Liga MX Apertura 2026 Schedule: Fixtures, Results and Key Dates

Track the Liga MX Apertura 2026 schedule with every Jornada window, completed-round status, next fixtures, rivalry dates and both possible final windows.

Liga MX Apertura 2026 Schedule: Fixtures, Results and Key Dates
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Live schedule snapshot · August 5, 2026

Liga MX Apertura 2026 schedule at a glance

The Apertura 2026 regular season opened July 16 and is scheduled to finish with Jornada 17 on November 20-22. As of August 5, all 27 matches from the first three Jornadas are complete, Leagues Cup is under way, and Liga MX is due to resume with Jornada 4 on August 15.

Tournament start, regular-season finish and final window

Jornada 1July 16-18
Jornada 17Nov. 20-22
QuarterfinalsNov. 25-29
Final windowsDec. 10/13 or 24/27

The later final window is a calendar contingency tied to the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. It is not a second final and should not be treated as the selected date until the participating clubs are known.

What is confirmed as of August 5, 2026

27completed regular-season matches
126future regular-season fixtures
August 15Liga MX resumes with Jornada 4

Those counts come from the site's production schedule snapshot. For any match-level date, time, result or venue after this article's update, use the current Liga MX schedule; future assignments can change.

Apertura 2026 calendar by Jornada

The regular-season calendar contains 153 matches: nine fixtures in each of 17 Jornadas. The round windows below are the official Mexico-date structure and match the production schedule snapshot on August 5.

Every regular-season matchweek window

JornadaDatesStatus on Aug. 5JornadaDates
1July 16-18Complete10Sept. 25-27
2July 21-26Complete11Oct. 9-11
3July 31-Aug. 2Complete12Oct. 16-18
4Aug. 15-17Next13 · doubleOct. 20-21
5Aug. 21-23Upcoming14Oct. 23-25
6Aug. 28-30Upcoming15Oct. 30-Nov. 1
7Sept. 4-6Upcoming16Nov. 6-8
8Sept. 11-13Upcoming17Nov. 20-22
9Sept. 18-20UpcomingFIFA windowsSept. 21-Oct. 6; Nov. 9-17

Round windows are useful for planning, but a match's displayed kickoff may fall on a different viewer-local date after timezone conversion.

Completed rounds and the next Liga MX fixtures

Jornadas 1, 2 and 3 are complete. The next league round is Jornada 4, scheduled across August 15-17 after the opening Leagues Cup phase:

Atlante vs. TolucaAugust 15
Monterrey vs. FC JuárezAugust 15
Atlas vs. TigresAugust 15
Pumas vs. QuerétaroAugust 16
América vs. Atlético de San LuisAugust 16
Santos vs. GuadalajaraAugust 16
Tijuana vs. Cruz AzulAugust 16
Necaxa vs. LeónAugust 17
Pachuca vs. PueblaAugust 17

Open the Liga MX schedule this week or games today before matchday for the current kickoff, venue and status.

Leagues Cup and rivalry dates shape the Apertura schedule

Apertura 2026 starts in bursts rather than a simple weekly run. Three Liga MX rounds were completed before all 18 clubs switched to Leagues Cup, and the league returns before that cross-border competition reaches its September final.

Why Liga MX pauses after Jornada 3

The Leagues Cup first phase is scheduled from August 4 through August 13, with every Liga MX club playing three matches against MLS opposition. That explains the gap between Jornada 3, which ended August 2, and Jornada 4, which starts August 15. It is not a pause through the entire Leagues Cup: quarterfinals, semifinals and the September 6 final can overlap later Liga MX rounds for the clubs that advance.

Leagues Cup 2026 players and tournament branding during the Apertura schedule break
All 18 Liga MX clubs enter Leagues Cup 2026, creating the early-August gap after Jornada 3.

Clásico Nacional, Clásico Regio and other key dates

Sept. 12 · Jornada 8Cruz Azul vs. AméricaClásico Joven
Sept. 13 · Jornada 8Monterrey vs. TigresClásico Regio
Sept. 19 · Jornada 9América vs. GuadalajaraClásico Nacional
Oct. 10 · Jornada 11Atlas vs. GuadalajaraClásico Tapatío

Save a match through the Liga MX calendar, then use the watch planner closer to kickoff. Rivalry dates attract early attention, but venue and broadcast details still deserve a final check.

Apertura 2026 playoffs and schedule-change rules

The regular-season table determines the Liguilla field, but the exact December finish includes a special contingency. The official calendar sets quarterfinals for November 25-29 and semifinals for December 2-6; only the two-leg final can move to the Christmas window.

The conditional December final dates

Default finalDecember 10 and 13

These are the standard first- and second-leg dates in the official calendar.

Toluca contingencyDecember 24 and 27

If Toluca reaches the Liga MX final while fulfilling its FIFA Intercontinental Cup commitment, the title series moves to the later window.

Until the finalists are known, both windows are part of the schedule. Follow the Liguilla page and live standings rather than booking around one assumed final date.

Recheck kickoff time, venue and TV before every match

Official date

Confirm that the match remains in the same Jornada window.

Viewer-local time

Use the converted live listing, especially for late Mexico kickoffs.

Stadium

Check the latest venue before tickets or transport.

TV and streaming

Assignments vary by home club, service and country.

The Liga MX TV schedule is the last stop before watching. It is more useful on matchday than a static June calendar because rights and channels are attached to individual home teams.

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