Liga MX: Dates, teams, venues, format and more

Liga MX is the top professional division in Mexico and is one of the highest attended league's in the world.

Liga MX dates

The 2024/25 Liga MX season started on the 5th July 2024 and concludes in May 2025.

Liga MX format

Each Liga MX season is split into two championships of 17 regular season games each, with play-offs following both. This means there will be two champions in every season: an Apertura champion and a Clausara champion.

The Apertura marks the opening championship where the top six teams qualify for the play-off quarter-finals and the next four teams qualify for the play-in round. The play-in round provides the four teams with an opportunity to progress to the last eight.

Quarter-finals are seeded and all knockout stage matches are played over two legs, including the final.

The Clausara is the second championship and commences a month after the Apertura concludes. The Clausara abides by the same structure as the Apertura, except in this instance there are CONCACAF Champions Cup berths on the line.

Until 2026, no clubs are relegated from Liga MX.

Liga MX Format Explained

Liga MX teams

A total of 18 teams compete in Liga MX: The teams in the 2024/25 season are:

• América
• Atlas
• Atletico de San Luis
• Cruz Azul
• FC Juarez
• Guadalajara
• León
• Mazatlán FC
• Monterrey
• Necaxa
• Pachuca
• Puebla
• Querétaro
• Santos Laguna
• Tijuana
• Toluca
• Tigres
• Pumas UNAM

Liga MX venues and stadiums

Team	Stadium
América	Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Atlas	Estadio Jalisco
Atletico San Luis	Alfonso Lastras
Cruz Azul	Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Guadalajara	Estadio Akron
FC Juarez	Olímpico Benito Juárez
Leon	Estadio Leon
Mazatlan	Estadio de Maztlan
Monterrey	Estadio BBVA
Necaxa	Estadio Victoria
Pachuca	Estadio Hidalgo
Puebla	Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Queretaro	Estadio Corregidora
Santos Laguna	Estadio Corona
Tijuana	Estadio Caliente
Toluca	Estadio Nemesio Diez
Tigres	Estadio Universitario
Pumas UNAM	Olímpico Universitario

Liga MX history

The first professional league in Mexico, there were 10 founding members involved in the creation of Liga MX, including Mexico's most successful club, América.

Capitalising on the hosting of the 1970 World Cup, the FMF (Mexican Football Federation) revised the league's structure and implemented the final phase, Liguilla.

América top the charts with 15 titles and they're trailed by Guadalajara on 12. A total of 24 teams have been crowned champions since the inaugural season in 1943.