Toluca captured the Torneo Apertura title with a dramatic victory over Tigres UANL, determined in a 12-round penalty shootout within the 2025 Liga MX closing. After securing one more trophy this 12 months, Los Diablos Rojos joined an unique membership in league historical past with the championship.
After a 1-0 loss within the first leg, Toluca have been pressured to mount a comeback at residence on Sunday. The match initially swung in Tigres’ favor when membership legend André-Pierre Gignac took a free kick within the 14th minute that deflected off Fernando Gorriarán and located the web, leaving the hosts needing two objectives to pressure further time.
Unwilling to go quietly, Toluca pressed ahead and located a breakthrough within the fortieth minute, when Helinho unleashed a thunderous strike to attain the Crimson Devils’ first purpose of the sequence. The Brazilian remained central to the comeback, offering a pinpoint cross from the fitting flank that Paulinho transformed within the 52nd minute to stage the mixture rating.
The match went the total 90 minutes, and regardless of possibilities at each ends throughout further time, neither aspect might discover a winner. The penalty shootout adopted, with all 11 gamers taking a kick. Each goalkeepers, Luis García and Nahuel Guzmán, missed their makes an attempt, and within the twelfth spherical, Ángel Correa did not convert. Alexis Vega then buried the decisive penalty to seal a historic title for Toluca.
Toluca gamers have a good time with the trophy after successful the Torneo Apertura 2025 Liga MX.
By successful the Apertura 2025, Toluca grew to become simply the fourth membership to say back-to-back Liga MX titles because the introduction of quick tournaments in 1996. Beforehand, solely Pumas UNAM, Membership León, and Atlas had completed the feat, putting Toluca amongst an elite group in league historical past.
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Pumas UNAM have been the primary to attain the milestone, asserting their dominance by successful each tournaments in 2004. León later joined them with titles within the Apertura 2013 and Clausura 2014, a run that Atlas replicated within the 2021 and 2022 editions. The subsequent benchmark stays Membership América, the one aspect to win three consecutive Liga MX titles, a feat Toluca will now purpose to problem in 2026.
Toluca attain No. 2 spot amongst Liga MX title winners
Since appointing Antonio “Turco” Mohamed as head coach in December 2024, Toluca have emerged as a powerhouse all through the 2025 calendar 12 months. The Clausura 2025 title got here by way of a 2-0 victory over Membership América, and the dramatic conquer Tigres additional elevated the membership’s standing amongst Liga MX’s most profitable groups.
With this newest championship, Toluca now sit on 12 league titles, tied with Chivas Guadalajara for the second-most in Liga MX historical past. Sitting on the prime with a substantial distinction are Las Aguilas del America, with 16 trophies.
Up to date top-10 checklist of Liga MX winners
Membership América: 16 titles.Guadalajara: 12 titles.Toluca: 12 titles.Cruz Azul: 9 titles.Membership León: 8 titles.Tigres: 8 titles.Pumas UNAM: 7 titles.Pachuca: 7 titles.Santos Laguna: 6 titles.Monterrey: 5 titles.
