2024–25 in Mexican football

Football in Mexico
Season2024–25
Men's football
Liga MXApertura: América
Clausura: Toluca
Liga de Expansión MXApertura: Tapatío
Clausura: UdeG
Liga Premier (Serie A)

Liga Premier (Serie B)
Apertura: Aguacateros de Peribán
Clausura: Irapuato
Apertura: Santiago
Clausura: Santiago
Supercopa de la Liga MXAmérica
Women's football
Liga MX FemenilApertura: Monterrey
Clausura: Pachuca

The 2024–25 season is the 111th competitive association football season in Mexico.

At the international, confederation level, qualifying Liga MX clubs will compete in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup,[1] and qualifying Liga MX Femenil clubs will compete in the inaugural 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup.[2]


National teams

Mexico national football team

Friendlies

7 September 2024 Mexico  3–0  New Zealand Pasadena, United States
18:00 PDT
  • Pineda 5'
  • Huerta 53'
  • Romo 57'
Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 25,271
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
10 September 2024 Mexico  0–0  Canada Arlington, United States
20:00 CST Report Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 32,623
Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
12 October 2024 Mexico  2–2 Valencia Puebla, Mexico
20:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
15 October 2024 Mexico  2–0  United States Zapopan, Mexico
20:30 CST
Report Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 43,537
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
16 January 2025 Internacional 0–2  Mexico Porto Alegre, Brazil
15:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein (Brazil)
21 January 2025 River Plate 2–0  Mexico Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Sebastián Nicolás Martínez (Argentina)
7 June 2025 Mexico  2–4   Switzerland Salt Lake City, United States
14:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 41,508
Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
10 June 2025 Mexico  1–0  Turkey Chapel Hill, United States
20:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Kenan Stadium
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League

2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
Quarter-finals
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Honduras 2–4 Mexico2–00–4
15 November 2024 Nations League QF First leg Honduras  2–0  Mexico San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 12,866
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
19 November 2024 Nations League QF Second leg Mexico  4–0
(4–2 agg.)
 Honduras Toluca, Mexico
20:30 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 26,898
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Finals
Final
Mexico 2–1 Panama
Jiménez 8', 90+2' (pen.) Report Carrasquilla 45+2' (pen.)

CONCACAF competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

Cruz Azul
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Hope 0–7 Cruz Azul0–20–5
Guadalajara
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cibao 1–4 Guadalajara1–10–3
Monterrey
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Forge FC 0–5 Monterrey0–20–3
Pumas UNAM
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cavalry FC 2–3 UNAM2–10–2
Tigres UANL
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Estelí 1–3 UANL1–00–3

Round of 16

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 (a) Monterrey1–12–2
UNAM 3–1 Alajuelense2–01–1
Guadalajara 1–4 América1–00–4
Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Cruz Azul0–01–4
FC Cincinnati 2–4 UANL1–11–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 (a) UNAM1–12–2
América 1–2 Cruz Azul0–01–2
LA Galaxy 2–3 UANL0–02–3

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–1 Inter Miami CF2–03–1
UANL 1–2 Cruz Azul1–10–1

Final

Cruz Azul 5–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Report

Men's football

Liga MX

Apertura 2024

Regular phase
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 13 3 1 39 12 +27 42 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
2 Toluca 17 10 5 2 38 16 +22 35
3 UANL 17 10 4 3 25 15 +10 34
4 UNAM 17 9 4 4 21 13 +8 31
5 Monterrey 17 9 4 4 26 19 +7 31
6 Atlético San Luis 17 9 3 5 27 19 +8 30
7 Tijuana 17 8 5 4 24 25 −1 29 Qualification for the play-in round[b]
8 América (C) 17 8 3 6 27 21 +6 27
9 Guadalajara 17 7 4 6 24 15 +9 25
10 Atlas 17 5 7 5 17 23 −6 22
11 León 17 3 9 5 21 23 −2 18
12 Juárez 17 5 2 10 22 36 −14 17
13 Necaxa 17 3 6 8 20 26 −6 15
14 Mazatlán 17 2 8 7 10 19 −9 14
15 Puebla 17 4 2 11 17 31 −14 14
16 Pachuca 17 3 4 10 20 29 −9 13
17 Querétaro 17 3 3 11 13 31 −18 12
18 Santos Laguna 17 2 4 11 12 30 −18 10
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.
Final phase
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 gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7Tijuana2 (2)8AméricaNo. 7 seed
8América2 (3)7TijuanaNo. 8 seed
7Tijuana3
Serie B10Atlas0
9Guadalajara1
10Atlas2


Play-in matches
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tijuana 2–2 (2–3 p) América
Guadalajara 1–2 Atlas


Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tijuana 3–0 Atlas
Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
4 UNAM 0 3 3
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
6 Atlético San Luis 2 1 3
3 UANL 0 0 0
6 Atlético San Luis 3 0 3
5 Monterrey 1 1 2
7 América 2 1 3
1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 3 3
8 Tijuana 3 0 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 3 3
7 América 0 4 4
2 Toluca 0 0 0
7 América 2 2 4


Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 3–3 (s) Cruz Azul 3–0 0–3
América 4–0 Toluca 2–0 2–0
Atlético San Luis 3–0 UANL 3–0 0–0
Monterrey 6–3 UNAM 1–0 5–3
Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 4–3 Cruz Azul 0–0 4–3
Atlético San Luis 3–6 Monterrey 2–1 1–5
Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 3–2 Monterrey 2–1 1–1
América2–1Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 36,933
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)


Monterrey1–1América
Report
Attendance: 52,127

América won 3–2 on aggregate.


Clausura 2025

Regular phase
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca (C) 17 11 4 2 41 22 +19 37 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
2 América 17 10 4 3 34 10 +24 34
3 Cruz Azul 17 9 6 2 26 16 +10 33
4 UANL 17 10 3 4 24 14 +10 33
5 Necaxa 17 10 1 6 36 29 +7 31
6 León 17 9 3 5 24 21 +3 30
7 Monterrey 17 8 4 5 32 23 +9 28 Qualification for the play-in round[b]
8 Pachuca 17 8 4 5 29 23 +6 28
9 Juárez 17 6 6 5 16 21 −5 24
10 UNAM 17 6 3 8 23 26 −3 21
11 Guadalajara 17 5 6 6 18 21 −3 21
12 Querétaro 17 6 2 9 17 24 −7 20
13 Tijuana 17 6 1 10 29 35 −6 19
14 Atlas 17 4 6 7 25 32 −7 18
15 Atlético San Luis 17 6 0 11 20 33 −13 18
16 Mazatlán 17 4 5 8 16 26 −10 17 Team ended last place in the coefficient table[c]
17 Puebla 17 2 3 12 12 25 −13 9
18 Santos Laguna 17 2 1 14 15 36 −21 7
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2025. Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.
  3. ^ Team ranked last in the coefficient table is ineligible for the final phase.
Final phase
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 gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7Monterrey18PachucaNo. 7 seed
8Pachuca27MonterreyNo. 8 seed
7Monterrey2
Serie B10UNAM0
9Juárez1 (1)
10UNAM1 (2)


Play-in matches
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monterrey 1–2 Pachuca
Juárez 1–1 (1–2 p) UNAM


Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monterrey 2–0 UNAM
Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Toluca (s) 2 2 4
8 Monterrey 3 1 4
1 Toluca 1 3 4
4 UANL 1 0 1
4 UANL (s) 0 2 2
5 Necaxa 0 2 2
1 Toluca 0 2 2
2 América 0 0 0
2 América 0 2 2
7 Pachuca 0 0 0
2 América (s) 0 2 2
3 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
3 Cruz Azul 3 2 5
6 León 2 1 3


Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 4–4 (s) Toluca 3–2 1–2
Pachuca 0–2 América 0–0 0–2
León 3–5 Cruz Azul 2–3 1–2
Necaxa 2–2 (s) UANL 0–0 2–2
Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 1–4 Toluca 1–1 0–3
Cruz Azul 2–2 (s) América 1–0 1–2
Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 0–2 Toluca 0–0 0–2


América0–0Toluca
Report
Attendance: 30,406
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)


Toluca2–0América
Report

Toluca won 2–0 on aggregate.


Cup competitions

Supercopa de la Liga MX

América2–1UANL
Report
Attendance: 26,791
Referee: Ismael Rosario López (Sinaloa)


Leagues Cup

Group Stage
East
East 1 East 2 East 3

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 FC Cincinnati 2 6
2 New York City FC 2 2
3 Querétaro 2 1
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Orlando City SC 2 5
2 CF Montréal 2 3
3 Atlético San Luis 2 1
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 UANL 2 6
2 Inter Miami CF 2 3
3 Puebla 2 0
Source: Leagues Cup
East 4 East 5 East 6

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Philadelphia Union 2 4
2 Cruz Azul 2 3
3 Charlotte FC 2 2
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 New England Revolution 2 5
2 Mazatlán 2 3
3 Nashville SC 2 1
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Toronto FC 2 5
2 Pachuca 2 2
3 New York Red Bulls 2 2
Source: Leagues Cup
East 7

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 D.C. United 2 5
2 Santos Laguna 2 2
3 Atlanta United FC 2 2
Source: Leagues Cup
West
West 1 West 2 West 3

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Austin FC 2 6
2 UNAM 2 2
3 Monterrey 2 1
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 LA Galaxy 2 5
2 San Jose Earthquakes 2 2
3 Guadalajara 2 2
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Juárez 2 5
2 St. Louis City SC 2 4
3 FC Dallas 2 0
Source: Leagues Cup
West 4 West 5 West 6

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Toluca 2 6
2 Sporting Kansas City 2 3
3 Chicago Fire FC 2 0
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Portland Timbers 2 6
2 Colorado Rapids 2 2
3 León 2 1
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Necaxa 2 3
2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3
3 Minnesota United FC 2 3
Source: Leagues Cup
West 7 West 8

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 5
2 Los Angeles FC 2 4
3 Tijuana 2 0
Source: Leagues Cup

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Houston Dynamo FC 2 3
2 Atlas 2 3
3 Real Salt Lake 2 3
Source: Leagues Cup
Round of 32
Home teamScoreAway team
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 UNAM
UANL 1–0 Pachuca
San Jose Earthquakes 5–0 Necaxa
FC Cincinnati 1–1 (6–5 p) Santos Laguna
D.C. United 1–2 Mazatlán
Orlando City SC 0–0 (4–5 p) Cruz Azul
Toluca 2–2 (5–4 p) Houston Dynamo FC
Juárez 2 3 Colorado Rapids
América 2–1 Atlas
Round of 16
Home teamScoreAway team
Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 UNAM
Cruz Azul 2–2 (1–3 p) Mazatlán
UANL 1–2 New York City FC
Toluca 1–2 Colorado Rapids
América 4–2 St. Louis City SC
Quarter-finals
Home teamScoreAway team
Philadelphia Union 1–1 (4–3 p) Mazatlán
América 0–0 (8–9 p) Colorado Rapids

Campeones Cup


Managerial changes

References

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