Liga Premier de Ascenso

Liga Premier de Ascenso
Country  Mexico
Founded 1950
Divisions 2
Number of teams 1 group of 13 teams
1 group of 14 teams
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to Ascenso MX
Relegation to Liga Nuevos Talentos
Current champions U. A. Estado de México
Murciélagos
(Apertura 2014)
TV partners AYM Sports
Cable Sports
Televisa Deportes Network
TVC Deportes
Website Official website
Clausura 2015

The Liga Premier de Ascenso is one of the two leagues (along with the Liga de Nuevos Talentos) consisting the Segunda División, the third level of the Mexican football league system.

The Liga Premier de Ascenso has 27 teams divided into two groups, one with 13 and one with 14. The Apertura champion each year will play the champion of the respective Clausura tournament, in order to determine who will be promoted to the Ascenso MX, or if occasion arises, the team manages to win two tournaments in a year, amount direct without having to play a promotion final.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Clausura changes
Real Cuautitlan Mexico Victor Hugo Lozano Resigned January 17, 2015 Mexico Fernando Cuétara (Interim) January 24, 2015 16th
Real Cuautitlan Mexico Fernando Cuétara (Interim) Caretaker January 24, 2015 Mexico Isidro Sánchez Macip January 25, 2015 18th
Internacional de Acapulco Tunisia Fathi Choura Sacked January 30, 2015 Mexico Raúl Paredes (Interim) February 15, 2015 27th
Atletico Coatzacoalcos Mexico Ramón Olán Ruíz Sacked February 15, 2015 Mexico Juan Carlos Delgado February 19, 2015 27th
Atletico Veracruz Mexico Miguel Hernández Rodríguez Sacked February 23, 2015 Mexico Juvenal Patiño (Interim) February 23, 2015 25th

Teams 2014-15 Season

Grupo 1 Grupo 2
Club City Club City
Cimarrones de Sonora Hermosillo, SON Atlético Chiapas Tuxtla Gutierrez, CHS
Deportivo Tepic B Tepic, NAY Atlético Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos, VER
Durango Durango, DGO Atlético Veracruz Veracruz, VER
Estudiantes Tecos Zapopan, JAL Cruz Azul Hidalgo Ciudad Cooperativa Jasso, HGO
Querétaro B Querétaro, QRO Inter Playa del Carmen Playa del Carmen, QROO
Loros Universidad de Colima Colima, COL Internacional de Acapulco Xochitepec, MOR
Murciélagos Guamúchil, SIN Ocelotes de la UNACH Tapachula, CHS
Reynosa Reynosa, TAM Orizaba Orizaba, VER
Santos de Soledad Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, SLP Pioneros de Cancún Cancún, QROO
Tampico Madero Tampico Madero, TAM Real Cuautitlán Cuautitlán, MEX
U. A. Chihuahua Chihuahua, CHI Teca UTN Huixquilucan, MEX
UACJ Ciudad Juárez, CHI Tlaxcala FC Tlaxcala, TLX
U.A. Zacatecas Zacatecas, ZAC Toros Neza Nezahualcoyotl, MEX
U. A. Estado de México Toluca, MEX

Last updated on July 28, 2014.
Source: Sitio Oficial de la Segunda División Federación Mexicana de Futbol - Liga Premier de Ascenso

Defending Champions

Group 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
9 Murciélagos 12 3 4 5 12 19 7 14 Defending Champions (Copa)

Group 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
10 U. A. Estado de México 13 3 6 4 27 16 +11 15 Defending Champions (Liga)

Liguilla Clausura 2015

Liguilla – Clausura

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1   Reynosa 0 2 2  
8   Pioneros 1 1 2  
  1   Reynosa 0  
  6   Cruz Azul Hgo. 1  
4   Cimarrones 3 3 6
5   Inter Playa 2 2 4  
   
   
2   Loros UDC 0 2 2  
7   Tlaxcala FC 2 0 2  
  2   Loros UDC 2
  4   Cimarrones 1  
3   Tampico Madero 1 1 2
6   Cruz Azul Hgo. 2 1 3  

Copa – Clausura

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1   Ocelotes 0 1 1  
8   Tecos 3 3 6  
  2   Atlético Chiapas 1  
  8   Tecos 3  
4   Teca UTN 1 0 1
5   U. A. Chihuahua 1 0 1  
   
   
2   Atlético Chiapas 0 2 2  
7  Toros Neza 0 0 0  
  3   Querétaro B 3
  4   Teca UTN 0  
3   Querétaro B 1 3 4
6   Orizaba 1 2 3  

Battle for Survival

Pos
Team Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
25 Internacional de Acapulco 21260.8077
26 Real Cuautitlán* 18260.6923
27 Atlético Veracruz 17260.6538Relegation
  Secure for 2015–16 Season.
  Relegation to Liga Nuevo Talentos.

Champions

TorneoChampionsPromoted to Ascenso MXPromoted from LNT
Apertura 2008 Mérida FC
Clausura 2009 Universidad del FútbolMérida FC N/A
Apertura 2009 Universidad del Fútbol
Bicentenario 2010 Universidad del Fútbol[A]Estudiantes de Altamira[B]UAT B
Independencia 2010 Celaya F.C.
Revolucion 2011 Chivas RayadasCelaya F.C. Cachorros UANL
Apertura 2011 Titanes de Tulancingo
Clausura 2012 Titanes de TulancingoN/A[C]Estudiantes B
Apertura 2012 Murciélagos F.C.
Clausura 2013 Ballenas GaleanaBallenas GaleanaAlacranes de Durango
Apertura 2013 (Liga) Linces de Tlaxcala
Apertura 2013 (Copa) Cruz Azul Jasso
Clausura 2014 (Liga) Atlético CoatzacoalcosCoras de Tepic[D]Pioneros de Cancún
Clausura 2014 (Copa) U.A. de Ciudad Juarez
Apertura 2014 (Liga) U. A. Estado de México
Apertura 2014 (Copa) Murciélagos
Clausura 2015 (Liga)
Clausura 2015 (Copa)
Notes
  1. ^ Universidad del Fútbol cannot be promoted to the Liga de Ascenso due to being the affiliate club to C.F. Pachuca.
  2. ^ Estudiantes de Altamira is the club with the most points in the general table for the 2009-10 season.
  3. ^ Titanes de Tulancingo can't promote to Ascenso MX, no license and reduce to 15 teams.
  4. ^ replaced Current Promoted Team to Ascenso MX Atlético Coatzacoalcos.