Serie A de México

The Serie A has 27 teams (3 Liga de Expansión MX Reserve Teams and 24 Serie A Teams) divided into two groups. For the 2021–22 season, it will be a return of two short tournaments consisting of 13 total matches played home & away and the liguilla. The top 4 teams from each group at the end of each Torneo 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.

Serie A
Founded1950
CountryMexico
Divisions2
Number of teams27 (groups of 14 and 13 teams)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toLiga de Expansión MX
Relegation toSerie B
Current championsDurango (3rd Title)
(Apertura 2021 Season)
TV partnersMegacable[1]
Televisa[2]
TVC Deportes[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2021–22 Serie A season

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 2021–22 Season, Cancún, Celaya, Correcaminos UAT, Mineros de Zacatecas, Cimarrones de Sonora and Leones Negros all from Liga de Expansión MX will join the Liga Premier to give young players professional experience. However, only Correcaminos UAT, Cimarrones de Sonora and Leones Negros UdeG will have a reserve team, while Cancún, Celaya and Mineros de Zacatecas will have an associated team that will have its own identity.

Teams for 2021–22 season

The member clubs of the Serie A for the 2021–22 season are listed as follows.[4]

Stadium and locations

Club Manager City Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Alacranes de Durango Héctor Jair RealDurango City, DurangoFrancisco Zarco18,000
Catedráticos Elite Jorge Humberto TorresAmeca, JaliscoNúcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Ameca7,000
Cimarrones de Sonora José IslasHermosillo, SonoraHéroe de Nacozari18,747Cimarrones de Sonora
Colima José Ernesto Santana (Interim)Colima City, ColimaOlímpico Universitario de Colima11,812
Coras Manuel Naya BarbaTepic, NayaritOlímpico Santa Teresita4,000
Gavilanes de Matamoros Lucas AyalaMatamoros, TamaulipasEl Hogar22,000
Leones Negros UdeG Ahuizotl SánchezZapopan, JaliscoInstalaciones Club Deportivo U.de G. Cancha 33,000Leones Negros UdeG
Mazorqueros Jaime DuránCiudad Guzmán, JaliscoMunicipal Santa Rosa4,000
Mineros de Fresnillo Joaquín MorenoFresnillo, ZacatecasUnidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo6,000 Mineros de Zacatecas[5]
Saltillo Jair GarcíaSaltillo, CoahuilaOlímpico Francisco I. Madero7,000
Tecos Héctor MedranoZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo18,779
Tritones Vallarta   Ulises Sánchez  Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco  Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle[6]   4,000
Tuzos UAZ Rubén HernándezZacatecas City, ZacatecasCarlos Vega Villalba20,068
UAT Jorge Dimas  Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas  Marte R. Gómez10,520 UAT
Standings G1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alacranes de Durango 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liguilla de Ascenso
2 Mazorqueros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Saltillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Coras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Gavilanes de Matamoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Tecos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tritones Vallarta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Colima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Leones Negros UdeG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cimarrones de Sonora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 UAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 UAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Catedráticos Elite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mineros de Fresnillo 0 0 0 0 6 0 +6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2022. Source: Liga Premier FMF

Stadium and locations

Location of teams in the 2021–22 Serie A Group 2
Club Manager City Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Cafetaleros de Chiapas Miguel Ángel CasanovaTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna29,001Cancún
Cañoneros Carlos Alberto ValdézMilpa Alta, Mexico CityMomoxco3,500
Dongu José Ramón GómezCuautitlán, State of MexicoLos Pinos5,000
Escorpiones Héctor MancillaCuernavaca, MorelosCentenario14,800 –
Inter Playa del Carmen Carlos BracamontesPlaya del Carmen, Quintana RooUnidad Deportiva Mario Villanueva Madrid7,500
Inter Querétaro José Antonio SoriaQuerétaro City, QuerétaroOlímpico de Querétaro[lower-alpha 1]4,600
La Piedad Enrique PérezLa Piedad, MichoacánJuan N. López13,356
Leviatán José Alberto PérezNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoNeza 86[lower-alpha 2]20,000 –
Lobos ULMX Rowan VargasCelaya, GuanajuatoMiguel Alemán Valdés23,182Celaya[7]
Montañeses Víctor HernándezOrizaba, VeracruzSocum[lower-alpha 3]7,000 –
Sporting Canamy David Zaragoza (Interim)Oaxtepec, MorelosOlímpico de Oaxtepec9,000
Yalmakán Juan Carlos MontielChetumal, Quintana RooJosé López Portillo6,600
Zap Jorge HernándezZapotlanejo, JaliscoMiguel Hidalgo1,700[8] –
  1. Although the club registered the Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro as its official field, the team plays several of its matches at the Unidad Deportiva La Cañada.
  2. Although the club registered the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" as its official field and they played some matches at the stadium, the team moved to Estadio Neza 86 since Week 6.
  3. Although the club registered the Estadio Socum as its official field, the team plays several of its matches at the Complejo Deportivo Orizaba Sur.
Standings G2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Inter Playa del Carmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liguilla de Ascenso
2 Cafetaleros de Chiapas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yalmakán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 La Piedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Zap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Inter Querétaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Sporting Canamy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Montañeses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lobos ULMX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Dongu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Cañoneros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Escorpiones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leviatán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2022. Source: Liga Premier FMF

Teams on hiatus

Provisional list of teams on hiatus for the 2021–22 season, teams may announce their return to the league before the start of the regular season.

Club Manager City Stadium Capacity
CAFESSA Jalisco Omar EsparzaGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco55,110
Cruz Azul HidalgoVacant Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre7,761
Irapuato Marco Antonio TrejoIrapuato, GuanajuatoSergio León Chávez25,000
Pioneros de Cancún Daniel Moguel HernándezCancún, Quintana RooAndrés Quintana Roo18,844
Zitácuaro José Raúl MontesZitácuaro, MichoacánIgnacio López Rayón10,000

Teams in process of affiliation

Club Manager City Stadium Capacity
Cancún[9]TBACancún, Quintana RooAndrés Quintana Roo18,844
Coyotes F.C. Sonora[10]TBASanta Ana, SonoraTBATBA
Los Cabos United[11] Rodrigo RuizLos Cabos, Baja California SurComplejo Don Koll3,500
Mexicali[12]TBAMexicali, Baja CaliforniaCiudad Deportiva Mexicali5,000

Offseason Changes

  • Since 2021–22 season, the season will once again be divided into two tournaments: Apertura and Clausura. [13]
  • On June 18, 2021 but was confirmed by the team a week later, Cruz Azul Hidalgo has been put on hiatus due to financial and economic issues within the club.[14]
  • After taking a hiatus due to COVID–19, Sporting Canamy, UAT and Yalmakán returns to participate in Serie A for 2021–22 season. [15]
  • On June 23, 2021, Aguacateros CDU returns to Serie B after an invite to participate in Serie A for the 2020-21 season when Serie B was suspended. [16]
  • On June 26, 2021, Fuertes de Fortín was promoted from Liga TDP, however, due to problems with its field, the team was sold to businessmen from Orizaba,[17] who relocated it to their city and was renamed Montañeses F.C.[18]
  • On June 26, 2021, Club RC–1128 was promoted from Liga TDP, however, due to problems with its field, the team was merged with Catedráticos Élite F.C. and took the identity of this club, so it was relocated in Ameca.[19]
  • On June 29, 2021, Atlético San Luis dissolved due to a financial restructuring of the club.[20]
  • On June 30, 2021, Mineros de Fresnillo has been put on hiatus due to sponsorship funding issues. However, later Mineros de Zacatecas became part of the owners of the club, so the continuity of the team for the 2021-22 season seems assured.[5]
  • On May 16, 2021, C.D. Irapuato sportively won the promotion to the Liga de Expansión MX. However, on June 3, 2021, the Mexican Football Federation announced the opening of a selection process to choose the club that would occupy the Liga Premier 3 place,[21] because Irapuato must still meet some requirements to compete in the Liga de Expansión MX,[22] three Liga Premier clubs (Durango, Irapuato and Matamoros), were chosen for an audit process that would determine the winner of the promotion. On July 5, 2021, it was confirmed that no team undergoing the certification audit approved the procedure, so there will be no club promoted from the Liga Premier.[23]
  • On July 15, 2021, CAFESSA Jalisco has been placed on hiatus, will not participate this season.
  • On July 15, 2021, Coras de Nayarit F.C. announced it return to the League after a one-year hiatus, however, the team was renamed Coras F.C. [24]
  • On July 29, 2021, Zitácuaro has been placed on one–year hiatus due to financial issues, will not participate this season.[25]
  • On July 30, 2021, Pioneros de Cancún has been placed on hiatus.[26]
  • On July 30, 2021, Escorpiones, Leviatán, Lobos ULMX, Tritones Vallarta and Zap joined the league as expansion teams.[15]
  • On July 30, 2021, Ciervos and Cuautla returned to Serie B.[16]
  • On July 30, 2021 Inter de Querétaro F.C. obtained its own official register in the league,[15] as during the second half of the previous season the team entered the category but officially played as Azores de Hidalgo F.C.[27]
  • Before the start of the season Cañoneros Marina was renamed Cañoneros F.C.[28]
  • On September 10, 2021, Irapuato was put on hiatus due to the lack of agreement between the owners of the club and the Irapuato city council, this after the expiration of the rights to use the Stadium by the team management.[29] [30]

References

  1. includes Megasports
  2. Includes Adrenalina Sports Network
  3. includes TVC Deportes 2
  4. "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "Sí jugarán Mineros Fresnillo en Liga Premier y Tercera División". El Sol de Zacatecas (in Spanish). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. "Tritones Vallarta Expectantes". Liga Premier Magazine. No. 1189. Liga Premier de México. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. "Lobos de la ULM firman convenio con Club Celaya FC; rescatan segunda división". Expresa TV (in Spanish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. "Club Deportivo ZAP". ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. "Cancún FC scouting announcement". Cancún FC on Facebook (in Spanish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. "Coyotes Sonora presentation video".
  11. "Los Cabos United, el nuevo equipo profesional de futbol en BCS, con Jorge Campos como embajador". bcsnoticias (in Spanish). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  12. Mayoral, Ibrahim (23 February 2022). "Mexicali FC continuará proceso de registro". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. "¡REGRESAN LOS TORNEOS CORTOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. Parra, Abigail (18 June 2021). "¡Cruz Azul Hidalgo desaparece! La crisis pegó en la cementera". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  16. "¡REGRESO DE SERIE B DE 10!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  17. Cruz Mejía, Jesús (22 July 2021). "Sí habrá equipo de Segunda División y jugará en CDO Sur". Plan de Juego (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  18. Mejía Cruz, Jesús (30 July 2021). "Se llamarán Montañeses FC". Plan de Juego (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  19. "HABRA FUTBOL DE SEGUNDA DIVISIÓN PRIMER EN LA REGIÓN VALLES EN El MUNICIPIO DE AMECA, JALISCO!". Balompié MX (in Spanish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  20. @MisaEymar5 (30 June 2021). "Confirmado. Una lástima pero hay que..." (Tweet) via Twitter.
  21. "La FMF informa, una vez concluido el torneo de la Liga Premier, sobre el proceso para la participación de un tercer equipo de dicha liga como invitado a la Liga de Expansión MX". fmf.mx (in Spanish). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  22. "Ascenso del Campeón Irapuato a la Liga de Expansión dependerá de una certificación". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  23. "La FMF informa acerca de la posible participación de un tercer equipo de la Liga Premier como invitado en la Liga de Expansión MX". fmf.mx (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  24. Alegre, Carlos (15 July 2021). "Presentan oficialmente a los Coras F.C." Meridiano.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  25. "Deportivo Zitácuaro anuncia salida del futbol profesional". Ecos del Quinceo (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  26. Torres, Pedro (30 July 2021). "Pioneros de Cancún, en riesgo de no participar en Liga Premier". Deportes Quintana Roo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  27. González, Francisco (1 January 2021). "Inter Querétaro tendrá segunda división". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  28. "CAÑONEROS FC PRESUME NUEVA PIEL". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  29. Cisneros, Fernando (4 September 2021). "San Román deja sin futbol a Irapuato". El Sol de Irapuato (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  30. ""Se hizo todo lo posible, pero al final no se pudo" Chacón". Notus (in Spanish). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

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