2024–25 Liga MX season explained

Competition:Liga MX
Season:2024–25
Continentalcup1:Champions Cup
Matches:153
League Topscorer:Apertura:
Paulinho
(13 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Apertura:
Guadalajara 5–0 Juárez

Toluca 5–0 Puebla
Biggest Away Win:Apertura:
Mazatlán 0–5 América
Highest Scoring:Apertura:
Pachuca 6–2 Necaxa
Longest Wins:Apertura:
7 matches
Cruz Azul
Longest Unbeaten:Apertura:
9 matches
Cruz Azul
Longest Winless:Apertura:
8 matches
Querétaro
Longest Losses:Apertura:
6 matches
Puebla
Querétaro
Highest Attendance:Apertura: 51,983
Monterrey vs UANL
Lowest Attendance:Apertura: 5,147
Puebla vs Juárez
Attendance:Apertura: 3,076,002
Average Attendance:Apertura: 20,105
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Extra Information:Stats are from the regular season only
Source: Liga MX

The 2024–25 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 78th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is to be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2024 and the Clausura 2025—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Teams

A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Liga MX. All eighteen teams have participated in Liga MX since the 2020–21 season.

Changes

América will change its venue due to the improvement works that will be carried out at the Estadio Azteca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[1] On July 4, 2024 América announced the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes as their venue for the Apertura 2024 season.[2]

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AméricaMexico CityEstadio Ciudad de los Deportesalign=center 33,000
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoalign=center 55,020
Atlético San LuisSan Luis Potosí, San Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras27,029
Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Ciudad de los Deportesalign=center 33,000
GuadalajaraZapopan, JaliscoAkron46,232
JuárezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaOlímpico Benito Juárezalign=center 19,703
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeónalign=center 31,297
MazatlánMazatlán, SinaloaMazatlánalign=center 20,195
MonterreyGuadalupe, Nuevo LeónBBVAalign=center 53,500
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoriaalign=center 23,851
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgoalign=center 25,922
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémocalign=center 51,726
QuerétaroQuerétaro, QuerétaroCorregidoraalign=center 34,107
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCoronaalign=center 29,101
TijuanaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaCalientealign=center 31,158
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díezalign=center 27,273
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitarioalign=center 41,886
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitarioalign=center 58,445

Personnel and kits

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s)
FrontOther
AméricaSantiago Baños André Jardine Henry MartínNikeCaliente
AtlasJosé Riestra Beñat San José Aldo RochaCharlyCaliente
Atlético San LuisJacobo Payán Espinosa Domènec Torrent Javier GüémezSporelliCanel's
Cruz AzulVíctor Velázquez Martín Anselmi Ignacio RiveroPirmaCemento Cruz Azul
GuadalajaraAmaury Vergara Óscar García Víctor GuzmánPumaCaliente
JuárezAndrés Fassi Martín VariniSporelliNone
LeónJesús Martínez Murguia Eduardo Berizzo Andrés GuardadoCharlyCementos Fortaleza
MazatlánMauricio Lanz González Víctor Manuel Vucetich Jefferson IntriagoPirmaCaliente
MonterreyJosé Antonio Noriega[3] Martín Demichelis Héctor MorenoPumaCodere
NecaxaErnesto Tinajero Flores Nicolás Larcamón Alexis PeñaPirmaRolcar
PachucaArmando Martínez Patiño Guillermo Almada Gustavo CabralCharlyCementos Fortaleza
PueblaManuel Jiménez García Pablo Guede Diego de BuenPirmaCaliente
QuerétaroJuan Olvera Mauro Gerk Kevin EscamillaKeukaPedigree
Santos LagunaAleco Irarragorri Kalb Fernando Ortiz Carlos AcevedoCharlySoriana
TijuanaJorge Hank Inzunsa Juan Carlos Osorio Christian RiveraCharlyCaliente
TolucaArturo Pérez Arredondo Renato Paiva Alexis VegaNew BalanceRoshfrans
UANLMauricio Culebro Veljko Paunović Guido PizarroAdidasCemex
UNAM Gustavo Lema Lisandro MagallánNikeDHL

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition
in table
Ref.
Pre-Apertura changes
Atlético San Luis Gustavo LealSacked29 April 2024 Domènec Torrent15 May 2024Pre–season[4] [5]
Tijuana Miguel HerreraSacked1 May 2024 Juan Carlos Osorio24 May 2024[6] [7]
Mazatlán Gilberto Adame (Interim) End of tenure as caretaker7 May 2024 Víctor Manuel Vucetich7 May 2024[8]
Puebla Andrés CarevicSacked8 May 2024 José Manuel de la Torre22 May 2024[9] [10]
UANL Robert SiboldiSacked5 June 2024 Veljko Paunović9 June 2024[11] [12]
Apertura changes
MonterreySacked 6 August 2024 Nicolás Sánchez (Interim)6 August 20244th
Monterrey Nicolás Sánchez (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker18 August 2024 Martín Demichelis18 August 20241st[13]
León Jorge BavaSacked1 September 2024 Eduardo Berizzo7 September 202416th[14] [15]
Guadalajara Fernando GagoMutual agreement10 October 2024 Arturo Ortega (Interim)10 October 20249th[16] [17]
Necaxa Eduardo FentanesSacked28 October 2024 Luis Padilla (Interim)28 October 202413th[18]
Juárez Maurício Barbieri29 October 2024 Salvador Valero (Interim)29 October 202417th[19]
Pre–Clausura changes
Santos Laguna Ignacio AmbrízResigned11 November 2024 Fernando Ortiz23 November 2024Pre–season[20] [21]
Puebla José Manuel de la TorreSacked14 November 2024 Pablo Guede2 December 2024[22] [23]
Guadalajara Arturo Ortega (Interim)End of tenure as caretaker22 November 2024 Óscar García2 December 2024[24] [25]
Necaxa Luis Padilla (Interim)26 November 2024 Nicolás Larcamón26 November 2024[26]
Juárez Salvador Valero (Interim)29 November 2024 Martín Varini29 November 2024[27]
Clausura changes

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2024 is the first tournament of the season and began on 5 July 2024. The defending champions are América. The season was paused in mid-July due to the 2024 Leagues Cup and resumed on 23 August.

Results

Teams will play every other team once (either at home or away), completing a total of 17 rounds.

Regular season statistics

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=11 PaulinhoTolucaalign=center rowspan=113
align=center rowspan=12 Ángel SepúlvedaCruz Azulalign=center rowspan=19
align=center rowspan=23 Sergio CanalesMonterreyalign=center rowspan=28
Henry MartínAmérica
align=center rowspan=35 André-Pierre GignacUANLalign=center rowspan=37
Óscar EstupiñánJuárez
Carlos RotondiCruz Azul
align=center rowspan=28 Germán BerterameMonterreyalign=center rowspan=26
Giorgos GiakoumakisCruz Azul
align=center rowspan=1210 Rodrigo AguirreAméricaalign=center rowspan=125
Roberto AlvaradoGuadalajara
Jesús R. AnguloToluca
Jhonder CádizLeón
Diber CambindoNecaxa
Cade CowellGuadalajara
Lorenzo FaravelliCruz Azul
César HuertaUNAM
Christian RiveraTijuana
Ignacio RiveroCruz Azul
Salomón RondónPachuca
Sébastien Salles-LamongeAtlético San Luis
align=center 10align=center colspan=2 playersalign=center 1-->

Source: Liga MX

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
align=center rowspan=21 Henry MartínAméricaalign=center rowspan=26
Luis RomoCruz Azul
align=center rowspan=33 PaulinhoTolucaalign=center rowspan=35
José ParadelaNecaxa
Carlos RodríguezCruz Azul
align=center rowspan=106 Roberto AlvaradoGuadalajaraalign=center rowspan=104
Jesús R. AnguloToluca
Sebastián CórdovaUANL
Raymundo FulgencioAtlas
Jesús GallardoToluca
Giorgos GiakoumakisCruz Azul
Luis NájeraAtlético San Luis
Lucas OcamposMonterrey
Ralph OrquinJuárez
Carlos RotondiCruz Azul
align=center align=center colspan=260 playersalign=center 1
Source: Soccerway

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Kevin MierCruz Azul9
2 Raúl RangelGuadalajara8
Hugo GonzálezMazatlán
4 Julio GonzálezUNAM6
Tiago VolpiToluca
Esteban AndradaMonterrey
7 Alfonso BlancoLeón5
Camilo VargasAtlas
Ezequiel UnsainNecaxa
10 Nahuel GuzmánUANL4
Luis MalagónAmérica0
Source: FBRef

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor Against Result Date Round
Jesús AnguloTolucaNecaxa3–1 (A)27 October 202414
Salomón RondónPachucaNecaxa6–2 (H)2 November 202415
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Scoring

Discipline

Player
Team

Source: Liga MX

Attendance

Highest and lowest

Highest attendedLowest attended
Week Home Score Away AttendanceHome Score Away Attendance
1 UANL 1–0 Necaxa 40,371 Juárez 2–2 Atlas 7,046
2 Monterrey 0–4 Cruz Azul 45,957 Mazatlán 2–2 Atlético San Luis 9,147
3 UANL 1–0 América 41,615 Puebla 2–2 León 7,883
4 Monterrey 2–1 Querétaro 39,932 Puebla 1–2 Atlas 10,847
5 UANL 1–1 Guadalajara 41,615 Mazatlán 3–0 Pachuca 9,095
6 Monterrey 1–2 Toluca 43,150 Mazatlán 1–1 Puebla 8,357
7 UANL 1–0 Atlético San Luis 40,263 Puebla 2–1 Querétaro 8,266
8 Monterrey 3–2 Juárez 36,441 Mazatlán 0–0 Necaxa 7,247
9 Monterrey 0–0 Mazatlán 43,721 Puebla 2–3 Pachuca 7,676
10 UANL 2–2 León 39,834 Puebla 2–3 Juárez 5,147
11 Guadalajara2–3 Atlas 40,846 Santos Laguna 0–2 Juárez 7,341
12 Monterrey 4–2 UANL 51,983 Juárez 2–3 León 8,235
13 Monterrey 0–0 UNAM40,959 Santos Laguna 1–1 Pachuca 6,531
14 UNAM 0–2 Cruz Azul 37,576 Santos Laguna 0–0 Mazatlán 6,096
15 Monterrey 4–0 Atlas 40,381 Pachuca 6–2 Necaxa 5,541
16 UANL 2–1 Toluca 40,830 Juárez 1–1 Tijuana 6,098
17 Monterrey 2–1 León 41,874 Pachuca 0–1 Juárez 5,879

Source: Liga MX

Final phase – Apertura 2024

See main article: Apertura 2024 Liga MX 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.

Semi-finals

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura tournament will begin in January 2025.

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 will be used to establish the payment of fines that will be used for the development of the clubs of the silver circuit.[28]

Per Article 24 of the competition regulations, the payment of $MXN160 million will be 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 will be paid by the sixteenth team in the table,[29] as of the 2021–22 season the remaining $MXN80 million will be paid through the financial remnants generated by the Liga MX itself.[30] The team that finishes last on the table will start the following season with a coefficient of zero. If the last ranked team, which was Tijuana, repeats as the last ranked team in the 2024–25 season coefficient table, they will be fined an additional $MXN20 million.

width=28
width=150Teamwidth=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=45width=45width=50
width=45
Fine
1América3834403527017485+83align=center rowspan=4Safe from paying any fine
2Monterrey3540333231017185+69
3UANL3025303134015085+48
4Toluca2732213235014785+60
500002602917–1
6Cruz Azul2424173342014085+19align=center rowspan=2Safe from $MXN80 & 47 million fine
7Guadalajara2234273125013985+28
Safe from $MXN80 million fine FFFFBB-->8Pachuca3231222913012785+8
9UNAM1418282731011885+5
10León2230232418011785+3
11Atlético San Luis1819231630010685–11
12Santos Laguna3319231510010085–29
13Querétaro0019241205551–28
14Necaxa191415271509085–29
15Atlas132117142208785–35
16Puebla22202551408685–41MXN$33 million
17Juárez191518161708585.0000–40MXN$47 million
18Mazatlán17722161407685–35MXN$80 million

Rules for fine payment: 1) Fine coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points
F = Team will have to pay fine indicated
Source: Liga MX

Aggregate tables

2024 aggregate table

The 2024 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Clausura 2024 and Apertura 2024 seasons) is used to determine the seedings for the 2025 Leagues Cup.

2024–25 aggregate table

The 2024–25 aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura 2024 and Clausura 2025 seasons) is used to determine the participants for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The league champions with more points at the end of the Apertura 2024 and Clausura 2025 seasons qualifies directly to the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16. The league champions with fewer points at the end of the season qualifies for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round. In addition, the Apertura runners-up, Clausura runners-up, and the next two best ranked teams also qualify for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup first round. The first place club also receives US$1 million in prize money and a recognition at the 2025 Balón de Oro.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loyola . Kelvin . FIFA clarifies Estadio Azteca situation . Bolavip . 24 June 2024 . 6 April 2024.
  2. Web site: América confirma sede en Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes para el Torneo Apertura 2024; estos son sus rivales como local . Infobae . 10 July 2024 . es . 4 July 2024.
  3. Web site: 'Tato' Noriega es anunciado como el nuevo presidente de Rayados. 26 October 2022. 27 October 2022. tudn.com. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Gustavo Leal deja de ser entrenador del Atlético de San Luis tras el Clausura 2024. Gustavo Leal stops being managerr of Atlético de San Luis after Clausura 2024 . Milenio . 24 June 2024 . es . 29 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Vertelney . Seth . Former NYCFC boss Torrent takes charge of Liga MX side San Luis . Pro Soccer Wire . 9 June 2024 . 15 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Velasco . Francisco . Miguel Herrera out as Club Tijuana head coach after disastrous season . East Village Times . 24 June 2024 . 1 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Velasco . Francisco . Juan Carlos Osorio named as new Tijuana Xolos manager . East Village Times . 24 June 2024 . 24 May 2024.
  8. Web site: ¡Oficial! Víctor Manuel Vucetich es nuevo director técnico del Mazatlán. Official! Víctor Manuel Vucetich is the new manager of Mazatlán . RÉCORD . 24 June 2024 . es . 7 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Puebla despide a Andrés Carevic en medio de acusaciones de retener el sueldo a sus jugadores . Puebla fires Andrés Carevic amid accusations of withholding the salaries of his players . Infobae . 24 June 2024 . es . 7 May 2024.
  10. Web site: Puebla anuncia a 'Chepo' de la Torre como su nuevo director técnico . Puebla announces 'Chepo' de la Torre as its new coach . TUDN . 24 June 2024 . es . 22 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Why didn’t coach Robert Dante Siboldi continue with Tigres? . eseuro . 24 June 2024 . 5 June 2024.
  12. Web site: Paunovic in line to take charge of Tigres UANL . Xinhua . 24 June 2024 . 6 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Rayados hace oficial la llegada de Martín Demichelis como director técnico. 18 August 2024. TUDN. es.
  14. Web site: Jorge Bava es despedido de León después de los malos resultados en el Apertura 2024 . RÉCORD . 5 November 2024 . es . 1 September 2024.
  15. Web site: Jorge Bava es despedido de León después de los malos resultados en el Apertura 2024 . FOX Sports México . 5 November 2024 . es . 7 September 2024.
  16. Web site: Oficial: Fernando Gago deja a Chivas y apunta a Boca Juniors . ESPN México . 5 November 2024 . es . 10 October 2024.
  17. Web site: Arturo Ortega to Remain in Charge of Chivas . Footboom . 5 November 2024 . 17 October 2024.
  18. Web site: Eduardo Fentanes es destituido como DT del Necaxa . El Informador . 5 November 2024 . es . 28 October 2024.
  19. Web site: ¡Oficial! Mauricio Barbieri deja de ser técnico de FC Juárez . RÉCORD . 5 November 2024 . es . 29 October 2024.
  20. Web site: Nacho Ambriz renuncia a su cargo como técnico de Santos Laguna . RÉCORD . 19 November 2024 . es . 11 November 2024.
  21. Web site: Fernando Ortiz llega a Santos como nuevo director técnico . ESPN México . 3 December 2024 . es . 23 November 2024.
  22. Web site: ¡Adiós 'Chepo'! Puebla decide no continuar con José Manuel de la Torre como su DT . RÉCORD . 19 November 2024 . es . 14 November 2024.
  23. Web site: Puebla confirma a Pablo Guede como su nuevo entrenador de cara al Clausura 2025 . RÉCORD . 3 December 2024 . es . 2 December 2024.
  24. Web site: Chivas: Arturo Ortega deja el puesto como director técnico . ESPN México . 3 December 2024 . es . 22 November 2024.
  25. Web site: Alumno de Johan Cruyff llega a las Chivas; Óscar García será el nuevo director técnico . El Informador . 3 December 2024 . es . 2 December 2024.
  26. Web site: Necaxa anuncia a Nicolás Larcamón, oficial . ESPN México . 3 December 2024 . es . 26 November 2024.
  27. Web site: Martín Varini Surprises with Move to FC Juárez: "I’m Motivated to Compete on Large Stages in Football" . Footboom . 3 December 2024 . 29 November 2024.
  28. Web site: Liga MX. Éste será el castigo para últimos lugares del descenso. 6 October 2020. Grupo Milenio. 29 May 2023.
  29. https://s3.amazonaws.com/lmxwebsite/docs/Reglamentos/Competencia/1_LIGA_MX/11_LIGA_MX_1_20190722101600.pdf Liga BBVA
  30. Web site: Flores Aldana . Omar . Liga MX aprueba descuento para multas a los peores equipos de la porcentual . ESPN México . 25 June 2021 . es . 24 May 2021.