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Mexican football league system

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The Mexican football league system is organized by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), except for the Liga MX and the Liga de Expansión MX that are organized independently; The tournaments consist of five tiers (four men's tiers and one women's tier). In addition to having other men's national competitions that are the Copa MX and the Campeón de Campeones.

Men's

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Liga MX (historically known as Primera División de México) before the 2012–13 season, is the top tier of Mexican football and consists of 18 clubs. Each calendar year is split into two short tournaments, the Apertura (Opening) and the Clausura (Closing). In each short tournament, a club plays the other 17 clubs once. The home team switches, depending on the current short tournament.

A new champion is crowned for each short tournament through a playoff system consisting of 10 teams. The top six teams advance to the quarterfinals, qualifying directly to the liguilla, while the next 4 teams qualify for the play-in round, also known as repechaje which determines the next 2 liguilla spots.[1][2][3] The clubs are re-seeded after each round so that the highest seeded team remaining always plays the lowest seed remaining. In the play-in, the 7th-placed team host the 8th, the winner of that match advances to the quarterfinals, and the losing team has another chance facing the winning team between 9th and 10th-placed. The winner of that last play-in match advances to complete the 8 teams for the liguilla. If the two clubs are tied after 90 minutes, it proceeds directly to a penalty shoot-out. Starting in the quarterfinal round, 8 teams (6 directly qualified clubs and 2 play-in round winners) play in a two-legged tie, with the higher-seed hosting the second leg. The team with the higher aggregate score advances to the next round. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two clubs are tied on aggregate and away goals after both legs, the higher seed advances automatically. In the final, if both teams are tied after both legs, 30 minutes of extra time are played. If the clubs are still tied after that, the champion is determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Currently the promotion and relegation are suspended from 2020 to 2026, due to the shutdown of the Ascenso MX's which was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and financial woes.[4]

It is organized by the FMF and consists of four men's tiers.

Tier League / Division
1 Liga MX
18 clubs
↓↑ suspended
2 Liga de Expansión MX
15 clubs
↓↑ suspended
3 Liga Premier
49 clubs (divided into Serie A with 36 clubs and Serie B with 13 clubs)
↓↑ 4 clubs
4 Liga TDP
225 clubs (divided into 17 groups)

Other national competitions

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Qualification for international competitions

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  • CONCACAF Champions Cup: 6 clubs qualified (Champions and runners-up of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, and the best two clubs in the accumulated table of the season).
  • Leagues Cup: All 18 clubs qualified.

Women's

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See also: Women's football in Mexico

The women's top tier in Mexico is the Liga MX Femenil started in September 2017.[5] Another women's league organized in parallel is the Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil organized by (LIMEFFE), was established in 2007 and it was considered until 2017 as the first tier of Mexican women's football.

Tier League / Division
1 Liga MX Femenil
18 clubs
2 Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil
76 clubs (divided into 3 divisions)

Other national competitions

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Qualification for international competitions

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  • CONCACAF W Champions Cup: 3 clubs (Champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, and the best runner-up of the season).
  • Summer Cup: 6 clubs (The best six clubs in the accumulated table of the season).


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rouse, Daniel. "Liga MX to return in July with altered Apertura playoff format, new-look clubs". theScore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "Calendario Liga MX, Apertura 2020: Conoce aquí todos los partidos". AS México (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  3. ^ "Liga MX Takes Playoff Expansion Trend International With New 12-Team Postseason Format". Morning Consult. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  4. ^ Enrique Martínez Villar (24 April 2020). "¡Se confirma! No habrá ascenso ni descenso en 6 años; aprueban Liga de Desarrollo". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Mayoría de clubes preparan visorías para Liga Femenil". mediotiempo.com.
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