The Serie A has 34 teams (6 Liga de Expansión MX Reserve Teams and 28 Serie A Teams) divided into two groups. For the 2023–24 season, it will be a return of a season-long tournament consisting of 34 total matches played home & away and the liguilla. The top 7 teams from each group at the end of the season will play in the Liguilla for a spot to play for promotion to Liga de Expansión MX provided that their stadiums meet the requirements to ascend.
| Founded | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of teams | 34 (groups of 17 teams) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Liga de Expansión MX |
| Relegation to | Serie B |
| Current champions | Tampico Madero (3rd Title) (Clausura 2023 Season) |
| TV partners | Megacable[1] Televisa[2] TVC Deportes[3] |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2023–24 Serie A de México season | |
The Serie A was created in the second half of 2008, with the participation and approval of the owners of the teams of the Second and Third Division, being next to Serie B part of the Liga Premier.
As of the 2023–24 Season, Cancun, Celaya, Correcaminos UAT, Mineros de Zacatecas, Cimarrones de Sonora and Leones Negros all from Liga de Expansión MX will join the Liga Premier to give young players professional experience. However, only Correcaminos UAT, Cimarrones de Sonora and Leones Negros UdeG will have a reserve team, while Cancun, Celaya and Mineros de Zacatecas will have an associated team that will have its own identity.
Teams for 2023–24 season edit
The member clubs of the Serie A for the 2023–24 season are listed as follows.[4]
Group 1 edit
Stadium and locations edit
- ^ Although the team started the season at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima, the club changed field starting in week 8 of the season.
- ^ Although the club registered the Estadio Marte R. Gómez as its official field, the team plays most of its matches at the Estadio Universitario Eugenio Alvizo Porras
Group 2 edit
Stadium and locations edit
Location of teams in the 2023–24 Serie A Group 2
- ^ The team started the season at the Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón in the nearby city of Uruapan, because the Municipal de Peribán is undergoing improvement works.
- ^ The team plays some of its matches in the Estadio Cancún 86.
On hiatus edit
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leviatán | Vacant | Mexico City | Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 6,000 | – |
| Tulancingo | Vacant | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | Primero de Mayo | 2,500 |
Offseason Changes edit
- The 2022–23 Serie A champions Tampico Madero and runners-up Tuzos UAZ were not certified for promotion to the Liga de Expansión MX, they will remain on Serie A.[10]
- On May 7, 2023 Alebrijes UABJO was promoted to Serie A.[11] On June 15, 2023 the team was relocated to Reynosa and renamed C.F. Orgullo Reynosa.[12]
- On May 21, 2023 Aguacateros de Peribán F.C. and Aragón F.C. were promoted to Serie A from Liga TDP.[13]
- On May 22, 2023 Catedráticos Elite F.C. was renamed Petroleros de Salamanca.[14]
- On May 25, 2023 Escorpiones F.C. was relocated to Zacatepec and the team was renamed to Escorpiones Zacatepec.[15]
- On June 1, 2023 Club Calor was promoted to Serie A from Serie B.[16]
- On June 7, 2023 Leviatán F.C. was suspended from the 2023–24 season for failing to fulfill the obligations as an affiliate.[17]
- On June 13, 2023 Real de Arteaga was relocated to Apodaca, Nuevo León and renamed Real Apodaca F.C.[18]
- On June 28, 2023 Coras was relocated to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, the team provisionally kept the original name[19]
- On June 29, 2023 Durango was returned to Liga Premier after a year in Liga de Expansión MX, the team lost its place in the second–tier due to financial problems.[20] The Liga de Expansión requested that the Liga Premier propose another affiliated team to play as a guest team in the second–tier.[21] The team rejoined Liga Premier on 18 July 2023.
- On June 30, 2023 Pioneros de Cancún was promoted to Serie A from Serie B.
- On June 30, 2023 Irapuato and Racing Porto Palmeiras joined the league as expansion teams.[22]
- On June 30, 2023 Dongu and Pachuca were relocated at Serie B.[23]
- On June 30, 2023 the league format was modified, the single-season tournament was reinstated after two years with two tournaments per season.[24]
- On June 30, 2023 C.D. Tulancingo was relocated at Serie B, however, days later, on July 18, the team was put on hiatus.[25]
- On July 18, 2023 Aguacateros CDU was relocated at Serie B.[26]
In–season changes edit
- Since Week 8 Colima F.C. moved to Estadio Colima due to remodeling works at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, the stadium originally registered by the team for the season.[27]
- On January 8, 2024 Yalmakán F.C. announced that it will stop participating in the season due to financial problems.[28]
- On March 20, 2024 Chihuahua F.C. was disaffiliated from the league because Yox Holding, the company that owns the club, was subject to legal demands,[29] the team had stopped playing its games since week 25 because it stopped receiving financial support from its owner.[30]
References edit
- ^ includes Megasports
- ^ Includes Adrenalina Sports Network
- ^ includes TVC Deportes 2
- ^ "INTEGRACIÓN DE GRUPOS OFICIALES". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Club Calor". ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Recibe Caimanes en nueva sede a Tritones de Vallarta". Diario de Colima (in Spanish). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Aguacateros de Peribán statement". Aguacateros de Peribán (in Spanish). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Lobos de la ULM firman convenio con Club Celaya FC; rescatan segunda división". Expresa TV (in Spanish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Pioneros de Cancún pasan en comodato a dueños del Cancún FC". DRV Noticias (in Spanish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Las razones de FMF para negar ascenso del Tampico Madero a Liga Expansión". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Alebrijes de Oaxaca, campeón de la temporada". Quadratín Oaxaca (in Spanish). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Gamboa, Alberto (17 June 2023). "Anuncian primeros refuerzos al Club de Futbol Reynosa". El Mañana (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ García, Óscar (21 May 2023). "Atlético Aragón y Aguacateros Peribán se coronan en la Liga TDP". El Sol de Cuautla (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Invitan a visorias los Petroleros de Salamanca". El Sol de Irapuato (in Spanish). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "¡ESCORPIONES A LA SELVA CAÑERA!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Club Calor statement". Club Calor (in Spanish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "¡NO VA LEVIATÁN!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "¡ARTEAGA A APODACA! REAL APODACA FC COMPRA LA FRANQUICAI DE REAL ARTEAGA FC". Skipping TV (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "El equipo Coras F.C. ha sido presentado en la ciudad de Piedras Negras con gran entusiasmo y expectativa". K911 Noticias (in Spanish). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Retiran invitación a Alacranes de Liga de Expansión: Héctor Vela". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Magallán, Ricardo (29 June 2023). "Oficial: Alacranes Durango queda fuera de Liga Expansión". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "¡HAY CLUBES DE ESTRENO!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "sí queda integrada la Serie B de Liga Premier FMF con Club Ayense que hará su debut en la temporada 2023-24". Deporte Digital (in Spanish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "ACUERDOS DE ASAMBLEA 2023-2024". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Se queda Tulancingo, otra vez, sin Segunda División". El Sol de Tulancingo (in Spanish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Mandan a Aguacateros Club Deportivo Uruapan a Serie B". Ecos del Quinceo (in Spanish). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Recibe Caimanes en nueva sede a Tritones de Vallarta". Diario de Colima (in Spanish). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "¡YALMAKAN FC PONE PAUSA!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Méndez, Jessika (20 March 2024). "Liga Premier concreta la desaparición de Chihuahua FC, el superlíder del torneo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Flores, Omar; Hernández, Eduardo; Cariño, Ricardo (6 March 2024). "La caída de Xoy Capital que acabó con cuatro equipos en México". ESPN México (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2024.