2010 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla

2010 Primera División de México
Country Mexico
Teams 8
Champions Monterrey
Runners-up Santos Laguna
Matches played 14
Goals scored 40 (2.86 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Humberto Suazo (5 goals)

The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the 2010 Primera División de México Apertura was a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México. The tournament began on November 17, 2010 and concluded on December 5, 2010 with Monterrey beating Santos Laguna 5 – 3 on aggregate over two legs.[1]

Teams

The 18 teams that participated in the 2010 Apertura were divided into three groups of six teams. The top two in each group qualify automatically. The two best teams in the general table not already qualified, regardless of group, qualify as well.

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the Apertura 2010
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts P Qualified as
1Cruz AzulMexico Enrique MezaMexico Gerardo Torrado1712323313+20391stFirst place Group 3
2MonterreyMexico Víctor VucetichMexico Luis Ernesto Pérez179532920+9322ndFirst place Group 1
3Santos LagunaArgentina Rubén Omar RomanoMexico Oswaldo Sánchez179352919+11303rdRunner-up Group 1
4AméricaMexico Manuel LapuenteMexico Pável Pardo177642216+6274thFirst place Group 2
5San LuisMexico Ignacio AmbrízMexico Ignacio Torres178272119+2265thRunner-up Group 2
6ChiapasMexico Jose Guadalupe CruzMexico Christian Valdéz176742114+7256thRunner-up Group 3
7PachucaArgentina Pablo MariniColombia Miguel Calero177462728−1257thThird place Group 2
8UNAMMexico Guillermo VázquezMexico Sergio Bernal177462324−1258thThird place Group 3

Bracket

The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Cruz Azul 2 0 2  
8 UNAM 1 2 3  
  2 Monterrey 0 2 2  
  8 UNAM 0 0 0  
2 Monterrey 1 3 4
7 Pachuca 1 3 4  
  2 Monterrey 2 3 5
  3 Santos Laguna 3 0 3
3 Santos Laguna 1 1 2  
6 Chiapas 1 0 1  
  3 Santos Laguna 2 3 5
  4 América 1 3 4  
4 América 0 4 4
5 San Luis 0 1 1  
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Both finalist qualify to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round.

Quarter-finals

The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 17 and 18. The second legs were played on November 20 and 21.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul (1) 2–3 (8) UNAM 2–1 0–2
Monterrey (2) 4–4 (7) Pachuca 1–1 3–3
Santos Laguna (3) 2–1 (6) Chiapas 1–1 1–0
América (4) 4–1 (5) San Luis 0–0 4–1

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

San Luis 0 – 0 América
Report
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)
UNAM 1 – 2 Cruz Azul
López  19' Report Cervantes  32'
Giménez  73'
Referee: Mauricio Morales Ovalle (Mexico)
Pachuca 1 – 1 Monterrey
Arizala  67' Report Basanta  56'
Referee: Paul Enrique Delgadillo Haro (Mexico)
Chiapas 1 – 1 Santos Laguna
Ochoa  33' Report Arce  22'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso Flores (Mexico)

Second leg

Cruz Azul 0 – 2 UNAM
Report Bravo  1'
Cacho  73' (pen.)
América 4 – 1 San Luis
Sánchez  15'
Matellán  24' (o.g.)
Esqueda  45'
Vuoso  81'		 Report de la Torre  53'
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)
Monterrey 3 – 3 Pachuca
Suazo  19'
de Nigris  36'
Cardozo  56'		 Report Arizala  15', 84', 89'
Santos Laguna 1 – 0 Chiapas
Rodriguez  90+5' (pen.) Report
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 25. The second legs were played on November 28.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey (2) 2–0 (8) UNAM 0–0 2–0
Santos Laguna (3) 5–4 (4) América 2–1 3–3

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

América 1 – 2 Santos Laguna
Reyna  19' Report Quintero  9'
Benítez  89'
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)
UNAM 0 – 0 Monterrey
Report
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Second leg

Santos Laguna 3 – 3 América
Quintero  2', 61'
Benítez  75'		 Report Sánchez  60'
Vuoso  66'
Esqueda  86'
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)
Monterrey 2 – 0 UNAM
Suazo  88'
Cardozo  89'		 Report

Final

The first leg of the final was played on December 2. The second leg was played on December 5.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey (2) 5–3 (3) Santos Laguna 2–3 3–0

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

Santos Laguna 3 – 2 Monterrey
Estrada  23'
Quintero  41'
Davino  85' (o.g.)		 Report Suazo  37'
Cardozo  54'

Second leg

Monterrey 3 – 0 Santos Laguna
Suazo  28', 85'
Basanta  72'		 Report

References

  1. ↑ "Magical Monterrey on top again". FIFA.com. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
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