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Mexican Senate moves to restore Liga MX promotion and relegation

Lawmakers introduce legislation to overturn the 2020 suspension that was supposed to end in 2025 but never did.

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What to know

  • Mexican senators introduced a bill to restore promotion and relegation to Liga MX, which was suspended in April 2020 under a five-year freeze that was supposed to end in 2025 but never did.
  • Liga MX owners cited pandemic-driven financial hardship; the federation later claimed economic conditions still did not support reinstatement, then removed the system entirely from regulations this year without explanation.
  • Second-division clubs have protested the broken agreement; new investors like those behind Cancún FC say they were misled about future promotion prospects.
  • The legislature now has a proposal to enshrine promotion and relegation in Mexican law, with Liga MX leadership having declined to participate in the Senate debate.

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Clemente Castañeda Mexican Senator, Movimiento CiudadanoIgnacio Mier Mexican Senator, ruling Morena partyAlberto Castellanos President of U. de G., second-division clubGiovani Solazzi President of Cancún FCFrancisco Iturbide President of Liga MXMikel Arriola Commissioner of Mexican football

Mexican Senate moves to restore Liga MX promotion and relegation
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    Clemente Castañeda introduces legislative proposal to restore promotion and relegation

    Senator Castañeda of the Movimiento Ciudadano party announced a proposal backed by representatives from other parties, including Ignacio Mier of the ruling Morena party, to restore the system and enshrine it in Mexican law. Castañeda said he and colleagues invited Liga MX president Francisco Iturbide and Mexican football commissioner Mikel Arriola to the debate, and both declined.

    “When they closed off the possibility of promotion, they didn't just change a sporting rule; they also restricted a path for players, staff, and sports projects to grow in a country that needs to open up opportunities.”
    — Sen. Clemente Castañeda
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  2. background

    Senate roundtable opens to address promotion and relegation reform — The Mexican Senate held a roundtable discussion on Monday to address a reform proposal that would restore promotion and relegation in Liga MX.

  3. background

    Second-division clubs intensify protests demanding system return — Starting the previous year, several second-division clubs began protesting to demand that authorities honor the original agreement to reinstate promotion and relegation.

  4. background

    Mexican Football Federation removes promotion and relegation from regulations entirely — Facing pushback from second-division owners, Mexican soccer authorities completely removed the promotion and relegation system from the regulations. Neither the Federation nor Liga MX provided an explanation for the decision.

  5. background

    Reinstatement deadline passes without materializing — The system was scheduled to return by the end of the 2024–25 season in May 2025, allowing a team to earn promotion and another to face relegation. However, reinstatement never happened. The Mexican Football Federation stated that returning to the system was impossible because the necessary economic conditions did not yet exist.

  6. background

    Liga MX owners eliminate promotion and relegation — Mexican top-flight team owners suspended promotion and relegation, citing financial difficulties among second-division clubs worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension was originally set for five years.