2024–25 Club León season

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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)

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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

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|{{flagicon|CHI}} Luciano Cabral

|{{fbaicon|CHI}} Coquimbo Unido

|€1,000,000

|{{dts|2 July 2024}}

|

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|{{flagicon|VEN}} Jhonder Cádiz

|{{fbaicon|POR}} F.C. Famalicão

|Undisclosed

|{{dts|9 July 2024}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.flashscore.es/noticias/futbol-liga-mx-oficial-el-venezolano-cadiz-deja-el-famalicao-y-ficha-por-el-club-leon-de-mexico/x2OvgXy3/|title=Mercado de fichajes: El venezolano Jhonder Cádiz firma por el Club León tras dejar el Famalicão | Flashscore.es|website=www.flashscore.es}}

align="center" |{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{flagicon|COL}} Stiven Mendoza

|{{fbaicon|TUR}} Adana Demirspor

|Free

|{{dts|10 July 2024}}

|

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|{{flagicon|URU}} Diego Hernández

|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Botafogo

|Loan

|{{dts|29 July 2024}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/copa-libertadores/nota/_/id/13970278/diego-hernandez-deja-botafogo-para-jugar-en-el-leon-de-jorge-bava|title=Diego Hernández deja Botafogo para jugar en el León de Jorge Bava|date=29 July 2024|website=ESPN.com.mx}}

MF

|{{flagicon|COL}} James Rodriguez

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Rayo Vallecano

|Free

|13 January 2025

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|{{flagicon|CHI}} Luciano Cabral

|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Independiente

|€961,000

|{{dts|1 January 2025}}

|

Competitions

= Overall record =

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|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

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= Torneo Apertura =

{{main|2024–25 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura}}

{{Apertura 2024 Liga MX Table|showteam=LEO}}

== Results summary ==

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{{Fb rs footer|u=26 February 2025 |s= |date=June 2024}}

== Results by round ==

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| updated=21 July 2024

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| 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 =

|goals2 =

|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

|report =

|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 =

|stadium = Providence Park

|location = Portland, United States

|attendance =

|referee = Walter Lopez

|result = l

}}

{{football box collapsible

|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 =

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| penaltyscore = 3–4

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

|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}}

Category:Club León seasons

Category:Mexican football clubs 2024–25 season