How to watch Mazatlán FC in the US in Spanish

In the United States, Spanish-language Liga MX rights are split mainly between two big groups: TelevisaUnivision and Fox Deportes. Understanding who broadcasts what is the key to never missing Los Cañoneros.

TelevisaUnivision is probably your best friend if you want Mexican soccer. Its ecosystem includes free over-the-air television (Univision and UniMás), which you can pick up for free with an antenna if you live in a market with a signal.

It also runs TUDN, its dedicated Spanish-language sports cable channel, where many midweek and weekend matches appear. And then there's ViX, its streaming platform, which has a free ad-supported tier and a paid tier called ViX Premium where much of the Liga MX menu tends to live.

Fox Deportes is the other major player. It's a Spanish-language cable channel that has historically carried a significant package of Mexican league matches. If your cable provider or live-streaming service includes it, you'll find several Mazatlán games there across the season. Fox also distributes content through its apps and some partner platforms.

There's a third group that covers SELECT matches: Telemundo, its sister channel Universo, and the Peacock platform. They don't carry the entire league, but on certain matchweeks a Mazatlán game can land in their lineup, so they're worth keeping on your radar. ESPN Deportes may also surface with occasional matches in some setups.

What does all this mean in practice? That no Mazatlán match has a fixed, guaranteed "home." One game might be on free UniMás, another on paid TUDN, another only on ViX Premium, and another on Fox Deportes. The distribution shifts from matchweek to matchweek.

Our advice: first figure out which platforms you already have at home, and then, each week, check a reliable schedule or the official apps to pinpoint the channel for that specific match. We'll repeat what we said in the intro: always confirm on game day, because Los Cañoneros hop between screens easily.

One of the most common questions we get is simple: can I watch Mazatlán for free, or do I absolutely have to pay? The honest answer is that it depends on the match, but yes, real free options do exist.

Let's start with free. Spanish-language over-the-air television is still your best no-cost ally. Univision and UniMás broadcast over the air, which means that with a simple digital antenna, and living in a market with good reception, you can watch certain matches without paying a cent in subscription fees.

Not every Mazatlán game lands on free TV, but the ones that do are completely free.

The other free door is the no-cost tier of ViX. This streaming platform offers a free ad-supported layer where Liga MX matches sometimes appear. Don't expect the entire Cañoneros calendar to be there for free, but it's a zero-cost option worth checking every week.

Now the paid side. ViX Premium is the subscription where much of Mexican soccer is concentrated. It typically offers a free trial period for new users, so if you only want to catch one important Mazatlán match, you might take advantage of that window.

TUDN, meanwhile, is a cable channel: you get it through a traditional TV package or a live-streaming service that includes it. Fox Deportes works the same way, as a cable channel inside a package.

Telemundo and Universo air over the air and on cable respectively, while Peacock is a separate subscription for the select matches it carries.

The most budget-friendly strategy for a Mazatlán fan is to combine sources: an antenna for the over-the-air games, plus the free ViX tier, and then reserve a paid subscription only when the match you want sits behind a paywall. You don't need to pay for everything if you plan smartly.

The key, again, is to check where each game lands before you spend a dime.

If you've already cut the cord on traditional cable, or never had it, you're not doomed to miss Los Cañoneros. There are more ways than ever to watch Liga MX online today, and here we break them down by device type and service.

The most direct option is ViX. The app is available on practically everything: iPhone and Android phones and tablets, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), players like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Google TV, plus the web version from any browser.

You download the app, sign in, and if you have ViX Premium you get access to the bulk of the Mexican calendar. The free tier lives in the same app.

For the channels that normally run on cable, like TUDN or Fox Deportes, the cord-free route is live-streaming services. Platforms such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, Sling TV, or DirecTV Stream offer packages that include these Spanish-language channels, depending on the plan you pick.

They work like "cable over the internet": you pay a monthly fee and watch the channels live through their apps. Before signing up, carefully check that the specific package includes the channel where your Mazatlán match will be, because not every plan carries the same Spanish-language channels.

For the select Telemundo and Universo matches, Peacock is the natural streaming route; you can also pick up Telemundo over the air with an antenna.

A practical tip: the TUDN app and official website usually have a guide showing which match airs on which platform. Use it as your compass.

And if you rely on internet, make sure you have a stable connection, because HD soccer eats up data, and nothing is more frustrating than a stream that freezes at the exact moment of the goal.

In short, living without cable is no obstacle to following Mazatlán: it just changes the mix of apps you need. Build your combination and enjoy from whatever device you prefer.

To understand Mazatlán FC, you have to understand that it is, literally, one of the newest clubs in all of Liga MX. It doesn't have decades of history or a trophy case stuffed with silverware, and that's part of what makes it so special: you're watching a project be born and grow in real time.

The club was founded in 2020. Its origin is unusual and worth knowing. Mazatlán FC didn't appear out of thin air in a sporting sense: it was created when the franchise that belonged to Monarcas Morelia was relocated from the city of Morelia, in Michoacán, to the port of Mazatlán, in Sinaloa.

In other words, the first-division spot moved from one city to another, and with that move an entirely new identity was born. The historic Monarcas Morelia ceased to exist as such in the top flight, and in its place this Pacific team appeared.

Mazatlán is a tourist city par excellence, a beach port famous for its boardwalk, its carnival, and its coastal atmosphere. For a city like that to have a first-division team for the first time was a huge event for the region.

Fans adopted the nickname "Los Cañoneros" (the Gunners or Cannoneers), a nod to the port's tradition and history, and the club's colors aim to reflect the energy of the place.

The team plays its home games at the Estadio de Mazatlán, a modern venue that fans affectionately know by several nicknames: "El Encanto" (The Enchantment) and also "El Kraken." It's a relatively new stadium, fitting for such a young project, and it has become a gathering point for the community.

Let's be honest about something important: Mazatlán FC has not yet won any league title. There are no championships in its cabinet, and that's completely normal for such a young club. Building a winning team takes years, patience, and investment.

What it does have is the excitement of a fan base just beginning its story, without the weight of old frustrations or the pressure of defending past glories.

Following Mazatlán is, in a way, betting on the future. Every season is a new chapter of a novel still being written. And for fans in the United States, especially those with Sinaloa roots, representing this Pacific port from a distance has a very particular flavor.

When we talk about a club's biggest matches, we usually think of century-old derbies, rivalries passed down from grandparents to grandchildren. With Mazatlán FC, we have to be honest: because it's such a young team, it doesn't yet have an established historic rivalry.

And that, far from being a flaw, is a fascinating chance to watch rivalries forge themselves from scratch.

Rivalries in soccer aren't declared, they're built over time, through matches loaded with tension, controversies, last-gasp goals, and scores to settle. Mazatlán is only just accumulating those moments. With each passing season, certain matchups start to take on a special flavor for the fans.

A natural connection many fans feel is with everything tied to the club's origin. Because Mazatlán was born from the relocation of the Monarcas Morelia franchise, matches that evoke that history carry a particular emotional charge for supporters who remember where the spot came from. It's both a wound and an origin story at once.

Geographically, clashes against other teams from northern and western Mexico tend to have regional appeal. Proximity or distance, fans' travel, regional pride: it all feeds the atmosphere. For Sinaloa fans, any match where they can show off their port and their team is lived with intensity.

There are also the matches against the big, popular clubs of Liga MX, those teams with enormous fan bases. When a giant visits the Estadio de Mazatlán, or when Los Cañoneros travel to an imposing stadium, the game automatically becomes a test of character.

Pulling off an upset against a powerhouse is one of the most celebrated moments for a young fan base.

Our advice as a fan is to enjoy this process. You're witnessing the birth of Mazatlán's rivalries. Ten or twenty years from now, fans will talk about "that match" that marked the beginning of a story, and you'll be able to say you were there from the start.

For now, every game is one more brick in building the identity of Los Cañoneros.

Although this guide is aimed primarily at fans in the United States, we know Mazatlán FC supporters are spread across many countries. Here's a quick rundown of how to follow Los Cañoneros from outside US territory.

In Mexico, the club's natural home, coverage is the broadest and most direct. The major Mexican TV groups broadcast Liga MX through their over-the-air channels, cable channels, and respective streaming platforms.

There, watching Mazatlán is usually a matter of tuning in to the corresponding signal for that matchweek, and home games at the Estadio de Mazatlán get special coverage for Sinaloa fans. If you're in Mexico, the most practical thing is to check the schedule of the local channels and platforms that hold the league's rights.

Outside Mexico and the United States, the situation varies a lot from country to country. Liga MX has fans and broadcast rights across different regions of Latin America, where various operators and digital platforms tend to offer Mexican soccer packages.

In Central America, for example, the league enjoys great popularity and there's almost always some way to watch it. On other continents, coverage can be more limited and often depends on international sports platforms that acquire league packages.

A general recommendation for anyone outside the United States: look for the operator or platform that holds Liga MX rights in your specific country. Broadcast deals are territorial, meaning they change depending on where you are, so what works in one country won't necessarily work in another.

Keep in mind too that streaming platforms usually apply regional restrictions, so the catalog and match availability may differ from what you see in the United States. The smartest move is to confirm the legal option available in your location before each matchweek.

Whatever corner of the world you're in, passion for Los Cañoneros knows no borders. With a little searching, there's almost always a way to follow your team from the port.