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Liga Premier
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
CountryMexico
ConfederationCONCACAF
Divisions2
Number of teams3 groups (2 in Serie A and 1 in Serie B)
Total of 48 Teams Overall
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toAscenso MX
Relegation toTercera División
Current championsLoros UdeC
Marina
(2018–19)
TV partnersAYM Sports
Footters.com
Megacable[1]
TVC Deportes[2]
Websiteligapremier-fmf.mx
Current: 2018-19 Liga Premier season

The Liga Premier is the governing body that manages two leagues within the Mexican football league system and is considered to be at level 3 within that system. The two leagues Serie A and Serie B compete from the fall to spring each year and provide promotion and relegation between them as well as promotion to Ascenso MX and relegation to Liga TDP within the league system.

History

Until the 1993-1994 season, the champion of the Segunda División had been promoted to the Primera División. In the 1994-95 season, the Mexican Football Federation created the "Primera División A" (renamed Ascenso MX in 2012)[3] with 15 teams from the Segunda División, and the remaining teams stayed in the league still called the 'Segunda Division' (literally Second Division in Spanish) but now at the 3rd level of the Mexican football league system.

The Segunda División was generally divided into geographical zones each season. Most of the matches consisted of teams within the same zone. Additionally, each season was divided into Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing) tournament with one team each year being promoted to the Premera División A.

Starting in 2008, the Mexican Football Federation, with the approval of the chairmen of the clubs in the Second and Third Divisions, decided to change the format of the league dividing the number of teams into two divisions, the Liga Premier de Ascenso (Promotional Premier League) and the Liga de Nuevos Talentos (League of New Talents). Each of the new leagues was divided into geographic groups. The winning club could earn promotion to Primera División A, renamed Liga de Ascenso in 2009, provided their stadium and financial stability met the licensing requirements of Liga de Ascenso. Between 2011 and 2016, no teams were relegated to Liga Premier, although Pumas Morelos was to be relegated in 2013 but they dissolved before they could play in the lower league. Promotion still occurred during these years provided the club was licensed to participate. In June 2016, Ascenso MX announced they would begin relegating teams again.

Rebranding

In June 2017, Segunda División announced a rebranding of the league. Instead of being referred to as the Second Division they would be called Liga Premier (Premier League). The league would continue to have two divisions, however these new divisions would be called Serie A de México and Serie B de México. Serie A which would have independent teams as well as the affiliate teams of the higher level leagues in Mexico, Liga MX and Ascenso MX, while Serie B would only have independent teams.[4]

Promotion and relegation would be formalized between the leagues. Serie A would promote one club to Ascenso MX and would accept one club relegated from Ascenco MX each year.[4] Additionally, one Serie B club could promote to Serie A and one club would be relegated from Serie A each year.[5] Finally, two Serie B clubs would be relegated each year to Tercera División de México ("Liga TDP"), and two clubs would be promoted from Liga TDP provided they meet the Serie requirements of Article 57.[6]

Current structure

Main articles: Serie A de México and Serie B de México

Serie A de México league has 32 teams (7 Liga MX Reserve Teams, 3 Ascenso MX Reserve Teams and 22 Serie A Teams) divided into two geographical groups. For the 2018–19 season, each team will play the others in their group twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 matches being played per team. The top 4 teams from each group at end of the season will play for promotion to Ascenso MX provided that the club meets the requirements for the stadium and financial stability.

Serie B de México has 16 teams. For the 2018–19 season, each team will play the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. The top 8 teams at end of the season will play for promotion to Serie A provided that the club can satisfy the regulations for Serie A.[5]

Serie A clubs

Below are listed the member clubs of the Serie A for the 2019-20 season.

Group I Group II

Serie B clubs

Below are listed the member clubs of the Serie B for the 2019-20 season.

Teams

From Liga TDP

Winners from each zone will advance to Final and be promoted to either Serie A (Champion) or Serie B (Runner-Up). Liga TDP's champion could be promoted to Serie B if does not meet the Liga Premier requirement.

Promoted Teams

Champions

Main article: List of Mexican football champions

References

  1. ^ includes Megasports
  2. ^ includes TVC Deportes 2
  3. ^ Between 2009-2011 the league was called "Liga de Ascenso".
  4. ^ a b "Segunda División se convierte en Liga Premier". esto.com.mx. June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Reglamento de Competencia (PDF), Liga Premier, Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. Promotion/relegation between the Serie A and Serie B is covered in Section M on pages 28-29 in Articles 61-63.
  6. ^ Ibid. p. 26.
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