Serie A de México
The Serie A has 35 teams (6 Liga de Expansión MX Reserve Teams and 29 Serie A Teams) divided into three groups. For the 2024–25 season, it will be a return of a short tournament format (Apertura & Clausura) consisting of 11 group matches and 3 inter-group matches (14 total) played home & away and the liguilla. The top x teams from each group at the end of the season will play in the Liguilla for a spot to play for promotion to Liga de Expansión MX provided that their stadiums meet the requirements to ascend.
| Founded | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of teams | 35 (groups of 12 teams) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Liga de Expansión MX |
| Relegation to | Serie B |
| Current champions | Tampico Madero (4th Title) (2023–24 Season) |
| TV partners | Megacable[1] Televisa[2] TVC Deportes[3] |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2023–24 Serie A de México season | |
The Serie A was created in the second half of 2008, with the participation and approval of the owners of the teams of the Second and Third Division, being next to Serie B part of the Liga Premier.
As of the 2024–25 Season, Cancun, Celaya, Correcaminos UAT, Mineros de Zacatecas, Morelia and Leones Negros all from Liga de Expansión MX will join the Liga Premier to give young players professional experience. However, only Correcaminos UAT and Leones Negros UdeG will have a reserve team, while Cancun, Celaya, Morelia and Mineros de Zacatecas will have an associated team that will have its own identity.
Teams for 2024–25 season
The member clubs of the Serie A for the 2024–25 season are listed as follows.[4]
Stadium and locations
Stadium and locations
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguacateros CDU | Edgar Tolentino | Uruapan, Michoacán | Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón | 6,000 | Atlético Morelia |
| Aguacateros de Peribán | Marco Angúlo | Peribán, Michoacán | Municipal de Peribán[lower-alpha 1][5] | 3,000 | – |
| Colima | Sergio Bueno | Colima City, Colima | Colima[lower-alpha 2][6] | 12,000 | – |
| Escorpiones Zacatepec | Miguel Gutiérrez | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 | – |
| Gavilanes de Matamoros | Raúl Salazar | Matamoros, Tamaulipas | El Hogar | 22,000 | – |
| Halcones de Zapopan | Vacant | Zapotlanejo, Jalisco | Miguel Hidalgo | 1,700 | – |
| Irapuato | Víctor Medina | Irapuato, Guanajuato | Sergio León Chávez | 25,000 | – |
| La Piedad | José Roberto Muñoz | La Piedad, Michoacán | Juan N. López | 13,356 | – |
| Lobos ULMX | Rowan Vargas | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 | Celaya[7] |
| Petroleros de Salamanca | Víctor Saavedra | Salamanca, Guanajuato | Sección XXIV | 10,000 | – |
| Sporting Canamy | Francisco Tena | Oaxtepec, Morelos | Olímpico de Oaxtepec | 9,000 | – |
| UAT | Gandhi Vega | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez[lower-alpha 3] | 10,520 | UAT |
- The team started the season at the Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón in the nearby city of Uruapan, because the Municipal de Peribán is undergoing improvement works.
- Although the team started the season at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima, the club changed field starting in week 8 of the season.
- Although the club registered the Estadio Marte R. Gómez as its official field, the team plays most of its matches at the Estadio Universitario Eugenio Alvizo Porras
Stadium and locations
Location of teams in the 2024–25 Serie A Group 3
- The team plays as Real Zamora.
- The team plays some of its matches in the Estadio Cancún 86.
On hiatus
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coras | Elias Mdahuar | Piedras Negras, Coahuila | Sección 123 | 6,000 | – |
| Leviatán | Vacant | Mexico City | Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 6,000 | – |
| Reynosa | Édgar Barrón | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad | 20,000 | – |
| Tulancingo | Vacant | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | Primero de Mayo | 2,500 | – |
| Yalmakán | Vacant | Chetumal, Quintana Roo | José López Portillo | 6,600 | – |
Offseason Changes
- On May 11, 2024 Aguacateros CDU was promoted from Serie B to Serie A.[10]
- On May 25, 2024 Acatlán was promoted from Liga TDP to Serie A.[11] On June 28, 2024 the team was relocated to Tepatitlán.[12]
- On May 26, 2024 Faraones de Texcoco was promoted from Liga TDP to Serie A.[13]
- On June 17, 2024 Cimarrones de Sonora Premier was renamed to Cimarrones de Sonora because it became the club's main team after the relocation of the team that played in Liga de Expansión MX.[14]
- On June 28, 2024 Agricultores Guasave and Tapachula Soconusco joined the league as expansion teams.[15][16]
- On June 28, 2024 Cafetaleros de Chiapas was relocated to San Cristóbal de las Casas and renamed Jaguares F.C. Premier,[17] due to the creation of Jaguares F.C., a team that will play in the Liga de Expansión MX.[18]
- On June 28, 2024 Racing Porto Palmeiras was renamed to Racing de Veracruz.[19]
- On June 28, 2024 C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo was promoted from Serie B to Serie A as an expansion team.[20]
- On June 28, 2024 Tigres de Alica F.C. was promoted from Liga TDP to Serie A as an expansion team.[21]
- On June 28, 2024 Calor and Saltillo were relocated to Serie B from Serie A.[22]
- On June 28, 2024 Inter de Querétaro was relocated to Toluca, in addition, the team will officially play under the name Real Zamora.[8]
- On June 28, 2024 Coras and Reynosa were put on hiatus.
References
- includes Megasports
- Includes Adrenalina Sports Network
- includes TVC Deportes 2
- "INTEGRACIÓN DE GRUPOS OFICIALES". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- "Aguacateros de Peribán statement". Aguacateros de Peribán (in Spanish). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- "Recibe Caimanes en nueva sede a Tritones de Vallarta". Diario de Colima (in Spanish). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- "Lobos de la ULM firman convenio con Club Celaya FC; rescatan segunda división". Expresa TV (in Spanish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Inter Querétaro statement". Inter Querétaro on Facebook (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Pioneros de Cancún pasan en comodato a dueños del Cancún FC". DRV Noticias (in Spanish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- "¡AGUACATEROS CDU, CAMPEÓN!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Acatlán, el monarca de la zona B". Vive Siete (in Spanish). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Tepatitlán en la Liga Premier FMF". Semanario Siete Días (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Faraones, el campeón de la zona A que terminó invicto como local". Vive Siete (in Spanish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Es oficial: Cimarrones de Sonora se convertirá en Jaguares de Chiapas". El Sol de Hermosillo (in Spanish). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Guasave ya tiene futbol profesional; llega Agricultores FC". Los Noticieristas (in Spanish). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Futbol profesional vuelve a Tapachula". Cuarto Poder (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Ya hay Jaguares FC y se le suma Tapachula Soconusco". El Momento Tabasco (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Jaguares de Chiapas regresa al futbol mexicano en la Liga de Expansión". Marca (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Racing de Veracruz new name". Racing de Veracruz on Facebook (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "NUEVAS CARAS EN SERIE A". De3rapaarriba (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "¡TIGRES DE ALICA PARTICIPARÁ EN LA SERIE A DE LA LIGA PREMIER!". La Talacha Deportiva MX (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "NUEVAS CARAS EN SERIE B". De3rapaarriba (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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