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Club Universidad Nacional
2024–25 season
President	Luis Raúl González Pérez
Manager	Gustavo Lema
Stadium	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Liga MX	TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup	TBD
Leagues Cup	Round of 16
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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	MEX	Álex Padilla (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
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
13	DF	MEX	Pablo Monroy


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
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
28	MF	PAN	Adalberto Carrasquilla
29	FW	MEX	Rogelio Funes Mori
35	GK	MEX	Pablo Lara

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 v t e	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:

^ 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 v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage	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	Ávila 45+5' Ruvalcaba 47' Huerta 48' Martínez 72'	Report	Ring 8' Bukari 28' 34' Biro 44' Zardes 45' Driussi 55' Wolff 71' Cleveland 77'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Julio Luna

2 August 2024 2	Monterrey	1–1 (0–3 p)	UNAM	Austin, United States
20:00 UTC−6	Meza 32' Corona 53' Vázquez 77'	Report	Mori 80' Magallán 83'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Walter López
	Penalties
	Vázquez Medina Rojas		Quispe Huerta Nathan Silva Ergas