The Copa MX , formerly called Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons), was the Mexican football cup tournament. The first season of the professional era was held in 1942–43 . The cup tournament was not held in several years (1976–1988, 1992–1994, 1997–2012) and currently the competition has been paused since the 2019–20 edition . It was the first tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico and was considered a prestigious competition, especially during its earlier years of existence. The purpose of the competition was to determine a national cup champion, thus distinguishing it from the national league championship. Its format was different from the local leagues as well, as it employed direct elimination and culminated in a final match.
92-624: In May 2012, Liga MX president Decio de María announced the return and rebranding of the tournament as Copa MX. After the foundation of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol in 1927, a new trophy named the Copa México was donated in 1932 and the first cup tournament organized by the FMF was contested during the 1932-33 season. This time, the competition also received official support of President Lázaro Cárdenas . The first Copa México
184-579: A bye to the Round of 16. Liga MX would implement a formula for ensuring that the Apertura and Clausura had two qualifying teams should one or more teams reach the finals of both tournaments, devised when Liga MX sent 4 teams to North America's top club competition: With Liga MX sending a minimum of six teams to the Champions Cup (Liga MX can send a maximum of nine teams if three Liga MX teams all hold
276-583: A local league consisting of teams near and around Mexico City , was the first amateur football league created in Mexico, and also other regional leagues were created, which were the Liga Amateur de Veracruz , Liga Amateur de Puebla, Liga Occidental De Jalisco and the Liga Amateur del Bajío that had talented clubs. In 1922, after the foundation of the first football federation in Mexico, they created
368-572: A men's World Cup. Frappart previously oversaw the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final . They were joined by three female assistant referees, Neuza Back, Kathryn Nesbitt, and Karen Díaz Medina. Frappart then officially became the first-ever female referee to officiate a World Cup match when she worked the Costa Rica vs Germany match in Group E on 1 December. Gambian referee Bakary Gassama and Argentine assistant referee Juan Pablo Belatti were among
460-667: A record for the highest number of goals scored in the 32-team format, with every participating team scoring at least one goal. The choice to host the World Cup in Qatar attracted significant criticism , with concerns raised over the country's treatment of migrant workers , women , and members of the LGBT community , as well as Qatar's climate, lack of a strong football culture , scheduling changes, and allegations of bribery for hosting rights and wider FIFA corruption . The FIFA World Cup
552-614: A second successive World Cup for the first time in their history, losing in the qualification play-off semi-finals . The Italians were the only former champions and the highest ranked team in the FIFA Men's World Rankings that failed to qualify. Italy were also the fourth team to have failed to qualify for the upcoming World Cup after having won the previous UEFA European Championship , following Czechoslovakia in 1978 , Denmark in 1994 , and Greece in 2006 . The previous World Cup hosts, Russia , were disqualified from competing due to
644-543: A team becomes the champion in both tournaments, it is automatically promoted. Prior to the start of the 2017–18 season , the rules for relegation and promotion changed: if a team wins promotion but does not meet certain Liga MX requirements (e.g. stadium infrastructure and a youth team) the relegated Liga MX team of that season will be obligated to pay the prize money to the Ascenso MX team ( MXN$ 120 million) for winning
736-684: A team was relegated, the team that was promoted could only negotiate with the company holding the television rights of the relegated team. This agreement was canceled by Liga MX in 2012 when the promotion of Club León caused a television rights dispute with Televisa. Currently, Club León matches are broadcast in Mexico by Fox Sports and other online media sites, and in the United States by Univision (Telemundo from 2013–16). Telelatino and Fox Sports World formerly hold broadcasting rights in Canada. From 2019–20 until 2021–22, OneSoccer broadcast
828-579: A team's quota of regular substitutions. Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a concussion in his country's opening match against England and was replaced by Hossein Hosseini . This was the first use of a dedicated concussion substitute during a World Cup. The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups began in January 2009. National associations had until 2 February 2009 to register interest. Initially, 11 bids were made for
920-567: A unified professional football system in the country. The first true national and professional league in Mexico was established in 1943. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) announcement of the nation's first professional league brought interest from many clubs to join. The FMF announced that 10 clubs would form the Liga Mayor. The league was founded by six clubs from the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association, two clubs from
1012-468: Is a professional football tournament held between national football teams, organised by FIFA . The tournament, held every four years, was first played in 1930 in Uruguay, and has been contested by 32 teams since the 1998 event . The tournament was contested with eight round-robin groups followed by a knockout round for 16 teams. The defending champions were France , who defeated Croatia 4–2 in
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#17327865893401104-509: Is decided by a final phase called "liguilla" . Since 2020, promotion and relegation has been suspended, which is to last until 2026. The league currently ranks first in CONCACAF's league ranking index. According to the IFFHS , Liga MX was ranked as the 10th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century. According to CONCACAF, the league – with an average attendance of 25,557 during
1196-583: The 2014–15 season – draws the largest crowds on average of any football league in the Americas and the third largest crowds of any professional sports league in North America, behind only the NFL and MLB . It is also the fourth most attended football league in the world behind Germany's Bundesliga , England's Premier League and Spain's La Liga . Liga MX ranks second in terms of television viewership in
1288-548: The 2018 FIFA World Cup , but Mexico withdrew from proceedings, and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian Football Association failed to submit a letter of Indonesian government guarantee to support the bid. After UEFA were guaranteed to host the 2018 event, members of UEFA were no longer in contention to host in 2022. There were five bids remaining for
1380-619: The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final . The event was scheduled to take place under a reduced length, from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar. Being held in Qatar, it was the first World Cup tournament to be held in the Arab world . Spectators were not required to follow most COVID-19 restrictions such as social distancing, wearing masks, and negative tests. Unlike previous FIFA World Cups, which are typically played in June and July, because of Qatar's intense summer heat and often fairly high humidity ,
1472-413: The 2018–19 season , only six teams met the full requirements to be promoted to Liga MX, those teams being Atlético San Luis , Atlante , Celaya , Juárez , Sinaloa , and UdeG . On April 16, 2020, the Ascenso MX was folded due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic as well as the lack of financial resources. Liga MX President Enrique Bonilla later announced during a video meeting with the club owners of
1564-499: The 2023 AFC Asian Cup . Since Qatar reached the final stage as winners in their group, Lebanon , the fifth-best second place team, advanced instead. France , the reigning World Cup champions , qualified for the event through European qualification. Saint Lucia initially entered CONCACAF qualification but withdrew from it before their first match. North Korea withdrew from the AFC qualifying round due to safety concerns related to
1656-817: The Apertura tournament . The league will, however, still need final approval from FIFA to fully implement the technology. Liga MX uses a single table of 18 teams that play two short tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) resulting in two champions per season. The season opens with the Apertura from July to December, followed by the Clausura from January to May. This format matches other Latin American schedules and corresponds with FIFA's world footballing calendar, which "opens" in July/August and "closes" in April/May of
1748-510: The COVID-19 pandemic . Both American Samoa and Samoa withdrew before the OFC qualification draw due to travel restrictions following the pandemic. Tonga withdrew after the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami . Due to COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads, Vanuatu and Cook Islands also withdrew because of the travel restrictions . Of the 32 nations qualified to play at
1840-508: The Campeonato de Primera Fuerza , which was the first amateur league organized by a national football federation. It was held from 1922 to 1943, although most of the participating teams were from Mexico City and the first matches held outside the country's capital were played until the 1940–41 season. Many club owners were keen to remain amateur although they paid players under the table. The increasing interest in football would not thwart
1932-568: The Copa Libertadores . 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 FMF changed the league format and established a final phase to determine the national champion. This was done to regenerate interest and reward teams that placed fairly high in the standings. The final phase, called Liguilla , was played using various formats to determine
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#17327865893402024-628: The FMF since its founding was the 1932-33 Copa México , in the cup's amateur era. Liga MX Liga MX , officially known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division of the Mexican football league system . Formerly called Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and then Primera División de México (1949–2012), it has 18 clubs and the season is divided into two short tournaments, Apertura from July to December and Clausura from January to May. The champions of each tournament
2116-542: The Russian invasion of Ukraine . Chile , the 2015 and 2016 Copa América winners, failed to qualify for the second consecutive time. Nigeria were defeated by Ghana on away goals in Confederation of African Football (CAF) final playoff round, having qualified for the previous three World Cups and six out of the last seven. Egypt , Panama , Colombia , Peru , Iceland , and Sweden , all of whom qualified for
2208-532: The capstone of his career, with the win fulfilling for some commentators a previously unmet criterion to be regarded as the greatest player of all time. Teammates Emiliano Martínez and Enzo Fernández won the Golden Glove , awarded to the tournament's best goalkeeper ; and the Young Player Award , awarded to the tournament's best young player, respectively. With 172 goals, the tournament set
2300-594: The 18 clubs and to be invested in each club's youth teams. On 18 September 2015, the sponsorship deal was extended until 2019. On 18 June 2019, the league was renamed as Liga BBVA MX, adopting the new identity of the sponsor. On 4 July 2019, the sponsorship contract with BBVA was renewed until 2021. Since 1986, Voit has been the official match ball manufacturer. In 2014, the contract was extended for four years. The current managers in Liga MX are: [REDACTED] Media related to Liga MX at Wikimedia Commons 2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup
2392-428: The 2018 World Cup, did not qualify for the 2022 tournament. Ghana were the lowest ranked team to qualify, ranked 61st. The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the FIFA Men's World Ranking before the tournament were: AFC (6) CAF (5) CONCACAF (4) CONMEBOL (4) OFC (0) UEFA (13) Before submitting their final squad for
2484-737: The 2022 FIFA World Cup, 24 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2018. Qatar were the only team making their debut in the FIFA World Cup, becoming the first hosts to make their tournament debut since Italy in 1934 . The Netherlands , Ecuador , Ghana , Cameroon , and the United States returned to the tournament after missing the 2018 tournament. Canada returned after 36 years, their only prior appearance being in 1986 . Wales made their first appearance in 64 years—the longest-ever gap for any team, their only previous participation having been in 1958 . Italy , four-time winners and reigning European champions , failed to qualify for
2576-471: The 2022 FIFA World Cup: Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United States. The 22-member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich , Switzerland, on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments. Two FIFA executive committee members were suspended before the vote in relation to allegations of corruption regarding their votes. The decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which
2668-540: The 2022 World Cup was played in November and December. As a result, the World Cup was unusually staged in the middle of the seasons of many domestic association football leagues, which started in late July or August, including all of the major European leagues, which had been obliged to incorporate extended breaks into their domestic schedules to accommodate the World Cup. Major European competitions had scheduled their respective competitions group matches to be played before
2760-522: The 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In July 2022, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites for each participating team. This World Cup was the most compact since the inaugural edition in 1930 , with 24 of the 32 teams being within a 10 km radius of each other, and are concentrated within the Doha area. It was the first Cup since 1930 in which players did not need to take flights to matches and could remain at
2852-501: The Apertura tournament, all Liga MX clubs will play alongside 12 of the Ascenso MX teams. The 12 Ascenso MX teams will be the 11 top point-earners from the season prior, plus the newly relegated team. The teams will be placed into 8 groups of 3. The 8 group winners, plus the 8 group runners-up, move on to the new round (round of 16). Teams will play four games in the group stage. Groups and home field advantage will be determined
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2944-473: The Clausura tournament, the 11 Liga MX teams not involved in international tournaments, played alongside the 13 Ascenso MX teams with the highest point total from the previous short tournament. Both tournaments will have the same draw format and number of group games, KO rounds for both tournaments will be single-elimination. The new format was played twice a year, concurrent with the two league tournaments. In
3036-494: The Liga MX during the 2024–25 season. 87,523 All Liga MX clubs have the right to sell their own broadcast rights . Televisa , TV Azteca , Imagen Televisión , Claro Sports, Fox Sports , and ESPN have broadcasting rights in México, while ESPN Deportes , Fox Deportes , Univision , and Telemundo have the rights in the United States, with FS1 / FS2 airing select matches with English commentary. In previous years, when
3128-410: The Liga MX trophy, and the runners-up is awarded a smaller version of the trophy. The start 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. Originally at the end of a season, after the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, one team is relegated to
3220-550: The Liga Occidental, and two from the Liga Veracruzana. Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, many small clubs faced economic difficulties which were attributed to the lack of international competition by Mexico's clubs and an unrewarding league format. Consequently, teams from Mexico that placed high in the league standings could not afford to participate in the overarching continental competitions, such as
3312-528: 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
3404-731: The United States, behind the English Premier League. América have won the league a record of 15 times, followed by Guadalajara with 12 titles, Toluca 10 titles and Cruz Azul 9 titles. In all, twenty-four teams have won the Liga Mayor/Primera División/Liga MX title at least once. Prior to the Liga Mayor , there was no national football league in Mexico, and football competitions were held within relatively small geographical regions. The Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association ,
3496-709: The United States. After the Clausura 2017 season, Azteca América sold the rights of the Atlas, Morelia, Tijuana, and Veracruz matches to Univision. The network then held the rights of 17 of the 18 clubs, only missing recently promoted Lobos BUAP . In September 2017, Univision began airing Lobos BUAP's home matches, thus holding the rights to all 18 Liga MX teams through the end of the Clausura 2018 season. In July 2017, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) announced it would show Liga MX matches involving Chilean players in Chile. In October 2017, Fox Sports announced that it acquired
3588-506: The United States. The network also airs at least one home match of nine other clubs. Televisa also sublicenses one match per week to ESPN in Mexico and Central America. In Brazil, DAZN broadcast the league for two seasons 2019–20 and 2020–21. On 15 July 2021, OneFootball announced it would broadcast between two and five live matches as part of a deal covering the 2021/22 Liga MX season in selected international markets. On 16 August 2021, Eleven Sports announced it would broadcast
3680-476: The World Cup, to avoid playing group matches the following year. The match schedule was confirmed by FIFA on 15 July 2020. The group stage was set to begin on 21 November, with four matches every day. Later, the schedule was tweaked by moving the Qatar vs Ecuador game to 20 November, after Qatar lobbied FIFA to allow their team to open the tournament. The final was played on 18 December 2022, National Day , at Lusail Stadium . Unlike previous tournaments where
3772-519: The best seven teams. Pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, with the next best eight teams into pot 3. Pot 4 contained the five lowest-ranked teams, along with the placeholders for the two inter-confederation play-off winners and the UEFA Path A play-off winner. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for UEFA teams, for which there was at least one and no more than two per group. This principle also applied to
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3864-403: The champions. The most common format was a straight knock-out between the top eight teams in the table. At other times the league was divided into groups with the top two in each group, often as well as the best 3rd placed teams, qualifying for the liguilla and in some seasons the playoff matches themselves involved teams playing in groups with the group winners playing off for the title. The format
3956-547: The competition entering a new indefinite hiatus. The tournament began in 1907 with the donation of the trophy by Reginald Tower , who was at the time the British ambassador to Mexico. For this reason, it was called the Copa Tower . At first, the tournament only included clubs from Mexico City and surrounding areas. Pachuca won the inaugural tournament, in 1908, by defeating Reforma in the final. In 1919, Real España won
4048-513: The competition's termination in 1997. At first, it was played among teams from the Liga Mayor , which is currently Liga MX. Beginning in 1950 the teams of the Segunda División de México were also included into the competition with the exception of the 1956–57 , 1963-64 , 1994-95 and 1995-96 editions. Upon its return in 2012, the newly rebranded Copa MX was played twice a year ( Apertura and Clausura tournaments), concurrent with
4140-536: The cup for the third year straight and were allowed to keep the trophy permanently. In all, the Copa Tower was contested 15 times with Real España winning in four times in all, the best performance of the competition. The tournament took place for the first time in 1920. The Copa Eliminatoria was contested 7 times between 1920 and 1928. Real España won it three times, the highest total of any club during this period. The first national cup tournament organized by
4232-425: The draw are shown below. The eight groups were formed randomly, selecting one team from each of the four pots. Two teams from the same confederation could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of UEFA teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group. The only team whose position in the draw was predetermined was the host Qatar, who were placed into position A1. In May 2022, FIFA announced
4324-494: The draw by public at their annual draft. For the group draw, Liga MX teams' top 4 point-earners and Ascenso MX teams' top 4 point-earners will be placed in Pot A, while Liga MX teams' mid 4 point-earners and Ascenso MX teams' mid 4 point-earners will be placed in Pot B and Liga MX teams' last 4 point-earners and Ascenso MX teams' last 4 point-earners will be placed in Pot C. In the home field advantage draw, teams can have two home games in
4416-531: The eight stadiums were built (some in place of older, outdated venues) and the Khalifa International Stadium was renovated for the tournament. Of these eight stadiums, all but two have since been either dismantled, or have been moderately or heavily modified. The Stadium 974 is used to be dismantled after the tournament, however as of November 2024, this has not happened and the stadium has sat abandoned in its original site—this stadium
4508-554: The event. FIFA's six continental confederations organised their own qualifying competitions . All 211 FIFA member associations were eligible to enter qualification. The Qatari national team , as hosts, qualified automatically for the tournament. However, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) obliged Qatar to participate in the Asian qualifying stage as the first two rounds also act as qualification for
4600-405: 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. This also prevents most playoff collusion, where one or both teams already in the liguilla put in lesser effort to lose or draw, in order to draw a more favorable opponent. For the Apertura 2016, and
4692-550: The final phase played between January and April. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 final was postponed until November, and beforehand, it suspended play due to busy calendar issues, with the Mexican Football Federation giving preference to matches of the Mexico national football team in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , resulting in the cancellation of the 2020–21 season and
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#17327865893404784-597: The first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final and won the Golden Boot as he scored the most goals (eight) during the tournament. Mbappé also became the first player to score in two consecutive finals since Vavá of Brazil did the same in 1958 and 1962. Argentine captain Lionel Messi was voted the tournament's best player, winning his second Golden Ball . The tournament has been considered exceptionally poetic as
4876-424: The five stadium projects launched were designed by German architect Albert Speer & Partners . The Al Bayt and Al Wakrah stadiums were the only indoor stadiums of the eight used. In an April 2013 report by Merrill Lynch , the organisers in Qatar requested that FIFA approve a smaller number of stadiums due to the growing costs. Bloomberg said that Qatar wished to cut the number of venues to eight or nine from
4968-443: The following stadiums: FIFA confirmed the group stage venue and kick-off times on 1 April 2022, following the draw. In April 2022, FIFA announced the prizes for all participating nations. Each qualified team received $ 1.5 million before the competition to cover preparation costs with each team receiving at least $ 9 million in prize money. This edition's total prize pool was $ 440 million, $ 40 million greater than
5060-415: 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
5152-592: The group stage. A blind draw will determine home field advantage in the KO rounds. From the 2019-20 season, the Copa MX will be played as a single tournament throughout the season. It will have the participation of 27 teams (15 from Liga MX and 12 from Ascenso MX) placed into nine groups of three. Respect to the development of the tournament, this maintains most of the 2016 format, except the division into two short tournaments. The group stage played between July and December, and
5244-407: The home Liga MX matches of C.D. Guadalajara for the 2021-22 season in more than 100 countries. Up until its rebranding in 2012, Liga MX did not have a title sponsor. In July 2013, league president Decio de María announced BBVA Bancomer as the official sponsor, with the goal of modernizing the league's image. De María also stated that the money generated from the sponsorship would be divided among
5336-437: The host's national team, alongside 31 teams determined by the qualification process . Argentina were crowned the champions after winning the final against the title holder France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time. It was Argentina's third title and their first since 1986 , as well as being the first nation from outside of Europe to win the tournament since 2002 . French player Kylian Mbappé became
5428-466: The league for Canada viewers. 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 TUDN 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. The coverage also available for Central America viewers. Most of
5520-530: The league that promotion and relegation would be suspended for six years. During the suspension, the Ascenso MX was replaced with the Liga de Expansión MX although no club from that league will be promoted to Liga MX nor any Liga MX team that performs poorly will be relegated from the Liga MX for the time being. Each year, at least six teams from Liga MX qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup ,
5612-424: The likes of Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Adel Ahmed Malalla (Qatar), Ali Daei (Iran), Bora Milutinović (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria), and Tim Cahill (Australia). For the draw, 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings of 31 March 2022. Pot 1 contained host Qatar (who were automatically assigned to position A1) and
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#17327865893405704-425: The list of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees for the tournament. Of the 36 referees, FIFA included two each from Argentina, Brazil, England, and France. For the first time women referees officiated games at a major men's tournament. France's Stéphanie Frappart , Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan became the first female referees to be appointed to
5796-501: The long-term exclusive Spanish-language rights to Tijuana and Santos Laguna home matches in the United States, Mexico, and the rest of Latin America starting in the Apertura 2018 and Apertura 2019 respectively, thus ending Univision's monopoly. The matches air on Fox Sports in the United States (via Fox Deportes ) and the rest of Latin America (including Mexico and excluding Brazil). On May 26, 2018, Fox Sports announced it acquired
5888-466: The losing team has another chance facing the winning team between the 9th and 10th-placed. The winner of that match advances to complete the 8 teams for the quarterfinals. After this round, the team that advanced between 7th and 8th-placed then faces the winners of the last play-in match then faces the best team in the regular phase, while the 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 play in two more matchups, with the winner on aggregate score progressing. The champions were awarded
5980-522: The majority of the Clausura 2017, Guadalajara home matches in Mexico were not shown on over-the-air television or cable and satellite operators. Instead, they were exclusively shown on an internet streaming service called Chivas TV . As of April 8, 2017, the matches are shown on both Televisa's Televisa Deportes Network (TDN) and Chivas TV . On February 13, 2017, it was announced Univision Deportes would live stream 46 games in English on Facebook in
6072-471: The match venues and kick-off times for each fixture were set prior to the draw, the assignment of group fixtures for each matchday to a specific venue and kick-off time was only made after the final draw, with the teams of each specific fixture known. This was due to the close proximity of the venues, which allowed the organizers to optimize stadium allocation for spectators and kick-off times for television audiences. The matches for each group were allocated to
6164-416: 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; if the team that is in last place in
6256-399: The next year. The top 10 teams advance to the final phase for each tournament, with the top 6 teams in the table at the end of the regular phase of the tournament qualifying directly to the liguilla , and the next 4 teams qualifying for the play-in round that determines the next 2 liguilla spots. If one team is in last place in the league's relegation table (see below), that team is replaced by
6348-451: The placeholder teams, with constraints applying based on the confederation of both potential winners of each play-off tie. The draw started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the match schedule ), with the pot 1 teams automatically drawn into position 1 of each group. The pots for
6440-471: The premier North American club competition; Liga MX itself is guaranteed six spots while teams from the league can earn three more spots via the Leagues Cup with MLS for a maximum of nine spots. Generally, the Apertura and Clausura winners and runners-up, as well as the next best two teams in the aggregate table, qualify, with the higher ranking champion from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments earning
6532-434: The prize pool of the previous tournament . The tournament featured new substitution rules whereby teams could make up to five substitutions in normal time, and an additional substitution in extra time . In addition, it was the first World Cup to feature concussion substitutions , whereby each team was permitted to use a maximum of one concussion substitute during a match. A concussion substitution did not count towards
6624-429: The promotion playoff, which should be utilized to fulfill necessary requirements for promotion within the next season, and remain in Ascenso MX, and the relegated Liga MX team will remain in the first division. However, if the relegated Liga MX team cannot distribute the prize money to the promoted Ascenso MX team, both teams will lose their right to play in Liga MX and must play in Ascenso MX the following season. As of
6716-399: The quarterfinals. Teams played 6 games in the group stage. Groups and home field advantage were determined by a blind draw. For the group draw, Liga MX teams were placed in Pot A, while Ascenso MX teams were placed in Pot B. In the home field advantage draw, no team can have more than two home games in the group stage. A blind draw determined home field advantage in the knockout rounds. In
6808-495: The relegation table is among the 12 teams qualifying for the Liguilla at the end of the Clausura tournament, the 13th place team qualifies for the liguilla instead. 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
6900-544: The rights of C.F. Monterrey 's home matches in the United States and Latin America. The network announced the matches would be shown in the United States on Fox Deportes in Spanish as well as the Fox Sports family of networks in English. As of the Apertura 2019 season, via a sublicense agreement with Univision, ESPN Deportes airs the majority of León, Necaxa, Pachuca, Querétaro, and UANL regular season home matches in
6992-537: The same training base throughout the entire tournament. The Qatari government employed about 50,000 security personnel including police departments and military forces from at least thirteen countries, including Poland, Germany, France, Kuwait, Jordan, Italy, Palestine, Spain, Pakistan, Turkey, USA, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The Turkish government provided about 3,000 riot police personnel, whilst Pakistan provided about 4,500 Army troops to Qatar for
7084-508: The stadium by up to 20 °C (36 °F). Their marketing included statements describing the stadiums as zero waste , and the upper tiers of the stadiums will be disassembled after the World Cup and donated to countries with less developed sports infrastructure. Qatar aspired to be compliant and certified by the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) for all the World Cup stadiums. All of
7176-512: The start of the 2012–13 season , the organization Liga MX/Ascenso MX was created to replace the FMF as the organizing body of the competition. The league also announced a rebranding, with the introduction of a new logo. On 20 August 2018, it was announced that Liga MX would begin testing the use of VAR technology. The initial test run will be conducted during under-20 matches played inside senior league stadiums, with live testing across senior Liga MX matches to take place during weeks 13 and 14 of
7268-433: The team that finished 11th in the tournament. From 1996 to 2002, the league followed a two short tournaments in the season, schedule with Invierno and Verano tournaments. From 2002 to 2011 the 18 teams were divided into three groups of six with the top two teams from each group and the two best third place teams qualified for the liguilla . The teams played in the same group for each tournament. The qualification phase of
7360-554: The top three spots in Leagues Cup), these rules still generally apply, although if a team qualifies for the Champions Cup via Liga MX and the Leagues Cup, the spot is given to the next best team in the aggregate table. If a team is the highest ranked tournament champions and also wins the Leagues Cup for that same cycle, both the Apertura and Clausura champions qualify for the round of 16. The following 18 clubs will compete in
7452-410: The tournament lasted 17 weeks, with all teams playing each other once per tournament in a home and away series over both tournaments. The liguilla is the final phase of the tournament, consisting of 10 teams. This phase starts with the play-in round, with teams ranked 7-10 playing a single match hosted by the higher seed, the winning team between the 7th and 8th-placed advances to the quarterfinals and
7544-465: The tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 55 players. Teams were required to have their 55-player roster submitted to FIFA by 21 October. Teams were required to name their final squads by 13 November. In August 2022, FIFA increased the final squad size to 26 players from a total of 23 players at the 2018 edition . All teams had a total of 26 players in their final squads except for France and Iran , who chose 25 players. The final draw
7636-521: The true cost was $ 8 billion, and other figures related to overall infrastructure development since the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010. The first five proposed venues for the World Cup were unveiled at the beginning of March 2010. Qatar intended that the stadiums should reflect its history and culture, and for the designs to meet the following terms of reference: legacy, comfort, accessibility, and sustainability. The stadiums were equipped with cooling systems that aim to reduce temperatures within
7728-443: The twelve originally planned. By April 2017, FIFA had yet to finalise the number of stadiums Qatar must have readied in five years' time. Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) said it expected there would be eight in and near Doha , with the exception of Al Khor. Eight stadiums in five Qatarian cities were built or renovated for the FIFA World Cup. Between 2010 (when Qatar were announced as hosts) and 2022, seven of
7820-553: The two league tournaments. In the Apertura tournament, 14 of the Liga MX teams not involved in the CONCACAF Champions League, play alongside 14 of the Ascenso MX teams. The 14 Ascenso MX teams were the 13 top point-earners from the season prior, plus the newly relegated team. The teams were placed into seven groups of 4. The seven group winners, plus the group runner-up with the highest point total, moved on to
7912-411: Was changed from season to season to accommodate international club commitments and the schedule of the Mexico national team. 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 final phase (Cruz Azul in the 1970s, América in the 1980s, and Toluca in the 2000s). Prior to
8004-507: Was graded as having "high operational risk", generated criticism from media commentators. It was criticised by many as being part of the FIFA corruption scandals, which led to the 2015 FIFA corruption case . The voting patterns were as follows: At an estimated cost of over $ 220 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever held to date; this figure is disputed by Qatari officials, including organising CEO Nasser Al Khater, who said
8096-600: Was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha , Qatar, on 1 April 2022, 19:00 AST , prior to the completion of qualification . The two winners of the inter-confederation play-offs and the winner of the Path A of the UEFA play-offs were not known at the time of the draw. The draw was attended by 2,000 guests and was led by Carli Lloyd , Jermaine Jenas and sports broadcaster Samantha Johnson, assisted by
8188-661: Was the 22nd FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA . It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. It was the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and Persian Gulf countries , and the second held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan . This tournament
8280-593: Was the first planned temporary stadium ever used for a FIFA World Cup. Lusail Stadium , Al Bayt Stadium , Ahmad bin Ali Stadium , Education City Stadium , Al Thumama Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium will be moderately or heavily modified as reduce their capacity by half. The Khalifa International Stadium (latter along with the Stadium 974 ) are the only largely unmodified stadium that were used for this tournament. Team base camps Base camps were used by
8372-447: Was the last with 32 participating teams, with the number of teams being increased to 48 for the 2026 edition . To avoid the extremes of Qatar's hot climate , the event was held in November and December instead of during the traditional months of May, June, or July. It was held over a reduced time frame of 29 days with 64 matches played in eight venues across five cities . Qatar entered the event—their first World Cup—automatically as
8464-516: Was won by Necaxa in a tournament of historical importance due to the adoption of new rules. This marked the beginning of an 11-year period that is referred to in retrospect as the Amateur era . Once again, Asturias dominated the championship, winning it a record five times during this period. In the 1942–43 edition the professional era of the Copa México began, a period that would last until
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