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Football in Mexico
The most popular sport in Mexico is association football, known as fútbol in Mexico. 73% of the Mexicans consider themselves association football fans. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Colombia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Italy and Portugal are the only countries with a higher percentage. The top professional football leagues in Mexico are Liga MX for men and Liga MX Femenil for women.
In Mexico, football became a professional men's sport in 1943. Since then, Mexico's most successful men's club has been América, with sixteen titles in the top professional division.
The first women's professional football league in Mexico was established in 2016, the first season was in 2017–2018. It set new world records for attendances at women's professional football matches.
Antonio Carbajal was the first player to appear in five World Cups, and Hugo Sánchez was named best CONCACAF player of the 20th century by IFFHS.
Mexico's largest capacity stadiums are Estadio Azteca, Estadio Olímpico Universitario and Estadio Jalisco. As of 2006[update], it was estimated that there were in the nation over 324,000 registered players and approximately 8,155,000 unregistered players.
Men's football has been played in Mexico since the early 1900s, and professionally since 1943. The first club founded was Pachuca in 1892. The first women's professional football league Liga MX Femenil was announced in December 2016 and the inaugural season (2017–2018) started the following year. The development of women's football has occurred in waves since the 1950s.
Since 1996, the season is divided into two short tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) with a final phase in each tournament, called "liguilla". This system is common throughout Latin America. From 1996 to 2002, the two short tournaments of the regular phase was called "Verano" and "Invierno".
Liga MX formerly called Liga Mayor and Primera División de México changed the names of the tournaments in 2002, and opted for the names Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura tournament is played from July to December, while the Clausura tournament is played from January to May.
Football in Mexico
The most popular sport in Mexico is association football, known as fútbol in Mexico. 73% of the Mexicans consider themselves association football fans. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Colombia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Italy and Portugal are the only countries with a higher percentage. The top professional football leagues in Mexico are Liga MX for men and Liga MX Femenil for women.
In Mexico, football became a professional men's sport in 1943. Since then, Mexico's most successful men's club has been América, with sixteen titles in the top professional division.
The first women's professional football league in Mexico was established in 2016, the first season was in 2017–2018. It set new world records for attendances at women's professional football matches.
Antonio Carbajal was the first player to appear in five World Cups, and Hugo Sánchez was named best CONCACAF player of the 20th century by IFFHS.
Mexico's largest capacity stadiums are Estadio Azteca, Estadio Olímpico Universitario and Estadio Jalisco. As of 2006[update], it was estimated that there were in the nation over 324,000 registered players and approximately 8,155,000 unregistered players.
Men's football has been played in Mexico since the early 1900s, and professionally since 1943. The first club founded was Pachuca in 1892. The first women's professional football league Liga MX Femenil was announced in December 2016 and the inaugural season (2017–2018) started the following year. The development of women's football has occurred in waves since the 1950s.
Since 1996, the season is divided into two short tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) with a final phase in each tournament, called "liguilla". This system is common throughout Latin America. From 1996 to 2002, the two short tournaments of the regular phase was called "Verano" and "Invierno".
Liga MX formerly called Liga Mayor and Primera División de México changed the names of the tournaments in 2002, and opted for the names Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura tournament is played from July to December, while the Clausura tournament is played from January to May.
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