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Dates | 6–28 May 2023 |
Teams | 12 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 47 (2.61 per match) |
Attendance | 664,423 (36,912 per match) |
The Clausura 2023 Liga MX final phase [1] was played between 6 May and 28 May 2023. [1] A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2023 Liga MX season. [1] For the sixth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of final phase spots to twelve. The winners of the reclassification matches advanced to the quarter-finals of the liguilla (mini league).
UANL defeated Guadalajara 3–2 on aggregate to win their eighth league title. As winners, UANL faced Pachuca in the 2023 Campeón de Campeones.
The following teams qualified for the final phase.
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).
Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. |
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1 | Monterrey | 40 | 17 March 2023 (REC) 15 April 2023 (QF) | 28th | Apertura 2022 | Champions (4 times) | [2] |
2 | América | 34 (+15) | 9 April 2023 28 April 2023 (QF) | 38th | Champions (5 times) | [3] | |
3 | Guadalajara | 34 (+10) | 9 April 2023 29 April 2023 (QF) | 30th | Champions (3 times) | [4] | |
4 | Toluca | 32 | 7 April 2023 30 April 2023 (QF) | 37th | Champions (7 times) | [5] |
Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. |
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5 | Pachuca | 31 | 10 April 2023 | 39th | Apertura 2022 | Champions (6 times) | [6] |
6 | León | 30 | 9 April 2023 | 16th | Champions (3 times) | [7] | |
7 | UANL | 25 | 20 April 2023 | 31st | Champions (5 times) | [8] | |
8 | Cruz Azul | 24 | 21 April 2023 | 34th | Champions (2 times) | [9] | |
9 | Atlas | 21 | 29 April 2023 | 25th | Clausura 2022 | Champions (2 times) | [10] |
11 | Puebla | 20 | 29 April 2023 | 13th | Apertura 2022 | Semi-finals (3 times) | [11] |
12 | Atlético San Luis | 19 (−5) | 29 April 2023 | 3rd | Clausura 2022 | Quarter-finals (Clausura 2022) | [12] |
13 | Santos Laguna | 19 (−14) | 29 April 2023 | 35th | Apertura 2022 | Champions (6 times) | [13] |
Matches took place on 6–7 May 2023.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Pachuca | 4–4 (2–4 p) | Santos Laguna |
León | 1–3 | Atlético San Luis |
UANL | 1–0 | Puebla |
Cruz Azul | 0–1 | Atlas |
Pachuca | 4–4 | Santos Laguna |
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2–4 |
León | 1–3 | Atlético San Luis |
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The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.
Seed | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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1 | Monterrey | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 40 | Hosts second leg |
2 | América | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 34 | |
3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 34 | |
4 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 32 | |
5 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 25 | Hosts first leg |
6 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 21 | |
7 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 19 | |
8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 19 |
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2 | América | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlético San Luis | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | América | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guadalajara (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Atlas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Toluca | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 4 | 1 | 5 |
The first legs were played on 10–11 May, and the second legs were played on 13–14 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Santos Laguna | 0–2 | Monterrey | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Atlético San Luis | 3–4 | América | 1–3 | 2–1 |
Atlas | 1–1 (s) | Guadalajara | 1–0 | 0–1 |
UANL | 5–4 | Toluca | 4–1 | 1–3 |
Atlético San Luis | 1–3 | América |
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Atlas | 1–0 | Guadalajara |
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Monterrey | 2–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Monterrey won 2–0 on aggregate.
América | 1–2 | Atlético San Luis |
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América won 4–3 on aggregate.
UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.
Guadalajara | 1–0 | Atlas |
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1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced due to being the higher seeded team in the table.
The first legs were played on 17–18 May, and the second legs were played on 20–21 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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UANL | 2–1 | Monterrey | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Guadalajara | 3–2 | América | 0–1 | 3–1 |
UANL | 1–1 | Monterrey |
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Guadalajara | 0–1 | América |
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UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.
América | 1–3 | Guadalajara |
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Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.
The first leg was played on 25 May, and the second leg was played on 28 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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UANL | 3–2 | Guadalajara | 0–0 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
UANL | 0–0 | Guadalajara |
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Assistant referees: [33] |
Statistic [34] | UANL | Guadalajara |
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Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
Total shots | 14 | 7 |
Shots on target | 1 | 1 |
Saves | 1 | 1 |
Ball possession | 67% | 33% |
Corner kicks | 2 | 2 |
Fouls committed | 13 | 12 |
Offsides | 0 | 1 |
Yellow cards | 3 | 4 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Guadalajara | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | UANL |
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UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.
Assistant referees: [38] |
Statistic [39] | Guadalajara | UANL |
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Goals scored | 2 | 3 |
Total shots | 10 | 24 |
Shots on target | 7 | 9 |
Saves | 5 | 5 |
Ball possession | 36% | 64% |
Corner kicks | 5 | 12 |
Fouls committed | 23 | 10 |
Offsides | 1 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
Red cards | 1 | 1 |
There were 47 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.
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