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”’Liga de Expansión MX”’, officially named as ”’Liga BBVA Expansión MX”’ for sponsorship reasons, is a professional [[association football]] league in [[Mexico]] and the second level of the [[Mexican football league system]]. It has 15 participating clubs, the season is divided into two short tournaments (”Apertura” and ”Clausura”), the champions of each tournament are decided by a final phase (”Liguilla”).

”’Liga de Expansión MX”’, officially named ”’Liga BBVA Expansión MX”’ for sponsorship reasons, is a professional [[association football]] league in [[Mexico]] and the second level of the [[Mexican football league system]]. It has 15 participating clubs, the season is divided into two short tournaments (”Apertura” and ”Clausura”), the champions of each tournament are decided by a final phase (”Liguilla”).

Founded in 2020 as part of the [[Mexican Football Federation|FMF]]’s Stabilization Project, which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the [[Ascenso MX]] and prevent the disappearance of a second level league in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/liga-mx-aprueba-liga-desarrollo-salvar-ascenso |title=¡Se confirma! No habrá ascenso ni descenso en 6 años; aprueban Liga de Desarrollo |access-date=25 April 2020 |author=Enrique Martínez Villar |date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Mediotiempo}}</ref> The project also attempts for [[Liga MX]] and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with strong administration, finances, and infrastructure.

Founded in 2020 as part of the [[Mexican Football Federation|FMF]]’s Stabilization Project, which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the [[Ascenso MX]] and prevent the disappearance of a second level league in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/liga-mx-aprueba-liga-desarrollo-salvar-ascenso |title=¡Se confirma! No habrá ascenso ni descenso en 6 años; aprueban Liga de Desarrollo |access-date=25 April 2020 |author=Enrique Martínez Villar |date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Mediotiempo}}</ref> The project also attempts for [[Liga MX]] and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with strong administration, finances, and infrastructure.

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|-

|[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]

|[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]

|[[Zacatepec, Morelos|Zacatepec]], [[Morelos]]

|[[Zacatepec, Morelos|Zacatepec]]

|[[Estadio Agustín “Coruco” Díaz]]

|[[Estadio Agustín “Coruco” Díaz]]

|24,313

|24,313

|-

|-

|[[Atlético La Paz]]

|[[Atlético La Paz]]

|[[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]], [[Baja California Sur]]

|[[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]]

|[[Estadio Guaycura]]

|[[Estadio Guaycura]]

|5,209

|5,209

|-

|-

|[[Atlético Morelia]]

|[[Atlético Morelia]]

|[[Morelia]], [[Michoacán]]

|[[Morelia]]

|[[Estadio Morelos]]

|[[Estadio Morelos]]

|35,000

|35,000

|-

|-

|[[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]

|[[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]

|[[Cancún]], [[Quintana Roo]]

|[[Cancún]]

|[[Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo]]

|[[Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo]]

|18,844

|18,844

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|-

|-

|[[Club Jaiba Brava|Jaiba Brava]]

|[[Club Jaiba Brava|Jaiba Brava]]

|[[Tampico]] and [[Ciudad Madero]], [[Tamaulipas]]

|[[Tampico]] and [[Ciudad Madero]]

|[[Estadio Tamaulipas]]

|[[Estadio Tamaulipas]]

|19,667

|19,667

|-

|-

|[[Alebrijes de Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]

|[[Alebrijes de Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]

|[[Oaxaca City|Oaxaca]], [[Oaxaca]]

|[[Oaxaca City|Oaxaca]]

|[[Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca]]

|[[Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca]]

|16,000

|16,000

|-

|-

|[[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]

|[[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]

|[[Culiacán]], [[Sinaloa]]

|[[Culiacán]]

|[[Estadio Dorados]]

|[[Estadio Dorados]]

|20,108

|20,108

|-

|-

|[[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]

|[[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]

|[[Zapopan]], [[Jalisco]]

|[[Zapopan]]

|[[Estadio Akron]]

|[[Estadio Akron]]

|45,364

|45,364

|-

|-

|[[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]

|[[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]

|[[Tepatitlán]], [[Jalisco]]

|[[Tepatitlán]]

|[[Estadio Gregorio “Tepa” Gómez]]

|[[Estadio Gregorio “Tepa” Gómez]]

|8,085

|8,085

|-

|-

|[[Tlaxcala F.C.|Tlaxcala]]

|[[Tlaxcala F.C.|Tlaxcala]]

|[[Tlaxcala (city)|Tlaxcala]], [[Tlaxcala]]

|[[Tlaxcala (city)|Tlaxcala]]

|[[Estadio Tlahuicole]]

|[[Estadio Tlahuicole]]

|11,135

|11,135

|-

|-

|[[Venados F.C.|Venados]]

|[[Venados F.C.|Venados]]

|[[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]], [[Yucatán]]

|[[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]]

|[[Estadio Carlos Iturralde]]

|[[Estadio Carlos Iturralde]]

|15,087

|15,087

|-

|-

|[[Correcaminos UAT|UAT]]

|[[Correcaminos UAT|UAT]]

|[[Ciudad Victoria]], [[Tamaulipas]]

|[[Ciudad Victoria]]

|[[Estadio Marte R. Gómez]]

|[[Estadio Marte R. Gómez]]

|10,520

|10,520

|-

|-

|[[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]

|[[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]

|[[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]]

|[[Guadalajara]]

|[[Estadio Jalisco]]

|[[Estadio Jalisco]]

|56,713

|56,713

|-

|-

|[[Mineros de Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]

|[[Mineros de Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]

|[[Zacatecas (city)|Zacatecas]], [[Zacatecas]]

|[[Zacatecas (city)|Zacatecas]]

|[[Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba]]

|[[Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba]]

|20,777

|20,777

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”’Campeón de Campeones de Liga de Expansión MX”’ is the domestic [[Super cup]] of the division between the champions of the ”Apertura” and ”Clausura” tournaments, the two champions of each season.

”’Campeón de Campeones de Liga de Expansión MX”’ is the domestic [[Super cup]] of the division between the champions of the ”Apertura” and ”Clausura” tournaments, the two champions of each season.

{| class=”wikitable” style=”text-align: center;”

{| class=”wikitable” style=”text-align: center;”

|+Performance by club

|-

|-

!Rank

!Club

!Club

!”Titles”

!Titles

!Runners-up

!Runners-up

!Winning editions

!Winning

|-

|-

|”'[[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]”’||2||0||[[2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2023|2023]], [[2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2025|2025]]

|”'[[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]”’||2||0||[[2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2023|2023]], [[2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2025|2025]]

|-

|-

|”'[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]”’||1||2||[[2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2022|2022]]

|”'[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]”’||1||2||[[2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2022|2022]]

|-

|-

|”'[[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]”’||1||0||[[2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2021|2021]]

|”'[[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]”’||1||0||[[2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2021|2021]]

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|”'[[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]”’||1||0||[[2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2024|2024]]

|”'[[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]”’||1||0||[[2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX season#Campeón de Campeones 2024|2024]]

|-

|-

|[[Atlético Morelia]]||0||1||–

|[[Atlético Morelia]]||0||1||

|-

|-

|[[Club Jaiba Brava|Tampico Madero]]||0||1||–

|[[Club Jaiba Brava|Tampico Madero]]||0||1||

|-

|-

|[[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]||0||1||–

|[[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]||0||1||

|}

|}

==Managers==

==Managers==

The current managers in the Liga de Expansión MX are:

managers Liga de Expansión MX :

{| class=”wikitable sortable”

{| class=”wikitable sortable”

! Nat.

! Name

! Team

! Appointed

! Time as manager

|-

|-

!Manager

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

!Club

| {{sortname|Alfonso|Sosa}}

!Appointed

| [[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]

!Time as manager

| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|09|07}}

| {{ayd|2021|09|07}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Alfonso|Sosa}}||[[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2021|09|07}}||{{ayd|2021|09|07}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Arturo|Ortega}}

| [[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|06|15}}

| {{ayd|2023|06|15}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Arturo|Ortega}}||[[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2023|06|15}}||{{ayd|2023|06|15}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Marco Antonio|Ruiz}}

| [[C.D.S. Tampico Madero|Jaiba Brava]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|03}}

| {{ayd|2024|12|03}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Marco Antonio|Ruiz}}||[[C.D.S. Tampico Madero|Jaiba Brava]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|03}}||{{ayd|2024|12|03}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Marco|Fabián Vázquez}}

| [[Tlaxcala F.C.|Tlaxcala]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|05|16}}

| {{ayd|2025|05|16}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Marco|Fabián Vázquez}}||[[Tlaxcala F.C.|Tlaxcala]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|05|16}}||{{ayd|2025|05|16}}

| {{sort|Ecuador|{{Flagicon|ECU}}}}

| {{sortname|Miguel|Bravo}}

| [[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|05|22}}

| {{ayd|2025|05|22}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|ECU}} {{sortname|Miguel|Bravo}}||[[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|05|22}}||{{ayd|2025|05|22}}

| {{sort|Argentina|{{Flagicon|ARG}}}}

| {{sortname|Hugo Norberto|Castillo}}

| [[Atlético La Paz]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|05|31}}

| {{ayd|2025|05|31}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|ARG}} {{sortname|Hugo Norberto|Castillo}}||[[Atlético La Paz]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|05|31}}||{{ayd|2025|05|31}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Daniel|Alcántar}}

| [[C.D. Irapuato|Irapuato]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|07|14}}

| {{ayd|2025|07|14}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Daniel|Alcántar}}||[[C.D. Irapuato|Irapuato]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|07|14}}||{{ayd|2025|07|14}}

| {{sort|Spain|{{Flagicon|ESP}}}}

| {{sortname|Nacho|Castro}}

| [[Venados F.C.|Venados]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|08|21}}

| {{ayd|2025|08|21}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Nacho|Castro}}||[[Venados F.C.|Venados]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|08|21}}||{{ayd|2025|08|21}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Luis Ángel|Muñoz}}

| [[Mineros de Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|09|23}}

| {{ayd|2025|09|23}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Luis Ángel|Muñoz}}||[[Mineros de Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|09|23}}||{{ayd|2025|09|23}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Paco|Ramírez}}

| [[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|10|03}}

| {{ayd|2025|10|03}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Paco|Ramírez}}||[[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|10|03}}||{{ayd|2025|10|03}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Mario|Ortiz|Mario Ortiz (Mexican footballer)}}

| [[Atlético Morelia]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|10|07}}

| {{ayd|2025|10|07}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Mario|Ortiz|Mario Ortiz (Mexican footballer)}}||[[Atlético Morelia]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|10|07}}||{{ayd|2025|10|07}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Ricardo|Carbajal}}

| [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|11|26}}

| {{ayd|2025|11|26}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Ricardo|Carbajal}}||[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|11|26}}||{{ayd|2025|11|26}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|MEX}}}}

| {{sortname|Efrén|Hernández}}

| [[Alebrijes de Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|12|09}}

| {{ayd|2025|12|08}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{sortname|Efrén|Hernández}}||[[Alebrijes de Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|12|09}}||{{ayd|2025|12|08}}

| {{sort|Mexico|{{Flagicon|URU}}}}

| {{sortname|Gustavo|Díaz}}

| [[Correcaminos UAT|UAT]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|12|09}}

| {{ayd|2025|12|09}}

|-

|-

|{{flagicon|URU}} {{sortname|Gustavo|Díaz}}||[[Correcaminos UAT|UAT]]||{{dts|format=dmy|2025|12|09}}||{{ayd|2025|12|09}}

| {{sort|Argentina|{{Flagicon|ARG}}}}

|-

| {{sortname|Gabriel|Pereyra}}

| [[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]

| [[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]

| {{dts|format=dmy|2025|12|09}}

| {{ayd|2025|12|09}}

|}

|}

==Top goalscorers==

==Top goalscorers==

{| class=”wikitable”

{| class=”wikitable”

|-

!Year

!Season

!Name

!Player

!Team

!Club

!Goals

!Goals

|-

|-

|Guardianes 2020||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alberto Alvarado Morín]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lizandro Echeverría]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Guillermo Martínez Ayala|Guillermo Martínez]]<br>{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Gustavo Adrián Ramírez|Gustavo Ramírez]]||[[Correcaminos UAT|UAT]]<br>[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]<br>[[Celaya F.C.|Celaya]]<br>[[Atlético Morelia|Morelia]]||7

|Guardianes 2020

|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alberto Alvarado Morín]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lizandro Echeverría]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Guillermo Martínez Ayala|Guillermo Martínez]]<br>{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Gustavo Adrián Ramírez|Gustavo Ramírez]]

|[[Correcaminos UAT|UAT]]<br>[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]<br>[[Celaya F.C.|Celaya]]<br>[[Atlético Morelia|Morelia]]

|7

|-

|-

|Guardianes 2021||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Julio César Cruz|Julio Cruz]]||[[Alebrijes de Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]||10

|Guardianes 2021

|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Julio César Cruz|Julio Cruz]]

|[[Alebrijes de Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]

|10

|-

|-

|Apertura 2021||{{flagicon|COL}} [[José Raúl Zúñiga|Raúl Zúñiga]]||[[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]||12

|Apertura 2021

|{{flagicon|COL}} [[José Raúl Zúñiga|Raúl Zúñiga]]

|[[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]

|12

|-

|-

|Clausura 2022||{{flagicon|COL}} [[David Angulo]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Juan Machado|Juan Machado]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Óscar Villa (footballer, born 1994)|Óscar Villa]]||[[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]<br>[[Raya2 Expansión|Raya2]]<br>[[Cimarrones de Sonora|Sonora]]||8

|Clausura 2022

|{{flagicon|COL}} [[David Angulo]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Juan Machado|Juan Machado]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Óscar Villa (footballer, born 1994)|Óscar Villa]]

|[[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]<br>[[Raya2 Expansión|Raya2]]<br>[[Cimarrones de Sonora|Sonora]]

|8

|-

|-

|Apertura 2022||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Diego Jiménez (footballer, born 1988)|Diego Jiménez]]||[[Cimarrones de Sonora|Sonora]]||12

|Apertura 2022

|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Diego Jiménez (footballer, born 1988)|Diego Jiménez]]

|[[Cimarrones de Sonora|Sonora]]

|12

|-

|-

|Clausura 2023||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ricardo Marín (footballer)|Ricardo Marín]]||[[Celaya F.C.|Celaya]]||10

|Clausura 2023

|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ricardo Marín (footballer)|Ricardo Marín]]

|[[Celaya F.C.|Celaya]]

|10

|-

|-

|Apertura 2023||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis Salvador Razo|Luis Razo]]||[[Mineros de Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]||10

|Apertura 2023

|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis Salvador Razo|Luis Razo]]

|[[Mineros de Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]

|10

|-

|-

|Clausura 2024||{{flagicon|COL}} [[José Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995)|José Rodriguez]]||[[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]||9

|Clausura 2024

|{{flagicon|COL}} [[José Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995)|José Rodriguez]]

|[[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]

|9

|-

|-

|Apertura 2024||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Vladimir Moragrega]]||[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]||11

|Apertura 2024

|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Vladimir Moragrega]]

|[[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]

|11

|-

|-

|Clausura 2025||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jesús Ocejo]]||[[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]||13

|Clausura 2025

|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jesús Ocejo]]

|[[Leones Negros UdeG|UdeG]]

|13

|-

|-

|Apertura 2025||{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan José Calero]]||[[Venados F.C.|Venados]]||15

|Apertura 2025

|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan José Calero]]

|[[Venados F.C.|Venados]]

|15

|}

|}

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Football in Mexico]]

*[[Football in Mexico]]

*[[Mexican football league system]]

*[[Mexican football league system]]

*[[Mexican Football Federation]]

*[[Mexican Football Federation]]

*[[Liga MX]]

*[[Liga MX]]

*[[Ascenso MX]]

*[[Ascenso MX]]

*[[Liga Premier de México|Liga Premier]]

*[[Liga Premier de México|Liga Premier]]

*[[Liga TDP]]

*[[Liga TDP]]

==References==

==References==

Second tier Mexican football league

Football league

Liga de Expansión MX, officially named Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. It has 15 participating clubs, the season is divided into two short tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), the champions of each tournament are decided by a final phase (Liguilla).

Founded in 2020 as part of the FMF‘s Stabilization Project, which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second level league in Mexico.[2] The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with strong administration, finances, and infrastructure.

Atlante is the most successful club with 3 titles, followed by Tapatío and Jaiba Brava with 2 titles each. In all, seven clubs have won the Liga de Expansión MX at least once.

On 20 February 2020, the presidents of the Liga MX clubs, the Ascenso MX clubs and the FMF executives had a meeting, in which different topics were discussed with the intent of strengthening the two main leagues in the country.[3]

On 26 June 2020, the league was officially presented, with the participation of 16 teams: Alebrijes de Oaxaca, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, Cancún, Celaya, Cimarrones de Sonora, Correcaminos UAT, Dorados de Sinaloa, Leones Negros UdeG, Mineros de Zacatecas, Tampico Madero, and Venados F.C. as Ascenso MX teams. Pumas Tabasco and Tapatío entered to the league as Liga MX affiliates.[4] Finally, on 17 July 2020, Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala were invited as Liga Premier expansion teams.[5]

On 22 May 2023, the Liga MX owners assembly approved a reform for the league that should have been carried out in 2024. This reform planned that the 18 member teams of the Liga MX should have had a U-23 team in the Liga de Expansión, which would have represented a merger between the Expansión MX and the Liga MX U–23.[6] However, in May 2024 the proposal was scrapped due to opposition from the owners of the Liga de Expansión teams, as they considered that the project represented a degradation of the participating clubs.[7]

In May 2025, a group of ten league member clubs filed a lawsuit before the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking the reinstatement of promotion and relegation between the Liga de Expansión and Liga MX;[8] four teams subsequently dropped the lawsuit, the six remaining teams formed an opposing bloc within the league, which was formed with the aim of combating some of the measures that had occurred previously,[9] their first triumph was the rejection of the relocation of Celaya F.C. to Veracruz and the sale of the affiliation certificate between Cimarrones de Sonora and Club Jaiba Brava.[10]

On 4 September 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued its verdict on the dispute filed by the six Liga de Expansión clubs seeking to reinstate promotion to Liga MX. The ruling established the return of promotion starting with the 2026–27 season;[11] however, the CAS allowed the Mexican Football Federation to retain the authority to establish the requirements for clubs to be promoted to the top flight of Mexican football, returning to a situation similar to that in place before the creation of the Liga de Expansión in 2020.[12]

Participating clubs

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The 2025–26 Liga de Expansión MX season has the following 15 participating clubs.

Location of teams in the 2025–26 Liga de Expansión MX
Club City Stadium Capacity
Atlante Zacatepec Estadio Agustín “Coruco” Díaz 24,313
Atlético La Paz La Paz Estadio Guaycura 5,209
Atlético Morelia Morelia Estadio Morelos 35,000
Cancún Cancún Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo 18,844
Irapuato[13] Irapuato, Guanajuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez 25,000
Jaiba Brava Tampico and Ciudad Madero Estadio Tamaulipas 19,667
Oaxaca Oaxaca Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca 16,000
Sinaloa Culiacán Estadio Dorados 20,108
Tapatío Zapopan Estadio Akron 45,364
Tepatitlán Tepatitlán Estadio Gregorio “Tepa” Gómez 8,085
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Estadio Tlahuicole 11,135
Venados Mérida Estadio Carlos Iturralde 15,087
UAT Ciudad Victoria Estadio Marte R. Gómez 10,520
UdeG Guadalajara Estadio Jalisco 56,713
Zacatecas Zacatecas Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba 20,777

Campeón de Campeones de Liga de Expansión MX

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Campeón de Campeones de Liga de Expansión MX is the domestic Super cup of the division between the champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the two champions of each season.

Current managers of Liga de Expansión MX clubs:

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