The Mexican Football Champion is the winner of the Primera División of football in Mexico. Currently, there are two champions each calendar year with one champion for the Apertura ("opening") competition held in the autumn and one for the Clausura ("closing") competition in the spring.
Liga MX champions
Amateur Era Distrito Federal League Champions (1902–1943)
- Notes
- ^ a b Liga Mexicana, a dissident league, not recognised by the Mexican Football Federation.
Primera División – League System Champions (1943–1970)
Primera División – Liguilla System Champions (1970–1996)
* Not official/recognized title
** Goal Difference.
Primera División – Short Tournament Champions (1996–present)
* Not official/recognized title
** Goal Difference.
Liga de Expansión MX champions
Segunda División – league system champions (1950–1994)
These teams were promoted to Primera División until 1994, when the league created Primera División A (Ascenso MX), automatically making Segunda División the third tier in Mexican football.
Primera División A – Liguilla system champions (1994–1996)
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Promoted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Atlético Celaya | Pachuca | Atlético Celaya |
| 1995–96 | Pachuca | Gallos Blancos de Hermosillo | Pachuca |
Primera División A – Liguilla and short tournament champions (1996–2009)
Liga de Ascenso – Liguilla and short tournament champions (2009–2012)
Ascenso MX – Liguilla and short tournament champions (2012–2020)
Liga de Expansion MX – Liguilla and short tournament champions (2020–present)
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Campeón de Campeones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardianes 2020 | Tampico Madero | Atlante | Tepatitlán |
| Guardianes 2021 | Tepatitlán | Atlético Morelia |
Liga Premier champions
Segunda División – league system (1950–1994)
These teams were promoted to Primera División until 1994, when the league created Primera División A, automatically making Segunda División the third tier in Mexican football.
Segunda División – Third level – league system (1994–1997)
These teams were promoted to Primera División A. In 1997, the season was divided into two tournaments: Winter and Summer.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Promoted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | |
| 1995–96 | Tigrillos UANL | Tigrillos UANL | |
| 1996–97 | Bachilleres | Bachilleres |
Segunda División – short tournament (1996–2008)
| Season | Champion | Filial Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Invierno 1997 | Zitácuaro | |
| Verano 1998 | Gallos de Aguascalientes | |
| Invierno 1998 | Alacranes de Durango | |
| Verano 1999 | Alacranes de Durango | |
| Invierno 1999 | Real Cuautitlán | |
| Verano 2000 | Marte | |
| Invierno 2000 | Águilas de Tamaulipas | |
| Verano 2001 | Zitácuaro | |
| Invierno 2001 | Atlético Cihuatlán | |
| Verano 2002 | Astros de Ciudad Juárez | |
| Apertura 2002 | Coras | |
| Clausura 2003 | Delfines de Coatzacoalcos | |
| Apertura 2003 | Lobos BUAP | |
| Clausura 2004 | Académicos de Atlas | Atlas "B" |
| Apertura 2004 | Pachuca Juniors | Guadalajara "B" |
| Clausura 2005 | Académicos de Atlas | Guadalajara "B" |
| Apertura 2005 | Delfines de Coatzacoalcos | Atlas "B" |
| Clausura 2006 | Pegaso Anahúac | Santos Laguna B |
| Apertura 2006 | Pachuca Juniors | Chivas San Rafael |
| Clausura 2007 | Cruz Azul Jasso | América Coapa |
| Apertura 2007 | Pachuca Juniors | Monarcas Morelia "C" |
| Clausura 2008 | Universidad del Fútbol | Guadalajara "B" |
- In bold, teams promoted to Primera División "A".
League Format – short tournament (2008–2012)
| Torneo | Liga Premier | Liga Nuevo Talentos | Filial | Promoted to Liga de Ascenso | Promoted to LP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2008 | Venados | Universidad del Fútbol | Atlas Chapalita | Venados | N/A |
| Clausura 2009 | Universidad del Fútbol | América Coapa | C.D. Guadalajara "B" | ||
| Apertura 2009 | Universidad del Fútbol | UAT B | Altamira[B] | UAT B | |
| Bicentenario 2010 | Universidad del Fútbol [A] | UAEH | |||
| Independencia 2010 | Celaya | Cachorros UANL | Celaya | Cachorros UANL | |
| Revolución 2011 | Chivas Rayadas | Cachorros León | |||
| Apertura 2011 | Titanes de Tulancingo | Estudiantes Tecos B | N/A[C] | Estudiantes Tecos B | |
| Clausura 2012 | Titanes de Tulancingo | Académicos de Atlas |
League Format – short tournament (2012–2018)
| Torneo | Serie A (LP) | Serie B (LNT) | Promoted to Ascenso MX | Promoted to Serie A (LP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2012 | Murciélagos | Académicos de Atlas | Ballenas Galeana Morelos | Durango |
| Clausura 2013 | Ballenas Galeana Morelos | Durango | ||
| Apertura 2013 (Liga) | Linces de Tlaxcala | Pioneros de Cancún | Tepic[D] | Pioneros de Cancún |
| Apertura 2013 (Copa) | Cruz Azul Jasso | Chivas Rayadas | ||
| Clausura 2014 (Liga) | Atlético Coatzacoalcos | Selva Cañera | ||
| Clausura 2014 (Copa) | UACJ | Chivas Rayadas | ||
| Apertura 2014 (Liga) | UAEM | Fresnillo | Sonora[E] | N/A |
| Apertura 2014 (Copa) | Murciélagos | América Coapa | ||
| Clausura 2015 (Liga) | UdeC | Sahuayo | ||
| Clausura 2015 (Copa) | Tecos | América Coapa | ||
| Apertura 2015 (Liga) | UAEM | UAT | UdeC Tampico Madero UAEM |
Real Zamora Fresnillo |
| Apertura 2015 (Filial) | UANL | |||
| Clausura 2016 (Liga) | Tampico Madero | Real Zamora | ||
| Clausura 2016 (Filial) | UNAM | |||
| Apertura 2016 (Liga) | Tlaxcala | UAT | Tlaxcala[F] | No promotion[G] |
| Apertura 2016 (Filial) | Querétaro | |||
| Clausura 2017 (Liga) | Tlaxcala | Yalmakán | ||
| Clausura 2017 (Filial) | América | |||
| Apertura 2017 (Liga) | Tepatitlán | Yalmakán | No Promotion[H] | Yalmakán |
| Apertura 2017 (Filial) | Toluca | |||
| Clausura 2018 (Liga) | UdeC | Orizaba | ||
| Clausura 2018 (Filial) | Necaxa |
League Format – league system (2018–present)
| Torneo | Serie A (LP) | Serie B (LNT) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 (Liga) | UdeC | Marina |
| 2018–19 (Filial) | UNAM | |
| 2019–20 | Season abandoned on 22 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020–21 | Irapuato | Not played |
- Notes
- ^ Universidad del Fútbol cannot be promoted to the Ascenso MX due to being the affiliate club to Pachuca.
- ^ Altamira is the club with the most points in the general table for the 2009-10 season.
- ^ Titanes de Tulancingo can't promote to Ascenso MX, no license and reduce to 15 teams.
- ^ Atlético Coatzacoalcos can't promote to Ascenso MX, due to stadium requirements was not clear.
- ^ UdeC was not clear due to stadium requirements and but eligible to play in the Ascenso MX, the next season
- ^ Tlaxcala was not clear due to stadium requirements but they are eligible to play in Ascenso MX, the next season
- ^ Yalmakán were promoted to Serie A, but with changes in league the team stays in Serie B
- ^ UdeC and Tepatitlán can't promote to Ascenso MX, due to affiliation requirements was not clear.
Tercera División champions
References
- ^ a b http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/11245
- ^ "Historia de la Tercera División de México" (PDF). Tercera División de México. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.