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Liga MX — what it is and how it works
Liga MX is the Mexican top flight and the best-attended club competition in the Americas. Unlike European leagues it runs two tournaments per calendar year — Apertura and Clausura — each with its own champion, which multiplies the number of decisive matches.
Format and competition system
Eighteen teams play a 17-round regular phase per tournament; the best-placed sides reach the liguilla, a two-legged knockout bracket ending in the final.
Honours and dominant teams
Club América tops the championship list, followed by Guadalajara, Toluca and Cruz Azul.
Frequently asked questions about Liga MX
What is the difference between Apertura and Clausura?
They are two independent tournaments in the same year — Apertura from summer to December, Clausura from January to May — each crowning its own champion.