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| Football in Mexico | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Governing body | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) |
| National team(s) | Mexico |
| Nickname(s) | El Tri |
| First played | 1923 |
| Clubs | 18 in Liga MX |
National competitions | |
Men's: Liga MX (Top level) Campeón de Campeones Liga de Expansión MX (Second level) Campeón de Campeones de la Liga de Expansión MX Liga Premier (Third level) Campeón de Campeones de la Liga Premier Copa Conecta Liga TDP (Fourth level) Women's: Liga MX Femenil (Top level) Campeón de Campeones Femenil Liga TDP Femenil (Second level) | |
International competitions | |
Men's: FIFA Club World Cup (Worldwide) FIFA Intercontinental Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup (Continental) Leagues Cup (Regional) FIFA World Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Nations League Women's: CONCACAF W Champions Cup (Continental) Summer Cup (Regional) FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team) CONCACAF W Gold Cup CONCACAF W Championship | |
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Mexico's most popular sport is football (called fútbol in Mexico).[1][2] The first level 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 fifteen Liga MX titles.[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
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- ^ "News Roundup: Union lose, Steel in, LAFC fail to impress, and USOC kicks off". The Philly Soccer Page. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "For Liga MX Femenil, an impressive start to an infant league • Copa90". Copa90. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Dunmore, Tom (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer - Tom Dunmore - Google Books. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810871885. Retrieved 1 April 2014.