# 2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season

The 2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Liga Premier was the third-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 12 August 2016 and 13 May 2017.

## Torneo Apertura
### Changes from the previous season

48 teams participated in this tournament.
* Atlético Veracruz moved to Ensenada and became Cuervos de Ensenada.
* Dorados Premier leaves the category and entered Necaxa Premier instead.
* Mineros de Fresnillo played the league after a season of extension to improve its sports facilities.
* C.D. Uruapan could not dispute this competition and lent its franchise to Titanes de Saltillo.
* Reboceros de La Piedad, Sporting Canamy and FC Politécnico were accepted in the tournament as expansion teams.
* Real Zamora was promoted from the Liga de Nuevos Talentos.
* UdeG "B" was promoted from Tercera División.

### Stadiums and Locations
#### Group 1

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alacranes de Durango | Durango City, Durango | Francisco Zarco | 18,000 |
| Atlas Premier | Zapopan, Jalisco | Alfredo "Pistache" Torres | 3,000 |
| Cimarrones "B" | Guaymas, Sonora | Unidad Deportiva Julio Alfonso | 3,000 |
| Cuervos de Ensenada | Ensenada, Baja California | Municipal de Ensenada | 7,600 |
| Dorados Fuerza UACH | Chihuahua City, Chihuahua | Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza | 22,000 |
| Guadalajara Premier | Zapopan, Jalisco | Verde Valle | 800 |
| Mineros de Fresnillo | Fresnillo, Zacatecas | Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo | 6,000 |
| Monterrey Premier | Santiago, Nuevo León | El Barrial | 570 |
| Murciélagos "B" | Guamúchil, Sinaloa | Coloso del Dique | 5,000 |
| Reynosa | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad | 20,000 |
| Santos Laguna Premier | Torreón, Coahuila | TSM External Field 5 | 1,000 |
| Tigres Premier | General Zuazua, Nuevo León | Instalaciones de Zuazua | 800 |
| Tijuana Premier | Tijuana, Baja California | Caliente | 27,333 |
| Titanes de Saltillo | Saltillo, Coahuila | Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | 7,000 |
| UdeG "B" | Ameca, Jalisco | Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Ameca | 4,000 |
| Zacatecas "B" | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 14,000 |

#### Group 2

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlético Estado de México | Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico | Hugo Sánchez Márquez | 3,500 |
| Cachorros UdeG | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 12,500 |
| Coras "B" | Tepic, Nayarit | Olímpico Santa Teresita | 4,000 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Jasso, Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 7,761 |
| Irapuato | Irapuato, Guanajuato | Sergio León Chávez | 25,000 |
| La Piedad | La Piedad, Michoacán | Juan N. López | 13,356 |
| León Premier | León, Guanajuato | Casa Club León | 1,000 |
| Morelia Premier | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos Adjacent Field | 1,000 |
| Necaxa Premier | Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes | Casa Club Necaxa | 1,000 |
| Pachuca Premier | San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo | Universidad del Fútbol | 1,000 |
| Querétaro Premier | Querétaro City, Querétaro | Corregidora | 34,070 |
| Real Zamora | Zamora, Michoacán | Zamora | 7,200 |
| Santos de Soledad | Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí | Plan de San Luis | 18,000 |
| Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 12,500 |
| Toluca | Metepec, State of Mexico | Instalaciones de Metepec | 1,000 |
| Tuzos UAZ | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 14,000 |

#### Group 3

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albinegros de Orizaba | Orizaba, Veracruz | Socum | 7,000 |
| América Premier | Coyoacán, Mexico City | Instalaciones Club América | 1,000 |
| Athletic Club Morelos | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Mariano Matamoros | 16,000 |
| Chapulineros | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
| Chiapas Premier | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | Field 2 Zoque VMR | 1,000 |
| Cruz Azul Premier | Jasso, Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 7,761 |
| Inter Playa | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo | Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid | 7,500 |
| Ocelotes UNACH | San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas | Municipal de San Cristóbal de las Casas | 4,000 |
| Pioneros de Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 |
| Politécnico | Oaxtepec, Morelos | Olímpico U.D. IMSS | 9,000 |
| Puebla Premier | Puebla City, Puebla | Unidad Deportiva Mario Vázquez Raña | 800 |
| Real Cuautitlán | Texcoco, State of Mexico | Municipal Claudio Suárez | 4,000 |
| Sporting Canamy | Xochimilco, Mexico City | Valentín González | 5,000 |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 7,000 |
| UNAM Premier | Coyoacán, Mexico City | La Cantera | 2,000 |
| Veracruz Premier | Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz | Rafael Hernández Ochoa | 4,800 |

### Regular season
#### Group 1
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Monterrey Premier | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 38 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 2 | Guadalajara Premier | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 35 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 3 | Tigres Premier | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 4 | Tijuana Premier | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 5 | Reynosa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Cuervos de Ensenada | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 25 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Zacatecas "B" | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Alacranes de Durango | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 22 | |
| 9 | Dorados Fuerza UACH | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 21 | |
| 10 | Atlas Premier | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 21 | |
| 11 | Santos Laguna Premier | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 19 | |
| 12 | UdeG "B" | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 18 | |
| 13 | Mineros de Fresnillo | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 15 | |
| 14 | Murciélagos "B" | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 15 | |
| 15 | Cimarrones "B" | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 14 | |
| 16 | Titanes de Saltillo | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 4 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | ATS | CIM | CUE | DFU | GDL | MFR | MTY | MUR | REY | SAN | TIG | TIJ | TIS | UDG | ZAS |
| Alacranes | | | 3–2 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | | | | | 2–1 |
| Atlas Premier | 1–0 | | | 3–2 | | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | | 3–0 | | |
| Cimarrones | | 1–2 | | | 0–0 | | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | 6–2 | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | |
| Cuervos | 5–2 | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | | | | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| Dorados UACH | | 4–2 | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Guadalajara | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 6–1 |
| Mineros Fresnillo | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | | | | | | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Monterrey | | | 3–1 | | 3–0 | | 5–2 | | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | |
| Murciélagos | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | | | 3–3 | | 2–1 | |
| Reynosa | | 0–1 | | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | |
| Santos Laguna | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | |
| Tigres | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Tijuana | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | | | | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | |
| Titanes | 3–5 | | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | | | | | 0–0 |
| UdeG | 1–3 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 6–0 | | 2–0 |
| Zacatecas | | 3–1 | 4–0 | | | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | | |

#### Group 2
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tepatitlán | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Morelia Premier | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 3 | Toluca Premier | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 4 | Santos de Soledad | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Irapuato | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 25 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Cachorros UdeG | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Atlético Estado de México | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 23 | |
| 8 | Querétaro Premier | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 9 | Tuzos UAZ | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 22 | |
| 10 | Necaxa Premier | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 11 | León | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 19 | |
| 12 | La Piedad | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 18 | |
| 13 | Coras "B" | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 18 | |
| 14 | Real Zamora | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 16 | |
| 15 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 8 | |
| 16 | Pachuca | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 8 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | AEM | CAG | COR | CRH | IRA | LAP | LEO | MOR | NEC | PAC | QRO | RZA | SAS | TEP | TOL | UAZ |
| Atlético Estado de México | | | | 0–0 | | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | | | 2–5 | | 3–1 |
| Cachorros UdeG | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | |
| Coras | 0–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–4 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | | | 3–0 | | | 1–4 | | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Irapuato | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 0–0 | | | | | | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | |
| La Piedad | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | | | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| León | | | | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | 3–2 |
| Morelia | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | | | | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | |
| Necaxa | | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | | | 3–1 | | 3–1 | | 3–1 | | | 2–1 | |
| Pachuca | 0–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | 0–0 |
| Querétaro | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | | | 0–1 | 5–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Real Zamora | 0–0 | | | | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | | 4–2 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | | 1–2 |
| Santos Soledad | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | | 1–1 | | | 3–2 | | 2–1 |
| Tepatitlán | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | | | | 2–0 | |
| Toluca | 2–0 | | 1–2 | | | | 4–1 | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | 3–0 |
| Tuzos UAZ | | 2–1 | | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | | | 2–1 | | |

#### Group 3
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pioneros de Cancún | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 41 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Albinegros de Orizaba | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 31 | |
| 5 | Puebla Premier | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 6 | Real Cuautitlán | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Inter Playa | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 21 | |
| 8 | Athletic Club Morelos | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Cruz Azul Premier | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | América Premier | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Sporting Canamy | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | |
| 12 | Ocelotes UNACH | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 18 | |
| 13 | UNAM Premier | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 17 | |
| 14 | Veracruz Premier | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | |
| 15 | Chiapas Premier | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 11 | |
| 16 | FC Politécnico | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 10 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | AME | ATM | CHA | CHI | CRZ | INP | OUC | PIO | POL | PUE | RCU | SPC | TLA | UNM | VER |
| Albinegros | | | 4–1 | 1–3 | | | | 1–0 | 1–5 | | 2–1 | | | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| América | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | 2–3 | | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | | | 3–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Athletic Morelos | | | | 0–0 | | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Chapulineros | | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Chiapas | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | | 0–3 | | 1–2 | | | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Cruz Azul Premier | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | | | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 |
| Inter Playa | 2–3 | | 1–1 | | 5–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Ocelotes UNACH | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | | | 2–1 |
| Pioneros | | 3–1 | | | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 4–0 | | 1–0 | | | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Politécnico | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | | | | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | | |
| Puebla | | 3–2 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | 4–3 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Real Cuautitlán | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | | 3–3 | | | 0–0 | | | 2–2 |
| Sporting Canamy | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–0 | | | 1–2 | | 0–3 | | | 0–3 | | |
| Tlaxcala | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | | | 2–2 | | | 3–1 | |
| UNAM | | 0–1 | | | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | | | 2–1 |
| Veracruz Premier | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | 5–0 | | | | | 4–1 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | | |

### Regular-season statistics
#### Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lizandro Echeverría | Pioneros de Cancún | 11 |
| 2 | Omar Rosas | Santos de Soledad | 11 |
| 2 | Abraham Ávalos | Reynosa F.C. | 11 |
| 2 | Julio Cruz | Monterrey Premier | 11 |
| 5 | Alejandro Rubio | Tigres UANL Premier | 10 |
Source: Liga Premier

### Liguilla
#### Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs)

The four best teams of each group 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. 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 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 | Tlaxcala | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Tlaxcala | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Cuervos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1 | Pioneros | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Cuervos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 8 | Cuervos (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cuervos (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | Tlaxcala (pen.) | 3 | 2 | 5 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irapuato | 3 | 2 | 5 (2) |
| 4 | Albinegros | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irapuato | 3 | 2 | 5 (2) |
| 5 | Reynosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Reynosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Albinegros | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Irapuato | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Tepatitlán | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Irapuato | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Irapuato | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

The first legs was played on 26 and 27 November, and the second legs was played on 3 December 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tlaxcala | 3–0 | Santos de Soledad | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Pioneros de Cancún | 2–2 | Cuervos de Ensenada (a) | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Albinegros de Orizaba | 2–1 | Reynosa | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Tepatitlán | 4–6 | Irapuato | 1–1 | 3–5 |

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

The first legs was played on 7 December, and the second legs was played on 10 December 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tlaxcala | 4–0 | Cuervos de Ensenada | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Albinegros de Orizaba | 2–3 | Irapuato | 2–3 | 0–0 |

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

The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 17 December 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tlaxcala (pen.) | 5–5 | Irapuato | 3–3 | 2–2 |

##### Second leg

* Apertura 2016 winners:
* Tlaxcala F.C. 1st Title

#### Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)

The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups qualified to the final, which is played in two legs, to determine the champion of reserve teams.

##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morelia Premier | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 | Advance to Championship final |
| 2 | Monterrey Premier | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Puebla Premier | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Tijuana Premier | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | León Premier | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Championship final |
| 2 | Querétaro Premier | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | |
| 3 | Tigres Premier | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | UNAM Premier | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | |

##### Final

The first leg was played on 15 December, and the second leg was played on 18 December 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Querétaro Premier (pen.) | 3–3 | Morelia Premier | 1–1 | 2–2 |

## Torneo Clausura
### Changes from the previous tournament

47 teams participated in this tournament. Coras "B" was withdrawn before the start of the competition and all his matches were canceled.

### Regular season
#### Group 1
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guadalajara Premier | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 35 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 2 | Mineros de Fresnillo | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Tigres Premier | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 4 | Santos Laguna Premier | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 5 | Monterrey | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 25 | |
| 6 | Murciélagos "B" | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Dorados Fuerza UACH | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | UdeG "B" | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 21 | |
| 9 | Reynosa | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 20 | |
| 10 | Atlas Premier | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 20 | |
| 11 | Zacatecas "B" | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 18 | |
| 12 | Cimarrones "B" | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 18 | |
| 13 | Tijuana Premier | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 15 | |
| 14 | Cuervos de Ensenada | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 15 | |
| 15 | Alacranes de Durango | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 13 | |
| 16 | Titanes de Saltillo | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 9 | Relegated to Liga de Nuevos Talentos |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | ATS | CIM | CUE | DFU | GDL | MFR | MTY | MUR | REY | SAN | TIG | TIJ | TIS | UDG | ZAS |
| Alacranes | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Atlas Premier | | | 2–2 | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Cimarrones | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Cuervos | | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 3–3 | |
| Dorados UACH | 1–0 | | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | | 3–1 | | |
| Guadalajara | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | | | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | |
| Mineros Fresnillo | 3–1 | | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | | | | |
| Monterrey | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | 7–1 | | 1–1 |
| Murciélagos | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 3–3 | | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–2 |
| Reynosa | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 3–5 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | | | | 5–3 | | 2–0 |
| Santos Laguna | | | 3–2 | | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Tigres | | 3–0 | | | 3–2 | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Tijuana | | | 3–1 | | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | | | | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Titanes | | 3–3 | | 2–1 | | | 1–3 | | | | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | |
| UdeG | | | 4–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | | | | |
| Zacatecas | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | | 6–0 | 1–2 | |

#### Group 2
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Irapuato | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | La Piedad | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Morelia Premier | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 4 | Querétaro Premier | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 5 | León Premier | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 6 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Atlético Estado de México | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 21 | |
| 8 | Tepatitlán | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | Toluca Premier | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | Tuzos UAZ | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 | |
| 11 | Necaxa Premier | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 18 | |
| 12 | Pachuca Premier | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 17 | |
| 13 | Real Zamora | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 12 | |
| 14 | Cachorros UdeG | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 11 | |
| 15 | Santos de Soledad | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 10 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | AEM | CAG | CRH | IRA | LAP | LEO | MOR | NEC | PAC | QRO | RZA | SAS | TEP | TOL | UAZ |
| Atlético Estado de México | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | | | | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | |
| Cachorros UdeG | | | | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 2–3 | | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | | 3–0 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | | | 1–3 | | | 2–0 |
| Irapuato | | | | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 3–1 | | | 4–1 | | 4–1 |
| La Piedad | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | | | 1–1 |
| León | 2–0 | 1–3 | | | | | | | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | |
| Morelia | 0–1 | | | | 2–0 | 0–3 | | 5–0 | | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | | 0–0 |
| Necaxa | 0–0 | | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 3–3 | | | | 0–3 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 0–2 |
| Pachuca | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | | 0–2 | 1–3 | | | | | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Querétaro | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | | | 2–0 |
| Real Zamora | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | | | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | | | | 0–0 | |
| Santos Soledad | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | | 2–6 | | 0–3 | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | |
| Tepatitlán | 0–4 | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Toluca | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | | | 0–0 | | |
| Tuzos UAZ | 1–2 | | | | | 1–3 | | | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | |

#### Group 3
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tlaxcala | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Pioneros de Cancún | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | UNAM Premier | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 4 | América Premier | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla de Filiales |
| 5 | Inter Playa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Real Cuautitlán | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 27 | |
| 7 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Veracruz Premier | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Albinegros de Orizaba | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Athletic Club Morelos | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Politécnico | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 17 | Relegated to Liga de Nuevos Talentos |
| 12 | Cruz Azul Premier | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 16 | |
| 13 | Ocelotes UNACH | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 16 | |
| 14 | Chiapas Premier | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 16 | |
| 15 | Puebla Premier | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 11 | |
| 16 | Sporting Canamy | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 9 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | AME | ATM | CHA | CHI | CRZ | INP | OUC | PIO | POL | PUE | RCU | SPC | TLA | UNM | VER |
| Albinegros | | 3–1 | | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | | 2–0 |
| América | | | | 2–1 | | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Athletic Morelos | 2–1 | 3–5 | | | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | | | 9–3 | | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 |
| Chapulineros | 2–2 | | 2–0 | | 5–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | |
| Chiapas | | 1–1 | | | | | 0–4 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | 3–4 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 |
| Cruz Azul Premier | | | | 3–0 | 4–1 | | | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | | 5–0 | | 1–1 | |
| Inter Playa | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | 3–2 | | 4–3 | 1–0 | | | 2–3 | | 2–5 | 2–1 | |
| Ocelotes UNACH | 3–2 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | | | | | 0–3 | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Pioneros | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | | | | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | | |
| Politécnico | | 1–3 | | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Puebla | 1–0 | | 2–3 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | | | 0–2 |
| Real Cuautitlán | | | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 5–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting Canamy | | 2–2 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Tlaxcala | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | | 7–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | 5–1 |
| UNAM | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | | |
| Veracruz Premier | | 5–1 | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | |

### Regular-season statistics
#### Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Joaquín Hernández | Monterrey Premier | 15 |
| 2 | Francisco Rivera | América Premier | 14 |
| 3 | Lizandro Echeverría | Pioneros de Cancún | 12 |
| 3 | Rafael Nájera | Cruz Azul Premier | 12 |
| 4 | Fernando Ortíz | Monarcas Morelia Premier | 10 |
Source: Liga Premier

### Liguilla
#### Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs)

The four best teams of each group 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. 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 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 |
| 1 | Irapuato | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Murciélagos "B" (*) | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Murciélagos "B" (*) | - | - | - | 1 | Irapuato | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Pioneros | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pioneros | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Pioneros | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Fresnillo | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fresnillo | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Irapuato | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tlaxcala | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | La Piedad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tlaxcala | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | La Piedad | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Tlaxcala | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Tlaxcala | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Tlaxcala | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Inter Playa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
(*) Murciélagos "B" was disqualified for having debts with the FMF. Irapuato qualified directly to the semi-finals

#### Quarter-finals

The first legs was played on 22 and 23 April, and the second legs was played on 29 April 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Irapuato | – | Murciélagos "B" | – | – |
| Pioneros de Cancún | 3–1 | Mineros de Fresnillo | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Reboceros de La Piedad | 2–1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Tlaxcala | 4–2 | Inter Playa | 1–1 | 3–1 |

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

The first legs was played on 3 May, and the second legs was played on 6 May 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Irapuato | 4–3 | Pioneros de Cancún | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Reboceros de La Piedad | 1–2 | Tlaxcala | 1–1 | 0–1 |

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

The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Irapuato | 0–4 | Tlaxcala | 0–3 | 0–1 |

##### Second leg

* Clausura 2017 winners:
* Tlaxcala F.C. 2nd Title

#### Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)

The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups qualify to the final, which is played in two legs, to determine the champion of reserve teams.

##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América Premier | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Championship final |
| 2 | Morelia Premier | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Guadalajara Premier | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Santos Laguna Premier | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | León Premier | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Championship final |
| 2 | Querétaro Premier | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | |
| 3 | Tigres Premier | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | UNAM Premier | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | |

##### Final

The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América Premier (pen.) | 4–4 | León Premier | 2–1 | 2–3 |

## Relegation Table

| P | Team | Pts | G | Pts/G |
| 1 | Pioneros de Cancún | 72 | 30 | 2.4000 |
| 2 | Guadalajara Premier | 70 | 30 | 2.3333 |
| 3 | Tlaxcala F.C. | 63 | 30 | 2.1000 |
| 4 | Monterrey Premier | 63 | 30 | 2.1000 |
| 5 | Monarcas Morelia Premier | 58 | 29 | 2 |
| 6 | Tigres Premier | 59 | 30 | 1.9667 |
| 7 | Irapuato | 57 | 29 | 1.9655 |
| 8 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 56 | 30 | 1.8667 |
| 9 | Albinegros de Orizaba | 55 | 30 | 1.8333 |
| 10 | Tepatitlán | 51 | 29 | 1.7586 |
| 11 | Querétaro Premier | 49 | 29 | 1.6897 |
| 12 | Reboceros de La Piedad | 48 | 29 | 1.6552 |
| 13 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 49 | 30 | 1.6333 |
| 14 | Reynosa F.C. | 49 | 30 | 1.6333 |
| 15 | América Premier | 48 | 30 | 1.6000 |
| 16 | Real Cuautitlán | 48 | 30 | 1.6000 |
| 17 | Santos Laguna Premier | 48 | 30 | 1.6000 |
| 18 | Toluca Premier | 46 | 29 | 1.5862 |
| 19 | UNAM Premier | 47 | 30 | 1.5667 |
| 20 | León Premier | 45 | 29 | 1.5517 |
| 21 | Mineros de Fresnillo | 46 | 30 | 1.5333 |
| 22 | Atlético Estado de México | 44 | 29 | 1.5172 |
| 23 | Tijuana Premier | 45 | 30 | 1.5000 |
| 24 | Dorados UACH | 43 | 30 | 1.4333 |
| 25 | Zacatecas "B" | 42 | 30 | 1.4000 |
| 26 | Tuzos UAZ | 40 | 29 | 1.3793 |
| 27 | Atlas Premier | 41 | 30 | 1.3667 |
| 28 | Necaxa Premier | 39 | 29 | 1.3448 |
| 29 | Cuervos de Ensenada | 40 | 30 | 1.3333 |
| 30 | Veracruz Premier | 39 | 30 | 1.3000 |
| 31 | Athletic Club Morelos | 39 | 30 | 1.3000 |
| 32 | UdeG "B" | 39 | 30 | 1.3000 |
| 33 | Murciélagos "B" | 38 | 30 | 1.2667 |
| 34 | Cachorros UdeG | 36 | 29 | 1.2414 |
| 35 | Santos de Soledad | 36 | 29 | 1.2414 |
| 36 | Puebla Premier | 37 | 30 | 1.2333 |
| 37 | Alacranes de Durango | 35 | 30 | 1.1667 |
| 38 | Cruz Azul Premier | 35 | 30 | 1.1667 |
| 39 | Ocelotes UNACH | 34 | 30 | 1.1333 |
| 40 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 32 | 29 | 1.1034 |
| 41 | Cimarrones "B" | 32 | 30 | 1.0667 |
| 42 | Real Zamora | 28 | 29 | 0.9655 |
| 43 | Chiapas Premier | 27 | 30 | 0.9000 |
| 44 | Sporting Canamy | 27 | 30 | 0.9000 |
| 45 | FC Politécnico | 27 | 30 | 0.9000 |
| 46 | Pachuca | 25 | 29 | 0.8621 |
| 47 | Titanes de Saltillo | 13 | 30 | 0.4333 |
Last updated: 20 April 2017 Source: Liga Premier FMF P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played

## Promotion to Ascenso MX

As champion of the two tournaments of the season, Tlaxcala F.C. won the right to be promoted to Ascenso MX, however, because its stadium did not meet the requirements of the league, it was granted a one-year extension to be able to improve its facilities and join the league in 2018. In May 2018 the team lost its right to play at the Ascenso MX for not complying with the improvements in its stadium that were required to be able to participate in the division.