Playoff-bound FC Juárez to Close 2025 Apertura Against Querétaro with Seeding at Stake
With postseason seeding on the line, FC Juárez wraps up its most successful regular season by hosting Querétaro at 6 p.m. MT at Estadio Benito Juárez. The Bravos, currently in seventh place, have already secured at least a play-in berth for the upcoming Liguilla, the Mexican top-flight postseason.
Liga MX Playoff Picture
Liga MX, Mexico’s premier soccer league and one of the oldest in the Americas, functions similarly to the NBA in its postseason format. The top six teams advance directly to the playoffs, while those ranked seventh through tenth compete in a two-round play-in tournament to complete the eight-team Liguilla bracket.
Toluca, winner of the 2025 Clausura held in May, currently sits second behind Cruz Azul entering the final weekend of regular-season play.
Paths to Higher Seeding
For Juárez to climb to sixth place, the club must defeat Querétaro, hope Guadalajara Chivas lose at home to Monterrey on Saturday, November 8, and overcome a four-goal differential gap with Chivas. Otherwise, a win would secure the seventh seed and a home play-in match, while a loss could drop Juárez as low as tenth.
Liguilla Play-In Dynamics
Under the current structure, the ninth seed hosts the tenth seed, with the winner traveling to face the loser of the seventh vs. eighth matchup for the final playoff slot.
"Juárez will try to finish off its best regular season ever in good fashion when it takes on Querétaro."
Author’s summary: FC Juárez aims to cap its best regular season by battling Querétaro for crucial Liguilla seeding in the 2025 Apertura finale.