The Apertura 2025 Liga MX final phase was played between 20 November and 14 December 2025. A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2025 Liga MX season.
For the fifth straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four. The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.
Toluca won their second straight title after defeating UANL on penalty kicks. As winners, Toluca will face the Clausura 2026 champion in the 2026 Campeón de Campeones.
The following teams qualified for the championship stage.
In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943âÂÂ44 to 1995âÂÂ96).
The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.
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The first legs were played on 26âÂÂ27 November 2025, and the second legs were played on 29âÂÂ30 November 2025. <section begin=Quarter-finals/>
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Toluca won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
UANL won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
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3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Toluca advanced due to being the higher seeded club.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. UANL advanced due to being the higher seeded club.
The first leg was played on 11 December 2025, and the second leg will be played on 14 December 2025. <section begin=Finals/>
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2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Toluca won 9âÂÂ8 on penalty kicks.
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