2025–26 Liga MX season

The 2025–26 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is to be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2025 and the Clausura 2026 —each in an identical format and each contested by the same 18 teams.

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2025–26 Liga MX season

The 2025–26 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is to be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2025 and the Clausura 2026 —each in an identical format and each contested by the same 18 teams.

Clubs

2025–26 Liga MX season

A total of 18 clubs will participate in the 2025–26 edition of the Liga MX. All have participated in Liga MX since the 2020–21 season.

Stadiums and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>América</td><td>Mexico City</td><td>Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes</td><td>34,253</td></tr><tr><td>Atlas</td><td>Guadalajara, Jalisco</td><td>Jalisco</td><td>55,020</td></tr><tr><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí</td><td>Libertad Financiera</td><td>27,029</td></tr><tr><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>Puebla</td><td>Cuauhtémoc (temporary)</td><td>51,726</td></tr><tr><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Zapopan, Jalisco</td><td>Akron</td><td>46,232</td></tr><tr><td>Juárez</td><td>Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua</td><td>Olímpico Benito Juárez</td><td>19,703</td></tr><tr><td>León</td><td>León, Guanajuato</td><td>León</td><td>31,297</td></tr><tr><td>Mazatlán</td><td>Mazatlán, Sinaloa</td><td>El Encanto</td><td>20,195</td></tr><tr><td>Monterrey</td><td>Guadalupe, Nuevo León</td><td>BBVA</td><td>53,500</td></tr><tr><td>Necaxa</td><td>Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes</td><td>Victoria</td><td>23,851</td></tr><tr><td>Pachuca</td><td>Pachuca, Hidalgo</td><td>Hidalgo</td><td>25,922</td></tr><tr><td>Puebla</td><td>Puebla, Puebla</td><td>Cuauhtémoc</td><td>51,726</td></tr><tr><td>Querétaro</td><td>Querétaro, Querétaro</td><td>Corregidora</td><td>34,107</td></tr><tr><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>Torreón, Coahuila</td><td>Corona</td><td>29,101</td></tr><tr><td>Tijuana</td><td>Tijuana, Baja California</td><td>Caliente</td><td>31,158</td></tr><tr><td>Toluca</td><td>Toluca, State of Mexico</td><td>Nemesio Díez</td><td>27,273</td></tr><tr><td>UANL</td><td>San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León</td><td>Universitario</td><td>41,886</td></tr><tr><td>UNAM</td><td>Mexico City</td><td>Olímpico Universitario</td><td>58,445</td></tr></tbody></table>

Stadium changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Cruz Azul (Apertura 2025)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Estadio Olímpico Universitario</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 58,445</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and kits

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Chairman</th><th>Head coach</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Front</td><td>Other</td></tr><tr><td>América</td><td>Santiago Baños</td><td>André Jardine</td><td>Henry Martín</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Caliente</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Atlas</td><td>José Riestra</td><td>Diego Cocca</td><td>Aldo Rocha</td><td>Charly</td><td>Caliente</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>Jacobo Payán Espinosa</td><td>Raúl Chabrand (interim)</td><td>Javier Güémez</td><td>Sporelli</td><td>Canel's</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>Víctor Velázquez</td><td>Nicolás Larcamón</td><td>Érik Lira</td><td>Pirma</td><td>Cemento Cruz Azul</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Amaury Vergara</td><td>Gabriel Milito</td><td>Javier Hernández</td><td>Puma</td><td>Caliente</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Juárez</td><td>Andrés Fassi</td><td>Pedro Caixinha</td><td>Sebastián Jurado</td><td>Joma</td><td>Caliente</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>León</td><td>Jesús Martínez Murguia</td><td>Javier Gandolfi</td><td>Jaine Barreiro</td><td>Charly</td><td>Cementos Fortaleza</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Mazatlán</td><td>Mauricio Lanz González</td><td>Sergio Bueno</td><td>Jefferson Intriago</td><td>Pirma</td><td>Caliente</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Monterrey</td><td>José Antonio Noriega</td><td>Nicolás Sánchez (interim)</td><td>Sergio Canales</td><td>Puma</td><td>Codere</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Necaxa</td><td>Ernesto Tinajero Flores</td><td>Martín Varini</td><td>Alexis Peña</td><td>Pirma</td><td>Rolcar</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Pachuca</td><td>Armando Martínez Patiño</td><td>Esteban Solari</td><td>Gustavo Cabral</td><td>Skechers</td><td>Cementos Fortaleza</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Puebla</td><td>Manuel Jiménez García</td><td>Albert Espigares</td><td>Diego de Buen</td><td>Pirma</td><td>Caliente</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Querétaro</td><td>Marc Spiegel</td><td>Esteban González</td><td>Kevin Escamilla</td><td>Keuka</td><td>Pedigree</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>Aleco Irarragorri Kalb</td><td>Omar Tapia (interim)</td><td>Carlos Acevedo</td><td>Charly</td><td>Soriana</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Tijuana</td><td>Jorge Hank Inzunsa</td><td>Sebastián Abreu</td><td>Christian Rivera</td><td>Reebok</td><td>Caliente</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Toluca</td><td>Arturo Pérez Arredondo</td><td>Antonio Mohamed</td><td>Alexis Vega</td><td>New Balance</td><td>Roshfrans</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>UANL</td><td>Mauricio Culebro</td><td>Guido Pizarro</td><td>Fernando Gorriarán</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Cemex</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>UNAM</td><td>Luis Raúl González</td><td>Efraín Juárez</td><td>Keylor Navas</td><td>Nike</td><td>DHL</td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial/coaching changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Outgoing manager/coach</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Replaced by</th><th>Date of appointment</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Pre-Apertura changes</td></tr><tr><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Gerardo Espinoza</td><td>Sacked</td><td>21 April 2025</td><td>Gabriel Milito</td><td>26 May 2025</td><td>Pre–season</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>Domènec Torrent</td><td>Mutual agreement</td><td>29 April 2025</td><td>Guillermo Abascal</td><td>30 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tijuana</td><td>Cirilo Saucedo (Interim)</td><td>End of tenure as caretaker</td><td>30 April 2025</td><td>Sebastián Abreu</td><td>30 April 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>Fernando Ortiz</td><td>Sacked</td><td>5 May 2025</td><td>Francisco Rodríguez</td><td>10 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Monterrey</td><td>Martín Demichelis</td><td>11 May 2025</td><td>Domènec Torrent</td><td>21 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mazatlán</td><td>Víctor Manuel Vucetich</td><td>Resigned</td><td>13 May 2025</td><td>Robert Siboldi</td><td>20 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pachuca</td><td>Guillermo Almada</td><td>28 May 2025</td><td>Jaime Lozano</td><td>29 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>Vicente Sánchez</td><td>Mutual agreement</td><td>6 June 2025</td><td>Nicolás Larcamón</td><td>16 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Necaxa</td><td>Nicolás Larcamón</td><td>12 June 2025</td><td>Fernando Gago</td><td>12 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apertura changes</td></tr><tr><td>Atlas</td><td>Gonzalo Pineda</td><td>Resigned</td><td>10 August 2025</td><td>Diego Cocca</td><td>12 August 2025</td><td>10th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Puebla</td><td>Pablo Guede</td><td>Mutual agreement</td><td>16 August 2025</td><td>Martín Bravo (Interim)</td><td>16 August 2025</td><td>16th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Martín Bravo (Interim)</td><td>End of tenure as caretaker</td><td>22 August 2025</td><td>Hernán Cristante</td><td>22 August 2025</td><td>17th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>León</td><td>Eduardo Berizzo</td><td>Resigned</td><td>27 September 2025</td><td>Ignacio Ambríz</td><td>29 September 2025</td><td>11th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pachuca</td><td>Jaime Lozano</td><td>Sacked</td><td>10 November 2025</td><td>Esteban Solari</td><td>18 November 2025</td><td>9th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pre–Clausura changes</td></tr><tr><td>Puebla</td><td>Hernán Cristante</td><td>Sacked</td><td>12 November 2025</td><td>Albert Espigares</td><td>20 November 2025</td><td>Pre–season</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Querétaro</td><td>Benjamín Mora</td><td>End of contract</td><td>15 November 2025</td><td>Esteban González</td><td>6 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Necaxa</td><td>Fernando Gago</td><td>Sacked</td><td>26 November 2025</td><td>Martín Varini</td><td>8 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juárez</td><td>Martín Varini</td><td>End of contract</td><td>1 December 2025</td><td>Pedro Caixinha</td><td>4 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mazatlán</td><td>Robert Siboldi</td><td>Resigned</td><td>12 December 2025</td><td>Christian Ramírez</td><td>12 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clausura changes</td></tr><tr><td>Mazatlán</td><td>Christian Ramírez</td><td>Sacked</td><td>20 January 2026</td><td>Sergio Bueno</td><td>20 January 2026</td><td>18th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>Francisco Rodríguez</td><td>17 February 2026</td><td>Omar Tapia (interim)</td><td>17 February 2026</td><td>18th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Monterrey</td><td>Domènec Torrent</td><td>1 March 2026</td><td>Nicolás Sánchez (interim)</td><td>2 March 2026</td><td>9th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>León</td><td>Ignacio Ambríz</td><td>Resigned</td><td>14 March 2026</td><td>Alejandro Corona (interim)</td><td>15 March 2026</td><td>15th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alejandro Corona (interim)</td><td>End of tenure as caretaker</td><td>20 March 2026</td><td>Javier Gandolfi</td><td>20 March 2026</td><td>16th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>Guillermo Abascal</td><td>Sacked</td><td>23 March 2026</td><td>Raúl Chabrand (interim)</td><td>23 March 2026</td><td>15th</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Torneo Apertura

2025–26 Liga MX season

The Apertura 2025 will be the first tournament of the season and will begin on 11 July 2025. The defending champions are Toluca.

For the 2025 Leagues Cup, there will only be a one-weekend break for the group stage, which will be played between 29 July and 7 August. The rest of the competition will be played midweek, so there will be no month-long break as in previous seasons.

League table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Toluca (C)</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>43</td><td>18</td><td>+25</td><td>37</td><td>Qualification for the quarter–finals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>UANL</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>35</td><td>16</td><td>+19</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>32</td><td>20</td><td>+12</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>América</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>33</td><td>18</td><td>+15</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>33</td><td>29</td><td>+4</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>29</td><td>22</td><td>+7</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>29</td><td>23</td><td>+6</td><td>24</td><td>Qualification for the play-in round</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Juárez</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>27</td><td>28</td><td>−1</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>21</td><td>21</td><td>0</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>UNAM</td><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>−1</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>22</td><td>28</td><td>−6</td><td>20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Querétaro</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>19</td><td>29</td><td>−10</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Necaxa</td><td>17</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>24</td><td>32</td><td>−8</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Atlas</td><td>17</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>24</td><td>35</td><td>−11</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>25</td><td>29</td><td>−4</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Mazatlán</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>20</td><td>29</td><td>−9</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>León</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>31</td><td>−17</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Puebla</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>11</td><td>21</td><td>42</td><td>−21</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

Clubs will play every other once (either home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Scoring

• First goal of the season: • Gaddi Aguirre for Atlas against Puebla

• Last goal of the season: • Bruno Amione for Santos Laguna against Pachuca

Discipline

• Most yellow cards: 8 • Rubén Duarte (UNAM) • Uroš Đurđević (Atlas)

• Most red cards: 2 • Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul) • Haret Ortega (Santos Laguna)

• Most yellow cards: 50 • UNAM

• Most red cards: 6 • Pachua • Santos Laguna

• Fewest yellow cards: 31 • Monterrey

• Fewest red cards: 1 • América • Juárez

Attendance

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Total</th><th>High</th><th>Low</th><th>Average</th><th>Change</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>372,173</td><td>50,910</td><td>45,032</td><td>46,522</td><td>+3.8%†</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>UANL</td><td>366,067</td><td>41,615</td><td>36,168</td><td>40,674</td><td>+5.8%†</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>319,909</td><td>40,699</td><td>25,130</td><td>35,545</td><td>+8.2%†</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Toluca</td><td>243,272</td><td>27,273</td><td>25,772</td><td>27,030</td><td>+0.5%†</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>UNAM</td><td>185,452</td><td>41,350</td><td>13,910</td><td>23,182</td><td>+9.5%†</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>León</td><td>205,518</td><td>25,795</td><td>20,655</td><td>22,835</td><td>−11.4%†</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>América</td><td>159,215</td><td>28,700</td><td>20,398</td><td>22,745</td><td>−11.4%1</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>168,401</td><td>24,426</td><td>14,101</td><td>22,714</td><td>+16.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>194,297</td><td>29,333</td><td>17,233</td><td>21,589</td><td>+21.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Atlas</td><td>150,742</td><td>35,641</td><td>13,504</td><td>18,843</td><td>−9.9%†</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Necaxa</td><td>126,806</td><td>20,586</td><td>11,490</td><td>15,851</td><td>−20.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>124,059</td><td>22,841</td><td>10,237</td><td>15,507</td><td>−2.6%†</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Puebla</td><td>122,321</td><td>25,644</td><td>6,955</td><td>15,290</td><td>−11.4%†</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Querétaro</td><td>118,513</td><td>23,432</td><td>7,763</td><td>14,814</td><td>+2.4%†</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>99,783</td><td>14,967</td><td>6,942</td><td>12,473</td><td>−18.6%†</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Mazatlán</td><td>95,401</td><td>18,660</td><td>7,993</td><td>10,600</td><td>−0.5%†</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>103,981</td><td>19,155</td><td>7,154</td><td>11,553</td><td>−17.8%†</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Juárez</td><td>78,944</td><td>18,098</td><td>6,053</td><td>8,772</td><td>−10.4%†</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>League total</td><td>3,270,879</td><td>50,910</td><td>6,053</td><td>21,519</td><td>−0.1%†</td></tr></tbody></table>

Play-in round

The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Play-in matches

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th> Score </th><th>Team 2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tijuana</td><td>3–1</td><td>Juárez</td></tr><tr><td>Pachuca</td><td>3–1</td><td>UNAM</td></tr></tbody></table>

No. 8 seed match

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th> Score </th><th>Team 2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Juárez</td><td>2–1</td><td>Pachuca</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bracket

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Quarter-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Semi-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Finals</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>Toluca</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>8</td><td>Juárez</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1</td><td>Toluca (s)</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>5</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>4</td><td>América</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>5</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1</td><td>Toluca (p)</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2 (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2</td><td>UANL</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2 (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>UANL</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>7</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2</td><td>UANL (s)</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>3</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>3</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>6</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Quarter-finals

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Juárez</td><td>1–2</td><td>Toluca</td><td>1–2</td><td>0–0</td></tr><tr><td>Tijuana</td><td>3–5</td><td>UANL</td><td>3–0</td><td>0–5</td></tr><tr><td>Guadalajara</td><td>2–3</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>0–0</td><td>2–3</td></tr><tr><td>Monterrey</td><td>3–2</td><td>América</td><td>2–0</td><td>1–2</td></tr></tbody></table>

Semi-finals

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Monterrey</td><td>3–3 (s)</td><td>Toluca</td><td>1–0</td><td>2–3</td></tr><tr><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>2–2 (s)</td><td>UANL</td><td>1–1</td><td>1–1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Finals

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>UANL</td><td>2–2 (8–9 p)</td><td>Toluca</td><td>1–0</td><td>1–2 (a.e.t.)</td></tr></tbody></table>

2–2 on aggregate. Toluca won 9–8 on penalty kicks.

Torneo Clausura

2025–26 Liga MX season

The Clausura tournament will begin on 9 January 2026. The defending champions are Toluca.

Off–season changes

Due to the need to make cuts in the schedule because of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the play-in round will not be played for this tournament.

On 8 January 2026, Cruz Azul left the Estadio Olímpico Universitario after UNAM announced that it would not renew the team's stadium rental contract. On the same day, Liga MX announced that the team will play at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla during this tournament.

League table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>25</td><td>11</td><td>+14</td><td>30</td><td>Qualification for the quarter–finals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>23</td><td>12</td><td>+11</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Toluca</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>19</td><td>7</td><td>+12</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>UNAM</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>21</td><td>12</td><td>+9</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>+5</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Atlas</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>16</td><td>−2</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>UANL</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>+4</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>América</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>11</td><td>+2</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>+3</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Juárez</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>20</td><td>−2</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Necaxa</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>16</td><td>−2</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>León</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>24</td><td>−11</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>−2</td><td>12</td><td>Team ranked last in the coefficient table</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Puebla</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>15</td><td>−5</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>21</td><td>−3</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Mazatlán</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>23</td><td>−9</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Querétaro</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>−8</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>30</td><td>−16</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

Clubs will play every other once (either home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Attendance

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Total</th><th>High</th><th>Low</th><th>Average</th><th>Change</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>268,139</td><td>48,853</td><td>36,491</td><td>44,690</td><td>−3.9%†</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>UANL</td><td>242,327</td><td>41,615</td><td>38,487</td><td>40,388</td><td>−0.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>184,608</td><td>43,078</td><td>34,839</td><td>36,922</td><td>+3.9%†</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>UNAM</td><td>199,520</td><td>42,610</td><td>21,487</td><td>28,503</td><td>+23.0%†</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Toluca</td><td>162,877</td><td>27,273</td><td>26,513</td><td>27,146</td><td>+0.4%†</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Atlas</td><td>142,252</td><td>36,767</td><td>15,321</td><td>23,709</td><td>+25.8%†</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>León</td><td>114,114</td><td>25,098</td><td>18,694</td><td>22,823</td><td>−11.5%†</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>América</td><td>129,570</td><td>26,554</td><td>12,560</td><td>21,595</td><td>−5.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>92,602</td><td>43,134</td><td>7,519</td><td>20,628</td><td>−9.2%†</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>114,998</td><td>28,833</td><td>14,833</td><td>19,166</td><td>−11.2%†</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Puebla</td><td>110,794</td><td>37,204</td><td>8,696</td><td>18,466</td><td>+7.0%†</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Necaxa</td><td>96,675</td><td>20,013</td><td>12,638</td><td>16,113</td><td>+1.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Querétaro</td><td>73,885</td><td>29,388</td><td>9,911</td><td>14,777</td><td>−0.2%†</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>94,932</td><td>22,883</td><td>8,808</td><td>13,562</td><td>−40.6%†</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>78,259</td><td>18,509</td><td>7,112</td><td>13,043</td><td>+4.6%†</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>63,594</td><td>15,174</td><td>10,767</td><td>12,719</td><td>+10.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Juárez</td><td>64,656</td><td>14,558</td><td>6,796</td><td>10,776</td><td>+22.8%†</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Mazatlán</td><td>59,643</td><td>16,251</td><td>6,472</td><td>9,941</td><td>−6.2%†</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>League total</td><td>2,293,445</td><td>48,853</td><td>6,472</td><td>21,434</td><td>−0.4%†</td></tr></tbody></table>

Coefficient table

2025–26 Liga MX season

As of the 2020–21 season, the promotion and relegation between Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX (formerly known as Ascenso MX) was suspended, however, the coefficient table will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN160 million will be distributed among the last three positioned in the coefficient table as follows: 80 million in the last place; 47 million the penultimate; and 33 million will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table, as of the 2021–22 season the remaining $MXN80 million will be paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself. The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team, which was Mazatlán, repeats as the last ranked team in the 2025–26 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN20 million.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>'23 A Pts</th><th>'24 C Pts</th><th>'24 A Pts</th><th>'25 C Pts</th><th>'25 A Pts</th><th>'26 C Pts</th><th>Total Pts</th><th>Total Pld</th><th>Avg</th><th>GD</th><th>Fine</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Toluca</td><td>21</td><td>32</td><td>35</td><td>37</td><td>37</td><td>25</td><td>187</td><td>96</td><td>1.9479</td><td>+97</td><td>Safe from paying any fine</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>América</td><td>40</td><td>35</td><td>27</td><td>34</td><td>34</td><td>17</td><td>187</td><td>96</td><td>1.9479</td><td>+89</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>17</td><td>33</td><td>42</td><td>33</td><td>35</td><td>27</td><td>187</td><td>97</td><td>1.9278</td><td>+61</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>UANL</td><td>30</td><td>31</td><td>34</td><td>33</td><td>36</td><td>17</td><td>181</td><td>96</td><td>1.8854</td><td>+69</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>33</td><td>32</td><td>31</td><td>28</td><td>31</td><td>14</td><td>169</td><td>96</td><td>1.7604</td><td>+49</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>27</td><td>31</td><td>25</td><td>21</td><td>29</td><td>27</td><td>160</td><td>96</td><td>1.6667</td><td>+33</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>UNAM</td><td>28</td><td>27</td><td>31</td><td>21</td><td>21</td><td>20</td><td>148</td><td>96</td><td>1.5417</td><td>+26</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>22</td><td>29</td><td>13</td><td>28</td><td>22</td><td>21</td><td>135</td><td>96</td><td>1.4063</td><td>–2</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>29</td><td>19</td><td>24</td><td>12</td><td>84</td><td>63</td><td>1.3333</td><td>–3</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>León</td><td>23</td><td>24</td><td>18</td><td>30</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>118</td><td>96</td><td>1.2292</td><td>–29</td><td>Safe from $MXN80 & 47 million fines</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Necaxa</td><td>15</td><td>27</td><td>15</td><td>31</td><td>17</td><td>13</td><td>118</td><td>97</td><td>1.2165</td><td>–17</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>23</td><td>16</td><td>30</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>11</td><td>114</td><td>96</td><td>1.1875</td><td>–16</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Juárez</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>24</td><td>23</td><td>11</td><td>109</td><td>95</td><td>1.1474</td><td>–40</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Atlas</td><td>17</td><td>14</td><td>22</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>105</td><td>96</td><td>1.0938</td><td>–46</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Querétaro</td><td>19</td><td>24</td><td>12</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>102</td><td>95</td><td>1.0737</td><td>–53</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Mazatlán</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>25</td><td>29</td><td>0.8621</td><td>–17</td><td>MXN$33 million</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Santos Laguna (X)</td><td>23</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>80</td><td>96</td><td>0.8333</td><td>–76</td><td>MXN$47 million</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Puebla (X)</td><td>25</td><td>5</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>77</td><td>96</td><td>0.8021</td><td>–78</td><td>MXN$80 million</td></tr></tbody></table>

Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points F = Team will have to pay fine indicated X = Team will have to pay fine, amount TBD Source: Liga MX

Aggregate tables

2025–26 aggregate table

The 2025–26 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2025 and Clausura 2026 seasons) is used to determine the participants for the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The league champions with the most points in the 2025–26 aggregate table qualify directly for the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16, while the league champion with fewer points in the aggregate table qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one. In addition, both Apertura and Clausura runners-up and the next two best-ranked teams in the table also qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one. The 2025–26 season champion (first place in table) also receives US$1 million in prize money and recognition at the 2026 Balón de Oro.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Toluca (A, X)</td><td>29</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>62</td><td>25</td><td>+37</td><td>63</td><td>Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>29</td><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>54</td><td>31</td><td>+23</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>29</td><td>19</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>54</td><td>33</td><td>+21</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>UANL (X)</td><td>29</td><td>15</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>53</td><td>30</td><td>+23</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>América</td><td>29</td><td>15</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>46</td><td>29</td><td>+17</td><td>51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>29</td><td>13</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>51</td><td>44</td><td>+7</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>UNAM</td><td>29</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>44</td><td>36</td><td>+8</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>29</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>36</td><td>31</td><td>+5</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Juárez</td><td>28</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>45</td><td>48</td><td>−3</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>41</td><td>37</td><td>+4</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Atlas</td><td>29</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>38</td><td>51</td><td>−13</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Necaxa</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>15</td><td>38</td><td>48</td><td>−10</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Querétaro</td><td>28</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>27</td><td>45</td><td>−18</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>17</td><td>36</td><td>58</td><td>−22</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>18</td><td>43</td><td>50</td><td>−7</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>León</td><td>29</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>17</td><td>27</td><td>55</td><td>−28</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Mazatlán</td><td>29</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>34</td><td>52</td><td>−18</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Puebla</td><td>29</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td>31</td><td>57</td><td>−26</td><td>24</td></tr></tbody></table>

2025 aggregate table

The 2025 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Clausura 2025 and Apertura 2025 seasons) is used to determine the seedings for the 2026 Leagues Cup. The clubs in "Tier one" host at least one match at home. The first ranked club hosts two matches while the second and third ranked clubs host one. Clubs ranked fourth through sixth, have benefits such as a neutral venue match or reduced travel.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Toluca</td><td>34</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>84</td><td>40</td><td>+44</td><td>74</td><td>2026 Leagues Cup Tier one</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>UANL</td><td>34</td><td>20</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>59</td><td>30</td><td>+29</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>América</td><td>34</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>67</td><td>28</td><td>+39</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>34</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>58</td><td>36</td><td>+22</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>34</td><td>17</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>65</td><td>52</td><td>+13</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>34</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>50</td><td>44</td><td>+6</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>34</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>47</td><td>43</td><td>+4</td><td>50</td><td>2026 Leagues Cup Tier two</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Necaxa</td><td>34</td><td>14</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>60</td><td>61</td><td>−1</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Juárez</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>43</td><td>49</td><td>−6</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Tijuana</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>58</td><td>58</td><td>0</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>León</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>38</td><td>52</td><td>−14</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>UNAM</td><td>34</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>47</td><td>51</td><td>−4</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Querétaro</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>18</td><td>36</td><td>53</td><td>−17</td><td>40</td><td>2026 Leagues Cup Tier three</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Atlas</td><td>34</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>49</td><td>67</td><td>−18</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Atlético San Luis</td><td>34</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>22</td><td>45</td><td>62</td><td>−17</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Mazatlán</td><td>34</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>36</td><td>55</td><td>−19</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Santos Laguna</td><td>34</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>23</td><td>37</td><td>64</td><td>−27</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Puebla</td><td>34</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>23</td><td>33</td><td>67</td><td>−34</td><td>21</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards

Monthly awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Goal of the Month</th><th>Save of the Month</th><th>References</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manager</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>Apertura 2025</td><td>July</td><td>Jaime Lozano</td><td>Pachuca</td><td>Ángel Sepúlveda</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>Ángel Sepúlveda</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>Camilo Vargas</td><td>Atlas</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>André Jardine</td><td>América</td><td>Sergio Canales</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>Sergio Canales</td><td>Monterrey</td><td>Luis Malagón</td><td>América</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Antonio Mohamed</td><td>Toluca</td><td>Paulinho</td><td>Toluca</td><td>Bryan González</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Keylor Navas</td><td>UNAM</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Gabriel Milito</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Armando González</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Alexis Vega</td><td>Toluca</td><td>Raúl Rangel</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Guido Pizarro</td><td>Tigres UANL</td><td>Juan Brunetta</td><td>Tigres UANL</td><td>Carlos Rodríguez</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td>Carlos Acevedo</td><td>Santos Laguna</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Antonio Mohamed</td><td>Toluca</td><td>Paulinho</td><td>Toluca</td><td>Helinho</td><td>Toluca</td><td>Nahuel Guzmán</td><td>Tigres UANL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clausura 2026</td><td>January</td><td>Gabriel Milito</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Armando González</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Roberto Alvarado</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td>Keylor Navas</td><td>UNAM</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td></td><td></td><td>Willer Ditta</td><td>Cruz Azul</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Semiannual awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos.</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>GK</td><td>Nahuel Guzmán</td><td>Tigres UANL</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Willer Ditta</td><td>Cruz Azul</td></tr><tr><td>Joaquim Henrique</td><td>Tigres UANL</td></tr><tr><td>Jesús Gallardo</td><td>Toluca</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Carlos Rodriguez</td><td>Cruz Azul</td></tr><tr><td>Juan Brunetta</td><td>Tigres UANL</td></tr><tr><td>Sergio Canales</td><td>Monterrey</td></tr><tr><td>Alexis Vega</td><td>Toluca</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Ángel Correa</td><td>Tigres UANL</td></tr><tr><td>Armando González</td><td>Guadalajara</td></tr><tr><td>Paulinho</td><td>Toluca</td></tr><tr><td>Manager: Antonio Mohamed (Toluca)</td></tr></tbody></table>