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2024–25 Club Universidad Nacional season

Club Universidad Nacional
2024–25 season
PresidentLuis Raúl González Pérez
ManagerGustavo Lema
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Universitario
Liga MXTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Leagues CupRound of 16

The 2024–25 season is the seventy-first season for Club Universidad Nacional in the Primera División, the top flight of professional club football in Mexico. The team is under the management of Gustavo Lema in his first full season as manager of UNAM.

Players

As of 12 December 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX Julio González
2 DF Mexico MEX Pablo Bennevendo
3 DF Mexico MEX Ricardo Galindo
4 DF Argentina ARG Lisandro Magallán (captain)
5 DF Spain ESP Rubén Duarte
6 DF Brazil BRA Nathan Silva
7 MF Mexico MEX Rodrigo López
8 MF Colombia COL José Caicedo
9 FW Mexico MEX Guillermo Martínez
10 MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Suárez
12 MF Mexico MEX César Huerta
13 DF Mexico MEX Pablo Monroy
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Mexico MEX Jesús Rivas
15 MF Mexico MEX Ulises Rivas
17 MF Mexico MEX Jorge Ruvalcaba
19 FW Mexico MEX Alí Ávila (on loan from Monterrey)
20 MF Mexico MEX Santiago Trigos
21 MF Mexico MEX Michell Rodríguez (on loan from Monterrey)
22 DF Uruguay URU Robert Ergas
23 FW Argentina ARG Ignacio Pussetto
27 MF Peru PER Piero Quispe
29 FW Mexico MEX Rogelio Funes Mori
33 GK Mexico MEX Gil Alcalá

Competitions

In addition to league play, UNAM will also participate in several cup competitions. In July and August, Liga MX play will halt for the Leagues Cup, an continental competition with Major League Soccer clubs hosted in Canada and the United States.[2]

Apertura 2024

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Toluca 17 10 5 2 38 16 +22 35 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
3 UANL 17 10 4 3 25 15 +10 34
4 UNAM 17 9 4 4 21 13 +8 31
5 Monterrey 17 9 4 4 26 19 +7 31
6 Atlético San Luis 17 9 3 5 27 19 +8 30
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 1 0 5 2  +3 4 1 0 0 4 1  +3 0 1 0 1 1  0

Last updated: 7 July 2024.
Source: Liga MX

Leagues Cup

Group stage

West 1

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUS UNM MTY
1 United States Austin FC 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mexico UNAM 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 −1 2 2–3
3 Mexico Monterrey 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1 0–2 1–1
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 July 2024 1 UNAM Mexico 2–3 United States Austin FC Austin, United States
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Referee: Julio Luna
2 August 2024 2 Monterrey Mexico 1–1
(0–3 p)
Mexico UNAM Austin, United States
20:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Referee: Walter López
Penalties

Knockout stage

7 August Round of 32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Mexico UNAM Vancouver, Canada
Stadium: BC Place
12 August Round of 16 Seattle Sounders FC United States 4–0 Mexico UNAM Seattle, United States
Report Stadium: Lumen Field

References

  1. ^ "Plantilla Universidad Nacional". Liga MX. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cardenas, Felipe (31 January 2024). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup changes to reduce travel, add regional hubs". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 January 2024.