The winning club could earn promotion to Primera División A, renamed Liga de Ascenso in 2009, provided their stadium and financial stability met the licensing requirements of Liga de Ascenso.

In 2020, the Ascenso MX was abolished and replaced by a new league that was called Liga de Expansión MX, two Liga Premier teams were invited to the new category: Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala, teams who had won their promotion in 2016 and 2018 but were rejected in the second level for not meeting the requirements to participate.

Instead of being referred to as the Segunda División de México they would be called Liga Premier.

[5] Finally, and four clubs would be promoted from Liga TDP provided they meet the Serie requirements of Article 57.

The top 2 teams from each group and the two best third places at end of the tournament will qualify to the final phase, the two tournament champions will play in the Campeón de Campeones Liga Premier for promotion to Liga de Expansión MX provided that the club meets the requirements for the stadium and financial stability.

The Serie B has 13 teams in development, that cannot be promoted to the Liga de Expansión MX.