Liga de Expansión MX

Second tier Mexican football league

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Football league

Liga de Expansión MX

Organising body| Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF)
Founded| 2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Country| Mexico
Confederation| CONCACAF
Number of clubs| 15
Level on pyramid| 2
Current champions| Tapatío
(2nd title)
Most championships| Atlante
(3 titles)
TV partners| Claro[1]
ESPN[2]
Fox Sports[3]
Hi Sports
Televisa[4]
TV Azteca[5]
TVC Deportes[6]
Website| ligabbvaexpansion.mx
Current: 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season

Liga de Expansión MX, officially known as Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional division of Mexican football. Founded in 2020 as part of the FMF's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second level league in Mexico.[7] The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with strong administration, finances, and infrastructure.

## History

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On 20 February 2020, the presidents of the Liga MX clubs, the Ascenso MX clubs and the FMF executives had a meeting, in which different topics were discussed with the intent of strengthening the two main leagues in the country.[8]

On 26 June 2020, the league was officially presented, with the participation of 16 teams: Alebrijes de Oaxaca, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, Cancún, Celaya, Cimarrones de Sonora, Correcaminos UAT, Dorados de Sinaloa, Leones Negros UdeG, Mineros de Zacatecas, Tampico Madero, and Venados F.C. as Ascenso MX teams. Pumas Tabasco and Tapatío entered to the league as Liga MX affiliates.[9] Finally, on 17 July 2020, Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala were invited as Liga Premier expansion teams.[10]

On 22 May 2023, the Liga MX owners assembly approved a reform for the league that should have been carried out in 2024. This reform planned that the 18 member teams of the Liga MX should have had a U-23 team in the Liga de Expansión, which would have represented a merger between the Expansión MX and the Liga MX U–23.[11] However, in May 2024 the proposal was scrapped due to opposition from the owners of the Liga de Expansión teams, as they considered that the project represented a degradation of the participating clubs.[12]

## Participating clubs

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Atlante

Morelia

Cancún

Celaya

Jaiba Brava

La Paz

Oaxaca

Sinaloa

Tapatío
UdeG

Tepatitlán

Tlaxcala

UAT

Venados

Zacatecas

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Location of teams in the 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX

Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Atlante | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313
Atlético La Paz | La Paz, Baja California Sur | Guaycura | 5,209
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000
Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182
Jaiba Brava | Tampico and Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667
Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598
Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 20,108
Tapatío | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 46,232
Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 8,085
Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 11,135
Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087
UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520
UdeG | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020
Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068

### On hiatus

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Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747

## Champions and runners-up

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Main article: List of Mexican football champions

Club  | Titles | Runners-up  | Winning editions

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Atlante | 3 | 2 | Grita México 2021, Apertura 2022, Clausura 2024
Tapatío | 2 | 0 | Clausura 2023, Apertura 2024
Morelia | 1 | 2 | Clausura 2022
Tampico Madero | 1 | 1 | Guardianes 2020
Tepatitlán | 1 | 0 | Guardianes 2021
Cancún | 1 | 0 | Apertura 2023
Celaya | 0 | 2 | –
Sonora | 0 | 1 | –
UdeG | 0 | 1 | –

### Campeón de Campeones de la Liga de Expansión MX

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Club  | Titles | Runners-up  | Winning editions

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Atlante | 1 | 2 | 2021–22
Tepatitlán | 1 | 0 | 2020–21
Tapatío | 1 | 0 | 2022–23
Cancún | 1 | 0 | 2023–24
Morelia | 0 | 1 | –
Tampico Madero | 0 | 1 | –

## Managers

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The current managers in the Liga de Expansión MX are:

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

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| Alfonso Sosa | UdeG | 7 September 2021 | 3 years, 150 days
| Luis Arce | Cancún | 1 June 2023 | 1 year, 248 days
| Arturo Ortega | Tapatío | 15 June 2023 | 1 year, 234 days
| Raúl Rico | Atlético La Paz | 10 December 2023 | 1 year, 56 days
| Rigoberto Esparza | Venados | 16 May 2024 | 264 days
| Sebastián Abreu | Sinaloa | 30 May 2024 | 250 days
| Sergio Blanco | Celaya | 30 May 2024 | 250 days
| Jair Real | Tepatitlán | 23 July 2024 | 196 days
| Arturo Alvarado | Oaxaca | 8 October 2024 | 119 days
| Nacho Castro | Atlético Morelia | 18 November 2024 | 78 days
| Mario García | Zacatecas | 24 November 2024 | 72 days
| Héctor Hugo Eugui | UAT | 25 November 2024 | 71 days
| Luis Orozco | Tlaxcala | 27 November 2024 | 69 days
| Miguel Fuentes | Atlante | 3 December 2024 | 63 days
| Marco Antonio Ruiz | Jaiba Brava | 3 December 2024 | 63 days

## Top scorers

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Year  | Name  | Team  | Goals

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Guardianes 2020  |  Alberto Alvarado Morín
Lizandro Echeverría
Guillermo Martínez
Gustavo Ramírez | UAT
Atlante
Celaya
Morelia | 7
Guardianes 2021  |  Julio Cruz | Oaxaca | 10
Apertura 2021  |  Raúl Zúñiga | Sinaloa | 12
Clausura 2022  |  David Angulo
Juan Machado
Óscar Villa | Tepatitlán
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Sonora | 8
Apertura 2022  |  Diego Jiménez | Sonora | 12
Clausura 2023  |  Ricardo Marín | Celaya | 10
Apertura 2023  |  Luis Razo | Zacatecas | 10
Clausura 2024  |  José Rodriguez | Cancún | 9
Apertura 2024  |  Vladimir Moragrega | Atlante | 11

## See also

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* Football in Mexico
* Mexican football league system
* Mexican Football Federation
* Liga MX
* Ascenso MX
* Liga Premier
* Liga TDP

## References

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1. ^ includes Claro Sports
2. ^ includes ESPN 2 and ESPN 3
3. ^ includes Fox Sports 2
4. ^ includes TUDN
5. ^ Includes Azteca Digital
6. ^ includes TVC Deportes 2
7. ^ Enrique Martínez Villar (24 April 2020). "¡Se confirma! No habrá ascenso ni descenso en 6 años; aprueban Liga de Desarrollo". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
8. ^ "Comunicado de la LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX y la FMF". LIGA MX. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
9. ^ "Asamblea Ordinaria de Clubes del 26 de Junio del 2020". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
10. ^ "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
11. ^ "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". ligamx.net (in Spanish). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
12. ^ "Descartan fusión de la Liga de Expansión con la Sub-23". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
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Football in Mexico

* Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
* League system
* Venues
* Champions
* Clubs
* International competitions

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-21
* U-20
* U-18
* U-17
* U-15
* Futsal
* Beach soccer

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Women|

* National team
* U-20
* U-17

League system|

| Men|

* Liga MX
* Liga de Expansión
* Liga Premier
* Liga TDP
* Liga de Balompié Mexicano
* Liga MXA Independiente

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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)
* InterLiga (defunct)

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International|

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

Awards|

* Balón de Oro
* Top scorers

Lists|

* El Clásico
* Clásico Joven
* Clásico Capitalino
* Clásico Regiomontano
* Clásico Tapatío

* Men's players
* Women's players
* Expatriate players
* Managers
* Referees
* Seasons

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