The 2025–26 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was 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 A total of 18 clubs participated in the 2025–26 edition of the Liga MX. All had participated in Liga MX since the 2020–21 season. This was the final season for Mazatlan FC in the top tier, as Atlante FC acquired their registration, therefore taking their place in the league starting from the 2026–27 season.
Stadiums and locations ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAméricaMexico CityEstadio Ciudad de los Deportes 34,253AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco 55,020Atlético San LuisSan Luis Potosí, San Luis PotosíLibertad Financiera 27,029Cruz AzulPueblaCuauhtémoc (temporary) 51,726GuadalajaraZapopan, JaliscoAkron 46,232JuárezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaOlímpico Benito Juárez 19,703LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón 31,297MazatlánMazatlán, SinaloaEl Encanto 20,195MonterreyGuadalupe, Nuevo LeónBBVA 53,500NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria 23,851PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo 25,922PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc 51,726QuerétaroQuerétaro, QuerétaroCorregidora 34,107Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona 29,101TijuanaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaCaliente 31,158TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez 27,273Tigres UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario 41,886Pumas UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario 58,445
Stadium changes Cruz Azul (Apertura 2025)Estadio Olímpico Universitario Capacity: 58,445
Personnel and kits ClubChairmanHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s)Front OtherAméricaSantiago Baños André Jardine Henry MartínAdidasCalienteAtlasAníbal Fájer Diego Cocca Aldo RochaCharlyCalienteAtlético San LuisJacobo Payán Espinosa Raúl Chabrand (interim) Javier GüémezSporelliCanel'sCruz AzulVíctor Velázquez Joel Huiqui (interim) Érik LiraPirmaCemento Cruz AzulGuadalajaraAmaury Vergara Gabriel Milito Javier HernándezPumaCalienteJuárezAndrés Fassi Pedro Caixinha Sebastián Jurado JomaCalienteLeónJesús Martínez Murguia Javier Gandolfi Jaine BarreiroCharlyCementos FortalezaMazatlánMauricio Lanz González Sergio Bueno Jefferson IntriagoPirmaCalienteMonterreyJosé Antonio Noriega Nicolás Sánchez (interim) Sergio CanalesPumaCodereNecaxaErnesto Tinajero Flores Martín Varini Alexis PeñaPirmaRolcarPachucaArmando Martínez Patiño Esteban Solari Gustavo CabralSkechersCementos FortalezaPueblaManuel Jiménez García Albert Espigares Diego de BuenPirmaCalienteQuerétaroMarc Spiegel Esteban González Kevin EscamillaKeukaPedigreeSantos LagunaAleco Irarragorri Kalb Omar Tapia (interim) Carlos AcevedoCharlySorianaTijuanaJorge Hank Inzunsa Sebastián Abreu Christian RiveraReebok CalienteTolucaFrancisco Suinaga Conde Antonio Mohamed Alexis VegaNew BalanceRoshfransTigres UANLMauricio Culebro Guido Pizarro Fernando GorriaránAdidasCemexPumas UNAM Efraín Juárez Keylor NavasNikeDHL
Managerial/coaching changes ClubOutgoing manager/coachManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in tableRef.Pre-Apertura changesGuadalajara Gerardo EspinozaSacked21 April 2025 Gabriel Milito26 May 2025Pre–seasonAtlético San Luis Domènec TorrentMutual agreement29 April 2025 Guillermo Abascal30 May 2025Tijuana Cirilo Saucedo (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker30 April 2025 Sebastián Abreu30 April 2025Santos Laguna Fernando OrtizSacked5 May 2025 Francisco10 May 2025Monterrey Martín Demichelis11 May 2025 Domènec Torrent21 May 2025Mazatlán Víctor Manuel VucetichResigned13 May 2025 Robert Siboldi20 May 2025Pachuca Guillermo Almada28 May 2025 Jaime Lozano29 May 2025Cruz Azul Vicente SánchezMutual agreement6 June 2025 Nicolás Larcamón16 June 2025Necaxa Nicolás Larcamón12 June 2025 Fernando Gago12 June 2025Apertura changesAtlas Gonzalo PinedaResigned10 August 2025 Diego Cocca12 August 202510thPuebla Pablo GuedeMutual agreement16 August 2025 Martín Bravo (Interim)16 August 202516th Martín Bravo (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker22 August 2025 Hernán Cristante22 August 202517thLeón Eduardo BerizzoResigned27 September 2025 Ignacio Ambríz29 September 202511thPachuca Jaime LozanoSacked10 November 2025 Esteban Solari18 November 20259thPre–Clausura changesPuebla Hernán CristanteSacked12 November 2025 Albert Espigares20 November 2025Pre–seasonQuerétaro Benjamín MoraEnd of contract15 November 2025 Esteban González6 December 2025Necaxa Fernando GagoSacked26 November 2025 Martín Varini8 December 2025Juárez Martín VariniEnd of contract1 December 2025 Pedro Caixinha4 December 2025Mazatlán Robert Siboldi Resigned12 December 2025 Christian Ramírez12 December 2025Clausura changesMazatlán Christian RamírezSacked20 January 2026 Sergio Bueno20 January 202618thSantos Laguna Francisco17 February 2026 Omar Tapia (interim)17 February 202618thMonterrey Domènec Torrent1 March 2026 Nicolás Sánchez (interim)2 March 20269thLeón Ignacio AmbrízResigned14 March 2026 Alejandro Corona (interim)15 March 202615th Alejandro Corona (interim)End of tenure as caretaker20 March 2026 Javier Gandolfi20 March 202616thAtlético San Luis Guillermo AbascalSacked23 March 2026 Raúl Chabrand (interim)23 March 202615thCruz Azul Nicolás Larcamón 22 April 2026 Joel Huiqui (interim)22 April 20264th
Torneo Apertura The Apertura 2025 was the first tournament of the season and began on 11 July 2025. The defending champions were Toluca.
For the 2025 Leagues Cup, there was only a one-weekend break for the group stage, which was played between 29 July and 7 August. The rest of the competition was played midweek, so there was no month-long break as in previous seasons.
Regular phase League table
Results Clubs played every other once (either home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1 PaulinhoToluca12 Armando GonzálezGuadalajara João PedroAtlético San Luis4 Germán BerterameMonterrey9 Sergio CanalesMonterrey6 Juan BrunettaTigres UANL8 Ángel CorreaTigres UANL Óscar EstupiñánJuárez9 Uroš ĐurđevićAtlas7 Gabriel FernándezCruz Azul Brian RodríguezAmérica Ángel SepúlvedaCruz Azul
Source: fotmob
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Alexis VegaToluca92 Nicolás CastroToluca73 Lucas OcamposMonterrey64 Ramiro ÁrcigaTijuana5 Diego GonzálezAtlas Richard LedezmaGuadalajara José ParadelaCruz Azul8 José AbellaSantos Laguna4 Efraín ÁlvarezGuadalajara Jesús AnguloToluca Adalberto CarrasquillaPumas UNAM Kevin CastañedaTijuana Ángel CorreaTigres UANL Emiliano GómezPuebla Víctor GuzmánPachuca Diego LainezTigres UANL Brian RodríguezAmérica Carlos RodríguezCruz Azul Lucas RodríguezQuerétaro Juan Manuel Sanabria Atlético San Luis Óliver TorresMonterrey Jesús VegaTijuana Source: fotmob
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Nahuel GuzmánTigres UANL82 José Antonio Rodríguez Tijuana63 Luis Malagón América5 Kevin MierCruz Azul Carlos Acevedo Santos Laguna6 Hugo GonzálezToluca40 Carlos MorenoPachuca Raúl RangelGuadalajara Santiago MeleMonterrey Óscar GarcíaLéon Andrés Sánchez Atlético San Luis Source: fotmob
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Ángel Sepúlveda Cruz Azul Atlas 3–3 (A) 19 July 2025 2 Germán Berterame Monterrey Atlas 3–1 (H) 26 July 2025 3 Sergio Canales Monterrey Puebla 2–4 (A) 29 August 2025 7 Paulinho Toluca Monterrey 6–2 (H) 24 September 2025 10 Juan Brunetta Tigres UANL Necaxa 5–3 (H) 17 October 2025 13 Armando González Guadalajara Atlas 4–1 (H) 25 October 2025 15 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
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 Player Most yellow cards: 8 Rubén Duarte (Pumas) Uroš Đurđević (Atlas)
Most red cards: 2 Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul) Haret Ortega (Santos Laguna)
Team Most yellow cards: 50 Pumas UNAM
Most red cards: 6 Pachua Santos Laguna
Fewest yellow cards: 31 Monterrey
Fewest red cards: 1 América Juárez Source: Liga MX
Attendance
Final phase
Play-in round The 9th place team hosted the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosted the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosted the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.
Play-in matches
No. 8 seed match
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Torneo Clausura The Clausura tournament began on 9 January 2026. The defending champions were 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 was not played for this tournament.
On 8 January 2026, Cruz Azul left the Estadio Olímpico Universitario after Pumas UNAM announced that it would not renew the team's stadium rental contract. On the same day, Liga MX announced that the team would play at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla during the tournament.
Regular phase League table
Results Clubs played every other once (either home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.
Regular season statistics
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Rank Player Club Goals 1 João Pedro Atlético San Luis 14 2 Armando González Guadalajara 12 3 Diber Cambindo León 8 Robert Morales Pumas UNAM 5 Juan Brunetta Tigres UANL 7 Kevin Castañeda Tijuana Juninho Pumas UNAM 7 Ángel CorreaTigres UANL 6 Lucas Di Yorio Santos Laguna Paulinho Toluca Óscar Estupiñán Juárez Alfonso González Atlas José Paradela Cruz Azul Brian Rodríguez América
Source: Fotmob
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Ángel CorreaTigres UANL82 Ismael Díaz León53 Juan Brunetta Tigres UANL4 Ezequiel Bullaude Santos Laguna Gabriel FernándezCruz Azul Jesús Gallardo Toluca Brian García Pachuca Bryan González Guadalajara Alan Medina Pumas UNAM Luca Orellano Monterrey José Luis Rodríguez Juárez Carlos Rotondi Cruz Azul Óliver Torres Monterrey
Source: Fotmob
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Keylor NavasPumas UNAM7 Camilo VargasAtlas3 Raúl RangelGuadalajara64 Luis MalagónAmérica5.00 José Antonio RodríguezTijuana.006 Nahuel GuzmánTigres UANL4 Andrés GudiñoCruz Azul Luis CárdenasMonterrey Ricardo GutiérrezPuebla10 Luis GarcíaToluca3 Hugo GonzálezToluca Andrés Sánchez Atlético San Luis Ezequiel Unsain Necaxa
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Víctor Guzmán Pachuca Santos Laguna 4–2 (H) 11 April 2026 14
Attendance
Final phase
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Coefficient table 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 was used to establish the payment of fines that were used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.
Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN160 million was 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 was paid by the sixteenth team in the table,Liga BBVA Liga MX as of the 2021–22 season the remaining $MXN80 million was paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself. The team that finished last on the table started the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team, which was Mazatlán, had repeated as the last ranked team in the 2025–26 season coefficient table, they would be fined an additional $MXN20 million.