Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase

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Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates20 November – 15 December 2024
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored53 (3.12 per match)
Attendance548,382 (32,258 per match)

The Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase [1] will be played between 20 November and 15 December 2024. [2] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2024 Liga MX season. [2]

Contents

For the third straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four. [3] 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 Monterrey 3–2 on aggregate to win their third straight title and sixteenth overall. As winners, América will face the Clausura 2025 champion at the 2025 Campeón de Campeones.

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 Cruz Azul 4218 October 2024 (PLAY)
23 October 2024 (QF)		36th Clausura 2024 Champions (Gua. 2021) [4]
2 Toluca 3522 October 2024 (PLAY)
2 November 2024 (QF)		39thChampions (Bic. 2010) [5]
3 UANL 3426 October 2024 (PLAY)
6 November 2024 (QF)		34thChampions (Cl. 2023) [6]
4 UNAM 312 November 2024 (PLAY)
8 November 2024 (QF)		27thChampions (Cl. 2011) [7]
5 Monterrey 312 November 2024 (PLAY)
10 November 2024 (QF)		30thChampions (Ap. 2019) [8]
6 Atlético San Luis 302 November 2024 (PLAY)
9 November 2024 (QF)		5th Apertura 2023 Semi-finals (Ap. 2023) [9]


Qualified to play-in round (4 teams)
SeedTeamPoints (GD)Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best (last)Ref
7 Tijuana 292 November 20248th Clausura 2019 Champions (Ap. 2012) [10]
8 América 272 November 202440th Clausura 2024 Champions (Cl. 2024) [11]
9 Guadalajara 255 November 202433rdChampions (Cl. 2017) [12]
10 Atlas 2110 November 202426th Clausura 2023 Champions (Cl. 2022) [13]

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 gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7 Tijuana 2 (2)8 América No. 7 seed
8 América 2 (3)7 Tijuana No. 8 seed
7 Tijuana 3
Serie B10 Atlas 0
9 Guadalajara 1
10 Atlas 2

Play-in matches

Team 1 Score Team 2
Tijuana 2–2 (2–3 p) América
Guadalajara 1–2 Atlas

Serie A

Tijuana 2–2 América
Report
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 29,333
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Serie B

Guadalajara 1–2 Atlas
Report
Attendance: 40,645

No. 8 seed match

Team 1 Score Team 2
Tijuana 3–0 Atlas
Tijuana 3–0 Atlas
Report
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
4 UNAM 0 3 3
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
6 Atlético San Luis 2 1 3
3 UANL 0 0 0
6 Atlético San Luis 3 0 3
5 Monterrey 1 1 2
7 América 2 1 3
1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 3 3
8 Tijuana 3 0 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 3 3
7 América 0 4 4
2 Toluca 0 0 0
7 América 2 2 4

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 27–28 November 2024, and the second legs will be played on 30 November–1 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tijuana 3–3 (s) Cruz Azul 3–0 0–3
América 4–0 Toluca 2–0 2–0
Atlético San Luis 3–0 UANL 3–0 0–0
Monterrey 6–3 UNAM 1–0 5–3

Matches

Tijuana 3–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Attendance: 25,333
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul 3–0 Tijuana
Report
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 24,975
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

3–3 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced due to being the higher seeded team.

América 2–0 Toluca
Report
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 27,025
Referee: Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Toluca 0–2 América
Report
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 27,273
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 4–0 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis 3–0 UANL
Report
Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí
Attendance: 22,102
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez (Sinaloa)
UANL 0–0 Atlético San Luis
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 40,271
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Atlético San Luis won 3–0 on aggregate.

Monterrey 1–0 UNAM
Report
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 37,379
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
UNAM 3–5 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 37,439
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregarate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 4–5 December 2024, and the second legs will be played on 7–8 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
América 4–3 Cruz Azul 0–0 4–3
Atlético San Luis 3–6 Monterrey 2–1 1–5

Matches

América 0–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 29,401
Referee: Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul 3–4 América
Report
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 29,404
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)


América won 4–3 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis 2–1 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí
Attendance: 22,803
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Monterrey 5–1 Atlético San Luis
Report
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 48,606
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate.

Finals

Summary

The first leg will be played on 12 December 2024, and the second leg will be played on 15 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
América 3–2 Monterrey 2–1 1–1

First leg

América 2–1 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 36,933
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

Details

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América [14] [15]
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Monterrey [14] [15]
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Malagón
DF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Kevin Álvarez
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Reyes
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramón Juárez Yellow card.svg 81'
DF4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastián Cáceres Sub off.svg 85'
DF26 Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Borja Sub off.svg 78'
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan dos Santos Yellow card.svg 59'Sub off.svg 64'
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Fidalgo
MF11 Flag of Chile.svg Víctor Dávila Sub off.svg 64'
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Zendejas
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín (c)Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
GK30 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Cota
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Néstor Araujo Sub on.svg 85'
DF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Cristian Calderón Sub on.svg 78'
MF7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Brian Rodríguez Sub on.svg 78'
MF10 Flag of Chile.svg Diego Valdés Sub on.svg 64'
MF13 Flag of Mexico.svg Alan Cervantes Sub on.svg 64'
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez
MF28 Flag of Mexico.svg Érick Sánchez
FW19 Flag of Mexico.svg Illian Hernández
FW24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Javairô Dilrosun
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg André Jardine
GK22 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Cárdenas
DF33 Flag of Colombia.svg Stefan Medina
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Guzmán Sub off.svg 51'
DF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Moreno (c)Sub off.svg 66'
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Gerardo Arteaga
MF30 Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Rodríguez
MF204 Flag of Mexico.svg Iker Fimbres
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Óliver Torres Yellow card.svg 73'
MF10 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canales Sub off.svg 65'
MF29 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Ocampos Sub off.svg 4'
FW7 Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Berterame
Substitutions:
GK24 Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramos
DF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Edson Gutiérrez
DF20 Flag of Chile.svg Sebastián Vegas Sub on.svg 66'
MF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Fidel Ambríz
MF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Érick Aguirre Sub on.svg 51'
MF16 Flag of Colombia.svg Johan Rojas
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Corona Sub on.svg 65'
MF190 Flag of Mexico.svg César Garza
FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Vázquez Sub on.svg 66'
FW31 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto de la Rosa Sub on.svg 4'Sub off.svg 66'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Demichelis

Assistant referees: [16]
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Enedina Caudillo Gómez (Michoacán)
Fourth official: [16]
Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee: [16]
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)
Assistant video assistant referee: [16]
Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

Statistics

Statistic [17] AméricaMonterrey
Goals scored21
Total shots136
Shots on target61
Saves04
Ball possession47%53%
Corner kicks85
Fouls committed79
Offsides40
Yellow cards21
Red cards00

Second leg

Monterrey 1–1 América
Report
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 52,127
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Details

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Monterrey [18] [19]
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América [18] [19]
GK22 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Cárdenas
DF33 Flag of Colombia.svg Stefan Medina
DF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Moreno (c)Sub off.svg 46'
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Gerardo Arteaga Yellow card.svg 85'
MF30 Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Rodríguez
MF204 Flag of Mexico.svg Iker Fimbres
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Óliver Torres Sub off.svg 71'
MF10 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canales
MF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Érick Aguirre Sub off.svg 46'
FW7 Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Berterame
FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Vázquez Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
GK24 Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramos
DF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Edson Gutiérrez
DF20 Flag of Chile.svg Sebastián Vegas Sub on.svg 46'
DF32 Flag of Mexico.svg Tony Leone
MF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Fidel Ambríz
MF16 Flag of Colombia.svg Johan Rojas Sub on.svg 46'
MF17 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Corona Sub on.svg 71'
MF190 Flag of Mexico.svg César Garza
MF235 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Soto
FW31 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto de la Rosa Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Demichelis
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Malagón
DF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Kevin Álvarez
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Reyes
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramón Juárez
DF4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastián Cáceres
DF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Cristian Calderón Sub off.svg 90'
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez Sub off.svg 71'
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Fidalgo
MF13 Flag of Mexico.svg Alan Cervantes
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Zendejas Yellow card.svg 89'
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín (c)Sub off.svg 42'
Substitutions:
GK30 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Cota
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Néstor Araujo
DF26 Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Borja Sub on.svg 90'
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan dos Santos Sub on.svg 71'
MF7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Brian Rodríguez
MF10 Flag of Chile.svg Diego Valdés
MF11 Flag of Chile.svg Víctor Dávila
MF28 Flag of Mexico.svg Érick Sánchez
FW24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Javairô Dilrosun
FW27 Flag of Uruguay.svg Rodrigo Aguirre Sub on.svg 42'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg André Jardine

Assistant referees: [16]
José Ibrahim Martínez (Mexico City)
Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez (Nuevo León)
Fourth official: [16]
Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee: [16]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
Assistant video assistant referee: [16]
Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Statistics

Statistic [20] MonterreyAmérica
Goals scored11
Total shots214
Shots on target63
Saves26
Ball possession71%29%
Corner kicks85
Fouls committed108
Offsides02
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

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