Mexico - List of Champions (original) (raw)

Final Tables 1902-03 to 2002-03 (some amateur seasons missing)
Liga Veracruzana Champions 1915-1943

The Amateur Champions 1902-03 to 1942-43

The game of football was introduced in Mexico by the English workers at the mines and the railroads. The first championship was organized in 1902 in Mexico City with five teams: British Club, Mexico Cricket Club, Orizaba Charleston, Pachuca and Reforma Club. This was the seed of what later became the Primera Fuerza. This league was based mainly in Mexico City. There were other leagues, like the Liga de Occidente (Western League) and the Liga Veracruzana, but the Primera Fuerza was considered the strongest and its champions were regarded as national champions.

Season Champions Runners-up The Mexico Association Foot-ball League 1902-03 Orizaba AC Reforma AC 1903-04 Mexico Cricket Club Reforma AC The Mexico Amateur Association Football League 1904-05 Pachuca AC (1) British Club 1905-06 Reforma AC Mexico Country Club 1906-07 Reforma AC British Club 1907-08 British Club Mexico FC 1908-09 Reforma AC Pachuca AC 1909-10 Reforma AC Popo Packing & Co 1910-11 Reforma AC Pachuca AC 1911-12 Reforma AC (2) Pachuca AC Asociaci�n de Aficionados de M�xico en la Liga de Football 1912-13 Club M�xico Pachuca AC 1913-14 Espa�a Rovers FC 1914-15 Espa�a Pachuca AC 1915-16 Espa�a Pachuca AC Liga Mexicana de Aficionados de Futbol Asociaci�n 1916-17 Espa�a Pachuca AC 1917-18 Pachuca AC Deportivo Espa�ol 1918-19 Espa�a Centro Uni�n 1919-20 Pachuca AC Germania FV 1920-21 Espa�a (Liga Nacional) (3) Am�rica Asturias (Liga Mexicana) (3) Deportivo Internacional 1921 Espa�a (4) Asturias
1921-22 Espa�a (Liga Nacional) (2) (3) Am�rica Germania FV (Liga Mexicana) (3) Asturias Campeonato de Primera Fuerza de la Federaci�n Mexicana de Football Association 1922-23 Asturias Germania FV Campeonato de Primera Fuerza de la Federaci�n Central de Futbol 1923-24 Espa�a (2) Am�rica 1924-25 Am�rica Necaxa 1925-26 Am�rica (5) Asturias 1926-27 Am�rica Espa�a Campeonato de Primera Fuerza de la Federaci�n Mexicana de Futbol 1927-28 Am�rica Asturias 1928-29 Marte Espa�a 1929-30 Espa�a Am�rica 1930-31 cancelled Campeonato Preferente de la Liga Mayor 1931-32 Atlante (5) Necaxa 1932-33 Necaxa Atlante 1933-34 Espa�a (6) Asturias 1934-35 Necaxa Am�rica 1935-36 Espa�a Am�rica 1936-37 Necaxa Atlante 1937-38 Necaxa Asturias 1938-39 Asturias Euzkadi 1939-40 Espa�a Necaxa 1940-41 Atlante Selecci�n Jalisco 1941-42 Espa�a (2) Atlante 1942-43 Marte Atlante

(1) This season finished with two clubs with the same points tied for first place, championship decided by goal average criteria. (2) These seasons finished with two clubs with the same points tied for first place, so a tie breaker playoff game was staged. (3) Some historians consider these seasons as valid, altough some references indicates that were anulled. (4) "Torneo del Centenario 1921". This tournament was organized by the government, but some historians considered it as a league championship. (5) These seasons finished with two clubs with the same points tied for first place, so a three tie breaker playoff matches were staged. (6) This season finished with three clubs with the same points tied for first place, so a tie breaker playoff series was staged.

The Amateur Champions and Runners-up (42)

CLUB CHAMP R-Up

Real Club Espa�a 13 2 (does not include Torneo del Centenario)

Reforma AC 6 2

Am�rica 4 7 (includes Centro Uni�n) Necaxa 4 3

Asturias 3 5 Pachuca AC 3 7

Atlante 2 4 Marte 2

British Club 1 2 Germania FC 1 2 Club M�xico 1
Mexico Cricket Club 1
Orizaba AC 1

Deportivo Espa�ol 1 Dep. Internacional 1 Euzkadi 1 Mexico Country Club 1 Mexico FC 1 Popo Packing & Co. 1 Rovers FC 1 Selecci�n Jalisco 1

In 1943 the Liga Mayor was founded with 10 members, it was the first professional league and a truly national league. Founders were Am�rica, Asturias, Atlante, Espa�a, Marte and Moctezuma from the former Primera Fuerza, Atlas and Guadalajara from the Liga de Occidente and A.D. Orizabe�o and Veracruz from the Liga Veracruzana. In the next 2 years 6 new members were accepted: Oro, Le�n and Puebla for 1944-45 and Monterrey, Tampico and San Sebastian for 1945-46. In 1950 a Second Division was founded and the Liga Mayor became the First Division. The Championship was decided by the regular season points table until 1970. From 1970-71 it has been decided by the winner of a Championship Playoff.

The Professional Champions since 1943-44

SEASON CHAMPION RUNNER-UP RESULTS CHAMPION MANAGER

1943-44 Asturias (1) Espa�a 4-1 Ernest Pauler(Aut) 1944-45 Espa�a Puebla Rodolfo Mu�oz "Bush"(CR) 1945-46 Veracruz Atlante Enrique Palomini(Arg) 1946-47 Atlante Le�n Luis Grocz(Hun) 1947-48 Le�n (1) Oro 0-0 (aet in M�xico City, 2-0 Replay) Jose Maria Casullo(Arg) 1948-49 Le�n Atlas Jose Maria Casullo(Arg) 1949-50 Veracruz Atlante Juan Luque de Serrallonga(Esp) 1950-51 Atlas Atlante Eduardo Valdatti(Arg) 1951-52 Le�n Guadalajara Antonio Lopez Herranz(Esp) 1952-53 Tampico Zacatepec Joaqu�n "Chavo" Urquiaga 1953-54 Marte Oro Ignacio Trellez 1954-55 Zacatepec Guadalajara Ignacio Trellez 1955-56 Le�n (1) Oro 4-2 (In M�xico City) Antonio Lopez Herranz(Esp) 1956-57 Guadalajara Toluca Donald Ross(Uru) 1957-58 Zacatepec Toluca Ignacio Trellez 1958-59 Guadalajara Le�n Arpad Fekete(Hun) 1959-60 Guadalajara Am�rica Arpad Fekete(Hun) 1960-61 Guadalajara Oro Javier de la Torre 1961-62 Guadalajara Am�rica Javier de la Torre 1962-63 Oro Guadalajara Arpad Fekete(Hun) 1963-64 Guadalajara Am�rica Javier de la Torre 1964-65 Guadalajara Oro Javier de la Torre 1965-66 Am�rica Atlas Roberto Scarone(Arg) 1966-67 Toluca Am�rica Ignacio Trellez 1967-68 Toluca U.N.A.M. Ignacio Trellez 1968-69 Cruz Azul Guadalajara Raul Cardenas 1969-70 Guadalajara Cruz Azul Javier de la Torre M�xico 70 Cruz Azul (2) Guadalajara Raul Cardenas 1970-71 Am�rica Toluca 0-0 2-0 2-0 agg Jos� Antonio Roca 1971-72 Cruz Azul Am�rica 4-1 Ra�l C�rdenas 1972-73 Cruz Azul Le�n 1-1 0-0 1-1 agg (2-1 aet in Puebla) Ra�l C�rdenas 1973-74 Cruz Azul Atl�tico Espa�ol 1-2 3-0 4-2 agg Ra�l C�rdenas 1974-75 Toluca Le�n Final Group (3) Ricardo de Le�n(Uru) 1975-76 Am�rica U. de Guadalajara 3-0 1-0 4-0 agg Ra�l C�rdenas 1976-77 U.N.A.M. U. de Guadalajara 0-0 1-0 1-0 agg Jorge Marik(Hun) 1977-78 U.A.N.L. U.N.A.M. 2-0 1-1 3-1 agg Carlos Miloc(Uru) 1978-79 Cruz Azul U.N.A.M. 0-0 2-0 2-0 agg Ignacio Trelles 1979-80 Cruz Azul U.A.N.L. 1-0 3-3 4-3 agg Ignacio Trelles 1980-81 U.N.A.M. Cruz Azul 0-1 4-1 4-2 agg Velibor "Bora" Milutinovic(Yug) 1981-82 U.A.N.L. Atlante 2-1 0-1 2-2 agg (aet, 3-1 on pks) Carlos Miloc(Uru) 1982-83 Puebla Guadalajara 1-2 1-0 2-2 agg (aet, 7-6 on pks) Manuel Lapuente 1983-84 Am�rica Guadalajara 2-2 3-1 5-3 agg Carlos Reinoso(Chi) 1984-85 Am�rica U.N.A.M. 1-1 0-0 1-1 agg (3-1 in Queretaro) Miguel �ngel L�pez(Arg) Prode 85 Am�rica (2) Tampico-Madero 1-4 4-0 5-4 agg (aet) Miguel �ngel L�pez(Arg) M�xico 86 Monterrey (2) Tampico-Madero 1-2 2-0 3-2 agg (aet) Francisco Avil�n 1986-87 Guadalajara Cruz Azul 1-2 3-0 4-2 agg Alberto Guerra 1987-88 Am�rica U.N.A.M. 0-1 4-1 4-2 agg Jorge Vieira(Bra) 1988-89 Am�rica Cruz Azul 3-2 2-2 5-4 agg Jorge Vieira(Bra) 1989-90 Puebla U. de Guadalajara 2-1 4-3 6-4 agg Manuel Lapuente 1990-91 U.N.A.M. Am�rica 2-3 1-0 3-3 agg (on away goals) Miguel Mej�a Bar�n 1991-92 Le�n Puebla 0-0 2-0 2-0 agg (aet) V�ctor Manuel Vucetich 1992-93 Atlante Monterrey 1-0 3-0 4-0 agg Ricardo Lavolpe(Arg) 1993-94 U.A.G. Santos Laguna 0-1 2-0 2-1 agg (aet) V�ctor Manuel Vucetich 1994-95 Necaxa Cruz Azul 1-1 2-0 3-1 agg Manuel Lapuente 1995-96 Necaxa Atl�tico Celaya 1-1 0-0 1-1 agg (on away goals) Manuel Lapuente 1996-97 Winter Santos Laguna Necaxa 0-1 4-2 4-3 agg Alfredo Tena Summer Guadalajara Toros Neza 1-1 6-1 7-2 agg Ricardo Ferreti(Bra) 1997-98 Winter Cruz Azul Le�n 1-0 1-1* 2-1 agg (aet golden goal) Luis Fernando Tena Summer Toluca Necaxa 1-2 5-2 6-4 agg Enrique Meza 1998-99 Winter Necaxa Guadalajara 0-0 2-0 2-0 agg Ra�l Arias Summer Toluca Atlas 3-3 2-2 5-5 agg (aet, 5-4 pen) Enrique Meza 1999-00 Winter Pachuca Cruz Azul 2-2 1-0 3-2 agg (aet golden goal) Javier Aguirre Summer Toluca Santos Laguna 2-0 5-1 7-1 agg Enrique Meza 2000-01 Winter Morelia Toluca 3-1 0-2 3-3 agg (aet, 5-4 pen) Luis Fernando Tena Summer Santos Laguna Pachuca 1-2 3-1 4-3 agg Fernando Quirarte 2001-02 Winter Pachuca Tigres 2-0 1-1 3-1 agg Alfredo Tena Summer Am�rica Necaxa 0-2 3-0 3-2 agg *(aet golden goal) Manuel Lapuente 2002-03 Apert. Toluca Morelia 0-1 4-1 4-2 agg Alberto Jorge (Arg) Claus. Monterrey Morelia 3-1 0-0 3-1 agg Daniel Passarella (Arg) 2003-04 Apert. Pachuca Tigres 3-1 0-1 3-2 agg V�ctor Manuel Vucetich Claus. Pumas Guadalajara 1-1 0-0 1-1 agg (aet, 5-4 pen) Hugo S�nchez 2004-05 Apert. Pumas Monterrey 2-1 1-0 3-1 agg Hugo S�nchez Claus. Am�rica Tecos UAG 1-1 6-3 7-4 agg Mario Carrillo
2005-06 Apert. Toluca Monterrey 3-3 3-0 6-3 agg Am�rico Gallego (Arg) Claus. Pachuca San Luis 0-0 1-0 1-0 agg Jos� Luis Trejo 2006-07 Apert. Guadalajara Toluca 1-1 2-1 3-2 agg Jos� Manuel de la Torre Claus. Pachuca Am�rica 2-1 1-1 3-2 agg Enrique Meza 2007-08 Apert. Atlante Pumas 0-0 2-1 2-1 agg Jos� Guadalupe Cruz Claus. Santos Laguna Cruz Azul 2-1 1-1 3-2 agg Daniel Guzm�n 2008-09 Apert. Toluca Cruz Azul 2-0 0-2 2-2 agg (aet, 7-6 pen) Jos� Manuel de la Torre Claus. Pumas Pachuca 1-0 2-2 3-2 agg (aet) Ricardo Ferreti (Bra)
2009-10 Apert. Monterrey Cruz Azul 4-3 2-1 6-4 agg V�ctor Manuel Vucetich Claus. Toluca Santos Laguna 2-2 0-0 2-2 agg (aet, 4-3 pen) Jos� Manuel de la Torre 2010-11 Apert. Monterrey Santos Laguna 2-3 3-0 5-3 agg V�ctor Manuel Vucetich Claus. Pumas Morelia 1-1 2-1 3-2 agg Guillermo V�zquez 2011-12 Apert. Tigres Santos Laguna 1-0 3-1 4-1 agg Ricardo Ferreti Claus. Santos Laguna Monterrey 1-1 2-1 3-2 agg Benjam�n Galindo 2012-13 Apert. Tijuana Toluca 2-1 2-0 4-1 agg Antonio Mohamed
Claus. Am�rica Cruz Azul 0-1 2-1 2-2 agg (aet, 4-2 pen) Miguel Herrera 2013-14 Apert. Le�n Am�rica 2-0 3-1 5-1 agg Gustavo Matosas Claus. Le�n Pachuca 2-3 2-0 4-3 agg (aet) Gustavo Matosas 2014-15 Apert. Am�rica Tigres 0-1 3-0 3-1 agg Antonio Mohamed Claus. Santos Laguna Quer�taro 5-0 0-3 5-3 agg Pedro Caixinha 2015-16 Apert. Tigres Pumas 3-0 1-4 4-4 agg (aet, 4-2 pen) Ricardo Ferreti Claus. Pachuca Monterrey 1-0 1-1 2-1 agg Diego Alonso 2016-17 Apert. Tigres Am�rica 1-1 1-1 2-2 agg (aet, 3-0 pen) Ricardo Ferreti Claus. Guadalajara Tigres 2-2 2-1 4-3 agg Mat�as Almeyda 2017-18 Apert. Tigres Monterrey 1-1 2-1 3-2 agg Ricardo Ferreti Claus. Santos Laguna Toluca 2-1 1-1 3-2 agg Robert Dante Siboldi (Uru) 2018-19 Apert. Am�rica Cruz Azul 0-0 2-0 2-0 agg Miguel Herrera Claus. Tigres Le�n 1-0 0-0 1-0 agg Ricardo Ferreti 2019-20 Apert. Monterrey Am�rica 2-1 1-2 3-3 agg (aet, 4-2 pen) Antonio Mohamed Claus. abandoned 2020-21 Apert. Le�n Pumas 1-1 2-0 3-1 agg Ignacio Ambriz Claus. Cruz Azul Santos Laguna 1-0 1-1 2-1 agg Juan Reynoso 2021-22 Apert. Atlas Le�n 2-3 1-0 3-3 agg (aet, 4-3 pen) Diego Mart�n Cocca Claus. Atlas Pachuca 2-0 1-2 3-2 agg Diego Mart�n Cocca 2022-23 Apert. Pachuca Toluca 5-1 3-1 8-2 agg Guillermo Almada (Uru) Claus. Tigres Guadalajara 0-0 3-2 3-2 agg (aet) Robert Dante Siboldi (Uru) 2023-24 Apert. Am�rica Tigres 1-1 3-0 4-1 agg (aet) Andr� Jardine (Bra) Claus. Am�rica Cruz Azul 1-1 1-0 2-1 agg Andr� Jardine (Bra) 2024-25 Apert. Am�rica Monterrey 2-1 1-1 3-2 agg Andre Jardine (Bra) Claus.

(1) These seasons finished with two clubs with the same points tied for first place, so a tie breaker playoff game was staged. (2) These were shorter championships played before or after the 1970 and 1986 World Cup finals but they are counted as league championships. (3) This season the 4 clubs played a final group for the Championship and the winner was the one with the most points in it.

The Professional Champions and Runners-up (111):

CLUB CHAMP R-Up

Am�rica 16 10

Guadalajara 12 10

Toluca 10 8

Cruz Azul 9 12

Le�n 8 7 U.A.N.L. 8 6 (includes Tigres)

U.N.A.M. 7 8 (includes Pumas) Pachuca 7 4

Santos Laguna 6 6

Monterrey 5 7

Atlante 3 4 Atlas 3 3 Necaxa 3 3

Puebla 2 2 Zacatepec 2 1 Veracruz 2

Oro 1 5 Morelia 1 3 Real Club Espa�a 1 1 U.A.G. 1 1 (includes Tecos) Asturias 1
Marte 1
Tampico 1
Tijuana 1

U. de Guadalajara 3 Tampico-Madero 2 Atl�tico Celaya 1 Atl�tico Espa�ol 1 Quer�taro 1 San Luis 1 Toros Neza 1

The Managers with more than one Championship:

Ricardo Ferreti (Bra) (Guadalajara, Pumas, Tigres 5) 7 Ignacio Tr�lles (Marte, Zacatepec 2, Toluca 2, Cruz Azul 2) 7 Ra�l "Guero" C�rdenas (Cruz Azul 5, Am�rica) 6 Manuel Lapuente (Puebla 2, Necaxa 2, Am�rica) 5 Javier de la Torre (Guadalajara 5) 5 Victor Manuel Vucetich (Le�n, UAG, Pachuca, Monterrey 2) 5 Enrique Meza (Toluca 3, Pachuca 1) 4 Arpad Fekete (Hun) (Guadalajara 2, Oro) 3 Andr� Jardine (Bra) (Am�rica 3) 3 Antonio Mohamed (Arg) (Tijuana, Am�rica, Monterrey) 3 Jos� Manuel de la Torre (Guadalajara, Toluca 2) 3 Jose Maria Casullo (Arg) (Le�n 2) 2 Diego Cocca (Arg) (Atlas 2) 2 Antonio Lopez Herranz (Esp) (Le�n 2) 2 Miguel Herrera (Am�rica 2) 2 Miguel Angel "Zurdo" Lopez (Arg) (Am�rica 2) 2 Gustavo Matosas (Arg) (Le�n 2) 2 Carlos Miloc (Uru) (UANL 2) 2 Hugo S�nchez (Pumas 2) 2 Robert Dante Siboldi (Uru) (Santos Laguna, Tigres) 2 Alfredo Tena (Santos Laguna, Pachuca) 2 Luis Fernando Tena (Cruz Azul, Morelia) 2 Jorge Vieira (Bra) (Am�rica 2) 2

The Mexican Champions an Runners-ups 1902-03 to 2024-25 (Apertura) (153 titles):

CLUB CHAMP R-Up

Am�rica 20 17 p

Real Club Espa�a 14 3

Guadalajara 12 10

Toluca 10 8

Cruz Azul 9 12

Le�n 8 7
Tigres U.A.N.L. 8 6

CF Pachuca 7 4 Necaxa 7 6
Pumas U.N.A.M. 7 8

Reforma Athletic Club 6 2
Santos Laguna 6 6

Atlante 5 8 Monterrey 5 7

Asturias 4 5

Atlas 3 3
Marte 3
Pachuca Athletic Club 3 7

Puebla 2 2
Veracruz 2
Zacatepec 2 1

British Club 1 2 Mexico Cricket Club 1
Club M�xico 1
Germania FV 1 2 Morelia 1 3 Orizaba Athletic Club 1
Oro 1 5
Tampico 1
Tijuana 1
Tecos U.A.G. 1 1

U. de Guadalajara 3

Tampico-Madero 2

Atl�tico Celaya 1 Atl�tico Espa�ol 1 Deportivo Espa�ol 1 Dep. Internacional 1 Euzkadi 1 Mexico Country Club 1 Mexico FC 1 Quer�taro 1 Popo Packing & Co. 1 Rovers FC 1 San Luis 1 Selecci�n Jalisco 1 Toros Neza 1

U.N.A.M. = Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico U.A.G. = Universidad Aut�noma de Guadalajara U.A.N.L. = Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo Le�n

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