| Competition | Notes |
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| Domestic competitions (FMF) |
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| LMX | Liga MX | The top professional football league in Mexico. Founded in 1943 as the Liga Mayor, it was later known as the Mexican Primera División until 2012 when it was rebranded to Liga MX. [1] |
| CMX | Copa MX (hiatus) | The premier national cup competition in Mexican football. It has had several periods of activity and inactivity since its first edition in 1942. [2] [3] |
| CdC | Campeón de Campeones | An annual super cup that began in 1942. Initially, it was contested by the winners of the Liga MX and Copa MX. After a period of inactivity following the 1995 split of the league season and the cancellation of Copa MX, the competition resumed in the 2002–03 season, contested between the champions of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura tournaments. |
| SMX | Supercopa MX (defunct) | A defunct super cup competition played annually between 2014 and 2019. It typically featured the two most recent Copa MX champions, when a single team had not won both Apertura and Clausura editions of the Copa MX. [4] |
| SCLMX | Supercopa de la Liga MX | A super cup competition contested in 2022 and 2024. It was played when the same club won both the Apertura and Clausura Liga MX titles, meaning the Campeón de Campeones could not be contested between two different champions. [5] |
| Regional competitions (MLS-Liga MX) |
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| LC | Leagues Cup | An annual football competition contested by clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX. Jointly organized by MLS and Liga MX, the competition is sanctioned by CONCACAF since 2023 and serves as a direct qualification pathway for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. It was first held in 2019. [6] [7] |
| Continental competitions (CONCACAF) |
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| CCC | CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League | The premier club football competition in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, organized by CONCACAF. It was founded in 1962 as the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and was rebranded to the CONCACAF Champions League in 2008 to 2023. [8] [9] [10] |
| CCWC | CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (defunct) | A defunct international club football competition for CONCACAF, played annually between 1991 and 1998, featuring the winners of the national cup competitions. [11] |
| CGC | CONCACAF Giants Cup (defunct) | A defunct CONCACAF club football competition held for a single edition in 2001, featuring clubs from North and Central America, primarily from countries with larger fan bases. [11] |
| Continental competitions (CONMEBOL) |
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| CS | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | South America's secondary club football tournament, organized by CONMEBOL. Mexican clubs participated as invitees from 2005 to 2008. |
| Intercontinental competitions (FIFA) |
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| CC | FIFA Challenger Cup | A secondary trophy awarded as part of the new FIFA Intercontinental Cup, contested by the winners of the African-Asian-Pacific Cup and Derby of the Americas. It was first held in 2024. |
| DA | FIFA Derby of the Americas | A secondary trophy awarded as part of the new FIFA Intercontinental Cup, contested by the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL representatives. It was first held in 2024. |
| Intercontinental competitions (CONCACAF-CONMEBOL) |
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| CI | Copa Interamericana (defunct) | A defunct intercontinental club football competition organized by CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, contested between the champions of their respective continental club tournaments. It was played from 1969 to 1998, with Mexican clubs winning three titles. [12] |
