This weekend marks the start of a new Liga MX tournament, the Apertura 2025, kicking off the 2025\u201326 season. It will be the 114th top-flight tournament and the 59th under the short tournament format.
The tournament will begin on July 11 and run through December, although the exact date of the final has yet to be determined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The format will remain the same as in recent editions: the Play-In will still be used (though it will be removed for the Clausura 2026), and there will be no relegation. The only change is to the Youth Player Rule, which has increased from 1,000 to 1,170 minutes per team. Additionally, the requirements for foreign reinforcements will be stricter, with more demanding criteria for players coming into the league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike other Mexican football markets, this one hasn\u2019t seen major high-profile signings, though there have been plenty of coaching changes. The player grabbing all the headlines is Aaron Ramsey, the new reinforcement for Pumas. Ecuadorian forward Jordy Caicedo will not return to Atlas and will continue in Sporting Gij\u00f3n (Spain). The other Jalisco-based team, Chivas, signed Richard Ledezma from PSV, Bryan Gonz\u00e1lez from Pachuca, and Efra\u00edn \u00c1lvarez from Tijuana, as well as Argentine coach Gabriel Milito. However, they lost Mateo Ch\u00e1vez (AZ Alkmaar), V\u00edctor Guzm\u00e1n (Pachuca), and Fernando Beltr\u00e1n (Le\u00f3n). This weekend marks the start of a new Liga MX tournament, the Apertura 2025, kicking off the 2025\u201326 season. It will be the 114th top-flight tournament and the 59th under the short tournament format. The tournament will begin on July 11 and run through December, although the exact date of the final has yet to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[93],"tags":[171],"class_list":["post-43281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liga-mx","tag-soccer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
The 34-year-old Welsh midfielder, with a past at clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, Nice, and Rangers, arrives from Cardiff City in his home country, where he spent the last two years and even acted as interim manager in the final matches, but was unable to prevent relegation to England\u2019s third division.
For now, he is Pumas\u2019 only official signing, though names like Kevin Viveros, H\u00e9ctor Moreno, Alan Montes, and \u00c1lvaro Angulo are being rumored. Departures include Lisandro Magall\u00e1n, Michell Rodr\u00edguez, Ricardo Galindo, Ali \u00c1vila, Rogelio Funes Mori, and most notably, goalkeeper Alex Padilla, who returns to Athletic Bilbao.
Reigning champions Toluca retained Pau L\u00f3pez after his loan ended and strengthened their midfield with 24-year-old Argentine Nicol\u00e1s Castro, who comes from Spain\u2019s second division side Elche. The \u2018Diablos Rojos\u2019 reportedly paid close to $5 million for him.
Meanwhile, Am\u00e9rica will try to reclaim the Liga MX<\/a> throne and has already added champion Isa\u00edas Violante, a 21-year-old player. They also signed Alexis Guti\u00e9rrez and are rumored to be pursuing two standout players: Denis Bouanga, a Gabonese forward from Los Angeles FC, and Diego Luna, an American midfielder from Real Salt Lake.
Departures for the \u2018\u00c1guilas\u2019 include Dutchman Javair\u00f4 Dilrosun\u2014who has now joined Los Angeles FC for the Club World Cup\u2014and Chilean Diego Vald\u00e9s, who will play for V\u00e9lez Sarsfield in Argentina.
One team yet to announce any signings\u2014but expected to make a big splash\u2014is Cruz Azul. Now coached by Nicol\u00e1s Larcam\u00f3n, rumors surrounding Luka Jovi\u0107 are gaining traction. The 27-year-old Serbian striker, currently at AC Milan and formerly of Real Madrid, could don the blue jersey.
For that to happen, they\u2019ll likely need to offload players, especially foreigners. Potential departures include Gabriel \u2018Toro\u2019 Fern\u00e1ndez, Giorgios Giakoumakis, Carlos Rotondi, Gonzalo Piovi, Erik Lira, Charly Rodr\u00edguez, Carlos Vargas, and Kevin Mier. On the incoming side, Jos\u00e9 Paradela, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, and Jeremy M\u00e1rquez are all being linked, with M\u00e1rquez appearing to be the closest.
Grupo Pachuca used its network of clubs for a triple shuffle. Salom\u00f3n Rond\u00f3n has been officially announced as a new signing for Real Oviedo in Spain, who have just been promoted to La Liga.
His replacement at Pachuca is fellow Venezuelan Jhonder C\u00e1diz, who leaves Club Le\u00f3n after scoring eight goals. It\u2019s also rumored that Alem\u00e3o, previously at Oviedo, will move to Le\u00f3n. \u2018La Fiera\u2019 also lost Steven Mendoza, who transferred to Athletico Paranaense.
Returning to the \u2018Tuzos\u2019, they are one of the teams that made the most signings, including Gast\u00f3n Torni, Avil\u00e9s Hurtado, V\u00edctor Guzm\u00e1n, Kenedy, and Agust\u00edn Palavecino, among others. Several of them have already made their debut in the recent Club World Cup and are ready to start the . <\/p>\n\n\n\nOther transfers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Rayados brought back Johan Rojas and signed Uruguayan goalkeeper Santiago Mele. However, reports suggest that coach Dom\u00e8nec Torrent did not request his signing, and the club may now consider loaning him out. Roberto de la Rosa is also leaving but won\u2019t be considered by Pachuca, who owns his rights, and may join Le\u00f3n.
The other Monterrey club, Tigres, has not made any moves yet but is reportedly preparing a major signing.
Necaxa, which lost key players like Palavecino and Rojas, and may soon part ways with Jos\u00e9 Paradela as well, has only confirmed the signing of Spanish midfielder Ra\u00fal S\u00e1nchez from Castell\u00f3n. The club also hired Argentine coach Fernando Gago following his controversial exit from Chivas and a poor spell at Boca Juniors. <\/p>\n\n\n\nApertura MX 2025 Main Candidates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Toluca <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Am\u00e9rica <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Cruz Azul <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Betting Odds Apertura MX 2025 Winner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Am\u00e9rica +300 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Toluca +450 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Monterrey +600 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Cruz Azul +600 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Tigres +600 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Pachuca +750 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Guadalajara +1200 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Pumas +2000 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Le\u00f3n +3300<\/em><\/td><\/tr> Necaxa +3500 <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n