Liga MX
| Organising body | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1943 (Professional era as Liga Mayor) |
| Country | Mexico |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of clubs | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Liga de Expansión MX (suspended) |
| Domestic cup | Campeón de Campeones |
| International cup(s) | Continental CONCACAF Champions Cup Subregional Leagues Cup Campeones Cup |
| Current champions | Toluca (12th title) |
| Most championships | América (16 titles) |
| Most appearances | Óscar Pérez (745) |
| Top scorer | Evanivaldo Castro (312) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Domestic Claro ESPN Fox Televisa TV Azteca International OneFootball (Selected matches in selected markets outside of Mexico) |
| Website | www |
| Current: Clausura 2026 Liga MX season | |
Liga MX, officially named Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly named Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and Primera División de México (1949–2012). The league has 18 participating clubs. The season is divided into two short tournaments, according to FIFA world football calendar: Apertura (from July to December) and Clausura (from January to May). The champions of each tournament are decided by a final knockout phase, commonly known as liguilla. Since 2020, promotion and relegation has been suspended until the 2026–27 season.
The inaugural edition as a professional and national league was the 1943–44 season, with Asturias as the first champions in history. In all, 113 editions of the league have been held.
Liga MX currently ranks first in CONCACAF's league ranking index. According to IFFHS, it was ranked as the 10th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century. According to CONCACAF, the league with an average attendance of 25,557 during the 2014–15 season, draws the largest crowds on average of any football league in the Americas and the third largest crowds of any professional sports league in North America. The league ranks second in terms of television viewership in the United States, behind the English Premier League.
América is the most successful club with sixteen titles, followed by Guadalajara and Toluca with twelve titles each, Cruz Azul with nine titles, Tigres UANL and León with eight titles each. In all, twenty-four clubs have won the league at least once.