Apertura 2025 Liga MX final phase

Apertura 2025 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates20 November – 14 December 2025
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored46 (2.71 per match)

The Apertura 2025 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 20 November and 14 December 2025.[2] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2025 Liga MX season.[2]

For the fifth straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four.[3] The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[3]

Toluca won their second straight title after defeating UANL on penalty kicks. As winners, Toluca will face the Clausura 2026 champion in the 2026 Campeón de Campeones.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (6 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best (last) Ref.
1 Toluca 37 18 October 2025 (PLAY)
22 October 2025 (QF) 		40th Clausura 2025 Champions (Cl. 2025) [4]
2 UANL 36 18 October 2025 (PLAY)
25 October 2025 (QF) 		36th Champions (Cl. 2023) [5]
3 Cruz Azul 35 18 October 2025 (PLAY)
25 October 2025 (QF) 		38th Champions (Gua. 2021) [6]
4 América 34 18 October 2025 (PLAY)
24 October 2025 (QF) 		41st Champions (Ap. 2024) [7]
5 Monterrey 31 18 October 2025 (PLAY)
25 October 2025 (QF) 		32nd Champions (Ap. 2019) [8]
6 Guadalajara 29 26 October 2025 (PLAY)
7 November 2025 (QF) 		34th Apertura 2024 Champions (Cl. 2017) [9]
Qualified to play-in round (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best (last) Ref
7 Tijuana 24 31 October 2025 9th Apertura 2024 Champions (Ap. 2012) [10]
8 Juárez 23 31 October 2025 3rd Clausura 2025 Reclassification (Cl. 2025)
9 Pachuca 22 31 October 2025 42nd Champions (Ap. 2022) [11]
10 UNAM 21 8 November 2025 29th Champions (Cl. 2011) [12]

Play-in round

Format

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.

Bracket

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7Tijuana37TijuanaNo. 7 seed
8Juárez18JuárezNo. 8 seed
8Juárez2
Serie B9Pachuca1
9Pachuca3
10UNAM1


Play-in matches

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tijuana 3–1 Juárez
Pachuca 3–1 UNAM

Serie A

Tijuana3–1Juárez
  • Mourad 31'
  • Mora 59' (pen.)
  • Bullaude 90+1'
 Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Serie B

Pachuca3–1UNAM
 Report

8th seed match

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Juárez 2–1 Pachuca
Juárez2–1Pachuca
 Report
Referee: Oscar Mejía García (Mexico City)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Toluca 2 0 2
8 Juárez 1 0 1
1 Toluca (s) 0 3 3
5 Monterrey 1 2 3
4 América 0 2 2
5 Monterrey 2 1 3
1 Toluca (p) 0 2 2 (9)
2 UANL 1 1 2 (8)
2 UANL 0 5 5
7 Tijuana 3 0 3
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2
3 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
3 Cruz Azul 0 3 3
6 Guadalajara 0 2 2


Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 26–27 November 2025, and the second legs were played on 29–30 November 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juárez 1–2 Toluca 1–2 0–0
Tijuana 3–5 UANL 3–0 0–5
Guadalajara 2–3 Cruz Azul 0–0 2–3
Monterrey 3–2 América 2–0 1–2

Matches

Juárez1–2Toluca
 Report
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Veracruz)

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tijuana3–0UANL
 Report
Referee: Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)
UANL5–0Tijuana
 Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.

Guadalajara0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
Cruz Azul3–2Guadalajara
 Report
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)

Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.

Monterrey2–0América
 Report
Attendance: 43,688[13]
Referee: Jesús Rafael López (Sinaloa)

Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 3 December 2025, and the second legs were played on 6 December 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 3–3 (s) Toluca 1–0 2–3
Cruz Azul 2–2 (s) UANL 1–1 1–1

Matches

Monterrey1–0Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 50,716[14]
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)

3–3 on aggregate. Toluca advanced due to being the higher seeded club.

Cruz Azul1–1UANL
 Report
Referee: Ismael Rosario López (Sinaloa)
UANL1–1Cruz Azul
 Report
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced due to being the higher seeded club.

Finals

Summary

The first leg was played on 11 December 2025, and the second leg will be played on 14 December 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 2–2 (8–9 p) Toluca 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)


First leg

UANL1–0Toluca
 Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)


Details
Toluca[15][16]
GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán
DF 14 Jesús Garza  63'
DF 2 Joaquim
DF 27 Jesús Angulo  18'  83'
DF 3 Marco Farfan  85'
MF 23 Rômulo
MF 8 Fernando Gorriarán (c)
MF 16 Diego Lainez
MF 11 Juan Brunetta  83'
MF 7 Ángel Correa
FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac  71'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Carlos Felipe Rodríguez
DF 4 Juanjo Purata  83'
DF 19 Iván López
DF 33 Rafael Guerrero
DF 35 Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF 6 Juan Pablo Vigón
MF 20 Javier Aquino  85'
MF 24 Marcelo Flores
FW 9 Nicolás Ibáñez  71'
FW 22 Uriel Antuna  83'
Manager:
Guido Pizarro
GK 1 Hugo González
DF 19 Santiago Simón
DF 4 Bruno Méndez  58'
DF 25 Everardo del Villar
DF 6 Federico Pereira  90+2'
DF 20 Jesús Gallardo  24'
MF 10 Jesús Angulo  58'
MF 14 Marcel Ruiz (c)
MF 5 Franco Romero
MF 8 Nicolás Castro  86'
FW 26 Paulinho  78'
Substitutions:
GK 22 Luis García
DF 2 Diego Barbosa  58'
DF 3 Antonio Briseño
MF 17 Mauricio Isais
MF 7 Juan Pablo Domínguez  86'
MF 16 Héctor Herrera
MF 24 Fernando Arce Jr.
MF 11 Helinho  78'
FW 23 Oswaldo Virgen
FW 31 Robert Morales  90+2'  58'
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:[17]
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Fourth official:[17]
Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee:[17]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
Assistant video assistant referee:[17]
Ismael Rosario López (Sinaloa)

Statistics

Statistic[18] UANL Toluca
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 10 9
Shots on target 2 1
Saves 1 2
Ball possession 50% 50%
Corner kicks 8 0
Fouls committed 16 15
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 1

Second leg

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


Details

Toluca[19][20]
GK 22 Luis García
DF 19 Santiago Simón  45+3'
DF 25 Everardo del Villar  112'
DF 6 Federico Pereira  12'
DF 20 Jesús Gallardo
MF 11 Helinho  73'
MF 10 Jesús Angulo  80'
MF 14 Marcel Ruiz (c)  113'
MF 5 Franco Romero
MF 8 Nicolás Castro  90'
FW 26 Paulinho  69'  90+3'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Hugo González
DF 2 Diego Barbosa  117'  90+3'
DF 3 Antonio Briseño
DF 4 Bruno Méndez  90'
MF 17 Mauricio Isais
MF 7 Juan Pablo Domínguez  73'
MF 16 Héctor Herrera
MF 24 Fernando Arce Jr.  113'
FW 9 Alexis Vega  80'
FW 23 Oswaldo Virgen  112'
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed
GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán
DF 14 Jesús Garza
DF 2 Joaquim
DF 4 Juanjo Purata
DF 3 Marco Farfan  46'
MF 23 Rômulo  106'
MF 8 Fernando Gorriarán (c)
MF 16 Diego Lainez  106'
MF 11 Juan Brunetta  78'  90'
MF 7 Ángel Correa  64'
FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac  57'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Carlos Felipe Rodríguez
DF 19 Iván López
DF 33 Rafael Guerrero
DF 35 Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF 6 Juan Pablo Vigón  106'
MF 20 Javier Aquino  46'
MF 24 Marcelo Flores
FW 9 Nicolás Ibáñez  57'
FW 22 Uriel Antuna  106'
FW 77 Ozziel Herrera  90'
Manager:
Guido Pizarro

Assistant referees:[17]
Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua)
Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato)
Fourth official:[17]
Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Video assistant referee:[17]
Diana Stephanía Pérez (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[17]
Érick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Statistics

Statistic[21] Toluca UANL
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 30 7
Shots on target 12 2
Saves 1 10
Ball possession 67% 33%
Corner kicks 11 5
Fouls committed 17 16
Offsides 1 2
Yellow cards 4 3
Red cards 0 0

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

2 assists

1 assist

Discipline

Player Club Offense(s) Suspension(s)
Adalberto Carrasquilla UNAM Received 5th of season vs Cruz Azul (Week 17, 8 November 2024) Play-in round Serie B vs Juárez (20 November 2025)
Lorenzo Faravelli Cruz Azul vs UNAM (Week 17, 8 November 2024) Quarter-finals vs Guadalajara (First leg; 27 November 2025)
Alejandro Mayorga Juárez in Play-in round vs Tijuana (Serie A, 20 November 2025) 8th seed match vs Pachuca (23 November 2025)
Brian García Pachuca in Play-in round vs Juárez (8th seed match, 23 November 2025) Week 1 of Clausura 2026 season
Víctor Guzmán Pachuca in Play-in round vs Juárez (8th seed match, 23 November 2025) Week 1 of Clausura 2026 season
Jairo Torres Juárez in Play-in round vs Pachuca (8th seed match, 23 November 2025) Quarter-finals vs Toluca (First leg; 26 November 2025)
Jorge Rodríguez Monterrey   in Quarterfinals vs América (Second leg, 29 November 2025) Semi-finals vs Toluca (First leg; 3 December 2025)
Robert Morales Toluca in Finals vs UANL (First leg, 11 December 2025) Finals vs UANL (Second leg; 14 December 2025)

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