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The Ascenso MX was the second level division of the Mexican football league system. The champions of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top level). The bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (third level). It was sponsored by BBVA through its Mexican subsidiary BBVA, and was officially known as Ascenso BBVA MX.
Formerly called Primera División A de México (1994-2009), the league rebranded in 2009 its name and competition format to Liga de Ascenso (2009-2012). It was rebranded as Ascenso MX in 2012, the major changes (clubs do not need a FMF certification to be promoted and that the competition no longer used group stages).
Ascenso MX was replaced by Liga de Expansión MX on April 17, 2020.




History


In 1994, to create a premier league, the FMF upgraded the Segunda División de México to Primera División A de México to bring closer the level of play in the two divisions. The project was under the direction of José Antonio García Rodríguez, then president of the then top level Primera División. He envisioned the new division to be joined by the best teams of the Segunda División and include teams from the United States (Los Angeles Salsa and San Jose Black Hawks expressed a desire to join). FIFA declined the integration but established a new league with the best Segunda División sides. The inaugural 1994-95 season began with 15 teams: Acapulco, Atlético Celaya, Atlético San Francisco, Atlético Yucatán, Caimanes de Tabasco, Coras de Tepic, Gallos de Aguascalientes, Halcones de Querétaro, Inter Tijuana, Irapuato, Reboceros de La Piedad, Marte, Pachuca, San Luis, and Zacatepec. Cobras de Ciudad Juárez declined to participate due to financial problems.
In 2006, the number of teams increased from 20 to 24, and geographically separated into two groups for preliminary competition (A and B).
In 2009, the major changes were: the name change from Primera División A to Liga de Ascenso. The league was reduced to 17 teams and the groups were eliminated. The Apertura 2010 tournament had 18 teams participating. In 2012 the league was rebranded as Ascenso MX.
Alebrijes de Oaxaca was the 16th team of Ascenso MX in 2013. Alebrijes was partly formed by consolidating Segunda División side Tecamachalco which had won promotion to Ascenso MX in 2012, but did not fulfill infrastructural requirements set by the Mexican Football Federation. In August 2013, Zacatepec was promoted to Ascenso MX in place of relegated Pumas Morelos.

During the 2011–2016 seasons there was no relegation to the Segunda División de México. On June 6, 2016, returned the relegation for the 2016–17 season. Loros UdeC and Murciélagos were relegated in the next two seasons. In 2018–19 season, C.D.S. Tampico Madero finished last in the relegation table, but remained in Ascenso MX after paying a bail.




= Abolition

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On April 13, Liga MX and Ascenso MX President Enrique Bonilla announced the termination of the remainder of the Clausura 2020 season. Two reasons were the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and the league's lack of financial resources. Its U-17 and U-20 youth systems and the Liga MX Femenil are also at risk.




Clubs


The 2019–20 season had 14 clubs competing. However, the Clausura 2020 tournament had only 12 teams competing after the dissolution of Potros UAEM and Loros UdeC.




Champions



Notes

Clubs currently in the Liga MX.
Clubs currently in the Liga Premier.
Clubs currently in the Liga TDP.
Defunct clubs.




= Campeón de Ascenso

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Notes

Clubs gained automatic promotion as they won both tournaments.




Sponsorship



BBVA México was the league's sponsor, and used the brand name Ascenso BBVA MX. The official match ball is manufactured by Voit.




Promotion and relegation



Notes

Puebla bought Unión de Curtidores and took over its spot.
Veracruz gained automatic promotion due to expansion in the Primera División.
Veracruz bought La Piedad and took over its spot.
Zacatepec bought Cruz Azul Hidalgo and took over its spot in Ascenso MX.
Tapachula were not certified to be promoted to Liga MX.




Top scorers






See also


Football in Mexico
Mexican football league system
Mexican Football Federation
Liga MX
Liga de Expansión MX
Liga Premier
Liga TDP




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Atlético San Luis
• Club Necaxa
• Club León
• Cruz Azul (wanita)
• Club León (wanita)
• Querétaro F.C. (wanita)
• Atlas F.C. (wanita)
• Club América (wanita)
• C.D. Guadalajara (wanita)
• Tigres UANL (wanita)
• Ascenso MX
• Liga MX
• Liga de Expansión MX
• Copa MX
• FC Juárez
• List of Mexican football champions
• Atlético San Luis
• Daniel Ríos (footballer, born 1995)
• 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX season
• 2024–25 Liga MX season