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EspañolMEXICAN LEAGUE SYSTEM
The 'Mexican football league system' consists of 4 levels.
The Primera División de México, composed of 18 teams, competes in two tournaments annually: the Apertura in the autumn and the Clausura in the spring. Following each regular season, playoffs are contested to determine the champion.
Champions participate in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup for the Champions of North American football leagues. In addition, certain Primera clubs participate in South America's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
Each year, one team is relegated on the basis of fewest points earned per match played over three seasons. This system generally assures that well-supported clubs will not be relegated on the basis of one poor season. The relegated team is replaced by the playoff winner from Primera A.
In the Primera División A (First Division A), also simply referred to as 'Primera A', the team that wins a playoff match between the corresponding champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments is promoted, whereas the worst team in the whole season (again based on points earned per matches played) is relegated.
In the Segunda and Tercera División (second and third divisions, respectively) the teams participate in huge apertura and clausura knock-out tournaments. the winner of a champion vs. champion game goes on to a higher division, relegation is for the worst team. No team from Tercera Division is ever relegated, as it is the lowest tier of soccer in Mexico.
For the upcoming season Primera A will be split into two groups and the league has expanded from 20 to 24 teams.
The Mexican Football Federation has wanted to tinker with the system that is in place, the Federation has mentioned that that Primera Division de Mexico could see a single table with one whole season instead of two seasons in the near future.
★ The Mexican Federation website's Division section
| Contents |
| Primera División de México |
| Primera División A |
| Segunda and Tercera División |
| Primera A Changes for 2006-2007 |
| Possible changes to the system |
| External links |
Primera División de México
The Primera División de México, composed of 18 teams, competes in two tournaments annually: the Apertura in the autumn and the Clausura in the spring. Following each regular season, playoffs are contested to determine the champion.
Champions participate in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup for the Champions of North American football leagues. In addition, certain Primera clubs participate in South America's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
Each year, one team is relegated on the basis of fewest points earned per match played over three seasons. This system generally assures that well-supported clubs will not be relegated on the basis of one poor season. The relegated team is replaced by the playoff winner from Primera A.
Primera División A
In the Primera División A (First Division A), also simply referred to as 'Primera A', the team that wins a playoff match between the corresponding champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments is promoted, whereas the worst team in the whole season (again based on points earned per matches played) is relegated.
Segunda and Tercera División
In the Segunda and Tercera División (second and third divisions, respectively) the teams participate in huge apertura and clausura knock-out tournaments. the winner of a champion vs. champion game goes on to a higher division, relegation is for the worst team. No team from Tercera Division is ever relegated, as it is the lowest tier of soccer in Mexico.
Primera A Changes for 2006-2007
For the upcoming season Primera A will be split into two groups and the league has expanded from 20 to 24 teams.
Possible changes to the system
The Mexican Football Federation has wanted to tinker with the system that is in place, the Federation has mentioned that that Primera Division de Mexico could see a single table with one whole season instead of two seasons in the near future.
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Primera División de México' ''18 clubs'' | |||||
| 2 | 'Primera División A' ''24 clubs'' | |||||
| 3 | 'Segunda Division ' ''68 clubs'' | |||||
| 4 | 'Tercera División' ''167 clubs'' | |||||
External links
★ The Mexican Federation website's Division section
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