FC Juarez Aims to Secure Seeding in Final 2025 Apertura Match
Post-season bound FC Juarez closes out their most successful regular-season campaign facing Queretaro with seeding positions on the line. The Bravos will play at 6 p.m. MT at Estadio Benito Juárez, aiming to finish their best regular season yet on a high note.
Currently sitting in seventh place, FC Juarez is guaranteed at least a spot in the upcoming play-in tournament set to start next week. However, improving their seeding remains a key objective in the final match of the Liga MX Apertura.
Overview of Liga MX and Playoff Format
- Liga MX is Mexico’s top-tier soccer league and is older by 50 years compared to Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Americas.
- The 2025 Clausura season ended in May with Toluca crowned champions; currently, Cruz Azul holds second place entering the final regular-season game.
- This Apertura's playoff system resembles the NBA: the top six teams qualify directly, while teams ranked 7th to 10th compete in a two-round play-in to complete the eight-team Liguilla playoff.
FC Juarez's Path to Sixth Seed
To claim the sixth seed, Juarez must:
- Defeat Queretaro.
- Depend on Chivas Guadalajara losing at home to Monterey on Saturday, November 8.
- Make up a four-goal difference in goal differential against Chivas.
If Juarez wins but conditions for sixth are unmet, they will secure the seventh seed and a home play-in game, where only one win is needed to advance.
A loss in the final game could drop Juarez anywhere between eighth and tenth place.
Play-In Tournament Details
“Under the Liguilla format, the ninth seed hosts the tenth seed with the winner traveling to face the loser of the seventh vs. eighth seed match.”
Summary
FC Juarez concludes its 2025 Apertura campaign aiming to improve playoff seeding, holding the seventh spot with a clear but challenging path to advance higher in the Liga MX system.
Author's Summary
FC Juarez approaches its final regular-season match with strong momentum, targeting a better playoff seed through a critical win and favorable results elsewhere.