Apertura 2018 Liga MX final phase

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Apertura 2018 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018. [1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Qualified teams

The following 8 teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).

TeamSeedPointsAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.
Cruz Azul 13628th Apertura 2017 Champions
(Invierno 1997)		 [2]
América 23331st Clausura 2018 Champions
(4 times)		 [3]
UNAM 330 (+10)22ndChampions
(4 times)		 [4]
Santos Laguna 430 (+9)29thChampions
(6 times)		 [5]
Monterrey 530 (+6)21stChampions
(3 times)		 [6]
UANL 62923rdChampions
(4 times)		 [7]
Toluca 726 (+5)32ndChampions
(7 times)		 [8]
Querétaro 826 (–1)10th [note 1] Clausura 2015 Runners-up
(Clausura 2015)		 [9] [10]

Format

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Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 Cruz Azul 2 1 3
8 Querétaro 0 1 1
1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 1 1
5 Monterrey 1 0 1
4 Santos Laguna 0 0 0
5 Monterrey 1 2 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 0 0
2 América 0 2 2
2 América 2 3 5
7 Toluca 2 2 4
2 América 1 6 7
3 UNAM 1 1 2
3 UNAM 1 3 4
6 UANL 2 1 3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Querétaro 1–3 Cruz Azul 0–2 1–1
Toluca 4–5 América 2–2 2–3
UANL 3–4 UNAM 2–1 1–3
Monterrey 3–0 Santos Laguna 1–0 2–0

All times are UTC−5

First leg

Querétaro 0–2 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro City
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Monterrey 1–0 Santos Laguna
Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Toluca 2–2 América
Report
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UANL 2–1 UNAM
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,301
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg

Cruz Azul 1–1 Querétaro
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 30,858
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Cruz Azul won 3–1 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna 0–2 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Corona, Torreón
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate.

UNAM 3–1 UANL
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 35,300
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.

América 3–2 Toluca
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 44,118
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Monterrey 1–1 (s) Cruz Azul 1–0 0–1
UNAM 2–7 América 1–1 1–6

All times are UTC−5

First leg

Monterrey 1–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 36,621
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)
UNAM 1–1 América
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 49,345
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Second leg

Cruz Azul 1–0 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 39,307
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

América 6–1 UNAM
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 64,039
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

América won 7–2 on aggregate.

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
América 2–0 Cruz Azul 0–0 2–0

First leg

América 0–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 59,244
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Details

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América [12] [13]
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Cruz Azul [12] [13]
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Marchesín
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Sánchez
DF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel Aguilera Yellow card.svg 90+7'
DF18 Flag of Paraguay.svg Bruno Valdez
DF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Paul Aguilar (c)Yellow card.svg 90+3'
MF14 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Corona
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Rodríguez
MF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Lainez Sub off.svg 70'
MF8 Flag of Colombia.svg Mateus Uribe Sub off.svg 58'
MF30 Flag of Ecuador.svg Renato Ibarra Yellow card.svg 42'
FW9 Flag of Colombia.svg Roger Martínez Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Edson Álvarez
DF12 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Reyes
MF10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cecilio Domínguez Sub on.svg 80'
MF11 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Ibargüen Sub on.svg 70'
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín
FW24 Flag of Mexico.svg Oribe Peralta Sub on.svg 58'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Aldrete
DF5 Flag of Chile.svg Igor Lichnovsky
DF2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Pablo Aguilar
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Julio César Domínguez
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Iván Marcone Yellow card.svg 90+3'
MF8 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Salas
MF11 Flag of Mexico.svg Elías Hernández Sub off.svg 78'
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto Alvarado
MF17 Flag of Spain.svg Édgar Méndez Yellow card.svg 88'
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Milton Caraglio Sub off.svg 89'Yellow card.svg 18'
Substitutions:
GK12 Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Allison
DF27 Flag of Mexico.svg José Madueña
DF30 Flag of Mexico.svg Jordan Silva
MF13 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ángel Mena
MF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Baca Sub on.svg 78'
FW7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Cauteruccio Sub on.svg 89'
FW18 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Rentería
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Caixinha

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico City)
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Fourth official:
Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Video assistant referee: [14]
Miguel Ángel Chacón (Guerrero)
Assistant video assistant referee: [15]
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic [16] AméricaCruz Azul
Goals scored00
Total shots87
Shots on target21
Saves12
Ball possession52%48%
Corner kicks22
Fouls committed1514
Offsides13
Yellow cards33
Red cards00

Second leg

Cruz Azul 0–2 América
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 71,240 [17]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 2–0 on aggregate.

Details

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Cruz Azul [18] [19]
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América [18] [19]
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Aldrete Sub off.svg 81'
DF5 Flag of Chile.svg Igor Lichnovsky
DF2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Pablo Aguilar
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Julio César Domínguez
MF11 Flag of Mexico.svg Elías Hernández
MF8 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Salas Sub off.svg 58'
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Iván Marcone
MF17 Flag of Spain.svg Édgar Méndez
FW7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Cauteruccio Sub off.svg 46'Yellow card.svg 16'
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Milton Caraglio
Substitutions:
GK12 Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Allison
DF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Gerardo Flores Red card.svg 87'
DF27 Flag of Mexico.svg José Madueña
MF13 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ángel Mena Sub on.svg 81'
MF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Baca
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto Alvarado Sub on.svg 46'Yellow card.svg 82'
FW18 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Rentería Sub on.svg 58'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Caixinha
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Marchesín
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Sánchez Yellow card.svg 45+1'
DF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel Aguilera Yellow card.svg 40'
DF18 Flag of Paraguay.svg Bruno Valdez
DF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Paul Aguilar
MF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Lainez Sub off.svg 84'
MF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Edson Álvarez
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Rodríguez
MF30 Flag of Ecuador.svg Renato Ibarra Sub off.svg 70'
FW24 Flag of Mexico.svg Oribe Peralta (c)Sub off.svg 77'Yellow card.svg 64'
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF12 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Reyes
MF10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cecilio Domínguez Sub on.svg 70'
MF11 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Ibargüen Sub on.svg 84'Yellow card.svg 86'
MF14 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Corona Sub on.svg 77'
FW17 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Insaurralde
FW23 Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio López
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Estado de México)
Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:
Ángel Monroy (Morelos)

Statistics

Statistic [20] Cruz AzulAmérica
Goals scored02
Total shots512
Shots on target09
Saves70
Ball possession55%45%
Corner kicks03
Fouls committed1121
Offsides10
Yellow cards24
Red cards10

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Assists

4 assists
2 assists
1 assist

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes the appearances of the original Jaguares de Chiapas franchise (2002–2013), which is how the franchise was previously known as.

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  4. ↑ "UNAM History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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