Playoff-bound FC Juarez to Close 2025 Apertura Against Queretaro
FC Juarez aims to cap its best regular season yet with a strong finish against Queretaro at 6 p.m. MT at Estadio Benito Juárez. The Bravos currently sit seventh and have secured at least a spot in the play-in tournament starting next week, but the final regular-season match still holds important seeding implications.
Liga MX Context and Playoff Format
Liga MX is Mexico's top soccer league and is older than Major League Soccer in the United States by 50 years. Toluca won the 2025 Clausura, which ended in May, and currently stands second behind Cruz Azul going into the last regular-season match of the Apertura.
The 2025 Apertura playoff system resembles the NBA format: the top six teams qualify directly for the playoffs, while teams ranked seven through ten compete in a two-round play-in tournament to secure the final eight-team Liguilla playoff spots.
Seeding Scenarios for FC Juarez
- To finish sixth, Juarez must defeat Queretaro, see Guadalajara Chivas lose at home to Monterey on November 8, and overcome a four-goal differential against Chivas.
- If Juarez wins against Queretaro without this scenario, they will be the seventh seed and host a play-in game they need to win to advance.
- A loss could push Juarez down as low as tenth place.
- The Liguilla rules have the ninth seed hosting the tenth seed, and the winner advances to face the loser of the seven versus eight matchup.
"FC Juarez will try to finish off its best regular season ever in good fashion when it takes on Queretaro at 6 p.m. MT at the Estadio Benito Juárez."
"The Liga MX playoff format for this 2025 Apertura is similar to the NBA, with the top six going straight into the playoffs while seven through ten have a two-round play-in."
Author’s summary: FC Juarez, locked into the postseason, faces Queretaro with a chance to improve its seeding ahead of Liga MX’s play-in tournament shaping the final Liguilla playoffs.