🇲🇽 CAS backs return of promotion to Liga MX from the 26/27 season | OneFootball

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in favor of the return of promotion and relegation in Mexican football, a decision that will mark a before and after in the Liga MX.

However, the resolution is bittersweet for the six clubs that filed the lawsuit, as the CAS has ruled that they themselves must cover the entirety of the litigation costs.

Promotion will again be a reality from the 2026-27 season, and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) will be responsible for establishing the new requirements for the Expansion League clubs to move up a category.

The CAS ruling, although it reinstates promotion, has been an economic setback for the plaintiff clubs. The Court has made it clear that the payment of the costs of the claim will not fall on the Liga MX, but will be fully assumed by the Club Atlético La Paz, Club Atlético Morelia, Cancún Futbol Club, Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas, Venados Futbol Club and Leones Negros de la UdeG.

Promotion was eliminated in 2020 with the aim of promoting the development of young talents and the consolidation of sports projects.

With this new CAS resolution, an end is put to a period of uncertainty and a new stage is opened in Mexican football, in which second division clubs again have a clear objective: to fight for a return to the elite, despite the cost that this legal battle has entailed.

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