Clausura 2024 Liga MX final phase

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Clausura 2024 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates2 May – 26 May 2024
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored29 (1.71 per match)
Attendance633,159 (37,245 per match)

The Clausura 2024 Liga MX final phase [1] was played between 2 May 2024 and 26 May 2024. [2] A total of ten teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2024 Liga MX season. [2]

Contents

For the second 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 Cruz Azul 2–1 on aggregate to win their second straight title and fiftheenth overall. As winners of both the Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 seasons, América were automatically awarded the 2024 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 América 356 April 2024 (PLAY)
13 April 2024 (QF)
40th Apertura 2023 Champions (Ap. 2023) [4]
2 Cruz Azul 3312 April 2024 (PLAY)
27 April 2024 (QF)
35th Clausura 2023 Champions (Gua. 2021) [5]
3 Toluca 32 (+15)7 April 2024 (PLAY)
19 April 2024 (QF)
38th Clausura 2023 Champions (Bic. 2010) [6]
4 Monterrey 32 (+13)6 April 2024 (PLAY)
28 April 2024 (QF)
30th Apertura 2023 Champions (Ap. 2019) [7]
5 UANL 31 (+11)20 April 2024 (PLAY)
27 April 2024 (QF)
33rdChampions (Cl. 2023) [8]
6 Guadalajara 31 (+7)20 April 2024 (PLAY)
27 April 2024 (QF)
32ndChampions (Cl. 2017) [9]


Qualified to the play-in round (4 teams)
SeedTeamPoints (GD)Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best (last)Ref.
7 Pachuca 2920 April 202440th Clausura 2023 Champions (Ap. 2022) [10]
8 UNAM 27 (+5)26 April 202427th Apertura 2023 Champions (Cl. 2011) [11]
9 Necaxa 27 (+1)12 April 202421st Apertura 2022 Champions (Inv. 1998) [12]
10 Querétaro 2427 April 20246th Guardianes 2021 Runners-up (Cl. 2015) [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 Pachuca 0 (3)8 UNAM No. 7 seed
8 UNAM (p)0 (5)7 Pachuca No. 8 seed
7 Pachuca 2
Serie B9 Necaxa 1
9 Necaxa (p)1 (3)
10 Querétaro 1 (2)

Play-in matches

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pachuca 0–0 (3–5 p) UNAM
Necaxa 1–1 (3–2 p) Querétaro

Serie A

Pachuca 0–0 UNAM
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Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Serie B

Necaxa 1–1 Querétaro
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Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 13,435
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)

No. 8 seed match

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pachuca 2–1 Necaxa
Pachuca 2–1 Necaxa
Report
Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Final seeding

The following is the final seeding for the final phase after the play-in round matches

SeedTeam
1 América
2 Cruz Azul
3 Toluca
4 Monterrey
5 UANL
6 Guadalajara
7 UNAM
8 Pachuca

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 8–9 May 2024, and the second legs will be played on 11–12 May 2024.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pachuca 2–2 América (s) 1–1 1–1
UNAM 2–4 Cruz Azul 0–2 2–2
Guadalajara 1–0 Toluca 1–0 0–0
UANL 2–3 Monterrey 1–2 1–1

Matches

Pachuca 1–1 América
Report
Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
Attendance: 18,043
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)
América 1–1 Pachuca
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 46,570
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

2–2 on aggregate. América advanced due to being the higher seeded team.


Cruz Azul 2–2 UNAM
Report
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 27,228
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)

Cruz Azul won 4–2 on aggregate.


Guadalajara 1–0 Toluca
Report
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
Attendance: 40,458
Referee: Oscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Toluca 0–0 Guadalajara
Report

Guadalajara won 1–0 on aggregate.


UANL 1–2 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
Monterrey 1–1 UANL
Report
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 51,095
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 15–16 May 2024, and the second legs will be played on 18–19 May 2024.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Guadalajara 0–1 América 0–0 0–1
Monterrey 2–2 (s) Cruz Azul 0–1 2–1
Guadalajara 0–0 América
Report
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
Attendance: 43,628
Referee: Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
América 1–0 Guadalajara
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 70,187
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 1–0 on aggregate.


Monterrey 0–1 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
Attendance: 51,708
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)

2–2 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced due to being the higher seeded team.

Finals

Summary

The first leg was played on 23 May 2024, and the second leg was played on 26 May 2024.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cruz Azul 1–2 América 1–1 0–1

First leg

Cruz Azul 1–1 América
Report
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 27,224
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Details

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Cruz Azul [14] [15]
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América [14] [15]
GK23 Flag of Colombia.svg Kevin Mier
DF29 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Rotondi Sub off.svg 76'
DF33 Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Piovi
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Salcedo
DF4 Flag of Colombia.svg Willer Ditta
DF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Huescas
MF8 Flag of Argentina.svg Lorenzo Faravelli Sub off.svg 71'
MF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Rodríguez
MF15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Ignacio Rivero (c)
MF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexis Gutiérrez
FW7 Flag of Mexico.svg Uriel Antuna Sub off.svg 82'
Substitutions:
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Gudiño
DF13 Flag of Uruguay.svg Camilo Cándido Sub on.svg 82'
DF191 Flag of Mexico.svg Raymundo Rubio
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Érik Lira Sub on.svg 76'
MF194 Flag of Mexico.svg Amaury Morales
MF200 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge García
MF208 Flag of Mexico.svg Louis Estrada Derbez
FW9 Flag of Mexico.svg Ángel Sepúlveda Sub on.svg 71'
FW210 Flag of Mexico.svg Bryan Gamboa
FW268 Flag of Mexico.svg Mateo Levy
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Anselmi
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Malagón
DF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Cristian Calderón
DF31 Flag of Chile.svg Igor Lichnovsky
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramón Juárez
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Reyes
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Fidalgo Sub off.svg 90+6'
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan dos Santos
MF33 Flag of Mexico.svg Julián Quiñones Sub off.svg 86'
MF10 Flag of Chile.svg Diego Valdés Sub off.svg 86'
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Zendejas
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín (c)Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF2 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Fuentes
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Néstor Araujo
DF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Emilio Lara
MF7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Brian Rodríguez Sub on.svg 78'
MF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Naveda
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez Sub on.svg 86'
MF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador Reyes Sub on.svg 90+6'
FW24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Javairô Dilrosun Sub on.svg 86'
FW214 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio Salas
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg André Jardine

Assistant referees: [16]
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Enedina Caudillo Gómez (Michoacán)
Fourth official: [16]
Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Video assistant referee: [16]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
Assistant video assistant referee: [16]
Oscar Mejía García (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic [17] Cruz AzulAmérica
Goals scored11
Total shots77
Shots on target34
Saves12
Ball possession64%36%
Corner kicks73
Fouls committed78
Offsides11
Yellow cards00
Red cards00

Second leg

América 1–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 73,604
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

América won 2–1 on aggregate.

Details

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América [18] [19]
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Cruz Azul [18] [19]
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Malagón
DF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Cristian Calderón
DF31 Flag of Chile.svg Igor Lichnovsky
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramón Juárez
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel Reyes Yellow card.svg 59'
MF8 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Fidalgo
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan dos Santos
MF33 Flag of Mexico.svg Julián Quiñones Yellow card.svg 80'
MF10 Flag of Chile.svg Diego Valdés Sub off.svg 88'
MF17 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Zendejas
FW21 Flag of Mexico.svg Henry Martín (c)Yellow card.svg 79'Sub off.svg 90+3'
Substitutions:
GK27 Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Jiménez
DF2 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Fuentes
DF4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastián Cáceres
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Néstor Araujo
DF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Emilio Lara
MF7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Brian Rodríguez
MF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Naveda
MF20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Richard Sánchez Sub on.svg 88'
MF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador Reyes Sub on.svg 90+3'
FW24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Javairô Dilrosun
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg André Jardine
GK23 Flag of Colombia.svg Kevin Mier
DF29 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Rotondi Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 88'
DF33 Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Piovi
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Salcedo Sub off.svg 84'
DF4 Flag of Colombia.svg Willer Ditta
DF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Huescas Sub off.svg 90+5'
MF8 Flag of Argentina.svg Lorenzo Faravelli Sub off.svg 88'
MF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Rodríguez
MF15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Ignacio Rivero (c)
MF7 Flag of Mexico.svg Uriel Antuna
FW9 Flag of Mexico.svg Ángel Sepúlveda
Substitutions:
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Gudiño
DF13 Flag of Uruguay.svg Camilo Cándido Sub on.svg 88'
DF191 Flag of Mexico.svg Raymundo Rubio
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Érik Lira
MF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Alexis Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 84'
MF194 Flag of Mexico.svg Amaury Morales
MF200 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge García
MF208 Flag of Mexico.svg Louis Estrada Derbez
FW210 Flag of Mexico.svg Bryan Gamboa Sub on.svg 90+5'
FW268 Flag of Mexico.svg Mateo Levy Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Anselmi

Assistant referees: [20]
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Jorge Antonio Sánchez (State of Mexico)
Fourth official: [20]
Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee: [20]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee: [20]
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic [21] AméricaCruz Azul
Goals scored10
Total shots1113
Shots on target55
Saves54
Ball possession47%53%
Corner kicks36
Fouls committed710
Offsides12
Yellow cards31
Red cards00

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 29 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Assists

3 assists

1 assist

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