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Liga MX | ||
Country | México | |
Confederation | CONCACAF | |
Founded | 17 October 1943 | |
Level | 1 | |
Number of teams | 18 | |
Relegation to | Ascenso MX | |
Current champions | Club León (2014 Clausura) | |
Most successful club | América and Guadalajara (11) | |
TV partners | Televisa TV Azteca ESPN Latin America Fox Sports Latinoamérica |
Liga MX, known as the Primera División de México before the 2012–13 season, is the top football league in México.
Like most football leagues in Latin America, Liga MX divides its season into two phases—Apertura and Clausura (Spanish for "opening" and "closing"), with different champions in each phase. The Apertura is held in the Northern Hemisphere fall (autumn), and the Clausura in spring.
Club | First season in top division |
Number of seasons in top division |
First season of current spell in top division |
Number of seasons in Liga MX |
Top division titles |
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América | 1943–44 | 89 | 1943–44 | 89 | 11 |
Atlas | 1943–44 | 86 | 1979–80 | 51 | 1 |
Chiapas | 2002–03 | 22 | 2002–03 | 22 | 0 |
Cruz Azul | 1964–65 | 68 | 1964–65 | 68 | 8 |
Guadalajara | 1943–44 | 89 | 1943–44 | 89 | 11 |
León | 1944–45 | 65 | 2012–13 | 2 | 6 |
Monterrey | 1945–46 | 74 | 1960–61 | 72 | 4 |
Morelia | 1957–58 | 61 | 1981–82 | 50 | 1 |
Pachuca | 1967–68 | 40 | 1998–99 | 30 | 5 |
Puebla | 1944–45 | 69 | 2007–08 | 12 | 6 |
Querétaro | 1990–91 | 18 | 2009–10 | 8 | 0 |
Santos Laguna | 1988–89 | 42 | 1988–89 | 42 | 4 |
Tijuana | 2011–12 | 4 | 2011–12 | 4 | 1 |
Toluca | 1953–54 | 79 | 1953–54 | 79 | 10 |
UANL | 1974–75 | 55 | 1997–98 | 32 | 3 |
U. de G. | 1974–75 | 17 | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 |
UNAM | 1962–63 | 70 | 1962–63 | 70 | 7 |
Veracruz | 1943–44 | 49 | 2013–14 | 1 | 2 |
Club Asturias in 1927.