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. The Liga TDP is divided into 17 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respective group. The 17 groups consist of teams which are eligible to play in the liguilla de ascenso for three promotion spots, teams which are affiliated with teams in the
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and
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, which are not eligible for promotion but will play that who the better filial team in a sixteen team filial playoff tournament for the entire season.


Teams

Participating clubs for the 2022–23 tournament: * Teams with an affiliate in the Liga MX and that are not eligible for promotion. ** Teams with an affiliate in the Liga de Expansión MX and that are not eligible for promotion. *** Teams with an affiliate in the Liga Premier and that are not eligible for promotion.


Group I

(2022-2023) There are 13 teams in Group 1 (G1). *
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* Corsarios de Campeche * Deportiva Venados *** *
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* Pampaneros de Champotón * Pioneros Junior ** * Progreso ** * Saraguatos de Palenque


Group II

(2022-2023) There are 11 teams in Group 2 (G2) * Antequera *
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Group III

(2022-2023) There are 13 teams in Group 3 (G3) * Académicos UGM * Atlante Xalapa ** * Caballeros de Córdoba * Conejos de Tuxtepec * Córdoba (franchise registered as Deportivo Albiazul) *
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* Diablos Blancos (franchise loan from Unión Magdalena Contreras) * Guerreros de Puebla * Licántropos * Lobos Puebla * Los Ángeles * Reales de Puebla *
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Group IV

(2022-2023) There are 16 teams in Group 4 (G4). *
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* América Coyoacán * (franchise loan from Valle de Xico) *
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(franchises loan from Escorpiones) * Cuervos Blancos * Domínguez Osos * Halcones de Rayón * Lobos UTD Ehécatl (franchise loan from Promodep Central) * Muxes * Novillos Neza * Oceanía * Politécnico


Group V

(2022-2023) There are 16 teams in Group 5 (G5). * Academia América Leyendas (franchise loan from San José del Arenal) * Academia Mineros CDMX (franchise loan from CH) * Cañoneros *** * CARSAF (franchise loan from Azucareros de Tezonapa) * Cefor Cuauhtémoc Blanco * Cordobés * Dongu *** * Independiente Mexiquense *
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* Guerreros DD * Héroes de Zaci * Mexiquense *
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* Olimpo * Sangre de Campeón * Unión


Group VI

(2022-2023) There are 16 teams in Group 6 (G6) *
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* Alebrijes Teotihuacán ** * Artesanos Metepec * Atlante Chalco ** * Ciervos *** * Estudiantes * Eurosoccer (franchise loan from
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(franchise loan from Castores Gobrantacto) * Proyecto México Soccer (franchise loan from Grupo Sherwood) *
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(franchise loan from Originales Aguacateros) * Tenancingo (franchise loan from Fuerza Mazahua) *
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Group VII

(2022-2023) There are 14 teams in Group 7 (G7) * Academia Cuextlán * Arroceros Jojutla (franchise registered as Académicos Jojutla) *
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* Calentanos (franchise loan from
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) * Caudillos Zapata (franchise loan from Caudillos de Morelos) * CILESI *Iguala F.C., Iguala *C.F.I. Jerry Galindo, Jerry Galindo (franchise loan from Santiago Tulantepec F.C., Santiago Tulantepec) *F.C. Juárez, Juárez * *C.F. Oaxtepec, Oaxtepec (franchise loan from Pejelagartos de Tabasco) *Selva Cañera *Tlapa F.C., Tlapa *Tigres Yautepec (franchise loan from Atlético Cuernavaca) *Deportivo Yautepec, Yautepec


Group VIII

(2022-2023) There are 16 teams in Group 8 (G8). *Atlético Pachuca *Atlético Toltecas (franchise loan from C.F. Texcoco, Texcoco) *Atlético Tulancingo *Bombarderos de Tecámac *Cefor Chaco Giménez *Faraones de Texcoco *Guerreros de La Plata *Halcones Negros F.C., Halcones Negros *Halcones Zúñiga S.C., Halcones Zúñiga *Club Hidalguense, Hidalguense *C.D. Matamoros, Matamoros *C.F. Pachuca, Pachuca * *Sk Sport F.C., Sk Sport *C.D. Tulancingo, Tulancingo *** *C.F. Pachuca, Tuzos Pachuca * *Unión Astros F.C., Unión Astros (franchise loan from C.D. Histeria, Histeria)


Group IX

(2022-2023) There are 10 teams in Group 9 (G9) *Atlético Huauchinango (franchise loan from Atlético Boca del Río) *Atlético Huejutla *Garzas Blancas F.C., Garzas Blancas (franchise loan from Bucaneros de Matamoros) *Orgullo Surtam *Papanes de Papantla *C.D. Poza Rica, Poza Rica *Sultanes de Tamazunchale *Tantoyuca F.C., Tantoyuca *Tuxpan F.C., Tuxpan *Venados de Misantla


Group X

(2022-2023) There are 13 teams in Group 10 (G10) *Celaya F.C., Celaya ** *Celaya Linces *Correcaminos Tequisquiapan ** (franchise loan from Cañada CTM F.C., Cañada CTM) *Club La Piedad Querétaro, La Piedad Querétaro *Estudiantes de Querétaro *Inter de Querétaro F.C., Inter de Querétaro *** *Club Fundadores, Fundadores El Marqués *Inter San Pablo (franchise loan from C.D. Querétaro 3D, Querétaro 3D) *** *Lobos ITECA *Mineros Querétaro ** *C.D. San Juan del Río, San Juan del Río *San Miguel F.C. Internacional, San Miguel Internacional *Titanes de Querétaro


Group XI

(2022-2023) There are 9 teams in Group 11 (G11) *Aguacateros de Peribán F.C., Aguacateros de Peribán *Atlético Chavinda *Club Atlético Valladolid, Atlético Valladolid *Delfines de Abasolo *Furia Azul F.C., Furia Azul *H2O Purépechas F.C., H2O Purépechas ** *Huetamo F.C., Huetamo (franchise loan from Degollado F.C., Degollado) *** *Michoacán F.C., Michoacán *Salamanca F.C., Salamanca (franchise loan from Jaral del Progreso F.C., Jaral del Progreso)


Group XII

(2022-2023) There are 12 teams in Group 12 (G12). *Atlético ECCA *Atlético Leonés *Club Cachorros de León, Cachorros de León (franchise loan from Fut–Car) *Club Calor León, Calor León *** *Empresarios del Rincón (franchise loan from Real Olmeca Sport) *Club León, León GEN * *Club Necaxa, Necaxa * *Mineros de Zacatecas ** *Pabellón F.C., Pabellón *Club Suré, Suré *Tuzos UAZ *** *Zorros F.C. San Luis, Zorros San Luis (franchise loan from F.C. Zacatecas, Zacatecas)


Group XIII

(2022-2023) There are 12 teams in Group 13 (G13) *Acatlán F.C., Acatlán *Agaveros F.C., Agaveros *Alteños Acatic ** *C.D. Aves Blancas, Aves Blancas *C.D. Ayense, Ayense *Gorilas de Juanacatlán *Club Deportivo Nacional, Nacional *C.D. Oro, Oro *Salamanca CF UDS, UD Salamanca *Tapatíos Soccer F.C., Tapatíos Soccer *Tepatitlán F.C., Tepatitlán ** *Tornados Tlaquepaque (franchise loan from Atlético Cocula)


Group XIV

(2022–2023) There are 12 teams in Group 14 (G14) *AFAR Manzanillo *Caja Oblatos C.F.D., Caja Oblatos *Catedráticos Elite F.C., Catedráticos Elite *** *Charales de Chapala *Deportivo Cimagol, Cimagol *Diablos Tesistán F.C., Diablos Tesistán *Club Jalisco, Gallos Viejos *Club Halcones de Zapopan, Halcones de Zapopan *** *Leones Negros UdeG ** *Pro Training Camp F.C., Pro Training Camp *Real Ánimas de Sayula *Tecos F.C., Tecos ***


Group XV

(2022–2023). There are 12 teams in Group 15 (G15). *Alfareros de Tonalá *Atlético Acaponeta *Atlético Nayarit *Coras de Nayarit F.C., Coras *** *Dorados de Sinaloa ** *Fénix CFAR *C.D. FuraMochis, FuraMochis *Club Legado del Centenario, Legado del Centenario *Puerto Vallarta F.C., Puerto Vallarta *Deportivo Tala (franchise loan from Volcanes de Colima) *Tigres de Alica F.C., Tigres de Alica *Xalisco F.C., Xalisco


Group XVI

(2021–2022). There are 14 teams in Group 16 (G16). *C.F. Cadereyta, Cadereyta *Correcaminos UAT ** *C.F. Gallos Nuevo León, Gallos Nuevo León * *Gavilanes de Matamoros (franchise registered as HO GAR H. Matamoros) *** *Guerreros Reynosa F.C., Guerreros Reynosa *Halcones de Saltillo (franchise loan from San Isidro Laguna) *Irritilas F.C., Irritilas *Mineros Reynosa (franchise loan from Deportivo Soria F.C., Deportivo Soria) *Real San Cosme *Saltillo Soccer F.C., Saltillo Soccer *** *San Nicolás F.C., San Nicolás *San Pedro 7-10 F.C., San Pedro 7-10 *F.C. Santiago, Santiago *Tigres UANL, Tigres SD *


Group XVII

(2022–2023). There are 11 teams in Group 17 (G17). *Búhos UNISON *Cachanillas F.C., Cachanillas *F.C. CEPROFFA, CEPROFFA *Chihuahua F.C., Chihuahua *** *Club de Fútbol Cobras, Cobras Fútbol Premier *Cimarrones de Sonora ** *C.D. Etchojoa, Etchojoa *Guaymas F.C., Guaymas *La Tribu de Ciudad Juárez *Obson Dynamo F.C., Obson Dynamo *Club Tijuana, Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente *


Group XVIII

(2022–2023). There are 5 teams in Group 18 (G18). *Club 40 Grados MXL, 40 Grados MXL *Gladiadores F.C., Gladiadores *London F.C., London *Rosarito F.C., Rosarito *Tecate F.C., Tecate


Current format

Tercera División currently features 225 teams divided into 18 groups. There are 38 teams with filials (affiliates) in the Primera División de México, Liga MX (First Division),
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, which are not eligible for promotion. The Tercera follows the usual double round-robin format in which each club plays every other club twice within their own group. The teams will be divided in accordance to their geographical zone. The teams in each subgroup of 18 will then play each other in the double round-robin format within their own subgroup. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If a game ends in a draw both team are awarded one point for the draw in regulation time and will then move on to the execution of penalties. The team who wins in the penalty series will be awarded a point in addition to the point won for drawing during regulation time. Teams are ranked by total points won.


Qualification for promotion

Three teams from the Tercera Division will be promoted to Second Division de Mexico, Campeon de Campeones (National Champion), Subcampéon de Campeones (National runner-up) and Subcampeón de Ascenso (Winner of the match between regional runners-up). The national champion and national runner-up will be promoted to the Liga Premier Serie A, depending on their economic development and infrastructure, the team could be placed in Serie B in case of failure to comply with the participation requirements of Serie A. The regional runners-up will play in Serie B. Of the teams that are eligible for promotion, 64 teams will qualify for play-offs to determine which team will be promoted. The Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and the finals will be played in a home and away format, the winner being determined by the aggregate score. Also, Participating in the play-offs is the 16 affiliate clubs without the right to be promoted to the Liga MX, Liga de Expansión MX and Liga Premier.


Round of 32

The 64 teams classified to the promotion stage will be divided into two zones of 32 clubs according to their geographical location. Zone A will integrate the teams from groups 1 to 7 of the regular season and Zone B will group the clubs belonging to groups 8 to 17. The teams will be seeded based on their final overall record in regular season play. {, width=100% , valign="top", Ascenso *1 vs. 32 *2 vs. 31 *3 vs. 30 *4 vs. 29 *5 vs. 28 *6 vs. 27 *7 vs. 26 *8 vs. 25 *9 vs. 24 *10 vs. 23 *11 vs. 22 *12 vs. 21 *13 vs. 20 *14 vs. 19 *15 vs. 18 *16 vs. 17 {, width=100% , valign="top",


Round of 16

In this round, the remaining teams will play in a representing zone that they are in. The teams will be reseeded after Round of 32 based on their final overall record in regular season play. {, width=100% , valign="top", Ascenso *1: 1 vs. 16 *2: 2 vs. 15 *3: 3 vs. 14 *4: 4 vs. 13 *5: 5 vs. 12 *6: 6 vs. 11 *7: 7 vs. 10 *8: 8 vs. 9 , valign="top", Affiliate Teams *1 vs. 16 *2 vs. 15 *3 vs. 14 *4 vs. 13 *5 vs. 12 *6 vs. 11 *7 vs. 10 *8 vs. 9


Quarterfinals

For this phase, the remaining teams in their represent zone plays each other. The teams will be reseeded after Round of 16 based on their final overall record in regular season play. {, width=100% , valign="top", Ascenso *1 vs. 8 *2 vs. 7 *3 vs. 6 *4 vs. 5 , valign="top", Affiliate Teams *1 vs. 8 *2 vs. 7 *3 vs. 6 *4 vs. 5


Semi-finals

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Zone Final

For this phase, the remaining teams in their represent zone plays each other. The teams will be reseeded after Semifinals based on their final overall record in regular season play. Both finalists from each zone will be promoted to Liga Premier Serie A (Segunda Division). {, width=100% , valign="top", Ascenso *A: 1 vs. 2 *B: 1 vs. 2


Promotion runner–up

For this phase, the two losing teams of the zone finals participate to determine the winner of a promotion to Serie B. The teams will be reseeded after Semifinals based on their final overall record in regular season play. The winner will be promoted to Liga Premier Serie B (Segunda Division). {, width=100% , valign="top", Ascenso *A: 3 vs. 4


Final or Campeón de Campeones

The final will be disputed between the highest seed of playoffs and lowest seed of playoffs based on their final overall record in regular season play. {, width=100% , valign="top", Ascenso *1 vs. 2 , valign="top", Affiliate Teams *1 vs. 2


Promotion

The team that wins in the aggregate score will be crowned champion and will be promoted to the
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. This team will be placed on Serie A de México, Serie A or Serie B de México, Serie B according to the social, sporting, financial and legal requirements of the Second Division. The runner-up will be promoted to the Serie A or Serie B and the third and fourth place will be promoted to Serie B.


Certification requirements

For Tercera Division Profesional Certificate be considered, you must meet the social, sporting, financial and legal requirements; Clubs who win promotion and get the support settlement letter from the Division to participate in the Segunda Division de Mexico complying with the following: *Having full legal rule and membership record with the corporate documents, legal and financial sport under the Rules of Affiliation, name and headquarters. *Facilities must comply with the guidelines by the Rules of Membership, Name and Ground of Segunda Division de Mexico. *Having no debt in the Statement of the Division or at the FMF.


Champions


References


External links


Tercera División de México Official Website
{{CONCACAF fourth leagues Association football leagues in Mexico, 4 Professional sports leagues in Mexico