Goal takes a look at the contenders to win Liga MX, including Tigres and America, and teams like Chivas and Pumas who may struggle ...

Another key benefit of the Apertura/Clausura format would be to give MLS teams a substantial winter break. Assuming a fall-to-spring calendar switch is coming, northern clubs would likely have to play ...

Atlante, 2011 Clausura finalist Morelia, San Luis, Pachuca, Tigres, Toluca and Santos should make up the middle of the table but perhaps lack the firepower to be one of the favorites.

Leon becomes the first team since UNAM in 2004 to win both the Apertura and Clausura in succession, while the title is the seventh for Leon in club history.

The former Mexico manager is returning to the Mexico City club after spending the last three tournaments with Club Tijuana.

The season is divided into two tournaments, the Apertura and Clausura which provide two winners who then face off in the Campeon de Campeones to determine the overall champion.

In 1991 Argentina pioneered the Apertura and Clausura system in part to create a midsummer break. Yet there is clearly more to it than that.

The NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup will feature all 14 NWSL clubs and six Liga MX Femenil teams with the highest points earned in the 2023 Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

Cruz Azul have been runner-ups in the 1999 Invierno, 2008 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2009 Apertura and Clausura 2013, with the latter being the most painful.

In addition, viewership of Liga MX’s 2023 Apertura decreased by 12% compared to 2022. Meanwhile, Premier League viewership increased by 2% on NBC as well as 2% on USA in 2023. Notably last year, Liga ...