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2018–19 Liga MX season

The 2018–19 Liga MX season was the 72nd professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

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The following eighteen teams competed this season. Lobos BUAP was initially relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest point coefficient last season, but instead they will continue to compete in the Liga MX after the 2017–18 Ascenso MX champion, Cafetaleros de Tapachula, who won promotion after defeating Alebrijes de Oaxaca, was not certified to be promoted. Lobos BUAP paid MXN$120 million to be disbursed to Cafetaleros de Tapachula and remain in Liga MX. Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes ==Torneo Apertura==
Torneo Apertura
The Apertura 2018 was the first championship of the season. The regular season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 25 November 2018. The defending champions were Santos Laguna, having won their sixth title. Regular phase League table Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match was scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it was added to the standings for day 16. Results Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Source: Liga MX Hat-tricks 4 Player scored four goals Attendance Highest and lowest Source: Liga MX Final phase Bracket • Teams were re-seeded each round. • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced. • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final. • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, 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 shoot-out. • Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX1, runners-up as MEX3). Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals ==Torneo Clausura==
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura 2019 was the second championship of the season. The tournament began on 4 January 2019 ended on 26 May 2019. América were the defending champions, having won their record-breaking 13th league title the previous tournament. Regular phase League table Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match was scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it was added to the standings for day 16. Results Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Source: Liga MX Hat-tricks Attendance Per team Highest and lowest Source: Liga MX Final phase Bracket • Teams were re-seeded each round. • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced. • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final. • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, 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 shoot-out. • Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (champions as MEX2, runners-up as MEX4). Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals ==Relegation table==
Relegation table
The points doesn't count negative points. ==Aggregate table==
Aggregate table
The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) was used to determine the participants of the 2019–20 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. ==Notes==
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