When does the 2022 Liga MX season start?
The 2022 Apertura kicks off on Friday, July 1 and the 17-match regular season will wrap up on Sunday, Oct. 2. Three midweek slates will ensure the entire liguilla playoff schedule can be played before the November break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. What's at stake: Only the top 12 teams advance to the playoffs in Liga MX.
When does the 2022 Premier League season start?
The 2022 Apertura kicks off on Friday, July 1 and the 17-match regular season will wrap up on Sunday, Oct. 2. Three midweek slates will ensure the entire liguilla playoff schedule can be played before the November break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
What to expect in the 2022 Clausura tournament?
The second phase of Liga MX is about to start after the teams played the first and exciting phase called Apertura. In the 2022 Clausura Tournament, the teams fight for the same goal. Check out the full schedule of the upcoming Clausura Tournament including the format and key dates.
How many times did Liga MX teams play each other?
Source: Liga MX Teams played every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds. Updated to match (es) played on 7 August 2022. Source: Liga MX Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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How long is the Liga MX season?
Liga MX uses a single table of 18 teams that play two annual tournaments resulting in two champions per season. The season opens with the apertura tournament (opening tournament- running from July to December) followed by the clausura (closing – running from January to May).
How does the Liga MX playoffs work?
A new champion is crowned for each short tournament through a playoff system consisting of 12 teams. The top four teams earned a first-round bye, qualifying directly to the liguilla, while the next 8 teams qualify to the qualifying round, known as repechaje that determines the next 4 liguilla spots.
What is Apertura 2022?
The 2022–23 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 76th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season will be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2022 and the Clausura 2023—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.
How many Liga MX teams make the playoffs?
Breaking down the 12-team field by tiers. Welcome to the start of the Liga MX playoffs! After 17 weeks of regular season play, 12 teams remain in the hunt for the 2022 Apertura title.
Who is the best soccer team in Mexico?
Updated after matches played on 16 October 2022RankClub / CountryPoints1América Mexico16592Monterrey Mexico16233Tigres UANL Mexico16224CF Pachuca Mexico159525 more rows•Oct 16, 2022
What is soccer called in Mexico?
Mexico's most popular sport is football (called fútbol in Mexico). As of 2020, the top tier leagues in Mexico are Liga MX for the men and the Liga MX Femenil for women.
What Mexican team has the Most cups?
Los Azul-Cremas, who top the Apertura 2022 regular-season standings and have booked their spot in the tournament's final phase, are Mexico's most successful club, having lifted 13 national titles.
What happened to Veracruz soccer team?
When the team was promoted to Liga MX in 2013, Kuri decided to move the team from Guanajuato to Veracruz, where they were rebranded as Tiburones Rojos.
What's the difference between Apertura and Clausura?
The top-flight of Argentine football had 20 teams, with seasons divided into two tournaments: "Apertura" ("opening") championship which opened the season and was contested in the second half of the calendar year, and "Clausura" ("closing") championship that closed the season and was played in the first half of the ...
Do away goals count in Liga MX final?
No away goals rule is applied in neither round; if the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher-seeded team advanced. In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match would go to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
Is there away goals in Liga MX final?
No away goals rule is applied in neither round, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
What's the difference between Apertura and Clausura in Liga MX?
What is the format of Liga MX? In Liga MX, the season is divided into two league tournaments - the Apertura (meaning 'Opening') and the Clausura (meaning 'Closing'). The Apertura runs from July to December and the Clausura runs from January to May.
How does Liga MX relegation work?
In lieu of demotion/promotion, Liga MX rules stipulate that the three teams at the bottom of the annual “Relegation Standings” must pay a hefty fine. To be specific, the team in last place at the end of the Clausura 2022 pays 80 million pesos, second-last pays 47 million and third-last is billed 33 million.
Liga MX 2022 Schedule: Start date
This will be the 52th edition of the well-known Clausura tournament, the first game of the tournament will start on January 6, Atletico San Luis hosts Pachuca at the Alfonso Lastras Ramírez Stadium in San Luis de Potosi, Mexico. The kickoff time of the first 2022 Liga MX Clausura game is at 22:00 PM (ET).
Liga MX 2022 Schedule: Fixtures Calendar
Games start before the weekend from Thursday to Sunday, some games are played on Wednesdays and in the 2022 Clausura a single game will be played on a Monday, Pachuca vs Tijuana on April 11. In total there are 17 matchweeks with 153 games for almost 5 months from January to May 2022.
Liga MX 2022 Schedule: Format
There are no changes to the 2022 Clausura tournament format, all 18 teams will play the same system as last season. Everyone will fight to win each game to get 3 points and stay in the top 12 spots of the Liga MX table. The tournamente is divided into two phases:
Liga MX 2022 Schedule: Key Dates
One of the most important dates of the 2022 Clausura tournament, apart from the first game of the season, is the well-known ‘Clasico Nacional’ (National Classic) between Chivas de Guadalajara and America on March 12 at 10:00 PM (ET).
