Playoff-bound FC Juarez to close 2025 Apertura against Queretaro with seeding at stake

Playoff-bound FC Juarez to Finish 2025 Apertura Against Queretaro

FC Juarez is set to conclude its most successful regular season ever in the Liga MX 2025 Apertura by facing Queretaro. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. MT at Estadio Benito Juárez, with playoff seeding still on the line.

Current Standings and Stakes

The Bravos currently hold seventh place, guaranteeing at least a play-in tournament spot starting next week. However, the final match will determine their exact seeding for the Liguilla playoffs.

Liga MX Structure and Context

Liga MX, Mexico's top-tier soccer league, is roughly 50 years older than Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States. Toluca won the 2025 Clausura tournament, which ended in May, and currently sits second behind Cruz Azul heading into the final regular-season matches of this Apertura.

Playoff Format

The 2025 Apertura playoff format resembles the NBA’s system:

The top six teams advance directly to the playoffs.
Teams ranked 7th through 10th compete in a two-round play-in tournament to finalize the eight-team Liguilla playoff.

FC Juarez’s Path to Sixth Place

To claim sixth place, Juarez must:

Defeat Queretaro.
Hope Guadalajara Chivas lose at home to Monterey on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Make up a four-goal difference in goal differential against Chivas.

Seeding Scenarios

If Juarez wins but the other conditions aren’t met, they will be seeded seventh and host a home play-in game, needing just one win to advance. A loss could drop Juarez in the standings anywhere from eighth to tenth place.

"Under the Liguilla format, the ninth seed hosts the tenth, with the winner traveling to face the loser of the match between seventh and eighth seeds."

Summary: FC Juarez enters its final 2025 Apertura match with playoff seeding on the line, aiming to secure a higher seed by winning against Queretaro and relying on other key results.

El Paso Times — 2025-11-07