América Leads Liga MX After Six Rounds of Apertura 2026
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Club América leads the Apertura 2026 table with 16 points after five wins and one draw, remaining the tournament’s only unbeaten team.
- Toluca and Tijuana follow on 13 points, while Atlas, Chivas, Querétaro, León and Puebla occupy the rest of the direct quarterfinal qualification places.
- Juárez sits last with no points after six defeats and a minus-16 goal difference.
Club América finished the sixth round of Mexico’s Apertura 2026 as the league leader and the tournament’s only unbeaten team.
The Águilas have 16 points from five victories and one draw. They have scored 12 goals and conceded two, giving them a plus-10 goal difference.
Toluca and the Tijuana Xolos are next with 13 points each. Toluca holds the advantage on goal difference at plus eight. Atlas follows in fourth with 12 points, while Chivas has 11.
Querétaro FC, León and Puebla complete the top eight, each with 10 points and currently positioned for direct qualification to the quarterfinals. Monterrey and Cruz Azul sit just outside that group in ninth and 10th place with nine points each.
Pumas has eight points in 11th place, followed by Necaxa on seven. Atlético de San Luis and Atlante have six points. Pachuca and Tigres UANL have five apiece. Santos Laguna has one point, while Juárez remains at the bottom after six losses, three goals scored and 19 conceded.
Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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