Apertura 2019 Liga MX final phase

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Apertura 2019 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates27 November 2019 – 29 December 2019
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored48 (3.43 per match)
Attendance524,537 (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.

Contents

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.
Santos Laguna 13730th Apertura 2018 Champions
(6 times)		 [3]
León 23311th Clausura 2019 Champions
(2 times)		 [4]
UANL 33225thChampions
(5 times)		 [5]
Querétaro 431 (+12)11th [note 1] Apertura 2018 Runners-up
(Clausura 2015)		 [6] [7]
Necaxa 531 (+10, GF 33)17th Clausura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1998)		 [8]
América 631 (+10, GF 32)33rdChampions
(5 times)		 [9]
Morelia 727 (+5)25th Clausura 2018 Champions
(Invierno 2000)		 [10]
Monterrey 827 (+4)23rd Clausura 2019 Champions
(4 times)		 [11]

Format

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Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
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

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
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

First leg

Morelia 3–3 León
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Estadio Morelos, Morelia
Attendance: 30,182 [13]
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico City)
Necaxa 3–0 Querétaro
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Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes
Attendance: 13,705
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Monterrey 5–2 Santos Laguna
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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 33,635
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
América 1–2 UANL
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 45,005
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Second leg

León 1–2 Morelia
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Estadio León, León
Attendance: 22,872
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Morelia won 5–4 on aggregate

Querétaro 2–3 Necaxa
Report
Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 6–2 on aggregate

Santos Laguna 1–1 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Corona, Torreón
Attendance: 25,642
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate

UANL 2–4 América
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: César Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 5–4 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Monterrey 3–1 Necaxa 2–1 1–0
Morelia 2–2 (s) América 2–0 0–2

First leg

Monterrey 2–1 Necaxa
Report
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 42,092
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)
Morelia 2–0 América
Report
Estadio Morelos, Morelia
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

Necaxa 0–1 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes
Attendance: 23,851
Referee: César Ramos (Sinaloa)

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate

América 2–0 Morelia
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 63,263
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Monterrey 3–3 (4–2 p) América 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Monterrey 2–1 América
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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 52,929
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Details

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Monterrey [14] [15]
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América [14] [15]
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Barovero
DF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Vangioni Sub off.svg 69'
DF4 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Sánchez
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg César Montes Sub off.svg 69'
DF33 Flag of Colombia.svg Stefan Medina
MF16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Celso Ortiz
MF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Rodríguez
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Gallardo
MF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Pizarro Sub off.svg 80'
MF8 Flag of Colombia.svg Dorlan Pabón (c)Yellow card.svg 65'
FW7 Flag of Argentina.svg Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK22 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Cárdenas
DF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Layún Sub on.svg 69'
DF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Johan Vásquez
MF21 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso González
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan González
MF32 Flag of Argentina.svg Maximiliano Meza Sub on.svg 80'
FW9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent Janssen Sub on.svg 69'Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Antonio Mohamed
GK6 Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Ochoa
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Sánchez Yellow card.svg 90+5'
DF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel Aguilera
DF18 Flag of Paraguay.svg Bruno Valdez
DF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Paul Aguilar (c)
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 90+2'
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez
MF11 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Ibargüen Sub off.svg 40'
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova Red card.svg 53'
FW24 Flag of Uruguay.svg Federico Viñas Sub off.svg 81'
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF2 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Vargas
MF14 Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Benedetti Sub on.svg 81'Yellow card.svg 90+6'
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén González Sub on.svg 58'
FW9 Flag of Colombia.svg Roger Martínez Sub on.svg 40'
FW10 Flag of Mexico.svg Giovani dos Santos
FW15 Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Castillo
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees: [16]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
César Cerritos García (Guanajuato)
Fourth official: [16]
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee: [16]
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee: [16]
Igor Itzsvan Flores (Oaxaca)

Statistics

Statistic [17] MonterreyAmérica
Goals scored21
Total shots198
Shots on target62
Saves14
Ball possession64%36%
Corner kicks53
Fouls committed1317
Offsides02
Yellow cards23
Red cards01

Second leg

Details

3–3 on aggregate. Monterrey won 4–2 on penalties

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América [18] [19]
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Monterrey [18] [19]
GK6 Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Ochoa
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Sánchez
DF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel Aguilera
DF18 Flag of Paraguay.svg Bruno Valdez
DF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Paul Aguilar (c)
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 20'
MF30 Flag of Ecuador.svg Renato Ibarra Sub off.svg 28'
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez Sub off.svg 68'
FW24 Flag of Uruguay.svg Federico Viñas Yellow card.svg 97'
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín Sub off.svg 96'
FW9 Flag of Colombia.svg Roger Martínez Sub off.svg 88'
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF2 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Vargas
MF14 Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Benedetti Sub on.svg 28'Yellow card.svg 56'
MF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio López
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén González Sub on.svg 68'
FW10 Flag of Mexico.svg Giovani dos Santos Sub on.svg 88'
FW15 Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Castillo Sub on.svg 96'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Barovero
DF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Vangioni Yellow card.svg 90+1'
DF4 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Sánchez
DF33 Flag of Colombia.svg Stefan Medina Yellow card.svg 80'
DF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Layún Sub off.svg 57'
MF16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Celso Ortiz
MF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Rodríguez
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Gallardo Sub off.svg 71'
MF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Pizarro Sub off.svg 46'Yellow card.svg 30'
MF8 Flag of Colombia.svg Dorlan Pabón (c)Sub off.svg 108'
FW7 Flag of Argentina.svg Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK22 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Cárdenas
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg César Montes Sub on.svg 57'
DF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Johan Vásquez
MF21 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso González Sub on.svg 108'
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan González
MF32 Flag of Argentina.svg Maximiliano Meza Sub on.svg 71'
FW9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent Janssen Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees: [16]
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Andrés Hernández Delgado (Mexico City)
Fourth official: [16]
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee: [16]
Miguel Ángel Chacón (Guerrero)
Assistant video assistant referee: [16]
Miguel Ángel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Statistics

Statistic [20] AméricaMonterrey
Goals scored21
Total shots2216
Shots on target76
Saves55
Ball possession48%52%
Corner kicks78
Fouls committed1823
Offsides10
Yellow cards33
Red cards00

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

3 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.

References

  1. ↑ "La Liga MX anuncia el calendario para el Apertura 2019". Milenio.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Final Liga MX: América vs Monterrey, por el título del Apertura 2019".
  3. ↑ "Santos Laguna History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "León History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tigres UANL History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Querétaro History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jaguares de Chiapas History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Necaxa History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "América History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Morelia History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Monterrey History". 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Reglamento de Competencia 2019–20". ligamx.net. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  13. ↑ http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=101341 [ dead link ]
  14. 1 2 "Monterrey vs. América - 26 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  15. 1 2 MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Comisión de Arbitros". arbitraje.fmf.mx. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27.
  17. ↑ "Monterrey vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN . Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  18. 1 2 "América vs. Monterrey - 29 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. 1 2 MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. ↑ "América vs Monterrey stats – ESPNFC". ESPN . Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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