Liga MX

Liga MX
Country Mexico
Confederation CONCACAF
Founded 17 October 1943
Number of teams 18
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Ascenso MX
Domestic cup(s) Copa MX
Supercopa MX
Campeón de Campeones
International cup(s) CONCACAF Champions League
Copa Libertadores
Current champions UANL (4th title)
(Apertura 2015)
Most championships Club America
(12 titles)
TV partners Televisa[1]
TV Azteca[2]
ESPN
Fox Sports
TVC Deportes
Website www.ligamx.net
2015–16 Liga MX season

The Liga MX (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliɣa ˈeme ˈekis]) is the top level of the Mexican football league system. It is currently sponsored by BBVA through its Mexican subsidiary BBVA Bancomer, and thus officially known as Liga BBVA Bancomer.[3]

Each season the league holds two tournaments; the Apertura, which starts in the summer, and the Clausura, which starts in the winter. As of 2012, the league comprises 18 clubs, with one being relegated every year (two tournaments) based upon their performance in the league over the previous three years. The top eight teams in the table at the end of the regular phase of the tournament qualify to the liguilla ("mini-league", or "playoff"). Up until June 2011, the league was divided into three groups. The group formatting was removed in favor of a single-table format.

Of the 56 teams to have competed in the league, Club América have won the title a record 12 times, followed by Guadalajara (11), Toluca (10), Cruz Azul (8), León and Pumas UNAM (7).

The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in all of Latin America. According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, the league currently ranks 20th worldwide[4] and was ranked as the 10th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010).[5] With an average of 25,557 fans attending its games for the 2014-15 season, Liga MX draws the largest crowds on average of any soccer league in CONCACAF and the third or fourth largest crowds of any professional sports league in North America, ranking behind the National Football League and Major League Baseball and about on par with the Canadian Football League.

History

Amateur era

Prior to the Liga Mayor, there was no national football league in Mexico, and football competitions were held within relatively small geographical regions. The winners of the Primera Fuerza, a local league consisting of teams near and around Mexico City, was considered the national competition. There were other regional leagues such as the Liga Amateur de Veracruz, the Liga Occidental De Jalisco and the Liga del Bajío that also had notable clubs. Many club owners were not keen on the idea of establishing a professional league, despite paying players under the table. With the increasing demand for football, there was a sense of urgency to unite all the local amateur leagues in Mexico to progress as a football nation. The professional national league was finally established in 1943.[6]

Professional era

When the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (F.M.F.) announced the formation of the nation's first professional league, many clubs petitioned to join. The F.M.F. announced that 10 clubs would form the Liga Mayor (Major League). The first members of the league were founded by six clubs of the Primera Fuerza of Mexico City, two clubs from the Liga Occidental, and two members from the Liga Veracruzana managed by Eduardo Escoto.

Founding members

Club Asturias in 1927.
Primera Fuerza: América, Asturias, Atlante, Real España, and Marte.
Liga Occidental De Jalisco: Atlas and Guadalajara.
Liga Amateur de Veracruz: Orizaba, Veracruz and Moctezuma.

Reformation

Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, many small clubs faced economic difficulties which were attributed to the lack of international competition by Mexican clubs and an unrewarding league format. Like many South American and European clubs, Mexican clubs that placed high in the league standings could not afford to participate in prestigious international tournaments, such as the Copa Libertadores.

The Mexican league boom

The 1970 World Cup held in Mexico was the first World Cup televised on a grand scale. The season following the FIFA World Cup, the F.M.F. changed the league format and established a playoff phase to determine the national champion. This was done to regenerate interest and reward teams that placed fairly high in the standings.

The playoff, called the Liguilla in Mexico, was played in different ways to get finalists to play two games that determine the champion. The regular way was by direct elimination rounds using the top eight teams of the table or, when groups existed, the top two teams of each group (along with the best performing third place teams). During some sessions, the best third placed teams were allowed to play a match against the lowest two second places in a repechaje in a chance to be promoted to the playoffs. This was eliminated as long as the calendar was modified to fit with the international compromises of both teams and Mexico National Team members.

Another way practiced to define finalists was by doing two groups of four teams and making them play round robin games in home/away stadiums so they can complete six games, with the top team in the group advancing to the Finals. This was used for a very short period of time as teams found out they did not have enough fight for three or four games.

The change in the rules affected teams that traditionally dominated the table, as talented teams that had not performed well in the regular season were able to perform successfully in the play-offs (Cruz Azul in the 1970s, América in the 1980s, and Toluca in the 2000s).

Competition format

Regular season tournaments

From 1996 to 2002, the league followed a similar two-tournament schedule called invierno (winter) and verano (summer) but in 2002 to the 2010–2011 season they divided the 18 teams into three groups of six, called group one, group two, and group three. They remained in their respective groups throughout the two tournaments played that season. The qualification phase of the tournament lasted 17 weeks, with all teams playing each other once per tournament in a home and away series over both tournaments. The top two teams from each group and the two best third place teams qualified to reach the liguilla.

Liga MX is a single table of 18 teams that play two annual tournaments resulting in two champions per season. The season opens with the apertura tournament (opening tournament- running from July to December) followed by the clausura (closing - running from January to May). This format matches other Latin American schedules and correspond with FIFA's world footballing calendar, which "opens" in July/August and "closes" in April/May of the next year. Each team plays a different team each week, accruing points for wins and ties over the 17 week tournament. Based on these points, the top eight teams reach the liguilla phase of the respective tournament where a new champion is crowned.

Playoffs (liguilla)

The liguilla (Spanish for "little league") is the playoff phase of the tournament. This phase starts with eight qualifying teams and is played in the "tie" format in two-leg aggregate-score, similar to the quarterfinals and semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. The Elimination bracket goes from an 8 team quarterfinal, to a 4 team semifinal, and a final. The Champion team is awarded the First division trophy, and the runner up is awarded a smaller version of the trophy as well. Each player receives a medal respective to their team's placement. The birth of La liguilla in 1970, modernized the league despite the disagreements between the traditionalists and the modernists. Clubs that were near bankruptcy were now better able to compete and generate profits.

Relegation

At the end of a season, after the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, one team is relegated to the next lower division, Ascenso MX, and one team from that division is promoted and takes the place left open by the relegated team. Currently, the relegated team is determined by computing the points-per-game-played ratio for each team, considering all the games played by the team during the last three seasons (six tournaments). The team with the lowest ratio is relegated. For teams recently promoted, only the games played since their promotion are considered (two or four tournaments). The team promoted from Ascenso MX is the winner of a two-leg match between the champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of that division. If a team becomes the champion in both tournaments, it is automatically promoted.

CONCACAF Champions League Qualification

Each year, four teams from Liga MX qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, the premier North American club competition. Generally, the Apertura and Clausura champions and the Apertura and Clausura runners-up qualify, and are placed in Pot 3. Should one or more teams reach the finals of both tournaments, Liga MX has implemented a formula for ensuring that both pots have one team that qualifies via the Apertura and one team that qualifies via the Clausura:[7]

Copa Libertadores Qualification

Each season, three Liga MX teams qualify for the Copa Libertadores, the premier club tournament for CONMEBOL, the South American football federation. The two teams with the best record in the Apertura excluding any team participating in that season's CONCACAF Champions League qualify for the second stage of the tournament. The Supercopa MX champions qualify for the first stage. Should the Supercopa MX champions qualify via the Apertura, the third best eligible team in the Apertura will qualify instead. If the Supercopa MX champions are ineligible due to their participation in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Supercopa MX runners-up will qualify in their place.

Sponsorship

BBVA Bancomer was named the league's official sponsor in 2013.

The league's current sponsor is BBVA Bancomer, thus making the league's official name Liga BBVA Bancomer. The official match ball is manufactured by Voit.

Media coverage

In theory, all First Division clubs have the right to sell their own broadcast rights. In practice, however, the league is divided between teams broadcast on Televisa, TV Azteca, Fox Sports, ESPN and TVC Deportes in México versus those broadcast on ESPN Deportes, Telemundo, and Univision in the United States. ESPN also owns English broadcast rights in the United States.

In previous years, when a team got relegated, the team that got promoted could only negotiate with the company that had the television rights of the team that got relegated. This agreement was cancelled in 2012 by the Liga MX when the promotion of Club León caused a television rights dispute with Televisa.[8] Currently, Club León matches are broadcast in Mexico by Fox Sports and other online media sites, and in the United States by Telemundo.[9]

On July 17, 2015 Dorados de Sinaloa announced a TV broadcast partnership with TVC Deportes. TVC is to air Sinaloa's 2015-2016 season home matches.

Telelatino and Fox Sports World hold broadcasting rights in Canada; Fox Sports is the only network that holds rights to broadcast selected matches in United States and South America. Additionally, Televisa-owned networks Sky Sports and TDN hold exclusive broadcasting rights over selected matches throughout the regular season, although the majority of the most important ones are broadcast live on the national networks.

Most of the Saturday afternoon and evening matches broadcast by Televisa are shown primarily on Gala TV, though Saturday games played by Televisa's club America, are broadcast on Televisa's flagship network, Canal de las Estrellas. However, a blackout policy is usually applied in selected markets where affiliates are forced to air alternate programming during the matches, Sunday noon and afternoon games broadcast by Televisa are shown on Canal de las Estrellas. All of the games broadcast by TV Azteca on Saturday and Sunday are shown on Azteca 13; Friday's matches however are shown on Azteca 7. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (known in Mexico as Fecha Doble or Double Date) matches picked by the national networks are shown on Canal 5 and Azteca 7 and the rest of the matches air on Sky Sports and TDN.

A recent rule, in effect since 2011, requires teams to play the final game of every season on Sunday during prime time, regardless of whether the team used to play local games in another timeslot, in order to capture more television audience during the game.

In the United States, Univision holds the rights to the home games of América, Chiapas, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Querétaro, Toluca, UANL, UNAM and Veracruz. Azteca airs Atlas, Morelia, Santos Laguna, and Tijuana home games. Telemundo has Pachuca and León home games. ESPN Deportes shows Dorados de Sinaloa home matches.

Home matches broadcast rights

Team Mexico Broadcaster United States Broadcaster Day Time*
América Televisa Univision Saturday 5:00 PM
Atlas TV Azteca / ESPN Azteca Saturday 8:30 PM
Chiapas Televisa Univision Saturday 9:00 PM
Cruz Azul Televisa Univision Saturday 5:00 PM
Guadalajara Televisa Univision Sunday 5:00 PM
León Fox Sports / Claro Sports Telemundo Saturday 8:06 PM
Monterrey Televisa Univision Saturday 7:00 PM
Morelia TV Azteca Azteca Saturday 8:30 PM
Pachuca Fox Sports / Claro Sports Telemundo Saturday 8:06 PM
Puebla Sky Univision Sunday 5:00 PM
Querétaro TV Azteca Univision Friday 7:30 PM
Santos Laguna TV Azteca / ESPN Azteca Friday 9:30 PM
Sinaloa TVC Deportes ESPN Deportes / Estrella TV Saturday 8:00 PM
Tijuana TV Azteca Azteca Friday 7:30 PM
Toluca Televisa Univision Sunday 12:00 PM
UANL Televisa Univision Saturday 7:00 PM
UNAM Televisa Univision Sunday 12:00 PM
Veracruz TV Azteca Univision Friday 7:30 PM

Clubs

The following 18 clubs will compete in Liga MX during the 2015–16 season.

Club Position in
2014–15
First season in
top division
Seasons
in top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
Consecutive Seasons
in Liga MX
Top division
titles
Last top
division title
América 2nd 1943–44921943–449212Apertura 2014
Atlas 3rd 1943–44891979–805511950/51
Chiapas 8th 2002–03252002–03250-
Cruz Azul 10th 1964–65711964–65718Invierno 1997
Guadalajara 14th 1943–44921943–449211Apertura 2006
León 15th 1944–45682012–1357Clausura 2014
Monterrey 5th 1945–46771960–61754Apertura 2010
Morelia 18th 1957–58641981–82531Invierno 2000
Pachuca 6th 1967–68431998–99335Clausura 2007
Puebla 16th 1944–45722007–081521990/91
Querétaro 9th 1990–91212009–10110-
Santos Laguna 7th 1988–89451988–89455Clausura 2015
Sinaloa 7th in the Ascenso MX 2004-0552015–1610-
Tijuana 12th 2011–1272011–1271Apertura 2012
Toluca 4th 1953–54821953–548210Bicentenario 2010
UANL 1st 1974–75581997–98354Apertura 2015 (current)
UNAM 11th 1962–63731962–63737Clausura 2011
Veracruz 13th 1943–44522013–14321951/52

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Stadium Stadium capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 95,000[10]
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 56,713[11]
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 24,290[12]
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul 33,042[13]
Guadalajara Zapopan, Jalisco Omnilife 46,232[14]
León León, Guanajuato León 31,297[15]
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León BBVA Bancomer 51,000[16]
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos 35,000[17]
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 30,000[18]
Puebla Puebla City, Puebla Multiva 50,754[19]
Querétaro Querétaro City, Querétaro La Corregidora 34,045[20]
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona 30,000[21]
Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa Banorte 17,898[22]
Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 27,333[23]
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez 18,651[24]
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario 42,000[25]
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 52,000[26][27]
Veracruz Veracruz City, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente 28,703[28]

Managers

The current managers in Liga MX are:

Name Club Appointed Time as manager
Brazil Ferretti, RicardoRicardo Ferretti UANL 20 May 2010 5 years, 270 days
Paraguay Cardozo, JoséJosé Cardozo Toluca 7 May 2013 2 years, 283 days
Mexico Vázquez, GuillermoGuillermo Vázquez UNAM 20 August 2014 1 year, 178 days
Chile Reinoso, CarlosCarlos Reinoso Veracruz 20 November 2014 1 year, 86 days
Uruguay Alonso, DiegoDiego Alonso Pachuca 5 December 2014 1 year, 71 days
Argentina Mohamed, AntonioAntonio Mohamed Monterrey 16 February 2015 363 days
Mexico Vucetich, Víctor ManuelVíctor Manuel Vucetich Querétaro 23 February 2015 356 days
Mexico Meza, EnriqueEnrique Meza Morelia 21 May 2015 269 days
Mexico Ambríz, IgnacioIgnacio Ambríz América 26 May 2015 264 days
Argentina La Volpe, RicardoRicardo La Volpe Chiapas 28 May 2015 262 days
Argentina Marini, PabloPablo Marini Puebla 30 May 2015 260 days
Argentina Almeyda, MatiasMatias Almeyda Guadalajara 15 September 2015 152 days
Mexico Boy, TomásTomás Boy Cruz Azul 2 October 2015 135 days
Mexico Herrera, MiguelMiguel Herrera Tijuana 2 November 2015 104 days
Argentina Costas, GustavoGustavo Costas Atlas 27 November 2015 79 days
Argentina Zubeldía, LuisLuis Zubeldía Santos Laguna 28 November 2015 78 days
Mexico Tena, Luis FernandoLuis Fernando Tena León 29 January 2016 16 days
Mexico Cruz, José GuadalupeJosé Guadalupe Cruz Sinaloa 2 February 2016 12 days

Player records

Most appearances

Rank Player Appearances
1 Mexico Oswaldo Sánchez 725
2 Mexico Benjamín Galindo 700
3 Mexico Óscar Pérez 669
4 Chile Rodrigo Ruiz 638
5 Mexico Adolfo Ríos 635
6 Mexico Juan Pablo Rodríguez 634
7 Mexico Miguel España 631
8 Mexico Alfonso Sosa 610
9 Mexico Cristóbal Ortega 608
10 Mexico Israel López 604
Italics denotes players still playing professional football.
Bold denotes players still playing in the Liga MX.

Top scorers

José Cardozo is the top scorer in short tournaments.
Rank Nat Name Years Goals Apps Ratio
1 Brazil Evanivaldo Castro 1974–19873124290.73
2 Mexico Carlos Hermosillo 1984–20012945390.55
3 Mexico Jared Borgetti 1994–20102524750.53
4 Paraguay José Cardozo 1994–20052493320.75
5 Mexico Horacio Casarín 1936–19572383260.73
6 Chile Osvaldo Castro 1971–19842143980.54
7 Mexico Luis Roberto Alves 1986–20032095770.36
8 Mexico Adalberto López 1942–19552012310.87
9 Brazil Carlos Eloir Perucci 1972–19841993980.5
10 Mexico Sergio Lira 1978–19961915640.34
Italics denotes players still playing professional football.
Bold denotes players still playing in the Liga MX.

Amateur Era champions (1902–1943)

Season Champion Coach Runner-up
1902–03OrizabaScotland Duncan MacomishReforma
1903–04Mexico Cricket ClubFrance Claude M. ButlinReforma
1904–05PachucaEngland Charles GrenfellBritish Club
1905–06ReformaEngland Thomas R. PhillipsMexico Cricket Club
1906–07ReformaEngland Thomas R. PhillipsBritish Club
1907–08British ClubEngland Percy CliffordMexico Cricket Club
1908–09ReformaEngland Thomas R. PhillipsPachuca
1909–10ReformaEngland Thomas R. PhillipsPopo Park
1910–11ReformaEngland Thomas R. PhillipsPachuca
1911–12ReformaEngland Thomas R. PhillipsBritish Club
1912–13México FCMexico Antonio SierraReforma
1913–14Club EspañaSpain Francisco G. UbiertaRovers
1914–15Club EspañaSpain Francisco G. UbiertaPachuca
1915–16Club EspañaSpain Francisco AriasMéxico FC
1916–17Club EspañaSpain Francisco G. UbiertaPachuca
1917–18PachucaEngland William PenguelyClub España
1918–19Club EspañaSpain Francisco AriasCentro Union
1919–20Club España (N)Spain Francisco AriasTigres Mexico
Pachuca (M)England Alfred C. Crowle
1920–21Club España (N)Spain Francisco Arias
Germania (M)Germany Richard ObertMéxico FC
1921–22Club España Asturias
1922–23AsturiasScotland Gerald BrownGermania
1923–24Club EspañaSpain Francisco AriasAmérica
1924–25AméricaMexico Rafael Garza GutiérrezNecaxa
1925–26AméricaMexico Rafael Garza GutiérrezAsturias
1926–27AméricaEngland Percy CliffordClub España
1927–28AméricaEngland Percy CliffordAsturias
1928–29MarteMexico Servando VargasClub España
1929–30Club EspañaHungary Emérico PozsonyiAmérica
1930–31No Championship Held
1931–32Atlante Necaxa
1932–33NecaxaAustria Ernst Pauler Leonés
1933–34Club España Asturias
1934–35NecaxaAustria Ernst PaulerClub España
1935–36Club España América
1936–37NecaxaHungary Sigfrid RothAtlante
1937–38NecaxaHungary Sigfrid RothAsturias
1938–39Asturias Euzkadi
1939–40Club España Necaxa
1940–41Atlante Club España
1941–42Club España Atlante
1942–43Marte Atlante

(N) - Liga Nacional
(M) - Liga Mexicana

Primera División – league system champions (1943–1970)

Season Champion Coach Runner-up
1943–44Asturias (1/1)Austria Ernst PaulerClub España
1944–45Club España (1/1)Costa Rica Rodolfo MuñozPuebla
1945–46Veracruz (1/2)Argentina Enrique PalominiAtlante
1946–47Atlante (1/3)Hungary Luis GroczLeón
1947–48León (1/7)Argentina José María CasulloOro
1948–49León (2/7)Argentina José María CasulloAtlas
1949–50Veracruz (2/2)Spain Juan LuqueAtlante
1950–51Atlas (1/1)Argentina Eduardo ValdattiAtlante
1951–52León (3/7)Spain Antonio López HerranzGuadalajara
1952–53Tampico Madero (1/1)Spain Joaquín UrquiagaZacatepec
1953–54Marte (1/1)Mexico Ignacio TrellesOro
1954–55Zacatepec (1/2)Mexico Ignacio TrellesGuadalajara
1955–56León (4/7)Spain Antonio López HerranzOro
1956–57Guadalajara (1/11)Uruguay Donaldo RossToluca
1957–58Zacatepec (2/2)Mexico Ignacio Trelles Toluca
1958–59Guadalajara (2/11)Hungary Árpád Fekete León
1959–60Guadalajara (3/11)Hungary Árpád Fekete América
1960–61Guadalajara (4/11)Mexico Javier de la Torre Oro
1961–62Guadalajara (5/11)Mexico Javier de la Torre América
1962–63Oro (1/1)Hungary Árpád Fekete Guadalajara
1963–64Guadalajara (6/11)Mexico Javier de la Torre América
1964–65Guadalajara (7/11)Mexico Javier de la Torre Oro
1965–66América (1/12)Uruguay Roberto Scarone Atlas
1966–67Toluca (1/10)Mexico Ignacio Trelles América
1967–68Toluca (2/10)Mexico Ignacio Trelles UNAM
1968–69Cruz Azul (1/8)Mexico Raúl Cárdenas Guadalajara
1969–70Guadalajara (8/11)Mexico Javier de la Torre Cruz Azul
México '70Cruz Azul (2/8)Mexico Raúl Cárdenas Guadalajara

Primera División – liguilla system champions (1970–1996)

Season Champion Coach Runner-up Reg Season most points*
1970–71América (2/12)Mexico José Antonio Roca TolucaAmérica (44 pts)
1971–72Cruz Azul (3/8)Mexico Raúl Cárdenas AméricaCruz Azul (51 pts)
1972–73Cruz Azul (4/8)Mexico Raúl Cárdenas LeónCruz Azul (46 pts)
1973–74Cruz Azul (5/8)Mexico Raúl Cárdenas Atlético EspañolCruz Azul (49 pts)
1974–75Toluca (3/10)Uruguay Ricardo de León LeónLeón (51 pts)
1975–76América (3/12)Mexico Raúl Cárdenas U. de G.América (53 pts)
1976–77UNAM (1/7)Hungary Jorge Marik U. de G.UNAM (50 pts)**
1977–78Tigres UANL (1/4)Uruguay Carlos Miloc UNAMAmérica (51 pts)
1978–79Cruz Azul (6/8)Mexico Ignacio Trelles UNAMCruz Azul (51 pts)
1979–80Cruz Azul (7/8)Mexico Ignacio Trelles Tigres UANLAmérica (57 pts)
1980–81UNAM (2/7)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović Cruz AzulTecos (51 pts)
1981–82Tigres UANL (2/4)Uruguay Carlos Miloc AtlanteAtlante (53 pts)
1982–83Puebla (1/2)Mexico Manuel Lapuente GuadalajaraAmérica (61 pts)
1983–84América (4/12)Chile Carlos Reinoso GuadalajaraAmérica (51 pts)
1984–85América (5/12)Argentina Miguel Ángel López UNAMUNAM (55 pts)
PRODE 85América (6/12)Argentina Miguel Ángel López Tampico Madero
México '86Monterrey (1/4)Mexico Francisco Avilán Tampico Madero
1986–87Guadalajara (9/11)Mexico Alberto Guerra Cruz AzulGuadalajara (55 pts)
1987–88América (7/12)Brazil Jorge Vieira UNAMAmérica (55 pts)
1988–89América (8/12)Brazil Jorge Vieira Cruz AzulPuebla (53 pts)
1989–90Puebla (2/2)Mexico Manuel Lapuente U. de G.América (48 pts)
1990–91UNAM (3/7)Mexico Miguel Mejía Barón AméricaUNAM (55 pts)
1991–92León (5/7)Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich PueblaAtlante (50 pts)
1992–93Atlante (2/3)Argentina Ricardo La Volpe Monterrey Necaxa (54 pts)
1993–94Tecos (1/1)Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Santos LagunaTecos (51 pts)
1994–95Necaxa (1/3)Mexico Manuel Lapuente Cruz AzulGuadalajara (52 pts)
1995–96Necaxa (2/3)Mexico Manuel Lapuente Atlético CelayaCruz Azul (56 pts)

Primera División – liguilla and short tournament champions (1996–present)

Season Champion Coach Runner-up Reg Season Full Year *
Invierno 1996Santos Laguna (1/5)Mexico Alfredo Tena Necaxa
Verano 1997Guadalajara (10/11)Brazil Ricardo Ferretti NezaAtlante (66 pts)
Invierno 1997Cruz Azul (8/8)Mexico Luis Fernando Tena León
Verano 1998Toluca (4/10)Mexico Enrique Meza NecaxaCruz Azul (61 pts)
Invierno 1998Necaxa (3/3)Mexico Raúl Arias Guadalajara
Verano 1999Toluca (5/10)Mexico Enrique Meza AtlasToluca (75 pts)
Invierno 1999Pachuca (1/5)Mexico Javier Aguirre Cruz Azul
Verano 2000Toluca (6/10) Mexico Enrique Meza Santos LagunaToluca (72 pts)
Invierno 2000Morelia (1/1)Mexico Luis Fernando Tena Toluca
Verano 2001Santos Laguna (2/5)Mexico Fernando Quirarte PachucaCruz Azul (55 pts)
Invierno 2001Pachuca (2/5)Mexico Alfredo Tena Tigres UANL
Verano 2002América (9/12)Mexico Manuel Lapuente NecaxaToluca (67 pts)
Apertura 2002Toluca (7/10)Argentina Alberto Jorge Morelia
Clausura 2003Monterrey (2/4)Argentina Daniel Passarella MoreliaToluca (74 pts)
Apertura 2003Pachuca (3/5)Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Tigres UANL
Clausura 2004UNAM (3/7)Mexico Hugo Sánchez GuadalajaraUNAM (79 pts)
Apertura 2004UNAM (4/7)Mexico Hugo Sánchez Monterrey
Clausura 2005América (10/12)Mexico Mario Carrillo TecosMorelia (57 pts)
Apertura 2005Toluca (8/10)Argentina Américo Gallego Monterrey
Clausura 2006Pachuca (4/5)Mexico José Luis Trejo San LuisCruz Azul (60 pts)
Apertura 2006Guadalajara (11/11)Mexico José Manuel de la Torre Toluca
Clausura 2007Pachuca (5/5)Mexico Enrique Meza AméricaPachuca (65 pts)
Apertura 2007Atlante (3/3)Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz UNAM
Clausura 2008Santos Laguna (3/5)Mexico Daniel Guzmán Cruz AzulSantos Laguna (69 pts)
Apertura 2008Toluca (9/10)Mexico José Manuel de la Torre Cruz Azul
Clausura 2009UNAM (5/7)Brazil Ricardo Ferretti PachucaToluca (63 pts)
Apertura 2009Monterrey (3/4)Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Cruz Azul
Bicentenario 2010Toluca (10/10)Mexico José Manuel de la Torre Santos LagunaMonterrey (66 pts)
Apertura 2010Monterrey (4/4)Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich Santos Laguna
Clausura 2011UNAM (6/7)Mexico Guillermo Vázquez MoreliaCruz Azul (65 pts)
Apertura 2011Tigres UANL (3/4)Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Santos Laguna
Clausura 2012Santos Laguna (4/5)Mexico Benjamín Galindo MonterreySantos Laguna (63 pts)
Apertura 2012Tijuana (1/1)Argentina Antonio Mohamed Toluca
Clausura 2013América (11/12)Mexico Miguel Herrera Cruz AzulAmérica (63 pts)
Apertura 2013León (6/7)Uruguay Gustavo Matosas América
Clausura 2014León (7/7)Uruguay Gustavo Matosas PachucaCruz Azul (68 pts)
Apertura 2014América (12/12)Argentina Antonio Mohamed Tigres UANL
Clausura 2015Santos Laguna (5/5)Portugal Pedro Caixinha Querétaro F.C.Tigres UANL (60 pts)
Apertura 2015Tigres UANL (4/4)Brazil Ricardo Ferretti UNAM-

Titles by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
América 12 8 1965–66, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, PRODE 85, 1987–88, 1988–89, Verano 2002, Clausura 2005, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014
Guadalajara 11 9 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1986–87, Verano 1997, Apertura 2006
Toluca 10 6 1966–67, 1967–68, 1974–75, Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010
Cruz Azul 8 10 1968–69, México '70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1979–80, Invierno 1997
UNAM 7 7 1976–77, 1980–81, 1990–91, Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011
León 7 5 1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1991–92, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014
Santos Laguna 5 5 Invierno 1996, Verano 2001, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012, Clausura 2015
Pachuca 5 3 Invierno 1999, Invierno 2001, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007
Monterrey 4 4 México '86, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010
UANL 4 4 1977–78, 1981–82, Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015
Atlante 3 4 1946–47, 1992–93, Apertura 2007
Necaxa 3 3 1994–95, 1995–96, Invierno 1998
Puebla 2 2 1982–83, 1989–90
Zacatepec 2 1 1954–55, 1957–58
Veracruz 2 0 1945–46, 1949–50
Oro ††† 1 5 1962–63
Morelia 1 3 Invierno 2000
Atlas 1 3 1950–51
Tampico Madero †† 1 2 1952–53
Tecos ††† 1 1 1993–94
Real España †††† 1 1 1944–45
Tijuana 1 0 Apertura 2012
Asturias †††† 1 0 1943–44
Marte †††† 1 0 1953–54
U. de G. 0 3
Querétaro 0 1
Neza ††† 0 1
Celaya 0 1
Atlético Español †††† 0 1
San Luis †††† 0 1

† Teams in the Ascenso MX
†† Teams in the Second Division
††† Teams in Amateur Levels
†††† Defunct

Promotion and relegation

Relegation and Promotion by Club
Club Promotions Relegations
Zacatepec 5 (1950–51, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1977–78, 1983–84)5 (1961–62, 1965–66, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85)
San Luis 4 (1970–71, 1975–76, 2001–02, 2004–05)3 (1973–74, 1988–89, 2002–03)
Querétaro 4 (México '86, 1989–90, 2005–06, 2009–10)3 (1993–94, 2006–07, 2012–13*)
Pachuca 4 (1966–67, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98)3 (1972–73, 1992–93, 1996–97)
Irapuato 4 (1953–54, 1984–85, 1999–00*, 2002–03)2 (1971–72, 1990–91)
Atlas 3 (1954–55, 1971–72, 1978–79)3 (1953–54, 1970–71, 1977–78)
Puebla 3 (1969–70, 1998–99, 2006–07)2 (1998–99, 2004–05)
Unión de Curtidores 2 (1982–83, 1998–99*)2 (1980–81, 1983–84)
Veracruz 2 (1963–64, 2001–02)4 (1951–52, 1978–79, 1997–98, 2007–08)
Real Zamora 2 (1954–55, 1956–57) 2 (1955–56, 1959–60)
Tampico Madero 2 (1964–65, 1972–73)2 (1966–67, 1974–75)
Atlante 2 (1976–77, 1990–91)3 (1975–76, 1989–90, 2013–14)
Monterrey 2 (1955–56,1959–60) 1 (1956–57)
Morelia 2 (1956–57, 1980–81) 1 (1967–68)
UANL 2 (1973–74, 1996–97)1 (1995–96)
León 2 (1989–90, 2011–12)2 (1986–87, 2001–02)
Sinaloa 2 (2004–05, 2014–15)1 (2005–06)
La Piedad 2 (2000–01, 2012–13*) -
Necaxa 1 (2009–10)2 (2008–09, 2010–11)
UAT 1 (1986–87)1 (1994–95)
UACJ 1 (2007–08)1 (2009–10)
Neza 1 (1988–89)1 (1999–00)
Tecos 1 (1974–75)1 (2011–12)
Tijuana 1 (2010–11) -
U. de G. 1 (2013-2014)1 (2014-2015)
Oro -1(1979–80)

Notes:

See also

References

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  2. includes Azteca 7 and Azteca Trece
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  13. http://www.cruzazulfc.com/index.php/estadio/ficha-informativa
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  15. http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/9
  16. http://www.estadiobbvabancomer.com/rayados/estadio_historia
  17. http://www.fuerzamonarca.com/estadio#tour-virtual
  18. http://tuzos.com.mx/t1516/estadio-hidalgo/
  19. http://ligamx.net/cancha/estadio/9
  20. http://ligamx.net/cancha/estadio/25
  21. http://www.clubsantos.mx/contenidos/tsm_estadio_corona
  22. http://ligamx.net/cancha/estadio/40
  23. http://ligamx.net/cancha/estadio/48
  24. http://ligamx.net/cancha/estadio/6
  25. http://www.tigres.com.mx/el-club/instalaciones/estadio-universitario/
  26. http://pumas.mx/instalaciones/estadio-olimpico-universitario
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