Mexican second division golf equipment from the Liga de Expansión have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the highest flight Liga MX and the Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF) relating to the return of promotion of relegation, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The Athletic first reported on Tuesday that the case was filed on the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by 10 Liga de Expansión groups.
In line with ESPN sources, a majority of Liga de Expansión golf equipment with voting rights within the Basic Meeting, which are not within the technique of being offered, united to reinstate promotion and relegation for the 2025-26 season.
The FMF stated in an announcement Tuesday that it “has not been notified of any proceedings in opposition to it by the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport. If notified, we are going to current our stance to the corresponding authorities.”
The first argument stems from a earlier determination by CAS that allowed a brief suspension of promotion and relegation inside Liga MX for six years, with the anticipation of that call lifting in 2026. Whether or not that returns for the upcoming 2025-26 season, or 2026-27, stays some extent of competition for all events concerned.
Liga MX’s subsequent Basic Meeting is ready to happen on Could 26, in the future after the second leg of this season’s 2025 Clausura remaining between Toluca and Membership América. The potential return of promotion and relegation is at present scheduled to be mentioned by stakeholders. Sooner or later later, a separate Basic Meeting might be held by Liga de Expansión sides.
The official pause on promotion and relegation was cemented in 2020 throughout the uncertainty that COVID-19 introduced to Mexican soccer. In response to second division golf equipment asking for monetary assist, a deal was set with Liga MX for offering annual funds to the second division, however with the caveat of quickly suspending promotion and relegation.
