2020–21 Liga MX season

Torneo Guard1anes 2020

Results

Individual statistics

• First goal of the season: André-Pierre Gignac for Tigres UANL against Necaxa

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Torneo Guard1anes 2021 The Clausura tournament was named Guard1anes 2021, in honour of the job healthcare workers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The tournament began on 7 January 2021. Results Teams played every other team once, completing a total of 17 rounds. Individual statistics First goal of the season: Santiago Ormeño for Puebla against Guadalajara Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Attendance Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, the majority of matches in the beginning of the season were played behind closed doors. On 7 January 2021, Liga MX announced states that are green and yellow on the traffic light monitoring system have the authorization to allow fans in attendance at a reduced capacity. Mazatlán announced it would allow up to 7,575 fans in attendance. On 12 January 2021, it was announced Necaxa would allow 30% capacity for their Week 2 match against Atlético San Luis. Due to a rise in cases in the state of Aguascalientes, Necaxa did not allow fans in attendance for their Week 5 and 7 matches but later allowed fans in Week 9. On 1 March 2021, state authorities of Jalisco authorized the opening of Atlas and Guadalajara's stadiums at 30% capacity. On 2 March 2021, Liga MX announced stadiums can be up to 50% capacity; the announcement came after various states' status went to yellow on the traffic light monitoring system. That same day, the state authorities of Chihuahua authorized FC Juárez to have fans in attendance, also at 30% capacity. As the season progressed, León, Pachuca, and Santos Laguna, were authorized to open their stadiums by their local Governments. Home match played behind closed doors Away match Highest attended match Lowest attended match PPD Match postponed Source: Highest and lowest Source: Coefficient table As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit. Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN240 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 120 million in the last place; 70 million the penultimate; and 50 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspending the Clausura 2020 season, the points obtained in the 2020–21 season between matches not held in the Clausura 2020, will now count as double for the 2020–21 coefficient. Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points F = Team will have to pay fine indicated. Source: Aggregate table The aggregate table will be used to determine participants in the 2021 Leagues Cup.