Liga MX Femenil

What is Liga MX Femenil?

Liga MX Femenil — sold as Liga BBVA MX Femenil after the sponsor it has carried since 2019 — is the top division of women’s football in Mexico, run by Liga MX under the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol. It is a closed league: each of its 18 clubs is the women’s section of a Liga MX men’s club, and there is no promotion or relegation. Atlante joined for the Apertura 2026 in place of Mazatlán.^[3] [4]

How does it work?

Two tournaments a year, an Apertura from July to December and a Clausura from January to May, each with a regular phase followed by a liguilla of two-leg ties including the final. The Apertura 2026, which began on 31 July, returned to two groups of nine — tiered by ranking rather than geography — over 14 matchdays, with the top four in each group reaching the liguilla. The two tournament champions and the best runner-up qualify for the Concacaf W Champions Cup.^[3] [4]

Since when does it exist?

The FMF announced the league on 5 December 2016 and the first tournament was played in 2017. Tigres hold the record with seven titles; Monterrey, América, Pachuca, Guadalajara and Tigres have shared the last ten, and América’s Clausura 2026 title — a 3–0 second leg at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes on 17 May 2026 after losing the first leg 1–0 — was the club’s third.^{[1] [2] [4]}

Champions of the last ten tournaments.

Why does it matter?

Liga MX Femenil is the top professional women’s division in Mexico and the league that feeds three clubs a year into Concacaf’s women’s club championship. Because every club is the women’s section of a Liga MX franchise, a Liga MX Femenil contract is a contract with one of Mexico’s major professional clubs — a distinction that matters when a petition has to describe the employer.^[3] [4]