The 2012âÂÂ13 Liga MX season was the 66th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico, and the first under the league's current identity as "Liga MX". The season was split into two competitions: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo ClausuraâÂÂeach of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.
Eighteen teams participated in the season. Estudiantes Tecos was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three consecutive seasons, ending its 36-year stay in the league. León was promoted, and as the winner of the 2011âÂÂ12 Liga de Ascenso season, León returned to the top flight after being relegated 10 years earlier.
The 2012 Apertura was the opening competition of the season. The regular season began on July 20, 2012, and ended on November 11, 2012. The Liguilla tournament began on November 14, 2012, and ended on December 2, 2012. Santos Laguna had been successful in defending their title since 2009.
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Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
The 2013 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 4, 2013. Tijuana were defending their inaugural champion title.
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<small>As of May 5, 2013. Source LigaMX.net â EstadÃÂstica â Tabla de Goleo Individual<br>Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.</small>
<small>Updated to games played on May 5, 2013<br>Source: LigaMX.net â EstadÃÂstica â Tabla General de Cociente</small>