason |
| Tijuana | Daniel Guzmán | Sacked | May 12, 2015 | Rubén Omar Romano | May 28, 2015 | Preseason |
| Cruz Azul | Luis Fernando Tena | Sacked | May 17, 2015 | Sergio Bueno | June 1, 2015 | Preseason |
| Atlas | Tomás Boy | Sacked | May 18, 2015 | Gustavo Matosas | May 30, 2015 | Preseason |
| Puebla | José Guadalupe Cruz | Sacked | May 18, 2015 | Pablo Marini | May 30, 2015 | Preseason |
| América | Gustavo Matosas | Mutual agreement | May 19, 2015 | Ignacio Ambríz | May 26, 2015 | Preseason |
| Chiapas | Sergio Bueno | End of contract | May 29, 2015 | Ricardo La Volpe | May 30, 2015 | Preseason |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| Santos Laguna | Pedro Caixinha | Resigned | August 15, 2015 | Robert Siboldi (Interim) | August 15, 2015 | 18th |
| Santos Laguna | Robert Siboldi (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | August 19, 2015 | Pako Ayestarán | August 19, 2015 | 18th |
| Guadalajara | José Manuel de la Torre | Sacked | September 14, 2015 | Matías Almeyda | September 15, 2015 | 15th |
| Sinaloa | Carlos Bustos | Mutual agreement | September 27, 2015 | Omar Briceño (Interim) | September 27, 2015 | 18th |
| Cruz Azul | Sergio Bueno | Sacked | September 28, 2015 | Joaquín Moreno (Interim) | September 28, 2015 | 16th |
| Sinaloa | Omar Briceño (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | October 1, 2015 | Luis Fernando Suárez | October 1, 2015 | 18th |
| Cruz Azul | Joaquín Moreno (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | October 2, 2015 | Tomás Boy | October 2, 2015 | 16th |
| Tijuana | Rubén Omar Romano | Sacked | October 17, 2015 | Raúl Chabrand (Interim) | October 19, 2015 | 16th |
| Atlas | Gustavo Matosas | Mutual agreement | November 2, 2015 | Hugo Norberto Castillo (Interim) | November 2, 2015 | 14th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| Tijuana | Raúl Chabrand (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | November 20, 2015 | Miguel Herrera | November 21, 2015 | Preseason |
| Atlas | Hugo Norberto Castillo (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | November 23, 2015 | Gustavo Costas | November 27, 2015 | Preseason |
| Santos Laguna | Robert Siboldi (Interim) | End of tenure as caretaker | November 23, 2015 | Luis Zubeldía | November 28, 2015 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| León | Juan Antonio Pizzi | Left to coach Chile | January 29, 2016 | Luis Fernando Tena | January 29, 2016 | 1st |
| Sinaloa | Luis Fernando Suárez | Mutual agreement | February 1, 2016 | José Guadalupe Cruz | February 2, 2016 | 18th |
| Puebla | Pablo Marini | Sacked | April 18, 2016 | Gabriel Simón (Interim) | April 18, 2016 | 14th |
| Atlas | Gustavo Costas | Sacked | April 27, 2016 | Paco Ramírez (Interim) | April 27, 2016 | 18th |

## Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2015 is the first championship of the season. The regular season will begin on July 24, 2015. Santos Laguna are the defending champions, having won their 5th Title.

### Regular phase
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UNAM (Q, A) | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 35 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Toluca (A, Q) | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | León (A) | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Chiapas (A) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | UANL (A) | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 6 | América (A) | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 7 | Puebla (Q, A) | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 27 | 2016 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Advances to Liguilla |
| 8 | Veracruz (A) | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Morelia | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 | |
| 11 | Querétaro | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 12 | Guadalajara | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 21 | |
| 13 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 21 | |
| 14 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 20 | |
| 15 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 17 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 17 | |
| 17 | Tijuana | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 16 | |
| 18 | Sinaloa | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 15 | Team is last in relegation table |
* ↑ Both teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
* 1 2 3 4 5 The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
* 1 2 3 Clubs cannot qualify to the 2016 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.
* ↑ Winner or Runner-Up of the 2015 Supercopa MX qualifies to the 2016 Copa Libertadores as Mexico 3.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMÉ | ATL | CHI | CAZ | GUA | LEÓ | MON | MOR | PAC | PUE | QUE | SLA | SIN | TIJ | TOL | UNL | UNM | VER |
| América | | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | | | | 0–1 | | 4–0 | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Atlas | | | 2–3 | | 0–1 | | 0–3 | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–1 |
| Chiapas | | | | 2–1 | | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | | 0–3 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Guadalajara | | | 4–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | | | | | |
| León | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| Monterrey | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | | | |
| Morelia | 0–3 | 0–1 | | | | 3–4 | | | | | | | 4–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Pachuca | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 3–2 | | 2–0 | | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–4 | | 1–2 | |
| Puebla | 4–2 | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | | | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | |
| Querétaro | | | | 4–2 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | | 2–1 | | | | |
| Santos Laguna | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | | 1–3 | | 2–3 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 3–4 | |
| Sinaloa | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–4 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 |
| Tijuana | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Toluca | 2–3 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | | 4–2 | | | 4–1 | | | 2–1 | |
| UANL | | | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | | | 0–1 | | | |
| UNAM | | 5–0 | 2–3 | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | 3–0 |
| Veracruz | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | | | 3–2 | 1–3 | | |

### Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mauro Boselli | León | 13 |
| 1 | Emanuel Villa | Querétaro | 13 |
| 3 | Dayro Moreno | Tijuana | 12 |
| 4 | Rogelio Funes Mori | Monterrey | 11 |
| 4 | André-Pierre Gignac | UANL | 11 |
| 6 | Omar Bravo | Guadalajara | 10 |
| 6 | Edwin Cardona | Monterrey | 10 |
| 6 | Silvio Romero | Chiapas | 10 |
| 6 | Ismael Sosa | UNAM | 10 |
| 6 | Enrique Triverio | Toluca | 10 |
Source: Liga MX.net

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| André-Pierre Gignac | UANL | Chiapas | 4–1 | 15 August 2015 |
| Emanuel Villa | Querétaro | Cruz Azul | 4–2 | 21 August 2015 |
| Fernando Uribe$^4$ | Toluca | Pachuca | 4–3 | 12 September 2015 |
| Silvio Romero | Chiapas | León | 6–2 | 12 September 2015 |
$^4$ Player scored four goals

### Attendance

The Average overall attendance for the Apertura 2015 is 24,768.

#### Per team

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average |
| 1 | Monterrey | 361,075 | 48,527 | 41,128 | 45,134 |
| 2 | América | 347,975 | 79,858 | 19,077 | 43,497 |
| 3 | UANL | 365,463 | 40,607 | 40,607 | 40,607 |
| 4 | UNAM | 219,450 | 45,786 | 19,245 | 27,431 |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 211,348 | 39,710 | 19,956 | 26,419 |
| 6 | Querétaro | 203,606 | 29,857 | 20,053 | 25,451 |
| 7 | Morelia | 198,014 | 30,995 | 16,197 | 24,752 |
| 8 | León | 194,986 | 27,637 | 18,330 | 24,373 |
| 9 | Tijuana | 191,432 | 23,986 | 23,872 | 23,929 |
| 10 | Atlas | 194,596 | 35,975 | 0 | 21,622 |
| 11 | Pachuca | 193,308 | 24,357 | 14,559 | 21,479 |
| 12 | Veracruz | 182,377 | 28,703 | 15,908 | 20,264 |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 181,727 | 27,574 | 14,906 | 20,192 |
| 14 | Chiapas | 151,479 | 24,290 | 9,775 | 18,935 |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 156,257 | 17,898 | 16,333 | 17,362 |
| 16 | Toluca | 149,817 | 20,834 | 10,917 | 16,646 |
| 17 | Cruz Azul | 137,204 | 27,720 | 10,627 | 15,245 |
| 18 | Puebla | 112,357 | 18,015 | 8,584 | 12,484 |
| | League total | 3,752,471 | 79,858 | 0 | 24,768 |
Source: LigaMX.net

#### 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 | UANL | 0–1 | Toluca | 40,607 | Atlas | 0–2 | Querétaro | 0 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Puebla | 47,376 | Chiapas | 2–1 | Santos Laguna | 17,325 |
| 3 | UANL | 2–2 | Guadalajara | 40,607 | Puebla | 3–2 | UNAM | 14,329 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 4–3 | Pachuca | 46,803 | Puebla | 1–0 | Toluca | 18,015 |
| 5 | UANL | 4–1 | Chiapas | 40,607 | Cruz Azul | 1–3 | Tijuana | 13,842 |
| 6 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Santos Laguna | 47,528 | Puebla | 3–2 | Pachuca | 7,283 |
| 7 | UANL | 5–1 | Querétaro | 40,607 | Sinaloa | 1–0 | Puebla | 16,333 |
| 8 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | 44,785 | Chiapas | 6–2 | León | 9,775 |
| 9 | UANL | 3–1 | Monterrey | 40,607 | Toluca | 1–1 | Chiapas | 15,081 |
| 10 | América | 1–2 | Guadalajara | 79,858 | Puebla | 2–1 | Cruz Azul | 12,877 |
| 11 | UANL | 0–1 | Puebla | 40,607 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Atlas | 10,819 |
| 12 | UNAM | 1–0 | Guadalajara | 45,786 | Puebla | 1–3 | Morelia | 14,438 |
| 13 | UANL | 2–1 | Pachuca | 40,607 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Sinaloa | 10,627 |
| 14 | Monterrey | 3–1 | Tijuana | 41,128 | Puebla | 1–0 | León | 8,584 |
| 15 | UANL | 2–2 | Santos Laguna | 40,607 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Veracruz | 12,717 |
| 16 | Monterrey | 2–1 | América | 42,300 | Puebla | 2–1 | Tijuana | 11,222 |
| 17 | América | 1–1 | UNAM | 77,196 | Toluca | 3–1 | Monterrey | 17,240 |
Source: LigaMX.net

### Final phase
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | UNAM (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Veracruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Veracruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | UNAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | América | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | León | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | América | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | América | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | América | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | UNAM | 0 | 4 | 4 (2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | UANL (p) | 3 | 1 | 4 (4) |
| 2 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | UANL (p) | 3 | 1 | 4 (4) |
| 7 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | UANL | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Chiapas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | UANL | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Teams are re-seeded each round.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
* In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
* In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
* Both finalists qualify to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Veracruz | 1–1 (s) | UNAM | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Puebla | 2–3 | Toluca | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| América | 5–3 | León | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| UANL | 3–1 | Chiapas | 2–1 | 1–0 |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América | 3–4 | UNAM | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| UANL | 2–0 | Toluca | 0–0 | 2–0 |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UANL | 4–4 (4–2 p) | UNAM | 3–0 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
* Champions
* UANL 4th title

## Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2016 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 8, 2016.

### Regular phase
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Monterrey (Q) | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 37 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Pachuca (Q) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | León (Q) | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | América (Q) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Guadalajara (Q) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Morelia (Q) | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Santos Laguna (Q) | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | UANL (Q) | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 22 | |
| 10 | UNAM | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 22 | |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 22 | |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 22 | |
| 13 | Querétaro | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 19 | |
| 14 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 18 | |
| 15 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 14 | |
| 16 | Sinaloa (R) | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 14 | Relegated to Ascenso MX |
| 17 | Veracruz | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 14 | |
| 18 | Chiapas | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 12 | |
* ↑ The first 8 places in the table (excluding the last place team in the relegation table) qualify for the Liguilla.
* ↑ The team that is relegated from Liga MX after the Clausura tournament is ineligible for the Liguilla regardless of its position in the standings.

#### 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 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Monterrey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pachuca | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| León | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| América | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Guadalajara | 8 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Morelia | 6 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Santos Laguna | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| UANL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Cruz Azul | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| UNAM | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Toluca | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Puebla | 13 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Querétaro | 17 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Tijuana | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Atlas | 1 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Sinaloa | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Veracruz | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Chiapas | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
* Leader and qualification to playoffs
* Qualification to playoffs
* Last place in table

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMÉ | ATL | CHI | CAZ | GUA | LEÓ | MON | MOR | PAC | PUE | QUE | SLA | SIN | TIJ | TOL | UNL | UNM | VER |
| América | | | | 3–3 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 6–1 | 0–1 | | | |
| Atlas | 0–3 | | | 0–2 | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | |
| Chiapas | 0–2 | 0–3 | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Cruz Azul | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | | 0–3 | | |
| Guadalajara | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| León | | | 1–3 | 3–2 | | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | 5–1 | | | |
| Monterrey | | 1–0 | 6–0 | | 1–3 | | | | | | 3–2 | | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Morelia | | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Pachuca | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | | 5–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | | 6–0 |
| Puebla | | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | | 1–3 | | | | 3–1 | | 3–2 | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Querétaro | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Santos Laguna | | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| Sinaloa | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 3–1 | | 0–1 | | | 2–3 | |
| Tijuana | | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Toluca | | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | | | 1–0 | | 4–2 |
| UANL | 4–1 | 2–2 | | | | 3–1 | | 2–0 | | | | | 5–2 | 1–2 | | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| UNAM | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | | | |
| Veracruz | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | | 1–3 | | 1–2 | | | | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | | 0–0 | |

### Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | André-Pierre Gignac | UANL | 13 |
| 2 | Jorge Benítez | Cruz Azul | 9 |
| 2 | Mauro Boselli | León | 9 |
| 2 | Oribe Peralta | América | 9 |
| 5 | Dayro Moreno | Tijuana | 8 |
| 5 | Silvio Romero | Chiapas | 8 |
| 7 | Matías Alustiza | Puebla | 7 |
| 7 | Rogelio Funes Mori | Monterrey | 7 |
| 7 | Dorlan Pabón | Monterrey | 7 |
| 7 | Carlos Peña | Guadalajara | 7 |
| 7 | Carlos Sánchez | Monterrey | 7 |
Source: ESPN FC

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| André-Pierre Gignac | UANL | León | 3–1 | 30 January 2016 |
| Hirving Lozano | Pachuca | Veracruz | 6–0 | 19 March 2016 |
| Mauro Boselli | León | Puebla | 4–1 | 16 April 2016 |

### Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Monterrey | 449,125 | 50,302 | 48,856 | 49,903 | +10.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | UANL | 331,004 | 41,493 | 41,230 | 41,376 | +1.9%$^†$ |
| 3 | América | 367,099 | 69,442 | 28,611 | 40,789 | −6.2%$^†$ |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 346,565 | 44,716 | 30,277 | 38,507 | +45.8%$^†$ |
| 5 | Puebla | 284,054 | 45,527 | 17,444 | 35,507 | +184.4%$^†$ |
| 6 | Atlas | 277,867 | 51,032 | 25,225 | 34,733 | +60.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Tijuana | 243,397 | 27,333 | 26,333 | 27,044 | +13.0%$^†$ |
| 8 | Querétaro | 234,178 | 31,276 | 19,287 | 26,020 | +2.2%$^†$ |
| 9 | Pachuca | 197,354 | 27,320 | 20,809 | 24,669 | +14.9%$^†$ |
| 10 | UNAM | 216,677 | 36,719 | 18,381 | 24,075 | −12.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 187,887 | 29,327 | 18,892 | 23,486 | +16.3%$^†$ |
| 12 | Morelia | 201,400 | 29,420 | 17,286 | 22,378 | −9.6%$^†$ |
| 13 | Cruz Azul | 175,129 | 27,025 | 14,603 | 21,891 | +43.6%$^†$ |
| 14 | Veracruz | 165,273 | 28,150 | 16,850 | 21,219 | +4.8%$^†$ |
| 15 | León | 170,898 | 25,047 | 13,690 | 18,989 | −22.1%$^†$ |
| 16 | Chiapas | 152,244 | 24,290 | 8,716 | 16,916 | −10.7%$^†$ |
| 17 | Sinaloa | 131,394 | 17,898 | 13,333 | 16,424 | −5.4%$^†$ |
| 18 | Toluca | 110,816 | 15,700 | 12,127 | 13,852 | −16.8%$^†$ |
| | League total | 4,246,837 | 69,442 | 8,716 | 27,757 | +12.1%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2016 Source: LigaMX.net Notes: Only regular season listed

### Final phase
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Monterrey | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UANL | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UANL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Monterrey | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | América | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | América | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | América | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Pachuca | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Pachuca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | León | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | León | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | León | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Teams are re-seeded each round.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
* In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
* In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
* Both finalists qualify to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UANL | 3–4 | Monterrey | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Santos Laguna | 3–4 | Pachuca | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Morelia | 2–5 | León | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Guadalajara | 1–2 | América | 0–0 | 1–2 |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América | 3–4 | Monterrey | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| León | 2–3 | Pachuca | 1–1 | 1–2 |

#### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pachuca | 2–1 | Monterrey | 1–0 | 1–1 |
* Champions
* Pachuca 6th title

## Relegation table

| Pos | Team | '13 A Pts | '14 C Pts | '14 A Pts | '15 C Pts | '15 A Pts | '16 C Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | América | 37 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 179 | 102 | 1.7549 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 2 | Toluca | 27 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 22 | 166 | 102 | 1.6275 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 3 | UANL | 25 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 158 | 102 | 1.5490 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 4 | Monterrey | 20 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 154 | 102 | 1.5098 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 29 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 153 | 102 | 1.5000 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 6 | León | 30 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 151 | 102 | 1.4804 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 33 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 150 | 102 | 1.4706 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 8 | Pachuca | 17 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 142 | 102 | 1.3922 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 9 | UNAM | 11 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 22 | 139 | 102 | 1.3627 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 10 | Chiapas | 25 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 137 | 102 | 1.3431 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 11 | Querétaro | 26 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 135 | 102 | 1.3235 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 12 | Guadalajara | 12 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 124 | 102 | 1.2157 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 13 | Tijuana | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 124 | 102 | 1.2157 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 14 | Atlas | 12 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 123 | 102 | 1.2059 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 15 | Morelia | 27 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 122 | 102 | 1.1961 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 16 | Puebla | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 122 | 102 | 1.1961 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 17 | Veracruz | 20 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 120 | 102 | 1.1765 | Safe for 2016–17 Season |
| 18 | Sinaloa (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 0.8529 | Relegated to Ascenso MX |
Last update: 8 May 2016 R = Relegated

## Aggregate table

The Aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) is used to determine the participants of the next season's Copa MX.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Monterrey | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | León | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 60 | Copa MX Pot 1 |
| 3 | América | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 57 | Copa MX Pot 1 |
| 4 | UNAM | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 5 | Toluca | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 54 | Copa MX Pot 1 |
| 6 | UANL | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 52 | CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 7 | Pachuca | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 51 | CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 8 | Morelia | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 51 | Copa MX Pot 1 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 49 | Copa MX Pot 2 |
| 10 | Puebla | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 49 | Copa MX Pot 2 |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 44 | Copa MX Pot 2 |
| 12 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 42 | Copa MX Pot 2 |
| 13 | Querétaro | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 | Copa MX Pot 3 |
| 14 | Chiapas | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | Copa MX Pot 3 |
| 15 | Veracruz | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 41 | Copa MX Pot 3 |
| 16 | Tijuana | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 34 | Copa MX Pot 3 |
| 17 | Atlas | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 31 | Ineligible for Copa MX |
| 18 | Sinaloa (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 29 | Relegated to Ascenso MX Copa MX Pot 1 |
* 1 2 3 Both finalists of each tournament qualify to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, thus are ineligible for the Apertura 2016 Copa MX
* 1 2 3 4 5 The 12 best teams in the Aggregate table not qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League qualify to the Apertura 2016 Copa MX.
* ↑ The worst non-relegated team in the Aggregate table is ineligible for the Apertura 2016 Copa MX.
* ↑ The team that is relegated from Liga MX after the Clausura tournament is eligible for the Copa MX regardless of its position in the standings. The team last place in the Relegation table is relegated to the Ascenso MX, and is also placed in pot 1 for the Apertura 2016 Copa MX as one of the four best Ascenso MX teams.