The Liga MX activity returns, highlighting the Chivas de Guadalajara team in the pursuit of the highly coveted title of the Apertura 2026. The team led by Gabriel Milito already managed to give a blow of authority last semester, but they were unable to materialize the title due to the absence of their star players after being called up to the Mexican National Team for the 2026 World Cup. However, the Sacred Herd already has a high-calibre squad that promises to fight for the title, presenting here the complete team with its incorporations and footballers who will continue to wear the red-white jersey.
What is Chivas' squad for the Apertura 2026 of the Liga MX?
Chivas managed to advance to the Semifinals in the Clausura 2026 of the Liga MX, but with important absences due to the call-up of the Mexican National Team for the 2026 World Cup, losing to the final phase to stars like Raúl Rangel, Luis Romo, Roberto Alvarado, Brian Gutiérrez, and Armando González. After falling with Cruz Azul in that instance, the Club Deportivo Guadalajara will now focus all its efforts on achieving the title with a high-quality squad.
Footballers like Érick Gutiérrez, Yael Padilla, Gilberto Sepúlveda, and Alan Pulido have been the standout departures in the red-white team, while the star incorporations correspond to the high of Kevin Castañeda and Jordan Carrillo. The Guadalajara will arrive at the Apertura 2026 as the squad with the highest value in all of Concacaf, as according to the latest data from the Transfermarkt portal, Chivas has a value superior to that of the clubs in the Liga MX and MLS, with a valuation of 107.93 million euros, followed by Club América with 101.35 million.
These factors make the fans of the Sacred Herd increase their illusions in this new tournament of the Liga MX, positioning themselves in the preview as one of the most solid candidates to take the title of the Apertura 2026. Here we share the complete squad of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara registered for this Apertura 2026 in the Liga MX:
Goalkeepers
- Raúl Rangel
- Oscar Whalley
- Juan Liceaga
Defenders
- José Castillo
- Diego Campillo
- Miguel Tapias
- Bryan González
- Luis Rey
- Miguel Gómez
- Leonardo Sepulveda
Midfielders
- Omar Govea
- Luis Romo
- Efraín Álvarez
- Brian Gutiérrez
- Hugo Camberos
- Kevin Castañeda
- Daniel Aguirre
- Fernando González
- Santiago Sandoval
- Jordan Carrillo
- Richard Ledezma
Forwards
- Ángel Sepúlveda
- Ricardo Marín
- Jonathan Pérez
- Roberto Alvarado
- Armando González
Technical staff
- Gabriel Milito (Head Coach)
- Adrián Cruz (Physical Trainer)
- Sergio Di Bartolo (Physical Trainer)
- Luis Gallardo (Doctor)
- Víctor Camacho (Doctor)
- Leandro Ávila (Assistant Coach)
- Víctor Hernández (Assistant Coach)
- Alejandro Ramírez (Kinesiologist)
- Mario Durán (Kinesiologist)
- Juan Cortés (Utility)
- Patricio Morales (Utility)
- Erich Hernández (Team Delegate)
Chivas' schedule for the Apertura 2026 of the Liga MX
- Matchday 1 - Chivas vs. Toluca: July 18 | Estadio Akron.
- Matchday 2 - Chivas vs. Juárez: July 25 | Estadio Akron.
- Matchday 3 - Puebla vs. Chivas: July 31 | Estadio Cuauhtémoc.
- Matchday 4 - Santos Laguna vs. Chivas: August 16 | Estadio
