Summary
Liga MX (MEX1) is the top level of league style football competition in Mexico. The MEX1 season is split into two championships, the 2025-2026 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. The MEX1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup (CNCFCAC) Round One:
- 1st-4th place 2025-2026 MEX1 Aggregate Table teams
- 2026 Leagues Cup (LGECUP) Round of 32:
- 1st place 2025-2026 MEX1 Aggregate Table team
The 2025-2026 MEX1 Aggregate Table combines points from "all" 2024 Torneo Apertura and 2025 Torneo Clausura (Regular season) matches to rank teams by points. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head results between tied teams, (4) away goals scored, (5) highest relegation coefficient, then (6) Fair Play points.
Leagues Pyramid - Mexico
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| MEX1 | Liga MX | 18 |
| MEX2 | Liga de Expansión MX | 16 |
| MEX3 | Liga Premier | 49 |
| MEX4 | Liga TDP | 200+ |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 11 Jul 2025 - 9 Nov 2025 Apertura - Playoffs 12 Nov 2025 - 17 Dec 2025 | Clausura - Regular 8 Jan 2026 - 28 Apr 2026 Clausura - Playoffs 1 May 2026 - 25 May 2026 | 18: MEX1 (18) | |
Season Format
Each MEX1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 MEX1 teams once in the 2025 Torneo Apertura (17 matches) and once in the 2026 Torneo Clausura (17 matches) for a total of 34 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head results between tied teams, (4) away goals scored, (5) highest relegation coefficient, then (6) Fair Play points.
Playoffs
At the end of each torneo, the top four teams advance to the La Liguilla (the playoffs) Quarterfinals, and the 5th through 12th place teams advance to the Reclasificación. In the Reclasificación, 5th place plays 12th place, 6th place plays 11th place, 7th place plays 10th place, and 8th place plays 9th place in a single match playoff at the higher seed's home venue. If a match is tied after regulation time, the teams advance to a best of 5 penalty shoot-out. The winners play in Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Quarterfinals. The four advancing teams play in a Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Semifinals. The two Semifinal winners advance to the Finals with the winner becoming the torneo champion. All Torneo Finalists advance to the 2026 CNCFCL.
Relegation
As of the 2020-2021 MEX1 season, promotion/relegation with the MEX2 was suspended. Instead, teams paid fines (used for the development of MEX2 teams) based on their position in the 2025-2026 MEX1 Coefficient Table.
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Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Monterrey | 8 | 7 -0-1 | 21 | - | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 8 | 6 -2-0 | 20 | - | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | América | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | - | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Toluca | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | - | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | UANL Tigres | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | - | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Club Tijuana | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | - | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Pachuca | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | - | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Pumas UNAM | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | FC Juárez | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Club León | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | - | 8 | 9 | -1 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | - | 11 | 13 | -2 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 12 | Guadalajara | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | - | 11 | 13 | -2 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 13 | Atlético San Luis | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | - | 11 | 14 | -3 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | - | 9 | 14 | -5 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 15 | Atlas | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | - | 14 | 21 | -7 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| 16 | Club Necaxa | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | - | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | - | 7 | 16 | -9 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -7 |
| 18 | Puebla | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | - | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
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Fixtures
 | UANL Tigres | Estadio AKRON |
 | Puebla | Estadio Victoria |
 | Club León | Estadio Caliente |
 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| Toluca | Estadio AKRON |
 | Atlético San Luis | Estadio Corona |
| Club Necaxa | Estadio AKRON |
 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez |
| Atlas | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| América | Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez |
| Club Tijuana | Estadio Corona |
Results
| 11 | Club Tijuana | Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez |
| 12 | Guadalajara | Estadio Azteca |
| 00 | Club León | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| 22 | Santos Laguna | Estadio Jalisco |
 | 14 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio El Encanto |
| 11 | FC Juárez | Estadio Victoria |
| 30 | Club Necaxa | Estadio Caliente |
| 10 | Atlas | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| 12 | Cruz Azul | Estadio AKRON |
| 01 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Corona |
| 13 | Toluca | Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez |
| 00 | Puebla | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |