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The following 18 clubs competed in the Liga MX Femenil during the [[2018–19 Liga MX Femenil season|2018–19]] season.
The following 18 clubs competed in the Liga MX Femenil during the [[2018–19 Liga MX Femenil season|2018–19]] season.


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Revision as of 05:04, 28 May 2018

Liga MX Femenil
File:Liga MX Femenil.svg
Organising bodyMexican Football Federation
FoundedDecember 5, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-05)
CountryMexico
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of clubs18
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Copa MX Femenil
Current championsUANL (1st title)
(Clausura 2018)
Most championshipsGuadalajara
UANL
(1 title)
TV partnersAYM Sports
Claro[1]
Fox Sports[2]
Televisa[3]
TVC Deportes[4]
WebsiteWebsite
Current: 2018–19 Liga MX Femenil season

The Primera División Femenil de México, primarily referred to as the Liga MX Femenil, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. It is supervised by the Mexican Football Federation and is made up by the female representatives of the 16 clubs of 18 Liga MX teams.[5] The inaugural season began in July 2017.[6] Liga MX CEO Enrique Bonilla stated the league was created in order to nurture the stars of the Mexico women's national football team.[7]

The current champions are UANL who defeated Monterrey on penalty kicks in the Clausura 2018 final in May 2018.[8]

History

Previously, in 2007, there was an attempt to professionalize women's football in Mexico via the Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil. While the league had some limited success (Mexico's women's team beat the United States for the first time in 2010, qualifying for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup),[9] it did not have a major sponsorship and lacked media coverage (such as a consistent TV partner), and major clubs (such as Chivas de Guadalajara) pulled their support, and the league became semi-professional.[citation needed]

In December 2016, during a general assembly meeting with all Liga MX club owners in the new Mexican Football Federation headquarters, Liga MX CEO Enrique Bonilla announced the formation of the new Liga MX Femenil.[10] He announced that 16 Liga MX clubs (excluding Puebla and Chiapas due to financial problems) will field an U-23 roster with four U-17 players and up to two overage players.[10] No foreign-born players were allowed in the first season.[11]

Before the inaugural season the teams took part in a domestic cup called Copa MX Femenil in May 2017.[12] The tournament took place between 3 May and 6 May 2017 with only 12 of the 16 teams participating due to four not having a team ready.[13] Pachuca won the final 9–1 against Club Tijuana.[14]

The first Apertura matches were played on 28 July 2017. Guadalajara won the league championship on November 24, 2017, defeating C.F. Pachuca (Women) in the second match of a two-match playoff. The two matches drew record-setting crowds of 28,955 and 32,466 spectators.[15]

Commentator Glenn Moore declared the Liga MX Femenil to have concluded a "very successful debut campaign".[16] The league set history as the final between Monterrey and Tigres was the highest attend club match in women's soccer history.[17]

Teams

The following 18 clubs competed in the Liga MX Femenil during the 2018–19 season.

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Location of the 2018–19 Liga MX Femenil teams
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Location of the 2018–19 Liga MX Femenil teams in Greater Mexico City
Club City Ground Capacity Ref
América Mexico City Azteca 81,070 [18]
Atlas Guadalajara Jalisco 55,110 [13]
BUAP Puebla City Universitario BUAP 19,283 [19]
Cruz Azul Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul 10 de Diciembre 14,500 [20]
Guadalajara Zapopan Akron 46,232 [21]
León León León 31,297 [13]
Monterrey Guadalupe BBVA Bancomer 51,348 [22]
Morelia Morelia Morelos 34,795 [23]
Necaxa Aguascalientes City Victoria 23,851 [24]
Pachuca Pachuca Hidalgo 27,512 [25]
Puebla Puebla City Cuauhtémoc 51,726 [26]
Querétaro Querétaro City Corregidora 33,162 [27]
Santos Laguna Torreón Corona 29,237 [28]
Tijuana Tijuana Caliente 27,333 [29]
Toluca Toluca Nemesio Díez 31,000 [30]
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza Universitario 41,886 [31]
UNAM Mexico City La Cantera 1,000 [32]
Veracruz Boca del Río Luis "Pirata" Fuente 28,703 [13]

Format

Teams are divided into two groups of eight. After playing each other twice the top two of each group advance to the semi-finals. Those and the final are played over two legs.

Champions

Season Champions Result Runners-up
2017 Apertura Guadalajara 0–2
3–0		 Pachuca
2018 Clausura UANL 2–2
2–2
(4–2 pen)		 Monterrey

Media coverage and attendance

TV broadcast rights
Team Mexico Broadcaster Day Time*
América Televisa Saturday 4:00 PM
Atlas TVC Deportes Saturday 11:00 AM
BUAP TBA TBA TBA
Cruz Azul Televisa Saturday 10:00 AM
Guadalajara Fox Sports Sunday 12:00 PM
León Fox Sports / Claro Monday 9:00 PM
Monterrey Fox Sports Sunday 10:30 PM
Morelia AYM Sports Saturday 12:30 PM
Necaxa Claro Friday 4:00 PM
Pachuca Fox Sports / Claro Monday 7:00 PM
Puebla TBA TBA TBA
Querétaro Claro Saturday 11:00 AM
Santos Laguna Fox Sports Monday 9:00 PM
Tijuana Fox Sports Saturday 6:00 PM
Toluca Televisa Monday 6:00 PM
UANL Televisa Monday 8:00 PM
UNAM Televisa Saturday 4:00 PM
Veracruz AYM Sports Saturday 9:00 AM

Attendance. The attendance for the regular season for the 16 teams was 307,202 for 112 matches, an average of 2,743 per match. The attendance for 6 post-season matches was 104,804. Total attendance for 118 matches was 412,006, and average of 3,492 per match.[33]

Managers

The current managers in the Liga MX Femenil are:

Nat. Name Club Appointed Time as manager
Mexico Eva Espejo Pachuca 25 January 2017 7 years, 349 days
Mexico Leonardo Cuéllar América 28 February 2017 7 years, 315 days
Mexico Ileana Dávila UNAM 8 March 2017 7 years, 306 days
Mexico Luis Camacho Guadalajara 26 April 2017 7 years, 257 days
Mexico Verónica Hernández Morelia 26 April 2017 7 years, 257 days
Mexico Juan Carlos Mendoza Toluca 26 April 2017 7 years, 257 days
Mexico Andrea Rodebaugh Tijuana 28 April 2017 7 years, 255 days
Mexico José Guadalupe Mota León 23 May 2017 7 years, 230 days
Argentina Osvaldo Batocletti UANL 13 July 2017 7 years, 179 days
Mexico Rodolfo Vega Veracruz 11 September 2017 7 years, 119 days
Mexico Alberto Aguilar Cruz Azul 9 November 2017 7 years, 60 days
Mexico Jorge Macías Santos Laguna 27 November 2017 7 years, 42 days
Mexico Héctor Becerra Monterrey 4 December 2017 7 years, 35 days
Mexico Miguel Acosta Necaxa 24 December 2017 7 years, 15 days
Mexico Susana Gutiérrez Atlas 11 January 2018 6 years, 363 days
Mexico José Julio Cevada BUAP 0 days
Mexico Rogelio Martínez Puebla 0 days
Vacant Querétaro 0 days

Controversy

Only players born in Mexico are allowed to participate.[34] The rule raised controversy since the foreign-born Mexican players (mostly born in the United States) who already represented the country's national team are excluded from playing in the league. Verónica Pérez, who capped 89 times for Mexico at senior level, was prevented from competing in the league along with Jazmín Aguas and former Mexico U-20 national team member Olivia Jiménez. Pérez has criticized the rule publicly and retired from football.[35]

References

  1. ^ includes Claro Sports
  2. ^ includes Fox Sports 2
  3. ^ includes TDN and Univisión TDN
  4. ^ includes TVC Deportes 2
  5. ^ "Sin Puebla ni Jaguares, Liga Femenil alista Copa como ensayo".
  6. ^ "Fútbol Femenil: La Liga MX anuncia el sorteo para el Torneo de Copa Femenil - MARCA Claro México".
  7. ^ "México tendrá Liga MX femenil a partir de 2017". www.elfinanciero.com.mx.
  8. ^ http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/25127/tigres-femenil-se-proclamo-campeon-de-la-liga-mx-femenil
  9. ^ "U.S. Women Upset by Mexico 2-1 at CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  10. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". www.ligamx.net.
  11. ^ "Mexican women's soccer league restricts rosters to native-born players only". ESPN. July 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Realizarán sorteo para Copa MX Femenil".
  13. ^ a b c d "Clubes faltantes no estaban listos para la Copa Femenil: Bonilla". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  14. ^ http://www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-nacional-liga-mx-pachuca/pachuca-primer-campeon-del-futbol-femenil
  15. ^ "Pachuca tomo ventaja en el Gran Final", http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/23008; "El Club Guadalajara es campeon de las Liga MX Femenil," http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/23054/el-club-guadalajara-es-campeon-de-la-liga-mx-femenil, accessed 7 Jan 2018
  16. ^ Moore, Glenn (Dec 29, 2017), "Kansas Move to Utah", World Soccer Magazine.
  17. ^ "Brilliant Liga MX Femenil final the cherry on top of a groundbreaking debut season" http://www.espn.com/soccer/liga-bancomer/22/blog/post/3485437/brilliant-liga-mx-femenil-final-the-cherry-on-top-of-a-groundbreaking-debut-season, accessed 18 May 2018
  18. ^ "Club América". ligafemenil.mx.
  19. ^ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Cruz Azul". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  21. ^ "C.D. Guadalajara". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Monterrey". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  23. ^ "Monarcas Morelia". Sit34,984. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  24. ^ ligafemenil.mx http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/club/11189/necaxa. Retrieved 3 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ^ "Pachuca". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  26. ^ pueblaonline.com.mx. "Los estadios de la Liga Bancomer".
  27. ^ "Querétaro trabaja en su equipo femenil". marca.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Santos Laguna". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  29. ^ "Club Tijuana". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  30. ^ "Toluca". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  31. ^ "Tigres UANL". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  32. ^ "UNAM". ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  33. ^ "Liga MX Femenil reveals impressive attendance numbers," http://www.concacaf.com/article/liga-mx-femenil-reveals-impressive-attendance-numbers, accessed 16 Jan 2017
  34. ^ "For country, but not club: Liga MX Femenil and their closed-door policy". VAVEL.com. July 23, 2017.
  35. ^ "Mexican women's soccer league restricts rosters to native-born players only". ESPN. July 20, 2017.
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