Liga MX
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| Country | Mexico |
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| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Founded | 17 October 1943 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Ascenso MX |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Copa MX SuperCopa MX Campeón de Campeones |
| International cup(s) | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Current champions |
Tigres UANL (5th title) (Apertura 2016) |
| Most championships |
América (12 titles) |
| TV partners |
Televisa TV Azteca Imagen Televisión Claro Sports ESPN Fox Sports |
| Website | LigaMX.net |
 2016–17 Liga MX season
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The Liga MX (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliɣa ˈeme ˈekis]) is the top level of the Mexican football league system. Currently sponsored by BBVA through its Mexican subsidiary BBVA Bancomer, it is officially known as Liga BBVA Bancomer.
Each season, the league holds two tournaments: the Apertura, which starts in the summer, and the Clausura, which starts in the winter. As of 2017, the league comprises 18 clubs, with one being relegated every year (two tournaments) based upon its league performances over the previous three years. The first 8 teams in the table at the end of the regular phase of the tournament qualify to the liguilla ("mini-league", or "playoff"). Up until July 2011, the league was divided into 3 groups. The group formatting was removed in favor of a single-table format.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in all of Latin America. According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, the league currently ranks 20th worldwide and was ranked as the 10th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010). 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 soccer league in North America and the third largest crowds of any professional sports league in North America, behind only the National Football League, Major League Baseball, and ahead of Canadian Football League.
Of the 56 teams to have competed in the league, América have won the title a record 12 times, followed by Guadalajara (11), Toluca (10), Cruz Azul (8), León and Pumas UNAM (7), and Pachuca (6). The current league champions are Tigres UANL, who won the Apertura 2016 tournament.
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