Fan Groups File Collective Legal Challenges to Overturn Liga MX Promotion Ban

Supporters of Mexican football clubs have initiated collective amparo lawsuits seeking federal court review of the Liga MX decision to eliminate promotion and relegation, bypassing the sport's internal arbitration system. The legal team, led by litigator Darío del Real, filed in multiple states before the deadline, aiming to have courts accept jurisdiction over the case. This marks the first time citizens have asked Mexican federal tribunals to intervene instead of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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The legal filings target the 2026-27 competition regulations published by the Mexican Football Federation, which eliminated promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión. Del Real's firm prepared four distinct amparo models covering fans, youth academy parents, club employees, and commercial partners, with the first submissions coming from supporter groups seeking provisional and definitive suspension of the rule while the case is heard.

The strategy rests on Mexican amparo law allowing private entities to be treated as authorities when their decisions function like those of a state body. The General Law of Physical Culture and Sport designates national sports federations as exercising public functions under Conade coordination, which