The FMF has approved the creation of a solidarity fund to strengthen Liga de Expansion MX clubs economically and help them meet the requirements to play in Liga MX, according to a federation statement reported by RECORD on Friday, October 30, 2026.
The statement says the resources will back the clubs’ sporting, administrative and infrastructure investments. The federation presents the fund as part of a strategy to grow Mexican soccer as a whole.
How the Fund Is Supposed to Work
A solidarity fund moves money downward. Part of the income generated in the categories with the greatest economic capacity is distributed to the clubs and divisions with fewer resources, to strengthen the competition as a whole.
The FMF set four objectives for it: incentivize the development of national talent, improve infrastructure and the fan experience, reduce the economic gaps between categories, and strengthen the clubs’ administrative, commercial and services capacity.
What Arriola Said
FMF commissioner Mikel Arriola called the fund, in the statement, “the start of a deep policy by the FMF to incentivize talent developers with resources that are reinvested and strengthen their capacity to climb through the different divisions that make up the pyramid of Mexican soccer.”
That pyramid, the federation said, starts in the amateur sector and ends in Liga MX. The aim is to strengthen every level of it.
What Is Not Known Yet
The statement, as reported, puts no number on the fund. No total amount, no distribution formula and no start date has been published.
The FMF had not posted the announcement on its website as of publication, and RECORD’s account is so far the only full published version of the statement. This piece will be updated when the federation publishes its own text.
Why the Timing Matters
Money sits at the heart of the promotion fight. Promotion remains closed in practice, and the route back runs through certification, whose financial and infrastructure requirements most Expansion clubs have not met.
The announcement lands less than three weeks before the TAS hears the Expansion clubs’ appeal over the promotion and relegation ban on November 18-19, 2026.
It also arrives while nine Expansion clubs remain cut off from the previous Fondo de Mejora subsidy. FMF executive president Ivar Sisniega has explained that step publicly: under the 2020 agreement, a club that sues the federation does not receive the subsidy while its case runs.
