Apertura 2015 Liga MX Finals

Apertura 2015 Liga MX Final

Event	Apertura 2015 Liga MX season
UANL UNAM 4 4
UANL won 4–2 on penalty kicks
First leg
UANL UNAM 3 0
Date	December 10, 2015
Venue	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Referee	José Alfredo Peñaloza (Distrito Federal)
Attendance	40,607
Second leg
UNAM UANL 4 1
Date	December 13, 2015
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Referee	Fernando Guerrero (Distrito Federal)
Attendance	45,310

The Apertura 2015 Liga MX Finals was the final of the Apertura 2015 Liga MX season, the top level of the Mexican football.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between UNAM and UANL. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in the Monterrey suburb of San Nicolás de los Garza on December 10, 2015, while the second leg was hosted by UNAM at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City on December 13, 2015. ^[1] Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. ^[2]

Background

Both clubs only faced each other once before in a league final, the final of the 1977–78 season which UANL won 3–1 on aggregate. ^{[3] [4]}

Before reaching this final, UNAM appeared in five finals since the year 2000, four in which they were victorious (Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, and Clausura 2011). ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} The team last won the league title four years earlier when they defeated Morelia to capture the Clausura 2011 title. ^[9]

This was UANL's third final in a one-year span, the team lost the Apertura 2014 league final and lost the 2015 Copa Libertadores final in that span. ^{[10] [11]} The team last won the Liga MX title three years earlier when they defeated Santos Laguna to capture the Apertura 2011 title. ^[12]

The teams represent the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), which made it the third time two teams representing Mexican universities faced each other in the final. ^[13]

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Unlike the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout. There is also no away goals rule and the team's seed in the classification does not matter if the teams tie on aggregate. ^[14]

Road to the finals

Further information: Apertura 2015 Liga MX championship stage

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

UNAM				Round	UANL
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Championship stage (Liguilla)	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Veracruz	1–1 (s)	0–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	Quarterfinals	Chiapas	3–1	2–1 (H)	1–0 (A)
América	4–3	3–0 (A)	3–1 (H)	Semifinals	Toluca	2–0	0–0 (H)	2–0 (A)

Matches

First leg

10 December

21:00

UANL	3–0	UNAM
Gignac 15' (pen.) Aquino 29' Sóbis 60'	Report

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Attendance: 40,607

Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Distrito Federal)

UANL [15] [16]

UNAM [15] [16]

GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán DF 24 José Arturo Rivas DF 3 Juninho (c) DF 4 Hugo Ayala DF 2 Israel Jiménez MF 19 Guido Pizarro MF 29 Jesús Dueñas MF 20 Javier Aquino  89' MF 25 Jürgen Damm  68' FW 9 Rafael Sóbis FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac Substitutions: GK 22 Enrique Palos DF 13 Antonio Briseño MF 5 Egidio Arévalo Ríos MF 11 Damián Álvarez  68' MF 18 José Francisco Torres MF 23 Édgar Lugo FW 8 Joffre Guerrón  89' Manager: Ricardo Ferretti

GK 1 Alejandro Palacios DF 16 Marcelo Alatorre DF 3 Gerardo Alcoba DF 4 Darío Verón (c) DF 5 Luis Fernando Fuentes MF 21 Alejandro Castro  75' MF 7 Javier Cortés MF 11 Fidel Martínez  50'  61' FW 18 Ismael Sosa  65' FW 20 Matías Britos  49' FW 15 Eduardo Herrera  83' Substitutions: GK 17 Yosgart Gutiérrez DF 2 Josecarlos Van Rankin DF 26 Luis Fernando Quintana MF 6 Silvio Torales MF 8 David Cabrera MF 10 Daniel Ludueña  61' FW 9 Dante López  83' Manager: Guillermo Vázquez

Assistant referees: [17] Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla) Alejandro Ayala Valderrama (Distrito Federal) Fourth official: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg

13 December

20:30

UNAM	4–1 (a.e.t.)	UANL
Herrera 45' Britos 55' Torales 87' Alcoba 119'	Report	Gignac 103'
Penalties
Martínez Sosa Fuentes Cortés	2–4	Gignac Juninho Rivas Jiménez

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Attendance: 45,310

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Distrito Federal)

4–4 on aggregate. UANL won 4–2 on penalty kicks

UNAM [18] [19]

UANL [18] [19]

GK 1 Alejandro Palacios DF 16 Marcelo Alatorre DF 3 Gerardo Alcoba  120' DF 4 Darío Verón (c) DF 5 Luis Fernando Fuentes MF 21 Alejandro Castro  15'  54' MF 7 Javier Cortés MF 10 Daniel Ludueña  83' FW 20 Matías Britos  79'  104' FW 18 Ismael Sosa  60' FW 15 Eduardo Herrera  90'  90+1' Substitutions: GK 17 Yosgart Gutiérrez DF 2 Josecarlos Van Rankin DF 26 Luis Fernando Quintana MF 6 Silvio Torales  83' MF 8 David Cabrera MF 11 Fidel Martínez  54' FW 9 Dante López  104' Manager: Guillermo Vázquez

GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán  71' DF 24 José Arturo Rivas DF 3 Juninho (c) DF 4 Hugo Ayala  90'  116' DF 2 Israel Jiménez  111' MF 19 Guido Pizarro  60' MF 29 Jesús Dueñas  80' MF 20 Javier Aquino MF 25 Jürgen Damm  68' FW 9 Rafael Sóbis  61' FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac  71' Substitutions: GK 22 Enrique Palos DF 13 Antonio Briseño  68' MF 5 Egidio Arévalo Ríos  80' MF 11 Damián Álvarez MF 18 José Francisco Torres  61' MF 23 Édgar Lugo FW 8 Joffre Guerrón Manager: Ricardo Ferretti

Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, hosted the second leg.

Assistant referees: [20] Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua) José Luis Camargo (Mexico State) Fourth official: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

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External links

• Liga MX website