Liga MX
Mexico top flight, Liga MX (Mexican Football Federation).
As of 2 Oct 2026 · Source: Liga MX official list; club seasons from the football workbook
How the title is won
The format changed several times; each era below is one.
Show the eras10 eras
Before Liga Mayor
Not counted by Liga MX1902 to 1943The amateur championships before the professional Liga Mayor of 1943-44 are not counted by Liga MX.
Liga Mayor
1943–44 to 1948–49- Format
- one table
- Decided by
- league table
- Points for a win
- 2
- Clubs
- 10 to 16
- Editions
- 6
Round robin, home and away; the top of the table is the champion. Ties on points went to a play-off in 1943-44, 1947-48 and 1955-56.
Primera División
1949–50 to 1969–70- Format
- one table
- Decided by
- league table
- Points for a win
- 2
- Clubs
- 12 to 16
- Editions
- 21
Primera División
México 1970- Format
- groups and a final group
- Decided by
- final group
- Points for a win
- 2
- Editions
- 1
México 1970, a short tournament played around the World Cup, counted as a title.
Primera División
1970–71 to 1984–85- Format
- one table, then the Liguilla
- Decided by
- Liguilla final
- Points for a win
- 2
- Clubs
- 18 to 20
- Editions
- 15
From 1970-71 the best-placed clubs play a knockout play-off, the Liguilla; its winner is the champion, often not the table leader. 1974-75 ended in a final group.
Primera División
Prode 1985 to México 1986- Format
- short tournaments
- Decided by
- final
- Points for a win
- 2
- Clubs
- 20
- Editions
- 2
- Titles
- 2 titles a season
1985-86 was split around the 1986 World Cup into two short tournaments, Prode 1985 and México 1986, each a title.
Primera División
1986–87 to 1994–95- Format
- one table, then the Liguilla
- Decided by
- Liguilla final
- Points for a win
- 2
- Clubs
- 19 to 21
- Editions
- 9
Primera División
1995–96- Format
- one table, then the Liguilla
- Decided by
- Liguilla final
- Points for a win
- 3
- Clubs
- 18
- Editions
- 1
Primera División
Invierno 1996 to Verano 2002- Format
- two short tournaments a year (Invierno and Verano)
- Decided by
- Liguilla final
- Points for a win
- 3
- Clubs
- 18 to 19
- Editions
- 12
- Titles
- 2 titles a season
From 1996-97 each season is two tournaments, Invierno (autumn) and Verano (spring), each with its own Liguilla and champion.
Primera División
Apertura 2002 to Clausura 2012- Format
- two short tournaments a year (Apertura and Clausura)
- Decided by
- Liguilla final
- Points for a win
- 3
- Clubs
- 18 to 20
- Editions
- 20
- Titles
- 2 titles a season
Renamed Apertura and Clausura in 2002 (Bicentenario in 2010, Guardianes in 2020-21). Clausura 2020 was abandoned for COVID-19 with no champion. Relegation was suspended from 2020.
Liga MX
Apertura 2012 to Clausura 2026- Format
- two short tournaments a year (Apertura and Clausura)
- Decided by
- Liguilla final
- Points for a win
- 3
- Clubs
- 18 to 19
- Editions
- 28
- Titles
- 2 titles a season
2026-27 standings · live
Live tables, refreshed daily. Europe badges mark clubs currently active in a continental competition and clear on elimination. Domestic cups coming soon.
Champions
Every official champion and the club that topped the table, newest first.
How the dates work
A title's date is the end of its season or tournament: the date of its last top-flight match, the final or title play-off included.
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Titles by club
Official titles, with the seasons they came in.
1965–66, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, Prode 1985, 1987–88, 1988–89, Verano 2002, Clausura 2005, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014, Apertura 2018, Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024, Apertura 2024
1966–67, 1967–68, 1974–75, Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010, Clausura 2025, Apertura 2025
1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1986–87, Verano 1997, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2017
1968–69, México 1970, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1979–80, Invierno 1997, Guardianes 2021, Clausura 2026
1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1991–92, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Guardianes 2020
1977–78, 1981–82, Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019, Clausura 2023
Invierno 1999, Invierno 2001, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2022
1976–77, 1980–81, 1990–91, Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011
Invierno 1996, Verano 2001, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2018
México 1986, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2019
1946–47, 1992–93, Apertura 2007
1950–51, Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
1994–95, 1995–96, Invierno 1998
1982–83, 1989–90
1945–46, 1949–50
1954–55, 1957–58
1943–44
1953–54
1962–63
1952–53
Apertura 2012
Invierno 2000
1944–45
1993–94
All-time table
Every club that has played the top flight, at three points for a win.
How this is counted
League phase of every top-flight season and tournament (Liguilla games not counted); points at three for a win from W and D. Titles are the official list.
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Map
Every club in scope for Mexico, color-coded by tier. Filter by season year and (England only) by level.
60 clubs across all eras