Mexico: most valuable soccer teams in Liga MX 2020

As of May 2020, the soccer club C.F. Monterrey, was the most valuable soccer team in Mexico’s first division 'Liga MX', with a market value of about 77 million U.S. dollars. Also from Monterrey, Tigres UANL, the official club of the University of the State of Nuevo León, came in second in the ranking, valued at about 65.7 million U.S. dollars.

Mexican soccer in 2020

In 2020, the world of soccer in Mexico was shaken by the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, the top-level soccer Liga MX saw its Clausura season end prematurely, completing only 10 out of 18 rounds. In this last round, just 2 matches were played with spectators, leaving a balance of 33,765 people at the stadiums. Additionally, the loss in tickets for the main matches that were to take place on the 11th round amounted to over 38.8 million Mexican pesos.

Talent beyond borders

Mexican talent in soccer has captured the interest of teams and clubs around the world. In 2019, more than 100 professional soccer players from Mexico were registered to play abroad. When asked about their favorite national player in foreign clubs, over 46 percent of fans surveyed in the North American country chose Javier "Chicharito" Hernández as their top choice.