Clausura 2025 Liga MX final phase
The Clausura 2025 Liga MX final phase will be played between 26 April and 25 May 2025.[1] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2024 Liga MX season.[1]
For the fourth straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four.[2] The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[2]
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).
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best (last) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 36 | 5 April 2025 (PLAY) 12 April 2025 (QF) |
40th | Apertura 2024 | Champions (Bic. 2010) | [3] |
| 2 | América | 34 | 29 March 2025 (PLAY) 19 April 2025 (QF) |
40th | Champions (Ap. 2024) | [4] | |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 33 (+10) | 5 April 2025 (PLAY) 16 April 2025 (QF) |
37th | Champions (Gua. 2021) | [5] | |
| 4 | UANL | 33 (+10) | 5 April 2025 (PLAY) 19 April 2025 (QF) |
35th | Apertura 2024 | Champions (Cl. 2023) | [6] |
| 5 | Necaxa | 31 | 5 April 2025 (PLAY) 20 April 2025 (QF) |
22nd | Clausura 2024 | Champions (Inv. 1998) | [7] |
| 6 | León | 30 | 5 April 2025 (PLAY) 20 April 2025 (QF) |
18th | Apertura 2023 | Champions (Gua. 2020) | [8] |
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best (last) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Monterrey | 28 (+9) | 16 April 2025 | 31st | Apertura 2024 | Champions (Ap. 2019) | [9] |
| 8 | Pachuca | 28 (+6) | 11 April 2025 | 41th | Clausura 2024 | Champions (Ap. 2022) | [10] |
| 9 | Juárez | 24 | 15 April 2025 | 2nd | Apertura 2022 | Reclassification (Ap. 2022) | |
| 10 | UNAM | 21 | 19 April 2025 | 28th | Apertura 2024 | Champions (Cl. 2011) | [11] |
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 games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| Serie A | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Monterrey | No. 7 seed | |||||||||||
| 8 | Pachuca | No. 8 seed | |||||||||||
| Serie B | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Juárez | ||||||||||||
| 10 | UNAM | ||||||||||||
Play-in matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | Serie A | Pachuca |
| Juárez | Serie B | UNAM |
Serie A
Serie B
No. 8 seed match
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Loser Serie A | 1 | Winner Serie B |
| Loser Serie A | v | Winner Serie B |
|---|---|---|
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UANL | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Necaxa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | América | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | León | |||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 7–8 May 2025, and the second legs will be played on 10 May–11 May 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 8 | 1 | Toluca | ||
| Seed 7 | 2 | América | ||
| León | 3 | Cruz Azul | ||
| Necaxa | 4 | UANL |
Matches
| Seed 8 | v | Toluca |
|---|---|---|
| Toluca | v | Seed 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Seed 7 | v | América |
|---|---|---|
References
- ^ a b "Liga MX presenta el calendario del Torneo Clausura 2025". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Toluca History". 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "América History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Cruz Azul History". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Tigres UANL History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Necaxa History". 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "León History". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Monterrey History". 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Pachuca History". 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "UNAM History". 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.