Founded in 2020 as part of the FMF's "Stabilization Project", which has the primary objective of rescuing the financially troubled teams from the Ascenso MX and prevent the disappearance of a second level league in Mexico.

Pumas Tabasco and Tapatío entered to the league as Liga MX affiliates.

[9] Finally, on 17 July 2020, Tepatitlán and Tlaxcala were invited as Liga Premier expansion teams.

[10] On 22 May 2023, the Liga MX owners assembly approved a reform for the league that should have been carried out in 2024.

[11] However, in May 2024 the proposal was scrapped due to opposition from the owners of the Liga de Expansión teams, as they considered that the project represented a degradation of the participating clubs.