2024–25 Club León season
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football club season
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|season = 2024–25
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|manager = Jorge Bava
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|stadium = Estadio León
|league = Liga MX Torneo Apertura
|league result = 11th
|league2 = Clausura
|league2 result = 1st
|cup1 = Leagues Cup
|cup1 result = Group stage
|league topscorer =
Jhonder Cádiz (3)
|season topscorer =
Jhonder Cádiz (3)
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|largest loss = Pumas UNAM 4–1 León
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The 2024–25 season is Club León's 82nd season in existence and their 13th consecutive appearance in the top flight.
First-team squad
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=MEX|name=Alfonso Blanco|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=MEX|name=Mauricio Isais|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=MEX|name=Pedro Hernández|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MEX|name=Fidel Ambríz|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=MEX|name=Iván Moreno|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=CHI|pos=MF|name=Luciano Cabral}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=COL|pos=MF|name=James Rodríguez}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=MEX|name=Óscar Jiménez|pos=GK|other=on loan from América}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MEX|name=Ettson Ayón|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=COL|name=Edgar Guerra|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=URU|name=Alan Medina|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MEX|name=Jesús Hernández|pos=MF |other=on loan from Pachuca}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=MEX|name=Andrés Guardado|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=MEX|name=Alfonso Alvarado|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=COL|name=Jaine Barreiro|pos=DF}}
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{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Adonis Frías}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=MEX|name=Oscar García|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MEX|name=Osvaldo Rodríguez|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=MEX|name=Paul Bellón|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=MEX|name=Salvador Reyes|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=MEX|name=Ángel Estrada|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=MEX|name=David Ramírez|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=MEX|name=Sebastián Santos |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=MEX|name=Luis Cervantes|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MEX|name=Héctor Uribe|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=MEX|name=Víctor Barajas|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=MEX|name=Diego Luna |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=VEN|name=Jhonder Cádiz|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|name=Stiven Mendoza|pos=FW}}
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{{For|recent transfers|List of Mexican football transfers summer 2023}}
=Other players under contract=
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Óscar Villa|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|name=Gonzalo Nápoli|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|name=Nicolás López|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|name=Federico Viñas|pos=FW}}
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=Out on loan=
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Rodolfo Cota|pos=GK|other=at América}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ECU|name=Byron Castillo|pos=DF|other=at Peñarol}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|name=Omar Fernández|pos=MF|other=at Everton}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|name=Federico Martínez|pos=MF|other=at Everton}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=José Iván Rodríguez|pos=MF|other=at América}}
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Transfers
= In =
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!{{Abbr|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" |Player !Transferred from ! style="width: 65px;" |Fee ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Source |
align="center" |{{sort|3|MF}}
|{{flagicon|CHI}} Luciano Cabral |{{fbaicon|CHI}} Coquimbo Unido |€1,000,000 |{{dts|2 July 2024}} | |
align="center" |{{sort|4|FW}}
|{{flagicon|VEN}} Jhonder Cádiz |{{fbaicon|POR}} F.C. Famalicão |Undisclosed |{{dts|9 July 2024}} |
align="center" |{{sort|3|MF}}
|{{flagicon|COL}} Stiven Mendoza |{{fbaicon|TUR}} Adana Demirspor |Free |{{dts|10 July 2024}} | |
align="center" |{{sort|3|MF}}
|{{flagicon|URU}} Diego Hernández |{{fbaicon|BRA}} Botafogo |Loan |{{dts|29 July 2024}} |
MF
|{{flagicon|COL}} James Rodriguez |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Rayo Vallecano |Free |13 January 2025 | |
= Out =
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!{{Abbr|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" |Player !Transferred to ! style="width: 65px;" |Fee ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Source |
align="center" |{{sort|3|MF}}
|{{flagicon|CHI}} Luciano Cabral |{{fbaicon|ARG}} Independiente |€961,000 |{{dts|1 January 2025}} | |
Competitions
= Overall record =
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|c1=Liga MX Apertura |fm1=7 July 2024 |lm1=8 November 2024 |sr1=Matchday 1 |fp1= |w1=3 |d1=9 |l1=5 |f1=21 |a1=23
|c2=Liga MX Clausura |fm2=10 January 2025|lm2=|sr2=Matchday 1 |fp2= |w2=7 |d2=2 |l2=0 |f2=16 |a2=9
|c3=Leagues Cup |fm3=28 July 2024 |lm3=5 August 2024 |sr3=Group stage |fp3= |w3=0 |d3=1 |l3=1 |f3=2 |a3=3
|u=26 February 2025
|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/mexico/club-leon/1477/ Soccerway]
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= Torneo Apertura =
{{main|2024–25 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura}}
{{Apertura 2024 Liga MX Table|showteam=LEO}}
== Results summary ==
{{Fb rs |hw=2 |hd=6 |hl=1 |hgf=9 |hga=5 |aw=1 |ad=3 |al=4 |agf=12 |aga=18 }}
{{Fb rs footer|u=26 February 2025 |s= |date=June 2024}}
== Results by round ==
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| updated=21 July 2024
| header=Round
| label1=Ground
| res1=A/H/A/H
| label2=Result
| res2=L/D/D/D
| label3=Position
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| color_W=green2|text_W=Win
| color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
| color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
| text_H=Home|text_A=Away
| color_1=gold|color_2=green1|color_3-4=yellow1|color_16-18=red1
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== Matches ==
The match schedule was released on 6 June 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/liga-mx/calendario-de-la-liga-mx-para-el-torneo-apertura-2024 | title=Calendario de Liga MX para el Torneo Apertura 2024 | TUDN Liga MX | TUDN }}{{cite web | url=https://mexico.as.com/futbol/futbol-mexicano/se-libera-el-calendario-del-apertura-2024-estas-son-las-fechas-de-los-juegos-mas-destacados-n/ | title=Se libera el calendario del Apertura 2024: Estas son las fechas de los juegos más destacados | date=6 June 2024 }}
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|round = 1
|date = 7 July 2024
|time = {{UTZ|12:00|-6}}
|team1 = UNAM
|score = 4–1
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|team2 = León
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario
|location = Mexico City
|attendance =
|referee = Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
|result = L
}}
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|round = 2
|date = 13 July 2024
|time = {{UTZ|17:00|-6}}
|team1 = León
|score = 0–0
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|team2 = Pachuca
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio León
|location = León
|attendance =
|referee = Salvador Pérez Villalobos
|result = D
}}
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|round = 3
|date = 16 July 2024
|time = {{UTZ|21:00|-6}}
|team1 = Puebla
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = León
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Cádiz {{goal|26||87}}, {{yel|88}}
|stadium = Estadio Cuauhtémoc
|location = Puebla
|attendance =
|referee = Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
|result = D
}}
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|round = 4
|date = 21 July 2024
|time = {{UTZ|19:05|-6}}
|team1 = León
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Necaxa
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio León
|location = León
|attendance =
|referee = Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez
|result = D
}}
= Torneo Clausura =
{{main|2024–25 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura}}
{{Clausura 2025 Liga MX Table|showteam=LEO}}
= Leagues Cup =
{{main|2024 Leagues Cup}}
== Group stage ==
{{:2024 Leagues Cup group stage|transcludesection=West 5|show_matches=y|showteam=LEO}}
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|round = Group stage
|date = 28 July
|time = 19:30 PDT
|team1 = León {{fbaicon|MEX}}
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/leagues-cup/2024/matches/leovspor-07-28-2024/
|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} Portland Timbers
|goals1 =
- Medina {{goal|12}}, {{yel|33}}
|goals2 =
- Williamson {{yel|20}}
- McGraw {{goal|41}}, {{goal|90}}, {{yel|59}}
- Miller {{yel|45+2}}
|stadium = Providence Park
|location = Portland, United States
|attendance =
|referee = Walter Lopez
|result = l
}}
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|round = Group stage
|date = 5 August
|time = 19:00 MDT
|team1 = León {{fbaicon|MEX}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/leagues-cup/2024/matches/leovscol-08-05-2024/
|team2 = {{fbaicon|USA}} Colorado Rapids
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Ronan {{yel|40}}
- Bassett {{yel|45}}
- Rafael Navarro {{yel|90+5}}, {{goal|90+7}}
| penaltyscore = 3–4
| penalties1 =
| penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Mihailovic
- {{pengoal}} Bassett
- {{pengoal}} Rafael Navarro
- {{pengoal}} Bombito
- {{penmiss}} Maxsø
|stadium = Dick's Sporting Goods Park
|location = Commerce City, United States
|attendance =
|referee = Julio Luna
|result = D
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2024–25 in Mexican men's football}}