Liga MX - wikipedia Liga MX This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2015 ) Liga MX Organising body Mexican Football Federation Founded 17 October 1943 ; 74 years ago ( 1943 - 10 - 17 ) Country Mexico Confederation CONCACAF Number of teams 18 Level on pyramid Relegation to Ascenso MX Domestic cup ( s ) Copa MX Supercopa MX Campeón de Campeones International cup ( s ) CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup Current champions Santos Laguna ( 6th title ) ( Clausura 2018 ) Most championships América Guadalajara ( 12 titles each ) TV partners Claro ESPN Fox Sports Grupo Imagen Televisa TV Azteca Website LigaMX.net 2017 -- 18 Liga MX season The Liga MX ( Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈliɣa ˈeme ˈekis ) ) is the top level of the Mexican football league system. Currently sponsored by BBVA through its Mexican subsidiary BBVA Bancomer, it is officially known as Liga BBVA Bancomer. Each season, the league holds two tournaments : the Apertura, which starts in the summer, and the Clausura, which starts in the winter. As of 2017, the league comprises 18 clubs, with one being relegated every year ( two tournaments ) based upon its league performances over the previous three years. The first 8 teams in the table at the end of the regular phase of the tournament qualify to the liguilla ( `` mini-league '', or `` playoff '' ). Up until July 2011, the league was divided into 3 groups. The group formatting was removed in favor of a single - table format. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in all of Latin America. According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, the league currently ranks 10th worldwide and was ranked as the 11th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century ( 2001 -- 2010 ). According to CONCACAF, the league -- with an average attendance of 25,557 during the 2014 -- 15 season -- draws the largest crowds on average of any football league in the Americas and the third largest crowds of any professional sports league in North America, behind only the National Football League and Major League Baseball, and ahead of the Canadian Football League. It is also the fourth most attended football league in the world behind Germany 's Bundesliga, England 's Premier League and Spain 's La Liga. Of the 56 teams to have competed in the league, América and Guadalajara have each won the title 12 times, followed by Toluca ( 10 ), Cruz Azul ( 8 ), León and Pumas UNAM ( 7 ), and Pachuca, Tigres UANL, and Santos Laguna ( 6 ). The current league champions are Santos Laguna, who won the Clausura 2018 tournament. Contents 1 History 1.1 Amateur era 1.2 Professional era 1.2. 1 Founding members 1.2. 2 Reformation 1.2. 3 The Mexican league boom 1.3 Liga MX 2 Competition format 2.1 Regular season tournaments 2.2 Playoffs ( liguilla ) 2.3 Relegation 2.4 CONCACAF Champions League Qualification 2.5 Previous Qualification Tournaments 3 Clubs 3.1 2017 -- 18 season 3.2 Champions 4 Stadiums and locations 5 Media coverage 5.1 Television home matches broadcast rights 6 Sponsorship 7 Managers 8 Player records 8.1 Most appearances 8.2 Top scorers 9 Promotion and relegation 10 See also 11 References 12 External links History Amateur era Prior to the Liga Mayor, there was no national football league in Mexico, and football competitions were held within relatively small geographical regions. The winners of the Primera Fuerza, a local league consisting of teams near and around Mexico City, was considered the national competition. There were other regional leagues such as the Liga Amateur de Veracruz, the Liga Occidental De Jalisco and the Liga del Bajío that also had notable clubs. Many club owners were not keen on the idea of establishing a professional league, despite paying players under the table. With the increasing demand for football, there was a sense of urgency to unite all the local amateur leagues in Mexico to progress as a football nation. The professional national league was finally established in 1943. Professional era When the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación ( F.M.F. ) announced the formation of the nation 's first professional league, many clubs petitioned to join. The F.M.F. announced that 10 clubs would form the Liga Mayor ( Major League ). The league was founded by six clubs from the Primera Fuerza of Mexico City, two clubs from the Liga Occidental, and two from the Liga Veracruzana. Founding members Club Asturias in 1927. Primera Fuerza : América, Asturias, Atlante, Necaxa, and Marte. Liga Occidental De Jalisco : Atlas and Guadalajara. Liga Amateur de Veracruz : ADO, Veracruz and Moctezuma. Reformation Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, many small clubs faced economic difficulties which were attributed to the lack of international competition by Mexico 's clubs and an unrewarding league format. Like many South American and European clubs, Mexico 's clubs that placed high in the league standings could not afford to participate in prestigious international tournaments, such as the Copa Libertadores. The Mexican league boom The 1970 World Cup held in Mexico was the first World Cup televised on a grand scale. The season following the FIFA World Cup, the F.M.F. changed the league format and established a playoff phase to determine the national champion. This was done to regenerate interest and reward teams that placed fairly high in the standings. The play - off, called the Liguilla, was played using various formats to determine the champion. The most common format was a straight knock - out between the top eight teams in the table. At other times the league was divided into groups with the top two in each group, often as well as the best 3rd placed teams, qualifying for the play - offs and in some seasons the play - offs themselves involved teams playing in groups with the group winners playing off for the title... The format was changed from season to season to accommodate international club commitments and the schedule of the Mexico national team. The change in the rules affected teams that traditionally dominated the table, as talented teams that had not performed well in the regular season were able to perform successfully in the play - offs ( Cruz Azul in the 1970s, América in the 1980s, and Toluca in the 2000s ). Liga MX Before the 2012 -- 13 season, the organization LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX was created to replace the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. as the organizing body of the competition. Competition format Regular season tournaments From 1996 to 2002, the league followed a two - tournament schedule with invierno ( winter ) and verano ( summer ) tournaments but from 2002 to 2011 the 18 teams were divided into three groups of six with the top two teams from each group and the two best third place teams qualified for the liguilla. The teams played in the same group for each tournament. The qualification phase of the tournament lasted 17 weeks, with all teams playing each other once per tournament in a home and away series over both tournaments. Liga MX uses a single table of 18 teams that play two annual tournaments resulting in two champions per season. The season opens with the apertura tournament ( opening tournament - running from July to December ) followed by the clausura ( closing - running from January to May ). This format matches other Latin American schedules and correspond with FIFA 's world footballing calendar, which `` opens '' in July / August and `` closes '' in April / May of the next year. The top eight teams progress to the liguilla for each tournament. If one of those teams is in last place in the league 's relegation table ( see below ), that team is replaced by the team that finished ninth in the tournament. Playoffs ( liguilla ) The liguilla ( Spanish for `` little league '' ) is the play - off phase of the tournament. This phase starts with eight qualifying teams playing two - legged ties with the winner on aggregate - score progressing. The Champion team is awarded the First division trophy, and the runner up is awarded a smaller version of the trophy. The birth of La liguilla in 1970 modernized the league despite the disagreements between the traditionalists and the modernists. Clubs that were near bankruptcy were now better able to compete and generate profits. Relegation At the end of a season, after the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, one team is relegated to the next lower division, Ascenso MX, and one team from that division is promoted and takes the place left open by the relegated team. Currently, the relegated team is determined by computing the points - per - game - played ratio for each team, considering all the games played by the team during the last three seasons ( six tournaments ). The team with the lowest ratio is relegated. For teams recently promoted, only the games played since their promotion are considered ( two or four tournaments ). The team promoted from Ascenso MX is the winner of a two - leg match between the champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of that division. If a team becomes the champion in both tournaments, it is automatically promoted. CONCACAF champions league qualification Each year, four teams from Liga MX qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, the premier North American club competition. Generally, the Apertura and Clausura champions and the Apertura and Clausura runners - up qualify, and are placed in Pot 3. Should one or more teams reach the finals of both tournaments, Liga MX has implemented a formula for ensuring that two teams that qualify via the Apertura and two teams qualify via the Clausura : If the same two teams qualify for the finals of both tournaments, those two teams will qualify along with the non-finalists with the best record in both the Apertura and Clausura. If the same team wins both the Apertura and the Clausura ( facing two different teams in the finals of each tournament ), then the berth reserved for the Clausura champions is passed to the Clausura runners - up and the berth reserved for the Clausura runners - up is passed to the non-finalists with best record in the Clausura. This occurred most recently in the 2013 -- 14 season ( 2014 -- 15 CONCACAF Champions League ) when León ( 2013 Apertura and 2014 Clausura champions ) and Pachuca ( 2014 Clausura runners - up ) were placed in Pot A, while América ( 2013 Apertura runners - up ) and Cruz Azul ( non-finalists with the best record in the 2014 Clausura ) were placed in Pot B ( at the time, the champions and runners - up were placed in different pots ). If the Apertura runners - up win the Clausura ( facing two different teams in the finals of each tournament ), then the berth reserved for the Apertura runners - up is passed to the non-finalists with best record in the Apertura. This occurred most recently in the 2011 -- 12 season ( 2012 -- 13 CONCACAF Champions League ) when UANL ( 2011 Apertura champions ) and Santos Laguna ( 2011 Apertura runners - up and 2012 Clausura champions ) were placed in Pot A, while Guadalajara ( non-finalists with the best record in the 2011 Apertura ) and Monterrey ( 2012 Clausura runners - up ) were placed in Pot B ( again, at the time, the champions and runners - up were placed in different pots ). If the Apertura champions are runners - up of the Clausura ( facing two different teams in the finals of each tournament ), then the berth reserved for the Clausura runners - up is passed to the non-finalists with best record in the Clausura. This has not happened since Liga MX began using this qualification procedure. Previous Qualification Tournaments Campeonato Centroamericano ( 1959 ), Copa Interamericana ( 1968 -- 91 ), CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup ( 1991 -- 98 ), CONCACAF Giants Cup 2001, Interliga ( 2004 -- 10 ), Copa Sudamericana ( 2005 - 08 ), and SuperLiga ( 2007 -- 10 ), Copa Libertadores ( 1998 - 2015 ) Clubs Main article : List of football clubs in Mexico 2017 -- 18 season The following 18 clubs will compete in the Liga MX during the 2017 -- 18 season. Club Position in 2017 - 18 First season in top division Seasons in top division First season of current spell in top division Consecutive Seasons in Liga MX Top division titles Last top division title América 2nd 1943 -- 44 94 1943 -- 44 94 12 Apertura 2014 Atlas 15th 1943 -- 44 90 1979 -- 80 56 1950 / 51 BUAP 18th 2017 -- 18 0 2017 -- 18 0 0 - Cruz Azul 12th 1964 -- 65 72 1964 -- 65 72 8 Invierno 1997 Guadalajara 17th 1943 -- 44 94 1943 -- 44 94 12 Clausura 2017 León 13th 1944 -- 45 69 2012 -- 13 6 7 Clausura 2014 Monterrey 3rd 1945 -- 46 78 1960 -- 61 76 Apertura 2010 Morelia 8th 1957 -- 58 65 1981 -- 82 54 Invierno 2000 Necaxa 11th 1951 - 52 82 2016 -- 17 Invierno 1998 Pachuca 9th 1967 -- 68 44 1998 -- 99 34 6 Clausura 2016 Puebla 10th 1944 -- 45 73 2007 -- 08 16 1989 / 90 Querétaro 14th 1990 -- 91 22 2009 -- 10 12 0 - Santos Laguna 4th 1988 -- 89 30 1988 -- 89 30 6 Clausura 2018 Tijuana 6th 2011 -- 12 8 2011 -- 12 8 Apertura 2012 Toluca 1st 1953 -- 54 83 1953 -- 54 83 10 Bicentenario 2010 UANL 5th 1974 -- 75 59 1997 -- 98 36 6 Apertura 2017 UNAM 7th 1962 -- 63 74 1962 -- 63 74 7 Clausura 2011 Veracruz 16th 1943 -- 44 53 2013 -- 14 1949 / 50 Champions See also : List of Mexican football champions Club Winners Runners - up Winning years América 12 9 1965 -- 66, 1970 -- 71, 1975 -- 76, 1983 -- 84, 1984 -- 85, PRODE 85, 1987 -- 88, 1988 -- 89, Verano 2002, Clausura 2005, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014 Guadalajara 12 9 1956 -- 57, 1958 -- 59, 1959 -- 60, 1960 -- 61, 1961 -- 62, 1963 -- 64, 1964 -- 65, 1969 -- 70, 1986 -- 87, Verano 1997, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2017 Toluca 10 7 1966 -- 67, 1967 -- 68, 1974 -- 75, Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010 Cruz Azul 8 10 1968 -- 69, México ' 70, 1971 -- 72, 1972 -- 73, 1973 -- 74, 1978 -- 79, 1979 -- 80, Invierno 1997 UNAM 7 7 1976 -- 77, 1980 -- 81, 1990 -- 91, Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011 León 7 5 1947 -- 48, 1948 -- 49, 1951 -- 52, 1955 -- 56, 1991 -- 92, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 UANL 6 5 1977 -- 78, 1981 -- 82, Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017 Santos Laguna 6 5 Invierno 1996, Verano 2001, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2018 Pachuca 6 Invierno 1999, Invierno 2001, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2016 Monterrey 6 México ' 86, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010 Atlante † 1946 -- 47, 1992 -- 93, Apertura 2007 Necaxa 1994 -- 95, 1995 -- 96, Invierno 1998 Puebla 1982 -- 83, 1989 -- 90 Zacatepec † 1954 -- 55, 1957 -- 58 Veracruz 0 1945 -- 46, 1949 -- 50 Oro † † † 5 1962 -- 63 Morelia Invierno 2000 Atlas 1950 -- 51 Tampico Madero † 1952 -- 53 Tecos † † 1993 -- 94 Real España † † † † 1944 -- 45 Tijuana 0 Apertura 2012 Asturias † † † † 0 1943 -- 44 Marte † † † † 0 1953 -- 54 UdeG † 0 Querétaro 0 Toros Neza † † † † 0 Atlético Celaya † † † † 0 Atlético Español † † † † 0 San Luis † † † † 0 † Teams currently in the Ascenso MX † † Teams currently in the Liga Premier † † † Teams currently in the Amateur Levels † † † † Defunct teams Stadiums and locations Guadalajara Atlas Veracruz León UANL Monterrey Morelia Necaxa Pachuca Puebla BUAP Querétaro Santos Laguna Tijuana Toluca Location of the 2017 -- 18 Liga MX teams Cruz Azul América UNAM Location of the 2017 -- 18 Liga MX teams in Greater Mexico City Club Location Stadium Capacity Ref América Mexico City Azteca 87,000 Atlas Guadalajara Jalisco 56,713 BUAP Puebla City Universitario BUAP 19,283 Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul 33,000 Guadalajara Zapopan Akron 45,364 León León León 31,297 Monterrey Guadalupe BBVA Bancomer 53,500 Morelia Morelia Morelos 35,000 Necaxa Aguascalientes City Victoria 25,500 Pachuca Pachuca Hidalgo 30,000 Puebla Puebla City Cuauhtémoc 51,726 Querétaro Querétaro City Corregidora 33,162 Santos Laguna Torreón Corona 30,000 Tijuana Tijuana Caliente 27,333 Toluca Toluca Nemesio Díez 31,000 UANL San Nicolás de los Garza Universitario 42,000 UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 72,000 Veracruz Boca del Río Luis `` Pirata '' Fuente 28,703 Media coverage In theory, all First Division clubs have the right to sell their own broadcast rights. In practice, however, the league is divided between teams broadcast on Televisa, TV Azteca, Imagen Televisión, Claro Sports, Fox Sports, ESPN in México. ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes and Univision have the rights in the United States. In previous years, when a team got relegated, the team that got promoted could only negotiate with the company that had the television rights of the team that got relegated. This agreement was cancelled in 2012 by the Liga MX when the promotion of Club León caused a television rights dispute with Televisa. Currently, Club León matches are broadcast in Mexico by Fox Sports and other online media sites, and in the United States by Univision ( Telemundo from 2013 -- 16 ). Telelatino and Fox Sports World hold broadcasting rights in Canada ; Fox Sports is the only network that holds rights to broadcast selected matches in United States and South America. Additionally, Televisa - owned networks Sky Sports and TDN hold exclusive broadcasting rights over selected matches throughout the regular season, although the majority of the most important ones are broadcast live on the national networks. Most of the Saturday afternoon and evening matches broadcast by Televisa are shown primarily on Gala TV, though Saturday games played by Televisa 's club America, are broadcast on Televisa 's flagship network, Canal de las Estrellas. However, a blackout policy is usually applied in selected markets where affiliates are forced to air alternate programming during the matches, Sunday noon and afternoon games broadcast by Televisa are shown on Canal de las Estrellas. All of the games broadcast by TV Azteca on Saturday and Sunday are shown on Azteca 13 ; Friday 's matches however are shown on Azteca 7. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ( known in Mexico as Fecha Doble or Double Date ) matches picked by the national networks are shown on Canal 5 and Azteca 7 and the rest of the matches air on Sky Sports and TDN. A recent rule, in effect since 2011, requires teams to play the final game of every season on Sunday during prime time, regardless of whether the team used to play local games in another timeslot, in order to capture more television audience during the game. On February 13, 2017, it was announced Univision Deportes would live stream 46 games in English on Facebook in the United States. After the Clausura 2017 season, Azteca América sold the rights of the Atlas, Morelia, Tijuana and Veracruz matches to Univision, thus the network held the rights of 17 of the 18 clubs, the only team the network did not carry was recently promoted team Lobos BUAP. In September 2017, Univision started airing Lobos BUAP 's home matches, thus the network has the rights to all 18 Liga MX teams through the end of the Clausura 2018 season. ESPN Deportes airs all of León, Necaxa and Querétaro regular season home matches as well as select Monterrey, Pachuca, and UANL home matches. In July 2017, Televisión Nacional de Chile ( TVN ) announced it would show Liga MX matches involving Chilean players in Chile. In Japan, Liga MX will be broadcast on Fuji TV. León and Pachuca 's home matches will be broadcast on Fox Sports Asia In October 2017, Fox Sports announced that it acquired the long - term exclusive Spanish - language rights to Tijuana and Santos Laguna home matches in the United States, Mexico and the rest of Latin America starting in the Apertura 2018 and Apertura 2019 respectively. The matches will air on Fox Deportes in the United States and Fox Sports Latin America in Mexico and the rest of Latin America. On May 26, 2018, Fox Sports announced it acquired the rights of C.F. Monterrey 's home matches in the United States and Latin America. The network announced the matches would be shown in the United States on Fox Deportes in Spanish as well as the Fox Sports family of networks in English. Television home matches broadcast rights Team Mexico Broadcaster U.S. Broadcaster Day Time América Televisa Univision Saturday 9 : 00 PM Atlas TV Azteca / ESPN Univision Friday 9 : 00 PM BUAP Televisa Univision Saturday 5 : 00 PM Cruz Azul Televisa Univision Saturday 5 : 00 PM Guadalajara Televisa Univision Saturday 9 : 06 PM León Grupo Imagen / Fox Sports / Claro ESPN Deportes / Univision Saturday 7 : 06 PM Monterrey Fox Sports Fox Sports ( English and Spanish ) Saturday 7 : 00 PM Morelia TV Azteca / ESPN Univision Friday 7 : 00 PM Necaxa Televisa ESPN Deportes / Univision Saturday 9 : 00 PM Pachuca Grupo Imagen / Fox Sports / Claro ESPN Deportes / Univision Saturday 7 : 06 PM Puebla TV Azteca / ESPN Univision Friday 9 : 00 PM Querétaro Grupo Imagen ESPN Deportes / Univision Saturday 5 : 00 PM Santos Laguna TV Azteca / ESPN Univision Sunday 6 : 00 PM Tijuana Fox Sports Fox Sports ( English and Spanish ) Saturday 7 : 00 PM Toluca Televisa Univision Sunday 12 : 00 PM UANL Televisa ESPN Deportes / Univision Saturday 7 : 00 PM UNAM Televisa Univision Sunday 12 : 00 PM Veracruz TV Azteca / ESPN Univision Friday 7 : 00 PM ^ For the Apertura 2016 and the majority of the Clausura 2017, Guadalajara home matches in Mexico were not shown on over-the - air television or cable and satellite operators, instead they exclusively were shown on an internet streaming service called Chivas TV. As of April 8, 2017, the matches are shown on both Televisa 's Televisa Deportes Network ( TDN ) and Chivas TV. ^ Matches will be shown on Fox Deportes in Spanish as well as the Fox Sports family of networks in English. ^ Games are shown on ESPN but only on tape delay ^ All match times are UTC − 06 : 00 except for matches in Tijuana ( UTC − 08 : 00 ). Sponsorship BBVA Bancomer was named the league 's official sponsor in 2013. Up until its re-branding in 2012, the Liga MX did not have a title sponsor. In July 2013, league president Decio de María announced BBVA Bancomer as the official sponsor, with the goal of modernizing the league 's image. De María also stated that the money generated from the sponsorship would be divided among the eighteen clubs and to be invested in each club 's youth teams. On 18 September 2015, it was announced that the sponsorship deal was extended until 2019. Since 1986, Voit has been the official match ball manufacturer. In 2014, the contract was extended for four years. Managers The current managers in the Liga MX are : Nat. Name Club Appointed Time as manager Brazil ! Ferretti, Ricardo Ricardo Ferretti UANL 000000002010 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 2010 7003295100000000000 ♠ 8 years, 29 days Argentina ! Cristante, Hernán Hernán Cristante Toluca 000000002016 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 2016 7002748000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 18 days Mexico ! Hernández, Roberto Roberto Hernández Morelia 000000002017 - 02 - 07 - 0000 7 February 2017 7002496000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 131 days Mexico ! Herrera, Miguel Miguel Herrera América 000000002017 - 05 - 26 - 0000 26 May 2017 7002388000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 23 days Uruguay ! Díaz, Gustavo Gustavo Díaz León 000000002017 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 2017 7002292000000000000 ♠ 292 days Uruguay ! Siboldi, Robert Robert Siboldi Santos Laguna 000000002017 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 2017 7002273000000000000 ♠ 273 days Mexico ! Meza, Enrique Enrique Meza Puebla 000000002017 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 2017 7002258000000000000 ♠ 258 days Mexico ! Patiño, David David Patiño UNAM 000000002017 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 2017 7002258000000000000 ♠ 258 days Mexico ! Vázquez, Guillermo Guillermo Vázquez Veracruz 000000002017 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 2017 7002199000000000000 ♠ 199 days Portugal ! Caixinha, Pedro Pedro Caixinha Cruz Azul 000000002017 - 12 - 05 - 0000 5 December 2017 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 days Argentina ! Cocca, Diego Diego Cocca Tijuana 000000002017 - 12 - 07 - 0000 7 December 2017 7002193000000000000 ♠ 193 days Mexico ! Espinoza, Gerardo Gerardo Espinoza Atlas 000000002018 - 03 - 19 - 0000 19 March 2018 7001910000000000000 ♠ 91 days Mexico ! Puente Jr., Rafael Rafael Puente Jr. Querétaro 000000002018 - 05 - 07 - 0000 7 May 2018 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 days Mexico ! Michel Leaño, Marcelo Marcelo Michel Leaño Necaxa 000000002018 - 05 - 11 - 0000 11 May 2018 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 days Uruguay ! Alonso, Diego Diego Alonso Monterrey 000000002018 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 2018 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 days Spain ! Ayestarán, Pako Pako Ayestarán Pachuca 000000002018 - 05 - 28 - 0000 28 May 2018 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 days Mexico ! Palencia, Francisco Francisco Palencia BUAP 000000002018 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 2018 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 days Argentina ! Cardozo, José José Cardozo Guadalajara 000000002018 - 06 - 12 - 0000 12 June 2018 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 days Player records Most appearances Rank Player Appearances Óscar Pérez 735 Oswaldo Sanchez 725 Benjamín Galindo 700 Rodrigo Ruiz 638 5 Adolfo Ríos 635 6 Juan Pablo Rodríguez 634 7 Miguel España 631 8 Alfonso Sosa 610 9 Cristóbal Ortega 608 10 Israel López 604 Italics denotes players still playing professional football. Bold denotes players still playing in the Liga MX. Top scorers Rank Nat Name Years Goals Apps Ratio Evanivaldo Castro 1974 -- 1987 312 427 0.73 Carlos Hermosillo 1984 -- 2001 294 539 0.55 Jared Borgetti 1994 -- 2010 252 475 0.63 José Cardozo 1994 -- 2005 249 332 0.75 5 Horacio Casarín 1936 -- 1957 238 326 0.73 6 Osvaldo Castro 1971 -- 1984 214 398 0.54 7 Luis Roberto Alves 1986 -- 2003 209 577 0.36 8 Adalberto López 1942 -- 1955 201 231 0.87 9 Carlos Eloir Perucci 1972 -- 1984 199 398 0.5 10 Sergio Lira 1978 -- 1996 191 564 0.34 Italics denotes players still playing professional football. Bold denotes players still playing in the Liga MX. Promotion and relegation Relegation and Promotion by Club Club Promotions Relegations Zacatepec 5 ( 1950 -- 51, 1962 -- 63, 1969 -- 70, 1977 -- 78, 1983 -- 84 ) 5 ( 1961 -- 62, 1965 -- 66, 1976 -- 77, 1982 -- 83, 1984 -- 85 ) Querétaro 4 ( México ' 86, 1989 -- 90, 2005 -- 06, 2009 -- 10 ) 3 ( 1993 -- 94, 2006 -- 07, 2012 -- 13 * ) Pachuca 4 ( 1966 -- 67, 1991 -- 92, 1995 -- 96, 1997 -- 98 ) 3 ( 1972 -- 73, 1992 -- 93, 1996 -- 97 ) Irapuato 4 ( 1953 -- 54, 1984 -- 85, 1999 -- 00 *, 2002 -- 03 ) 2 ( 1971 -- 72, 1990 -- 91 ) Atlas 3 ( 1954 -- 55, 1971 -- 72, 1978 -- 79 ) 3 ( 1953 -- 54, 1970 -- 71, 1977 -- 78 ) San Luis 3 ( 1970 -- 71, 2001 -- 02, 2004 -- 05 ) 2 ( 1973 -- 74, 2002 -- 03 ) Puebla 3 ( 1969 -- 70, 1998 -- 99, 2006 -- 07 ) 2 ( 1998 -- 99, 2004 -- 05 ) Unión de Curtidores 2 ( 1982 -- 83, 1998 -- 99 * ) 2 ( 1980 -- 81, 1983 -- 84 ) Veracruz 2 ( 1963 -- 64, 2001 -- 02 ) 4 ( 1951 -- 52, 1978 -- 79, 1997 -- 98, 2007 -- 08 ) Real Zamora 2 ( 1954 -- 55, 1956 -- 57 ) 2 ( 1955 -- 56, 1959 -- 60 ) Tampico Madero 2 ( 1964 -- 65, 1972 -- 73 ) 2 ( 1966 -- 67, 1974 -- 75 ) Atlante 2 ( 1976 -- 77, 1990 -- 91 ) 3 ( 1975 -- 76, 1989 -- 90, 2013 -- 14 ) Monterrey 2 ( 1955 -- 56, 1959 -- 60 ) 1 ( 1956 -- 57 ) Morelia 2 ( 1956 -- 57, 1980 -- 81 ) 1 ( 1967 -- 68 ) UANL 2 ( 1973 -- 74, 1996 -- 97 * ) 1 ( 1995 -- 96 ) León 2 ( 1989 -- 90, 2011 -- 12 ) 2 ( 1986 -- 87, 2001 -- 02 ) Sinaloa 2 ( 2004 -- 05, 2014 -- 15 ) 2 ( 2005 -- 06, 2015 -- 16 ) La Piedad 2 ( 2000 -- 01, 2012 -- 13 * ) - Necaxa 2 ( 2009 -- 10 *, 2015 -- 16 ) 2 ( 2008 -- 09, 2010 -- 11 ) UAT 1 ( 1986 -- 87 ) 1 ( 1994 -- 95 ) Atlético Potosino 1 ( 1974 -- 75 ) 1 ( 1988 -- 89 ) Indios de Ciudad Juárez 1 ( 2007 -- 08 ) 1 ( 2009 -- 10 ) Toros Neza 1 ( 1988 -- 89 ) 1 ( 1999 -- 00 ) Tecos 1 ( 1974 -- 75 ) 1 ( 2011 -- 12 ) Tijuana 1 ( 2010 -- 11 ) - UdeG 1 ( 2013 -- 14 ) 1 ( 2014 -- 15 ) BUAP 1 ( 2016 -- 17 ) 1 ( 2017 -- 18 * ) Oro - 1 ( 1979 -- 80 ) Chiapas - 1 ( 2016 -- 17 ) Tapachula 1 ( 2017 -- 18 * ) - Notes : 1976 -- 77 : Tampico Madero bought San Luis 's spot in first division. 1977 -- 78 : Deportivo Neza bought San Isidro Laguna and took its spot. 1981 -- 82 : Tampico Madero bought Atletas Campesinos and took over its spot. 1983 -- 84 : Ángeles de Puebla bought Oaxtepec and took over its spot. 1988 -- 89 : Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz bought Potros Neza and took over its spot. 1992 -- 93 : U.T. Neza changes its name to Toros Neza. 1996 -- 97 : UANL gained automatic promotion as they won both tournaments. 1998 -- 99 : Puebla bought Unión de Curtidores and took over its spot. 1999 -- 00 : Irapuato gained automatic promotion as they won both tournaments. 2009 -- 10 : Necaxa gained automatic promotion as they won both tournaments. 2012 -- 13 : Chiapas relocated to Querétaro rebranding to Querétaro. 2012 -- 13 : Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz bought Reboceros de La Piedad 's spot in first division. 2017 -- 18 : Tapachula won promotion to Liga MX, but were not certified to be promoted to Liga MX. 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Question: who has the most trophies in liga mx
Answer: América