2016–17 Ascenso MX season
The 2016–17 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2016 began on 15 July 2016 and Clausura 2017. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. All Ascenso MX teams except UAEM, U. de C., Tampico Madero, Correcaminos, Zacatepec and Sonora, will participate in Copa MX. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016.
Changes from the previous season
- Necaxa were promoted to Liga MX.
- Sinaloa were relegated from Liga MX.
- U. de C. will join from Segunda División de México.
- UAEM were promoted from Segunda División de México
- Tampico Madero were promoted to Ascenso MX as an expansion team, will take the open spot vacated by Atlético San Luis.
- Atlético San Luis were dissolved and may return to play next season.
Stadiums and Locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Apertura 2016
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Roberto Nurse | Zacatecas | 16 |
| 2 |  Gustavo Ramírez | Zacatecas | 12 |
| 3 |  Sergio Vergara | Celaya | 11 |
| 4 |  Ismael Valadéz | U. de G. | 10 |
| 5 |  Douglas Tanque | Tapachula | 9 |
| 6 | Guillermo Martínez | Coras | 8 |
| 7 |  Jonathan Ramis | Zacatepec | 7 |
| 7 | Oscar Villa | Sonora | 7 |
| 7 |  Gabriel Hachen | Sinaloa | 7 |
| 7 | Leandro Carrijó | Juárez | 7 |
Source:
Hat-tricks
Liguilla (Playoffs)
The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.
- Teams are re-seeded every round.
- The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs . However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2017–18 Liga MX season without playing the [|Promotional Final]
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Clausura 2017
Regular Season
Standings
Positions by round
Results
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diego Jiménez | BUAP | 10 |
| 2 | Éder Cruz | U. de C. | 9 |
| 2 | Ismael Valadéz | U. de G. | 9 |
| 4 | Gustavo Ramírez | Zacatecas | 8 |
| 4 | Patricio Rubio | Sinaloa | 8 |
| 6 | Jesús Angulo | Sinaloa | 7 |
| 6 | Leandro Carrijó | Juárez | 7 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Prieto | Zacatepec | 7 |
| 9 |  Giancarlo Maldonado | Oaxaca | 6 |
| 9 |  Juan David Pérez | Celaya | 6 |
| 9 | Alfonso Tamay | Oaxaca | 6 |
| 9 | Francisco Uscanga | Atlante | 6 |
| 9 | Oscar Villa | Sonora | 6 |
Source:
Hat-tricks
Liguilla (Playoffs)
The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
- In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
- In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout.
- The champion qualifies to the Promotion Final against Apertura 2016 champion Sinaloa.
Quarterfinals
All times are.First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
All times are.First leg
Second leg
Final
All times are.First Leg
Second Leg
Promotion Final
The Promotion Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments to determine which team will be promoted to Liga MX. The Apertura 2016 champion was Sinaloa and the Clausura 2017 champion was BUAP. Since Sinaloa are higher ranked on the aggregate table for the 2016-17 season than BUAP, they will play the second leg at home.All times are.
First Leg
Second Leg
Aggregate table
The Aggregate Table is the general ranking for the 2016-17 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.Relegation table
Relegation to Liga Premier de Ascenso was reinstated this year to Ascenso MX. The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2014, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017.| Team | Relegation | ||||||||||
| 1 | Zacatecas | 25 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 154 | 90 | 1.7111 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 34 | 1.7059 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 3 | UAEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 34 | 1.6765 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 4 | Juárez | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 99 | 64 | 1.5469 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 15 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 137 | 90 | 1.5222 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 6 | BUAP | 20 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 134 | 90 | 1.4889 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 7 | Coras | 27 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 132 | 90 | 1.4667 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 8 | Atlante | 21 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 130 | 90 | 1.4444 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 9 | U. de G. | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 90 | 64 | 1.4062 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 10 | Tapachula | 21 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 121 | 90 | 1.3444 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 11 | Celaya | 6 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 116 | 90 | 1.2889 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 12 | UAT | 24 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 115 | 90 | 1.2778 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 13 | Zacatepec | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 27 | 113 | 90 | 1.2556 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 14 | Sonora | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 72 | 64 | 1.1250 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 15 | Murciélagos | 13 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 101 | 90 | 1.1222 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 16 | Venados | 9 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 101 | 90 | 1.1222 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 17 | Tampico Madero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 0.9706 | Safe for 2017–18 Season |
| 18 | U. de C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 0.8235 | Relegated to Liga Premier de Ascenso |
Last update: 15 April 2017
R = Relegated