2011 Liga de Ascenso Apertura Liguilla
The Liguilla (English: Little League) of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season is a final knockout tournament involving seven teams of the Liga de Ascenso. The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2011 winner. However, if the winner of both tournaments is the same team, the team would be promoted to the 2012–13 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final.
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Teams | 7 |
| Champions | Correcaminos (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | La Piedad |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.83 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  |
2012 Clausura → | |
Teams
The first team in the general table qualified for the semi-finals. The six next best teams in the general table qualified to the quarter-finals.
| S | Team | Manager | Captain | Performance at the 2011 Apertura | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | La Piedad | | | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 31 | ||
| 2 | Correcaminos | |  | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 27 | ||
| 3 | Neza | | | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 | ||
| 4 | León | | | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 23 | ||
| 5 | Irapuato | | | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 23 | ||
| 6 | Necaxa | | | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 23 | ||
| 7 | Altamira | | | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||
Bracket
The six best teams after the first place 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 seven 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | León | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Irapuato | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | La Piedad | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | León | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | La Piedad | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Correcaminos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Correcaminos | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Altamira | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Correcaminos | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neza | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neza | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Necaxa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Teams are re-seeded every round.
- The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2011 winner. However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2012–13 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correcaminos (2) | 2 – 2 | (7) Altamira | 1 – 2 | 1 – 0 |
| Neza (3) | 3 – 2 | (6) Necaxa | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 |
| León (4) | 3 – 0 | (5) Irapuato | 1 – 0 | 2 – 0 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| November 23, 2011 | Irapuato | 0 – 1 | León | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
| 20:45 | Report |  |
Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chavez Referee: Gerardo García Acevedo |
| November 24, 2011 | Altamira | 2 – 1 | Correcaminos | Altamira, Tamaulipas |
| 18:00 | Rojas Vázquez Collazo   |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Altamira Referee: Víctor Bisguerra Mendiola |
| November 24, 2011 | Necaxa | 0 – 1 | Neza | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes |
| 20:00 | Report |  |
Stadium: Estadio Victoria Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto |
Second leg
| November 26, 2011 | León | 2 – 0 | Irapuato | León, Guanajuato |
| 21:00 | Pacheco |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp Referee: Obed Eliud Gómez |
León advanced 3 – 0 on aggregate
| November 27, 2011 | Neza | 2 – 2 | Necaxa | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State |
| 12:00 | Prieto Luciano Emílio |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86 Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos |
Neza advanced 3 – 2 on aggregate
| November 27, 2011 | Correcaminos | 1 – 0 | Altamira | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| 18:00 | Menghi |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gomez Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello |
Correcaminos advanced because of their better position on the league table
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Piedad (1) | 6 – 5 | (4) León | 5 – 3 | 1 – 2 |
| Correcaminos (2) | 3 – 3 | (3) Neza | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| December 1, 2011 | Neza | 2 – 1 | Correcaminos | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State |
| 15:30 | Prieto Rojas |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86 Referee: Obed Eliud Gómez |
Second leg
| December 4, 2011 | La Piedad | 1 – 2 | León | La Piedad, Michoacán |
| 12:00 | J. Sánchez |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Juan N. López Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos |
| December 4, 2011 | Correcaminos | 2 – 1 | Neza | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| 18:00 | Saucedo Sánchez |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gomez Referee: Víctor Bisguerra Mendiola |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Piedad (1) | 1 – 4 | (2) Correcaminos | 1 – 3 | 0 – 1 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| December 7, 2011 | Correcaminos | 3 – 1 | La Piedad | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| 20:30 | Olsina González |
Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gomez Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos |
Second leg
| December 10, 2011 | La Piedad | 0 – 1 | Correcaminos | La Piedad, Michoacán |
| 15:00 | Report | |
Stadium: Estadio Juan N. López Referee: Víctor Bisguerra Mendiola |
| Apertura 2011 winners: |
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| Correcaminos 2nd Title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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