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Team changes

While there is no promotion or relegation involving this league, there were changes to the composition of the league from last season.

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. Thus, the league now has 12 teams in total.

Format changes

The format of the competition has changed for this season. The regular season will still consist of a double round robin between the participating teams. After this, a Liguilla round will be played between the top six finishers of the regular season, with a single round robin between the teams. The top 4 finishers of this phase will move on to the knockout phase of the playoffs, where the champion will be decided. The top team at the end of the regular season along with the playoff champion will qualify for the

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Stadia and locations

Regular season

The regular season began on 7 April 2018 and ended on 26 August 2018. The regular season winner qualified for the

Regular season table

Regular season results

Liguilla

The top 6 teams from the regular season participated in a single round robin tournament to determine who qualifies for the championship playoffs. The liguilla started on 1 September 2018 and ended on 30 September 2018.

Ligilla table

Liguilla results

Championship playoffs

The top 4 finishers of the Liguilla qualify for this phase. These matches began on 6 October 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 6 and 7 October 2018 and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 October 2018.

Finals

Tha final was played on 27 October 2018.

References

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