List of Mexican football champions
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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
[edit]Amateur era (1902-1943)
[edit]| Season | Champion | Results | Runner-up | Coach | |
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| The Mexico Association Foot-ball League | |||||
| 1902–03 | Orizaba AC | 7pts/6pts |
Reforma AC |  Duncan Macomish
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| 1903–04 | Mexico Cricket Club | 14pts/11pts | Reforma AC |  Claude M. Butlin
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| The Mexico Amateur Association Football League | |||||
| 1904–05 | Pachuca AC | 12pts/12pts *¹ |
British FC |  Charles Grenfell
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| 1905–06 | Reforma AC | 15pts/10pts | México Country Club | Thomas R. Phillips
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| 1906–07 | Reforma AC | 12pts/11pts | British FC | Thomas R. Phillips
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| 1907–08 | British FC | 10pts/6pts | México FC | Percy Clifford
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| 1908–09 | Reforma AC | 6pts/5pts |
Pachuca AC | Thomas R. Phillips
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| 1909–10 | Reforma AC | 11pts/7pts | Popo FC | Thomas R. Phillips
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| 1910–11 | Reforma AC | 9pts/5pts |
Pachuca AC | Thomas R. Phillips
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| 1911–12 | Reforma AC | 3-0 |
Pachuca AC | Thomas R. Phillips
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| Asociación de Aficionados de México en la Liga de Football | |||||
| 1912–13 | Club México | 11pts/10pts | Pachuca AC |  Antonio Sierra
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| 1913–14 | Real Club España | 16pts/13pts | Rovers FC | ESP|1785} Francisco G. Ubierta | |
| 1914–15 | Real Club España | 11pts/8pts | Pachuca AC |  Francisco G. Ubierta
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| 1915–16 | Real Club España | 16pts/13pts | Pachuca AC | Francisco Arias
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| Liga Mexicana de Aficionados de Foot-ball Association | |||||
| 1916–17 | Club España | 15pts/14pts | Pachuca AC | Francisco G. Ubierta
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| 1917–18 | Pachuca AC (2) | 13pts/9pts | Deportivo Español | William Penguely
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| 1918–19 | Real Club España (5) | 21pts/15pts | Centro Unión | Francisco Arias
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| 1919–20 | Pachuca AC | 8pts/7pts |
Germania F.V. | Alfred C. Crowle
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| 1920-1921 | Annulled tournament
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| 1921-1922 | Annulled tournament
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League tournaments organized by FMF
[edit]| Season | Champion | Results | Runner-up | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campeonato de Primera Fuerza FMF | |||||
| 1922–23 | Asturias F.C. | 24pts/23pts | Germania FV | Gerald Brown
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| 1923–24 | Real Club España | 2-1 |
Club América | Francisco Arias
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| 1924–25 | Club América | 22pts/14pts | Club Necaxa | Rafael Garza Gutiérrez
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| 1925–26 | Club América | 2-1 1-4 1-0 |
Asturias F.C. | Rafael Garza Gutiérrez
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| 1926–27 | Club América | 18pts/16pts | Real Club España | Percy Clifford
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| 1927–28 | Club América | 24pts/18pts | Asturias F.C. | Percy Clifford
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| 1928–29 | C.D. Marte | 14pts/13pts | Real Club España |  Servando Vargas
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| 1929–30 | Real Club España | 20pts/18pts | Club América |  Emérico Pozsonyi
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| 1930–31 | Tournament not held
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| Campeonato Preferente Liga Mayor | |||||
| 1931–32 | Atlante F.C. | 3-2 1-1 1-0 |
Club Necaxa |  Miguel Tovar Mariscal
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| 1932–33 | Club Necaxa | 11pts/9pts | Atlante F.C. |  Ernesto Pauler
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| 1933–34 | Real Club España | 2-1 |
Asturias F.C. | Jesza Poszony
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| 1934–35 | Club Necaxa | 27pts/16pts | Real Club España | Ernesto Pauler
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| 1935–36 | Real Club España | 12pts/9pts | Club América | Jesza Poszony
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| 1936–37 | Club Necaxa | 13pts/9pts | Atlante F.C. | Sigfrid Rotch
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| 1937–38 | Club Necaxa | 15pts/14pts | Asturias F.C. | Sigfrid Rotch
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| 1938–39 | Asturias F.C. | 16pts/15pts | C.D. Euzkadi | José Ramón Ballina
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| 1939–40 | Real Club España | 22pts/17pts | Club Necaxa | Ramón Torralba
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| 1940–41 | Atlante F.C. | 22pts/17pts | Selección Jalisco | Luis Grocz
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| 1941–42 | Real Club España | 5-4 |
Atlante F.C. | Nemesio Tamayo
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| 1942–43 | C.D. Marte | 19pts/18pts | Atlante F.C. |  José Gómez
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- Notes
*¹ = Tiebreaker by goal difference
Primera División – League System Champions (1943–1970)
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Primera División – Liguilla System Champions (1970–1996)
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* Not official/recognized title
** Goal Difference.
Primera División – Short Tournament Champions (1996–present)
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* Not official/recognized title
** Goal Difference.
Liga de Expansión MX champions
[edit]Segunda División – league system champions (1950–1994)
[edit]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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]Liga de Ascenso – Liguilla and short tournament champions (2009–2012)
[edit]| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Promoted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2009 | Necaxa | Irapuato | Necaxa |
| Bicentenario 2010 | Necaxa | León | |
| Apertura 2010 | Tijuana | 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)
[edit]| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Promoted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2012 | La Piedad | Dorados de Sinaloa | Reboceros de La Piedad |
| Clausura 2013 | Toros Neza | Necaxa | |
| Apertura 2013 | UdeG | Necaxa | 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 | Zacatecas | |
| Apertura 2016 | Dorados de Sinaloa | Atlante | Lobos BUAP |
| Clausura 2017 | Lobos BUAP | Juárez | |
| Apertura 2017 | Oaxaca | Juárez | None |
| Clausura 2018 | Tapachula | 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)
[edit]| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Campeón de Campeones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardianes 2020 | Tampico Madero | Atlante | Tepatitlán |
| Guardianes 2021 | Tepatitlán | Atlético Morelia | |
| Grita México 2021 | Atlante | Tampico Madero | Atlante |
| Clausura 2022 | Atlético Morelia | Cimarrones de Sonora | |
| Apertura 2022 | Atlante | Celaya | Tapatío |
| Clausura 2023 | Tapatío | Atlético Morelia |
Liga Premier champions
[edit]Segunda División – league system (1950–1994)
[edit]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)
[edit]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)
[edit]| 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 | Pachuca Juniors | Atlas "B" |
| Apertura 2004 | Académicos de Atlas | 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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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) | Tigres UANL Premier | |||
| Clausura 2016 (Liga) | Tampico Madero | Real Zamora | ||
| Clausura 2016 (Filial) | Pumas 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 (2018–2021)
[edit]| Torneo | Serie A (LP) | Serie B (LNT) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 (Liga) | UdeC | Marina |
| 2018–19 (Filial) | Pumas UNAM | |
| 2019–20 | Season abandoned on 22 May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020–21 | Irapuato[I] | Not played |
League Format – short tournament (2021–2023)
[edit]| Torneo | Serie A | Serie B | Promoted | Filial (Affiliate) Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2021 | Durango | Uruapan | Durango (Serie A) Uruapan (Serie B) |
Not played |
| Clausura 2022 | Mazorqueros | Uruapan | ||
| Apertura 2022 | UAZ | Calor | Tampico Madero[J] (Serie A) Alebrijes de Oaxaca B (Serie B) |
Pachuca B |
| Clausura 2023 | Tampico Madero | Alebrijes de Oaxaca B | Pachuca B |
League Format – league system (2023–present)
[edit]| Torneo | Serie A | Serie B | Promoted | Filial (Affiliate) Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Tampico Madero | Uruapan | Sonora B |
- Notes
- ^
- ^ Altamira is the club with the most points in the general table for the 2009-10 season.
- ^ Titanes de Tulancingo was not promoted to Ascenso MX as they did not have a license and the league was reduced to 15 teams.
- ^ Atlético Coatzacoalcos was not promoted to Ascenso MX due to uncertain stadium requirements.
- ^ UdeC was not cleared due to stadium requirements but was permitted to play in the Ascenso MX the following season.
- ^ Tlaxcala was not cleared due to stadium requirements but were permitted to play in Ascenso MX the following season.
- ^ Yalmakán were promoted to Serie A, but with changes to the league system, the team remained in Serie B.
- ^ UdeC and Tepatitlán were not promoted to Ascenso MX due to unclear affiliation requirements.
- ^ Irapuato were audited and denied promotion to Liga de Expansión MX. The club was dissolved in September 2021.
- ^
Tercera División champions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mexhist.html
- ^ a b "LIGA BBVA EXPANSIÓN MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
- ^ "FMF niega a Tampico Madero y Zacatecas ascenso a Liga Expansión" [FMF denies Tampico Madero and Zacatecas promotion to Liga de Expansión]. periodicocentral.mx (in Spanish). May 19, 2023.
- ^ "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.
See also
[edit]| National teams |
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| League system |
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| Domestic cups |
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| Awards | |||||
| Lists | |||||