The Liga MX Clausura 2026 regular phase is over and the Liguilla seedings are locked. Pumas UNAM finished as Tabla General champions on goal difference (+17), level on 36 points with Guadalajara. Cruz Azul (33), Pachuca (31), Toluca (30), Atlas (26), Tigres UANL (25) and Club América (25) round out the qualified eight that go directly into the Quarterfinals. Tijuana (9th) and León (10th) are out for this cycle.
Below is the final Clausura 2026 Liga MX Tabla General. Liguilla qualification, seedings, and the path to the title were all set from this table. Cruz Azul (3rd seed) beat Pumas UNAM (1st seed) 2-1 on aggregate in the Final to win the half-season.
Clausura 2026 standings
Clausura 2026 Liguilla bracket
For Clausura 2026 only, Liga MX has dropped the Reclassification (Repechaje) round because the 2026 FIFA World Cup compresses the calendar. The top eight in the Tabla General advance directly into two-legged Quarterfinals, with the lower seed hosting the first leg and the higher seed hosting the return. Tijuana (9th) and León (10th) finished in what would normally be play-in positions but are eliminated this cycle. The standard top-six-plus-Reclassification format is expected to return in Apertura 2026.
The four Quarterfinal pairings: 1 Pumas UNAM vs 8 Club América, 2 Guadalajara vs 7 Tigres UANL, 3 Cruz Azul vs 6 Atlas, and 4 Pachuca vs 5 Toluca. First legs run May 3-4; second legs are May 10-11. For the team-by-team market read and the latest Clausura 2026 title odds, see our outright page, and for the top scorers and Golden Boot race, visit the goal leaders page.
Liga MX format explained
Liga MX operates on a split-season calendar. Each campaign year is divided into two independent half-seasons: the Apertura (roughly July to December) and the Clausura (roughly January to May). Each half-season consists of 17 jornadas played across 18 clubs in a round-robin format. The regular-season table determines seedings for the Liguilla, which crowns that half-season’s champion through two-legged knockout ties from the quarter-finals onward.
This structure means Liga MX produces two champions per calendar year — one for each half-season. It also means the standings reset entirely between the Apertura and Clausura, so a side that struggles in one half gets a clean slate in the next. The Clausura 2026 runs through approximately late May, when the Liguilla knockouts begin. Note that the Clausura 2026 cycle is running in a compressed format because of the 2026 World Cup: the top eight qualify directly to the Quarterfinals, with no Reclassification round. Apertura 2026 is expected to revert to the standard top-six-plus-Reclassification format.