Why history is on Rayados’ side against América (just)
America and Rayados, who meet in the playoffs this week, have already faced each other several times in the Liga MX postseason.
Club América and Monterrey square off in the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2025 playoffs this week, marking the eighth time these two powerhouses have been drawn together in Liga MX’s postseason since the introduction of short tournaments.
Who has won more playoff series?
Historically, it’s been a tightly contested postseason rivalry, with Monterrey holding a slight edge: Rayados have four series wins to América’s three. Most of those matchups have come in the semifinals, and they’ve even battled twice for the championship.
The only other time they met in the quarterfinals was during the Apertura 2009, when Monterrey advanced with a 2-1 aggregate score - and went on to lift the trophy that season.
Their most recent postseason duels were in finals, splitting the honors. Monterrey claimed the Apertura 2019 crown after a dramatic penalty shootout, while América captured the Apertura 2024 title less than a year ago, edging the northern side 3-2 to complete a historic three-peat.
For this edition, André Jardine’s América holds the tiebreak advantage in case of an aggregate draw, thanks to finishing higher in the regular-season table. América closed in fourth place, Monterrey in fifth.
IT’S MATCHDAYYY!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
— Rayados English (@WeAreRayados) November 26, 2025
The Liguilla starts today! ⚽️ Let's go! 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/oeslkc4Wr1
Playoff history between América and Monterrey:
- Quarterfinals - Apertura 2009
Monterrey 2-1 América
- Semifinals - Clausura 2012
Monterrey 2-0 América
- Semifinals - Clausura 2013
América 4-3 Monterrey
- Semifinals - Apertura 2014
América 3-0 Monterrey
- Semifinals - Clausura 2016
Monterrey 4-3 América
- Final - Apertura 2019
Monterrey 3-3 América (Monterrey wins on pens)
- Final - Apertura 2024
América 3-2 Monterrey
América vs Monterrey: Apertura 2025 quarterfinal schedule
The first leg, hosted by Monterrey at Estadio BBVA, kicks off Wednesday, November 26, at 10:00 p.m. ET. The return leg is set for Saturday, November 29, at 6:00 p.m. ET at América’s Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes.
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