Summary
Liga MX (MEX1) is the top level of league style football competition in Mexico. The MEX1 season is split into two championships, the 2018-2019 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. The MEX1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (CNCFCL):
- 2018-2019 Torneo Apertura Liguilla champion and runner-up
- 2018-2019 Torneo Clausura Liguilla champion and runner-up
Leagues Pyramid - Mexico
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| MEX1 | Liga MX | 18 |
| MEX2 | Ascenso MX | 15 |
| MEX3 | Liga Premier | 48 |
| MEX4 | Tercera División | 214 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 20 Jul 2018 - 25 Nov 2018 Apertura - Playoffs 28 Nov 2018 - 16 Dec 2018 | Clausura - Regular 4 Jan 2019 - 5 May 2019 Clausura - Playoffs 8 May 2019 - 26 May 2019 | 18: MEX1 (17), MEX2 (1) | |
Season Format
Each MEX1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 MEX1 teams once in the 2018-2019 Torneo Apertura (17 matches) and once in the 2019-2020 Torneo Clausura (17 matches) for a total of 34 league matches. At the end of each torneo, the top eight teams advance to the La Liguilla (the playoffs) to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head results between tied teams, (4) goals scored away, (5) highest relegation coefficient, then (6) Fairplay points.
Playoffs
At the end of each torneo, the top 8 MEX1 teams advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate score advances playoffs. The first round of these playoffs, the Quarterfinals, has the following matchups: 1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th. The four advancing teams play in a Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Semifinals. The two Semifinal winners advance to the Finals with the winner becoming the torneo champion. All Torneo Finalists advance to the 2019-2020 CNCFCL.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 Torneo Clausura, the results from the 2018-2019 Toreno Apertura, the 2018-2019 Torneo Clausura and the two previous seasons are used to build the 2018-2019 MEX1 Relegation Table. The MEX1 team with the lowest "points per match" ratio is relegated to the MEX2. The MEX2 champion is promoted to the 2019-2020 MEX1 Torneo Apertura.
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Campeón de Campeones
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 00 | UANL Tigres | Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| América wins on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
Clausura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | UANL Tigres | 10 | Club León |
| 23.05.19 | | 10 | Club León | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| 26.05.19 | | 00 | UANL Tigres | Estadio León |
Clausura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Monterrey | 11 | UANL Tigres |
| 15.05.19 |  | 10 | UANL Tigres | Estadio BBVA Bancomer |
| 18.05.19 | | 10 | Monterrey | Estadio BBVA Bancomer | ||
| UANL Tigres (higher seed) advances | ||||||
| Aggregate | América | 11 | Club León |
Clausura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | UANL Tigres | 22 | Pachuca |
| 08.05.19 | | 11 | Pachuca | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| 11.05.19 | | 11 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) | ||
| UANL Tigres (higher seed) advances | ||||||
| Aggregate | Club Tijuana | 25 | Club León |
| 08.05.19 |  | 13 | Club León | Estadio Caliente |
| 11.05.19 | | 21 | Club Tijuana | Estadio León |
| Aggregate | Club Necaxa | 11 | Monterrey |
| 09.05.19 |  | 10 | Monterrey | Estadio Victoria |
| 12.05.19 | | 10 | Club Necaxa | Estadio BBVA Bancomer | ||
| Monterrey (higher seed) advances | ||||||
| Aggregate | Cruz Azul | 32 | América |
Torneo Clausura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Club León | 17 | 13 -2-2 | 41 | - | 41 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | UANL Tigres | 17 | 11 -4-2 | 37 | - | 33 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | - | 33 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 -5-0 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | - | 26 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | América | 17 | 9 -2-6 | 29 | - | 28 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | Club Necaxa | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | Pachuca | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | - | 32 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 8 -0-0 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -15 |
| 8 | Club Tijuana | 17 | 9 -1-7 | 28 | - | 25 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 9 | Toluca | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 28 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| 10 | Puebla | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | - | 18 | 21 | -3 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | - | 21 | 23 | -2 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| 12 | Lobos BUAP | 17 | 6 -2-9 | 20 | - | 17 | 34 | -17 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| 13 | Atlas | 17 | 6 -1-10 | 19 | - | 19 | 28 | -9 | 8 | 3 -0-5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 14 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | - | 16 | 21 | -5 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 15 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | - | 19 | 26 | -7 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 -0-7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 16 | Morelia | 17 | 2 -7-8 | 13 | - | 20 | 31 | -11 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 3 -2-12 | 11 | - | 11 | 30 | -19 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 0 -0-8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | -16 |
| 18 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | 17 | 0 -4-13 | 0 | - | 7 | 34 | -27 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 9 | 0 -2-7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | -19 |
Clausura Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apertura Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | América | 20 | Cruz Azul |
Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Cruz Azul | 11 | Monterrey |
| Aggregate | América | 27 | Pumas UNAM |
| 06.12.18 | | 11 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio Azteca |
| 09.12.18 | | 61 | América | Estadio Azteca |
Apertura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Querétaro | 13 | Cruz Azul |
| Aggregate | Monterrey | 30 | Santos Laguna |
| 28.11.18 | | 10 | Santos Laguna | Estadio BBVA Bancomer |
| 01.12.18 | | 02 | Monterrey | Estadio Corona |
| Aggregate | Toluca | 45 | América |
| Aggregate | UANL Tigres | 34 | Pumas UNAM |
| 29.11.18 | | 21 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| 02.12.18 | | 31 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 11 -3-3 | 36 | - | 26 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 -1-0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 2 | América | 17 | 9 -6-2 | 33 | - | 33 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 -3-0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | - | 29 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | - | 27 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 -3-0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | - | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 6 | UANL Tigres | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | - | 32 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Toluca | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | - | 27 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | -5 |
| 8 | Querétaro | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | - | 19 | 20 | -1 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 9 | Morelia | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 23 | 26 | -3 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 10 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | - | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | - | 21 | 22 | -1 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | - | 23 | 30 | -7 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 0 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 13 | Lobos BUAP | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | - | 21 | 25 | -4 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 0 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 14 | Club León | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | - | 18 | 23 | -5 | 8 | 2 -0-6 | 0 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 15 | Club Tijuana | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | - | 13 | 24 | -11 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
| 16 | Club Necaxa | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | - | 19 | 29 | -10 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 -1-7 | 0 | 8 | 19 | -11 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | - | 11 | 27 | -16 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | -13 |
| 18 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | - | 17 | 40 | -23 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 0 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | -14 |
Apertura Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 52 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio Corona |
 | 40 | Lobos BUAP | Estadio Nemesio Díez |
| 40 | Puebla | Estadio Caliente |
| 10 | Querétaro | Estadio Victoria |
| 21 | Guadalajara | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| 14 | Cruz Azul | Estadio Olímpico de la BUAP |
| 22 | Toluca | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| 21 | Club León | Estadio AKRON |
| 22 | Club Necaxa | Estadio BBVA Bancomer |
| 10 | Santos Laguna | Estadio Azteca |
 | 14 | Club Tijuana | Estadio Morelos |
| 11 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Cuauhtémoc |
| 21 | Querétaro | Estadio Corona |