Liga TDP

Liga TDP

Founded	1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Country	Mexico
Confederation	CONCACAF
Divisions	17 groups
Number of teams	209
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Liga Premier
Current champions	Aguacateros de Peribán (1st title) (2022–23)
Website	ligatdp.mx
Current: 2023–24 Liga TDP season

The Liga TDP is a Mexican football league that comprises the country's fourth tier in the league system. It has 209 teams divided into 17 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respective group. The 17 groups consist of teams which are eligible to play in the liguilla de ascenso for three promotion spots, teams which are affiliated with teams in the Liga MX, Liga de Expansión MX and Liga Premier, which are not eligible for promotion but will play that who the better filial team in a sixteen team filial playoff tournament for the entire season.

Teams

Participating clubs for the 2023–24 tournament:^[1]

* Teams with an affiliate in the Liga MX and that are not eligible for promotion.

** Teams with an affiliate in the Liga de Expansión MX and that are not eligible for promotion.

*** Teams with an affiliate in the Liga Premier and that are not eligible for promotion.

Group I

(2023-2024) There are 14 teams in Group 1 (G1).

Group II

(2023-2024) There are 13 teams in Group 2 (G2)

Group III

(2023-2024) There are 16 teams in Group 3 (G3)

Group IV

(2023-2024) There are 16 teams in Group 4 (G4).

Group V

(2023-2024) There are 16 teams in Group 5 (G5).

Group VI

(2023-2024) There are 12 teams in Group 6 (G6)

Group VII

(2023-2024) There are 11 teams in Group 7 (G7)

Group VIII

(2023-2024) There are 12 teams in Group 8 (G8).

Group IX

(2023-2024) There are 10 teams in Group 9 (G9)

Group X

(2023-2024) There are 15 teams in Group 10 (G10)

Group XI

(2023-2024) There are 8 teams in Group 11 (G11)

Group XII

(2023-2024) There are 14 teams in Group 12 (G12).

Group XIII

(2023-2024) There are 14 teams in Group 13 (G13)

Group XIV

(2023–2024) There are 13 teams in Group 14 (G14)

Group XV

(2023–2024). There are 10 teams in Group 15 (G15).

Group XVI

(2023–2024). There are 13 teams in Group 16 (G16).

Group XVII

(2023–2024). There are 11 teams in Group 17 (G17).

Current format

Tercera División currently features 210 teams divided into 17 groups. There are 38 teams with filials (affiliates) in the Liga MX (First Division), Liga de Expansión MX or Liga Premier, which are not eligible for promotion. The Tercera follows the usual double round-robin format in which each club plays every other club twice within their own group.

The teams will be divided in accordance to their geographical zone. The teams in each subgroup of 18 will then play each other in the double round-robin format within their own subgroup. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If a game ends in a draw both team are awarded one point for the draw in regulation time and will then move on to the execution of penalties. The team who wins in the penalty series will be awarded a point in addition to the point won for drawing during regulation time. Teams are ranked by total points won.

Qualification for promotion

Three teams from the Tercera Division will be promoted to Second Division de Mexico, Campeon de Campeones (National Champion), Subcampéon de Campeones (National runner-up) and Subcampeón de Ascenso (Winner of the match between regional runners-up). The national champion and national runner-up will be promoted to the Liga Premier Serie A, depending on their economic development and infrastructure, the team could be placed in Serie B in case of failure to comply with the participation requirements of Serie A. The regional runners-up will play in Serie B.^[3]

Of the teams that are eligible for promotion, 64 teams will qualify for play-offs to determine which team will be promoted. The Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and the finals will be played in a home and away format, the winner being determined by the aggregate score. Also, Participating in the play-offs is the 16 affiliate clubs without the right to be promoted to the Liga MX, Liga de Expansión MX and Liga Premier.^[4]

Round of 32

The 64 teams classified to the promotion stage will be divided into two zones of 32 clubs according to their geographical location. Zone A will integrate the teams from groups 1 to 7 of the regular season and Zone B will group the clubs belonging to groups 8 to 17. The teams will be seeded based on their final overall record in regular season play.^[3]

Ascenso 1 vs. 32 2 vs. 31 3 vs. 30 4 vs. 29 5 vs. 28 6 vs. 27 7 vs. 26 8 vs. 25 9 vs. 24 10 vs. 23 11 vs. 22 12 vs. 21 13 vs. 20 14 vs. 19 15 vs. 18 16 vs. 17 Round of 16 In this round, the remaining teams will play in a representing zone that they are in. The teams will be reseeded after Round of 32 based on their final overall record in regular season play. Ascenso 1: 1 vs. 16 2: 2 vs. 15 3: 3 vs. 14 4: 4 vs. 13 5: 5 vs. 12 6: 6 vs. 11 7: 7 vs. 10 8: 8 vs. 9 Affiliate Teams 1 vs. 16 2 vs. 15 3 vs. 14 4 vs. 13 5 vs. 12 6 vs. 11 7 vs. 10 8 vs. 9 Quarterfinals For this phase, the remaining teams in their represent zone plays each other. The teams will be reseeded after Round of 16 based on their final overall record in regular season play. Ascenso 1 vs. 8 2 vs. 7 3 vs. 6 4 vs. 5 Affiliate Teams 1 vs. 8 2 vs. 7 3 vs. 6 4 vs. 5 Semi-finals For this phase, the remaining teams in their represent zone plays each other. The teams will be reseeded after Quarterfinals based on their final overall record in regular season play. Ascenso 1 vs. 4 2 vs. 3 Affiliate Teams 1 vs. 4 2 vs. 3 Zone Final For this phase, the remaining teams in their represent zone plays each other. The teams will be reseeded after Semifinals based on their final overall record in regular season play. Both finalists from each zone will be promoted to Liga Premier Serie A (Segunda Division). Ascenso A: 1 vs. 2 B: 1 vs. 2 Promotion runner–up For this phase, the two losing teams of the zone finals participate to determine the winner of a promotion to Serie B. The teams will be reseeded after Semifinals based on their final overall record in regular season play. The winner will be promoted to Liga Premier Serie B (Segunda Division). Ascenso A: 3 vs. 4 Final or Campeón de Campeones The final will be disputed between the highest seed of playoffs and lowest seed of playoffs based on their final overall record in regular season play. Ascenso 1 vs. 2 Affiliate Teams 1 vs. 2 Promotion The team that wins in the aggregate score will be crowned champion and will be promoted to the Liga Premier. This team will be placed on Serie A or Serie B according to the social, sporting, financial and legal requirements of the Second Division. The runner-up will be promoted to the Serie A or Serie B and the third and fourth place will be promoted to Serie B.[3] Certification requirements For Tercera Division Profesional Certificate be considered, you must meet the social, sporting, financial and legal requirements; Clubs who win promotion and get the support settlement letter from the Division to participate in the Segunda Division de Mexico complying with the following: Having full legal rule and membership record with the corporate documents, legal and financial sport under the Rules of Affiliation, name and headquarters. Facilities must comply with the guidelines by the Rules of Membership, Name and Ground of Segunda Division de Mexico. Having no debt in the Statement of the Division or at the FMF. Champions References ^ "La LIGA TDP informa: Zonificación Temporada 2023-2024". Liga TDP (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023. ^ "El presidente Carlos Soto regresó para Zamora el fútbol profesional". El Independiente Zamora (in Spanish). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024. ^ a b c "Temporada 2022-23. Reglamento de Competencia" (PDF). Liga TDP (in Spanish). 18 August 2022. pp. 8–12. Retrieved 19 August 2022. ^ "Temporada 2022-23. Reglamento de Competencia" (PDF). Liga TDP (in Spanish). 18 August 2022. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 19 August 2022. External links Tercera División de México Official Website (in Spanish) v t e Football in Mexico
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