2022 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season

The 2022 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season was the 3rd professional season of the most important league of competitions organized by the Asociación Nacional del Balompié Mexicano, a Mexican football federation affiliated with CONIFA.[1] The season began on 1 April 2022 and finished on 2 July 2022.

Liga de Balompié Mexicano
Season2022
Dates1 April 2022 – 2 July 2022
Matches played49
Goals scored224 (4.57 per match)
Top goalscorerVíctor Lojero
(22 goals)
Biggest home winHalcones de Querétaro 11–1 Industriales Naucalpan
(11 June 2022)
Biggest away winIndustriales Naucalpan 0–9 Halcones de Querétaro
(24 April 2022)
Highest scoringHalcones de Querétaro 11–1 Industriales Naucalpan
(11 June 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Chapulineros de Oaxaca
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Neza
Longest winless run6 matches
Industriales Naucalpan
Longest losing run5 matches
Inter de Amecameca
2021
2023
Stats are from the regular season only

Offseason Changes

  • Eight teams will participate in the league.[2]
  • Inter de Amecameca and Mezcaleros de Oaxaca joined the league as expansion teams.[3]
  • Jaguares de Jalisco and Real Tlamazolan withdrew from the league.
  • Two tournaments will be played in the season: League and Cup. In the league, the championship will be awarded to the team that scores the most points in the regular season. While the Cup will be played by direct elimination between the eight clubs in the division. The two champions will play a match to determine the best club of the season.[4]
  • On May 16, 2022 Atlético Capitalino was expelled from the league for not complying with the rules of the competition.[5]

Teams

TeamsCityStadiumCapacity
Official members of ANBM
Atlético CapitalinoMexico CityDeportivo Plutarco Elías Calles300
Chapulineros de OaxacaSan Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, OaxacaIndependiente MRCI3,000
Furia RojaJesús María, JaliscoRamírez Nogales600
Halcones de QuerétaroCadereyta, QuerétaroUnidad Deportiva Cadereyta1,100
Industriales NaucalpanNaucalpan de Juárez, MéxicoJesús Martínez "Palillo"6,000
Inter de AmecamecaAmecameca, State of MexicoFrancisco Flores3,000
Mezcaleros de OaxacaSan Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, OaxacaIndependiente MRCI3,000
NezaCiudad Nezahualcóyotl, MéxicoDeportivo Cartagena3,000

League

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Chapulineros de Oaxaca (C)1310214514+3132League Champions
2Halcones de Querétaro139316017+4330League Cup
3Neza138323613+2327
4Furia Roja136342616+1021
5Mezcaleros de Oaxaca135173128+316League Cup
6Industriales Naucalpan1321101657−417
7Inter de Amecameca1321101058−487
8Atlético Capitalino[a]7007021−210Disaffiliated
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2022. Source: LBM
(C) Champions
Notes:

Positions by Round

Champions
Last place in table
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Chapulineros11111112†111231
Querétaro445333333†43312
Neza3232222122212†3
Furia Roja63466644434†444
Mezcaleros252444555555†55
Naucalpan56777877777766†
Amecameca7888876666†6677
Atlético Capitalino87655588888888
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2022. Source: LBM
Notes: † indicates team rested that round

Results

Home \ AwayATCCHAFURHALINDINTMEZNEZ
Atlético Capitalino[a]0–30–30–3
Chapulineros3–04–13–36–06–02–21–0
Furia Roja0–20–31–19–02–01–1
Halcones Querétaro2–53–211–16–05–12–2
Industriales Naucalpan3–00–41–20–93–02–40–6
Inter Amecameca3–00–50–00–84–23–40–2
Mezcaleros3–02–20–31–36–05–02–3
Neza3–01–22–24–38–01–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2022. Source: LBM
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Regular season statistics


Hat tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateReport
Luis PáezNezaInter Amecameca8 – 0 (H)8 April 2022[1]
Víctor LojeroChapulineros de OaxacaIndustriales Naucalpan0 – 4 (A)10 April 2022
Alfonso NietoHalcones de QuerétaroIndustriales Naucalpan0 – 9 (A)24 April 2022[2]
Alfonso NietoHalcones de QuerétaroInter Amecameca0 – 8 (A)29 April 2022[3]
Jaime FríasFuria RojaInter Amecameca9 – 0 (H)14 May 2022[4]
Juan Carlos MartínezFuria RojaInter Amecameca9 – 0 (H)14 May 2022[5]
Alfonso NietoHalcones de QuerétaroIndustirales Naucalpan11 – 1 (H)18 June 2022[6]

Cup

The league decided to hold a cup tournament between four teams participating in the league.

Semi–finalsFinals
      
2Halcones de Querétaro8
6Industriales Naucalpan0
2Halcones de Querétaro4
5Mezcaleros de Oaxaca2
3Neza0
5Mezcaleros de Oaxaca3

Semi–finals

6 July 2022 Neza 0–3 Mezcaleros de Oaxaca Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico
15:00 CDT (UTC−5)ReportRojas 67'
Gonzáles 83'
Rosario 84'
Stadium: Deportivo Valle Verde


7 July 2022 Halcones de Querétaro 8–0 Industriales Naucalpan Querétaro City, Querétaro
12:00 CDT (UTC−5)Unk. 19' (own)
Merlos 32'
Saldaña 47'
Morales 62'
Gerónimo 73', 87'
Nieto 79'
ReportStadium: Complejo Deportivo INDEREQ

Final

10 July 2022 Halcones de Querétaro 4–2 Mezcaleros de Oaxaca El Marqués, Querétaro
12:00 CDT (UTC−5)Sanclemente 42', 58'
Nieto 59', 75'
ReportRojas 34', 90+1'Stadium: Unidad Deportiva La Cañada

Champions Trophy

The champions trophy will face league winners against cup winners.

See also

References