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Liga de Expansión MX, officially known as Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional division of Mexican football. Founded in 2020 as part of the FMF's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second level league in Mexico.[7] The project also attempts for Liga MX and former Ascenso MX teams to consolidate stable projects with strong administration, finances, and infrastructure.
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| Organising body | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of clubs | 15 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Current champions | Tapatío (2nd title) |
| Most championships | Atlante (3 titles) |
| TV partners | Claro[1] ESPN[2] Fox Sports[3] Hi Sports Televisa[4] TV Azteca[5] TVC Deportes[6] |
| Website | ligabbvaexpansion.mx |
| Current: 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season | |
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On 20 February 2020, the presidents of the Liga MX clubs, the Ascenso MX clubs and the FMF executives had a meeting, in which different topics were discussed with the intent of strengthening the two main leagues in the country.[8]
On 26 June 2020, the league was officially presented, with the participation of 16 teams: Alebrijes de Oaxaca, Atlante, Atlético Morelia, Cancún, Celaya, Cimarrones de Sonora, Correcaminos UAT, Dorados de Sinaloa, Leones Negros UdeG, Mineros de Zacatecas, Tampico Madero, and Venados F.C. as Ascenso MX teams. Pumas Tabasco and Tapatío entered to the league as Liga MX affiliates.[9] Finally, on 17 July 2020, Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala were invited as Liga Premier expansion teams.[10]
On 22 May 2023, the Liga MX owners assembly approved a reform for the league that should have been carried out in 2024. This reform planned that the 18 member teams of the Liga MX should have had a U-23 team in the Liga de Expansión, which would have represented a merger between the Expansión MX and the Liga MX U–23.[11] However, in May 2024 the proposal was scrapped due to opposition from the owners of the Liga de Expansión teams, as they considered that the project represented a degradation of the participating clubs.[12]
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| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | Zacatepec, Morelos | Agustín "Coruco" Díaz | 24,313 |
| Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Andrés Quintana Roo | 18,844 |
| Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | 23,182 |
| Jaiba Brava | Tampico and Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas | 19,667 |
| La Paz | La Paz, Baja California Sur | Guaycura | 5,209 |
| Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | 35,000 |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | Tecnológico de Oaxaca | 14,598 |
| Sinaloa | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Dorados | 20,108 |
| Tapatío | Zapopan, Jalisco | Akron | 46,232 |
| Tepatitlán | Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco | Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez | 8,085 |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala | Tlahuicole | 11,135 |
| Venados | Mérida, Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 15,087 |
| UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Marte R. Gómez | 10,520 |
| UdeG | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | 55,020 |
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas | Carlos Vega Villalba | 20,068 |
On hiatus
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora | Hermosillo, Sonora | Héroe de Nacozari | 18,747 |
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| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Winning editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | 3 | 2 | Grita México 2021, Apertura 2022, Clausura 2024 |
| Tapatío | 2 | 0 | Clausura 2023, Apertura 2024 |
| Morelia | 1 | 2 | Clausura 2022 |
| Tampico Madero | 1 | 1 | Guardianes 2020 |
| Tepatitlán | 1 | 0 | Guardianes 2021 |
| Cancún | 1 | 0 | Apertura 2023 |
| Celaya | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sonora | 0 | 1 | – |
| UdeG | 0 | 1 | – |
Campeón de Campeones de la Liga de Expansión MX
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Winning editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | 1 | 2 | 2021–22 |
| Tepatitlán | 1 | 0 | 2020–21 |
| Tapatío | 1 | 0 | 2022–23 |
| Cancún | 1 | 0 | 2023–24 |
| Morelia | 0 | 1 | – |
| Tampico Madero | 0 | 1 | – |
The current managers in the Liga de Expansión MX are:
| Nat. | Name | Team | Appointed | Time as manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alfonso Sosa | UdeG | 7 September 2021 | 3 years, 108 days |
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Luis Arce | Cancún | 1 June 2023 | 1 year, 206 days |
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Arturo Ortega | Tapatío | 15 June 2023 | 1 year, 192 days |
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Raúl Rico | La Paz | 10 December 2023 | 1 year, 14 days |
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Rigoberto Esparza | Venados | 16 May 2024 | 222 days |
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Sebastián Abreu | Sinaloa | 30 May 2024 | 208 days |
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Sergio Blanco | Celaya | 30 May 2024 | 208 days |
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Jair Real | Tepatitlán | 23 July 2024 | 154 days |
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Arturo Alvarado (Interim) | Oaxaca | 8 October 2024 | 77 days |
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Nacho Castro | Atlético Morelia | 18 November 2024 | 36 days |
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Mario García | Zacatecas | 24 November 2024 | 30 days |
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Héctor Hugo Eugui | UAT | 25 November 2024 | 29 days |
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Luis Orozco | Tlaxcala | 27 November 2024 | 27 days |
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Miguel Fuentes | Atlante | 3 December 2024 | 21 days |
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Marco Antonio Ruiz | Jaiba Brava | 3 December 2024 | 21 days |
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| Year | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardianes 2020 | Alberto Alvarado Morín Lizandro Echeverría Guillermo Martínez Gustavo Ramírez |
UAT Atlante Celaya Morelia |
7 |
| Guardianes 2021 | Julio Cruz |
Oaxaca | 10 |
| Apertura 2021 |  Raúl Zúñiga |
Sinaloa | 12 |
| Clausura 2022 | David Angulo Juan Machado Óscar Villa |
Tepatitlán Raya2 Sonora |
8 |
| Apertura 2022 | Diego Jiménez |
Sonora | 12 |
| Clausura 2023 | Ricardo Marín |
Celaya | 10 |
| Apertura 2023 | Luis Razo |
Zacatecas | 10 |
| Clausura 2024 | José Rodriguez |
Cancún | 9 |
| Apertura 2024 | Vladimir Moragrega |
Atlante | 11 |
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