Liga de Ascenso

Ascenso MX (Promotion League) is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to Liga MX (top-flight division). he bottom team gets relegated to Segunda División de México (the third tier).
Formerly known as Primera División A (First Division A) the league changed its name and competition format in 2009 to Liga de Ascenso. It was rebranded as Ascenso MX in 2012. The main changes are that clubs now do not need a FMF certification to get promoted and that the competition doesn't use group stages.
==Competition  system==
In this league participate 15 teams.The competition system is the same as the Liga MX.
The relegation is performed by the percentages system, the team with the worst quotient is relegated to leage Liga premier de ascenso.
==Promotion==
Like the Liga MX, the season is divided in 2 tournaments: Apertura (Opening) and Clausura (Ending).
The first 7 teams qualify to the playoff, the first place starts the playoffs until the semifinal round.
The promotion is performed with a promotion playoff with the champions of the tournaments Apertura and Clausura. The winner is promoted. If a one team wins the two league tournaments, the promotion is direct.
== Current Teams ==
The following 15 clubs will compete in Ascenso MX during the 2013-2014 season:
Team 	Location 	Stadium 	Capacity
Altamira 	Altamira 	Altamira 	13,500
Atlético San Luis	San Luis Potosi 	Alfonso Lastras 	30,000
Ballenas Galeana 	Cuernavaca 	Centenario 	15,237
BUAP 	Puebla 	Olímpico de C.U. 	21,750
Celaya 	Celaya 	Miguel Alemán 	33,340
Cruz Azul Hidalgo	Tula 	10 de Diciembre 	17,000
Delfines 	Ciudad del Carmen	Unidad Deportiva Campus II	15,100
Estudiantes 	Zapopan 	Tres de Marzo 	25,000
Mérida 	Mérida 	Carlos Iturralde 	18,000
Necaxa 	Aguascalientes 	Victoria 	25,494
Oaxaca 	Oaxaca 	Benito Juárez 	10,000
Sinaloa 	Culiacán 	Banorte 	23,000
UDG 	Guadalajara 	Jalisco 	63,713
UAT 	Ciudad Victoria 	Marte R. Gómez 	18,000
Zacatepec 1948 	Cuernavaca 	Centenario 	15,237
==External links==
* Official website
* Fans forum
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