Serie A de México

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Serie A
Founded1950
CountryMexico
Divisions2
Number of clubs36 (groups of 12 teams)
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to Liga de Expansión MX
Relegation to Serie B
Current champions Aguacateros de Peribán (1st Title)
(Apertura 2024 Season)
TV partners Megacable [1]
Televisa [2]
TVC Deportes [3]
Website Official website
Current: 2024–25 Serie A de México season

The Serie A has 36 teams (5 Liga de Expansión MX Reserve Teams and 31 Serie A Teams) divided into three groups. For the 2024–25 season, it will be a return of a short tournament format (Apertura & Clausura) consisting of 11 group matches and 3 inter-group matches (14 total) played home & away and the liguilla. The top two teams from each group and the two best third places at the end of the season will play in the Liguilla for a spot to play for promotion to Liga de Expansión MX provided that their stadiums meet the requirements to ascend.

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The Serie A was created in the second half of 2008, with the participation and approval of the owners of the teams of the Second and Third Division, being next to Serie B part of the Liga Premier.

As of the 2024–25 Season, Atlético Morelia, Celaya, Correcaminos UAT, Mineros de Zacatecas and U. de G. all from Liga de Expansión MX will join the Liga Premier to give young players professional experience. However, only Correcaminos UAT and Leones Negros UdeG will have a reserve team, while Celaya, Atlético Morelia and Mineros de Zacatecas will have an associated team that will have its own identity.

Teams for 2024–25 season

The member clubs of the Serie A for the 2024–25 season are listed as follows. [4]

Group 1

Stadium and locations

ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliate
Agricultores de Guasave Flag of Mexico.svg Christian Patiño Guasave, Sinaloa Armando "Kory" Leyson 9,000
Alacranes de Durango Vacant Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000
Cimarrones de Sonora Flag of Mexico.svg Valentín Arredondo Hermosillo, Sonora Héroe de Nacozari 18,747
Leones Negros UdeG Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Jiménez Zapopan, Jalisco Instalaciones Club Deportivo U.de G. Cancha 33,000 Leones Negros UdeG
Los Cabos United Flag of Mexico.svg Edson Alvarado Los Cabos, Baja California Sur Complejo Don Koll3,500
Mexicali Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Ramírez Mexicali, Baja California Ciudad Deportiva Mexicali5,000
Mineros de Fresnillo Flag of Mexico.svg Isaac Martínez Fresnillo, Zacatecas Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo 6,000 Mineros de Zacatecas
Real Apodaca Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Gómez Apodaca, Nuevo León Centenario del Ejército Mexicano2,000
Tecos Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Hernández Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779
Tigres de Álica Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo López Tepic, Nayarit Nicolás Álvarez Ortega 12,495
Tritones Vallarta   Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Pablo Alfaro  Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit  Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle  4,000
Tuzos UAZ Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén Hernández Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Carlos Vega Villalba 20,068

    Group 2

    Stadium and locations

    ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliate
    Aguacateros CDU Flag of Mexico.svg Edgar Tolentino Uruapan, Michoacán Unidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón 6,000 Atlético Morelia
    Aguacateros de Peribán Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Angúlo Peribán, Michoacán Municipal de Peribán3,000
    Colima Flag of Mexico.svg  Sergio Bueno Colima City, Colima Colima 12,000
    Gavilanes de Matamoros Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Salazar Matamoros, Tamaulipas El Hogar 22,000
    Halcones Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Salcido Querétaro City, Querétaro Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600
    Irapuato Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Medina Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez 25,000
    La Piedad Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Espinoza La Piedad, Michoacán Juan N. López 13,356
    Lobos ULMX Flag of Mexico.svg Rowan Vargas Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182 Celaya [5]
    Petroleros de Salamanca Flag of Mexico.svg Josué Garza Salamanca, Guanajuato El Molinito2,500
    Sporting Canamy Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Tena Oaxtepec, Morelos Olímpico de Oaxtepec 9,000
    UAT Flag of Mexico.svg  Jorge Dimas  Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas  Prof. Eugenio Alvizo Porras [a] 5,000 UAT
    Zacatepec Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gutiérrez Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313 –
    1. The team also plays some matches at the Estadio Marte R. Gómez

    Group 3

    Stadium and locations

    ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliate
    Acatlán [a] Flag of Mexico.svg José Casillas Arandas, Jalisco Unidad Deportiva Gustavo Díaz Ordaz2,000
    Atlético Aragón Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Carlos Moreno Cuautitlán, State of Mexico Los Pinos 5,000
    Chilpancingo Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Lencina Chilpancingo, Guerrero General Vicente Guerrero5,000
    Deportiva Venados Flag of Mexico.svg Alfredo García Salmones Tamanché, Yucatán Alonso Diego Molina2,500
    Faraones de Texcoco Flag of Mexico.svg Oscar Linton Texcoco, State of Mexico Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez 5,000
    Inter Playa del Carmen Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Burtovoy Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid 7,500
    Jaguares Flag of Mexico.svg Alfredo Durán Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001
    Montañeses Vacant Orizaba, Veracruz Socum 7,000 –
    Pioneros de Cancún Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Téllez Cancún, Quintana Roo Cancún 86 6,390 Cancún [6]
    Racing de Veracruz Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Pérez Boca del Río, Veracruz Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez1,200
    Tapachula Soconusco Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Gómez Tapachula, Chiapas Olímpico de Tapachula 18,017
    Zitácuaro Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Alberto Trejo Zitácuaro, Michoacán Ignacio López Rayón 10,000
    1. The team is alternatively named CEFOR Tepatitlán

    On hiatus

    ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAffiliate
    Coras Flag of Mexico.svg Elias Mdahuar Piedras Negras, Coahuila Sección 1236,000
    Reynosa  Flag of Mexico.svg Édgar Barrón  Reynosa, Tamaulipas Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad  20,000 
    Yalmakán Vacant Chetumal, Quintana Roo José López Portillo 6,600

    Offseason Changes

    In–season changes

    Apertura Tournament

    • After Week 5 Petroleros de Salamanca was moved to Estadio El Molinito, due to the fact that the club did not obtain permission to remain in the Estadio Sección XXIV, which had caused the team to play its first two home games at the facilities of the Mexican Football Federation, located in Toluca. [27]
    • Since Week 5 Acatlán F.C. was relocated to Arandas, Jalisco because the stadium registered by the team was damaged by heavy rains that occurred in the region where the club was located. [28]

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    2. Includes Adrenalina Sports Network
    3. includes TVC Deportes 2
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