List of football clubs in Mexico

This is a list of football clubs in Mexico. Currently the governing body of football in Mexico is the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), which is in charge of the Mexico national football team with all its categories and also all the professional divisions of the Mexican football league system, with the top level being the Liga MX. The current FMF was founded in 1927, has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1929 and a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961.

Liga MX

2026–27 Liga MX clubs

Club City Stadium Position last season First season in top division First season of current spell in top division
Atlante FCMexico CityAzteca—1943–442026–27
Atlas FCGuadalajaraJalisco6th1943–441979–80
CA San LuisSan Luis PotosíLibertad Financiera14th2019–202019–20
CD GuadalajaraGuadalajaraAkron2nd1943–441943–44
CF AméricaMexico CityAzteca8th1943–441943–44
CF Cruz AzulMexico CityAzteca3rd1964–651964–65
CF MonterreyMonterreyBBVA13th1945–461960–61
CF PachucaPachucaHidalgo4th1967–681998–99
Club LeónLeónLeón10th1944–452012–13
Club NecaxaAguascalientesVictoria15th1951–522016–17
Club PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc17th1944–452007–08
Club Santos LagunaTorreónCorona18th1988–891988–89
Club TijuanaTijuanaCaliente9th2011–122011–12
Toluca FCTolucaNemesio Díez5th1953–541953–54
FC JuárezCiudad JuárezOlímpico Benito Juárez12th2019–202019–20
Pumas UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario1st1962-631962-63
Querétaro FCQuerétaroCorregidora11th1990–912009–10
Tigres UANLSan Nicolás de los GarzaUniversitario de la UANL7th1974–751997–98

Liga de Expansión MX

2026–27 Liga de Expansión MX clubs

Club City Stadium Position last season First season in the division First season of current spell in the division
Alebrijes de Oaxaca FCOaxacaTecnológico de Oaxaca12th2020–212020–21
Cancún FCCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo2nd2020–212020–21
CA La PazLa PazGuaycura4th2022–232022–23
CA MoreliaMoreliaMorelos3rd2020–212020–21
CD Cruz Azul HidalgoCiudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul10 de Diciembre—2026–272026–27
CD Dorados de SinaloaCuliacánDorados13th2020–212020–21
CD Mineros de ZacatecasZacatecasCarlos Vega Villalba6th2020–212020–21
CD TapatíoZapopanAkron7th2020–212020–21
CF Alacranes de DurangoDurangoFrancisco Zarco—2022–232026–27
Club Jaiba BravaTampico & Ciudad MaderoTamaulipas5th2020–212024–25
Correcaminos UATCiudad VictoriaMarte R. Gómez14th2020–212020–21
Leones Negros UdeGGuadalajaraJalisco15th2020–212020–21
Piratas FCBoca del RíoLuis "Pirata" Fuente—2026–272026–27
Tepatitlán FCTepatitlánGregorio "Tepa" Gómez1st2020–212020–21
Tlaxcala FCTlaxcalaTlahuicole10th2020–212020–21
Venados FC YucatánMéridaCarlos Iturralde11th2020–212020–21

Liga Premier

2025-26 Liga Premier Serie A clubs

Group 1

Club City Stadium Position last season Founded
ACF ZapotlanejoZapotlanejoEstadio Miguel Hidalgo27th (as Acatlán FC)2016
Cimarrones de Sonora FCHermosilloEstadio Héroe de Nacozari3rd2015
FC ColimaColimaEstadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima34th2020
Ensenada FCEnsenadaEstadio Municipal de Ensenada26th (as Agricultores FC)2025
Guerreros de AutlánAutlánUnidad Deportiva Chapultepec1st in Liga TDP - Group 142023
CF La PiedadLa PiedadEstadio Juan N. López7th1951
Leones Negros UdeG PremierZapopanInstalaciones Club Deportivo UdeG12th2013
Los Cabos UnitedLos CabosEstadio Don Koll22nd2022
Mineros de Fresnillo FCFresnilloUnidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo32nd2007
Tecos FCZapopanEstadio Tres de Marzo19th1971
Tigres de Álica FCTepicEstadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega9th2021
Tritones Vallarta MFCPuerto VallartaEstadio San José del Valle20th2021
Tuzos UAZZacatecasEstadio Carlos Vega Villalba8th1990

Group 2

Club City Stadium Position last season Founded
Atlético Hidalgo FCCiudad Cooperativa Cruz AzulEstadio 10 de DiciembreNew franchise1996
CF CalorReynosaUnidad Deportiva Solidaridad8th in Serie B2001
CD Avispones de ChilpancingoChilpancingoPolideportivo Chilpancingo24th1988
Club de Ciervos FCChalco de Díaz CovarrubiasEstadio Arreola13th in Serie B2008
Cordobés FCHuixquilucanEstadio Los Pinos2nd in Serie B2022
Gavilanes de Matamoros FCMatamorosEstadio El Hogar4th2011
Halcones FCUruapanUnidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón18th2020
Lobos ULMXCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés30th2021
Real Apodaca FCApodacaEstadio Centenario del Ejército Mexicano6th2023
Santiago FCSantiagoLa Capilla Soccer Park1st in Serie B2017
CS CanamyOaxtepecEstadio Olímpico de Oaxtepec33rd2003
Correcaminos UAT PremierCiudad VictoriaEstadio Eugenio Alvizo Porras31st1995
Zacatepec FCXochitepecEstadio Mariano Matamoros21st1948
CDF ZitácuaroZitácuaroEstadio Ignacio López Rayón29th1995

Group 3

Club City Stadium Position last season Founded
Cañoneros FCXalapaEstadio de la Universidad Anáhuac6th in Serie B2012
Celaya FCCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés3rd in Liga de Expansión MX1954
CF Chapulineros de OaxacaSan Jerónimo TlacochahuayaEstadio Independiente MRCINew franchise1983
Deportiva VenadosTamanchéEstadio Alonso Diego Molina17th2014
Dragones Toluca FCZinacantepecUnidad Cultural SNTE Sección 1736th (as Mexicali FC)2025
Héroes de Zaci FCTexcocoEstadio Municipal Claudio Suárez1st in Liga TDP - Group 52025
CD Inter Playa del CarmenPlaya del CarmenEstadio Unidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid14th1999
Jaguares FCTuxtla GutiérrezEstadio Víctor Manuel Reyna15th2002
Montañeses FCOrizabaEstadio Socum16th2021
Neza FCTexcocoEstadio Municipal Claudio Suárez35th (as Atlético Aragón)1991
Deportivo Pioneros de Cancún FCCancúnEstadio Cancún 8610th1984
Racing de VeracruzBoca del RíoEstadio Hugo Sánchez13th2023
Tapachula Soconusco FCTapachulaEstadio Olímpico de Tapachula25th2023

2025-26 Liga Premier Serie B clubs

Club City Stadium Position last season Founded
Acámbaro FCAcámbaroEstadio Fray Salvador Rangel5th (as CDM FC)2025
Aguacateros CDUUruapanUnidad Deportiva Hermanos López Rayón28th in Serie A2018
Artesanos Metepec FCMetepecEstadio Alarcón Hisojo3rd2022
CD AyenseAyotlánEstadio Chino Rivas7th1988
Caja Oblatos CFDTonaláUnidad Deportiva Revolución12th2019
Dragones de Oaxaca FCOaxaca CityEstadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca1st in Liga TDP - Group 22018
Gorilas de JuanacatlánJuanacatlánEstadio Club Juanacatlán1st in Liga TDP - Group 132018
Huracanes Izcalli FCCuautitlán IzcalliEstadio Hugo Sánchez Márquez11th2021
CD Poza RicaPoza RicaEstadio Heriberto Jara Corona10th1950
FC RacingBoca del RíoEstadio Hugo SánchezNew franchise2025

Liga TDP

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