24 Jul 2026
Liga MX ratio table: calculation, seasons, fines and relegation
The Liga MX ratio measures clubs’ performance over a set number of seasons by dividing points by matches played. The table has determined relegation and, while that mechanism is suspended, sets the fines for the bottom three teams.
What is the Liga MX ratio?
The ratio is a points-per-game ranking rather than a total-points table. It measures a club’s performance across more than one tournament and prevents a single campaign from determining its situation. Each Mexican season has two league tournaments: the Apertura and Clausura. Only points earned in the regular season count; liguilla, play-in and knockout matches are excluded.
How is the ratio calculated?
The formula is simple: points won divided by matches played. If a team has collected 90 points in 102 regular-season matches, its ratio is 90 ÷ 102 = 0.882. The highest position goes to the highest figure and the lowest to the lowest. A club with fewer total points can rank above another if it has played fewer matches and has a better average.
Which seasons are included in the table?
The traditional rule uses a rolling window of six short tournaments, equivalent to three full seasons. The table therefore combines the Apertura and Clausura from the three most recent seasons. When an older season leaves the window, its points and matches no longer count. For a club newly promoted to the top flight, the average is calculated only from the Liga MX tournaments it has played, as it does not yet have six tournaments in its record.
How are the clubs ranked?
All clubs are ordered by ratio, from highest to lowest. The key figure is the average, using the decimal places specified in the competition regulations. In the event of a tie, Liga MX applies the tiebreakers set for that edition, which may include goal difference and goals scored during the period analysed. For that reason, a ratio table should show both points and matches: looking only at the points total can lead to an incorrect position.
Fines and the link to relegation
Historically, the bottom club in the ratio table was relegated to the second tier. Liga MX suspended sporting relegation from 2020-21 for a five-year period and retained the table as a financial mechanism. Under this model, the bottom three clubs pay fines: 80 million Mexican pesos for 18th place, 47 million for 17th and 33 million for 16th. The money goes into a fund linked to the stabilisation and development of the second tier. As the suspension period and amounts depend on the regulations for each cycle, the season’s official regulations must be checked to determine whether the bottom club is relegated again or remains subject only to a fine.
How to read the table without confusing it with the tournament standings
The Apertura or Clausura table shows the current campaign and determines places in the play-in and liguilla. The ratio table combines results from several tournaments and concerns top-flight survival, fines or relegation, depending on the rules in force. A club can lead the Clausura and still have a low ratio if it had poor campaigns before then. The reverse can also happen: a team in poor form in the current tournament may remain comfortably placed in the ratio table because of strong results in previous seasons.
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