The 2026–27 Primera Premier season is part of the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 28 August 2026 and will finish on May 2027.
This is the inaugural season of this branch of the Liga Premier de México, Primera Premier became its top branch, established with the sole aim of including teams eligible for promotion to the Liga de Expansión MX.
Offseason Changes On 27 June 2026, Irapuato returned to the Liga Premier after a year in the Liga de Expansión, as the club was forced to start a new project following the conflict between the civil association that owns the name and brand rights and the company that owned the club between 2023 and 2026. On 23 July 2026, Celaya F.C. was dissolved to grant its franchise in the Liga Premier to the refounding of Atlético Celaya. On 1 August 2026, Atlético Celaya, Chapulineros de Oaxaca, Cordobés, Deportiva Venados, Inter Playa del Carmen, Jaguares, La Piedad, Lobos ULMX, Los Cabos United, Montañeses, Pioneros de Cancún, Racing de Veracruz, Tapachula, Tigres de Álica, Tritones Vallarta and Zacatepec were promoted from Liga Premier A as the teams in that branch have the best conditions to qualify for promotion to Liga de Expansión MX. On 10 August 2026, H2O Purépechas joined the league taking the place of Halcones F.C., which had been announced as a founding club of the league. On 27 August the team was renamed Purépechas F.C. On 14 August 2026, Racing de Veracruz was relocated from Boca del Río, Veracruz to San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, Oaxaca because the club was left without a stadium in Veracruz following the closure of the Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez in February 2026. On 18 August 2026, Tritones Vallarta was temporarily relocated to La Piedad, Michoacán, due to the construction of its new stadium in Puerto Vallarta.
Teams The member clubs of the Primera Premier for the 2026–27 season are listed as follows.
Group 1 ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityCordobés Alejandro EstradaCuautitlánLos Pinos 5,000Irapuato Luis AlmadaIrapuatoSergio León Chávez25,000La Piedad Gastón ObledoLa PiedadJuan N. López13,356Lobos ULMX Wilder MosqueraCelayaMiguel Alemán Valdés23,182Los Cabos United Edson AlvaradoLos CabosComplejo Don Koll3,500Purépechas Efrén GalvánMoreliaVenustiano Carranza17,600Tigres de Álica Irving RubirosaTepicNicolás Álvarez Ortega12,495Tritones Vallarta Ricardo JiménezPuerto VallartaTBATBAZacatepec Rowan VargasXochitepecMariano Matamoros16,000
Group 2 ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAtlético Celaya Luis Fernando SotoCelayaMiguel Alemán Valdés23,182Chapulineros de Oaxaca Carlos AyalaSan Jerónimo TlacochahuayaIndependiente MRCI6,000Deportiva Venados Alfredo García SalmonesTamanchéAlonso Diego Molina2,500Inter Playa del Carmen José Luis TrejoPlaya del CarmenUnidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid7,500Jaguares Jorge EspejoTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna29,001Montañeses Víctor MedinaOrizabaSocum7,000Pioneros de Cancún Gerardo CastilloCancúnCancún 866,390Racing de Veracruz Héctor AltamiranoSan Juan Bautista TuxtepecGustavo Pacheco Villaseñor15,000Tapachula Diego Mazariegos TapachulaOlímpico de Tapachula18,017
Regular season Group 1
Positions by round
Group 2
Positions by round
League table
Results Each team will play 26 matches during the season: 16 against their group rivals, playing both home and away, and ten matches against opponents from the other group.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 David GarcíaRacing de Veracruz82 Ronaldo RubioPioneros de Cancún63 Francisco CastañedaDeportiva Venados44 Heriberto de la RosaIrapuato3 Arturo HernándezIrapuato Luis MosqueraPioneros de Cancún Josué MuñozLa Piedad Máximo PladaMontañeses Juan Pablo RangelRacing de Veracruz Jesús TalaveraTigres de Álica Source: Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round 4 Player scored four goals5 Player scored five goals(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance
Liguilla The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
See also 2026–27 Liga MX season 2026–27 Liga de Expansión MX season 2026–27 Liga Premier A season 2026–27 Liga Premier B season 2026–27 Liga TDP season
References
External links Official website of Liga Premier FMF