Apertura 2025: Liga MX officially announces Liguilla dates & times

The Apertura 2025 Liguilla begins this week!
Toluca v Tigres UANL - Torneo Apertura 2025 Liga MX
Toluca v Tigres UANL - Torneo Apertura 2025 Liga MX | Rodrigo Oropeza/GettyImages

The regular season of the Liga MX Apertura 2025 has concluded, and now the Liguilla will begin this week.

The top eight teams in the Liga MX Apertura 2025 table will play in the Liguilla after the Play-in stage saw Tijuana and FC Juárez qualify for the playoffs.

Toluca finished 1st and will take on 8th-place FC Juárez; Tigres, who finished 2nd, play 7th-place Tijuana; Cruz Azul placed 3rd and will play against 6th-place Chivas; Club América placed 4th and will play against Monterrey, who finished 5th.

Liga MX officially announced the dates and times for the Liguilla matchups this week, which includes three matches in one day.

The first leg games will be played in a few days and the second legs will be played on the weekend.

Dates and Times for 2025 Apertura Liguilla

Toluca (1) vs FC Juárez (8)

FC Juárez will host Toluca in the first leg on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. local time in Mexico City.

The second leg will be played on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Nemesio Diez at 7:05 p.m. local time in Mexico City, Mexico. The match will kick off at 8:05 p.m. ET/ 5:05 p.m. PT.

Club América (4) vs Monterrey (5)

For the first leg, on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Monterrey will host América at the Estadio BBVA at 9:05 p.m. local time in Mexico City, Mexico. The match will start at 10:05 p.m. ET/ 7:05 p.m. PT in the United States.

The second leg will be played at the Ciudad de los Deportes on Saturday November 29, 2025, at 5 p.m. local time in Mexico City, Mexico. The match will start at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT in the United States.

Cruz Azul (3) vs Chivas (6)

For the first leg, Chivas will host Cruz Azul at the Estadio Akron on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 8:07 p.m. in Mexico City, Mexico. The match will start at 9:07 p.m. ET/ 6:07 p.m. PT in the United States.

The second leg will see Cruz Azul playing against Chivas at the Olímpico Universitario at 7 p.m. local time in Mexico City, Mexico. The match will kick off at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT in the U.S.

Tigres (2) vs Tijuana (7)

The first leg will kick off at 11 p.m. local time in Mexico City, Mexico, at the Estadio Caliente on November 26, 2025. It will kick off at 12 a.m. ET in the U.S. and at 9 p.m. PT.

The second leg will be played at the Universitario and will kick off at 9:10 p.m. local time in Mexico City, Mexico. The match will be played at 10:10 p.m. ET/ 7:10 p.m. PT in the U.S.

Give us your predictions for the quarterfinals of the 2025 Apertura Liguilla.

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