Founded | 1994 | , as Primera División A de México
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Folded | 2020 |
Country | Mexico |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Liga MX |
Relegation to | Liga Premier |
Domestic cup(s) | Copa MX Supercopa MX |
Last champions | Oaxaca (2nd title) |
Most championships | Sinaloa León Irapuato Necaxa (4 titles each) |
Website | ascensomx |
Current: 2019–20 Ascenso MX season |
The Ascenso MX was the second level division of the Mexican football league system.[1] The champions of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top level). The bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (third level). It was sponsored by BBVA through its Mexican subsidiary BBVA, and was officially known as Ascenso BBVA MX.
Formerly called Primera División A de México (1994-2009), the league rebranded in 2009 its name and competition format to Liga de Ascenso (2009-2012). It was rebranded as Ascenso MX in 2012, the major changes (clubs do not need a FMF certification to be promoted and that the competition no longer used group stages).
Ascenso MX was replaced by Liga de Expansión MX on April 17, 2020.