# 2023 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season

The 2023 Liga de Balompié Mexicano season was composed of the 4th and 5th professional seasons of the most important league of competitions organized by the Asociación Nacional del Balompié Mexicano, a Mexican football federation affiliated with CONIFA. The season began on 10 February 2023 and finished on 25 November 2023.
This is the first time that two tournaments have been held per season, abandoning the annual tournament format that had been held since the league's founding in 2020.

## Offseason changes

* 10 teams participated in the league.
* Cóndor FC, EFIX Soccer Club and RED entered the league as expansion teams.
* Halcones de Querétaro withdrew from the LBM due to financial problems, but the reserve team remained in the Segunda División del Balompié Mexicano.
* Toros México was promoted from the Segunda División del Balompié Mexicano.
* The format of the league changed, now the ten participating teams were divided into two groups taking the geographical location as division criteria. The two group winners qualify directly for the semifinals, while the second and third place advance to the reclassification stage.

### 2023–B season changes

* 12 teams will participate in the league.
* From 2023–B season two teams joined the league as expansion franchises: Hidalgo F.C. and Kundavi F.C.
* Inter Ixtapaluca was relocated to Amecameca and renamed Inter Amecameca.
* Lobos MX was renamed Lobos CARH.

## Teams

| Teams | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Official members of ANBM ||||
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca | Independiente MRCI | 3,000 |
| Cóndor FC | Cuautinchán, Puebla | El Cóndor | 500 |
| EFIX Soccer Club | Xalapa, Veracruz | Instalaciones Deportivas EFIX | TBA |
| Industriales Naucalpan | Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico | Deportivo Barrientos | 1,000 |
| Inter Amecameca | Amecameca, State of Mexico | Francisco Flores | 2,000 |
| Lobos CARH | Chalco, State of Mexico | Arreola | 3,000 |
| Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca | Independiente MRCI | 3,000 |
| Neza | Iztacalco, Mexico City | Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 6,000 |
| RED | Iztacalco, Mexico City | Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 6,000 |
| Toros México FC | Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City | Deportivo Valentín Gómez Farías | 500 |

### 2023–B season new teams

| Teams | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Hidalgo | Atitalaquía, Hidalgo | Municipal de Atitalaquia | 3,000 |
| Kundavi | Río Grande, Oaxaca | Inocente Santos Luna | 1,000 |

## 2023–A tournament
### Group 1
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Neza | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 0 | 22 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Toros México | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 0 | 15 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 3 | Industriales Naucalpan | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 4 | RED | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | Lobos MX | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 0 | 1 | |

#### Positions by round

* Semi–finals
* Reclassification
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Neza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1† |
| Toros México | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4† | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2† | 2 |
| Industriales Naucalpan | 3† | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4† | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| RED | 1 | 2 | 2† | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3† | 3 | 4 |
| Lobos MX | 4 | 4† | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5† | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | IND | LOB | NEZ | RED | TOR |
| Industriales Naucalpan | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Lobos MX | 1–4 | — | 0–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Neza | 3–1 | 6–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| RED | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–2 |
| Toros México | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |

### Group 2
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cóndor FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 0 | 19 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 0 | 18 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 3 | Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 0 | 11 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 4 | Inter Ixtapaluca | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | EFIX Soccer Club | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 | 0 | |

#### Positions by round

* Semi–finals
* Reclassification
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Cóndor FC | 1 | 2† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1† | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 3† | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4† | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 4 | 3 | 4† | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3† | 3 | 3 |
| Inter Ixtapaluca | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3† | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4† | 4 |
| EFIX Soccer Club | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5† | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5† |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CHA | CON | EFI | INT | MEZ |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | — | 3–1 | 11–0 | 10–0 | 3–0 |
| Cóndor FC | 2–0 | — | 9–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 |
| EFIX Soccer Club | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Inter Ixtapaluca | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | — |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Neza | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 0 | 22 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Cóndor FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 0 | 19 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 0 | 18 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 4 | Toros México | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 0 | 15 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 5 | Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 0 | 11 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 6 | Industriales Naucalpan | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 7 | Inter Ixtapaluca | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | RED | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9 | Lobos MX | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | EFIX Soccer Club | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 | 0 | |

### Play–offs
#### Final stage

| Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Neza | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Toros México | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Toros México | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Neza | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Cóndor FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |

##### Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 5 and 6 May, and the second legs will be played on 12 and 14 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neza | 3–2 | Toros México | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Cóndor FC | 2–4 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 0–3 | 2–1 |

###### Second leg
##### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neza | 3–4 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 2–3 | 1–1 |

###### Second leg

* 2023 winners
* Chapulineros de Oaxaca 4th title

## 2023–B tournament
### Group 1
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Neza | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 0 | 24 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 2 | Cóndor FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 0 | 22 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 3 | Toros México | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 4 | Industriales Naucalpan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Hidalgo | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | RED | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | −17 | −1 | 3 | |

#### Positions by round

* Semi–finals
* Reclassification
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Neza | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cóndor FC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Toros México | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Industriales | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Hidalgo | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| RED | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CON | HID | IND | NEZ | RED | TOR |
| Cóndor FC | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Hidalgo | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Industriales Naucalpan | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Neza | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| RED | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 |
| Toros México | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |

### Group 2
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 | +56 | 0 | 30 | Qualification to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kundavi | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 0 | 24 | Qualification to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 0 | 14 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 4 | Lobos CARH | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | Inter Amecameca | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | EFIX Soccer Club | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 0 | 4 | |

#### Positions by round

* Semi–finals
* Reclassification
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kundavi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Lobos CARH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Inter Amecameca | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| EFIX Soccer Club | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CHA | EFI | INT | KUN | LOB | MEZ |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | — | 18–1 | 7–0 | 5–2 | 8–0 | 5–0 |
| EFIX Soccer Club | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Inter Amecameca | 0–5 | 3–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Kundavi | 0–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Lobos CARH | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 | +56 | 0 | 30 | Qualification to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kundavi | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 0 | 24 | Qualification to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Neza | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 0 | 24 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 4 | Cóndor FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 0 | 22 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 5 | Toros México | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 6 | Mezcaleros de Oaxaca | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 0 | 14 | Qualification to Reclassification |
| 7 | Lobos CARH | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 0 | 9 | |
| 8 | Industriales Naucalpan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | −1 | 8 | |
| 9 | Hidalgo | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 10 | EFIX Soccer Club | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | RED | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | −17 | −1 | 3 | |
| 12 | Inter Amecameca | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 0 | 5 | |

### Play–offs
#### Final stage

| Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Cóndor FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Cóndor FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | 3 | Neza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Kundavi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Neza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Neza | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |

##### Semi–finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 4–1 | Cóndor FC | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Kundavi | 2–3 | Neza | 1–2 | 1–1 |

###### Second leg
##### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chapulineros de Oaxaca | 5–2 | Neza | 2–1 | 3–1 |

###### Second leg

* 2023–B winners
* Chapulineros de Oaxaca 5th title