How do playoffs work in Liga MX?
The top eight clubs qualify for the playoffs. The clubs are arranged before each round so that the highest seeded team remaining always plays the lowest seed remaining. The clubs play in a two-legged tie, with one match occurring at each club’s home ground, and whichever club has the better aggregate score advances.
How many teams make playoffs in Liga MX?
The first 4 teams in the table at the end of the regular phase of the tournament qualify to the liguilla (“mini-league”, or “playoff”), while the next 8 teams qualify for another playoff that determines the next 4 liguilla spots.
How many teams are in the Mexican soccer league?
18
Liga MX/Number of teams
What happened to Veracruz?
In December 2019, the Mexican Football Federation announced the disaffiliation of Veracruz from Liga MX due to economic debts with first team players, its youth system, and the league.
Is Veracruz FC still a team?
Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Veracruz….C.D. Veracruz.
| Full name | Club Deportivo Veracruz |
|---|---|
| Founded | 9 April 1943 |
| Dissolved | 18 December 2019 |
| Ground | Estadio Luis “Pirata” Fuente Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Capacity | 28,703 |
Are there sharks in Veracruz?
During July to November of 2008, the artisanal fisheries captured juvenile sharks belonging to the Carcharhinus and Sphyrnidae family in the Veracruz Reef System (south western Gulf of Mexico). The three most abundant organisms were of the species Sphyrna lewini, Carcharhinus brevipinna and Rhizoprionodon terraenovae.
Where is Santos Laguna from?
Comarca Lagunera
Santos Laguna/Locations
It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up of the surrounding municipalities of Torreón, Gómez Palacio and Lerdo. Santos Laguna was founded in 1983 and reached Mexico’s top division after buying the Ángeles de Puebla club.