Mexican League System
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The football league system in Mexico consists of 4 levels.
Primera División de México- There is Primera División de México the first division where 1 team gets relegated each year on the basis of a byzantine style percentage system.
Primera A- In Primera A the team that wins A playoff between the apertura and clausura is promoted, the worst team gets relegated.
Segunda and Tercera Division- In segunda division and tercera the teams participate in huge apertura and clausura knock-out tournaments. the winner of a champion vs champion game goes on to a higher division, relegation is for the worst team. No one from tercera gets relegated as it is the lowest tier of soccer in Mexico.
[edit] Primera A Changes for 2006-2007
For the upcoming season Primera A will be split into two groups and the league has expanded from 20 to 24 teams.
[edit] Possible changes to the system
The Mexican Football Federation has wanted to tinker with the system that is in place, the Federation has mentioned that that Primera Division de Mexico could see a single table with one whole season instead of two seasons in the near future.
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Level |
League(s)/Division(s) |
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1 |
Primera División de México |
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2 |
Primera División A |
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3 |
Segunda division |
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4 |
Tercera Division |
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