Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage

The Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 22 November to 10 December 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2017 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey 17 11 4 2 29 12 +17 37 Advance to Liguilla
2 UANL 17 9 5 3 28 16 +12 32
3 América 17 9 3 5 23 18 +5 30
4 Morelia 17 8 5 4 25 17 +8 29
5 Toluca 17 8 5 4 24 21 +3 29
6 Cruz Azul 17 7 6 4 22 22 0 27
7 León 17 8 2 7 27 23 +4 26
8 Atlas 17 7 4 6 23 19 +4 25
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

Format

  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
  • In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

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Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Monterrey 2 4 6  
8 Atlas 1 1 2  
  1 Monterrey 1 4 5  
  4 Morelia 0 0 0  
4 Morelia (s) 1 2 3
5 Toluca 2 1 3  
  1 Monterrey 1 1 2
  2 UANL 1 2 3
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2  
7 León 1 1 2  
  2 UANL 1 3 4
  3 América 0 0 0  
3 América (s) 0 0 0
6 Cruz Azul 0 0 0  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlas 2–6 Monterrey 1–2 1–4
León 2–2 UANL (s) 1–1 1–1
Cruz Azul 0–0 América (s) 0–0 0–0
Toluca 3–3 Morelia (s) 2–1 1–2

All times are UTC−6

First leg

Toluca 2–1 Morelia
Uribe  90+1'
Barrientos  90+4'		 Report Ruidíaz  66' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,799
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
León 1–1 UANL
Boselli  59' Report Vargas  76'
Attendance: 15,005
Referee: Diego Montaño (Jalisco)
Cruz Azul 0–0 América
Report
Attendance: 22,889
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Atlas 1–2 Monterrey
Tabó  35' Report Funes Mori  5', 17'
Attendance: 36,334
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Second leg

UANL 1–1 León
Gignac  20' Report Mosquera  25'
Attendance: 41,159
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Morelia 2–1 Toluca
Ruidíaz  6'
Sepúlveda  15'		 Report Uribe  4'
Attendance: 26,094
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

3–3 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Morelia advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Monterrey 4–1 Atlas
Funes Mori  15'
C. Sánchez  26'
Hurtado  29', 40'		 Report Caraglio  34' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,253
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 6–2 on aggregate

América 0–0 Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 48,391
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

0–0 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morelia 0–5 Monterrey 0–1 0–4
América 0–4 UANL 0–1 0–3

All times are UTC−6

First leg

América 0–1 UANL
Report Juninho  49' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,566
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)
Morelia 0–1 Monterrey
Report Hurtado  38' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,473
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg

UANL 3–0 América
Valencia  56', 72'
Gignac  76' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 41,580
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UANL won 4–0 on aggregate

Monterrey 4–0 Morelia
Funes Mori  10', 29', 53'
C. Sánchez  22' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 50,544
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 3–2 Monterrey 1–1 2–1

All times are UTC−6

First leg

UANL 1–1 Monterrey
Valencia  26' (pen.) Report N. Sánchez  9'
Attendance: 41,602
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
UANL[3][4]
Monterrey[3][4]
GK1Argentina Nahuel GuzmánYellow card 43'
DF6Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF3Brazil Juninho (c)
DF4Mexico Hugo AyalaYellow cardYellow cardRed card 85', 90+1'
DF28Mexico Luis RodríguezYellow card 36'
MF29Mexico Jesús DueñasYellow card 65'
MF5Brazil Rafael Carioca
MF20Mexico Javier Aquino
FW9Chile Eduardo Vargas 80'
FW10France André-Pierre Gignac
FW13Ecuador Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
GK36Mexico Lalo Fernández
DF21Colombia Francisco Meza
MF17United States Jose Francisco Torres
MF19Colombia Larry Vásquez
MF25Mexico Jürgen Damm
MF27Mexico Alberto Acosta
FW18Argentina Ismael Sosa 80'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
GK1Mexico Hugo González
DF11Argentina Leonel VangioniYellow cardYellow cardRed card 74', 88'
DF15Argentina José María Basanta (c)Yellow card 31'
DF4Argentina Nicolás Sánchez 46'
DF33Colombia Stefan MedinaYellow card 81'
MF25United States Jonathan González
MF13Uruguay Carlos SánchezYellow card 58'
MF16Paraguay Celso Ortiz 86'
FW8Colombia Dorlan Pabón
FW18Colombia Avilés Hurtado 69'
FW7Argentina Rogelio Funes MoriYellow card 26'
Substitutions:
GK24Mexico Édson Reséndez
DF3Mexico César Montes 46'
DF5Mexico Luis Fuentes
DF6Mexico Efraín Juárez
MF14Mexico Alfonso González 86'
MF21Mexico Jesús MolinaYellow card 90+3' 69'
FW29Mexico Marco Bueno
Manager:
Argentina Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (State of Mexico)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg

Monterrey 1–2 UANL
Pabón  2' Report Vargas  30'
Meza  35'
Attendance: 52,067
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UANL won 3–2 on aggregate

Monterrey[5][6]
UANL[5][6]
GK1Mexico Hugo González
DF15Argentina José María Basanta (c) 46'
DF3Mexico César Montes
DF4Argentina Nicolás Sánchez
DF33Colombia Stefan Medina
MF25United States Jonathan González 80'
MF19Argentina Neri CardozoRed card 90+6'
MF13Uruguay Carlos Sánchez 87'
FW18Colombia Avilés Hurtado
FW8Colombia Dorlan Pabón
FW7Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK24Mexico Édson Reséndez
DF5Mexico Luis Fuentes 46'
DF6Mexico Efraín Juárez
MF14Mexico Alfonso González
MF17Mexico Jesús Zavala 87'
MF21Mexico Jesús Molina
FW27Paraguay Jorge Benítez 80'
Manager:
Argentina Antonio Mohamed
GK1Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
DF6Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21Colombia Francisco Meza
DF3Brazil Juninho (c)
DF28Mexico Luis Rodríguez
MF29Mexico Jesús Dueñas 81'
MF5Brazil Rafael Carioca
MF20Mexico Javier Aquino
FW9Chile Eduardo Vargas 61'
FW10France André-Pierre Gignac
FW13Ecuador Enner Valencia 76'
Substitutions:
GK36Mexico Lalo Fernández
DF14Mexico Jorge Iván Estrada
DF15France Timothée Kolodziejczak
MF17United States Jose Francisco Torres
MF25Mexico Jürgen Damm 61'
MF27Mexico Alberto Acosta 81'
FW18Argentina Ismael Sosa 76'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti

Assistant referees:
Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Liga MX definió fechas de inicio para Apertura 2017 y Clausura 2018". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. ↑ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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  4. 1 2 http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/informeArbitral/87584/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE2IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiMTQifQ==/informe-arbitral-uanl-vs-monterrey-final-ida-estadio-universitario-televisa
  5. 1 2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/11/mexico/primera-division/club-de-futbol-monterrey/club-tigres-de-la-unl/2696554/?ICID=HP_MS_58_01
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