América make it 17 straight play-offs, a Liga MX record | OneFootball

Club América secured its spot in the Clausura 2026 playoffs despite losing to Atlas, in a match that seemed headed for a scoreless draw, but a late mistake ended up costing them the result.

But beyond that, despite the inconsistent tournament the Eagles had, they once again made it into the playoffs, thus keeping their streak alive at 17 straight, making them the only club to achieve it.

The last time they missed the playoffs was in Clausura 2017, when Ricardo La Volpe was the team’s head coach, and they did it in a peculiar way: they only needed to earn one point in the final three matchdays, and they failed to get even one, losing to Santos, Atlas, and Pachuca.

Had they qualified for that playoff stage, we would be talking about a much longer streak, because before that tournament, we have to go back to Clausura 2012 to find a postseason without Club América.

The clubs with the longest streaks of qualifying for the playoffs:

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