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
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Santos Laguna | 12 | Cruz Azul |
| 27.05.21 |  | 01 | Cruz Azul | Estadio Corona |
| 30.05.21 | | 11 | Santos Laguna | Estadio Azteca |
Clausura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Pachuca | 01 | Cruz Azul |
| Aggregate | Santos Laguna | 31 | Puebla |
| 20.05.21 | | 30 | Puebla | Estadio Corona |
| 23.05.21 | | 10 | Santos Laguna | Estadio Cuauhtémoc |
Clausura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Toluca | 34 | Cruz Azul |
| Aggregate | Atlas | 11 | Puebla |
| Aggregate | Pachuca | 55 | América |
| Aggregate | Santos Laguna | 32 | Monterrey |
| 13.05.21 | | 21 | Monterrey | Estadio Corona |
| 16.05.21 | | 11 | Santos Laguna | Estadio BBVA Bancomer |
Clausura - Reclasificación
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 10 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Jalisco |
| 50 | Querétaro | Estadio Corona |
 | 42 | Guadalajara | Estadio Miguel Hidalgo |
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 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 13 -2-2 | 41 | - | 26 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | América | 17 | 12 -2-3 | 38 | - | 26 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 -1-0 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Puebla | 17 | 7 -7-3 | 28 | - | 25 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | - | 22 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | - | 18 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 6 | Club León | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | - | 25 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 7 | Atlas | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | - | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 -8-4 | 23 | - | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | UANL Tigres | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | - | 19 | 20 | -1 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | - | 26 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 |
| 12 | Querétaro | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | - | 19 | 25 | -6 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 -1-7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | -13 |
| 13 | Mazatlán | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | - | 19 | 26 | -7 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 -0-6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| 14 | Club Tijuana | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | - | 19 | 21 | -2 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 15 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | - | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 16 | FC Juárez | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | - | 13 | 29 | -16 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 |
| 17 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 3 -3-11 | 12 | - | 20 | 33 | -13 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 9 | 1 -0-8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 18 | Club Necaxa | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | - | 14 | 29 | -15 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 9 | 0 -2-7 | 2 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
Clausura - Quarterfinals Clausura - Reclasificación | ||||||||||||||||||||
Guard1anes - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Pumas UNAM | 13 | Club León |
| 10.12.20 |  | 11 | Club León | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| 13.12.20 | | 20 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio León |
Guard1anes- Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Guadalajara | 12 | Club León |
| 02.12.20 | | 11 | Club León | Estadio AKRON |
| 05.12.20 | | 10 | Guadalajara | Estadio León |
| Aggregate | Cruz Azul | 44 | Pumas UNAM |
| 03.12.20 | | 40 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio Azteca |
| 06.12.20 | | 40 | Cruz Azul | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||
| Pumas UNAM advances as higher seeded team | ||||||
Guard1anes- Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Puebla | 23 | Club León |
| Aggregate | Guadalajara | 31 | América |
| 25.11.20 | | 10 | América | Estadio AKRON |
| 28.11.20 | | 12 | Guadalajara | Estadio Azteca |
| Aggregate | UANL Tigres | 23 | Cruz Azul |
| 26.11.20 | | 13 | Cruz Azul | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| 29.11.20 | | 01 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Azteca |
| Aggregate | Pachuca | 01 | Pumas UNAM |
| 26.11.20 | | 01 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio Miguel Hidalgo |
| 29.11.20 | | 00 | Pachuca | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
Guard1anes - Reclasificacón
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 03 | Pachuca | Estadio Corona |
| 10 | Club Necaxa | Estadio AKRON |
| 21 | Toluca | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
Torneo Guard1anes
| 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 | 12 -4-1 | 40 | - | 27 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 -1-0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 -8-1 | 32 | - | 29 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 -4-0 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | América | 17 | 9 -5-3 | 32 | - | 31 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 -2-6 | 29 | - | 23 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | - | 26 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | UANL Tigres | 17 | 7 -7-3 | 28 | - | 27 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | - | 20 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 -7-4 | 25 | - | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Club Necaxa | 17 | 7 -3-7 | 24 | - | 16 | 20 | -4 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | - | 23 | 28 | -5 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 -2-9 | 20 | - | 22 | 25 | -3 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 9 | 4 -0-5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 13 | FC Juárez | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | - | 16 | 19 | -3 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | - | 24 | 31 | -7 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| 15 | Club Tijuana | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | - | 12 | 27 | -15 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 -1-7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | -15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | - | 13 | 20 | -7 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | - | 23 | 28 | -5 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 -2-7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| 18 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 3 -2-12 | 11 | - | 16 | 35 | -19 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 8 | 1 -0-7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -10 |
Guard1anes - Quarterfinals Guard1anes - Reclasificación | ||||||||||||||||||||
Copa por México - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 21 | Guadalajara | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
Copa por México - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 11 | UANL Tigres | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||
| Cruz Azul advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 43 | América | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
Copa por México - Group
| Group A | 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 | Guadalajara (MEX1) | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UANL Tigres (MEX1) | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Atlas (MEX1) | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 4 | Mazatlán (MEX1) | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 03.07.20 |  | 00 | UANL Tigres | Estadio AKRON |
| 04.07.20 | | 20 | Atlas | Estadio AKRON |
| 08.07.20 | | 02 | UANL Tigres | Estadio AKRON |
| 11.07.20 | | 31 | Mazatlán | Estadio AKRON |
| 12.07.20 | | 22 | UANL Tigres | Estadio AKRON |
| Group B | 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 (MEX1) | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | América (MEX1) | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM (MEX1) | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Toluca (MEX1) | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 04.07.20 | | 14 | Cruz Azul | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| 07.07.20 | | 00 | América | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| 12.07.20 | | 00 | Toluca | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
Results
| 01 | América | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| 00 | Puebla | Estadio Corona |
| 11 | Club Tijuana | Estadio Azteca |
| 00 | UANL Tigres | Estadio AKRON |
| 15 | Atlas | Estadio Victoria |
 | 15 | Pachuca | Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez |
| 10 | Santos Laguna | Estadio Miguel Hidalgo |
| 21 | Monterrey | Estadio Universitario (San Nicolás) |
| 01 | Guadalajara | Estadio Jalisco |
| 32 | Atlético San Luis | Estadio Azteca |
| 10 | Club Necaxa | Estadio Caliente |
| 00 | Pumas UNAM | Estadio Cuauhtémoc |
| 12 | Guadalajara | Estadio BBVA Bancomer |