Toluca joins exclusive Liga MX club after thrilling victory over Tigres UANL in 12-round penalty shootout

Toluca captured the Torneo Apertura title with a dramatic victory over UANL Tigersdecided in a 12-round penalty shootout in 2025 League MX final. After scooping yet another trophy this year, The Red Devils joined an exclusive club in the history of the competition with the championship.

After a 1-0 defeat in the first leg, Toluca had to make a comeback at home on Sunday. The match initially turned around Tigers‘ favor as a club legend André-Pierre Gignac took a free kick in the 14th minute that deflected off Fernando Gorriarán. and found the net, leaving the hosts needing two goals to force extra time.

Unwilling to go quietly, Toluca pressed forward and found a breakthrough in the 40th minute Helinho unleashed a thunderous attack and scored the first goal of the series for the Red Devils. The Brazilian remained central to the comeback, providing a sharp cross from the right flank Paulinho converted in the 52nd minute to level the aggregate score.

The match lasted the full 90 minutes and despite chances on both sides during extra time, neither side could find a winner. A penalty shootout followed, with all eleven players taking a kick. Both goalkeepers Luis Garcia And Nahuel Guzmanmissed their attempts, and in the 12th round, Ángel Correa failed to convert. Alexis Vega then buried the decisive penalty to seal a historic title for Toluca.

By winning the Apertura 2025, Toluca became only the fourth club to claim consecutive Liga MX titles since the introduction of short-form tournaments in 1996. Used to be alone UNAM Cougars, Club LeonAnd Atlas had accomplished this feat and placed Toluca among an elite group in the history of the competition.

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Pumas UNAM were the first to reach the milestone and confirmed their dominance by winning both tournaments in 2004. León later joined them with titles in the Apertura 2013 and Clausura 2014, a run that Atlas replicated in the 2021 and 2022 editions. The next benchmark remains Club América, the only team to win three consecutive Liga MX titlesa feat that Toluca now wants to challenge in 2026.

Toluca reaches second place among the Liga MX title winners

Since appointment Antonio “TurcoMohammed As head coach in December 2024, Toluca has become a powerhouse throughout the 2025 calendar year. The Clausura 2025 title came via a 2-0 win over Club América, and the dramatic victory over Tigres further increased the club’s position among Liga MX’s most successful teams.

With this latest championship Toluca now has twelve league titles, tied with Chivas Guadalajara for second place in Liga MX history. At the top by a significant margin is Las Aguilas del America, with 16 trophies.

Updated top 10 list of Liga MX winners

• Club America: 16 titles.
• Guadalajara: 12 titles.
• Toluca: 12 titles.
• Blue Cross: 9 titles.
• Club Leon: 8 titles.
• Tigers: 8 titles.
• UNAM Cougars: 7 titles.
• Pachuca: 7 titles.
• Santos Laguna: 6 titles.
• Monterrey: 5 titles.