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
Current championsOaxaca
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2020–21 season

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]

On October 14, 2020, the first official game of the LBM was played, in the match, San José F.C. defeated Morelos F.C. by score of 1–0. Omar Rosas scored the first goal in the history of the competition.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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
Liga de Balompié Mexicano Official Teams
Teams City Stadium Capacity
Official members of ANBM
Atlético Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Rafael Murillo Vidal[9] 3,800
Chapulineros de Oaxaca San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca Independiente MRCI 3,000
Furia Roja Jesús María, Jalisco Ramírez Nogales 1,500
Industriales Naucalpan Naucalpan de Juárez, México José Ortega Martínez 3,700
Jaguares de Jalisco Tala, Jalisco Centro Deportivo y Cultural 24 de Marzo 2,000
Leones Dorados Teziutlán, Puebla[10] Municipal de Teziutlán 7,000
Morelos Xochitepec, Morelos Mariano Matamoros[11] 16,000
Neza Nezahualcóyotl, México Neza 86[12] 20,000

On hiatus teams

On December 1, 2020 Acaxees de Durango, Club Veracruzano de Fútbol Tiburón, Los Cabos F.C. and San José F.C. were put on hiatus mid-season due to financial problems. These four clubs can rejoin in the following season as long as they manage to improve their financial situation.[13][14]

On January 4, 2021, Atlético Capitalino was withdrew of the season due to problems derived from the COVID-19 pandemic that affect Mexico City.[15]

Teams City Stadium Capacity
Acaxees de Durango Durango City, Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000
Atlético Capitalino Mexico City Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000
Los Cabos F.C. Los Cabos, Baja California Sur TBA TBA
San José F.C. TBA TBA TBA
Club Veracruzano de Fútbol Tiburón Tlapacoyan, Veracruz Los Héroes 5,000

Former teams

In September 2020 Faisanes F.C. withdrew from the competition due to financial problems.[16] Later, in the same month, Atlético Ensenada was expelled from the LBM for not participating in the preseason tournament and not fulfilling its obligations as an affiliate.[17]

In November 2020 Atlético Jalisco, Lobos Zacatepec and Acapulco abandoned mid-season due to financial problems. [18][19][20][21]

On December 30, 2020, Halcones de Zapopan withdrew from the season due to financial problems, planning to come back next season,[22] however, on January 12, 2021 the team left the LBM due to lack of compliance with the league board and announced their goal of seeking to join another competition.[23]

Teams City Time
Acapulco F.C. Acapulco, Guerrero June 2020 – November 2020
Atlético Ensenada Ensenada, Baja California March 2020 – September 2020
Atlético Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco July 2020 – November 2020
Faisanes F.C. Mérida, Yucatán June 2020 – September 2020
Halcones de Zapopan Zapopan, Jalisco June 2020 – January 2021
Lobos Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos August 2020 – November 2020

Champions
Club Winners Runner-Up Winning Seasons
Oaxaca102020–21
Atlético Veracruz01

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. "San José vence a Morelos en el primer juego de la LBM". ESPN México (in Spanish). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. "Liga Balompié Mexicano official Twitter profile" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. Mora, Julio. "Veracruz interesado en integrar la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". El Dictámen (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. Castillo, Guadalupe (27 December 2020). "Al Murillo Vidal llega el Atlético Veracruz, jugaran 2 partidos el 2021". El Sol de Córdoba (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. "Estadio de Teziutlán será sede del equipo Leones Dorados". e-consulta (in Spanish). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. "Morelos FC, nuevo equipo que revive las esperanzas". La Jornada Morelos (in Spanish). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. "Neza FC on Facebook" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  13. García González, Josué Leonardo (1 December 2020). "LBM: Cuatro equipos quedan fuera de la Liga de Balompié Mexicano por incumplimiento". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  14. "LBM anuncia salida de CVF Tiburón, Durango, Los Cabos y San José". Agencia de Noticias RTV (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión de Veracruz. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  15. García González, Josué Leonardo (5 January 2021). "LBM: Atlético Capitalino anuncia su salida de la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  16. "Un gran lío con los Faisanes: no participarán en la Liga de Balompié". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  17. "Liga de Balompié Mexicano anuncia la baja de Atlético Ensenada del torneo". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  18. "Futbolistas del Atlético Jalisco, sin cobrar cuatro meses de sueldo". El Universal (in Spanish). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  19. "Juega equipo "Sin Nombre" y sin escudo en la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". As México (in Spanish). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  20. "Zacatepec es desafiliado de la Liga de Balompié Mexicano. Salcido manda mensaje" [Zacatepec is disaffiliated from the Liga de Balompié Mexicano; Salcido sends a message] (in Spanish). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  21. Figueroa, Juan Manuel (17 November 2020). "¡Acapulco FC fue expulsado de la Liga de Balompié Mexicano!". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  22. "Halcones de Zapopan abandonan la LBM en lo que resta de la temporada". Milenio Diario (in Spanish). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  23. "Fútbol Halcones de Zapopan se va de la LBM y busca una nueva liga". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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