List of Mexican football champions
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
Primera División – League System Champions (1943–1970)[]
Primera División – Liguilla System Champions (1970–1996)[]
| Season | Champion | Coach | Runner-up | Reg Season most points* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71 | América |  José Antonio Roca |
Toluca | América (44 pts) |
| 1971–72 | Cruz Azul | Raúl Cárdenas |
América | Cruz Azul (51 pts) |
| 1972–73 | Cruz Azul | Raúl Cárdenas |
Club León | Cruz Azul (46 pts) |
| 1973–74 | Cruz Azul | Raúl Cárdenas |
Atlético Español | Cruz Azul (49 pts) |
| 1974–75 | Toluca |  |
Club León | Club León (51 pts) |
| 1975–76 | América | Raúl Cárdenas |
U. de Guadalajara | América (53 pts) |
| 1976-77 | UNAM |  Jorge Marik |
U. de Guadalajara | UNAM (50 pts)** |
| 1977–78 | UANL | Carlos Miloc |
UNAM | América (51 pts) |
| 1978–79 | Cruz Azul | Ignacio Trellez |
UNAM | Cruz Azul (51 pts) |
| 1979–80 | Cruz Azul | Ignacio Trellez |
UANL | América (57 pts) |
| 1980–81 | UNAM |  Bora Milutinovic |
Cruz Azul | Estudiantes Tecos (51 pts) |
| 1981–82 | UANL | Carlos Miloc |
Atlante F.C. | Atlante F.C. (53 pts) |
| 1982–83 | Puebla | Manuel Lapuente |
Guadalajara | América (61 pts) |
| 1983–84 | América |  Carlos Reinoso |
Guadalajara | América (51 pts) |
| 1984–85 | América |  Miguel Ángel López |
UNAM | UNAM (55 pts) |
| PRODE 1985 | América | Miguel Ángel López |
Tampico Madero | |
| Mexico 1986 | Monterrey | |
Tampico Madero | Monterrey (29 points) |
| 1986–87 | Guadalajara | Alberto Guerra |
Cruz Azul | Guadalajara (55 pts) |
| 1987–88 | América |  Jorge Vieira |
UNAM | América (55 pts) |
| 1988–89 | América | Jorge Vieira |
Cruz Azul | Puebla (53 pts) |
| 1989–90 | Puebla | Manuel Lapuente |
U. de Guadalajara | América (48 pts) |
| 1990–91 | UNAM | Miguel Mejía Barón |
América | UNAM (55 pts) |
| 1991–92 | Club León | Víctor Manuel Vucetich |
Puebla | Atlante (50 pts) |
| 1992–93 | Atlante F.C. | Ricardo La Volpe |
Monterrey | Necaxa (54 pts) |
| 1993–94 | Tecos UAG | Víctor Manuel Vucetich |
Santos Laguna | Estudiantes Tecos (51 pts) |
| 1994–95 | Necaxa | Manuel Lapuente |
Cruz Azul | Guadalajara (52 pts) |
| 1995–96 | Necaxa | Manuel Lapuente |
Atlético Celaya | Cruz Azul (56 pts) |
* 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)[]
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Promoted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2009 | Necaxa | Irapuato | Necaxa |
| Bicentenario 2010 | Necaxa | León | |
| Apertura 2010 | Tijuana | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | Tijuana |
| Clausura 2011 | Irapuato | Tijuana | |
| Apertura 2011 | Correcaminos UAT | Reboceros de La Piedad | León |
| Clausura 2012 | León | Lobos BUAP |
Ascenso MX – Liguilla and short tournament champions (2012–2020)[]
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Promoted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2012 | La Piedad | Dorados de Sinaloa | Reboceros de La Piedad |
| Clausura 2013 | Toros Neza | Necaxa | |
| Apertura 2013 | Leones Negros UdeG | Necaxa | Leones Negros UdeG |
| Clausura 2014 | Tecos | Correcaminos UAT | |
| Apertura 2014 | Necaxa | Coras | Dorados de Sinaloa |
| Clausura 2015 | Dorados de Sinaloa | Atlético San Luis | |
| Apertura 2015 | Juárez | Atlante | Necaxa |
| Clausura 2016 | Necaxa | Mineros de Zacatecas | |
| Apertura 2016 | Dorados de Sinaloa | Atlante | Lobos BUAP |
| Clausura 2017 | Lobos BUAP | FC Juárez | |
| Apertura 2017 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | FC Juárez | None |
| Clausura 2018 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | Leones Negros UdeG | |
| Apertura 2018 | Atlético San Luis | Dorados de Sinaloa | Atlético San Luis |
| Clausura 2019 | Atlético San Luis | Dorados de Sinaloa | |
| Apertura 2019 | Oaxaca | Zacatepec | None |
| Clausura 2020 | Season was cancelled and league folded on 24 April 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 | |
| Bachilleres | Bachilleres |
Segunda División – short tournament (1996–2008)[]
| Season | Champion | Filial Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Zitácuaro | ||
| 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 | ||
| Verano 2002 | ||
| 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 | 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 | Atlas Chapalita | Venados | N/A | |
| Clausura 2009 | América Coapa | C.D. Guadalajara "B" | |||
| Apertura 2009 | UAT B | Altamira[B] | UAT B | ||
| Bicentenario 2010 | [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) | Pioneros de Cancún | Tepic[D] | Pioneros de Cancún | |
| Apertura 2013 (Copa) | Cruz Azul Jasso | Chivas Rayadas | ||
| Clausura 2014 (Liga) | 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 |
| Apertura 2021 | Durango | Uruapan |
- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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[]
| Season | Champion (Promotion) | Filial (Affiliate) Champion | Promotional Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–68 | x | x | |
| 1968–69 | x | x | |
| 1969–70 | San Luis | x | x |
| 1970–71 | x | x | |
| 1971–72 | Orizaba | x | x |
| 1972–73 | Tecos | x | x |
| 1973–74 | Celaya | x | x |
| 1974–75 | UAEM | x | x |
| 1975–76 | x | x | |
| 1976–77 | x | x | |
| 1977–78 | Real Zamora | x | x |
| 1978–79 | Lobos de Tlaxcala | x | x |
| 1979–80 | Oaxtepec | x | x |
| 1980–81 | x | x | |
| 1981–82 | Poza Rica | x | x |
| 1982–83 | Atlético Tecomán | x | x |
| 1983–84 | x | x | |
| 1984–85 | Unión de Curtidores | x | x |
| 1985–86 | x | x | |
| 1986–87 | x | x | |
| 1987–88 | x | x | |
| 1988–89 | x | x | |
| 1989–90 | x | x | |
| 1990–91 | x | x | |
| 1991–92 | Atlético San Francisco | x | x |
| 1992–93 | Monterrey "B" | x | |
| 1993–94 | Tigrillos UANL | Guadalajara "B" | x |
| 1994–95 | Cruz Azul "C" | x | |
| 1995–96 | Zitácuaro | América Coapa | x |
| 1996–97 | América Coapa | x | |
| 1997–98 | Académicos | x | |
| 1998–99 | Necaxa "B" | x | |
| 1999–2000 | Guadalajara "B" | Morelia "C" | x |
| 2000–01 | Pumas Naucalpan | Tigres S.D. | x |
| Apertura 2001 | Académicos | Tecos | x |
| Clausura 2002 | Alacranes Rojos de Apatzingán | Correcaminos UAT "C" | x |
| Apertura 2002 | Tepic | Tigres S.D. | x |
| Clausura 2003 | Inter Playa del Carmen | Necaxa "C" | x |
| Apertura 2003 | América "C" | x | |
| Clausura 2004 | Atlético Tecomán | América "C" | |
| Apertura 2004 | Tigres S.D. | Búhos de Hermosillo | |
| Clausura 2005 | Guadalajara "C" | Búhos de Hermosillo | |
| Apertura 2005 | Tecamachalco "B" | Guadalajara "C" | x |
| Clausura 2006 | Tecos | x | |
| Apertura 2006 | Búhos de Hermosillo | América "C" | |
| Clausura 2007 | Necaxa "C" | ||
| Apertura 2007 | América "C" | X | |
| Clausura 2008 | Necaxa "C" | X | |
| 2008–09 | Héroes de Caborca | Monarcas Zacapu | X |
| 2009–10 | Patriotas de Córdoba | Guadalajara "C" | X |
| 2010–11 | Vaqueros | Cruz Azul Dublan | |
| 2011–12 | Real Cuautitlán | Chivas Rayadas | X |
| 2012–13 | Tecos | ||
| 2013–14 | Pachuca "C" | ||
| 2014–15 | Uruapan | Zacatecas "C" | |
| 2015–16 | UdeG "B" | Zacatecas "C" | |
| 2016–17 | Tecos | Guadalajara "C" | |
| 2017–18 | Acatlán | UNAM "C" | |
| 2018–19 | Héroes de Zaci | UNAM "C" | |
| 2019–20 | Season abandoned on 22 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2020–21 | Fuertes de Fortín | Sinaloa "B" | |
References[]
- ^ a b "LIGA BBVA EXPANSIÓN MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
- ^ "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.
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Categories:
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