Liga de Balompié Mexicano

Liga de Balompié Mexicano is one of the professional football leagues in Mexico. It is the first division of the league system of the National Association of Mexican Football (ANBM in Spanish).

Liga de Balompié Mexicano
Founded29 January 2020 (2020-01-29)
CountryMexico
ConfederationCONIFA
WebsiteOfficial website

The league is an alternate to Liga MX, which is organized by the Mexican Football Federation (the only entity representing Mexico before FIFA), thus not recognized by FIFA. On July 8, 2020 the Liga de Balompié Mexicano became the first league sanctioned by CONIFA.[1]

History

The Liga de Balompié Mexicano (Mexican Football League) was presented on January 29, 2020 with the aim of providing another development opportunity to soccer players who did not get a place in one of the teams in the main Mexican football leagues,[2] in addition to bringing professional football to locations that have not had sufficient presence of sports institutions or do not have adequate facilities to participate in Liga MX or Ascenso MX.[3]

On February 22, 2020 the first league team assembly was held.[4] On July 8, 2020 it was announced that the LBM would be the first league sanctioned by CONIFA.[5]

Competition Format

The league's teams will play one single table tournament per season. The top finisher of the league table will advance directly to the championship final, known as the Super Final at the end of the regular cycle. The clubs classified in the second, third, fourth and fifth positions will qualify to a final phase to determine the second championship finalist. Tiebreaker criteria in the semifinal stage are in the following order: Global score, away goals and general table. A tie score after regulation time in the championship final will be resolved by penalty shoot-out.[6]

Unike most football tournaments, two points are awarded for victory, zero for a draw. Teams have the right to enroll five foreign players, however, only three can participate on the field of play.[7]

Teams must meet infrastructure obligations in order to participate in the League, including stadiums with a minimum capacity of 5,000 spectators, along with keeping their facilities in good conditions.

Teams
Acaxees
At. Veracruz
CVF Tiburón
Faisanes
Furia Roja
CDMX
Los Cabos
Lobos
Acapulco
Morelos
San José
Liga de Balompié Mexicano Official Teams
Teams City Stadium Capacity
Official members of ANBM
Acapulco Acapulco, Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Acapulco 13,000
Acaxees de Durango Durango, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000
Atlético Capitalino Mexico City Azul[8] 33,000
Atlético Ensenada Ensenada, Baja California Municipal de Ensenada 7,600
Atlético Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco TBA TBA
Atlético Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente[9] 28,703
Chapulineros de Oaxaca San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Independiente MRCI 3,000
Faisanes de Yucatán Mérida, Yucatán Alonso Diego Molina 2,500
Furia Roja Jesús María, Jalisco Ramírez Nogales 1,500
Halcones de Zapopan Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779
Industriales Naucalpan Naucalpan de Juárez, México TBA TBA
Jaguares de Jalisco Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo 18,779
Leones Dorados Mexico City Jesús Martínez "Palillo"[10] 6,000
Lobos de Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 24,313
Los Cabos Los Cabos, Baja California Sur Don Koll[11] 3,500
Morelos Xochitepec, Morelos Mariano Matamoros[12] 16,000
Neza Nezahualcóyotl, México Ciudad Deportiva Jardín[13] 6,000
San José San José de Gracia, Michoacán Juanito Chávez 1,500
Club Veracruzano de Fútbol Tiburón Veracruz, Veracruz TBA TBA

References
  1. "CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompié Mexicano, its First-Ever Professional League". CONIFA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. Pacheco, Enrique (30 January 2020). "ANBM Y LBM, ¿Qué es y de que se trata la Liga Balompié Mexicano?". Soy Fútbol. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "Quiénes somos". Balompié Mexicano. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. "Comunicado Oficial". Somos Balompié. ANBM. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompié Mexicano, Its First-Ever Professional League". CONIFA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "Liga Balompié Mexicano official Twitter profile" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. Mora, Julio. "Veracruz interesado en integrar la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". El Dictámen (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "Liga de Balompié Mexicano". Twitter: @SomosBalompié (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. García González, Josué Leonardo (6 July 2020). "LBM: Atlético Veracruz confirma al Luis Pirata Fuente como su estadio". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. "Comunicado Oficial". Leones Dorados Futbol Club on Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  11. "Estadio Don Koll será la casa de Los Cabos FC". NBCS Noticias (in Spanish). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  12. "Morelos FC, nuevo equipo que revive las esperanzas". La Jornada Morelos (in Spanish). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  13. Soto Mendoza, Christian (2 June 2020). "LBM: Neza FC, anuncia su estadio sede en la Liga del Balompié Mexicano". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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