This is a list of Mexican football clubs in international competitions. Mexico's clubs have participated in international competitions since the 1959 Campeonato Centroamericano, which was the first official international competition for clubs from North, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament was organized by CCCF, which was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF.
The first continental club competition organized by CONCACAF was the 1962 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Mexican clubs have dominated the CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League, winning 40 titles and finishing as runners-up twenty times.
Mexican clubs also participated in CONMEBOL continental competitions, Copa Libertadores (1998âÂÂ2016), Copa Sudamericana (2005âÂÂ2008), Recopa Sudamericana (2007), and Copa Merconorte (2000 and 2001). The first appearance was in the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The best performances in Copa Libertadores was finishing as runners-up three times, Cruz Azul in 2001, Guadalajara in 2010, and Tigres UANL in 2015. The best performance in Copa Sudamericana was achieved by Pachuca, winning the title in 2006.
In intercontinental competitions, Mexican clubs participated in the Copa Interamericana, jointly organized by CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, which was contested between the winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup and Copa Libertadores. Since 2024, they have also participated in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, including the secondary intercontinental trophies contested whitin the competition (FIFA Derby of the Americas and FIFA Challenger Cup).
In worldwide competitions, Mexican clubs have participated in the FIFA Club World Cup, the best performance was achieved by Tigres UANL, finishing as runners-up in 2020.
For the CONCACAF Champions Cup, up to nine Mexican football clubs are eligible for entry into the competition.
If one or more Liga MX clubs were to qualify through multiple methods, then the next Liga MX club with the most aggregate table points would qualify in the remaining slot. If the Leagues Cup champion were to win the Apertura or Clausura, then both the Apertura and Clausura champions would qualify to the round of 16; should the Leagues Cup slot(s) have already qualified, then Liga MX would be awarded with one additional slot to be given to the next best non-qualified team in the aggregate table.
Mexican clubs participated in the Copa Libertadores from 1998 to 2016.
Mexican clubs participated in the Copa Sudamericana from 2005 to 2008.