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93-588: Previously named Club de Fútbol Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara , Estudiantes have won the national championship once and is the only team in Mexican football history to ascend from the two lower divisions and get the Championship (the other team that ascended from lower divisions was Oaxtepec, though it descended later). The club was runner-up in the Mexican League's Clausura 2005 , after losing to Club América in

186-490: A 4–2 victory against Tuzos Pachuca in a semi-finals match, which promoted them to the Segunda División despite losing to Sporting Canamy in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 final match. The University was founded in 1935 and soon had a team to play amateur football until 1971 when they joined Federacion Mexicana de Futbol . They gained promotion to Liga de Ascenso in their second season after beating La Piedad 4–0 under

279-403: A double round-robin format, as a means to fill in the gaps caused by the lack of elimination cup competitions as in most European countries. In leagues with 16 or more teams, each tournament has a single round-robin format. Relegations, if any, are done on an aggregate basis; usually the combined table for both tournaments determine relegation placements. In some leagues, the average points over

372-481: A goal to break the tie and give Tecos UAG the title. After getting the championship Tecos tried to keep most of the players that helped to get the championship, unfortunately some of them, like Jorge Gabrich and Porfirio Jimenez retired, others were transferred to other teams like Javier Hernandez Gutierrez and others began to lose the quality shown on the previous season like Osmar Donizzette and Edson Zwarich. Finally, Victor Manuel Vucetich resigned his position and this

465-462: A national championship in itself. On the other hand, in the leagues of Nicaragua, Peru, and Uruguay, the winners of the Apertura and Clausura play each other in a playoff for the season title, or there is a final stage where teams qualify based on placements in the Apertura and Clausura . Thus, two championship titles are awarded per year in the first group of leagues, and only one in

558-543: A penalty allowed América to get the tie 1-1. Finally, Tecos lost in the Azteca Stadium, 6–3. For Apertura 2005, Tecos lost some of their score power, but managed to get again to the Liguilla where they were eliminated by Monterrey in the quarterfinal round. In Clausura 2006, Tecos made 21 points that were not enough to reach the Liguilla. After Daniel Ludueña was transferred to Santos, Tecos lost its score power and, even with

651-447: A playoff round, with the top team from each zone matched against the second-place team from the other zone in the two-legged semifinals. The semifinal winners advanced to a two-legged final. In the second half of the season, only eight of the initial 12 teams competed; all teams played a double round-robin in that half of the season, followed by a four-team knockout playoff (again two-legged throughout). The number of teams participating in

744-585: A relocation of their time schedule allowing them to play on Friday nights (in order to attract more people from Guadalajara to see their games), Estudiantes had a good season in the Apertura 2009 enough to pull them in the InterLiga, where they were able to get the pass to the 2010 Copa Libertadores, but they were unable to pass the qualification round after being beaten by Juan Aurich team 4–1. The 2010–2011 seasons shown very poor results for Estudiantes and began in

837-468: A rivalry with both Atlas and Guadalajara, but it never was taken seriously due to Tecos' lack of fan support. Unofficially, the rivalry with Atlas was called "El clasico de la avenida Patria" (Patria avenue derby) and "El clasico de Zapopan" (The Zapopan Derby) due to both teams having their clubs located on the same avenue in Zapopan. In the history of the team, Tecos distinguished itself from other teams as it

930-471: A two-legged playoff to determine the overall champion. This format was abolished for the 2020–21 season , and the competition reverted to a traditional format played from August to April. For most of its history (except in 1996) the J. League in Japan had a similar system for its first division , although it was called 1st Stage and 2nd Stage. The seasons became unified in 2005, partially to avoid conflicts with

1023-420: Is also used for special events such as presentations and musicals. Construction of the stadium started on August 18, 1965, and at the end of 1966, the finished building that would house Los Esmeraldas was completed. On 1 February 1967, the stadium was inaugurated with a match between Santos of Brazil and River Plate of Argentina, ending in a 2–1 victory for Santos. Estadio León has hosted 2 World Cups :

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1116-449: Is planned to become a historical stadium with parts of the stadium being converted into a museum. Talks are in place to start building a new stadium in León for the future team though there is no set date. The oldest rival of Club León is Unión de Curtidores , a rivalry which began as both teams reside in León, Guanajuato. Unión de Curtidores was founded in 1928, and during its early years, was

1209-490: The 2013–14 season and became the first team in Mexico's history to win two consecutive championship titles twice — winning the first of these during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 leagues consecutively. Matosas and León parted ways after failing to make it to the 2014 Apertura championship stage. Argentine Juan Antonio Pizzi was named as his replacement. On 31 January 2016, following a 3–1 away loss to Tigres UANL , Pizzi left

1302-600: The Canadian Premier League adopted a split-season format divided into Spring and Fall seasons. The winner of each part of the season advances to the Canadian Premier League Finals . Following the traditional standard for soccer in the United States and Canada, the season is entirely contained within a calendar year, running April to November. The CPL did not follow a simple double round-robin format;

1395-694: The Double-A Southern and Texas Leagues in the United States both use a similar system, dividing the March–October regular season in half, with records being cleared mid-season, and the top teams mid-season and at the end of the season clinching spots in the playoff for the league pennant (the remainder of playoff slots being filled by wild cards ). This system is used in some Single-A leagues, as well. The March–September Chinese Professional Baseball League and winter Mexican Pacific League also follow

1488-475: The Emperor's Cup . It briefly resumed the same format for 2015 and 2016 seasons. The Japan Football League , at the fourth tier, briefly introduced the format from 2014 to 2019. The first season of S.League in 1996 was played in split seasons and a playoff model, with the first series being named Tiger Beer Series, and the second series being named Pioneer Series. Winners of both series then played each other at

1581-617: The Estadio Tres de Marzo which is located in Zapopan , Jalisco . It has a capacity of 30,015 and was constructed in 1971. Its most recent renovation was in 1999. Apertura and Clausura The Apertura [apeɾˈtuɾa] and Clausura [klawˈsuɾa] tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues . It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which

1674-535: The Guardianes 2020 general table, on 13 December, León won the league title defeating Club Universidad Nacional with an aggregate score of 3–1 , becoming Mexico's joint fourth most successful team with eight titles in total alongside Cruz Azul . Estadio León (unofficially known as "Nou Camp") is a football stadium in León, Guanajuato , Mexico. The stadium hosts Club León and some lower division teams and subsidiaries. It

1767-478: The IFFHS Central and North America's best clubs of the 20th century. The club was created from an application by Unión de Curtidores which merged with Selección de Guanajuato. With the money raised, the directive hired Marcial Ortiz, Raul Varela, Alfonso Montemayor, Salvador Ramírez, Conrado Muniz, Vicente Serrano, Pepe Cortes, "Sticks" Ramírez, Elpidio Sánchez, and Joaquín Source Duillo Dobles. It participated in

1860-644: The Liga Premier de Ascenso , but were not allowed to be promoted into Ascenso MX because they were considered a subsidiary of Mineros de Zacatecas . In August 2015, the Leaño family announced they had bought the image rights from Grupo Pachuca , thus, re-founding the club to play in the Tercera División , the fourth tier of Mexican football. After the 2016–2017 season in the Tercera Division, Tecos F.C. managed

1953-691: The Mid-Season Invitational , while the fall is reserved for the summer split playoffs and the League of Legends World Championship . Qualification to the World Championship is decided in one of two ways: finishing within the top three within the second split playoffs (for the LCS ) or, for the LCK and LPL , either winning the second split or through a system that awards points based on a team's performance in each of

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2046-477: The Promotional Final . Facing 2011 Apertura championship winners Correcaminos UAT, León won by an aggregate score of 6–2, thus returning to the Mexican top-flight for the 2012–13 season . León had struggled for their fourth final for promotion after losing against Irapuato in 2003, Dorados de Sinaloa in 2005, and Indios de Ciudad Juárez in 2008. León won both tournaments (the Apertura and Clausura) of

2139-530: The United States Soccer Federation and later ceased operations amid a legal challenge against the federation. The third-division National Independent Soccer Association debuted in 2019 with a split season format that was played from fall to spring. The fall and spring seasons both had their own playoffs to determine the league champions. The format was abandoned following the Fall 2021 season as

2232-402: The promotional final against Leones Negros . On May 22, 2014, Grupo Pachuca president, Jesús Martínez Patiño, announced Estudiantes Tecos would change its location and move to Zacatecas. On May 28, 2014, the move was confirmed and the club changed its name to Mineros de Zacatecas , and Estudiantes Tecos were dissolved. After being dissolved, they still had a team in Mexico's Third Division,

2325-473: The state leagues from January to April, some of which do feature a split season format. Brazil also has, unlike most Latin American nations, a national cup . In 1967 and 1968 , the Taça Brasil and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa were run in the same year, making these years de facto Apertura and Clausura seasons. Both tournaments' winners are recognized as Brazilian champions. For the 2019 season only,

2418-660: The 1946–47 season notable players joined, one of whom was Adalberto Lopez, who scored 33 goals. In general, the team had a great campaign being runner-up with 41 points and maintained a fourteen-game winning streak. Another important element was Marcos Aurelio, who highlighted with 16 goals. A match against Atlante was scheduled place in Mexico City on June 1, 1947, in the Stadium Insurgentes (now Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes ) which took place in León, but had to switch venues due to an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease afflicting

2511-525: The 1979-80 tournament the clubs invited to play a friendly tournament in Spain the Torneo Sol de Valencia which the club manages to win. The story being the complete opposite in their domestic league, where the club failed to qualify to the liguilla. In the 1980–81 season, Tecos UAG achieved 20 games without losing and ended in the first position of the table creating a national record, but they were unable to get to

2604-406: The 2016–17 season, under the leadership of Rodrigo 'El Pony' Ruiz, the team managed to promote to the Segunda División after reaching the final by defeating Tuzos Pachuca in the semi-finals 4–2. In the final, Tecos faced Sporting Canamy, tying 2-2 after 120 minutes of playing. In the penalty shootout, however, Sporting Canamy would be crowned champion. Subsequently, Tecos requested the annulment of

2697-772: The Apertura in 2013, the Clausura in 2014, and Guardianes 2020. After winning the League and the México Cup in 1949, it became the first Mexican campeonísimo . León finished as runners-up for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1993 and won the competition (renamed the Champions League) in 2023 against Los Angeles FC . The team were relegated to the Liga de Ascenso in 2002 and were a consistent contender for promotion, but failed to advance in

2790-529: The Apertura when they arrived to first division. The Esmeraldas returned to the Primera División for the 1990–91 season and were coached by Victor Manuel Vucetich, who debuted in the top flight and led the entire tournament. He led the club in sixth place with 41 points but did not qualify to be third in group 3, and Martin Uribe Francisco Peña highlighted with 13 and 12 goals. Robert Zermeno cost

2883-497: The Bajío region In a match against Club America on May 9, 1946, Florencio Caffaratti accidentally touched an electrical wire after scoring a goal. Alfonso Montemayor rescued him. Subsequently, Caffaratti gave a gold coin to Montemayor with the inscription: "In appreciation of Montemayor by F. Caffaratti." When José María Casullo coached Club León, the greens lost seven times, three of them against Atlas Gold. The team tied at 36 points with

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2976-465: The Jalisco Gold at first place. Jalisco Gold broke the tie with a score of 2–0. Club León defeated Asturias 2–0 with goals by Adalberto López to prevent a tie with Atlas and Guadalajara who remained a point, and Leon became the first to win the tournament campeonísimo cup after defeating Atlante 3–0 on August 14, 1949. Club León switched coaches to Antonio López Herranz. Antonio Carbajal joined

3069-678: The Liga Mayor's second season (1944–45). The team comprised Argentinian players and Miguel Rugilo that served as coach and goalkeeper holder. Battaglia played defense plus two fronts; Marcos Aurelio scored 14 goals with Ángel Fernández. The team debuted at Patria Stadium on August 20, 1944, against Atlante and lost by a score of 5–3. In the 1945–46 season another team appeared in the city: the San Sebastián de León. They placed fourth out of 16 teams with 30 games, 17 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses for 38 points. Their top scorer, with 24 goals, Alberto Mendoza. In

3162-598: The Repechaje against Atlético Morelia. At the end of the regular tournament Tecos made 51 points, scored 49 goals and only received 26 to be the best defense of the season. In the Quarterfinals, Tecos beat a weak Atlético Morelia, scoring 3–0 in both games. In the semifinals, they met América . Tecos got the first win of 3–2 in the Azteca Stadium ; in a dramatic game, América beat Tecos in the Estadio Tres de Marzo 2–1, but

3255-678: The United States and Canada, they are known as the Spring and Fall seasons. The Apertura is held in the first half of the calendar year in Bolivia , Colombia , Haiti , Paraguay and Uruguay while it is held in the second half of the calendar year in Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico and Nicaragua . The words Apertura and Clausura are used in most Latin American countries. Some, however, use different terminology: In most leagues, each tournament constitutes

3348-640: The World Championship. The first four seasons of the National Hockey League used a half-season system, with the winners of the two half-seasons playing in the league final. Club Le%C3%B3n Club León is a Mexican professional football club based in León , Guanajuato , that competes in the Liga MX , the top flight of Mexican football . León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title eight times in 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1992,

3441-500: The apertura 1975 si club leon was the best team back in the days on the 70s and late 80s. For the Mexico 70 Tourney, there were two technical changes: the starter Argentine Luis Grill was replaced, but was reinstated after Antonio Carbajal left, as a result, left with 33 points to fourth overall Sergio Anaya new stand becomes scorer the contest with 16 touchdowns, while Luis Estrada mark 13 goals. 1970–71 players arrive, Jorge Davino, Roberto Salomone and Juan Valiente who scored ten goals,

3534-908: The best streak in club history with 12 wins and 7 draws before losing against Tampico (1–0). The final game was played at the University Olympic Stadium Mexico City, where León defeated Oro (4–2) and Toluca. In 1956–57 León lost to Guadalajara. In 1957–58 they reached fifth place but won the Cup title. León remained in fifth place in the 1960–61 season with 26 points, fifth place in 1961–62 with 25 points, ninth place in 1962–63 with 25 points, ninth place in 1963–64 with 25 points, seventh place in 1964–65 with 30 points, ninth place in 1965–66 with 28 points, fifth place in 1966–67 with 34 points, fifth place in 1967–68 with 35 points, seventh place in 1968–69 with 31 points, and seventh place in 1969–70 with 31 points and when Hugo Sanchez join club leon they won

3627-455: The change of venue and name was confirmed, giving birth to Mineros de Zacatecas . The reserve team that played in Segunda División de Mexico stayed in Zapopan. In July, it was made official that Estudiantes Tecos would play for the 2014–15 Season in Liga Premier de Ascenso in Group 1 using the shield and uniform of the former Estudiantes Tecos CF. After 2014–15 Season, Estudiantes Tecos moved

3720-535: The charge to join Chile as their new manager and was subsequently replaced by Luis Fernando Tena . The club managed to reach the semi-final stage of the Clausura championship , losing out to sibling club and eventual winners C.F. Pachuca with an aggregate score of 3–2. Following a lackluster beginning to the 2016 Apertura where León summed up 4 points within 7 league matches, Tena was let go and Argentina Javier Torrente

3813-482: The city of León determined that ownership of Estadio Leon is the property of previous Club Leon owners Zermeño Reyes and Héctor González. On 9 October 2020, the club departed from the stadium following a ruling that transferred ownership to a private interest. As a result, the club declared it would play its remainder of tournament matches at Estadio Victoria , home stadium of Club Necaxa . The club returned following one match at their temporary stadium. The stadium

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3906-459: The club was led by Carbajal and ranked fourth with 38 points. In 1972–73, initiate driven A. Carbajal was replaced by Rafael Albrecht that served as player and coach. The final game was against Cruz Azul . In 1973–74 the team failed to qualify at fifth place with 40 points. In 1986–87 Jorge Davino scored 10 points in 19 days and start the 31 day leon when back to second division and they appear back on first division on May 10, 2012 and they won

3999-430: The conclusion of the 2014 Primera season this happened, with the 2015 season taking a European style year long season from February to December. The AFA later decided to change its season to one spanning two calendar years; as such, the 2016 season is an abbreviated tournament held from February to May, followed by an August-to-June season from 2016–17 forward. The Premier League of Belize , created in 2012 by

4092-466: The dominant team in León. When they joined the Liga Mayor (now Liga MX ) in 1943, part of the team merged with Selección de Guanajuato and took the name of Unión-León, which later became Club León. Despite the rivalry against Los Curtidores being the oldest in León, the prominent one today is against Irapuato , who also appeared in the Clásico del Bajio, which has been fought in both the Primera División and

4185-532: The end of the season in a championship Playoff, with the winner of the Playoff being crowned the first champion of S.League. This split seasons format has not been used since the first season. The K-League of South Korea also had the same system in 1984, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2007, it again became unified because of confusion among fans. All the following leagues are their country's top national division (Div 1) unless otherwise indicated. In baseball,

4278-474: The fate of the game. After some seasons where they faced bad seasons and others where they could not pass the quarterfinals in the Liguilla, the club hired manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich , known at the time for promoting clubs Potros Neza and León . Vucetich had also managed the last team to win the league title years before. The squad was formed by players like Carlos Briones, Jorge Gabrich, Porfirio Jiménez, Osmar Donizette , Marcelo Gonçalvez and others. During

4371-473: The finals in the post-season round robin elimination. In the 1986–87 season, Tecos UAG was shown as one of the biggest contenders of the tournament. Jose Luis Zalazar achieved the Goal Scoring Championship by making 21 goals, most of them from penalty kicks. They reached the quarterfinals against Cruz Azul and they lost in the penalty shootout where Zalazar failed to score one of the shoots deciding

4464-459: The first part of the season they fought the top of the table with CD Guadalajara and at the end of the first part of the season, Guadalajara got the first place, but a consistent second part of the season, combined with a record input by goalkeeper Alan Cruz of having more time with his goal undefeated, made the Tecos reach the top of the table, beating CD Guadalajara in the last game and making them play

4557-517: The first was 1970 FIFA World Cup , with guests like West Germany , Peru , Bulgaria and Morocco , as well as hosting the quarterfinal game between West Germany and England ; and the 1986 FIFA World Cup . the stadium hosted group matches featuring the Soviet Union , France , Hungary and Canada , as well as a second-round match between the USSR and Belgium . On 8 March 2017, judiciary officials of

4650-418: The first-half winner play against the second-half winner at the end of the season for the championship. The Philippine Basketball Association also conducts a split season similar in many ways to the Apertura and Clausura . All League of Legends leagues operate on a split-season system, with one split in the spring and one in the summer. The summer is reserved for the spring split playoffs and

4743-539: The football club affiliated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, commonly known as Tecos de la UAG . Club Deportivo Estudiantes Tecos : (2009-2015) Name assumed after the acquisition of the club by Grupo Pachuca. Tecos Fútbol Club : (2015-) Name assumed after the re-foundation of the club following the sale of sporting rights to Zacatecas. When Tecos UAG ascended to the First Division, Guadalajara

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4836-532: The goal from Edson Zwarich put the tie in the global score and Tecos was able to pass the finals in the top position. The final was against Santos Laguna , another team that, after surviving relegation several seasons, got reinforced with good players and achieved its first final game. The first game, played on April 27, 1994 was a very rough game that ended 1-0 for Santos in the Corona Stadium in Torreón , that goal

4929-440: The help of Hugo Droguett they began to drown in the position table in the 2007–2008 season. In 2009 a renovation plan was released, where a name and logo change for the club were proposed. This plan was supported by Mexican chairman José Antonio Leaño and family (the club owners), and Juan José Frangie, chairman, who previously worked with C.D. Guadalajara . On May 25, 2009 the project was officially released. The first change

5022-472: The league moved to a spring-to-fall single-season schedule. The USSR Championship in football among "exhibition teams" (later "teams of masters") started in 1936. Its first season (1936) contained a split-season format for all four tiers of the championship including Groups (A, B, V, and Ghe). In 1976 a split-season format was once again revived for the Top League only and for a single season. On both occasions

5115-436: The management of Guillermo Sepulveda; and two years later in the 1974–75 season, they were promoted to Primera División Mexicana by beating Irapuato in a promotion game under the management of Everardo Villaseñor. The club played its first Primera División Mexicana match on September 3, 1975 against Puebla F.C. , a match which the club went on to lose 2–3. The club's first win was played against Atleticos Campesinos , with

5208-478: The match being played in the Jalisco Stadium . That year the club finished in second place and qualifying to its first liguilla playoff stage. In quarterfinals the club went up against Club América who eliminated the newly promoted club. The following year, the club finished 4th overall and once again qualified to the liguilla, but is once again, knocked out in quarterfinals, this time by Tigres de la UANL . In

5301-468: The merger of two rival top-level leagues, began a split season in 2012–13. The Opening Season takes place in the second half of the calendar year, with the Closing Season following in the first half of the next calendar year. Like most Latin American leagues, it crowns two separate champions in each season. However, its format is significantly different from that of most other leagues, being more similar to

5394-462: The playoffs along with the two teams with the best records in the combined seasons; the two season winners previously qualified directly for the Soccer Bowl championship. The seasons were unbalanced, with the fall season completing a full double round-robin while the shorter spring season only had single round-robin. The NASL cancelled its Spring 2018 season after it lost Division II sanctioning from

5487-500: The playoffs. León were promoted in the Clasura 2012 and won the Liga MX's Apertura 2013 . They defended their league championship in Clausura 2014 , earning them the title of "bicampeones". The team has partnerships with Fox Sports Latinoamérica in Mexico and Telemundo Deportes in the U.S. Since 2016, TUDN holds the U.S. broadcasting rights to León home games. León is ranked No. 29 in

5580-428: The previous two or three seasons are used to determine relegation. Peru abolished its Apertura and Clausura format after the 2008 season but brought it back for the 2014 season. Ecuador adopted the Apertura and Clausura in 2005 featuring two champions in the season, however, its subsequent tournaments renamed the Apertura and Clausura as first and second stages, respectively, with

5673-399: The quarterfinals again against Atlas. After Invierno 99, the team began to lose positions and the percentage of points in three tournaments began to drop. Tecos survived relegation in 2003. After the Clausura tournament, they scored 7 points by winning one game and losing 14, but Colibríes de Cuernavaca (formerly Atlético Celaya ) was relegated instead. In 1999, Juan Carlos Leaño, the son

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5766-470: The quarterfinals they beat Necaxa in two games 4–1. In the semifinals they confronted the top team of the tournament, Monarcas Morelia, in the first game in Zapopan. Tecos won the game 1-0 and then were able to retain their advantage by getting a tie 1–1 in the Morelos Stadium, eliminating the leader. In the finals against América, Tecos were close to get a big advantage in Zapopan, but in the last minutes

5859-407: The records of most consecutive wins with eleven and the most points attained during the 17-match tournament format (41 points). They faced Tigres UANL in the Clausura championship final but lost following an aggregate score of 1–0. Regardless, Ambríz's feats with the club contributed to him being named best manager at the conclusion of the season . After a first place finish with 40 points in

5952-472: The reserve team to Zacatecas and dissolved, too. In August 2015, the Leaño family announced they had bought the image rights from Grupo Pachuca , thus, re-founding the club to play in the Tercera División , the fourth tier of Mexican football. The previous owner, Antonio Leaño and his son Juan Carlos Leaño , estimate that the club's goal is to reach the Ascenso MX and/or the 1st Division within 5–6 years. In

6045-557: The result of the final arguing the use of players over the age limit allowed by the regulation, known in Mexico as ( Cachirules ). On June 19, 2017, the disciplinary commission accepted the request of Tecos to find evidence of alteration of the birth certificate of a Canamy player, in this way Tecos was proclaimed champion of the Third Division, achieving his promotion to the Second Division Serie A . Originally Estudiantes Tecos

6138-399: The same city, with U.A.G. being a private university and U. de G. a public university. The U. de G. team was more popular than Tecos and also sometimes more successful by reaching the finals more times than U.A.G. and even winning a Mexico Cup. Unfortunately, the U. de G. never won a regular season while Tecos did. Tragically, the U. de G. lost their franchise due to economic issues that lead to

6231-424: The same structure, using a team's win record in each stage to determine which advance to the playoffs. Japan's Pacific League had a split season format from 1973 to 1982, with a mini-playoff between the two winners to determine the league's champion. While Little League Baseball does not mandate any specific scheduling format to be used by local leagues, it recommends dividing the regular season in half and having

6324-466: The same tournament. Matosas' 10 wins, 4 draws, and 0 defeats in 14 regular season fixtures, resulted in an ERA of 70.83% and the overall leader, helping them earn a direct qualification to semi-finals of the play-offs. In the semi-finals, they faced Correcaminos UAT and won 1–0 in the second match before facing the Lobos BUAP in the final, winning by an aggregate score of 7–3 and the right to play again in

6417-477: The seasons were conducted in a single round-robin tournament . In Belgium a large reform of the Belgian football league system was performed in 2016, which reduced the number of professional teams to 24, with only 8 teams remaining at the second level, called Belgian First Division B . From the 2016–17 season until the 2019–20 season , the 8 teams played two tournaments, with the winners of both tournaments playing

6510-401: The second game, 6–3. On April 14, 2012 Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to Mexico's Liga de Ascenso after gaining the lowest percentage of points got in the last three years against Atlas and Querétaro. The last straw was a combination of a draw between Estudiantes and Puebla and a victory achieved by Atlas against Monterrey. Estudiantes won the Clausura 2014 Ascenso MX championship, but lost

6603-492: The second. In Mexico and Colombia , for instance, the winners of each tournament play each other at the beginning of the following season for another title, but this is a rather minor season curtain-raiser, akin to national Super Cups in European leagues. Some Apertura and Clausura tournaments also have second stages to decide the winner. In leagues with 12 or fewer teams, each Apertura and Clausura has

6696-443: The splits, with the best non-qualified teams entering the regional finals for the last one or two spots. Unlike most other split-season formats, the summer split is more important than the spring split; coming second in the summer split is worth as many points as winning the spring split. The LEC has three splits, winter, spring and summer, as well as an end-of-season tournament called Season Finals which decides which teams qualify for

6789-506: The spring season was an uneven 10 match season, while the fall season was a triple round robin, 18 match season. The second incarnation of the North American Soccer League adopted a split-season format in 2013, divided into Spring and Fall Championships. Like other soccer leagues in the United States and Canada, the season was entirely contained within a calendar year. Beginning in 2014, the winner of each season qualified for

6882-406: The system used by Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. In the first split season (2012–13), the league's 12 teams were divided into two six-team zones. During the first half of the season, every team played a double round-robin within its zone, plus single games against four teams from the opposite zone, resulting in a 14-game schedule. The top two teams from each zone qualified for

6975-494: The team and landed them in last place with 19 points. After relegation, the club was sold to Argentine businessman Carlos Ahumada. On 19 November 2010, Grupo Pachuca purchased the club. Argentine Gustavo Matosas began leading León on 7 January 2012, after being hired in September 2011. During the Apertura 2011 campaign, he could not have a presence off the bench or be registered as coach because he had coached Querétaro FC in

7068-455: The team being sold to FEMEXFUT in 1994. Tecos tried to maintain the popularity it received after their championship but bad campaigns, combined with the success of Chivas in 1997 and the popularity boost that Atlas got at the end of the nineties resulted in Tecos keeping a low profile compared to the other teams in the city. In the last years of Tecos' stay in the Primera, the team tried to create

7161-547: The team is full of victories and championships", was announced. On May 22, 2014, the president of Grupo Pachuca , Jesús Martínez Patiño announced that the Club Deportivo Estudiantes Tecos would move from Jalisco to Zacatecas , this happened because there was an agreement with the Zacatecas government to send a professional football team there. By not getting back Tecos to Liga Bancomer MX , on May 28, 2014,

7254-423: The team to reach the repechaje round in that tournament, only to be defeated there by Cruz Azul. The next season, Tecos only made 18 points and was on the last positions of the table, the next season, the relegation was beginning to feel close when they shared the last place of the tournament with Cruz Azul and Dorados with 16 points. For Clausura 2005 tournament, Tecos formed another good squad with Daniel Guzman as

7347-456: The team with the return of Marcos Aurelio, Sergio Bravo, and Saturnino Martínez. The team played against a Guadalajara team coached by José María Casullo. León won both games of the year with scores of 1–0. In the penultimate round, León lost to Guadalajara by 1 point. In the following season, the team remained in third place at 27 points. For the 1953–54 season it finished eighth with 21 points. The season's roster increased to 14 teams. León won

7440-481: The team's owner, debuted as a defender in the club's first team. In Apertura 2002, Tecos managed to get on the second place of group 2, but was easily eliminated by Monarcas 7–2 in quarterfinals round. Their top scorer was Reinaldo Navia with 9 goals. This tournament helped Tecos to survive the Clausura 2003 session when they scored 7 points and finished at the bottom of the table. In Apertura 2003, Tecos acquired Eliomar Marcon who scored 10 goals in that season, helping

7533-785: The third worst place of the relegation percentage table just behind Atlas and recently ascended Tijuana. The Apertura 2011 was hard for the three teams and Estudiantes retained its position at the end of that tournament, but a renovation in Tijuana squad and Atlas solid defense during the Clausura 2012 pulled Estudiantes to the last position. Estudiantes lost its position in Mexico's Primera División when Atlas defeated Monterrey 1–0 in Jalisco Stadium, while Tecos draw 1–1 to Puebla in Tres de Marzo stadium, pulling an disadvantage of 7 points with only 2 games (6 points) to play. Last game of Tecos on Primera División

7626-543: The top flight dropped to seven for the 2013–14 season. Each half of that season will have the same format as the 2013 Closing Season. The Brazilian national league is a notable tournament in Latin America not to split the season into two parts, using a single-season double round-robin format to decide the champions, similar to those in European leagues, though played between May and December. Brazilian clubs also participate in

7719-515: The top placed teams advancing to a third stage to determine the champion and international qualification. Starting in 2009, the Ecuadorian championships were decided by a final between stage or group winners, maintaining the half-year tournament format. Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona proposed in December 2008 the return to a single championship per season format, and at

7812-688: The traditional association football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season , each with its own champion . Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for "opening" and "closing". In French-speaking Haiti , these are known as the Ouverture and the Fermeture , while in English-speaking Belize , they are respectively the Opening and Closing seasons. When used in

7905-399: The trainer, and reinforced the squad with players with Daniel Ludueña and Juan Pablo Rodriguez. This season was one of the best for Tecos in terms of goal effectiveness, as long as Ludueña and Eliomar Marcon were able to reach the top 10 scorers table. Tecos was able to reach the fourth position in the table and, even though they were third in their group, they qualified for the Liguilla. In

7998-428: Was a penalty shot scored by Daniel Guzmán . The second and final game was played on April 30, 1994, in the Tres de Marzo Stadium. The game was also noted for its aggressiveness, but Tecos was able to beat Santos 1–0 in the normal time due to an own goal by Jesús Gómez, making the global score to tie and forcing the game to overtime, during which Osmar Donizette make a wild run with the ball over Santos defense and scored

8091-455: Was against Querétaro that ended in a draw 1-1. The Autonomous University of Guadalajara confirmed the sale of Estudiantes Tecos to Grupo Pachuca; Further, it was clarified that the school would still take the student club for Clausura 2013. "Grupo Pachuca will take operation in May 2013 The Autonomous University of Guadalajara wishes the best of luck to Grupo Pachuca and hopes that this new phase of

8184-430: Was brought in. Regardless of the uninspiring start, the club managed to reach the championship stage , losing to eventual winners Tigres UANL in the semi-finals by an aggregate score of 3–1. In August 2017, Torrente was let go after a year as manager and was replaced by Gustavo Díaz . On 18 September 2018, Ignacio Ambríz was named manager of León, replacing Díaz. During the 2019 Clausura , he helped León attain

8277-615: Was commonly called Tecos U.A.G. , since the name Tecos has a double meaning for U.A.G. students, as it is a short way for saying "Tecolote" (some types of owl in Mexico), as well as an acronym for "Tarea Educativa y Cultural hacia el Orden y la Sintesis" (Educative and Cultural Work for the Order and the Synthesis), a group formed by students and academics of the university. Club de Fútbol Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara : (1971-2009) Official name of

8370-540: Was taken by Luis Fernando Tena. And with this began a long story of irregular seasons were Tecos UAG barely got qualification. In 1997, the offensive line reinforced with Serbian Zdenko Muf and, later in 1999 with Sebastian Abreu, an Uruguayan player that got himself the last best scorer award for a player from Tecos, and Adolfo Bautista. With these three players Tecos tried to go back to the first places but in 1998 they were eliminated in quarterfinals by Atlas (Verano 98) and Necaxa (Invierno 98). In Invierno 99 they lost again

8463-415: Was the name; C.F. U.A.G. ( Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara ) turned into C.F. Estudiantes , The reason as to the name change was as to update the club's image, resulting in an aesthetic make-over to reference South American team monikers. The new colors are now wine and yellow, formerly a white and red theme. The new uniform and project have been in use since Clausura 2009 . After the rename and also

8556-481: Was the only team in the League that did not have a barra brava and instead a student supporters squad, called "Los Reprovados"( The Undergraduates). In the first years of the club, U.A.G. students were allowed to enter the stadium to see most games for free. However, the cheerleading squad was distinguished to keep standing and making noise all the time they were in the stadium unaware of the results and by respecting fellow animation squads. They play their home games at

8649-461: Was unexpectedly saturated with soccer teams with five teams playing in the First Division (Guadalajara, Atlas, Tecos, Universidad de Guadalajara and Jalisco). This number was eventually reduced to three due to the relegation of Jalisco and Atlas for one season. Initially Tecos biggest rival was the Universidad de Guadalajara. This rivalry was based on the fact that both teams represent universities in

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