Goal explains why there is a need to split the Liga MX into two campaigns and why Mexico's premier competition names two winners instead of just one ...

Leon becomes the first team since UNAM in 2004 to win both the Apertura and Clausura in succession, while the title is the seventh for Leon in club history.

Atlante, 2011 Clausura finalist Morelia, San Luis, Pachuca, Tigres, Toluca and Santos should make up the middle of the table but perhaps lack the firepower to be one of the favorites.

Liga MX Clausura Playoffs: Format & How It Works In the Clausura, each of Liga MX's 18 teams face one another once during the league phase, which this year began on Jan. 11 and will conclude on ...

If they lose to the Diablos, that title would be contested separately before the Apertura 2025. After the Grand Final, another great match is coming up.

With two seasons per calendar year -- the Apertura and Clausura -- Liga MX is an outlier in world football. Each campaign has its own playoff to boost TV figures.

Cruz Azul have been runner-ups in the 1999 Invierno, 2008 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2009 Apertura and Clausura 2013, with the latter being the most painful.

Apertura, Clausura, Apertura, Clausura… Neil Morris will join Brian Quarstad of IMS Soccer News in a discussion of these changes. Look for the NASL podcast on Tuesday.

For those who are unaware, Mexico's Liga MX season is broken up into the Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). The top eight clubs in each of the separate campaigns enter into an Apertura or ...