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2026–27 Liga MX season

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The 2026–27 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 80th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season will be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2026 and the Clausura 2027 —each in an identical format and each contested by the same 18 teams.

Season2026–27
Matches106
Goals318 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Salomón Rondón
(13 goals)
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Liga MX
Season2026–27
Matches106
Goals318 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Salomón Rondón
(13 goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
Monterrey 6–1 Juárez
(16 August 2026)
Santos Laguna 5–0 Querétaro
(17 October 2026)
Cruz Azul 5–0 Juárez
(17 October 2026)
Biggest away winApertura:
Juárez 1–5 Pumas UNAM
(31 July 2026)
Highest scoringApertura:
León 3–5 América
(17 October 2026)
Longest winning runApertura:
5 matches
Santos Laguna
Longest unbeaten runApertura:
6 matches
América
Longest winless runApertura:
8 matches
Juárez
Longest losing runApertura:
8 matches
Juárez
Highest attendanceApertura:
72,990
América vs Guadalajara
(19 September 2026)
Lowest attendanceApertura:
6,513
Puebla vs León
(9 October 2026)
Total attendanceApertura: 2,731,639
Average attendanceApertura: 25,770
2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 27 June 2026.
Stats are from the regular season only
Attendance does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Source: Liga MX
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Clubs

A total of 18 clubs will participate in the 2026–27 edition of the Liga MX. This season marks the return of Atlante, who returned to the league from the second tier after 12 years, after acquiring the registration of Mazatlán.[1]

Stadiums and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 87,523
Atlante
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco 55,020
Atlético San Luis San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Libertad Financiera 27,029
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca 87,523
Guadalajara Zapopan, Jalisco Akron 46,232
Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Olímpico Benito Juárez 19,703
León León, Guanajuato León 31,297
Monterrey Guadalupe, Nuevo León BBVA 53,500
Necaxa Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Victoria 23,851
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 25,922
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc 51,726
Pumas UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 58,445
Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Corregidora 34,107
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona 29,101
Tigres UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario 41,886
Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Caliente 31,158
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Diez 27,273
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Locations of the 2026–27 Liga MX teams
Greater Mexico City Liga MX football clubs

Personnel and kits

More information Club, Chairman ...
Club Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Front Other
América Santiago Baños Uruguay Guillermo Almada Mexico Henry Martín Adidas Caliente
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Atlante Emilio Escalante Mexico Miguel Herrera TBA Charly Caliente
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Almanta, Kosako, Corona
    • Sleeves: Electrolit, Hi! Sports
    • Shorts:
    • Socks:
Atlas Gerardo Casanova Argentina Hernán Crespo Mexico Aldo Rocha Charly Caliente
List
    • Front: Urrea, Totalplay, Perdura
    • Back: Seguros Atlas, Dalton Corporación, Akron Grupo
    • Sleeves: Berel, Omnibus de México, Red Cola, Electrolit
    • Shorts: Agua Skarch, Hospital Country 2000, Chimex
    • Socks: Perdura
Atlético San Luis Jacobo Payán Espinosa Mexico Diego Mejía TBA Charly Canel's
List
    • Front: Daikin, BHFitness, Nexen Tire, Laboratorio Tequis, Cementos Moctezuma
    • Back: Caliente, Potosí, Seguros El Potosí
    • Sleeves: Primera Plus, Red Cola, Mobil
    • Shorts: Libertad Soluciones de Vida, H-E-B, BRR Binasa, Caliente
    • Socks: Cementos Moctezuma
Cruz Azul Víctor Velázquez Mexico Joel Huiqui Mexico Érik Lira Pirma Cemento Cruz Azul
List
    • Front: Novibet, Nikko Auto-Parts
    • Back: Cemix
    • Sleeves: Bankaool
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Guadalajara Amaury Vergara Argentina Gabriel Milito Mexico Luis Romo Nike[2] Caliente
List
Juárez Andrés Fassi Argentina Gustavo Lema Mexico Sebastián Jurado Joma Caliente
List
León Jesús Martínez Murguia Argentina Javier Gandolfi TBA Charly Cementos Fortaleza
List
Monterrey Dennis te Kloese[3] Argentina Matías Almeyda TBA Puma Codere
List
Necaxa Ernesto Tinajero Flores Uruguay Martín Varini Mexico Alexis Peña Voit Rolcar
List
    • Front: Playdoit, J.M. Romo, Bionda, BrandMe
    • Back: Playdoit, Grupo San Cristóbal, Sisolar, Epa!
    • Sleeves: Mobil, ETN Turistar, Megacable
    • Shorts: Gas Noel, Carl's Jr., ETN Turistar, L'ANQGEL, Playdoit, Centro Médico La Salud
    • Socks: Perdura
Pachuca Armando Martínez Patiño Mexico Benjamín Mora Mexico Carlos Moreno Skechers[4] Cementos Fortaleza
List
    • Front: Playdoit, JAC, Grupo Inmobiliario Crimsa, Telcel
    • Back: Office Depot, Pastes Kiko's, Playdoit
    • Sleeves: Berel, TUDN, Laboratorio Santa María
    • Shorts: Héroes por la Vida, Terrawind, Playdoit, Eurus Aviation, Broxel, Autobuses de Oriente
    • Socks: Pegazulejo Fortec
Puebla Manuel Jiménez García Mexico Gerardo Espinoza TBA Pirma Caliente
List
Pumas UNAM Luis Raúl González Argentina Esteban Solari Costa Rica Keylor Navas Puma[5] Raloy
List
Querétaro Marc Spiegel Chile Esteban González TBA Skechers Pedigree
List
    • Front: Caliente, Conspiradores de Querétaro, Petro Figue's, Caja Morelia Valladolid, Sayer
    • Back: Ciudad Maderas, Afirme, M&M's, H-E-B
    • Sleeves: Red Cola, Bohn, Harinera Monarca, Garmo Click
    • Shorts: Caliente, Hospital Angeles
    • Socks: Perdura
Santos Laguna Aleco Irarragorri Kalb Portugal Renato Paiva Mexico Carlos Acevedo Charly Soriana
List
Tigres UANL Carlos Emilio González Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich (interim) Uruguay Fernando Gorriarán Adidas Cemex
List
Tijuana Jorge Hank Inzunsa Uruguay Sebastián Abreu TBA Reebok[6] Caliente
List
Toluca Francisco Suinaga Conde Argentina Antonio Mohamed Mexico Alexis Vega New Balance Roshfrans
List
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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 Mexico Ricardo Carbajal Named as assistant coach 28 April 2026 Mexico Miguel Herrera 28 April 2026 Pre–season [7]
Puebla Spain Albert Espigares Sacked 4 May 2026 Mexico Gerardo Espinoza 19 May 2026 [8][9]
Santos Laguna Mexico Omar Tapia (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 19 May 2026 Portugal Renato Paiva 19 May 2026 [10]
Monterrey Argentina Nicolás Sánchez (interim) 21 May 2026 Argentina Matías Almeyda 21 May 2026 [11]
Cruz Azul Mexico Joel Huiqui (interim) Ratified as manager 24 May 2026 Mexico Joel Huiqui 24 May 2026 [12]
Atlético San Luis Mexico Raúl Chabrand (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 31 May 2026 Mexico Diego Mejía 31 May 2026 [13]
América Brazil André Jardine Mutual agreement 3 June 2026 Uruguay Guillermo Almada 7 June 2026 [14][15]
Pachuca Argentina Esteban Solari End of contract 8 June 2026 Mexico Benjamín Mora 10 June 2026 [16][17]
Pumas UNAM Mexico Efraín Juárez Mutual agreement 8 June 2026 Argentina Esteban Solari 21 June 2026 [18][19]
Atlas Argentina Diego Cocca End of contract 13 July 2026 Mexico Omar Flores (interim) 13 July 2026 [20][21]
Apertura changes
Atlas Mexico Omar Flores (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 25 July 2026 Argentina Hernán Crespo[a] 16 July 2026 3rd [22][23]
Tigres UANL Argentina Guido Pizarro Resigned 28 July 2026 Mexico Hernán Elizondo (interim) 28 July 2026 15th [24][25]
Juárez Portugal Pedro Caixinha Sacked 2 August 2026 Spain Salvador Valero (interim) 2 August 2026 18th [26][27]
Tigres UANL Mexico Hernán Elizondo (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 20 August 2026 Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich (interim) 20 August 2026 16th [28]
Juárez Spain Salvador Valero (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 2 September 2026 Argentina Gustavo Lema 2 September 2026 18th [29]
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  1. [a]
    Announced on 16 July 2026, however he took office after week 2.

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2026 is the first tournament of the season and began on 16 July 2026. The defending champions are Cruz Azul.[30]

For the 2026 Leagues Cup, there will only be a one-weekend break for the group stage, which will be played between 4 and 13 August. The rest of the competition will be played midweek, except for the third place and final matches, which will be played on 6 September, although the league will not be stopped that weekend.[31]

The play-in round has been permanently eliminated starting this tournament, after having been suspended in the Clausura 2026 due to the calendar cuts imposed by the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Therefore, the eight highest-ranked teams will advance directly to the quarterfinals.[32]

Regular phase

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 11 7 3 1 27 14 +13 24 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
2 Toluca 12 6 3 3 26 16 +10 21
3 Atlas 12 6 3 3 19 18 +1 21
4 Guadalajara 12 5 5 2 19 12 +7 20
5 Cruz Azul 12 6 2 4 27 21 +6 20
6 Querétaro 11 6 2 3 15 13 +2 20
7 León 12 5 3 4 18 17 +1 18
8 Monterrey 11 5 2 4 19 16 +3 17
9 Santos Laguna 12 5 1 6 17 16 +1 16
10 Tijuana 11 4 4 3 15 14 +1 16
11 Pumas UNAM 12 4 4 4 19 20 −1 16
12 Puebla 12 4 4 4 12 13 −1 16
13 Tigres UANL 12 3 5 4 14 16 −2 14
14 Pachuca 12 3 4 5 19 16 +3 13
15 Atlético San Luis 12 3 4 5 16 21 −5 13
16 Atlante 12 2 5 5 13 19 −6 11
17 Necaxa 12 2 3 7 15 25 −10 9
18 Juárez 12 1 1 10 8 31 −23 4
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2026. Source: Liga MX
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
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The first eight places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

Results

Clubs will play every other once (either home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

More information Home \ Away, AMÉ ...
Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATS ASL CAZ GUA JUÁ LEÓ MON NEC PAC PUE PUM QUE SAN TIG TIJ TOL
América — — — 3–0 — 2–2 — — 1–1 — 2–0 — — 3–0 —
Atlante 1–1 — — — — — 1–1 4–2 — 0–3 — 1–2 — — — 0–0
Atlas 1–1 — — — 1–1 — — 0–2 — 1–3 — 2–1 — —
Atlético San Luis — — — 2–3 0–3 — — 3–1 1–1 — — 1–2 — 0–0 —
Cruz Azul 4–3 2–3 0–2 — — — 5–0 — — — 2–1 — — 1–0 — — 3–3
Guadalajara — — — — 1–0 — — — — 3–0 0–2 — 1–1 5–2 0–2
Juárez 1–2 — — — — — — — 0–2 0–1 1–5 — 2–0 1–1 —
León 3–5 — 2–3 2–0 — 2–1 — 2–0 — 1–0 — — — — — —
Monterrey — — — 1–3 1–0 6–1 — — — — — — 3–2 a —
Necaxa 2–4 2–1 0–2 1–3 — 1–2 2–1 — — 0–1 — — — — —
Pachuca — — — — 1–1 — — — 3–3 — 2–3 — 1–2 — 2–2
Puebla — 1–1 — — 1–1 — 1–1 — — — — 3–2 — — 0–1
Pumas UNAM a — — 2–3 3–3 — — 3–1 1–1 0–3 — — 0–0 — — —
Querétaro 0–1 2–0 — — — — 1–1 — — — — 3–2 — 1–2
Santos Laguna — — 0–1 — — 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 — 5–0 — 0–0 — —
Tigres UANL 2–0 — 2–2 — — — 1–1 — 1–0 — — — — — 3–2
Tijuana — 2–3 — 2–1 — — 1–0 — — — 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 — —
Toluca — — 1–1 — — 4–0 — 3–1 — — 1–2 — 2–3 — —
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Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2026. Source: Liga MX
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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Scoring

  • Last goal of the season:

Discipline

Player
  • Most yellow cards: 6
    • Colombia Bayron Duarte (Querétaro)
Team

Source: Liga MX

Attendance

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Monterrey 283,683 51,017 44,405 47,281 +1.6%†
2 América 205,819 72,990 25,634 41,164 +81.0%†
3 Atlas 241,442 47,829 30,386 40,240 +113.6%†
4 Guadalajara 238,823 41,586 38,426 39,804 +12.0%†
5 Cruz Azul 224,460 53,136 20,263 37,410 +64.7%†
6 Tigres UANL 178,220 41,615 32,079 35,644 −12.4%†
7 Atlante 168,772 58,576 9,975 28,129 +1,418.0%1
8 Toluca 159,418 27,273 25,599 26,570 −1.7%†
9 Tijuana 166,731 29,533 18,333 23,819 +10.3%†
10 León 134,797 25,661 19,273 22,466 −1.6%†
11 Puebla 89,574 42,714 6,513 22,394 +46.5%†
12 Santos Laguna 120,063 24,444 13,437 20,011 +73.2%†
13 Querétaro 90,771 30,229 13,457 18,154 +22.5%†
14 Necaxa 125,961 20,398 14,557 17,994 +13.5%†
15 Pachuca 60,002 21,673 7,732 17,805 +42.7%†
16 Atlético San Luis 104,748 22,270 11,916 17,458 +12.6%†
17 Pumas UNAM 98,198 25,580 12,067 16,366 −29.4%†
18 Juárez 62,659 17,497 7,004 10,443 +19.0%†
League total 2,731,639 72,990 6,513 25,770 +19.6%†
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Source: Liga MX
Notes:
Only regular season listed.
Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
1: Atlante played last season at Liga de Expansión MX

Aggregate tables

2026 aggregate table

The 2026 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Clausura 2026 and Apertura 2026 seasons) was used to determine the seedings for the 2027 Leagues Cup. It is currently unknown what benefits clubs in "Tier one" will have in 2027. For the 2026 edition, the top three clubs in "Tier one" hosted at least one match at home. The first ranked club hosted two matches while the second and third ranked clubs hosted one. Clubs ranked fourth through sixth, had benefits such as a neutral venue match or reduced travel.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guadalajara 29 16 8 5 52 29 +23 56 2026 Leagues Cup Tier one
2 Cruz Azul 29 15 8 6 58 39 +19 53
3 Pumas UNAM 29 14 10 5 53 37 +16 52
4 Toluca 29 14 9 6 54 32 +22 51
5 América 28 14 7 7 47 31 +16 49
6 Atlas 29 13 8 8 35 36 −1 47
7 Pachuca 29 12 8 9 44 35 +9 44 2026 Leagues Cup Tier two
8 Querétaro 28 10 10 8 32 34 −2 40
9 León 29 12 4 13 40 49 −9 40
10 Tigres UANL 29 10 9 10 42 34 +8 39
11 Tijuana 28 9 12 7 34 31 +3 39
12 Monterrey 28 10 5 13 41 40 +1 35
13 Atlético San Luis 29 8 7 14 40 48 −8 31 2026 Leagues Cup Tier three
14 Puebla 29 7 8 14 25 39 −14 29
15 Santos Laguna 29 8 4 17 37 54 −17 28
16 Necaxa 29 7 6 16 34 50 −16 27
17 Atlante[a] 29 6 8 15 35 56 −21 26
18 Juárez 29 6 5 18 34 63 −29 23
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2026. Source: Clausura 2026, Apertura 2026
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
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Includes points accumulated as Mazatlán F.C.

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Tournament, Month ...
Tournament Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
Apertura 2026 August Uruguay Brian Rodríguez América [33]
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