Liga BBVA Bancomer MX
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2020-2021
Location
Mexico
Abbreviation
MEX1

Summary

Liga MX (MEX1) is the top level of league style football competition in Mexico. The MEX1 season is split into two championships, the 2020-2021 Torneo Guard1anes and the Torneo Clausura. The MEX1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022 CONCACAF Champions League (CNCFCL):
    • 2020-2021 Torneo Guard1anes Liguilla champion and runner-up
    • 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura Liguilla champion and runner-up

Prior to the start of the 2020-2021 Torneo Apertura, 8 MEX1 teams will participate in the Copa por México. In this tournament, the 8 teams will be split into 2 groups of 4 where each team will play the other teams in their group once for a total of 3 matches. The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the Semifinals.

Leagues Pyramid - Mexico

Abbrev League # of Teams
MEX1 Liga MX 18
MEX2 Liga de Expansión MX 17
MEX3A Liga Premier Serie A 28
MEX3B Liga Premier Serie B 15
MEX4 Liga TDP 180+

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Guard1anes - Regular
23 Jul 2020 - 9 Nov 2020
Guard1anes - Playoffs
12 Nov 2020 - 13 Dec 2020
Clausura - Regular
8 Jan 2021 - 2 May 2021
Clausura - Playoffs
5 May 2021 - 30 May 2021
 18: MEX1 (17), MEX2 (1)

Season Format

Each MEX1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 MEX1 teams once in the 2020-2021 Torneo Guard1anes (17 matches) and once in the 2021-2022 Torneo Clausura (17 matches) for a total of 34 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head results between tied teams, (4) away goals scored, (5) highest relegation coefficient, then (6) Fairplay points.

Playoffs

At the end of each torneo, the top four teams advance to the La Liguilla (the playoffs) Quarterfinals, and the 5th through 12th place teams advance to the Reclasificación. In the Reclasificación, 5th place plays 12th place, 6th place plays 11th place, 7th place plays 10th place, and 8th place plays 9th place in a single match playoff at the higher seed's home venue. If a match is tied after regulation time, the teams advance to a best of 5 penalty shoot-out. The winners play in Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Quarterfinals. 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 2021-2022 CNCFCL.

Relegation

At the end of the 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura, the results from the 2020-2021 Toreno Apertura, the 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura and the two previous seasons are used to build the 2020-2021 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 2021-2022 MEX1 Torneo Apertura.


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Clausura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateSantos Laguna  12 Cruz Azul  
27.05.21Santos Laguna 01 Cruz AzulEstadio Corona
30.05.21Cruz Azul 11 Santos LagunaEstadio Azteca

Clausura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregatePachuca  01 Cruz Azul  
19.05.21Pachuca 00 Cruz AzulEstadio Miguel Hidalgo
22.05.21Cruz Azul 10 PachucaEstadio Azteca
AggregateSantos Laguna  31 Puebla  
20.05.21Santos Laguna 30 PueblaEstadio Corona
23.05.21Puebla 10 Santos LagunaEstadio Cuauhtémoc

Clausura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateToluca  34 Cruz Azul  
12.05.21Toluca 21 Cruz AzulEstadio Nemesio Díez
15.05.21Cruz Azul 31 TolucaEstadio Azteca
AggregateAtlas  11 Puebla  
12.05.21Atlas 10 PueblaEstadio Jalisco
15.05.21Puebla 10 AtlasEstadio Cuauhtémoc
 Puebla advances as the higher seed 
AggregatePachuca  55 América  
13.05.21Pachuca 31 AméricaEstadio Miguel Hidalgo
16.05.21América 42 PachucaEstadio Azteca
 Pachuca advances w/more away goals (2-1) 
AggregateSantos Laguna  32 Monterrey  
13.05.21Santos Laguna 21 MonterreyEstadio Corona
16.05.21Monterrey 11 Santos LagunaEstadio BBVA Bancomer

Clausura - Reclasificación

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 8 May 2021
 Atlas 10 UANL TigresEstadio Jalisco
 Santos Laguna 50 QuerétaroEstadio Corona
Sun - 9 May 2021
 Club León 22 TolucaEstadio León
 Toluca advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Pachuca 42 GuadalajaraEstadio Miguel Hidalgo

Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Cruz Azul 1713 -2-241-26111597 -1-122179886 -1-119927
2América 1712 -2-338-26141287 -1-022145995 -1-3161293
3Puebla 177 -7-328-25141193 -4-213105584 -3-1151596
4Monterrey 178 -4-528-2213995 -2-217106483 -2-3111275
5Santos Laguna 177 -5-526-1813596 -2-120157881 -3-4636-3
6Club León 178 -2-726-2523295 -1-3161410483 -1-4101113-2
7Atlas 177 -4-625-2015594 -1-4131110183 -3-212954
8Pachuca 176 -5-623-2019183 -2-31178-193 -3-31213112
9Guadalajara 175 -8-423-2121082 -4-210910-193 -4-21312111
10UANL Tigres 176 -5-623-1920-183 -1-4101012-293 -4-213981
11Toluca 176 -4-722-2624295 -2-2171811781 -2-55813-5
12Querétaro 176 -3-821-1925-696 -2-120136780 -1-71619-13
13Mazatlán 176 -3-821-1926-794 -3-2151210282 -0-66716-9
14Club Tijuana 175 -5-720-1921-284 -1-313119291 -4-47812-4
15Pumas UNAM 174 -6-718-1012-282 -3-3965192 -3-4947-3
16FC Juárez 174 -3-1015-1329-1683 -2-311812-491 -1-74517-12
17Atlético San Luis 173 -3-1112-2033-1382 -3-391015-591 -0-831018-8
18Club Necaxa 172 -5-1011-1429-1582 -3-39611-590 -2-72818-10
Clausura - Quarterfinals
Clausura - Reclasificación

Guard1anes - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregatePumas UNAM  13 Club León  
10.12.20Pumas UNAM 11 Club LeónEstadio Olímpico Universitario
13.12.20Club León 20 Pumas UNAMEstadio León

Guard1anes- Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateGuadalajara  12 Club León  
02.12.20Guadalajara 11 Club LeónEstadio AKRON
05.12.20Club León 10 GuadalajaraEstadio León
AggregateCruz Azul  44 Pumas UNAM  
03.12.20Cruz Azul 40 Pumas UNAMEstadio Azteca
06.12.20Pumas UNAM 40 Cruz AzulEstadio Olímpico Universitario
 Pumas UNAM advances as higher seeded team 

Guard1anes- Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregatePuebla  23 Club León  
25.11.20Puebla 21 Club LeónEstadio Cuauhtémoc
28.11.20Club León 20 PueblaEstadio León
AggregateGuadalajara  31 América  
25.11.20Guadalajara 10 AméricaEstadio AKRON
28.11.20América 12 GuadalajaraEstadio Azteca
AggregateUANL Tigres  23 Cruz Azul  
26.11.20UANL Tigres 13 Cruz AzulEstadio Universitario (San Nicolás)
29.11.20Cruz Azul 01 UANL TigresEstadio Azteca
AggregatePachuca  01 Pumas UNAM  
26.11.20Pachuca 01 Pumas UNAMEstadio Miguel Hidalgo
29.11.20Pumas UNAM 00 PachucaEstadio Olímpico Universitario

Guard1anes - Reclasificacón

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 21 Nov 2020
 Santos Laguna 03 PachucaEstadio Corona
 Guadalajara 10 Club NecaxaEstadio AKRON
Sun - 22 Nov 2020
 UANL Tigres 21 TolucaEstadio Universitario (San Nicolás)
 Monterrey 22 PueblaEstadio BBVA Bancomer

Torneo Guard1anes

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Club León 1712 -4-140-27141387 -1-022157895 -3-1181275
2Pumas UNAM 178 -8-132-29171295 -4-0191981183 -4-1131091
3América 179 -5-332-3122996 -2-1201991083 -3-2121213-1
4Cruz Azul 179 -2-629-2316785 -1-216126694 -1-41311101
5Monterrey 178 -5-429-2621584 -3-115139494 -2-31413121
6UANL Tigres 177 -7-328-27161194 -4-116158783 -3-2121284
7Guadalajara 177 -5-526-2017394 -3-215119283 -2-311981
8Santos Laguna 177 -4-625-2420485 -2-117145992 -2-581015-5
9Pachuca 176 -7-425-1814493 -3-3121110183 -4-113743
10Club Necaxa 177 -3-724-1620-494 -1-4131012-283 -2-31168-2
11Toluca 176 -3-821-2328-585 -1-216149591 -2-65919-10
12Puebla 176 -2-920-2225-382 -2-481213-194 -0-5121012-2
13FC Juárez 174 -7-619-1619-393 -4-21366081 -3-461013-3
14Mazatlán 174 -4-916-2431-783 -2-3111113-291 -2-651318-5
15Club Tijuana 174 -3-1015-1227-1594 -2-31499080 -1-71318-15
16Atlas 173 -5-914-1320-782 -1-5758-391 -4-47812-4
17Querétaro 173 -4-1013-2328-583 -2-3111511490 -2-72817-9
18Atlético San Luis 173 -2-1211-1635-1992 -2-58918-981 -0-73717-10
Guard1anes - Quarterfinals
Guard1anes - Reclasificación

Copa por México - Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sun - 19 Jul 2020
 Cruz Azul 21 GuadalajaraEstadio Olímpico Universitario

Copa por México - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Wed - 15 Jul 2020
 Cruz Azul 11 UANL TigresEstadio Olímpico Universitario
 Cruz Azul advances on PKs (4-3) 
Thu - 16 Jul 2020
 Guadalajara 43 AméricaEstadio Olímpico Universitario

Copa por México - Group

 Group ALeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Guadalajara (MEX1)32 -0-16-53232 -0-1653200 -0-00000
2UANL Tigres (MEX1)31 -2-05-42200 -0-0000031 -2-05422
3Atlas (MEX1)31 -1-14-34-121 -1-0432110 -0-1002-2
4Mazatlán (MEX1)30 -1-21-14-310 -1-0100020 -0-2014-3
Semifinals
DateHome Status RoadVenue
03.07.20Mazatlán 00 UANL TigresEstadio AKRON
04.07.20Guadalajara 20 AtlasEstadio AKRON
07.07.20Atlas 10 MazatlánEstadio AKRON
08.07.20Guadalajara 02 UANL TigresEstadio AKRON
11.07.20Guadalajara 31 MazatlánEstadio AKRON
12.07.20Atlas 22 UANL TigresEstadio AKRON
 Group BLeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Cruz Azul (MEX1)33 -0-09-92711 -0-0310122 -0-06826
2América (MEX1)31 -1-14-34-121 -0-1334-110 -1-01000
3Pumas UNAM (MEX1)30 -2-12-14-330 -2-1214-300 -0-00000
4Toluca (MEX1)30 -1-21-03-300 -0-0000030 -1-2103-3
Semifinals
DateHome Status RoadVenue
03.07.20América 20 TolucaEstadio Olímpico Universitario
04.07.20Pumas UNAM 14 Cruz AzulEstadio Olímpico Universitario
07.07.20Pumas UNAM 00 AméricaEstadio Olímpico Universitario
08.07.20Cruz Azul 10 TolucaEstadio Olímpico Universitario
11.07.20América 14 Cruz AzulEstadio Olímpico Universitario
12.07.20Pumas UNAM 00 TolucaEstadio Olímpico Universitario

Results

Sun - 2 May 2021
 Pumas UNAM 01 AméricaEstadio Olímpico Universitario
 Santos Laguna 00 PueblaEstadio Corona
Sat - 1 May 2021
 Monterrey 10 MazatlánEstadio BBVA Bancomer
 Cruz Azul 11 Club TijuanaEstadio Azteca
 Club León 21 QuerétaroEstadio León
 Guadalajara 00 UANL TigresEstadio AKRON
Fri - 30 Apr 2021
 FC Juárez 10 TolucaEstadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
 Club Necaxa 15 AtlasEstadio Victoria
Thu - 29 Apr 2021
 Atlético San Luis 15 PachucaEstadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
Mon - 26 Apr 2021
 Pachuca 10 Santos LagunaEstadio Miguel Hidalgo
Sun - 25 Apr 2021
 Querétaro 10 FC JuárezEstadio La Corregidora
 Toluca 31 AméricaEstadio Nemesio Díez
Sat - 24 Apr 2021
 UANL Tigres 21 MonterreyEstadio Universitario (San Nicolás)
 Atlas 01 GuadalajaraEstadio Jalisco
 Cruz Azul 32 Atlético San LuisEstadio Azteca
Fri - 23 Apr 2021
 Mazatlán 43 Club LeónEstadio de Mazatlán
 Club Tijuana 10 Club NecaxaEstadio Caliente
 Puebla 00 Pumas UNAMEstadio Cuauhtémoc
Wed - 21 Apr 2021
 Monterrey 12 GuadalajaraEstadio BBVA Bancomer
Mon - 19 Apr 2021
 Club León 20 FC JuárezEstadio León