The 2016–17 Tercera División season is the fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 16 August 2016 and finished on 11 June 2017.

Competition format The Tercera División (Third Division) is divided into 14 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 14 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, Quintana Roo and Yucatán.

Teams Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Atlético de Madrid México Cancún, Quintana Roo Coliseo Maya 2,000 Atlético Madrid Atlético Newell Mérida Homún, Yucatán Municipal de Homún 1,000 – Caimanes de Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Rush Cancún 1,000 – Campeche Campeche, Campeche La Muralla de Kin-Ha 500 — Cantera Venados Mérida, Yucatán Carlos Iturralde 15,087 Venados 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 – Deportiva Venados Tamanché, Yucatán Alonso Diego Molina 2,500 — Ejidatarios de Bonfil Cancún, Quintana Roo Sindicato de Taxistas 1,000 – Héroes de Zaci Valladolid, Yucatán Unidad Deportiva Claudio Alcocer 1,000 – 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

League table

Final stage First round

Second round

Third round

Group champion: Cantera Venados. Advance to Inter-groups stage.

Group 2 Group with 11 teams from Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz.

Teams

Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official Name Atlético Acayucan Acayucan, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Vicente Obregón 1,000 — — Atlético Boca del Río Boca del Río, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez 2,500 — – Atlético Ixtepec Ixtepec, Oaxaca Brena Torres 1,000 — – Atlético Tonalá Coyutla, Veracruz Campo Ayuntamiento 1,000 — – Azucareros de Tezonapa Tezonapa, Veracruz Ernesto Jácome Pérez 1,000 — – Cafetaleros de Xalapa Xalapa, Veracruz Antonio M. Quirasco 3,000 — Ciudad Valles Cruz Azul Lagunas Lagunas, Oaxaca Cruz Azul 1,000 Cruz Azul – Delfines UGM Nogales, Veracruz UGM Nogales 1,500 — — Dragones de Tabasco Villahermosa, Tabasco Olímpico de Villahermosa 12,000 — Real Victoria Halcones Marinos de Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez 1,500 — – Jaguares de la 48 Reforma, Chiapas Sergio Lira Gallardo 600 —

League table

Final stage Second round

Third round

Group champion: Cruz Azul Lagunas. Advance to Inter-groups stage.

Group 3 Group with 18 teams from Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí 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 — Anlesjeroka Tehuacán, Puebla Anlesjeroka 500 — — CEFOR Cuauhtémoc Blanco Huauchinango, Puebla Nido Águila Huauchinango 300 – – Córdoba Córdoba, Veracruz Rafael Murillo Vidal 3,800 — Colegio Once México Deportivo Ixmiquilpan Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo Unidad Deportiva Ixmiquilpan 1,000 – Plateados de Cerro Azul Deportivo Xiutetelco Xiutetelco, Puebla Corona 1,000 – Héroes de Veracruz Langostineros de Atoyac Atoyac, Veracruz Campo Deportivo Atoyac 1,000 – Santos Córdoba Limoneros de Martínez de la Torre Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz El Cañizo 3,000 – – Los Ángeles Puebla, Puebla Ex Hacienda San José Maravillas 500 — — Petroleros de Poza Rica Poza Rica, Veracruz Heriberto Jara Corona 10,000 — — Puebla SAI Santa Isabel Cholula, Puebla Santa Isabel Cholula 600 Puebla – Reales de Puebla Puebla, Puebla Preparatoria Benito Juárez 1,000 — — SEP Puebla Puebla, Puebla Centro Estatal del Deporte Mario Vázquez Raña 800 — — Star Club Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala San José del Agua 500 — — Sultanes de Tamazunchale Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí Deportivo Solidaridad 1,650 — — Tehuacán Tehuacán, Puebla Polideportivo La Huizachera 1,000 — — Tigrillos Dorados MRCI San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Campo Independiente MRCI 3,000 Chapulineros de Oaxaca –

League table

First round

Second round

Third round

Group champion: Albinegros de Orizaba. Advance to Inter-groups stage.

Group 4 Group with 18 teams from Greater Mexico City and Puebla.

Teams

Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Águilas de Teotihuacán Teotihuacán, State of Mexico Municipal Acolman 1,000 – – Álamos Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – Alebrijes de Oaxaca Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico Alberto Pérez Navarro 3,000 Alebrijes de Oaxaca – Ajax Jiutepec Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico Alberto Pérez Navarro 3,000 – – Ángeles de la Ciudad Iztacalco, Mexico City Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 – – Atlético Estado de México Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of México Hugo Sánchez Márquez 3,500 Atlético Estado de México – Azules de la Sección 26 Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Deportivo Francisco Zarco 500 Pachuca – Castores Gobrantacto Iztapalapa, Mexico City Deportivo Francisco I. Madero 2,000 – – Cefor Chaco Giménez Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico Ana Gabriel Guevara 1,500 – – Halcones Zúñiga Cuautepec de Madero, Mexico City Deportivo Carmen Serdán 1,000 – – Lobos BUAP Puebla City, Puebla Universitario BUAP 19,283 Lobos BUAP – Marina Xochimilco, Mexico City Valentín González 5,000 – – Morelos Ecatepec Ecatepec, State of Mexico Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – Novillos Neza Iztacalco, Mexico City Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City 500 – – San José del Arenal Chalco, State of Mexico Arreola 2,500 – – Santa Rosa Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Deportivo Plutarco Elías Calles 1,000 – – Sporting Canamy Xochimilco, Mexico City Momoxco 3,500 Sporting Canamy – Unión Magdalena Contreras Magdalena Contreras, Mexico City Deportivo Casa Popular 1,000 – –

League table

Final stage First round

Second round

Third round

Group champion: Sporting Canamy. Advance to Inter-groups stage.

Group 5 Group with 13 teams from Mexico City and State of Mexico.

Teams

Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlante Tultitlán, State of Mexico Nuevo Territorio Azulgrana 500 Atlante – Atlético UEFA Coacalco, State of Mexico Campos Fragoso 500 – – Calimaya Calimaya, State of Mexico La Hortaliza 1,000 – Grupo Sherwood Deportivo Vallesano Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico La Capilla 1,000 – – Estudiantes de Atlacomulco Atlacomulco, State of Mexico Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza 2,000 – – Fuerza Mazahua Ixtlahuaca de Rayón, State of Mexico Municipal de Ixtlahuaca 2,000 – – Halcones de Rayón Santa María Rayón, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Rayón 1,500 Real Halcones – Histeria San Antonio la Isla, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva San Antonio la Isla 1,000 – – Jilotepec Jilotepec, State of Mexico Rubén Chávez Chávez 2,000 – – Metepec Metepec, State of Mexico Cancha Arqueros FC 1,000 – – Potros UAEM Toluca, State of Mexico Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba 32,603 Potros UAEM – Tejupilco Tejupilco, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Tejupilco 1,000 – – Tulyehualco Xochimilco, Mexico City Valentín González 5,000 – –

League table

Final stage Second round

Third round

Group champion: Histeria. Advance to Inter-groups stage.

Group 6 Group with 12 teams from Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla and State of Mexico.

Teams

Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Acapulco Acapulco, Guerrero Hugo Sánchez 6,000 – Águilas UAGro Chilpancingo, Guerrero Andrés Figueroa 2,000 – Alpha Puebla City, Puebla Club Alpha 3 3,000 – Artilleros Cuautla Cuautla, Morelos Isidro Gil Tapia 5,000 Cuautla Atlético Cuernavaca Cuernavaca, Morelos Mariano Matamoros 16,000 – Chilpancingo Chilpancingo, Guerrero Polideportivo Chilpancingo 1,000 – Iguala Iguala, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Iguala 1,000 – Ixtapaluca Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico La Era 1,000 – Selva Cañera Tlayacapan, Morelos Unidad Deportiva Tlayacapan 1,000 – Tecuanes de Tepalcingo Tepalcingo, Morelos Unidad Deportiva Tepalcingo 1,000 – Texcoco Texcoco, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva Silverio Pérez 1,500 – JFS Yautepec Yautepec, Morelos Armando Gómez Landeros 1,000 –

League table

Final stage Second round

Third round

Group champion: Alpha. Advance to Inter-groups stage.

Group 7 Group with 19 teams from Hidalgo and Greater Mexico City.

Teams

Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético San Juan de Aragón Papalotla, State of Mexico Deportivo Municipal Papalotla 500 – – Aztecas AMF Soccer Naucalpan, State of Mexico Deportivo Hacienda 1,000 – – Cafetaleros FORMAFUTINTEGRAL Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico Unidad Deportiva La Antorcha 2,300 Cafetaleros de Tapachula – Cuervos Blancos Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 – – Escuela de Alto Rendimiento Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico Universidad Anáhuac México Norte 300 – – Guerreros de Tizayuca Tizayuca, Hidalgo Unidad Deportiva Tizayuca 1,000 – – Halcones del Valle del Mezquital Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Deportivo Los Galeana 1,000 – – Hidalguense Pachuca, Hidalgo Club Hidalguense 600 – – Independiente Mexiquense Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 – – Leones de Lomar Iztapalapa, Mexico City Leandro Valle 1,500 – – Leopardos Iztapalapa, Mexico City Leandro Valle 1,500 – – Politécnico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Deportivo Venustiano Carranza 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 – Promodep Central Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000 – – Santiago Tulantepec Santiago Tulantepec, Hidalgo Unidad Deportiva Conrado Muntane 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 –

League table

Final stage First round

Second round

Third round

Group champion: Pachuca. Advance to Inter-groups stage.

Group 8 14 teams from Guanajuato, Guerrero, Michoacán and Querétaro.

Teams

Team City Home ground Capacity Affiliate Official name Atlético Valladolid Morelia, Michoacán Venustiano Carranza 22,000 – Generales de Navojoa Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Instituto Tecnológico Celaya 1,000 Celaya – 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 – – Lobos de Zihuatanejo Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Zihuatanejo 1,000 – – Jaral del Progreso Jaral del Progreso, Guanajuato Unidad Deportiva Municipal 1,000 – – Originales Aguacateros Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 – – Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro Parque Bicentenario 1,000 Querétaro – Real Querétaro Huimilpan, Querétaro Peña Madridista Emilio Butragueño 1,000 – Limoneros de Apatzingán Salamanca Salamanca, Guanajuato El Molinito 2,500 – – San Juan del Río San Juan del Río, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva Norte 1,000 – – Tigres Blancos Gestalt Morelia, Michoacán Venustiano Carranza 22,000 – – CDU Uruapan Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 5,000 – –

League table

Final stage Second round

Third round