The Torneo Guardianes 2021 (stylized as Guard1anes) Liga MX final phase [1] was played between 8 May 2021 to 30 May 2021. [2] A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2021 Liga MX season. [3] For the second straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to 12.
Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League. [4]
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).
Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 41 | 20 March 2021 | 30th | Guardianes 2020 | Champions (Invierno 1997) | [5] |
2 | América | 38 | 3 April 2021 | 35th | Champions (5 times) | [6] | |
3 | Puebla | 28 (+11) | 17 April 2021 | 9th | Semifinals (3 times) | [7] | |
4 | Monterrey | 28 (+9) | 16 April 2021 | 25th | Champions (4 times) | [8] |
Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. |
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5 | Santos Laguna | 26 (+5) | 18 April 2021 | 32nd | Guardianes 2020 | Champions (6 times) | [9] |
6 | León | 26 (+2) | 30 April 2021 | 13th | Champions (3 times) | [10] | |
7 | Atlas | 25 | 30 April 2021 | 22nd | Apertura 2017 | Runners-up (Verano 1999) | [11] |
8 | Pachuca | 23 (+1) | 29 April 2021 | 23rd | Guardianes 2020 | Champions (6 times) | [12] |
9 | Guadalajara | 23 (0) | 1 May 2021 | 27th | Champions (3 times) | [13] | |
10 | UANL | 23 (–1) | 1 May 2021 | 27th | Champions (5 times) | [14] | |
11 | Toluca | 22 | 1 May 2021 | 34th | Champions (7 times) | [15] | |
12 | Querétaro | 21 | 2 May 2021 | 12th [note 1] | Apertura 2019 | Runners-up (Clausura 2015) | [16] [17] |
Matches took place on 8–9 May 2021.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Santos Laguna | 5–0 | Querétaro |
León | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Toluca |
Atlas | 1–0 | UANL |
Pachuca | 4–2 | Guadalajara |
Pachuca | 4–2 | Guadalajara |
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The following was 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 |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 41 |
2 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 38 |
3 | Puebla | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 28 |
4 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28 |
5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 26 |
6 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 25 |
7 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 23 |
8 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 22 |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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7 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | América | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Pachuca (a) | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Puebla (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Atlas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Puebla | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 1 | 3 |
The first legs were played on 12–13 May, and the second legs were played on 15–16 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Toluca | 3–4 | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Pachuca | 5–5 (a) | América | 3–1 | 2–4 |
Atlas | 1–1 (s) | Puebla | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Santos Laguna | 3–2 | Monterrey | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Santos Laguna | 2–1 | Monterrey |
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Puebla | 1–0 | Atlas |
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1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Puebla advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.
Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.
Monterrey | 1–1 | Santos Laguna |
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Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate. Pachuca won on away goals.
The first legs will be played on 19–20 May, and the second legs will be played on 22–23 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pachuca | 0–1 | Cruz Azul | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Santos Laguna | 3–1 | Puebla | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Cruz Azul won 1–0 on aggregate.
Puebla | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Santos Laguna won 3–1 on aggregate.
The first leg was played on 27 May, and the second leg was played on 30 May.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Santos Laguna | 1–2 | Cruz Azul | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Santos Laguna | 0–1 | Cruz Azul |
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Assistant referees: [20] |
Statistic [21] | Santos Laguna | Cruz Azul |
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Goals scored | 0 | 1 |
Total shots | 16 | 8 |
Shots on target | 1 | 4 |
Saves | 3 | 1 |
Ball possession | 65% | 35% |
Corner kicks | 9 | 8 |
Fouls committed | 5 | 13 |
Offsides | 1 | 0 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Santos Laguna |
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Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Assistant referees: [24] |
Statistic [25] | Cruz Azul | Santos Laguna |
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Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
Total shots | 9 | 11 |
Shots on target | 3 | 1 |
Saves | 0 | 2 |
Ball possession | 36% | 64% |
Corner kicks | 6 | 8 |
Fouls committed | 13 | 11 |
Offsides | 0 | 0 |
Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
There were 48 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
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