| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 27 November 2019 – 29 December 2019 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 48 (3.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 524,537 (37,467 per match) |
The Apertura 2019 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 27 November 2019 to 29 December 2019. [1] Due to finalist Monterrey participating in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, the final was postponed to 29 December from 15 December. [2] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2019 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.
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).
| Team | Seed | Points | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. |
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| Santos Laguna | 1 | 37 | 30th | Apertura 2018 | Champions (6 times) | [3] |
| León | 2 | 33 | 11th | Clausura 2019 | Champions (2 times) | [4] |
| UANL | 3 | 32 | 25th | Champions (5 times) | [5] | |
| Querétaro | 4 | 31 (+12) | 11th [note 1] | Apertura 2018 | Runners-up (Clausura 2015) | [6] [7] |
| Necaxa | 5 | 31 (+10, GF 33) | 17th | Clausura 2019 | Champions (Invierno 1998) | [8] |
| América | 6 | 31 (+10, GF 32) | 33rd | Champions (5 times) | [9] | |
| Morelia | 7 | 27 (+5) | 25th | Clausura 2018 | Champions (Invierno 2000) | [10] |
| Monterrey | 8 | 27 (+4) | 23rd | Clausura 2019 | Champions (3 times) | [11] |
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| 3 | UANL | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | América | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | América (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Morelia | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | León | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Morelia | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | América | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Monterrey (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Querétaro | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Necaxa | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Necaxa | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Monterrey | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Monterrey | 6–3 | Santos Laguna | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| Morelia | 5–4 | León | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| América | 5–4 | UANL | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Necaxa | 6–2 | Querétaro | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| América | 1–2 | UANL |
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Morelia won 5–4 on aggregate
Necaxa won 6–2 on aggregate
| Santos Laguna | 1–1 | Monterrey |
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Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate
América won 5–4 on aggregate
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Monterrey | 3–1 | Necaxa | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Morelia | 2–2 (s) | América | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Morelia | 2–0 | América |
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| Necaxa | 0–1 | Monterrey |
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Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate
2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Monterrey | 3–3 (4–2 p) | América | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Monterrey | 2–1 | América |
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| Statistic [17] | Monterrey | América |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Saves | 1 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 64% | 36% |
| Corner kicks | 5 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 13 | 17 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| América | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Monterrey |
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3–3 on aggregate. Monterrey won 4–2 on penalties
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| Statistic [20] | América | Monterrey |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 22 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 6 |
| Saves | 5 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 48% | 52% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 8 |
| Fouls committed | 18 | 23 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
There were 48 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Emanuel Aguilera (América)
Javier Aquino (UANL)
Fernando Aristeguieta (Morelia)
Erick Castillo (Santos Laguna) Giovani dos Santos (América) Julio Furch (Santos Laguna) Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey) Eduardo Herrera (Necaxa) Renato Ibarra (América)
Brian Lozano (Santos Laguna)
Jeison Lucumí (Querétaro) José Juan Macías (León) Stefan Medina (Monterrey) Ángel Mena (León) Fernando Navarro (León) Guido Pizarro (UANL) Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa) Aldo Rocha (Morelia) Guido Rodríguez (América) Marcel Ruiz (Querétaro) Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa) Nicolás Sánchez (Monterrey) Miguel Sansores (Morelia) Ismael Sosa (León)1 own goal
Gerardo Arteaga (against Monterrey) Carlos Rodríguez (against América) Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey) Luis Ángel Mendoza (Morelia)
Rodrigo Millar (Morelia) Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey) Carlos Rodríguez (Monterrey) Paul Aguilar (América) Ayron del Valle (Querétaro) Jesús Dueñas (UANL) Julio Furch (Santos Laguna)
André-Pierre Gignac (UANL) Andrés Ibargüen (América) Renato Ibarra (América)
Vincent Janssen (Monterrey) Henry Martín (América) José Martínez (Morelia) Roger Martínez (América) Kevin Mercado (Necaxa) Fernando Navarro (León) Iván Ochoa (León) Rodolfo Pizarro (Monterrey) Hugo Isaác Rodríguez (Santos Laguna)
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