Ascenso MX , officially known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was the second level football division of the Mexican football league system . Formerly called Primera División A de México (1994–2009) and then Liga de Ascenso (2009–2012). The champions of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top level), and the bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (third level).
30-518: In 2012, the league rebranded its name and competition format as Ascenso MX, the major changes (clubs do not need a FMF certification to be promoted and that the competition no longer used group stages). Ascenso MX was replaced by Liga de Expansión MX on April 17, 2020. In 1994, the FMF upgraded the Segunda División de México to Primera División A de México to bring closer the level of play in
60-466: A highly debated one within the owners of the professional football clubs and the Femexfut. Of 33 clubs in the top two tiers, about a quarter of the teams are owned by three groups: Grupo Pachuca ( Pachuca , León ), Grupo Caliente ( Tijuana , Querétaro , Dorados de Sinaloa ) and Grupo Orlegi ( Santos Laguna , Atlas ). Of those groups that own more than one team, that ownership is usually split between
90-457: Is manufactured by Voit . Liga de Expansi%C3%B3n MX Liga de Expansión MX , officially known as Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional division of Mexican football . Founded in 2020 as part of the FMF 's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent
120-634: The 2023 Pan American Games . The under-23 team/olympic team, is an intermediate category between the senior team and the youth teams. Implemented by FIFA since 1992 to participate in the Olympic Football Tournament to replace amateur teams. The under-23 team won the gold medal in the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament in London and bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic Football Tournament in Tokyo. The under-20 team has participated in
150-614: The FIFA U-20 World Cup 17 times and were world runners-up in 1977 and third place in 2011 . The under-17 team has participated in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 15 times and were two-time world champions ( 2005 and 2011 ) and two-time world runners-up ( 2013 and 2019 ). The women's under-20 team has participated in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 10 times, the best participations are reaching
180-663: The FMF with FIFA in 1929. The first national championship endorsed and organized by the new FMF was held in the 1927-28 season still in the considered league's amateur era until 1942. The Federation has three operational centres: the Central Office, the High Performance Centre ( Centro de Alto Rendimiento , CAR) and the Training Centre ( Centro de Capacitación , CECAP). The governing body of
210-727: The Federation is the General Assembly that conforms with the participation of the Liga MX with 55% of the votes; Liga de Expansión MX with 5%; Liga Premier, with 18%; Liga TDP, with 13%, and the Amateur sector, with 9%. The executive and administrative body is the National Council, which comprises five members, one from each of the divisions mentioned, and are elected every four years. The first Mexican national team
240-656: The Liga MX owners assembly approved a reform for the league that should have been carried out in 2024. This reform planned that the 18 member teams of the Liga MX should have had a U-23 team in the Liga de Expansión, which would have represented a merger between the Expansión MX and the Liga MX U–23. However, in May 2024 the proposal was scrapped due to opposition from the owners of the Liga de Expansión teams, as they considered that
270-454: The best Segunda División sides. The founding clubs of the inaugural 1994–95 season were: Acapulco , Atlético Celaya , Atlético San Francisco , Atlético Yucatán , Caimanes de Tabasco , Coras de Tepic , Gallos de Aguascalientes , Halcones de Querétaro , Inter Tijuana , Irapuato , Reboceros de La Piedad , Marte , Pachuca , San Luis , and Zacatepec . Cobras de Ciudad Juárez declined to participate due to financial problems. In 2006,
300-519: The disappearance of a second level league in Mexico. The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with strong administration, finances, and infrastructure. On 20 February 2020, the presidents of the Liga MX clubs, the Ascenso MX clubs and the FMF executives had a meeting, in which different topics were discussed with the intent of strengthening
330-418: The final. The honours of the senior national team consists of 16 official titles: 1 FIFA Confederations Cup , 12 CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup , 1 CONCACAF Cup and 2 NAFC Championship . The first women's national team was originally established in 1963, but its first FIFA-recognized match was in 1991. Its first match was in 1970 with a victory against Austria , although its first FIFA-recognized match
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#1732772298364360-597: The founding members of CONCACAF since 1961. Subject to policies, statutes, objectives and ideals of those international governing bodies. Its headquarters are located in Toluca , State of Mexico . 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 España and España Veracruz withdrew in solidarity and founded their own league. The separation of
390-521: The league's lack of financial resources. Its U-17 and U-20 youth systems and the Liga MX Femenil are also at risk. The 2019–20 season had 14 clubs competing. However, the Clausura 2020 tournament had only 12 teams competing after the dissolution of Potros UAEM and Loros UdeC . BBVA México was the league's sponsor, and used the brand name Ascenso BBVA MX . The official match ball
420-533: The leagues took place in the 1920-21 season. After only two seasons, in 1922 under the president Ulises Garza Ramos, the two leagues were unified to found the Federación de Foot-ball Asociación and creating the Campeonato de Primera Fuerza which was the highest level of Mexican football at that time. The following year it was renamed Federación Central de Fútbol due to its greater national influence, and it
450-454: The merger of the NAFC and CCCF , Mexico was one of the founding members of CONCACAF in 1961, winning its first title in the new North American confederation in the 1965 CONCACAF Championship . Mexico is also the only non-UEFA or CONMEBOL member national team to win an official senior title organized by FIFA, winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup at home, after defeating Brazil 4-3 in
480-505: The national teams of futsal and beach soccer , the Liga MX with all its professional divisions, all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, directing, expanding, and supervising competitive football in Mexico. The FMF was established on August 23, 1927 to replace the Federación Central de Fútbol and its first president was Humberto Garza Ramos. It is an affiliate member of FIFA since 1929 and one of
510-789: The new FIFA president Gianni Infantino was elected in the wake of the Garcia Report corruption scandal. In April 2017, the Federación, with Canada and the United States , announced a joint bid to host the World Cup. It was awarded on 13 June 2018; 134 votes versus the Morocco bid by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation with 65 votes. Mexico will host 10 matches, Canada 3 matches, and
540-418: The number of teams increased from 20 to 24, and geographically separated into two groups for preliminary competition (A and B). In 2009, the major changes were: the name change from Primera División A to Liga de Ascenso. The league was reduced to 17 teams and the groups were eliminated. The Apertura 2010 tournament had 18 teams participating. In 2012 the league was rebranded as Ascenso MX. Alebrijes de Oaxaca
570-481: The project represented a degradation of the participating clubs. The current managers in the Liga de Expansión MX are: Mexican Football Federation The Mexican Football Federation ( Spanish : Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. ), abbreviated as FMF is the official governing body of association football in Mexico . It administers the men's and women's national teams with all its youth teams,
600-540: The quarter-finals (1970 and 1986) both as hosts. The first senior titles achieved by the national team were in the football tournament in the multi-sport event of the Central American and Caribbean Games , winning two gold medals ( 1935 and 1938 ). The first official senior titles achieved by the national team were in the NAFC Championship , winning both editions ( 1947 and 1949 ). After
630-545: The quarter-finals (2010, 2012 and 2022). The women's under-17 team has participated in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 7 times and were world runners-up in 2018 . The Mexican football is composed of four men's professional divisions: The first professional women's league in the country was the Liga MX Femenil, the top level of women's football in Mexico. The issue of multi-team ownership has been
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#1732772298364660-490: The relegation for the 2016–17 season. Loros UdeC and Murciélagos were relegated in the next two seasons. In 2018–19 season, C.D.S. Tampico Madero finished last in the relegation table, but remained in Ascenso MX after paying a bail. On April 13, Liga MX and Ascenso MX President Enrique Bonilla announced the termination of the remainder of the Clausura 2020 season. Two reasons were the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and
690-552: The then current team ownership, and did not require the sale of teams in excess of the one team limitation. The issue reemerged in November 2013 when TV Azteca , owner of Monarcas Morelia, paid out 124 shareholders of Club Atlas US$ 50 million to acquire the club, which for years had been struggling financially. In September 2012, former Federación President Justino Compeán confirmed plans to bid. On 4 March 2016, Federación President Decio De Maria announced continued interest after
720-497: The top two tiers of the league and act as a form of player development. In May 2013, the Liga MX club owners approved banning a person or company from owning more than one team. The issue came to fore when rumor was that Carlos Slim , whose telecommunications company América Móvil owns a 30% stake in Grupo Pachuca, sought to acquire Guadalajara ; he would refute the speculation. The ban applied to future acquisitions, not
750-541: The two divisions. The project was under the direction of José Antonio García Rodríguez, then president of the then top level Primera División. He envisioned the new division to be joined by the best teams of the Segunda División and include teams from the United States ( Los Angeles Salsa and San Jose Black Hawks expressed a desire to join). FIFA declined the integration but established a new league with
780-538: The two main leagues in the country. On 26 June 2020, the league was officially presented, with the participation of 16 teams: Alebrijes de Oaxaca, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, Cancún, Celaya, Cimarrones de Sonora, Correcaminos UAT, Dorados de Sinaloa, Leones Negros UdeG, Mineros de Zacatecas, Tampico Madero, and Venados F.C. as Ascenso MX teams. Pumas Tabasco and Tapatío entered to the league as Liga MX affiliates. Finally, on 17 July 2020, Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala were invited as Liga Premier expansion teams. On 22 May 2023,
810-587: Was established in 1923, its first match was that same year with a victory against Guatemala and its first international participation was in the 1928 Olympic Football Tournament in Amsterdam. The national team has participated in the FIFA World Cup 17 times, the first participation was in the first edition in Uruguay 1930 playing the opening match against France . The best participations are reaching
840-586: Was in the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship against USA . The women's national team has participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup 3 times, the first participation was in USA 1999 . The first senior titles achieved by the women's national team were in the football tournament in the Central American and Caribbean Games , winning three gold medals (2014, 2018 and 2023). They also won the gold medal in
870-450: Was its members who promoted the creation of Mexico's first national team. Finally in 1927 the current Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación was reorganized and established. The Federation was renewed by the clubs: Club México , Real España , Necaxa , América , Asturias , Aurrerá and Germania , with the president Humberto Garza Ramos, the general secretary Juan B. Orraca and the treasurer Manuel Alonso who registered and affiliated
900-539: Was the 16th team of Ascenso MX in 2013. Alebrijes was partly formed by consolidating Segunda División side Tecamachalco which had won promotion to Ascenso MX in 2012, but did not fulfill infrastructural requirements set by the Mexican Football Federation. In August 2013, Zacatepec was promoted to Ascenso MX in place of relegated Pumas Morelos . From 2011 to 2016, there was no relegation to the Segunda División de México . On June 6, 2016, returned
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