The Clausura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (playoffs) was played from 2 May 2018 to 20 May 2018. [1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Toluca | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 36 | Advance to Liguilla |
2 | América | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 29 | |
3 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 29 | |
4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 29 | |
5 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | |
6 | Tijuana | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 25 | |
7 | UNAM | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
8 | Morelia | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 24 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Toluca (s) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Toluca | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tijuana | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Tijuana | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | América | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | UNAM | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | América | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos Laguna (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morelia | 4–4 | Toluca (s) | 2–2 | 2–2 |
UNAM | 2–6 | América | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Tijuana | 3–2 | Monterrey | 1–1 | 2–1 |
UANL | 2–2 | Santos Laguna (s) | 2–0 | 0–2 |
All times are UTC−5 except for the match in Tijuana (UTC−7)
UNAM | 1–4 | América |
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UANL | 2–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Morelia | 2–2 | Toluca |
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América won 6–2 on aggregate
Tijuana won 3–2 on aggregate
4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Toluca advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Santos Laguna | 2–0 | UANL |
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2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tijuana | 3–5 | Toluca | 2–1 | 1–4 |
Santos Laguna | 6–3 | América | 4–1 | 2–2 |
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Santos Laguna | 4–1 | América |
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Toluca won 5–3 on aggregate
Santos Laguna won 6–3 on aggregate
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Santos Laguna | 3–2 | Toluca | 2–1 | 1–1 |
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Santos Laguna | 2–1 | Toluca |
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Toluca | 1–1 | Santos Laguna |
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Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate
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