Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase

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Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates23 November – 17 December 2023
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored48 (2.82 per match)
Attendance625,312 (36,783 per match)

The Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase [1] was played between 22 November and 17 December 2023. [2] A total of ten teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2023 Liga MX season. [2]

Contents

On 22 May 2023, a modification for the final phase was announced at the owners assembly in Toluca; reducing the clubs from twelve to ten. [3] The number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals was increased from four to six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification was reduced from six to four. The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament. [3]

América defeated UANL 3–0 on aggregate to win their fourteenth league title. As winners, América will face the Clasura 2024 champion in the 2024 Campeón de Campeones. Both finalists qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following tables, 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).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (6 teams)
SeedTeamPoints (GD)Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best (last)Ref.
1 América 4024 October 2023 (PLAY)
28 October 2023 (QF)		39th Clausura 2023 Champions (Ap. 2018) [4]
2 Monterrey 331 November 2023 (PLAY)
3 November 2023 (QF)		29thChampions (Ap. 2019) [5]
3 UANL 3029 October 2023 (PLAY)
31 October 2023 (QF)		32ndChampions (Cl. 2023) [6]
4 UNAM 283 November 2023 (PLAY)
11 November 2023 (QF)		26thChampions (Cl. 2011) [7]
5 Guadalajara 273 November 2023 (PLAY)
4 November 2023 (QF)		31stChampions (Cl. 2017) [8]
6 Puebla 2512 November 2023 (PLAY)
12 November 2023 (QF)		14thSemi-finals (Gua. 2021) [9]
Qualified to the play-in round (4 teams)
SeedTeamPoints (GD)Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.
7 Atlético San Luis 23 (+5)10 November 20234th Clausura 2023 Quarter-finals (Cl. 2023) [10]
8 León 23 (+1)12 November 202317thChampions (Gua. 2020) [11]
9 Santos Laguna 23 (–3)11 November 202336th Apertura 2022 Champions (Cl. 2018) [12]
10 Mazatlán 2210 November 20232nd Clausura 2022 Reclassification (Cl. 2022)

Play-in round

Format

The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Bracket

Play-in matchesNo. 8 seed matchFinal seeds
Serie A
7 Atlético San Luis 37 Atlético San Luis No. 7 seed
8 León 28 León No. 8 seed
8 León 3
Serie B9 Santos Laguna 2
9 Santos Laguna 2
10 Mazatlán 1

Play-in matches

Team 1 Score Team 2
Atlético San Luis 3–2 León
Santos Laguna 2–1 Mazatlán

Serie A

Atlético San Luis 3–2 León
Report
Attendance: 11,295
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

Serie B

Santos Laguna 2–1 Mazatlán
Report
Attendance: 10,101

No. 8 seed match

Team 1 Score Team 2
León 3–2 Santos Laguna
León 3–2 Santos Laguna
Report
Estadio León, León
Attendance: 25,672 [13]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Seeding

The following is the current seeding for the final phase.

SeedTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 América 1712413714+2340Hosts second leg
2 Monterrey 1710342715+1233
3 UANL 178633218+1430
4 UNAM 178452718+928
5 Guadalajara 178362222027Hosts first leg
6 Puebla 177462425−125
7 Atlético San Luis 177283126+523
8 León 176562322+123
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 América 2 2 4
8 León 2 0 2
1 América 5 0 5
7 Atlético San Luis 0 2 2
2 Monterrey 0 1 1
7 Atlético San Luis 1 1 2
1 América (a.e.t.) 1 3 4
3 UANL 1 0 1
3 UANL 2 3 5
6 Puebla 2 0 2
3 UANL 1 1 2
4 UNAM 0 1 1
4 UNAM 0 3 3
5 Guadalajara 1 0 1

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 29–30 November, and the second legs will be played on 2–3 December 2023.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
León 2–4 América 2–2 0–2
Atlético San Luis 2–1 Monterrey 1–0 1–1
Puebla 2–5 UANL 2–2 0–3
Guadalajara 1–3 UNAM 1–0 0–3

Matches

León 2–2 América
Report
Estadio León, León
Attendance: 25,823 [14]
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
América 2–0 León
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 61,823
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

América won 4–2 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis 1–0 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí
Attendance: 17,216 [15]
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Monterrey 1–1 Atlético San Luis
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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 36,907
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

Atlético San Luis won 2–1 on aggregate.

Puebla 2–2 UANL
Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 28,984
Referee: Oscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
UANL 3–0 Puebla
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 39,381 [16]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

UANL won 5–2 on aggregate.

Guadalajara 1–0 UNAM
Report
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
Attendance: 33,438
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
UNAM 3–0 Guadalajara
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 46,659 [17]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 6–7 December, and the second legs will be played on 9–10 December 2023.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético San Luis 2–5 América 0–5 2–0
UNAM 1–2 UANL 0–1 1–1

Matches

Atlético San Luis 0–5 América
Report
Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí
Attendance: 22,589 [18]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)
América 0–2 Atlético San Luis
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 57,964
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 5–2 on aggregate.

UNAM 0–1 UANL
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 44,276
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UANL 1–1 UNAM
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,615 [19]
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

Summary

The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 17 December 2023.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UANL 1–4 América 1–1 0–3 (a.e.t.)

First leg

UANL 1–1 América
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Details

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UANL [20] [21]
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América [20] [21]
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Nahuel Guzmán
DF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Aquino
DF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pizarro (c)
DF3 Flag of Brazil.svg Samir Sub off.svg 45+4'
DF27 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Angulo
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Carioca Yellow card.svg 2'
MF8 Flag of Uruguay.svg Fernando Gorriarán Sub off.svg 69'
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova Yellow card.svg 83'
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Pablo Vigón Sub off.svg 61'
MF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Lainez Sub off.svg 61'
FW10 Flag of France.svg André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK25 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Felipe Rodríguez
DF13 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Reyes Sub on.svg 45+4'
DF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Tercero
DF28 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Ordóñez
DF32 Flag of Mexico.svg Vladimir Loroña
MF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Raymundo Fulgencio Sub on.svg 61'
MF24 Flag of Mexico.svg Marcelo Flores
MF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Fierro
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Ibáñez Sub on.svg 69'
FW29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ozziel Herrera Sub on.svg 61'
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg Robert Dante Siboldi
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Malagón
DF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Layún
DF31 Flag of Chile.svg Igor Lichnovsky Yellow card.svg 8'
DF4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastián Cáceres
DF2 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Fuentes
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Fidalgo
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan dos Santos Sub off.svg 84'
MF33 Flag of Mexico.svg Julián Quiñones Sub off.svg 90+1'
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Zendejas Sub off.svg 90+1'
MF10 Flag of Chile.svg Diego Valdés Sub off.svg 84'
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín (c)
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Reyes
DF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Kevin Álvarez Sub on.svg 90+1'
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramón Juárez
MF7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Brian Rodríguez
MF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Naveda
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez Sub on.svg 84'
MF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador Reyes Sub on.svg 90+1'
MF32 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Suárez
FW11 Flag of Uruguay.svg Jonathan Rodríguez Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg André Jardine

Assistant referees: [22]
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato)
Fourth official: [22]
Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)
Video assistant referee: [22]
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee: [22]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Statistics

Statistic [23] UANLAmérica
Goals scored11
Total shots1012
Shots on target52
Saves14
Ball possession54%46%
Corner kicks92
Fouls committed1517
Offsides21
Yellow cards21
Red cards00

Second leg

América 3–0 (a.e.t.) UANL
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 74,957
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

Details

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América [24] [25]
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UANL [24] [25]
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Malagón
DF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Layún Yellow card.svg 26'Sub off.svg 76'
DF31 Flag of Chile.svg Igor Lichnovsky Yellow card.svg 7'Sub off.svg 108'
DF4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastián Cáceres
DF2 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Fuentes Sub off.svg 90+9'
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan dos Santos Sub off.svg 90+9'
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Fidalgo
MF33 Flag of Mexico.svg Julián Quiñones Sub off.svg 108'
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Zendejas Sub off.svg 76'
MF10 Flag of Chile.svg Diego Valdés
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín (c)
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Reyes Sub on.svg 90+9'
DF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Kevin Álvarez Sub on.svg 76'
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramón Juárez Sub on.svg 108'
MF7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Brian Rodríguez
MF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Naveda
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez Sub on.svg 90+9'
MF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador Reyes
MF32 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Suárez Sub on.svg 108'
FW11 Flag of Uruguay.svg Jonathan Rodríguez Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg André Jardine
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Nahuel Guzmán Yellow card.svg 93' Yellow-red card.svg 95'
DF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Aquino Sub off.svg 86'
DF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pizarro (c)
DF13 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Reyes Yellow card.svg 32'
DF27 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Angulo
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Carioca Yellow card.svg 36'
MF8 Flag of Uruguay.svg Fernando Gorriarán Sub off.svg 97'
MF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Lainez Sub off.svg 75'
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Córdova Sub off.svg 75'
MF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ozziel Herrera Sub off.svg 62'
FW10 Flag of France.svg André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK25 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Felipe Rodríguez Sub on.svg 97'
DF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Tercero
DF28 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Ordóñez
DF32 Flag of Mexico.svg Vladimir Loroña Sub on.svg 86'
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Pablo Vigón Sub on.svg 75'
MF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Raymundo Fulgencio Red card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 75'
MF24 Flag of Mexico.svg Marcelo Flores
MF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Fierro
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Ibáñez
FW23 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Quiñones Sub on.svg 62'
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg Robert Dante Siboldi

Assistant referees: [26]
Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua)
Michel Ricardo Espinoza (Mexico City)
Fourth official: [26]
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee: [26]
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Assistant video assistant referee: [26]
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Statistics

Statistic [27] AméricaUANL
Goals scored30
Total shots189
Shots on target73
Saves34
Ball possession60%40%
Corner kicks41
Fouls committed1823
Offsides10
Yellow cards22
Red cards02

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.82 goals per match. Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

References

  1. ↑ "Calendario Apertura 2023" (PDF). Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Liga MX: Repechaje continuará en Apertura 2023 con nuevo formato". ESPN Deportes. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "América History". 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Monterrey History". 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tigres UANL History". 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "UNAM History". 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Guadalajara History". 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Puebla History". 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Atlético San Luis History". 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "León History". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Santos Laguna History". 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "León-Santos Laguna report". LigaMX.net. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "León-América report". LigaMX.net. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Atlético San Luis-Monterrey report". LigaMX.net. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "UANL-Puebla report". LigaMX.net. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "UNAM-Guadalajara report". LigaMX.net. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Atlético San Luis-América report". LigaMX.net. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "UANL-UNAM report". LigaMX.net. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 "UANL vs. América- 14 December 2023 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  21. 1 2 MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Designaciones Arbitrales".
  23. ↑ "UANL vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN . Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  24. 1 2 "América vs. UANL - 17 December 2023 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  25. 1 2 MX. ligamx.net https://ligamx.net/cancha/mxm/136673/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNiIsImlkUGFydGlkbyI6IjEzNjY3MyJ9/minuto-a-minuto-america-vs-tigres-de-la-uanl-final-vuelta-estadio-azteca-tudn.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. 1 2 3 4 "Designaciones Arbitrales".
  27. ↑ "América vs UANL stats – ESPNFC". ESPN . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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