The 2026–27 Liga Premier A season is part of the third-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 28 August 2026 and will finish in May 2027.
Starting this season the Premier A became the intermediate branch of the Liga Premier de México, with the clubs of medium level and infrastructure that can aspire to promotion in the medium term.
Offseason Changes On 18 April 2026, Artesanos Metepec was promoted from Liga Premier B to Premier A. On 27 April 2026, Avispones de Chilpancingo was relocated to Acapulco and renamed Guerreros del Pacífico. On 23 May 2026, Delfines de Coatzacoalcos was promoted from Liga TDP to Premier A. On 24 May 2026, Saltillo Soccer was promoted from Liga TDP to Premier A. On 24 May 2026, La Tribu de Ciudad Juárez was promoted from Liga TDP to Liga Premier. On August 1, 2026 La Tribu joined to Premier A as an expansion team. On 3 June 2026, Tecos went on hiatus due to a financial restructuring of the club and the lack of a stadium suitable for the league. On 12 June 2026, Alacranes de Durango, the 2025–26 season runner–up, was promoted to Liga de Expansión MX as a guest team. Since the season champion, Deportiva Venados, failed to meet the requirements to be promoted. On 16 June 2026, Dragones de Oaxaca announced that they successfully passed the financial and sporting certification, and were therefore accepted into Premier A. On 1 July 2026, Gavilanes de Matamoros went on hiatus due to financial problems. On 1 July 2026, Calor announced its departure from Reynosa due to breach of contract by the administration that managed the club in the city. On 24 July, the club was relocated to Oaxtepec, Morelos. On 8 July 2026, Dragones Toluca went on hiatus due to a restructuring of the club. On 8 July 2026, Acámbaro announced that they successfully passed the financial and sporting certification, and were therefore accepted into Premier A. On 9 July 2026, Zitácuaro went on hiatus because the club is looking to relaunch its sports project by focusing on local players, taking a year as a break to strengthen its local squad. On 1 August 2026, Atlético Celaya, Chapulineros de Oaxaca, Cordobés, Deportiva Venados, Halcones, Inter Playa del Carmen, Jaguares, La Piedad, Lobos ULMX, Los Cabos United, Montañeses, Pioneros de Cancún, Racing de Veracruz, Tapachula, Tigres de Álica, Tritones Vallarta and Zacatepec were promoted from Liga Premier A to Primera Premier as the teams in that branch with the best conditions to qualify for promotion to Liga de Expansión MX. On 1 August 2026, Colima, Cimarrones de Sonora, Ensenada, Neza, Sporting Canamy, Tuzos UAZ and UdeG Premier went on hiatus due to financial problems or restructuring. On 1 August 2026, Atlético Hidalgo was relocated to Liga Premier B. On 1 August 2026, Halcones Negros, Real Refineros and Vaqueros Reynosa joined the league as expansion teams. On 10 August 2026, Héroes de Zaci was relocated from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo, after the team attempted to establish itself in Reynosa but was unable to use a suitable sports facility in the city. On 12 August 2026, Cañoneros announced that it would be relocated from Xalapa to Progreso Industrial, State of Mexico. However, the proposed stadium did not pass the league's review, so the team ultimately established its home ground at Estadio Momoxco in Milpa Alta, Mexico City.
Teams The 2026–27 Liga Premier A season has the following 20 participating clubs.
Group 1 ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityGuerreros de Autlán Sergio DíazAutlánUnidad Deportiva Chapultepec1,500Héroes de Zaci Enrique Garza Nuevo LaredoUnidad Deportiva Benito Juárez5,000La Tribu de Ciudad Juárez Jorge VillaCiudad Juárez8 de Diciembre4,050Mineros de Fresnillo Jorge HortaZacatecasCarlos Vega Villalba20,777Real Apodaca Ricardo RayasApodacaCentenario del Ejército Mexicano2,000Saltillo Soccer Joel de LeónSaltilloOlímpico Francisco I. Madero7,000Santiago Martín MorenoAllendeLa Capilla Soccer Park1,000UAT Premier Jorge UrbinaCiudad VictoriaEugenio Alvizo Porras5,000Vaqueros Reynosa Marco AngúloReynosaUnidad Deportiva Solidaridad15,000Zapotlanejo Jorge MoraZapotlanejoMiguel Hidalgo1,800
Group 2 ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacityAcámbaro Francisco TenaAcámbaroFray Salvador Rangel3,500Artesanos Metepec Gustavo ContrerasMetepecUnidad Deportiva Alarcón Hisojo2,000Calor Ismael ÍñiguezOaxtepecOlímpico de Oaxtepec9,000Cañoneros David ZaragozaMexico CityMomoxco3,500CiervosVacantChalco de Díaz CovarrubiasArreola3,217Delfines de Coatzacoalcos Iván LiévanoCoatzacoalcosRafael Hernández Ochoa4,800Dragones de Oaxaca Víctor HernándezOaxacaTecnológico de Oaxaca14,950Guerreros del Pacífico Arturo JuárezAcapulcoUnidad Deportiva Acapulco13,000Halcones Negros Oscar LintónTexcocoMunicipal Claudio Suárez4,000Real Refineros Héctor MancillaSalamancaSección XXIV10,000
Regular season Group 1
Positions by round
Group 2
Positions by round
League table
Results Each team will play 28 matches during the season: 18 against their group rivals, playing both home and away, and ten matches against opponents from the other group.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 Alexander PozosAcámbaro5 Brian TorresDelfines de Coatzacoalcos3 Aarón ColungaLa Tribu de Ciudad Juárez4 Ángel GonzálezHalcones Negros Ángel MedinaSaltillo Soccer Carlos MorónAcámbaro Moisés PercastreReal Refineros Néstor PérezGuerreros de Autlán912 players3 Source:Liga Premier FMF
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Carlos MorónAcámbaroCañoneros8 – 0 (H)30 August 20261 Ángel González4Halcones NegrosCalor7 – 0 (H)26 September 20265 4 Player scored four goals5 Player scored five goals(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendance
See also 2026–27 Liga MX season 2026–27 Liga de Expansión MX season 2026–27 Primera Premier season 2026–27 Liga Premier B season 2026–27 Liga TDP season
References
External links Official website of Liga Premier FMF