Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage

The Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was being played from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018.[1] A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

The following 8 teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following table, 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).

Team Seed Points Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
Cruz Azul 1 36 28th Apertura 2017 Champions
(Invierno 1997)		 [2]
América 2 33 31st Clausura 2018 Champions
(4 times)		 [3]
UNAM 3 30 (+10) 22nd Champions
(4 times)		 [4]
Santos Laguna 4 30 (+9) 29th Champions
(6 times)		 [5]
Monterrey 5 30 (+6) 21st Champions
(3 times)		 [6]
UANL 6 29 23rd Champions
(4 times)		 [7]
Toluca 7 26 (+5) 32nd Champions
(7 times)		 [8]
Querétaro 8 26 (–1) 10th[note 1] Clausura 2015 Runners-up
(Clausura 2015)		 [9][10]

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 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Cruz Azul 2 1 3  
8 Querétaro 0 1 1  
  1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 1 1  
  5 Monterrey 1 0 1  
4 Santos Laguna 0 0 0
5 Monterrey 1 2 3  
  1 Cruz Azul 0 0 0
  2 América 0 2 2
2 América 2 3 5  
7 Toluca 2 2 4  
  2 América 1 6 7
  3 UNAM 1 1 2  
3 UNAM 1 3 4
6 UANL 2 1 3  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Querétaro 1–3 Cruz Azul 0–2 1–1
Toluca 4–5 América 2–2 2–3
UANL 3–4 UNAM 2–1 1–3
Monterrey 3–0 Santos Laguna 1–0 2–0

All times are UTC−5

First leg
Querétaro0–2Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Monterrey1–0Santos Laguna
 Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Toluca2–2América
 Report
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UANL2–1UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 41,301
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg
Cruz Azul1–1Querétaro
 Report
Attendance: 30,858
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Cruz Azul won 3–1 on aggregate

Santos Laguna0–2Monterrey
Report
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate

UNAM3–1UANL
 Report
Attendance: 35,300
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate

América3–2Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 44,118

América won 5–4 on aggregate

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 1–1 (s) Cruz Azul 1–0 0–1
UNAM 2–7 América 1–1 1–6

All times are UTC−5

First leg
Monterrey1–0Cruz Azul
 Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 36,621
UNAM1–1América
 Report
Attendance: 49,345
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Second leg
Cruz Azul1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 39,307
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

América6–1UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 64,039
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

América won 7–2 on aggregate

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 2–0 Cruz Azul 0–0 2–0

First leg
América0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 59,244
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Details
América[12][13]
Cruz Azul[12][13]
GK1 Agustín Marchesín
DF3 Jorge Sánchez
DF19 Emanuel Aguilera 90+7'
DF18 Bruno Valdez
DF22 Paul Aguilar (c) 90+3'
MF14 Joe Corona
MF5 Guido Rodríguez
MF20 Diego Lainez 70'
MF8 Mateus Uribe 58'
MF30 Renato Ibarra 42'
FW9 Roger Martínez 80'
Substitutions:
GK27 Óscar Jiménez
DF4 Edson Álvarez
DF12 Luis Reyes
MF10 Cecilio Domínguez 80'
MF11 Andrés Ibargüen 70'
FW21 Henry Martín
FW24 Oribe Peralta 58'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK1 José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF16 Adrián Aldrete
DF5 Igor Lichnovsky
DF2 Pablo Aguilar
DF4 Julio César Domínguez
MF23 Iván Marcone 90+3'
MF8 Javier Salas
MF11 Elías Hernández 78'
MF25 Roberto Alvarado
MF17 Édgar Méndez 88'
FW9 Milton Caraglio 89' 18'
Substitutions:
GK12 Guillermo Allison
DF27 José Madueña
DF30 Jordan Silva
MF13 Ángel Mena
MF22 Rafael Baca 78'
FW7 Martín Cauteruccio 89'
FW18 Andrés Rentería
Manager:
Pedro Caixinha

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico City)
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Fourth official:
Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Video assistant referee:[14]
Miguel Ángel Chacón (Guerrero)
Assistant video assistant referee:[15]
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)

Statistics
Statistic[16] América Cruz Azul
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 8 7
Shots on target 2 1
Saves 1 2
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 2 2
Fouls committed 15 14
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

Second leg
Cruz Azul0–2América
Report
Attendance: 71,240[17]

América won 2–0 on aggregate

Details
Cruz Azul[18][19]
América[18][19]
GK1 José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF16 Adrián Aldrete 81'
DF5 Igor Lichnovsky
DF2 Pablo Aguilar
DF4 Julio César Domínguez
MF11 Elías Hernández
MF8 Javier Salas 58'
MF23 Iván Marcone
MF17 Édgar Méndez
FW7 Martín Cauteruccio 46' 16'
FW9 Milton Caraglio
Substitutions:
GK12 Guillermo Allison
DF15 Gerardo Flores 87'
DF27 José Madueña
MF13 Ángel Mena 81'
MF22 Rafael Baca
MF25 Roberto Alvarado 46' 82'
FW18 Andrés Rentería 58'
Manager:
Pedro Caixinha
GK1 Agustín Marchesín
DF3 Jorge Sánchez 45+1'
DF19 Emanuel Aguilera 40'
DF18 Bruno Valdez
DF22 Paul Aguilar
MF20 Diego Lainez 84'
MF4 Edson Álvarez
MF5 Guido Rodríguez
MF30 Renato Ibarra 70'
FW24 Oribe Peralta (c) 77' 64'
FW21 Henry Martín
Substitutions:
GK27 Óscar Jiménez
DF12 Luis Reyes
MF10 Cecilio Domínguez 70'
MF11 Andrés Ibargüen 84' 86'
MF14 Joe Corona 77'
FW17 Cristian Insaurralde
FW23 Antonio López
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Estado de México)
Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:
Ángel Monroy (Morelos)

Statistics
Statistic[20] Cruz Azul América
Goals scored 0 2
Total shots 5 12
Shots on target 0 9
Saves 7 0
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 0 3
Fouls committed 11 21
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 2 4
Red cards 1 0

Statistics

Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Assists
4 assists
2 assists
1 assist

Notes
  1. Includes the appearances of the original Jaguares de Chiapas franchise (2002–2013), which is how the franchise was previously known as.

References
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  2. "Cruz Azul History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "América History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "UNAM History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "Santos Laguna History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. "Monterrey History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. "Tigres UANL History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. "Toluca History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. "Querétaro History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. "Jaguares de Chiapas History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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  15. http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/5083913/quetzalli-alvarado-quien-fue-parte-del-polemico-var-en-la-final-varonil-pitara-la-femenil-tigres-vs-america
  16. "América vs Cruz Azul stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=95225
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