# 2014–15 Liga MX season

The 2014–15 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

## Clubs

Eighteen teams competed that season. Atlante was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. Atlante was relegated and replaced by the Apertura 2013 Ascenso MX champion Leones Negros, after defeating in a promotional play-off the Clausura 2014 title defenders Estudiantes Tecos.

### Stadiums and locations

| América | Atlas | Chiapas | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara | León |
| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Jalisco | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna | Estadio Azul | Estadio Omnilife | Estadio León |
| Capacity: 95,500 | Capacity: 56,713 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 35,161 | Capacity: 49,850 | Capacity: 30,000 |
| Monterrey | Morelia | Pachuca | Puebla | Querétaro | Santos Laguna |
| Estadio Tecnológico | Estadio Morelos | Estadio Hidalgo | Estadio Cuauhtémoc | Estadio Corregidora | Estadio Corona |
| Capacity: 36,485 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 53,000 | Capacity: 33,277 | Capacity: 30,000 |
| Tijuana | Toluca | U. de G. | UANL | UNAM | Veracruz |
| Estadio Caliente | Estadio Nemesio Díez | Estadio Jalisco | Estadio Universitario | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente |
| Capacity: 27,333 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 56,713 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 68,954 | Capacity: 30,000 |

### Stadium changes

| Veracruz (Apertura 2014; Weeks 14 and 16) | Puebla (Clausura 2015) |
| Estadio Olímpico de la BUAP ||
| Capacity: 21,750 ||

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| América | Ricardo Peláez | Gustavo Matosas | Rubens Sambueza | Nike | Bimbo, Coca-Cola |
| Atlas | Gustavo Guzmán | Tomás Boy | Rodrigo Millar | Puma | Bridgestone, TV Azteca |
| Chiapas | Carlos López Chargoy | Sergio Bueno | Javier Muñoz Mustafá | Pirma | Chiapas |
| Cruz Azul | Guillermo Álvarez | Luis Fernando Tena | Gerardo Torrado | Under Armour | Cemento Cruz Azul |
| Guadalajara | Néstor de la Torre | José Manuel de la Torre | Omar Bravo | Adidas | Bimbo |
| León | Jesús Martínez Murguia | Juan Antonio Pizzi | Mauro Boselli | Pirma | Telcel, Coca-Cola, Office Depot |
| Monterrey | Luis Miguel Salvador | Antonio Mohamed | Severo Meza | Puma | Bimbo, BBVA Bancomer |
| Morelia | Pablo Eduardo Boy | Roberto Hernández | Carlos Morales | Joma | Bridgestone, Dportenis |
| Pachuca | Jesús Martínez Patiño | Diego Alonso | Aquivaldo Mosquera | Nike | Cementos Fortaleza, Samsung, Mobil Super, Telcel |
| Puebla | Jesús López Chargoy | José Guadalupe Cruz | Mauricio Romero | Kappa/Charly | e-PREPA, EA Sports/Coca-Cola, Somos Noticias |
| Querétaro | Joaquín Beltrán | Víctor Manuel Vucetich | Miguel Martínez | Pirma | Banco Multiva, Gasolineras Orsan |
| Santos Laguna | Alejandro Irarragorri | Pedro Caixinha | Carlos Izquierdoz | Puma | Soriana, Peñoles, Pepsi, Grupo Lala |
| Tijuana | Jorge Hank Inzunsa | Daniel Guzmán | Javier Gandolfi | Adidas | Caliente, Boing, Comex |
| Toluca | Jesús Vallejo | José Cardozo | Paulo da Silva | Under Armour | Banamex |
| U. de G. | Raúl Padilla | Alfonso Sosa | Leandro Cufré | Lotto | Electrolit, Telcel, Casas Javer, Nazil |
| UANL | Alejandro Rodríguez | Ricardo Ferretti | Juninho | Adidas | Cemex, Cemento Monterrey Extra |
| UNAM | Jorge Borja Navarrete | Guillermo Vázquez | Darío Verón | Nike | Banamex |
| Veracruz | Fidel Kuri Mustieles | Carlos Reinoso | Leobardo López | Charly | Winpot Casino, Boing, ADO |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-Apertura changes |||||||
| Guadalajara | Ricardo La Volpe | Sacked | April 30, 2014 | Carlos Bustos | May 12, 2014 | Preseason |
| Monterrey | Carlos Barra and José Treviño | Promoted to Head Coach | May 16, 2014 | Carlos Barra | May 16, 2014 | Preseason |
| Apertura Changes |||||||
| UNAM | José Luis Trejo | Sacked | August 15, 2014 | David Patiño (Interim) | August 15, 2014 | 15th |
| UNAM | David Patiño (Interim) | Caretaker | August 18, 2014 | Guillermo Vázquez | August 18, 2014 | 15th |
| Puebla | Rubén Omar Romano | Sacked | August 25, 2014 | José Luis Sánchez Solá | August 25, 2014 | 14th |
| Tijuana | César Farías | Sacked | August 30, 2014 | Daniel Guzman | September 1, 2014 | 13th |
| Morelia | Ángel David Comizzo | Sacked | September 3, 2014 | José Guadalupe Cruz | September 3, 2014 | 18th |
| Guadalajara | Carlos Bustos | Resigned | October 2, 2014 | Ramón Morales (Interim) | October 3, 2014 | 15th |
| Guadalajara | Ramón Morales (Interim) | Caretaker | October 7, 2014 | José Manuel de la Torre | October 8, 2014 | 16th |
| Veracruz | Cristóbal Ortega | Sacked | November 9, 2014 | Carlos Reinoso | November 20, 2014 | 16th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| Leon | Gustavo Matosas | Resigned | November 24, 2014 | Juan Antonio Pizzi | December 3, 2014 | Preseason |
| Pachuca | Enrique Meza | Sacked | November 30, 2014 | Diego Alonso | December 5, 2014 | Preseason |
| Morelia | José Guadalupe Cruz | Sacked | December 1, 2014 | Alfredo Tena | December 4, 2014 | Preseason |
| Puebla | José Luis Sánchez Solá | Sacked | December 3, 2014 | José Guadalupe Cruz | December 9, 2014 | Preseason |
| America | Antonio Mohamed | Contract Expired | December 14, 2014 | Gustavo Matosas | December 11, 2014 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| Monterrey | Carlos Barra | Sacked | February 15, 2015 | Antonio Mohamed | February 16, 2015 | 17th |
| Morelia | Alfredo Tena | Sacked | February 21, 2015 | Roberto Hernández | February 24, 2015 | 18th |
| Querétaro | Ignacio Ambríz | Sacked | February 23, 2015 | Víctor Manuel Vucetich | February 23, 2015 | 15th |

## Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2014 was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 18, 2014, and ended on November 23, 2014. León were the defending champions, having won the 2013 Apertura and 2014 Clausura tournaments.

### Regular phase
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América (A) | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 2 | UANL (Q, A) | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla and 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Atlas (Q, A) | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla and 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 4 | Toluca (A) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Chiapas (A) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Monterrey (A) | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Pachuca (A) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 | Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 8 | UNAM (A) | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23 | |
| 10 | León | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 22 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 11 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 21 | |
| 12 | Querétaro | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 21 | |
| 13 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 21 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions |
| 14 | U. de G. | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 17 | |
| 15 | Puebla | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | |
| 16 | Guadalajara | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 16 | |
| 17 | Veracruz | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 15 | |
| 18 | Morelia (Q) | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 10 | 2015 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
* 1 2 3 4 Clubs cannot qualify to the 2015 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
* 1 2 3 4 5 The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
* ↑ Both teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
* ↑ Winner of the 2014 Supercopa MX qualifies to the 2015 Copa Libertadores as Mexico 3.

### Final phase (Liguilla)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | América (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | América | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Atlas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | América | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UANL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | UANL (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UANL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | UANL (s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Toluca (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Chiapas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* América 12th title

#### Notes

* Teams are re-seeded each round.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* "Away goals rule" was applied in the play-off round, but not the final.
* In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
* In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
* Both finalists qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

### Top goalscorers

Players are listed by goals, then last name
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mauro Boselli | León | 12 |
| 1 | Camilo Sanvezzo | Querétaro | 12 |
| 3 | Dorlan Pabón | Monterrey | 11 |
| 4 | Ariel Nahuelpan | Pachuca | 9 |
| 4 | Darío Benedetto | Tijuana | 9 |
| 6 | Pablo Velázquez | Toluca | 8 |
| 6 | Eduardo Herrera | UNAM | 8 |
| 6 | Oribe Peralta | América | 8 |
Source: Medio Tiempo

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Raúl Jiménez | América | Puebla | 4–0 | August 2, 2014 |
| Dorlan Pabón | Monterrey | Cruz Azul | 3–1 | August 16, 2014 |
| Matías Alustiza | Pachuca | Atlas | 3–1 | August 23, 2014 |
| Miguel Layún* | América | Santos Laguna | 4–1 | September 27, 2014 |
* Scored 4 goals

## Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2015 was the second competition of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 9, and ended on May 10. América successfully defended their title when they won the Apertura tournament for a record 12th title, but they were eliminated in the Liguilla quarterfinals.

### Regular phase
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | UANL (Q) | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | América (Q) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Veracruz (Q) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Atlas (Q) | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Guadalajara (Q) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Querétaro (Q) | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Pachuca (Q) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 25 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Santos Laguna (Q) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 25 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 24 | |
| 11 | Tijuana | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 | |
| 12 | Monterrey | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 24 | |
| 13 | UNAM | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 22 | |
| 14 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 | |
| 15 | Chiapas | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 20 | |
| 16 | U. de G. (R) | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 18 | Relegated |
| 17 | León | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 16 | |
| 18 | Morelia | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 13 | |
* ↑ The first 8 places in the table (excluding the last place team in the relegation table) qualify for the Liguilla.

### Final phase (Liguilla)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 3 | Veracruz | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Querétaro | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Querétaro | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Querétaro (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Pachuca | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | América | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Pachuca | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Pachuca | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pachuca | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | Querétaro | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Atlas | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | UANL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* Santos Laguna 5th title

#### Notes

* Teams were re-seeded each round.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* Away goals rule was applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not in the final.
* In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
* In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
* Both finalists qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

### Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dorlan Pabón | Monterrey | 10 |
| 2 | Matías Alustiza | Puebla | 9 |
| 2 | Julio Furch | Veracruz | 9 |
| 4 | Dayro Moreno | Tijuana | 8 |
| 5 | Avilés Hurtado | Chiapas | 7 |
| 5 | Rafael Sóbis | UANL | 7 |
| 5 | Ismael Sosa | UNAM | 7 |
| 8 | Juan Arango | Tijuana | 6 |
| 8 | Néstor Calderón | Santos Laguna | 6 |
| 8 | Edwin Cardona | Monterrey | 6 |
| 8 | Leiton Jiménez | Veracruz | 6 |
| 8 | Fidel Martínez | U. de G. | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Marco Fabian | Guadalajara | Atlas | 4-1 | May 17, 2015 |
| Javier Orozco | Santos Laguna | Querétaro | 5–0 | May 28, 2015 * |
* Scored 4 goals

## Annual table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | UANL (Q) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 60 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | América (Q) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 60 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 3 | Atlas | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 59 | |
| 4 | Toluca | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 53 | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 51 | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 50 | |
| 7 | Santos Laguna (Q) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 48 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 8 | Chiapas | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 48 | |
| 9 | Querétaro (Q) | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 47 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 10 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 46 | |
| 11 | UNAM | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 46 | |
| 12 | Tijuana | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 45 | |
| 13 | Veracruz | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 43 | |
| 14 | Guadalajara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42 | |
| 15 | León | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 38 | |
| 16 | Puebla | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 36 | |
| 17 | U. de G. | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 35 | Relegated |
| 18 | Morelia | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 23 | |

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | '12 A Pts | '13 C Pts | '13 A Pts | '14 C Pts | '14 A Pts | '15 C Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | América | 31 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 185 | 102 | 1.8137 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 26 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 166 | 102 | 1.6275 |
| 3 | Toluca | 34 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 164 | 102 | 1.6078 |
| 4 | UANL | 21 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 162 | 102 | 1.5882 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 23 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 158 | 102 | 1.5490 |
| 6 | Tijuana | 34 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 145 | 102 | 1.4216 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 140 | 102 | 1.3725 |
| 8 | León | 33 | 16 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 140 | 102 | 1.3725 |
| 9 | Atlas | 12 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 136 | 102 | 1.3333 |
| 10 | UNAM | 23 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 134 | 102 | 1.3137 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 22 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 133 | 102 | 1.3039 |
| 12 | Pachuca | 21 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 132 | 102 | 1.2941 |
| 13 | Morelia | 27 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 128 | 102 | 1.2549 |
| 14 | Chiapas | 15 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 127 | 102 | 1.2451 |
| 15 | Veracruz | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 79 | 68 | 1.1618 |
| 16 | Guadalajara | 23 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 114 | 102 | 1.1176 |
| 17 | Puebla | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 105 | 102 | 1.0294 |
| 18 | U. de G. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 1.0294 | Relegated |
Last update: May 10, 2015
* ^ First tie-breaker was goal difference during 2014–15 Liga MX season.