Liga MX
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(Redirected from Primera División de México)
| Liga MX | ||
| Country | México | |
| Confederation | CONCACAF | |
| Founded | 1902 | |
| Level | 1 | |
| Number of teams | 18 | |
| Relegation to | Liga de Ascenso | |
| Current champions | Tijuana (2012 Apertura) | |
| Most successful club | Guadalajara (11) | |
Liga MX, known as the Primera División de México before the 2012–13 season, is the top football league in México.
Like most football leagues in Latin America, Liga MX divides its season into two phases—Apertura and Clausura (Spanish for "opening" and "closing"), with different champions in each phase. The Apertura is held in the Northern Hemisphere fall (autumn), and the Clausura in spring.
2012–13 clubs [change]
- América (from Mexico City)
- Atlante (from Cancún)
- Atlas (from Guadalajara)
- Cruz Azul (from Mexico City)
- Guadalajara, often called Chivas (Spanish for "goats")
- Jaguares de Chiapas (from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas)
- León
- Monarcas Morelia
- Monterrey
- Pachuca
- Puebla
- Pumas UNAM (from Mexico City)
- Querétaro
- San Luis
- Santos Laguna (from Torreón, the main city of the Comarca Lagunera metropolitan area)
- Tigres (from San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area)
- Tijuana
- Toluca
