Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
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| Founded | 1927 |
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| FIFA affiliation | 1929 |
| CONCACAF affiliation | 1961 |
| President | Justino Compeán |
The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (FEMEXFUT) is the official governing body of the sport of football in Mexico. Under its auspices, it administers the Mexican national team, the 4 professional categories of the Mexican League, the Liga Universitaria (English: University League) and all affiliated amateur sectors.The head quarters are located in the street of Colima in Mexico City. The league is composed of four professional divisions: Primera División, Liga de Ascenso, Segunda División, Tercera División and Superliga, which is the top flight of women's football in Mexico. The Federation has its own facilities, Centro de Alto Rendimiento (CAR) for the training of the National Teams, these are located in the south in the outsides of Mexico City
In recent years, criticism about FEMEXFUT has increased because in addition to the local tournament and the CONCACAF Champions League, Primera División clubs are allowed to participate in four extra football competitions including:
- InterLiga (competition between Mexican club teams to determine qualifying spots for that country in South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores de América).
- SuperLiga (CONCACAF regional cup competition in which the first place team wins one million dollars).
- Copa Libertadores de América (CONMEBOL cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America, in which Mexican club teams participate as guests).
- Copa Sudamericana (CONMEBOL cup competition for South American club teams, in which Mexican clubs teams participate as guests).
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official site
- (Spanish) Mexican Football News (Medio Tiempo)
- (Spanish) Mexican Football News (ESPN Deportes)
- (Spanish) "Fifa Mexico" Forums
- (Spanish) Mexican Football News (Terra)
- (Spanish) Mexican Football News (Es mas)
- (Spanish) Vivo de Futbol (Mexican Football Blog)
- Official FEMEXFUT Store in USA
