Playoff-bound FC Juarez to Close 2025 Apertura Against Queretaro
With seeding on the line for the Liguilla, FC Juarez prepares to finish its most successful regular season against Queretaro. The match will take place at 6 p.m. MT at Estadio Benito Juárez.
The Bravos currently hold seventh place and are guaranteed at least a spot in the play-in tournament starting next week. However, the final game will determine their playoff seeding.
League Context and Standings
[translate: Liga MX] is Mexico’s top professional soccer league, the equivalent of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States but with a history 50 years longer. Toluca claimed the 2025 Clausura title in May and enters this final regular-season game behind Cruz Azul, which holds second place.
Playoff Format and Stakes
The [translate: Liga MX] playoff format for the 2025 Apertura resembles the NBA structure:
- The top six teams qualify automatically for the playoffs.
- Teams placed seventh through tenth compete in a two-round play-in tournament to fill the remaining playoff spots.
To advance directly as the sixth seed, Juarez must defeat Querétaro, hope Guadalajara Chivas loses at home to Monterrey on November 8, and overcome a four-goal deficit in goal differential against Chivas.
If Juarez wins but the other conditions do not align, they will be seeded seventh and host a home play-in game, needing just one win to progress. Conversely, a loss could drop them between eighth and tenth seed.
“FC Juarez will try to finish off its best regular season ever in good fashion when it takes on Querétaro.”
Summary: FC Juarez aims to secure a higher playoff seed in Liga MX's 2025 Apertura by beating Querétaro, with multiple scenarios influencing their postseason path.
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