This is a list of foreign players in Liga MX during the professional era which began in 1943.
Clubs are not allowed to play more than five foreign players in a Liga MX match.
In March 2011, PRI lawmakers introduced a proposal to reduce the limit to three foreign players.
[2] FMF President Justino Compeán did not support the failed proposal because he believed it would not improve the quality of Mexican football players.
[4] A total of 88 foreign players participated in the 2012 Apertura tournament, 29 originating from Argentina and 14 from Colombia.