Liga MX will start an 18 team women’s division in 2017, according to Liga MX CEO Enrique Bonilla. In a press conference yesterday in the new Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (FMF) headquarters, Bonilla laid out plans for the new Liga MX Femenil.
"Se trató la posibilidad de internacionalizar a los clubes del FutMX. Se aprobó la creación de la LIGA MX Femenil"
— LIGA Bancomer MX (@LIGABancomerMX) December 5, 2016
Each of the 18 teams currently in Liga MX will field a U23 and U17 women’s team consisting of 21 players, two of which will be goalkeepers.