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The 2026–27 Liga Femenil season is the tenth season of the premier women's football league in Mexico. The season began on 31 July 2026 and will finish in May 2027.

Season2026–27
Matches89
Goals327 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Geyse (16 goals)
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Liga Femenil
Season2026–27
Matches89
Goals327 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Geyse (16 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
América 10–0 Cruz Azul
(8 August 2026)
Monterrey 10–0 Necaxa
(18 September 2026)
Biggest away winApertura:
Necaxa 0–7 América
(23 August 2026)
Highest scoringApertura:
América 10–0 Cruz Azul
(8 August 2026)
Longest winning runApertura:
7 matches
América
Longest unbeaten runApertura:
9 matches
América
Longest winless runApertura:
10 matches
Necaxa
Longest losing runApertura:
10 matches
Necaxa
Highest attendanceApertura:
20,295
América vs. Tigres UANL
(13 September 2026)
Lowest attendanceApertura:
50
Atlante vs. Necaxa
(3 August 2026)
Total attendanceApertura:
204,686
Average attendanceApertura:
2,437
2027–28 →
Stats are from the regular phase only.
Source: Liga MX Femenil
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This season is the first after the reform and rebranding of the competition, which from this edition onwards is named "Liga Femenil" as part of the league objective of separating itself from Liga MX.[1][2][3] A new competition format different from the format used in Liga MX was also announced. This format, which reduced the number of games played during the regular phase of each tournament by three, is expected to assist clubs in reducing operating costs, but also to help reduced player injuries, and allow teams to have a better weekly preparation.[3]

Stadiums and locations

More information América, Atlante ...
América Atlante Atlas Atlético San Luis Cruz Azul
Estadio Azteca CAR Atlante – field 1 Estadio Jalisco Estadio Libertad Financiera Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 87,523 Capacity: TBA Capacity: 55,110 Capacity: 25,111 Capacity: 9,670
Guadalajara Juárez León Monterrey Necaxa
Estadio Akron Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Estadio León Estadio BBVA Estadio Victoria
Capacity: 46,232 Capacity: 19,703 Capacity: 31,297 Capacity: 51,348 Capacity: 23,851
Pachuca Puebla Querétaro Santos Laguna Tijuana
Estadio Hidalgo Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Corregidora Estadio Corona Estadio Caliente
Capacity: 27,512 Capacity: 51,726 Capacity: 33,162 Capacity: 29,237 Capacity: 27,333
Toluca UANL UNAM
Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Capacity: 31,000 Capacity: 41,886 Capacity: 48,297
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Alternate venues

  • América – Mini Estadio El Nido (Capacity: 3,000)[4][5]
  • Atlas – CECAF (Capacity: 1,000)[6]
  • Cruz Azul – Instalaciones La Noria (Capacity: 2,000)[7]
  • Guadalajara – Verde Valle (Capacity: 800)[8]
  • Guadalajara – Estadio Jalisco (Capacity: 55,110)[9]
  • León – La Esmeralda Cancha Sintética (Capacity: 1,000)[10]
  • Monterrey – El Barrial (Capacity: 570)[11]
  • Necaxa – Instalaciones Club Necaxa (Capacity: 1,000)[12]
  • Puebla - Club Alpha 3 (Capacity: 500)[13]
  • Querétaro - Estadio Olímpico Alameda (Capacity: 4,600)
  • Toluca – Instalaciones Metepec (Capacity: 1,000)[14]
  • UANL – Instalaciones Zuazua (Capacity: 800)[15]
  • UNAM – La Cantera (Capacity: 2,000)[15]
Location of the 2026–27 Liga MX Femenil teams
Location of the 2026–27 Liga MX Femenil teams in Greater Mexico City

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
América Santiago Baños Spain Ángel Villacampa Adidas Caliente
Atlante Emilio Escalante Mexico Ileana Dávila Charly Caliente
Atlas Gerardo Casanova Mexico Juan Pablo Alfaro Charly Caliente
Atlético San Luis Jacobo Payán Espinosa Mexico Ignacio Quintana Charly Canel's
Cruz Azul Víctor Velázquez Mexico Joaquín Moreno (interim) Pirma Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Amaury Vergara Spain Antonio Contreras Puma Sello Rojo
Juárez Andrés Fassi Spain Óscar Fernández Joma
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Mexico Alejandro Corona Charly Cementos Fortaleza, Telcel
Monterrey Dennis te Kloese France Amandine Miquel Puma BBVA, Kotex, Tim Hortons
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Mexico Hugo Sánchez Pirma Rolcar, Playdoit, JR Romo
Pachuca Armando Martínez Patiño Spain Montse Tomé Skechers Cementos Fortaleza, Saba, JAC Motors, Telcel
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García Mexico José Carlos Durón Pirma Banco Azteca
Pumas UNAM Luis Raúl González Mexico Roberto Medina Nike DHL Express, Mifel
Querétaro Marc Spiegel Italy Pamela Conti Skechers
Santos Laguna Aleco Irarragorri Kalb Mexico Jhonathan Lazcano Charly Peñoles, Soriana
Tigres UANL Carlos Emilio González Spain Pedro Martínez Losa Adidas Cemex
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Mexico Fernando Samayoa Reebok Caliente
Toluca Francisco Suinaga Conde Mexico Édgar Dueñas New Balance Arabela
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Managerial/coaching changes

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Club Outgoing manager/coach Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
in table		 Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Atlante New team Mexico Nicolás Morales 19 June 2026 Pre–season [16]
Querétaro Mexico Édgar Mejía Mutual agreement 4 May 2026 Italy Pamela Conti 2 June 2026 [17][18]
Toluca France Patrice Lair Sacked 12 May 2026 Spain Alberto Toril 10 June 2026 [19][20]
Necaxa Mexico Christian Astorga End of contract 15 May 2026 Mexico Hugo Sánchez 26 May 2026 [21][22]
Puebla Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales Named as Puebla U–21 coach 25 May 2026 Mexico José Carlos Durón 9 June 2026 [23][24]
Apertura changes
Cruz Azul Mexico Israel del Real Sacked 11 August 2026 Mexico Lupita Worbis (interim) 11 August 2026 12th [25]
Mexico Lupita Worbis (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 23 August 2026 Mexico Raúl Gutiérrez 23 August 2026 9th [26]
Atlante Mexico Nicolás Morales Sacked 22 September 2026 Mexico Ileana Dávila 23 September 2026 14th [27][28]
Pachuca Mexico Oscar Fernando Torres Spain Montse Tomé 24 September 2026 13th [29][30]
Toluca Spain Alberto Toril Mutual agreement 7 October 2026 Mexico Édgar Dueñas 10 October 2026 4th [31][32]
Cruz Azul Mexico Raúl Gutiérrez Sacked 16 October 2026 Mexico Joaquín Moreno (interim) 17 October 2026 9th [33][34]
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Format

  • The Liga MX Femenil season is split into two championships: the Torneo Apertura 2026 (opening tournament) and the Torneo Clausura 2027 (closing tournament). Each is contested in an identical format and includes the same eighteen teams.[35]
  • Since this season, the competition format was changed once more to introduced the current format, with the league bringing back the group format previously used during the 2018–19 season, although with new additions. With this format, 18 teams are divided into two groups of nine based on each team's performance on their regular phase of previous seasons and geographic location — The groups are the same for both Apertura and Clausura tournament. Each group is further divided into three blocks (block 1, 2, and 3), with each block consisting of three teams. Each team will play a single match against each of the other eights teams in its group, and an additional six matches against teams from the opposite group for a total of 14 matches. The six inter-group matches are drawn from the three blocks of each group (two matches per block). Furthermore, the three teams from each block that did not played against a specific team from the opposite group, will play an inter-group match against that team during the Clausura tournament, with this each team in the league will face against each other at least once during the full season. With this format, the top four teams of each group qualify to the final phase.[1][2]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura 2026 is the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 31 July 2026.[36] The defending champions are América.[37]

Atlante joined the league as a new team, replacing Mazatlán, that sold its franchise in the league to the Mexico City team.[38]

Regular phase

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey (Q) 11 10 0 1 40 13 +27 30 Advance to Liguilla[a]
2 Tigres UANL (Q) 11 9 1 1 34 10 +24 28
3 Juárez 11 8 0 3 16 8 +8 24
4 Toluca 11 7 2 2 25 16 +9 23
5 Santos Laguna 11 5 1 5 13 20 −7 16
6 Cruz Azul 11 5 0 6 13 22 −9 15
7 León 10 5 0 5 17 17 0 15
8 Atlante (E) 11 2 1 8 6 15 −9 7
9 Querétaro (E) 11 2 0 9 10 24 −14 6
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2026. Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The first 4 places in the two groups qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América (Q) 11 9 1 1 47 12 +35 28 Advance to Liguilla[a]
2 Guadalajara 10 7 0 3 21 11 +10 21
3 Atlético San Luis 11 6 1 4 24 18 +6 19
4 Pumas UNAM 11 5 1 5 19 17 +2 16
5 Atlas 10 3 3 4 10 18 −8 12
6 Pachuca 11 3 1 7 15 17 −2 10
7 Tijuana 11 3 1 7 14 25 −11 10
8 Puebla (E) 11 1 1 9 14 40 −26 4
9 Necaxa (E) 10 0 0 10 3 38 −35 0
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2026. Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The first 4 places in the two groups qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

League table

From this edition onwards, the league table will not be used to determine the eight teams that qualify for the playoffs; however, it will be the mechanism used for seeding the teams from the semifinals onwards.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey (Q) 11 10 0 1 40 13 +27 30 Advance to Liguilla[a]
2 América (Q) 11 9 1 1 47 12 +35 28
3 Tigres UANL (Q) 11 9 1 1 34 10 +24 28
4 Toluca 11 7 2 2 25 16 +9 23
5 Juárez 11 8 0 3 16 8 +8 24
6 Guadalajara 10 7 0 3 21 11 +10 21
7 Atlético San Luis 11 6 1 4 24 18 +6 19
8 Pumas UNAM 11 5 1 5 19 17 +2 16
9 Santos Laguna 11 5 1 5 13 20 −7 16
10 León 10 5 0 5 17 17 0 15
11 Cruz Azul 11 5 0 6 13 22 −9 15
12 Atlas 10 3 3 4 10 18 −8 12
13 Pachuca 11 3 1 7 15 17 −2 10
14 Tijuana 11 3 1 7 14 25 −11 10
15 Atlante (E) 11 2 1 8 6 15 −9 7
16 Querétaro (E) 11 2 0 9 10 24 −14 6
17 Puebla (E) 11 1 1 9 14 40 −26 4
18 Necaxa (E) 10 0 0 10 3 38 −35 0
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2026. Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The first 4 places in the two groups qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Results

Each team will play a single match against each of the other eights teams in its group, and an additional six matches against teams from the opposite group for a total of 14 matches. The six inter-group matches are drawn from the three blocks of each group (two matches per block).

More information Home \ Away, AME ...
Home \ Away AME ATN ATS ASL CAZ GUA JUA LEO MON NEC PAC PUE UNM QUE SAN UNL TIJ TOL
América — Nov 1 2–2 — 10–0 — — — — — 2–1 5–1 — — — 5–2 3–1 —
Atlante — — — — — Oct 26 0–1 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 2–1 — Nov 5 — 1–2
Atlas — 1–0 — — — 0–4 — Oct 22 — — 1–1 Oct 23 — — — Oct 30 2–0 —
Atlético San Luis Oct 25 — 6–1 — — — 1–2 — — — 2–1 — — — 2–3 — 2–1 1–4
Cruz Azul — 3–1 3–1 — — 0–1 — Nov 6 — — — — 3–2 — — 0–3 — Oct 24
Guadalajara Nov 6 — — 3–1 — — 1–0 — 2–3 Oct 20 — — 0–2 3–1 — — — —
Juárez — — — — 1–0 — — — Nov 6 1–0 1–0 — — Oct 24 3–2 — 5–1 —
León 0–5 2–0 Nov 2 — — — 0–2 — — — — 5–2 — 0–1 — 1–2 — —
Monterrey 4–3 3–1 — — 1–0 — — 2–3 — 10–0 — — Oct 30 — — — — 5–1
Necaxa 0–7 — Nov 5 0–2 0–2 — — — — — — — 1–2 — Oct 31 — — 0–4
Pachuca — — — — — 3–1 — 0–1 — Oct 24 — Nov 6 3–1 — 4–1 — — 1–2
Puebla — — — 2–5 — 1–4 Nov 1 — 1–2 4–1 — — — 2–6 — — 1–1 —
Pumas UNAM 1–2 — 1–0 Nov 6 — — — 2–5 — — — 2–0 — 5–0 — 1–3 — —
Querétaro — — 0–1 0–1 0–2 — — — 0–4 — Oct 31 — — — 1–2 — — Nov 5
Santos Laguna 0–3 1–0 — — 2–0 — — Oct 26 1–4 — — 1–0 — — — — Nov 5 —
Tigres UANL — — — 1–1 — — 1–0 — Oct 25 — 2–0 8–0 — 2–0 3–0 — — —
Tijuana — 1–0 — — Oct 31 0–2 — — 1–2 5–1 3–1 — Oct 23 — — — — —
Toluca — — 1–1 — — Oct 30 2–0 1–0 — — — — — — 0–0 2–7 6–0 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2026. Source: Liga MX Femenil
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

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Discipline

Team

Source Liga MX Femenil

Attendance

NOTE: Information on some América and Atlante matches is unavailable.[39]

Per team

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 América 37,714 20,295 17,419 18,857 +390.8%†
2 Pumas UNAM 25,324 12,850 2,051 5,065 +90.6%†
3 Guadalajara 25,233 6,680 3,497 5,047 +1.3%†
4 Monterrey 20,218 6,253 2,839 4,044 −49.6%†
5 Tigres UANL 14,637 3,447 2,279 2,927 −29.1%†
6 Cruz Azul 13,250 4,007 1,511 2,650 −28.3%†
7 Toluca 10,284 5,221 998 2,057 −15.3%†
8 León 8,905 5,394 567 1,781 +122.3%†
9 Pachuca 8,845 3,117 842 1,769 −18.4%†
10 Tijuana 7,765 2,633 933 1,553 −13.7%†
11 Juárez 7,590 3,218 947 1,518 +8.1%†
12 Necaxa 5,423 3,170 383 1,085 +50.3%†
13 Atlas 4,180 2,704 431 1,045 +201.2%†
14 Puebla 4,297 2,198 422 859 +35.3%†
15 Atlético San Luis 3,867 1,163 360 773 −50.7%†
16 Querétaro 3,674 1,075 378 735 +11.7%†
17 Santos Laguna 3,046 1,532 207 609 +8.9%†
18 Atlante 254 118 50 85 n/a1
League total 204,686 20,295 50 2,437 +6.8%†
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Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed
1: Atlante did not play the last tournament.

Source: Liga MX Femenil

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