The Clausura Tournament 2024 is the 111th edition of the League's Championship for First Division of Mexican soccer. It consists of the 56th short tournament, after a change in the competition's format, which the 2023–2024 season will end with.
Changes The Estadio Azteca will follow a renovation for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. For this reason, the clubs America and Cruz Azul must temporarily relocate to the Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes, also located in the country's capital.
However, in the end, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the owner of the "Águilas" confirmed the stadium's renovation will begin until May. As a result, the "azulcrema" club will be able to play their home matches at the Santa Úrsula Colossuem, prior to their temporary relocation.
Competition system The Liga BBVA MX tournament consists of two parts: Qualification Phase: is integrated by the 17 days of the tournament. Final Phase: is integrated by the "Play-In" Matches, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Final.
Qualification phase In the qualification phase, the points system is observed. The location of the general table is subject to the following conditions: For each game won, three points will be obtained. For each tied game, one point will be obtained. For each game lost, no points will be granted.
In this phase, the 18 clubs of the Liga BBVA MX participate, playing in each tournament as 'all against all' throughout the 17 respective match days, one game at a time.
At the end of the tournament's qualification phase, the clubs are ordered based on their respective points obtained, which is later presented in a descending order. If at the end of the tournament's 17 matches, two or more clubs are tied on points, their position in the genera table is determined based on the following tie-breaker criteria:
Best difference between goals scored and received Highest number of goals scored Particular scorers between the tied clubs Highest number of goals scored as a visitor Best placed in the general quotient table Fair Play Table Lottery
To determine the places that will occupy the clubs that participate in the final phase of the tournament, the general classification table will be used as a base.
At the end of the 17 matches, the first 10 clubs of the general qualification table automatically participate in the run for the Liga BBVA MX Champion title.
Final phase
Prior to the quarterfinal round, a new qualifying round, called "Play-In", allows clubs that are positioned 7th and 10th in the general table a chance to participate. The teams that are in 7th and 8th position will play against each other to determine a qualifier for playoffs. Meanwhile, the losing team of that series will play against the winner of the match between the 9th and 10th positioned teams, in order to determine the 8th participating team for quarterfinals.
The eight clubs qualified for quarterfinals will be repositioned, according to the place they occupied at the end of match-day 17's general table. Position number one will go to the best classified club, and so on up to number eight. The matches from this phase unfold during reciprocal visits, in the following stages:
The winning clubs in both the quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be the clubs that will mark the greatest number of goals in those two matches. If there is a tie in the number of scored goals, the club with the highest position in the qualifying general table will advance to the next round.
The corresponding matches in the reciprocal visit phase will be played on the chosen Wednesday and Saturday, or Thursday and Sunday, if applicable, exclusively in descending order, the four best-ranked clubs at the end of match-day 17's general table, on the day and time of their home game. The next four clubs can only choose the schedule.
The winning club of the final and therefore champion, will be the one that scores the greatest number of goals in the two games. If at the end of the matches' regulatory time both teams are tied, then two extra times of 15 minutes each will be added. If the tie persists in these periods, they'll then proceed to penalty shoot-out until a winner is announced.
The quarterfinal matches will be played as follows:
1st vs 8th 2nd vs 7th 3rd vs 6th 4th vs 5th
In the semifinals, the four winning clubs of the quarterfinals will participate, repositioning them from one to four, according to their best position at the end of match-day 17's general table of the corresponding tournament, facing each other:
1st vs 4th 2nd vs 3rd
The two winning clubs of the corresponding semifinal phase will compete for the Torneo de Clausura 2024, repositioning them from one to two, according to their best position at the end of matchday 17's general table of each tournament.
Participating teams
Information of the participating teams Teams Coach City Stadium Capacity Foundation Sponsor(s) Kit América André Jardine Mexico CityAzteca 87 000 1916() AT&T Nike Atlas Beñat San José Guadalajara, JaliscoJalisco 56 713 1916() Grupo Caliente Charly Atlético de San Luis Gustavo Leal San Luis Potosí, San Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras30 0002013() Canel's Sporelli Cruz Azul Martín Anselmi Mexico CityCiudad de los Deportes 34 253 1927() Cemento Cruz Azul Pirma Guadalajara Fernando Gago Zapopan, JaliscoAkron 49 850 1906() Grupo Caliente Puma Juárez Maurício Barbieri Ciudad Juárez, ChihuahuaOlímpico Benito Juárez 19 703 2015() Betcris Sporelli León Jorge Bava León de los Aldama, GuanajuatoLeón 31 297 1943() Telcel CharlyMazatlán Gilberto Adame Mazatlán, SinaloaEl Encanto 25 000 2020() Grupo Caliente Pirma Monterrey Fernando Ortiz Monterrey, Nuevo LeónBBVA 53 500 1945() BBVA México Puma Necaxa Eduardo Fentanes Aguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria 25 994 1923() Rolcar Pirma Pachuca Guillermo Almada Pachuca de Soto, HidalgoHidalgo 30 000 1892() Cementos Fortaleza Charly Puebla Andrés Carevic Puebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc 51 726 1944() Grupo Caliente Pirma Querétaro Mauro Gerk Santiago de Querétaro, QuerétaroCorregidora 35 575 1950() Pedigree Charly Santos Ignacio Ambriz Torreón, CoahuilaCorona 30 000 1983() Soriana Charly Tigres UANL Robert Siboldi Monterrey, Nuevo LeónUniversitario 41 615 1960() Cemex Adidas Tijuana Miguel Herrera Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaCaliente 27 333 2007() Grupo Caliente Charly Toluca Renato Paiva Toluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez 30 000 1917() Roshfrans New Balance UNAM Gustavo Lema Mexico CityOlímpico Universitario 72 000 1954() DHL Nike Data updated on .
Coach changes TeamsCoach (Matches)Vacany DateReason for VacanyIncoming CoachAppointment DateJuárez Diego Mejía (1 – 4)January 30, 2024Fired17th. Tomás Campos Antonio Torres Servín February 2, 2024 Tomás Campos Antonio Torres Servín (5 – 6)February 10, 2024End of Interim18th. Maurício BarbieriFebruary 9, 2024Santos Laguna Pablo Repetto (1 – 6)February 11, 2024Fired15th. Ignacio AmbrizFebruary 12, 2024Puebla Ricardo Carbajal (1 – 9)February 12, 202417th. Fernando Aristeguieta February 29, 2024 Fernando Aristeguieta (10 – 11)March 12, 2024End of Interim Andrés CarevicMarch 12, 2024Mazatlán Ismael Rescalvo (1 – 14)April 8, 2024Fired15th. Gilberto Adame April 8, 2024
Teams by state For the 2023–24 season, the federal entity of Mexican Republic with the most teams in the First Division is Mexico City with three teams. Fourteen entities will be represented in the tournament.
Federal entity Number TeamsMexico City 3 América, Cruz Azul, and Pumas UNAMJalisco 2 Atlas and GuadalajaraNuevo León 2 Monterrey and Tigres UANLAguascalientes1NecaxaBaja California 1 TijuanaChihuahua 1 JuárezCoahuila 1 SantosState of Mexico 1 TolucaGuanajuato 1 LeónHidalgo 1 PachucaPuebla 1 PueblaQuerétaro 1 QuerétaroSan Luis Potosí 1 Atlético de San LuisSinaloa 1 Mazatlán
Regular tournament
The full calendar according to the official page. The schedules corresponding to the time of Central Mexico (UTC-6).Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos The calendar was released on December 17, 2023.
Match 1LocationResultVisitorStadiumDateTimeSpectatorsQuerétaro2 – 2TolucaCorregidoraJanuary 1219:0013,42850Mazatlán0 – 1Atlético de San LuisEl Encanto21:009,51020Cruz Azul0 – 1PachucaCiudad de los DeportesJanuary 1319:0026,10040Guadalajara1 – 1Santos LagunaAkron19:0536,74360Monterrey2 – 0PueblaBBVA21:0033,23330Tijuana0 – 2AméricaCaliente29,53330Pumas UNAM1 – 0JuárezOlímpico UniversitarioJanuary 1412:0022,05741Necaxa2 – 1AtlasVictoria18:0013,66342León1 – 2Tigres UANLLeónJanuary 1719:0023,53120
Match 2LocationResultVisitorStadiumDateTimeSpectatorsPuebla1 – 2NecaxaCuauhtémocJanuary 1919:0011,27240Atlético de San Luis3 – 1Pumas UNAMAlfonso Lastras Ramírez21:0022,26260Juárez0 – 0Cruz AzulOlímpico Benito Juárez21:1013,71450Toluca4 – 1MazatlánNemesio DíezJanuary 2017:0023,38760América2 – 0QuerétaroAzteca19:0531,56440Atlas0 – 0TijuanaJalisco21:1016,45720Tigres UANL1 – 0GuadalajaraUniversitarioJanuary 2118:0040,28350Santos Laguna0 – 2MonterreyCorona20:0515,17780Pachuca3 – 2LeónHidalgoFebruary 721:1013,29141
Match 3LocationResultVisitorStadiumDateTimeSpectatorsPuebla1 – 1TolucaCuauhtémocJanuary 2619:0015,86460Tijuana1 – 1GuadalajaraCaliente21:0029,53371Cruz Azul2 – 1MazatlánCiudad de los DeportesJanuary 2717:0020,03241León3 – 2Santos LagunaLeón18,27171Monterrey3 – 1Atlético de San LuisBBVA19:0044,38610Necaxa0 – 0AméricaVictoria21:0520,83752Pumas UNAM3 – 1PachucaOlímpico UniversitarioJanuary 2817:1521,241100Atlas2 – 1JuárezJalisco19:0016,09972Querétaro1 – 1Tigres UANLCorregidora21:0014,84651
Match 4LocationResultVisitorStadiumDateTimeSpectatorsAtlético de San Luis1 – 2Tigres UANLAlfonso Lastras RamírezJanuary 2419:0020,08930Monterrey1 – 1QuerétaroBBVA32,26330Juárez0 – 2AméricaOlímpico Benito Juárez21:0617,41870Cruz Azul1 – 0TijuanaCiudad de los DeportesJanuary 3019:0016,65080Mazatlán2 – 2LeónEl Encanto9,15040Santos Laguna3 – 0PueblaCorona21:009,55050Guadalajara3 – 2TolucaAkron21:0535,99880Pachuca4 – 3AtlasHidalgoJanuary 3119:009,20591Pumas UNAM2 – 2NecaxaOlímpico Universitario21:0019,26153
Match 5LocationResultVisitorStadiumDateTimeSpectatorsQuerétaro1 – 3Cruz AzulCorregidoraFebruary 219:0024,77760Puebla3 – 2MazatlánCuauhtémoc21:009,49961Toluca4 – 1LeónNemesio DíezFebruary 317:0025,17130Juárez2 – 2NecaxaOlímpico Benito Juárez17:069,19750Tigres UANL2 – 2Pumas UNAMUniversitario19:0541,03650Pachuca3 – 2TijuanaHidalgo19:1010,137101América1 – 1MonterreyAzteca21:1041,15831Atlas3 – 0Santos LagunaJaliscoFebruary 418:0016,84740Atlético de San Luis0 – 2GuadalajaraAlfonso Lastras Ramírez19:0022,04480
Match 6LocationResultVisitorStadiumDateTimeSpectatorsMazatlán2 – 0AtlasEl EncantoFebruary 919:008,95741Tijuana1 – 1QuerétaroCaliente21:1014,33370Necaxa3 – 3TolucaVictoriaFebruary 1017:0015,54040Guadalajara2 – 1JuárezAkron17:0533,83141León0 – 1AméricaLeón19:0023,30461Cruz Azul3 – 0Atlético de San LuisCiudad de los Deportes19:0523,82620Monterrey3 – 2PachucaBBVA21:1046,21130Santos Laguna0 – 3Tigres UANLCorona15,72770Pumas UNAM3 – 0PueblaOlímpico Universitario11 de febrero12:0017,48821
Match 7LocationResultVisitorStadiumDateTimeSpectatorsQuerétaro1 – 1NecaxaCorregidoraFebruary 1619:009,59051Mazatlán2 – 2GuadalajaraEl Encanto21:0017,78731Atlético de San Luis3 – 3TijuanaAlfonso Lastras RamírezFebruary 1717:0014,91940Pachuca2 – 1AméricaHidalgo19:0018,14350Cruz Azul1 – 0Tigres UANLCiudad de los Deportes21:0525,75563Atlas0 – 1LeónJaliscoFebruary 1816:0016,88131Pumas UNAM3 – 0Santos LagunaOlímpico Universitario18:0522,31450Monterrey0 – 0TolucaBBVA20:1046,18920Juárez4 – 3PueblaOlímpico Benito JuárezMarch 2319:009,16910