Steven Almeida returned to Pachuca after being on loan to Leon to play in the 2016 Clausura tournament, in which 18 teams competed in two championships, Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura.
At the start of the 2015 Apertura tournament, it was announced that Almeida would go out on loan to Leon. After not making a single Liga MX appearance with Leon, Almeida returned to Pachuca for the 2016 Clausura tournament. The season was split into two championshipsthe Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausuraeach in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The following eighteen teams competed this season. 
