Stats are from the regular phase only Source: Liga MX Femenil
The 2021–22 Liga MX Femenil season was the fifth season of the premier women's football league in Mexico. The season began on 16 July 2021 and finished on 30 May 2022.
The Liga MX Femenil season is split into two championships: the Torneo Grita México 2021 (opening tournament) and the Torneo Clausura 2022 (closing tournament). Each is contested in an identical format and includes the same eighteen teams.[11]
Since 2019–20 season the teams compete in a single group, the best eight of the general table qualify to the championship playoffs.[12]
Torneo Apertura
The 2021 Torneo Apertura, officially named Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021, is the first tournament of the season. The tournament was renamed Torneo Grita México 2021 with the intention of fighting homophobia derived from a scream used by fans.[13] The tournament began on 16 July 2021.
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: Liga MX Femenil Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points (C) Champions Notes:
^The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.
Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Liguilla
The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to a penalty shoot-out.
The Torneo Clausura 2022, officially named Torneo Grita México Clausura 2022, is the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on 7 January 2022.
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: Liga MX Femenil Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points (C) Champions Notes:
^The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.
Does not include matches played behind closed doors.
Liguilla
The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to a penalty shoot-out.
The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournaments) was being used to determine seeds in the Campeón de Campeones.
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: Liga MX Femenil Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points (A) Apertura champion; (C) Champions; (X) Clausura champion
Campeón de Campeones
On May 24, 2021, the Liga MX Owners Assembly made official the creation of the "Champion of Women's Champions", a tournament between the two winning teams of the season's tournaments made with the goal of premiering the best team in all the annual cycle of Mexican women's football.[14]
Monterrey qualified for this tournament after winning the Apertura Tournament and played against Guadalajara, the Clausura Tournament winner.
The first leg will be played on 27 May, and the second leg will be played on 30 May 2022.