Liga MX Femenil

Top level of the Mexican association football league system for women

Football league

Liga MX Femenil

Organising body| Mexican Football Federation
Founded| 5 December 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-05)
Country| Mexico
Confederation| CONCACAF
Number of clubs| 18
Level on pyramid| 1
Domestic cup(s)| Campeón de Campeonas
League cup(s)| Summer Cup
International cup(s)| CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Current champions| Monterrey (4th title)
(Apertura 2024)
Most championships| Tigres UANL
(6 titles)
Most appearances| Liliana Mercado (246)
(as of 20 March 2024)
Top goalscorer| Katty Martinez (145)
(as of 20 March 2024)
TV partners| Caliente TV
ESPN[a]
Fox Sports [b]
Televisa[c]
TV Azteca[d]
Website| www.ligafemenil.mx
Current: 2024–25 Liga MX Femenil Season

Liga MX Femenil, officially known as Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, this professional league has 18 teams, each coinciding with a Liga MX club.[1]

Following the same schedule as the men's league, each season consist of two tournaments: an Apertura tournament, which takes place from July to December, and a Clausura tournament, which takes place from January to May.

Tigres UANL has won the league a record six times, followed by C.F. Monterrey with four titles, and C.D. Guadalajara and Club América with two titles each. In all, only these four clubs have won the Liga MX Femenil trophy.[2]

The current champions are C.F. Monterrey who defeated city rivals Tigres UANL with a 2–2 aggregate score (4–3 in penalties shootout) in the Apertura 2024 final in November 2024.[3]

## History

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### Background

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Previous to the establishment of Liga MX Femenil, there were attempts by the Mexican Football Federation, Liga MX clubs, and women's football advocates to professionalized women's football in Mexico, but none of these attempts were successful.

#### Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil

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In 2007, there was an attempt to professionalize women's football in Mexico via the Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil. While the league did foster some success, it did not have major sponsorships and lacked media coverage as well as fan support. Therefore, major clubs participating in the league such as Chivas, pulled their support.[4]

#### NWSL

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Maribel Domínguez (second from left) playing for the Chicago Red Stars during the inaugural season of the NWSL.

In November 2012, the United States Soccer Federation announced the establishment of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in a push to professionalized women's soccer in the United States.[5] In an arrangement with the U.S. Soccer Federation to develop Mexican talent in the United States, the Mexican Football Federation pledged to allocate Mexican players to NWSL clubs while also covering the salaries of such players. Mexican players such as Maribel Domínguez and Mónica Ocampo were among the first players to be allocated to the NWSL as part of this arrangement, which was in effect from 2013 until early 2016, when the Mexican Football Federation announced that it would no longer continue allocating players to the NWSL due to the limited playing time these players were receiving, foreshadowing the creation of Liga MX Femenil.[6]

#### First professional women's team

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The late Marbella Ibarra was an enthusiastic women's football advocate who persuaded Club Tijuana to create a professional women's team in 2014. Former Mexico women's national football team player Andrea Rodebaugh took the helm as manager during the program's stint in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[7][8]

### A new Mexican league

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#### Announcement and preparation

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The Chivas Femenil starting lineup that played the first leg of the Apertura 2017 final against Pachuca.

In December 2016, during a general assembly meeting with all Liga MX club owners, former Liga MX President, Enrique Bonilla, announced the formation of the new Liga MX Femenil in an effort to grow and build talent within Mexico.[9] The announcement stated that 16 out of the 18 Liga MX clubs (excluding Puebla and Chiapas due to financial problems) would field U-23 rosters with four U-17 players and up to two overage players.[10][1]

Before the inaugural season, the teams participated in a warm-up tournament called Copa MX Femenil.[11] The tournament took place between 3 May and 6 May 2017, with only 12 of the 16 teams participating due to four clubs not having a team ready by the time of the tournament's inauguration.[12] Pachuca won this tournament by winning the final 9–1 against Club Tijuana.[13]

#### First tournament

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The first Apertura 2017 matches were played on 28 July 2017.[14] Chivas won the first Liga MX Femenil championship on 24 November 2017 by defeating Pachuca in the final. The two matches drew record-setting crowds of 28,955 and 32,466 spectators, respectively.[15][16]

Commentator Glenn Moore declared Liga MX Femenil to have concluded a "very successful debut campaign."[17]

### Regulations

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During the inaugural season, teams were expected to field U-23 rosters; four slots were reserved for U-17 players, while two were for overage players. All players had to be born in Mexico. Additionally, the sixteen teams were split into two groups. Teams in each group played each other twice per season. The top two teams from each group advanced to the liguilla (playoffs), which consisted of a semifinal of two matches (home and away) followed by a final, also of two matches.

League rules mostly stayed the same for the second season. However, the U-23 limit was raised to U-24.[18] liguilla spots were also expanded to include eight teams instead of four, with the top four teams from each group moving on to the liguilla.[19]

For the third season, the age limit was raised to 25, but each team was allowed to field up to 6 overage players at a time. In addition, the groups were undone, so each team would play each other at least once during the season. Foreign-born Mexican players were also allowed to play, with up to six allowed per team. This decision brought in more players to the league from the NCAA, as well as from the NWSL and Spain's Primera División.

For the fourth season, the overage limit was removed, nonetheless the teams are still being required to allocate 1,000 minutes of play time per tournament to U-20 players to satisfy the league's minors rule.[20] The Campeón de Campeonas championship was also introduced to the league for the first time, with Tigres winning the first edition automatically after winning the league title of both tournaments of the 2021–22 season.[21][22]

For the fifth season, the league began to allow teams to have two non-Mexican players on their rosters.[23] On 25 June 2021, Tigres became the first club to make use of this option by signing Brazilian player Stefany Ferrer.[24] The league also inaugurated its youth division; Club América won the initial tournament.[25]

Beginning with the sixth season, the league began implementing VAR in the Liguilla phase of the tournament. Non-Mexican players spots also increased from two to four per team.[26]

During the eighth season, the league introduced an additional spot for non-Mexican players, thus allowing each team to have up to five non-Mexican players in their squad.[27] Additionally, the league made changes to the minors rule to not longer take into account U-20 players play time with the youth national teams (U-20 and U-17) unless the players receive a specific number of minutes during the current active tournament (90 minutes for U-17 players and 180 for U-20 players).[27]

### Notable results

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The league set history during the Clausura 2018 tournament as the second match of the final between Monterrey and Tigres at Estadio BBVA was at the time the highest-attended club match in women's football history, with a total of 51,211 fans attending the game.[28] This record has been broken multiple times since then,[29] but Mexico still holds the record for the highest attendance on a women's football match, which took place during the 1971 Women's World Cup final at Estadio Azteca.[30]

On 5 October 2019, a Liga MX Femenil team obtained for the first time a victory against an NWSL team when Tigres defeated Houston Dash 2–1 at the Estadio Universitario.[31] Previously, the Houston Dash had faced Monterrey in 2018 in a preseason match that ended with a 3–1 victory in favor of the Dash; This match represented the first time that a Liga MX Femenil team faced an NWSL side.[32]

On 5 July 2022, a Liga MX Femenil team and a European team faced each other for the first time when Club América played against Frauen-Bundesliga team Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Estadio Azteca. The match ended in a 1–0 victory for América.[33]

In November 2022, the league's previous highest attendance record set during the Clausura 2018 final between Monterrey and Tigres (51,211 attendees) was broken as the first match of the Apertura 2022 final between Tigres and Club América at Estadio Azteca drew a crowd of approximately 52,654 fans.[34] This final also broke TV viewership records as it was viewed by more than 5.3 million people, therefore becoming the most-viewed Liga MX Femenil final in history.[35][36][37] As a whole, the Apertura 2022 tournament was until that point the most viewed tournament in Liga MX Femenil history.[35]

During the Clausura 2023 tournament, Club América accepted to transfer Mexican forward Scarlett Camberos to Angel City FC in the fifth most expensive transfer in women's football of 2023, therefore becoming the largest transfer in league history for an outgoing player, larger than the transfers of Nigerian forward Uchenna Kanu to Racing Louisville for a $150,000 fee plus incentives, and Mia Fishel to Chelsea for a reported $250,000 fee, both by Tigres and in 2023 as well.[38][39][40][41] Additionally, the previous attendance record of the league that was set during the Apertura 2022 final was broken once again during the Clausura 2023 tournament final, as approximately 58,156 fans attended the second leg of this final at Estadio Azteca to watch Club América win its second title in history.[42] The Clausura 2023 tournament also became the most viewed tournament in league history as more than 15 million people tuned in to watch throughout the tournament.[43]

During the Apertura 2023 tournament, the transfer of Miah Zuazua from FC Juárez to Club América was the first transaction between two Liga MX Femenil clubs in which a transfer fee was paid.[44]

On 20 March 2024, the league in collaboration with the NWSL announced a new international competition named Summer Cup. This competition features six teams from Liga MX Femenil that compete against teams from the NWSL. The inaugural edition began on 19 July 2024.[45]

The league largest transfer in history for an incoming player came on 12 September 2024, when América reached an agreement with SC Internacional to transfer 20-years old Brazilian international forward Priscila to its ranks in exchange of a $497,403 fee plus incentives, making this transaction the largest one between Latin-American women's football clubs, and one of the largest in women's football.[46]

### Club changes

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For the inaugural season, only 16 of the 18 Liga MX clubs had a Liga MX Femenil team as Chiapas and Puebla were allowed to not have a team due to financial problems.[1] However, by the second season, all 18 clubs had an active Liga MX Femenil team. By then, Chiapas had been relegated to Ascenso MX, while Lobos BUAP had been promoted to Liga MX. As such, Lobos BUAP and Puebla both introduced their Liga MX Femenil teams during the 2018–2019 season.

By the third season, the league was expanded to 19 teams as Atlético San Luis Femenil was introduced due to Atlético San Luis promotion to Liga MX while no team was relegated.[47] Additionally, the Lobos BUAP franchise was acquired by then-second division club FC Juárez, as such the Lobos BUAP femenil team moved from Puebla to Juárez to form FC Juárez Femenil.[48] After the Apertura 2019, Veracruz folded in Liga MX, as such Veracruz Femenil became a defunct club as well, bringing the league back down to 18 teams.[49][50] In June 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Monarcas Morelia franchised was relocated to Mazatlán, putting an end to Morelia Femenil's three-years old trajectory in the top flight, and creating and integrating Mazatlán F.C. as the newest member of the league.[51]

### Sponsorships

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Prior to the third season, BBVA México announced that it would sponsor Liga MX Femenil in addition to Liga MX and Ascenso MX. With the sponsorship, which is slated for at least three years, the league's name was changed to Liga BBVA MX Femenil in June 2019.[52] Each club also have their own sponsors.

On 29 March 2023, Liga MX Femenil announced that Nike would become an official sponsor of the league. Unlike other sponsorships the league has, this one is exclusively for Liga MX Femenil. With this sponsorship, the official match ball of the league will be provided by Nike. Nike will also be providing equípment to all league players including players of the league's youth division, product innovation, and investment in development programs. The sponsorship went into full effect beginning with the 2023–24 season and is set to last for three years.[53][54]

### Lower and youth divisions

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#### Lower divisions

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In addition to the Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil, Mexico is also home to the Liga Mayor Femenil. Many players in Liga MX Femenil previously played in either of these existing leagues, as well as in various Mexican or US college teams and the WPSL.

#### Youth division

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Since the beginning of 2022, Liga MX Femenil has had a youth division to develop players in which all clubs are required to participate.[55] This division began as a U-17 division, but it will gradually increment the allowed age of the players that can participate in it after each season until it becomes a U-20 division. This is done with the objective of giving continuity and a chance of debuting professionally to the players that partake in this division.[56] There are future plans for the league to expand this division by including unique categories for ages 15–20.[56]

## Teams

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The following 18 clubs will compete in Liga MX Femenil during the 2024–25 season:

Guadalajara
Atlas

Atl. San Luis

León

UANL
Monterrey

Mazatlán

Necaxa

Pachuca

Puebla

Querétaro

Juárez

Santos Laguna

Tijuana

Toluca

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Location of the 2024–25 Liga MX Femenil teams.

América

UNAM

Cruz Azul

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Location of the 2023–24 Liga MX Femenil teams in Greater Mexico City.

Club  | City  | Ground  | Capacity  | Ref

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América[e] | Mexico City | Azteca | 81,070  | [57]
Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 55,020  | [58]
Atlético San Luis | San Luis Potosí City | Alfonso Lastras | 25,709  | [59]
Cruz Azul[f] | Mexico City | Instalaciones La Noria | 2,000  | [60][61]
Guadalajara | Zapopan | Akron | 46,232  | [62]
Juárez | Ciudad Juárez | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 19,703  | [63]
León | León | León | 31,297  | [64]
Mazatlán | Mazatlán | Mazatlán | 25,000  | [65]
Monterrey | Guadalupe | BBVA | 51,348  | [66]
Necaxa | Aguascalientes City | Victoria | 23,851  | [67]
Pachuca | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 27,512  | [68]
Puebla | Puebla City | Cuauhtémoc | 47,417  | [69]
Querétaro | Querétaro City | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | 4,600  | [70]
Santos Laguna | Torreón | Corona | 29,237  | [71]
Tijuana | Tijuana | Caliente | 27,333  | [72]
Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 31,000  | [73]
UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza | Universitario | 41,886  | [74]
UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | 48,297  | [75]

## Managers

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For a list of all former and current Liga MX Femenil managers with a Wikipedia article, see Category: Liga MX Femenil managers.

The current managers in Liga MX Femenil are:

Nat.  | Name  | Club  | Appointed  | Time as manager

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| Ángel Villacampa | América | 17 June 2022 | 2 years, 189 days
| Juan Manuel Romo | Tijuana | 28 June 2022 | 2 years, 178 days
| Alejandro Corona | León | 6 December 2022 | 2 years, 17 days
| Óscar Fernández | Juárez | 13 June 2023 | 1 year, 193 days
| Roberto Medina | Atlas | 13 June 2023 | 1 year, 193 days
| Oscar Fernando Torres | Pachuca | 29 November 2023 | 1 year, 24 days
| Marcello Frigério | UNAM | 14 December 2023 | 1 year, 9 days
| Amelia Valverde | Monterrey | 15 December 2023 | 1 year, 8 days
| Karla Maya | Santos Laguna | 23 December 2023 | 1 year, 0 days
| Ricardo Belli | Toluca | 6 June 2024 | 200 days
| Fernando Samayoa | Querétaro | 28 June 2024 | 178 days
| Roberto Pérez | Mazatlán | 13 September 2024 | 101 days
| Carlos Adrián Morales | Puebla | 7 October 2024 | 77 days
| Lupita Worbis | Necaxa | 25 November 2024 | 28 days
| Antonio Contreras | Guadalajara | 28 November 2024 | 25 days
| Ignacio Quintana | Atlético San Luis | 13 December 2024 | 10 days
| Diego Testas | Cruz Azul | 18 December 2024 | 5 days
| Pedro Martínez Losa | UANL | 20 December 2024 | 3 days

Source: Liga MX Femenil

## Player records

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All records are current as of the Apertura 2023 tournament. Source: Liga MX Femenil.

### Top scorers by tournament

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Tournament  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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Apertura 2017 |  Lucero Cuevas | América | 15
Clausura 2018 |  Lucero Cuevas (2) | América | 15
Apertura 2018 |  Desirée Monsiváis | Monterrey | 13
Clausura 2019 |  Fabiola Ibarra | Atlas | 7
Isela Ojeda | Santos Laguna
Apertura 2019 |  Desirée Monsiváis (2) | Monterrey | 17
Viridiana Salazar | Pachuca
Guardianes 2020 |  Katty Martínez | UANL | 18
Guardianes 2021 |  Alison González | Atlas | 18
Grita México 2021 |  Alicia Cervantes | Guadalajara | 17
Clausura 2022 |  Alicia Cervantes (2) | Guadalajara | 14
Apertura 2022 |  Mia Fishel | UANL | 17
Clausura 2023 |  Charlyn Corral | Pachuca | 20
Apertura 2023 |  Alicia Cervantes (3) | Guadalajara | 15
Maricarmen Reyes | UANL
Clausura 2024 |  Charlyn Corral (2) | Pachuca | 19
Apertura 2024 |  Charlyn Corral (3) | Pachuca | 18

### Most appearances

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Pos  | Player  | Regular phase appearances  | Liguilla appearances  | Total appearances  | Years  | Teams(s)

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1 |  Liliana Mercado | 177 | 59 | 236 | 2017–present | Tigres UANL (236)
2 |  Belén Cruz | 173 | 58 | 231 | 2017–present | Tigres UANL (231)
3 |  Nancy Antonio | 171 | 59 | 230 | 2017–present | Tigres UANL (208)
4 |  Casandra Cuevas | 192 | 35 | 227 | 2017–present | Club América (209), Club Tijuana (18)
5 |  Lizbeth Ángeles | 192 | 33 | 225 | 2017–present | Club León (17), C.F. Pachuca (208)
6 |  Rebeca Bernal | 172 | 50 | 222 | 2017–present | C.F. Monterrey (222)
7 |  Mariana Cadena | 174 | 47 | 221 | 2017–present | C.F. Monterrey (221)
8 |  Lizbeth Ovalle | 159 | 60 | 219 | 2017–present | Tigres UANL (219)
9 |  Greta Espinoza | 163 | 56 | 219 | 2018–present | Tigres UANL(219)
10 |  Daniela Espinosa | 176 | 36 | 212 | 2017–present | Club Tijuana (55), Club América (157)

### Most goals

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Pos  | Player  | Regular phase goals  | Liguilla goals  | Total goals  | Years  | Teams(s)

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1 |  Katty Martinez | 110 | 22 | 132 | 2017–present | Club América (37), Tigres UANL (95)
2 |  Desirée Monsiváis | 114 | 17 | 131 | 2017–present | UNAM (9), C.F. Monterrey (122)
3 |  Alicia Cervantes | 112 | 17 | 129 | 2017–present | C.D. Guadalajara (108), C.F. Monterrey (12), Atlas (9)
4 |  Alison González | 94 | 16 | 110 | 2018–present | Club América (27), Atlas (72), Tigres UANL (11)
5 |  Lizbeth Ovalle | 70 | 24 | 94 | 2017–present | Tigres UANL (94)
6 |  Daniela Espinosa | 82 | 10 | 92 | 2017–present | Club Tijuana (17), Club América (75)
7 |  Stephany Mayor | 70 | 21 | 91 | 2020–present | Tigres UANL (91)
8 |  Viridiana Salazar | 76 | 11 | 87 | 2017–present | C.F. Pachuca (87)
9 |  Renae Cuéllar | 76 | 0 | 76 | 2019–2023 | Club Tijuana (76)
10 |  Christina Burkenroad | 66 | 9 | 75 | 2020–present | C.F. Monterrey (75)

## Competition format

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Liga MX Femenil trophy.

Each Liga MX Femenil season is divided into two tournaments: an Apertura tournament, which usually takes place from July to December, and a Clausura tournament, which usually takes place from January to May, with each tournament crowning a champion. Each tournament consist of a regular phase, and a Liguilla (Liga MX Femenil version of the playoffs) phase. The league does not have a promotion and relegation system.

Depending on their performance during the season or calendar year, teams may qualify to the either the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, or both.

### Regular phase

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For the inaugural 2017–18 season, the regular phase competition format consisted of 16 teams divided into two groups of eight from which the top two teams from each group at the end of the regular phase qualified to the semi-finals of the Liguilla.[76] For the 2018–19 season, the regular phase format was changed along with the addition of two more teams to the league. With the new format, 18 teams were divided into two groups of nine, from which the top four teams from each group at the end of the regular phase of the tournament qualified to the quarter-finals of the Liguilla.[19] For the 2019–20 season, the format was changed once more and the current regular phase format was implemented. The current format consists of a single table of 18 teams, in which each side plays against the other 17 teams. After 17 matchdays, The top eight teams advance to the quarter-finals of the liguilla.[77]

### Playoffs (Liguilla) phase

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The Liguilla (Spanish for "little league") is the playoff phase of the tournament. This phase begins with the quarter-finals, for which the top eight teams at the end of the regular phase qualify. Each knockout stage of the Liguilla is played as a two-game series (home-and-away basis), in which the team that finished higher in the table during the regular phase always plays the second match at home. In case of a draw in the aggregate score of a series after 180 minutes in the quarter-finals or semi-finals stage, the team that finished higher in the table during the regular phase of the tournament advances to the next stage. In case of draw in the aggregate score of the final after 180 minutes, the teams go directly to penalties to decide the champion. [1]

### CONCACAF W Champions Cup qualification

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On 12 March 2024, CONCACAF announced the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, its annual continental women's football club competition.[78] Liga MX Femenil is allocated three spots into the group stage of the competition. Teams qualify to this tournament based on the following criteria:[79]

* Champion of the Apertura tournament
* Champion of the Clausura tournament
* Best runner-up of the season based on total accumulated points across the regular phase of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments

### Summer Cup qualification

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On 20 March 2024, Liga MX Femenil and the NWSL announced the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.[45] For the inaugural 2024 edition, the six teams that accumulated the most number of points across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of the previous calendar year qualify to this competition.[80]

## Champions

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### Liga MX Femenil

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Each Liga MX Femenil season crowns two champions, one for the Apertura tournament and another one for the Clausura tournament.

#### Finals by tournament

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Tournament | Champions | Result | Runners-up

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Apertura 2017 | Guadalajara | 0–2, 3–0 | Pachuca
Clausura 2018 | UANL | 2–2, 2–2 (4–2 pen) | Monterrey
Apertura 2018 | América | 2–2, 1–1 (3–1 pen) | UANL
Clausura 2019 | UANL | 1–1, 2–1 | Monterrey
Apertura 2019 | Monterrey | 1–1, 1–0 | UANL
Clausura 2020 | No title awarded[g]
Guardianes 2020 | UANL | 1–0, 0–1 (3–2 pen) | Monterrey
Guardianes 2021 | UANL | 2–1, 5–3 | Guadalajara
Grita México 2021 | Monterrey | 2–2, 0–0 (3–1 pen) | UANL
Clausura 2022 | Guadalajara | 4–2, 0–1 | Pachuca
Apertura 2022 | UANL | 1–0, 2–0 | América
Clausura 2023 | América | 2–1, 2–1 | Pachuca
Apertura 2023 | UANL | 3–0, 0–0 | América
Clausura 2024 | Monterrey | 0–1, 2–1 (4–3 pen) | América
Apertura 2024 | Monterrey | 0–1, 3–2 (4–3 pen) | UANL

#### Titles per club

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Club  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Winning years

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Tigres UANL | 6  | 4  | Clausura 2018, Clausura 2019, Guardianes 2020, Guardianes 2021, Apertura 2022, Apertura 2023
Monterrey | 4  | 3  | Apertura 2019, Grita México 2021, Clausura 2024, Apertura 2024
América | 2  | 3  | Apertura 2018, Clausura 2023
Guadalajara | 2  | 1  | Apertura 2017, Clausura 2022
Pachuca | 0  | 3  |

### Campeón de Campeonas

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Main article: Campeón de Campeones

The Campeón de Campeonas is an annual championship that was introduced to the league during the 2020–21 season. Teams qualify to this championship by winning the league title of either the Apertura or Clausura tournament of the current season. For the inaugural edition, the trophy was awarded to Tigres UANL automatically after winning the league title for both Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the 2020–21 season.[21][82]

#### Titles per club

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Club  | Winners  | Runner-Up  | Winning Seasons

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UANL | 3 | 0 | 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 2021–22
Monterrey | 0 | 2 |
América | 0 | 1 |

## Broadcasting

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Each club in the league negotiates directly TV rights contracts with TV networks or streaming platforms. All clubs have an official broadcaster in Mexico, and a number of them also offer their games in the U.S. either through TV broadcast or streaming.

Broadcast rights  Team  | Mexico Broadcaster  | U.S. Broadcaster

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América | Televisa / Club América Femenil digital platforms[Note 2] | TelevisaUnivision / Club América Femenil digital platforms[Note 2]
Atlas | Caliente TV[Note 11] | Fox Deportes[Note 7]
Atlético San Luis | ESPN[Note 8] | –
Cruz Azul | Televisa[Note 1] | TelevisaUnivision[Note 1]
Guadalajara | Fox Sports / Chivas TV | NBCUniversal[Note 3]
Juárez | Fox Sports | Fox Deportes[Note 7]
León | Fox Sports / TVCuatro | –
Mazatlán | Fox Sports / TV Azteca[Note 6] | –
Monterrey | Televisa[Note 10] | TelevisaUnivision[Note 1]
Necaxa | Televisa[Note 1] | TelevisaUnivision[Note 1]
Pachuca | Fox Sports | –
Puebla | Fox Sports / TV Azteca[Note 6] | –
Querétaro | Caliente TV[Note 11] | –
Santos Laguna | Caliente TV [Note 11] | Fox Deportes[Note 7]
Tijuana | Caliente TV[Note 11] | –
Toluca | Televisa[Note 1] | TelevisaUnivision[Note 1]
UANL | Fox Sports | Fox Deportes[Note 7] / Estrella TV
UNAM | Televisa[Note 1] | TelevisaUnivision[Note 1]

* Source: Liga MX Femenil

1. ^

All home matches are streamed on ViX.

2. ^

All home matches are streamed on ViX and Club América Femenil digital platforms (Youtube and Facebook). Selected matches may air on free-to-air channel El Nueve in Mexico.

3. ^

Matches are streamed on Telemundo streaming platforms (Telemundo App, TelemundoDeportes.com, and Telemundo Deportes Youtube channel). Selected home matches are also televised on pay TV channel Universo.

4. ^

Selected matches are streamed on ESPN+ and may air on ESPN Deportes either live or via tape-delay. Rights sublicensed from Fox Deportes.

5. ^

All home matches are streamed on Tigres Femenil digital platform (Facebook).

6. ^

All home matches are shown on TV Azteca digital platforms and Fox Sports Mexico simultaneously.

7. ^

All home matches are shown on Fox Deportes either live or via tape-delay or on Fox Sports streaming platforms (Fox Sports App and foxsports.com).

8. ^

All home matches are shown on an ESPN-branded linear TV network and streamed via Star+ in Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic, and streamed via Star+ in Spanish-speaking South America.

9. ^

All home matches are streamed via the TVP account on Facebook.

10. ^

All home matches are streamed on ViX. Selected matches may air on free-to-air channel El Nueve.

11. ^

All home matches are streamed through Caliente TV digital platforms (www.caliente.tv, Facebook, Twitch, X, and Youtube) as well as being broadcast through Caliente TV own television channel.

## Footnotes

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1. ^ includes ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN+, and Star+.
2. ^ includes Fox Sports 2.
3. ^ includes Vix, El Nueve, and Affizionados.
4. ^ Includes Azteca Digital.
5. ^ Club América play some of its home games during the regular phase at an alternative venue located at their training grounds.
6. ^ Cruz Azul plays all of its regular phase home games at a venue located at their training grounds. In the case of Cruz Azul advancing to the liguilla, they must play their home games at an stadium due to league regulations.
7. ^ On 22 May 2020, Liga MX informed that the Clausura tournament in Liga MX and Liga MX Femenil was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with no title being awarded.[81]

## See also

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* Category: Liga MX Femenil players
* Category: Liga MX Femenil managers
* Category: Liga MX Femenil seasons
* Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil
* Women's football in Mexico
* Campeón de Campeones (Super Cup)
* Liga MX
* Mexican Football Federation
* Sport in Mexico

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## External links

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* Official website

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Seasons|

* 2017–18
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* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

2024–25 teams|

* América
* Atlas
* Atlético San Luis
* Cruz Azul
* Guadalajara
* Juárez
* León
* Mazatlán
* Monterrey
* Necaxa
* Pachuca
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* Tijuana
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* UANL
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Former teams|

* Veracruz
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Associated competitions|

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| Men|

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Women|

* National team
* U-20
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League system|

| Men|

* Liga MX
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Women|

* Liga MX Femenil
* Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Campeón de Campeones
* Copa Conecta
* Copa Promesas MX
* Copa MX (defunct)
* Supercopa MX (defunct)
* Pre Libertadores Cup (defunct)
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International|

* 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament
* 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament

Awards|

* Balón de Oro
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Lists|

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Africa|

| North Africa|

* Algeria
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West Africa|

| Zone A|

* Cape Verde
* Gambia
* Guinea
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Zone B|

* Benin
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* Ghana
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Togo

Central Africa|

* Cameroon
* Chad
* Congo
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* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon

East Africa|

* Burundi
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Rwanda
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Uganda

Southern Africa|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Comoros
* Eswatini
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* Zambia

Asia|

| West Asia|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia

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Central Asia|

* Iran
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* Uzbekistan

South Asia|

* Bangladesh
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* India
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan

East Asia|

* China PR
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* Mongolia
* Taiwan

Southeast Asia|

* Australia
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Europe|

* Albania
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North and Central America,
and the Caribbean|

| North America|

* Canada
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* United States
* NWSL
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Central America|

* Costa Rica
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Caribbean|

* Puerto Rico

Oceania|

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South America|

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