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The Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil is a women's football league in Mexico organized by LIMEFFE. Formally known as the Superliga Femenil, this league was established in 2007 as an attempt to help and grow women's football in Mexico. It was considered until 2017 as the highest division of women's football in the country.

Even though the league had the support of the Mexican Football Federation as well as the support of some Liga MX clubs such as Chivas, the league struggled to attract sponsors, fans, and media attention from its beginning. In 2016, the Liga MX Femenil was created with the full backing of all Liga MX clubs and the Mexican Football Federation to professionalize and grow women's football in Mexico. The two leagues are not connected by the league system, but the Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil has lost its top division status since the introduction of Liga MX Femenil.

Competition format

The league is played in the Apertura and Clausura format, meaning two seasons are played each year - in the year's first half the Clausura and in the later half the Apertura. The league is divided into two groups, in 2016 for example there were 15 teams in each group. After the regular season, playoffs will be played between the best placed teams in each group. Four or eight teams advanced from each group in the past years. As of the 2016 Apertura eight teams advance from each group.

The play-offs, including the final are played in two-legs. Also in the final there is no away goals rule applied and games tied on goals will go into extra-time.

History

On 28 September 2007, the Super Liga Femenil started with two games: América versus Guadalajara and Universidad de Guadalajara versus UNAM.

Teams

SuperLiga Zona Centro

SuperLiga Zona Bajío

Premier clubs (2nd level)

Segunda División clubs (3rd level)

Champions

The list of all finals:

Titles by team

After 2017 Clausura.

See also

• Women's association football around the world

References

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20. "La FCA se queda con el subcampeonato en LIMEFFE" (in Spanish). planoinformativo.com. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
21. "Centellas, campeón de Superliga" (in Spanish). ladelantera.com. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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23. "Río Soccer obtiene el bicampeonato de la LIMEFFE" (in Spanish). vavel.com. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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External links

• limeffe.com, official website
• Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (Spanish)

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National teams	Men National team Olympic (U-23) U-21 U-20 U-18 U-17 U-15 Futsal Beach soccer Women National team U-20 U-17
League system	Men Liga MX Liga de Expansión Liga Premier Liga TDP Liga de Balompié Mexicano Liga MXA Independiente Women Liga MX Femenil Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil
Domestic cups	Men Campeón de Campeones Copa Conecta Copa Promesas MX Copa MX (defunct) Supercopa MX (defunct) Pre Libertadores Cup (defunct) InterLiga (defunct) International 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament
Awards	Balón de Oro Top scorers
Lists	El Clásico Clásico Joven Clásico Capitalino Clásico Regiomontano Clásico Tapatío
Men's players Women's players Expatriate players Managers Referees Seasons

• Women's football leagues in Mexico
• Sports leagues established in 2007
• Professional sports leagues in Mexico