Liga MX Clausura 2023: who’s in, who’s out, playoff places
With one game to go in the Liga MX Clausura season, we look what teams have secured play-off and repechaje places.
With just one matchday remaining, the regular season phase of the Clausura 2023 season is coming to and after the competition kicked-off last January, the month of May is set to reveal who will be crowned Clausura 2023 Mexican champions following the playoff system.
This is set to be the final short season with the ‘repechaje’ system where the top 12 teams (out of a league composed of 18 clubs) advance to the postseason and incredibly the team that finishes 12th in the league, could feasibly be crowned champions.
Clausura 2023: Top Four
We know the names of three of the four teams that have secured a playoff place with one game remaining and after this weekend’s games, table toppers Rayados, Club America and Chivas have punched their tickets for an automatic playoff place. The final spot will be a battle between Toluca (currently in fourth) and 2022 Apertura champions Pachuca with the Red Devils holding a one point advantage over Tuzos.
— Toluca FC (@TolucaFC) April 23, 2023
Repechaje bound
Toluca/Pachuca along with Leon, Tigres and Cruz Azul have all secured a top 12 finish with the other four spaces still to be decided on the final matchday. Atlas, Santos Laguna, Pumas and San Luis currently hold positions 9-12 and are favourites for a place in the repechaje, however, results on the last day still offer Puebla, Xolos and even Juarez all with an outside shot of securing a place in the top 12 with Queretaro ineligible to secure a place in the repechaje.
Clausura 2023: final games
Matchday 16:
- Santos Laguna-Queretaro 23/04
Matchday 17:
- Puebla-Xolos
- Juarez-Club America
- San Luis-Atlas
- Rayados-Pumas
- Chivas-Mazatlán
- Cruz Azul-Santos Laguna
- Toluca-Necaxa
- Querétaro-Pachuca
- León-Tigres