Serie B de México
The Serie B has 28 teams divided into two groups. The Apertura champion each year will play the champion of the respective Clausura tournament, in order to determine who will be promoted to the Serie A, or if occasion arises, the team manages to win two tournaments in a year, amount direct without having to play a promotion final and the stadium must met the requirements to promote as well. It was created in the second half of 2008, with the participation and approval of the owners of the teams of Second and Third Division, being next to Serie A part of the Liga Premier.
Teams for 2017–18 season
Group 1
Stadium and locations
Location of teams in the 2017–18 Serie B Group 1
| Club |
Manager |
City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
| Atlético Saltillo | Lorenzo López | Saltillo, Coahuila | Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | 6,000 |
| CAFESSA | Guillermo Hernández | Tlajomulco, Jalisco | Unidad Deportiva Mariano Otero | 3,000 |
| Calor | Ricardo López | Gómez Palacio, Durango | Unidad Deportiva Francisco Gómez Palacio | 6,000 |
| Celaya | José Islas | Soria, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
| Fresnillo | Rubén Hernández | Fresnillo, Zacatecas | Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo | 5,000 |
| Gómez Palacio | Pedro Muñoz | Gómez Palacio, Durango | Unidad Deportiva Francisco Gómez Palacio | 6,000 |
| Inter San Miguel | Edmundo Ríos | San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato | José María "Capi" Correa | 1,000 |
| Sahuayo | José Daniel García | Sahuayo, Michoacán | Unidad Deportiva Municipal | 1,000 |
| Sinaloa | Marcos Marroquín | Navolato, Sinaloa | Juventud | 2,000 |
| Sonora | Yuri Hernández | Hermosillo, Sonora | Miguel Castro Servín | 7,000 |
| UAT | Jorge Urbina | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| UAZ | Jorge Raudales | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 13,820 |
| UdeG | Ahuizotl Sánchez | Ameca, Jalisco | Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Ameca | 7,000 |
| Zacatecas | Julio Estrada | Tlaltenango, Zacatecas | Deportivo La Alberca | 1,000 |
Group 2
Stadium and locations
Location of teams in the 2017–18 Serie A Group 2
| Club |
Manager |
City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
| Carmen | Tomás Borja | Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche | Nelson Barrera Romellón | 3,500 |
| Ciervos | Leonardo Castillo | Chalco, State of Mexico | Arreola | 7,000 |
| Cuautla | Mario Hernández | Cuautla, Morelos | Isidro Gil Tapia | 3,200 |
| Gladiadores | José García | Cuautitlán, State of Mexico | Los Pinos | 3,000 |
| Guerrero | Rogelio Rodríguez & Andrés Ugalde | Acapulco, Guerrero | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco | 13,000 |
| Nuevo Chimalhuacán | Pablo Robles | Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico | Deportivo La Laguna | 1,500 |
| Oaxaca | Carlos Ayala | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,950 |
| Orizaba | Carlos Reinoso, Jr. | Orizaba, Veracruz | Socum | 4,800 |
| Satélites | Roberto Mota | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | Unidad Deportiva Javier Rojo Gómez | 1,500 |
| Tecamachalco | José Huerta | Huixquilucan, State of Mexico | Alberto Pérez Navarro | 3,000 |
| Tlaxcala | Silvio Rudman | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 7,000 |
| UNACH | Adrián García Arias | San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas | Municipal de San Cristóbal de las Casas | 5,000 |
| Yalmakán | Carlos Bracamontes | Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo | Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores | 1,000 |
| Zitácuaro | Gabriel Mancilla | Zitácuaro, Michoacán | Ignacio López Rayón | 10,000 |
Last updated on June 16, 2017.
Source: Sitio Oficial de la Segunda División Federación Mexicana de Futbol - Liga Premier de Ascenso
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