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The first football federation in Mexico was founded in 1922, known as Federación Mexicana de Football Asociación. The following year changed its name to Federación Central de Fútbol . The current Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) was established in 1927 and later affiliated with FIFA in 1929.
In 1927, the first official governing football body in Mexico was founded. The 1928 Olympic Football Tournament was Mexico's first official international competition, where Mexico lost to Spain 1–7 in the round of 16. [8] Mexico participated in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay, grouped with Argentina, Chile, and France.
Campeonato de Primera Fuerza (English: First Force Championship), later known as Liga Mayor (English: Major League), was an amateur football league founded by the first governing body of football formed in Mexico after the merger of the Liga Mexicana and Liga Nacional, it was called Federación Mexicana de Football Asociación (English: Mexican Association Football Federation).
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), it has 18 participating clubs, with each season divided into two short tournaments, Apertura from July to December and Clausura from January to May.
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Nicknamed "Tuzos", it pays tribute and refers to the history and mining heritage of the club and the city of Pachuca. It was the first football club founded in Mexico, and was one of the founding members of the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association, [2] which was the first amateur football league created in Mexico.
It was the only team in Mexico's football history to win four league championships in a row, during the 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, and 1961–62 seasons. [17] El Campeonísimo became internationally recognized and, in 1964 played several matches in Europe against such teams as FC Barcelona , Werder Bremen , and Lille Olympique , resulting ...
The Mexican football champions are the national champions of the Liga MX, which is the top professional division in Mexico. Formerly known as Liga Mayor from 1943 to 1949, and then as Primera División de México from 1949 to 2012. The first season in the professional era began in 1943.