2024–25 Club Universidad Nacional season

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.

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

Players

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As of 24 June 2024[1]

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

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

Competitions

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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

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League table

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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

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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

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Group stage

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West 1

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

Knockout stage

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

References

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  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.