The Apertura 2025 Liga MX final phase was played between 20 November and 14 December 2025. A total of ten teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2025 Liga MX season.
For the fifth straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals was six, while the number of teams qualifying for the reclassification was four. The four clubs that qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.
Toluca won their second straight title after defeating Tigres UANL on penalties. As winners, Toluca will face the Clausura 2026 champion, Cruz Azul, 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)SeedTeamPoints ()Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best Ref.1Toluca3718 October 2025 ()22 October 2025 ()40thClausura 2025Champions 2Tigres UANL3618 October 2025 ()25 October 2025 ()36thChampions 3Cruz Azul3518 October 2025 ()25 October 2025 ()38thChampions 4América3418 October 2025 ()24 October 2025 ()41stChampions 5Monterrey3118 October 2025 ()25 October 2025 ()32ndChampions 6Guadalajara2926 October 2025 ()7 November 2025 ()34thApertura 2024Champions
+Qualified to play-in round (4 teams)SeedTeamPoints ()Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best Ref.7Tijuana2431 October 20259thApertura 2024Champions 8Juárez2331 October 20253rdClausura 2025Reclassification 9Pachuca2231 October 202542ndChampions 10UNAM21 8 November 202529thChampions
Play-in round Format 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.
Bracket
Play-in matches
Serie A
Serie B
8th seed match
Bracket
Quarter-finals Summary The first legs were played on 26 and 27 November, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 November 2025.
Matches
Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tigres UANL won 5–3 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals Summary The first legs were played on 3 December, and the second legs were played on 6 December 2025.
Matches
3–3 on aggregate. Toluca advanced due to being the higher seeded club.
2–2 on aggregate. Tigres UANL advanced due to being the higher seeded club.
Finals Summary The first leg was played on 11 December, and the second leg was played on 14 December 2025.
First leg
Details
GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánDF 14 Jesús Garza DF 2 JoaquimDF 27 Jesús Angulo DF 3 Marco Farfan MF 23 RômuloMF 8 Fernando Gorriarán (c)MF 16 Diego LainezMF 11 Juan Brunetta MF 7 Ángel CorreaFW 10 André-Pierre Gignac Substitutions:GK 25 Carlos Felipe RodríguezDF 4 Juanjo Purata DF 19 Iván LópezDF 33 Rafael GuerreroDF 35 Osvaldo RodríguezMF 6 Juan Pablo VigónMF 20 Javier Aquino MF 24 Marcelo FloresFW 9 Nicolás Ibáñez FW 22 Uriel Antuna Manager: Guido Pizarro GK 1 Hugo GonzálezDF 19 Santiago SimónDF 4 Bruno Méndez DF 25 Everardo LópezDF 6 Federico Pereira DF 20 Jesús Gallardo MF 10 Jesús Angulo MF 14 Marcel Ruiz (c)MF 5 Franco RomeroMF 8 Nicolás CastroFW 26 PaulinhoSubstitutions:GK 22 Luis GarcíaDF 2 Diego Barbosa DF 3 Antonio BriseñoMF 17 Mauricio IsaisMF 7 Juan Pablo DomínguezMF 16 Héctor HerreraMF 24 Fernando Arce Jr.MF 11 HelinhoFW 23 Oswaldo VirgenFW 31 Robert MoralesManager: Antonio Mohamed
Assistant referees: Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City) Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City) Fourth official: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco) Video assistant referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora) Assistant video assistant referee: Ismael Rosario López (Sinaloa)
Statistics StatisticUANLTolucaGoals scored10Total shots109Shots on target21Saves12Ball possession50%50%Corner kicks80Fouls committed1615Offsides21Yellow cards22Red cards01
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Toluca won 9–8 on penalty kicks.
Details
GK 22 Luis GarcíaDF 19 Santiago Simón DF 25 Everardo LópezDF 6 Federico Pereira DF 20 Jesús GallardoMF 11 HelinhoMF 10 Jesús Angulo MF 14 Marcel Ruiz (c)MF 5 Franco RomeroMF 8 Nicolás CastroFW 26 Paulinho Substitutions:GK 1 Hugo GonzálezDF 2 Diego BarbosaDF 3 Antonio BriseñoDF 4 Bruno MéndezMF 17 Mauricio IsaisMF 7 Juan Pablo DomínguezMF 16 Héctor HerreraMF 24 Fernando Arce Jr.FW 9 Alexis VegaFW 23 Oswaldo VirgenManager: Antonio Mohamed GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánDF 14 Jesús GarzaDF 2 JoaquimDF 4 Juanjo PurataDF 3 Marco Farfan MF 23 Rômulo MF 8 Fernando Gorriarán (c)MF 16 Diego Lainez MF 11 Juan Brunetta MF 7 Ángel Correa FW 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutions:GK 25 Carlos Felipe RodríguezDF 19 Iván LópezDF 33 Rafael GuerreroDF 35 Osvaldo RodríguezMF 6 Juan Pablo VigónMF 20 Javier AquinoMF 24 Marcelo FloresFW 9 Nicolás IbáñezFW 22 Uriel AntunaFW 77 Ozziel HerreraManager: Guido Pizarro
Assistant referees: Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua) Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato) Fourth official: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato) Video assistant referee: Diana Stephanía Pérez (Guanajuato) Assistant video assistant referee: Érick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Statistics StatisticTolucaTigres UANLGoals scored22Total shots307Shots on target122Saves110Ball possession67%33%Corner kicks115Fouls committed1716Offsides12Yellow cards43Red cards00
Statistics Goalscorers
Assists
Discipline PlayerClubOffense(s)Suspension(s) Adalberto CarrasquillaPumas UNAMReceived 5th of season vs Cruz Azul (Week 17, 8 November 2024)Play-in round Serie B vs Juárez (20 November 2025) Lorenzo FaravelliCruz Azul vs Pumas UNAM (Week 17, 8 November 2024)Quarter-finals vs Guadalajara (First leg; 27 November 2025) Alejandro MayorgaJuárez in Play-in round vs Tijuana (Serie A, 20 November 2025)8th seed match vs Pachuca (23 November 2025) Brian GarcíaPachuca in Play-in round vs Juárez (8th seed match, 23 November 2025)Week 1 of Clausura 2026 season Víctor GuzmánPachuca in Play-in round vs Juárez (8th seed match, 23 November 2025)Week 1 of Clausura 2026 season Jairo TorresJuárez in Play-in round vs Pachuca (8th seed match, 23 November 2025)Quarter-finals vs Toluca (First leg; 26 November 2025) Jorge RodríguezMonterrey in Quarterfinals vs América (Second leg, 29 November 2025)Semi-finals vs Toluca (First leg; 3 December 2025) Robert MoralesToluca in Finals vs Tigres UANL (First leg, 11 December 2025)Finals vs Tigres UANL (Second leg; 14 December 2025)
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