The 2026–27 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 80th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season will be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2026 and the Clausura 2027 —each in an identical format and each contested by the same 18 teams.
Clubs A total of 18 clubs will participate in the 2026–27 edition of the Liga MX. This season marks the return of Atlante, who returned to the league from the second tier after 12 years, after acquiring the registration of Mazatlán.
Stadiums and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAméricaMexico CityAzteca 87,523AtlanteAtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco 55,020Atlético San LuisSan Luis Potosí, San Luis PotosíLibertad Financiera 27,029Cruz AzulMexico CityAzteca 87,523GuadalajaraZapopan, JaliscoAkron 46,232JuárezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaOlímpico Benito Juárez 19,703LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón 31,297MonterreyGuadalupe, Nuevo LeónBBVA 53,500NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria 23,851PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo 25,922PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc 51,726Pumas UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario 58,445QuerétaroQuerétaro, QuerétaroCorregidora 34,107Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona 29,101Tigres UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario 41,886TijuanaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaCaliente 31,158TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Diez 27,273
Personnel and kits
ClubChairmanHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s)Front OtherAméricaSantiago Baños Guillermo Almada Henry MartínAdidasCalienteAtlanteEmilio Escalante Miguel HerreraTBACharlyCalienteAtlasGerardo Casanova Hernán Crespo Aldo RochaCharlyCalienteAtlético San LuisJacobo Payán Espinosa Diego MejíaTBACharlyCanel'sCruz AzulVíctor Velázquez Joel Huiqui Érik LiraPirmaCemento Cruz AzulGuadalajaraAmaury Vergara Gabriel Milito Luis RomoNikeCalienteJuárezAndrés Fassi Gustavo Lema Sebastián Jurado JomaCalienteLeónJesús Martínez Murguia Javier GandolfiTBACharlyCementos FortalezaMonterreyDennis te Kloese Matías AlmeydaTBAPumaCodereNecaxaErnesto Tinajero Flores Martín Varini Alexis PeñaVoitRolcarPachucaArmando Martínez Patiño Benjamín Mora Carlos MorenoSkechersCementos FortalezaPueblaManuel Jiménez García Gerardo EspinozaTBAPirmaCalientePumas UNAM Esteban Solari Keylor NavasPumaRaloyQuerétaroMarc Spiegel Esteban GonzálezTBASkechersPedigreeSantos LagunaAleco Irarragorri Kalb Renato Paiva Carlos AcevedoCharlySorianaTigres UANL Carlos Emilio González Víctor Manuel Vucetich (interim) Fernando GorriaránAdidasCemexTijuanaJorge Hank Inzunsa Sebastián AbreuTBAReebokCalienteTolucaFrancisco Suinaga Conde Antonio Mohamed Alexis VegaNew BalanceRoshfrans
Managerial/coaching changes ClubOutgoing manager/coachManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in tableRef.Pre-Apertura changesAtlante Ricardo CarbajalNamed as assistant coach28 April 2026 Miguel Herrera28 April 2026Pre–seasonPuebla Albert EspigaresSacked4 May 2026 Gerardo Espinoza19 May 2026Santos Laguna Omar Tapia (interim)End of tenure as caretaker19 May 2026 Renato Paiva19 May 2026Monterrey Nicolás Sánchez (interim)21 May 2026 Matías Almeyda21 May 2026Cruz Azul Joel Huiqui (interim)Ratified as manager24 May 2026 Joel Huiqui 24 May 2026Atlético San Luis Raúl Chabrand (interim)End of tenure as caretaker31 May 2026 Diego Mejía31 May 2026América André JardineMutual agreement3 June 2026 Guillermo Almada7 June 2026Pachuca Esteban SolariEnd of contract8 June 2026 Benjamín Mora10 June 2026Pumas UNAM Efraín JuárezMutual agreement8 June 2026 Esteban Solari21 June 2026Atlas Diego CoccaEnd of contract13 July 2026 Omar Flores (interim)13 July 2026Apertura changesAtlas Omar Flores (interim)End of tenure as caretaker25 July 2026 Hernán Crespo16 July 20263rdTigres UANL Guido PizarroResigned28 July 2026 Hernán Elizondo (interim)28 July 202615thJuárez Pedro CaixinhaSacked2 August 2026 Salvador Valero (interim)2 August 202618thTigres UANL Hernán Elizondo (interim)End of tenure as caretaker20 August 2026 Víctor Manuel Vucetich (interim)20 August 202616thJuárez Salvador Valero (interim)End of tenure as caretaker2 September 2026 Gustavo Lema2 September 202618th
Torneo Apertura The Apertura 2026 is the first tournament of the season and began on 16 July 2026. The defending champions are Cruz Azul.
For the 2026 Leagues Cup, there will only be a one-weekend break for the group stage, which will be played between 4 and 13 August. The rest of the competition will be played midweek, except for the third place and final matches, which will be played on 6 September, although the league will not be stopped that weekend.
The play-in round has been permanently eliminated starting this tournament, after having been suspended in the Clausura 2026 due to the calendar cuts imposed by the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Therefore, the eight highest-ranked teams will advance directly to the quarterfinals.
Regular phase League table
Results Clubs will play every other once (either home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Salomón RondónPachuca102 Julián CarranzaNecaxa6 Óscar EstupiñánJuárez Henry MartínAmérica5 Ricardo MarínGuadalajara5 Gilberto MoraTijuana Lucas OcamposMonterrey8 Roberto AlvaradoGuadalajara 4 Alí ÁvilaQuerétaro Daniel ArcilaLeón Miguel BorjaAmérica Juan BrunettaTigres UANL JuninhoPumas UNAM Luís EstevesAtlas Gabriel FernándezCruz Azul Santiago HomenchenkoQuerétaro Nicolás IbáñezCruz Azul Alexis VegaToluca Federico ViñasToluca
Source: fotmob
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 José ParadelaCruz Azul5 Carlos RodríguezCruz Azul3 Juan BrunettaTigres UANL4 Jhojan JulioAtlante5 Kevin ÁlvarezAmérica3 HelinhoToluca Robert MoralesPumas UNAM José Luis RodríguezJuárez Diego RossiMonterrey Nicolás VallejoPachuca Source: fotmob
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Raúl RangelGuadalajara4 Nahuel GuzmánTigres UANL03 Guillermo AllisonQuerétaro3 Óscar GarcíaLeón0 Carlos MorenoPachuca0 José Antonio RodríguezTijuana07 Fernando TapiaAmérica2.00 Luis GarcíaToluca Esteban AndradaMonterrey Ricardo GutiérrezPuebla Rodolfo CotaAmérica Carlos AcevedoSantos Laguna Camilo VargasAtlas Source: fotmob
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Juninho Pumas UNAM Juarez 1–5 (A) 31 July 2026 3 Henry Martín América Necaxa 2–4 (A) 27 September 2026 10
Scoring First goal of the season: Eugenio Pizzuto for Atlante against Necaxa
Last goal of the season:
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 4 Lucas Abascia (Querétaro) Manuel Capasso (Atlas) Bayron Duarte (Querétaro) Santiago Homenchenko (Querétaro) Daniel Parra (Querétaro) Carlos Sánchez (Pachuca) Paulo Victor (Querétaro)
Most red cards: 1 28 players
Team Most yellow cards: 32 Querétaro
Most red cards: 4 Atlas León
Fewest yellow cards: 10 Guadalajara
Fewest red cards: 0 Cruz Azul Juárez Querétaro Santos Laguna Tijuana Source: Liga MX
Attendance
Aggregate tables 2026 aggregate table The 2026 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Clausura 2026 and Apertura 2026 seasons) was used to determine the seedings for the 2027 Leagues Cup. It is currently unknown what benefits clubs in "Tier one" will have in 2027. For the 2026 edition, the top three clubs in "Tier one" hosted at least one match at home. The first ranked club hosted two matches while the second and third ranked clubs hosted one. Clubs ranked fourth through sixth, had benefits such as a neutral venue match or reduced travel.
Awards Monthly awards TournamentMonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthSave of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubApertura 2026August Brian RodríguezAméricahttps://x.com/LigaBBVAMX/status/2096357795347963955
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