What is the FMF?
The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (FMF) is the national association for football in Mexico and the country’s member of FIFA and Concacaf. Its Estatuto Social (2025 edition) defines it in Article 1 as an “asociación civil constituida conforme a las leyes mexicanas, con personalidad jurídica y patrimonio propio”, and Article 2 gives it jurisdiction over association football in all the forms recognised by Mexico’s general law on physical culture and sport.[4]
The federation describes itself as “la institución que impulsa el fútbol en México, representando e inspirando a los mexicanos” (the institution that drives football in Mexico, representing and inspiring Mexicans).[2] Under its statute the professional leagues are affiliates of the federation, grouped with the Liga Premier and the Liga TDP in a professional sector, alongside an amateur sector of state associations.[4] FIFA’s directory lists it in the Concacaf zone with Ivar Sisniega as president and Íñigo Riestra as general secretary.[7]
What does the FMF govern or do?
The FMF writes and publishes the regulations of Mexican football. Its regulations page lists, among general documents, the Estatuto Social (2025), the Reglamento General de Competencia (2026–2027), the Reglamento de Sanciones (2026–2027), the Reglamento de Transferencias y Contrataciones (2026–2027), the Reglamento de Afiliación, Nombre y Sede (2025), a Código de Ética (2024), a national regulation on football agents (2023) and an economic-control regulation (2026); it also publishes the competition regulations of Liga MX, Expansión MX and Liga MX Femenil for 2026–2027, and reproduces FIFA’s statutes and transfer regulations and IFAB’s Laws of the Game for 2026–27.[5]
Disputes and discipline go to the federation’s own bodies. Article 82 of the statute names a Comisión Disciplinaria, a Comisión de Conciliación y Resolución de Controversias, a Comisión de Apelaciones and a Comisión de Ética.[4] Refereeing is run through a referees’ commission whose director general is listed in the FMF directory.[3] The FMF does not write the Laws of the Game; it applies IFAB’s edition in force.[5]
When was the FMF founded and where is it based?
The FMF’s history page states: “La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol se fundó el 23 de agosto de 1927, en sustitución de la Federación Central, por los siete equipos que integraban la Liga Mayor del Distrito Federal” (founded on 23 August 1927, replacing the Federación Central, by the seven clubs of the Liga Mayor of the Federal District).[1] The same page names Humberto Garza Ramos as its first president and dates the first championship it sanctioned to the 1927–28 season.[1]
The legal domicile is Toluca, Estado de México (Article 2 of the statute).[4] The FMF gives its address as Av. Arboledas No. 101, Col. San Mateo Otzacatipan, C.P. 50200, Toluca.[2] FIFA and Concacaf list the same site as Ex Hacienda Santín, San Mateo Otzacatipan, Toluca, with postcode 50210.[6][7]
How is the FMF recognised?
FIFA. FIFA’s member-association page lists the Mexican association as a member in the Concacaf zone.[7] The FMF’s history says that the history of football in Mexico “inició de forma regulada por la FIFA en 1929” (began under FIFA’s regulation in 1929).[1]
Concacaf. Concacaf’s member-association page for Mexico describes it as “one of the founding members of Concacaf”.[6] Article 9 of the FMF statute names FIFA and Concacaf as the international bodies of which it is a member.[4]
Mexican law. The statute constitutes the FMF as a civil association under Mexican law (Article 1) and, in Article 9, ties its electoral processes domestically to CONADE, the national sports commission, and its electoral-oversight council, COVED.[4]
What does the FMF organise?
The FMF fields Mexico’s national teams, presented on its site under “Selecciones Nacionales”.[8] They play in Concacaf’s Gold Cup and in the FIFA World Cup; the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Mexico, ran from 11 June to 19 July 2026 and is past.
The top flight is Liga MX. It is an affiliate in the FMF’s professional sector (Article 10), and Article 50 describes the officer it establishes as “el máximo funcionario de la FMF y LIGA MX”.[4] The FMF directory lists Mikel Arriola as “Comisionado FMF” and Ivar Sisniega as “Presidente Ejecutivo FMF”.[3] Liga MX has its own executive president, listed in the FMF directory.[3] The FMF’s site links the five professional competitions — Liga MX, Liga Expansión MX, Liga MX Femenil, Liga Premier and Liga TDP — and the FMF publishes the 2026–2027 regulations for Liga MX and its youth categories.[8][5]
Who are its members?
Article 10 of the Estatuto Social sets out the federation’s composition: “Los Afiliados del Sector Profesional se integran por: Liga MX. Liga MX Femenil. Expansión MX. Liga Premier. Liga TDP.” and “Los Afiliados del Sector Amateur se integran por: Una asociación por cada Estado de la República Mexicana.”[4] Direct affiliates are legal entities; players, officials, coaches and referees are derived affiliates (Article 12).[4]
Votes in the Asamblea General are weighted by sector under Article 21: “Liga MX 40% de los votos. Liga MX Femenil 18% de los votos. Expansión MX 5% de los votos. Liga Premier 18% de los votos. Liga TDP 13% de los votos. Sector Amateur 6% de los votos.”[4] The FMF directory lists a president for each of Liga MX, Liga MX Femenil, the Liga Premier, the Liga TDP and the amateur sector.[3]
References
- FMF — Historia. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FMF — Quiénes somos (self-description, legal name, address). Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FMF — Directorio. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FMF — Estatuto Social (2025), Articles 1, 2, 9, 10, 12, 21, 50 and 82. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FMF — Justicia deportiva: Reglamentos (list of regulations and editions). Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Concacaf — Member associations: Mexico. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FIFA — Member associations: Mexico, organisation. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FMF — official site (competitions and national teams menu). Accessed 2026-10-04.