Clausura 2019 Liga MX championship stage

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The Clausura 2019 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 8 May 2019 to 26 May 2019. [1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2019 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

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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.
León 14110th Apertura 2017 Champions
(2 times)		 [2]
UANL 23724th Apertura 2018 Champions
(4 times)		 [3]
Monterrey 330 (+14)22ndChampions
(3 times)		 [4]
Cruz Azul 430 (+9)28thChampions
(Invierno 1997)		 [5]
América 529 (+9)32ndChampions
(5 times)		 [6]
Necaxa 629 (+8)16th Apertura 2016 Champions
(Invierno 1998) 		[7]
Pachuca 728 (+6)21stChampions
(6 times)		 [8]
Tijuana 828 (+5)7th Clausura 2018 Champions
(Apertura 2012)		 [9]

Format

[10]

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                     
1 León 325 
8 Tijuana 112 
 1 León (s)101 
 5 América 011 
4 Cruz Azul 112
5 América 303 
 1 León 000
 2 UANL 101
2 UANL (s)112 
7 Pachuca 112 
 2 UANL (s)011
 3 Monterrey 101 
3 Monterrey (s)011
6 Necaxa 101 

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Tijuana 2–5 León 1–3 1–2
Pachuca 2–2 (s) UANL 1–1 1–1
Necaxa 1–1 (s) Monterrey 1–0 0–1
América 3–2 Cruz Azul 3–1 0–1

First leg

Pachuca 1–1 UANL
Report
Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
Attendance: 21,298
Referee: Eduardo Galván (Mexico City)
Tijuana 1–3 León
Report
Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Attendance: 25,333
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Necaxa 1–0 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes City
Attendance: 14,627
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
América 3–1 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 31,450
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

UANL 1–1 Pachuca
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

León 2–1 Tijuana
Report
Estadio León, León
Attendance: 23,291
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Michoacán)

León won 5–2 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul 1–0 América
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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 34,779
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Monterrey 1–0 Necaxa
Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 33,884
Referee: César Ramos (Sinaloa)

1–1 on aggregate. Monterrey advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
América 1–1 (s) León 0–1 1–0
Monterrey 1–1 (s) UANL 1–0 0–1

First leg

Monterrey 1–0 UANL
Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 48,269
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
América 0–1 León
Report
Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro City [note 2]
Attendance: 27,228
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg

UANL 1–0 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

1–1 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

León 0–1 América
Report
Estadio León, León
Attendance: 26,721
Referee: César Ramos (Sinaloa)

1–1 on aggregate. León advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
UANL 1–0 León 1–0 0–0

First leg

UANL 1–0 León
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Details

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UANL [13] [14]
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León [13] [14]
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Nahuel Guzmán
DF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21 Flag of Colombia.svg Francisco Meza Yellow card.svg 70'
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Ayala
DF28 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Rodríguez
MF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pizarro (c)Yellow card.svg 90+3'
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Carioca
MF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Aquino Sub off.svg 78'
MF9 Flag of Chile.svg Eduardo Vargas Sub off.svg 60'
MF26 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Quiñones Sub off.svg 85'Yellow card.svg 83'
FW10 Flag of France.svg André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK22 Flag of Mexico.svg Lalo Fernández
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Juan José Sánchez
DF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Venegas
MF36 Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Tercero
MF8 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Zelarayán Sub on.svg 85'
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Jürgen Damm Sub on.svg 78'
FW13 Flag of Ecuador.svg Enner Valencia Sub on.svg 60'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Ferretti
GK30 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Cota
DF6 Flag of Colombia.svg William Tesillo Yellow card.svg 22'
DF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro González
DF4 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Mosquera
DF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Navarro Yellow card.svg 90'
MF16 Flag of Chile.svg Jean Meneses Sub off.svg 78'
MF10 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montes (c)
MF12 Flag of Mexico.svg Iván Rodríguez
MF13 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ángel Mena
FW33 Flag of Ecuador.svg Vinicio Angulo
FW8 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Joel Campbell Yellow card.svg 87'
Substitutions:
GK25 Flag of the United States.svg William Yarbrough
DF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera
DF32 Flag of Chile.svg Dilan Zúñiga
MF11 Flag of Colombia.svg Yairo Moreno Sub on.svg 78'
MF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Iván Ochoa
MF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Díaz
FW27 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan José Calero
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Ignacio Ambríz

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Fourth official:
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee:
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic [15] UANLLeón
Goals scored10
Total shots209
Shots on target64
Saves45
Ball possession54%46%
Corner kicks93
Fouls committed1613
Offsides10
Yellow cards33
Red cards00

Second leg

León 0–0 UANL
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Estadio León, León
Attendance: 26,131
Referee: César Ramos (Sinaloa)

UANL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Details

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León [16] [17]
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UANL [16] [17]
GK30 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Cota
DF6 Flag of Colombia.svg William Tesillo
DF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro González Sub off.svg 64'
DF4 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Mosquera Yellow card.svg 88' Red card.svg 90+3'
DF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Navarro
MF12 Flag of Mexico.svg Iván Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 71'
MF10 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montes (c)
MF11 Flag of Colombia.svg Yairo Moreno
MF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Rubens Sambueza
MF13 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ángel Mena Sub off.svg 32'
FW8 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
GK25 Flag of the United States.svg William Yarbrough
DF22 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera
MF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Iván Ochoa
MF16 Flag of Chile.svg Jean Meneses Sub on.svg 32'
MF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Díaz
FW27 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan José Calero
FW33 Flag of Ecuador.svg Vinicio Angulo Sub on.svg 64'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Ignacio Ambríz
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Nahuel Guzmán Yellow card.svg 81'
DF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21 Flag of Colombia.svg Francisco Meza
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Ayala
DF28 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Rodríguez
MF19 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pizarro (c)Yellow card.svg 90+1'
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Carioca Sub off.svg 77'Yellow card.svg 77'
MF20 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Aquino Sub off.svg 46'
MF9 Flag of Chile.svg Eduardo Vargas Sub off.svg 62'
MF26 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Quiñones Yellow card.svg 64'
FW10 Flag of France.svg André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK30 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ortega
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Salcedo Sub on.svg 77'
MF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Dueñas Sub on.svg 46'
MF36 Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Tercero
MF8 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Zelarayán
MF25 Flag of Mexico.svg Jürgen Damm
FW13 Flag of Ecuador.svg Enner Valencia Sub on.svg 62'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Ferretti

Assistant referees:
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:
León Vicente Barajas (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic [18] LeónUANL
Goals scored00
Total shots149
Shots on target53
Saves35
Ball possession57%43%
Corner kicks81
Fouls committed1315
Offsides20
Yellow cards24
Red cards10

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Assists

2 assists
1 assist

Notes

  1. 1 2 The América v León match was originally scheduled for 15 May but was postponed due to poor air quality around Mexico City. As a result, the second leg was also postponed one day. [11]
  2. ↑ The match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Azteca, despite the poor air quality, but was later moved to Querétaro. [12]

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