The competition format has changed several times over the years. In its beginnings, the Liga MX It defined the league champion as in Europe, with round-trip seasons where first place was crowned. In the 1970s the long tournament concept was maintained but the ‘league‘. It was in 1996 when the two tournaments per year were entered, each one with a direct elimination phase and a champion.
After 3 days of Closing 2023we can get an idea of how the Mexican tournament would go if it were played in a long tournament as in Europa. The sum of points is obtained from the regular phase of the Opening 2022 and this championship.
The B side of Uriel Antuna, forward of the Mexican National Team
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In the hypothetical scenario, America y Monterrey They would go tournament leaders with 41 points, being the Azulcremas first overall for the best goal difference. Only 2 points below would be Saints Lagoon in third place. Pachuca would remain in the fight for the title with 38 units in fourth place, while tigers it would be located in the fifth step with 37 points.
The tournament would have 14 games left to play, so these five squads would be fully in the fight for the crown since there would only be a 4-point difference between the first and fifth.
The relegation zone in Liga MX
if in Mexico will be played as in Europa and there would be 3 relegations per season, at the moment Queretaro (11 pts), Atlas (17) y Mazatlan (17) would occupy that danger zone to lose the category. Not everything would be lost for these clubs, because Tijuana y Pumas are three points or less from those steps.
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This is how the general table of the 2022-2023 season goes, which can be seen on the page of the BBVA MX League
1. America 41 pts
2. Striped 41 pts
3. Santos 39 pts
4. Pachuca 38 points
5. Tigers 37 pts
6. Toluca 31 pts
7. Chivas 26 pts
8. Puebla 26 pts
9. Lion 25 pts
10. Cruz Azul 25 pts
11. Juárez 22 pts
12. Najaca 22 pts
13. Saint Louis 22 pts
14. Pumas 20 pts
15. Tijuana 19 pts
16. Mazatlan 17 points
17. Atlas 17 pts
18. Queretaro 11 pts
