Sport in Mexico lower division. Each team must earn their promotions. Since 1943, Mexico's five most successful clubs in Mexican football league system matches have been América, Chivas (12 championships), Toluca (10), Cruz Azul (8) and Pumas (7). Chivas are renowned for using only Mexican players in their squad. Consequently, they have long fed players to the Mexico national football team. Antonio Carbajal was the first player to appear in five World Cups, and Hugo Sánchez was named best CONCACAF player of the 20th century by IFFHS. Cuauhtémoc Blanco is the only Mexican football player to be presented with an award (Silver Ball
Tigres UANL semifinals against Querétaro, in the second leg Tigres won by 2-0. In the finals against Club América, Tigres fell by 0-2 the first leg at the Estadio Universitario and by 1-2 in the second leg at the Estadio Azteca for an aggregate of 1-4. Champions of the Mexican Apertura 2015 season, Tigres qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The team won the first match of the group stage against Herediano on 4 August 2016, by 3-1 at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero. The second match was also a victory by 3-1, this time against Plaza Amador on 17 August