Photo courtesy of Liga Femenil BBVA
Liga MX Femenil is no more.
No, the Mexican women’s soccer league has not folded. Instead, the league has rebranded and rearranged its competition format. Now, the domestic Mexican league will be known as Liga Femenil BBVA.
Previously, Liga Femenil featured 18 teams competing in a ‘typical’ soccer table. There were no split conferences, no pots. Just 18 teams on one table. However, now, Liga Femenil will split the 18 sides into two groups of nine clubs.
According to the league, two areas will determine each conference: elo rankings and geographical locations. The ‘Elo Rating System’ is defined as a “method for calculating the relative skill levels of players, originally designed for rating chess players.
There will still be two seasons: the fall Apertura and the spring Clausura. However, now, teams in the same conference will face each other once per Apertura and Clausura, and face off with six teams in the opposing group.
The top four teams from each conference will advance to the Liga Femenil playoffs.
The 2026-27 season, beginning with the Apertura, will begin on July 31. There is one major change ahead of the upcoming season: Mazatlán is no more, as the club has been replaced by Atlante. Below are the groups for the upcoming season, which will feature the new format and layout.
The reigning Liga Femenil champion is Club América, who defeated C.F. Monterrey, 3-1 on aggregate, in the Clausura. The Clausura’s leading scorers were Eugénie Le Sommer of Toluca and Diana Ordóñez of Tigres, who had 18 goals each.
