Mexico: Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2023/24

The top clubs in Mexico are listed to the right. Points are allocated for both domestic (Mex) and then international tournaments are added to create the 'Tot' figure. 

How are the points earned? For Division 1, the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Cup Mx, it's 4 and two for the finalists.  In the international competitions, 8, 4 and 2 points. For the newly formed Leagues Cup, 6, 3 and 1.  

For the league, since 1996/97, there has been the Apertura or Opening League for Liga Mx. It's also been called the Invierno. The most successful clubs are to the left. Recent winners have been Club León in 2020/21, followed by Atlas FC, CF Pachuca and CF América. 

The Clausura or Closing League has been the one that's been around for all of this period being covered. It also had the name Verano. Since 2020/21 the winners have been Cruz Azul, Atlas FC, Tigres UNAL and CF América. The latter has a comfortable lead over the other clubs.

Mexico played in the South American Copa Libertadores between 1998 and 2016. It also has recently been part of the new League Cup with top MLS side but few games have been played. The main competition of the CONCACAF which started in the 1960's and now expanded to include North and Central America plus the Caribbean. Much success can be seen in the chart to the right.

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. Any suggestions? Please leave a comment. 

Running two league competitions is unusual and it doubles up the league titles that can be won. Amazingly the two titles are not usually won by the same club although CF América did in 2024.

The central region surrounding Mexico City is the most successful with 49.2% of the total. To the west of that region comes next with 25.2%, then east for 20.5%. The south (3.9%) and north (1.1%) have had little impact.