The 2017–18 Tercera División season is the fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 1 September 2017 and finished on 10 June 2018.
Competition format The Tercera División (Third Division) is divided into 13 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respective group. The 13 groups consist of teams who are eligible to play in the liguilla de ascenso for one promotion spot, teams who are affiliated with teams in the Liga MX, Ascenso MX and Liga Premier, which are not eligible for promotion but will play that who the better filial team in an eight team filial playoff tournament for the entire season.
The league format allows participating franchises to rent their place to another team, so some clubs compete with a different name than the one registered with the FMF.
Group 1 Group with 14 teams from Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatán.
Teams Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Caimanes de Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Club Viany 1,000 – Campeche Campeche, Campeche La Muralla de Kin-Ha 500 — Cantera Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087 Venados Carmen Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche UNACAR Campus I 1,000 — Chetumal Chetumal, Quintana Roo 10 de Abril 5,000 — Corsarios de Campeche Campeche, Campeche Universitario de Campeche 4,000 — Cozumel Tres Toños San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Bicentenario 1,000 – Delfines Márquez Campeche, Campeche Francisco Márquez Segovia 500 — Deportiva Venados Tamanché, Yucatán Alonso Diego Molina 2,500 — Dragones de Tabasco Villahermosa, Tabasco Olímpico de Villahermosa 12,000 — Felinos 48 Reforma, Chiapas Sergio Lira Gallardo 600 — Inter Playa del Carmen Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid 7,500 Inter Playa del Carmen Pioneros Junior Cancún, Quintana Roo Cancún 86 6,390 Pioneros de Cancún Yalmakán Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Colonia Pescadores 1,200 Yalmakán
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Group 2 Group with 18 teams from Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala and Veracruz.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official Name Académicos UGM Orizaba, Veracruz Universitario UGM Orizaba 1,500 — — Albinegros de Orizaba Orizaba, Veracruz UGM Nogales 1,500 Albinegros de Orizaba — Alpha Puebla, Puebla Club Alpha Cancha 3 600 — — Atlético Huejutla Huejutla, Hidalgo Carlos Fayad 1,000 – – Camelia Zacatlán, Puebla Morelos 1,000 — — Chileros XL Xalapa, Veracruz Complejo Omega 1,000 — — Delfines UGM Nogales, Veracruz UGM Nogales 1,500 — — Héroes de Veracruz Zacatlán, Puebla Morelos 1,000 – – Lobos Chapultepec SAI Puebla, Puebla Club Alpha Cancha 3 600 — Club Puebla SAI Los Ángeles Puebla, Puebla Ex Hacienda San José Maravillas 500 — — Los Olivos LMT San Francisco Totimehuacán, Puebla Complejo Deportivo Los Olivos 1,000 – Limoneros de Futbol Petroleros de Poza Rica Poza Rica, Veracruz Heriberto Jara Corona 10,000 — — Real Xalapa Rafael Lucio, Veracruz Rosario M. Torres 1,000 – Real San Cosme Reales de Puebla Chachapa, Puebla Unidad Deportiva Chachapa 1,000 — — SEP Puebla Puebla, Puebla Centro Estatal del Deporte Mario Vázquez Raña 800 Puebla — Star Club Santa Ana Nopalucan, Tlaxcala U.D. Santa Ana Nopalucan 500 — — Sultanes de Tamazunchale Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí Deportivo Solidaridad 1,650 — — Tehuacán Tehuacán, Puebla Polideportivo La Huizachera 1,000 — —
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Group 3 Group with 16 teams from Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético Boca del Río Boca del Río, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez 2,500 — – Atlético Ixtepec Ixtepec, Oaxaca Brena Torres 1,000 — – Caballeros de Córdoba Córdoba, Veracruz Rafael Murillo Vidal 3,800 — Santos Córdoba Cafetaleros de Tapachula Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 18,017 Cafetaleros de Tapachula – Conejos de Tuxtepec Tuxtepec, Oaxaca Ing. Guillermo Hernández Castro 4,000 — – Córdoba Córdoba, Veracruz Rafael Murillo Vidal 3,800 — Colegio Once México Cruz Azul Lagunas Lagunas, Oaxaca Cruz Azul 1,000 Cruz Azul – Guardianes de Balam Cintalapa, Chiapas Francisco Zabaleta Palacios 3,000 – Futcenter Halcones Marinos de Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez 1,500 — – Milenarios de Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Deportivo Ramos 1,000 – Alacranes Rojos de Apatzingán Piñeros de Loma Bonita Loma Bonita, Oaxaca 20 de Noviembre 1,000 – – Porteños Salina Cruz, Oaxaca Heriberto Kehoe Vincent 2,000 — – Sozca Lerdo de Tejada, Veracruz Miguel Seoane Lavín 1,000 — – Tehuantepec Tehuantepec, Oaxaca Unidad Deportiva Guiengola 5,000 — Real Pueblo Nuevo Tigrillos Dorados MRCI San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Microestadio ITO / Independiente MRCI 1,000/ 3,000 Chapulineros de Oaxaca – Toros Huatusco Huatusco, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Centenario 1,000 – –
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Group 4 Group with 18 teams from Greater Mexico City.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Águilas de Teotihuacán Teotihuacán, State of Mexico Municipal Teotihuacán 1,200 – – Álamos Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – Ángeles de la Ciudad Iztacalco, Mexico City Deportivo Rosario Iglesias 6,000 – – Atlante Tultitlán, State of Mexico Nuevo Territorio Azulgrana 500 Atlante – Atlético Estado de México Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of México Hugo Sánchez Márquez 3,500 – – Azules de la Sección 26 Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Deportivo Francisco Zarco 500 Pachuca – Cafetaleros FORMAFUTINTEGRAL Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva La Antorcha 2,300 Cafetaleros de Tapachula – Cefor Canamy Xochimilco, Mexico City Valentín González 5,000 Sporting Canamy Tulyehualco Chivas SDC Tultitlán, State of Mexico Cancha Nou Camp 1,000 Guadalajara Morelos Ecatepec Halcones Zúñiga Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City Hugo Sánchez Portugal 1,000 – – Leopardos Iztapalapa, Mexico City Leandro Valle 1,500 – – Marina Xochimilco, Mexico City Valentín González 5,000 – – Novillos Neza Iztacalco, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – Politécnico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Deportivo Plutarco Elías Calles 2,500 – – Proyecto Nuevo Chimalhuacán Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico Deportivo La Laguna 2,000 Nuevo Chimalhuacán – Pumas UNAM Coyoacán, Mexico City La Cantera 2,000 UNAM – San José del Arenal Chalco, State of Mexico Arreola 2,500 – – Unión Magdalena Contreras Magdalena Contreras, Mexico City Deportivo Casa Popular 1,000 – –
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Group 5 Group with 17 teams from Mexico City and State of Mexico.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity AffiliateOfficial name Alebrijes de Oaxaca Huixquilucan, State of Mexico Alberto Pérez Navarro 3,000 Alebrijes de Oaxaca – Calimaya Calimaya, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Emilio Chuayffet 1,000 – – Cefor Chaco Giménez Nicolás Romero, State of Mexico La Colmena 1,000 – – Diablos Valle de Bravo Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Monte Alto 1,000 TolucaDeportivo Vallesano FC Escuela de Alto Rendimiento Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico Universidad Anáhuac México Norte 300 Santos Laguna – Estudiantes de Atlacomulco Atlacomulco, State of Mexico Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza 2,000 – – Frailes Homape Xochimilco, Mexico City San Isidro 3,000 – – Fuerza Mazahua Ixtlahuaca, State of Mexico Municipal de Ixtlahuaca 1,000 – – Halcones de Rayón Rayón, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Dionicio Cerón 1,800 – – Histeria Metepec, State of Mexico Cancha Arqueros F.C. 1,000 – – Jilotepec Jilotepec, State of Mexico Rubén Chávez Chávez 2,000 – – Leones de Lomar Iztacalco, Mexico City Deportivo San Pedro 1,500 – – Metepec Metepec, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Alarcón Hisojo 500 – – Potros UAEM Toluca, State of Mexico Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba 32,603 Potros UAEM – Promotora Cuemanco Iztapalapa, State of Mexico Deportivo Francisco I. Madero 1,000 – Aztecas AMF Soccer Santa Rosa Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Deportivo Plutarco Elías Calles 1,000 – – Tejupilco Tejupilco, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Tejupilco 1,000 – –
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Group 6 Group with 8 teams from Guerrero and Morelos.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Acapulco Acapulco, Guerrero Hugo Sánchez 6,000 – Águilas UAGro Chilpancingo, Guerrero Andrés Figueroa 2,000 – Atlético Cuernavaca Cuernavaca, Morelos Mariano Matamoros 16,000 – Chilpancingo Chilpancingo, Guerrero David Josué García Evangelista 1,000 – Iguala Iguala, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Iguala 1,000 – JFS Yautepec Yautepec, Morelos Unidad Deportiva San Carlos 1,000 – Real Victoria Acapulco, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Acapulco 13,000 – Selva Cañera Emiliano Zapata, Morelos General Emiliano Zapata 1,000 –
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Group 7 Group with 16 teams from Hidalgo, Mexico City and Puebla.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity AffiliateOfficial name Atlético San Juan de Aragón Tultitlán, State of Mexico Deportivo Cartagena 500 – – CEFOR Cuauhtémoc Blanco Huauchinango, Puebla Nido Águila Huauchinango 300 – – CH Fútbol Club Pachuca, Hidalgo Club Hidalguense 600 – – Cuervos Blancos Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 – – Faraones de Texcoco Texcoco, State of Mexico Claudio Suárez 4,000 – – Halcones del Valle del Mezquital Teotihuacán, State of Mexico Deportivo Braulio Romero 1,200 – – Hidalguense Pachuca, Hidalgo Club Hidalguense 600 – – Independiente Mexiquense Huehuetoca, State of Mexico 12 de Mayo 1,500 – – Pato Baeza Texcoco, State of Mexico Centro de Fútbol Pato Baeza 1,000 – – Promodep Central Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 – – Santiago Tulantepec Tulancingo, Hidalgo Primero de Mayo 2,500 – – Sk Sport Street Soccer Tulancingo, Hidalgo Unidad Deportiva Javier Rojo Gómez 2,000 – – Texcoco Papalotla, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Silverio Pérez 1,000 – – Tuzos Pachuca San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Universidad del Fútbol 1,000 Pachuca – Unión Acolman Acolman, State of Mexico San Carlos Tepexpan 1,200 – – Universidad del Fútbol San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo Universidad del Fútbol 1,000 Pachuca –
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Group 8 Group with 19 teams from Guanajuato, Guerrero, Michoacán and Querétaro. San Juan del Río retired after the Week 19.
Teams
Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético Tonalá Comonfort, Guanajuato Complejo Deportivo Brígido Vargas 1,000 – – Atlético Valladolid Morelia, Michoacán Venustiano Carranza 22,000 – – Brujos de Juventino Rosas Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato Unidad Deportiva Sur 1,000 – Real Halcones Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Instituto Tecnológico Celaya 1,000 Celaya – Cocodrilos de Lázaro Cárdenas Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán Club Pacífico 2,500 – – Delfines de Abasolo Abasolo, Guanajuato Municipal de Abasolo 2,500 – – Guerreros Zacapu Zacapu, Michoacán Municipal Zacapu 2,500 – Monarcas Zacapu Iguanas Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Zihuatanejo 1,000 – – Libertadores Santa Catarina, Guanajuato Unidad Deportiva Santa Catarina 1,000 – – Originales Aguacateros Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 – – Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Parque Bicentenario 1,000 Querétaro – Queseros de San José San José de Gracia, Michoacán Juanito Chávez 1,500 – – Real Querétaro Huimilpan, Querétaro Peña Madridista Emilio Butragueño 1,000 – – La Piedad La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356 La Piedad – Sahuayo Sahuayo, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Municipal 1,500 Sahuayo – Salamanca Salamanca, Guanajuato El Molinito 2,500 – – San Juan del Río San Juan del Río, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva Norte 1,000 – – CDU Uruapan Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 – – Valle de Santiago Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato Camémbaro 1,000 – Jaral del Progreso F.C.
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Group 9 Group with 20 teams from Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.
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