Playoff-bound FC Juarez to Close 2025 Apertura Against Queretaro with Seeding at Stake
With seeding on the line for the [translate:Liguilla], post-season bound FC Juarez ends its most successful regular-season campaign facing Queretaro. The Bravos, currently seventh, have already secured a spot in the upcoming play-in tournament but aim to finish their best season strongly.
FC Juarez will play Querétaro at 6 p.m. MT at Estadio Benito Juárez. The team wants to improve its seeding position, which affects playoff advantages.
[translate:Liga MX] is Mexico's top professional soccer league and is older than the American [translate:MLS] by 50 years. Toluca won the 2025 Clausura, ending in May, and sits second behind Cruz Azul as the regular season concludes.
Playoff Format and Stakes
The 2025 Apertura playoff system resembles the NBA's: the top six teams enter the playoffs directly, while seeds seven through ten compete in a two-round play-in for the final spots in the eight-team [translate:Liguilla].
- To secure sixth place, Juarez must beat Querétaro, hope Guadalajara Chivas lose at home to Monterey on November 8, and overcome a four-goal deficit in goal difference.
- If Juarez wins but conditions aren't met, they will be the 7th seed and host a home play-in game, needing only one win to advance.
- A loss in the final game could see Juarez drop from eighth to tenth place.
"The Bravos come into the game in seventh place, assured of at least making the play-in tournament that begins next week, but there is seeding at stake in the final game of the regular season."
Author's summary: FC Juarez aims to finish its best season strongly by securing a higher playoff seed against Querétaro, with key scenarios hinging on other teams' results.
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