2019–20 Liga Premier de México season
The 2019–20 Liga Premier de México season is divided into two divisions named Serie A and Serie B. Liga Premier is the third-tier and fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 16 August 2019. On 15 April 2020 the regular season was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic. On 22 May 2020, the 2019–20 season was officially cancelled.
Serie A
Changes from the previous season
- Toluca, América, Necaxa, Monarcas Morelia and Guadalajara Premier were discontinued due to possible creation of Liga MX U23 league.
- Marina was promoted to Serie A as 2018-19 Serie B winner.
- Atlético Saltillo Soccer, CAFESSA and Mineros de Fresnillo were promoted from Serie B as expansion teams.
- Loros UdeC was promoted to Ascenso MX.
- Atlético San Luis Premier joined the league.
- Deportivo Tepic J.A.P. franchise returned to the division as Atlético Bahía.
- Due to ground problems Real Zamora was put on hiatus in the 2019–20 season.
- Tuxtla F.C. ceased operation.
- Ocelotes UNACH reached an agreement with Cafetaleros de Chiapas, the team was promoted to Serie A, but moved to Tapachula and was renamed as Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier.
- Cocodrilos de Tabasco were relocated in Liga TDP by their board and renamed to Pejelagartos de Tabasco.
- Héroes de Zaci, 2018–19 Liga TDP champions, remained in the same league due to problems with the ground.
- Pacific F.C. was on hiatus this season. The team will seek to obtain a place in the Ascenso MX through negotiations with another franchise for the 2020–21 season.
- Atlético Saltillo Soccer was renamed Saltillo F.C. but officially kept the original name.
Mid-Season Changes
- On December 18, 2019, as part of the disaffiliation of Club Veracruz two week earlier, Albinegros de Orizaba has also been disaffiliated from Serie A and will not participate in Second Half of Season.
Group 1
Teams information
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Affiliate |
| Alacranes de Durango |  Héctor Jair Real | Durango City, Durango | Francisco Zarco | 18,000 | — |
| Atlético Bahía | José Antonio Rizo | Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit | Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle | 4,000 | — |
| Atlético Reynosa | Gastón Obledo | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad | 20,000 | — |
| Cimarrones de Sonora | Mario López | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 | Cimarrones de Sonora |
| Coras de Nayarit | Marco Díaz Ávalos | Tepic, Nayarit | Nicolás Álvarez Ortega | 12,271 | — |
| Gavilanes de Matamoros | Lorenzo López Balboa | Matamoros, Tamaulipas | El Hogar | 22,000 | — |
| Leones Negros UdeG | Sergio Díaz | Zapopan, Jalisco | Club Deportivo U. de G. | 3,000 | Leones Negros UdeG |
| Mineros de Fresnillo | Joaquín Espinoza | Fresnillo, Zacatecas | Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo | 6,000 | — |
| Murciélagos | Valentín Arredondo | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Centenario | 11,134 | — |
| Saltillo | Francisco Javier Gamboa | Saltillo, Coahuila | Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | 7,000 | — |
| Tecos | Daniel Alcántar | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo | 18,779 | — |
| Tepatitlán de Morelos | Paco Ramírez | Tepatitlán, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 10,000 | — |
| UACH | Carlos Kanahan | Chihuahua City, Chihuahua | Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza | 22,000 | — |
| UAT Premier | Arturo Chávez | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 | Correcaminos UAT |
| UAZ | Rubén Hernández | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 | — |
Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 30 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match. In this group each team rests on two rounds of the season.Group 2
Teams information
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Affiliate |
| Atlético Irapuato | Omar Arellano | Irapuato, Guanajuato | Sergio León Chávez | 25,000 | — |
| Atlético San Luis | Julio Servín | San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí | Plan de San Luis | 18,000 | Atlético San Luis |
| CAFESSA Jalisco | Jaime Durán | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,110 | — |
| Cafetaleros de Chiapas | Marco Valverde | Tapachula, Chiapas | Olímpico de Tapachula | 18,017 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Carlos Roberto Pérez | Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 14,500 | Cruz Azul |
| Inter Playa del Carmen | Marco Antonio Palacios | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo | Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid | 7,500 | — |
| Marina | José Gerardo Espinoza | Milpa Alta, Mexico City | Momoxco | 3,500 | — |
| Pioneros de Cancún | Carlos Bracamontes | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 17,289 | — |
| Reboceros de La Piedad | Cristian Martínez Malagón | La Piedad, Michoacán | Juan N. López | 13,356 | — |
| Sporting Canamy | Gerardo Durón | Oaxtepec, Morelos | Olímpico de Oaxtepec | 9,000 | — |
| Tlaxcala |  Lorenzo Sáez | Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala | Unidad Deportiva José Brindis | 4,000 | — |
| UNAM | Carlos Humberto González | Coyoacán, Mexico City | La Cantera | 2,000 | UNAM |
| Yalmakán | Víctor Manuel Morales | Chetumal, Quintana Roo | José López Portillo | 6,600 | — |
Notes
Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 26 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.Notes
Regular Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Humberto Guzmán | Tepatitlán | 16 |
| 2 | José Pablo Velasco | UAZ | 14 |
| 2 |  Igor Neves | Atlético Reynosa | 14 |
| 4 | Efraín Torres | Gavilanes / Saltillo | 13 |
| 5 |  Juan David Angulo | Atlético Reynosa | 12 |
| 5 | Brandon Rosas | CAFESSA Jalisco | 12 |
| 7 | Luis Miguel Franco | Yalmakán | 11 |
| 7 | Erick Bustos | Irapuato | 11 |
| 9 | Óscar Gallardo | Sporting Canamy | 10 |
| 9 | Alan Islas | Marina | 10 |
| 9 | Adrián Muro | Durango | 10 |
| 9 | Ulises Jaimes | Tepatitlán | 10 |
Source:
Hat-tricks
– Home ; – AwayAttendance
Per team
NotesHighest and lowest
Source:Notes
Coefficients Table
To determine the sowing of the teams classified to the playoff phase, a table of coefficients is used, in which the points obtained are divided between the matches played. Generally, this same table is used to determine the team relegated to Serie B, however, in the 2019–2020 season the category relegation was suspended.| P | Team | Pts | G | Pts/G | GD |
| 1 | Tepatitlán | 62 | 23 | ' | +21 |
| 2 | Tlaxcala | 49 | 20 | 00 | +16 |
| 3 | UAZ | 56 | 24 | ' | +23 |
| 4 | Atlético Reynosa | 53 | 23 | ' | +31 |
| 5 | Atlético Irapuato | 44 | 20 | 000 | +15 |
| 6 | Gavilanes | 48 | 23 | 0 | +26 |
| 7 | Durango | 46 | 23 | .0000 | +24 |
| 8 | Coras de Nayarit | 44 | 22 | .0000 | +11 |
| 9 | CAFESSA Jalisco | 37 | 20 | 00 | +6 |
| 10 | Pioneros de Cancún | 35 | 20 | 00 | +11 |
| 11 | UACH | 38 | 23 | ' | +6 |
| 12 | UNAM | 34 | 21 | 0 | +6 |
| 13 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 32 | 20 | 000 | +11 |
| 14 | Murciélagos | 39 | 24 | 0 | +9 |
| 15 | Saltillo | 37 | 24 | ' | +5 |
| 16 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 27 | 20 | 00 | +6 |
| 17 | Yalmakán | 28 | 21 | ' | –5 |
| 18 | La Piedad | 27 | 21 | ' | –7 |
| 19 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 25 | 20 | 00 | –8 |
| 20 | Marina | 25 | 20 | 00 | –14 |
| 21 | Tecos | 25 | 22 | ' | –11 |
| 22 | UAT | 21 | 23 | 0 | –15 |
| 23 | Leones Negros | 17 | 23 | ' | –19 |
| 24 | Atlético Bahía | 15 | 24 | 0 | –68 |
| 25 | Sporting Canamy | 12 | 20 | 000 | –17 |
| 26 | Atlético San Luis | 12 | 21 | ' | –20 |
| 27 | Mineros de Fresnillo | 13 | 24 | ' | –26 |
| 28 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 12 | 23 | ' | –35 |
Last updated: March 15, 2020
Source:
P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference
Serie B
Changes from the previous season
Below are listed the member clubs of the Serie B for the 2019–20 season.- Gladiadores dissolved and renamed to Deportivo Dongu F.C.
- La Paz will participate in the Serie B as an expansion team.
- Zitácuaro and Chapulineros de Oaxaca will rejoin the league after one year on hiatus.
- Sporting Canamy reactivated its on hiatus franchise and created Real Canamy Tlayacapan, a reserve team.
- Atlético San Francisco and Aguacateros CDU were promoted from Liga TDP.
- Marina was promoted to Serie A as 2018-19 Serie B winner.
- Atlético Saltillo Soccer, CAFESSA and Mineros de Fresnillo were accepted as new teams in Serie A.
- Celaya Premier and Constructores de Gómez Palacio dissolved.
- Sahuayo were relocated in Liga TDP by their board.
- Ocelotes UNACH reached an agreement with Cafetaleros de Chiapas, the team was promoted to Serie A, but moved to Tapachula and was renamed as Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier.
- FC Potosino will not play this season. Originally, this team had signed an agreement to move to Salamanca, Guanajuato and be renamed to Salamanca F.C., however, the Mexican Football Federation did not grant the guarantee for this change.
Teams information
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Affiliate |
| ACD Uruapan | José Roberto Muñoz | Uruapan, Michoacán | Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón | 5,000 | — |
| Atlético San Francisco | Emanuell Alvarado | San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato | Domingo Velázquez | 3,500 | — |
| CAFESSA | Paulo César Chávez | Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco | Unidad Deportiva Mariano Otero | 3,000 | CAFESSA Jalisco |
| Calor | Pedro Muñoz | Monclova, Coahuila | Unidad Deportiva Nora Leticia Rocha | 4,000 | — |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | Jesús López Meneses | San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca | Independiente MRCI | 3,000 | — |
| Ciervos | Pablo Robles | Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, State of Mexico | Arreola | 2,000 | — |
| Cuautla | Carlos González | Cuautla, Morelos | Isidro Gil Tapia | 5,000 | — |
| Dongu | René Fuentes | Cuautitlán, State of Mexico | Los Pinos | 5,000 | — |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | Marco Marroquín | Navolato, Sinaloa | Deportivo Juventud | 2,000 | Dorados de Sinaloa |
| La Paz | Omar Moreno | La Paz, Baja California Sur | Guaycura | 5,209 | — |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Esteban Vega | Zacatecas, Zacatecas | Universitario Unidad Deportiva Norte | 5,000 | Mineros de Zacatecas |
| Nuevo Chimalhuacán | Edgar Jiménez | Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico | La Laguna | 2,000 | — |
| Real Canamy Tlayacapan | Miguel Ángel Limón | Oaxtepec, Morelos | Olímpico de Oaxtepec | 9,000 | Sporting Canamy |
| Zitácuaro | Leonardo Pipino | Zitácuaro, Michoacán | Ignacio López Rayón | 10,000 | — |
Season development
Standings
Positions by Round
Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 26 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.Regular Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Illian Hernández | Mineros de Zacatecas | 22 |
| 2 | Aldo Suárez | La Paz | 12 |
| 3 | Francisco Mendoza | ACD Uruapan | 11 |
| 3 | Carlos Navarro | Cuautla / ACD Uruapan | 11 |
| 3 | Roberto Flores | CAFESSA | 11 |
| 6 | Cristian Martínez | Calor | 10 |
| 7 | Alonso Hernández | Calor | 9 |
| 7 | Jorge Longgy | Atlético San Francisco | 9 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Cabrera | Ciervos | 8 |
| 10 | David Arteaga | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 7 |
| 10 | Fernando Moreno | La Paz | 7 |
| 10 | Omar Reyna | Zitácuaro | 7 |
| 10 | Kevin Verduzco | Dorados de Sinaloa | 7 |
| 10 | Sergio Rivera | Atlético San Francisco | 7 |
| 10 | Luis Hernández | Mineros de Zacatecas | 7 |
Source:
Hat-tricks
– Home ; – AwayAttendance
Per team
Highest and lowest
Source:Notes