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Liga MX, officially known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, [6] is the top professional division of Mexican football.Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and then as Primera División de México (1949–2012).
The Mexican football champions are the national champions of the Liga MX, which is the top level division in Mexico. Formerly called Liga Mayor from 1943 to 1949, and then Primera División de México from 1949 to 2012. The first professional league began in 1943. Since 1970 a final phase called "liguilla" has been held to define the champions.
The women's top level in Mexico is the Liga MX Femenil started in September 2017. [5] The Liga TDP Femenil was started in October 2024, as the second women's professional league in Mexico. Another non-professional women's league organized in parallel is the Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil organized by (LIMEFFE), was established in 2007.
In Mexico, football became a professional men's sport in 1943. Since then, Mexico's most successful men's club has been América, with sixteen titles in the top professional division. [3] The first women's professional football league in Mexico was established in 2016, the first season was in 2017–2018. It set new world records for ...
This is a list of football clubs in Mexico. Currently the governing body of football in Mexico is the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), which is in charge of the Mexico national football team with all its categories and also all the professional divisions of the Mexican football league system , with the top level being the Liga MX .
In 1919, the Mexican amateur league was divided into two leagues (Liga Mexicana and Liga Nacional). Due to the expulsion of Tigres México shortly before the start of the season, Real Club España and España Veracruz withdrew in solidarity and founded their own league. The separation of the leagues took place in the 1920–21 season.
The 1943–44 season was the inaugural edition of the professional league known as Liga Mayor, it was the first true national and professional league in Mexico, organized by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF). It had 10 participating clubs, which were from Mexico City, Jalisco and Veracruz. Asturias were the first champions. [1]
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