The 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX season was the 3rd and 4th edition of the second level professional division of Mexican football.
The Liga de Expansión MX is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second-tier league in Mexico, for which there will be no promotion and relegation during the following six years.
[citation needed] At first it was reported that the Irapuato were promoted from the Liga Premier de México in 2021.
[2] However, on 3 June 2021, the Mexican Football Federation announced the opening of a selection process to choose the club that would occupy the Liga Premier 3 place,[3] because Irapuato must still meet some requirements to compete in the Liga de Expansión MX,[4] three Liga Premier clubs (Durango, Irapuato and Matamoros), were chosen for an audit process that would determine the winner of the promotion.
will be considered as a full member team of the Liga de Expansión MX, leaving the status of guest club with which it participated in the previous season.
The tournament was renamed Torneo Apertura Grita México 2021 with the intention of encouraging fans in the stands not to scream an offensive chant after a goal kick.
Source: Liga Expansión MXNotes:The number listed represents the amount of home matches the club played behind closed doors.
Atlético Morelia advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table Sonora won 1–0 on aggregate.
The Campeón de Campeones Final is a two-legged playoff and super cup matches between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
The higher ranked team on the aggregate table for the 2021–22 season will play the second leg at home.
Assistant referees: Oscar Yahir Barriga (Michoacán) Jair De Jesús Sosa (Puebla) Fourth official: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz) 1–1 on aggregate.
Assistant referees: René Ramírez Ayala (Mexico City) Heder Adán Trujillo (Guanajuato) Fourth official: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)
Source: Liga de Expansión The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2021–22 season.