Apertura 2019 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2019 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 27 November 2019 to 29 December 2019.[1] Due to finalist Monterrey participating in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, the final was postponed to 29 December from 15 December.[2] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2019 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.

Apertura 2019 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates27 November 2019 – 29 December 2019
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored48 (3.43 per match)
Attendance524,537 (37,467 per match)

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).

TeamSeedPointsAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.
Santos Laguna13730thApertura 2018Champions
(6 times)
[3]
León23311thClausura 2019Champions
(2 times)
[4]
UANL33225thChampions
(5 times)
[5]
Querétaro431 (+12)11th[note 1]Apertura 2018Runners-up
(Clausura 2015)
[6][7]
Necaxa531 (+10, GF 33)17thClausura 2019Champions
(Invierno 1998)
[8]
América631 (+10, GF 32)33rdChampions
(5 times)
[9]
Morelia727 (+5)25thClausura 2018Champions
(Invierno 2000)
[10]
Monterrey827 (+4)23rdClausura 2019Champions
(3 times)
[11]

Format

  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.

[12]

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
               
3UANL224
6América145
6América (s)022
7Morelia202
2León314
7Morelia325
6América123 (2)
8Monterrey (p)213 (4)
4Querétaro022
5Necaxa336
5Necaxa101
8Monterrey213
1Santos Laguna213
8Monterrey516


Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Monterrey6–3Santos Laguna5–21–1
Morelia5–4León3–32–1
América5–4UANL1–24–2
Necaxa6–2Querétaro3–03–2

First leg

Morelia3–3León
Report

Necaxa3–0Querétaro
Report
Attendance: 13,705
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)

Monterrey5–2Santos Laguna
Report
Attendance: 33,635
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

América1–2UANL
Report

Second leg

León1–2Morelia
Sosa 52'Report
Attendance: 22,872
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Morelia won 5–4 on aggregate


Querétaro2–3Necaxa
Report
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 6–2 on aggregate


Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate


América won 5–4 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Monterrey3–1Necaxa2–11–0
Morelia2–2 (s)América2–00–2

First leg

Monterrey2–1Necaxa
Report
Attendance: 42,092
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

Morelia2–0América
Report
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

Necaxa0–1Monterrey
Report

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate


América2–0Morelia
Report

2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table

Finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Monterrey3–3 (4–2 p)América2–11–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Monterrey2–1América
Report

Details

Monterrey[14][15]
América[14][15]
GK1 Marcelo Barovero
DF11 Leonel Vangioni  69'
DF4 Nicolás Sánchez
DF3 César Montes  69'
DF33 Stefan Medina
MF16 Celso Ortiz
MF29 Carlos Rodríguez
MF17 Jesús Gallardo
MF20 Rodolfo Pizarro  80'
MF8 Dorlan Pabón (c)  65'
FW7 Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK22 Luis Cárdenas
DF19 Miguel Layún  69'
DF23 Johan Vásquez
MF21 Alfonso González
MF25 Jonathan González
MF32 Maximiliano Meza  80'
FW9 Vincent Janssen  69'  90+6'
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed
GK6 Guillermo Ochoa
DF3 Jorge Sánchez  90+5'
DF19 Emanuel Aguilera
DF18 Bruno Valdez
DF22 Paul Aguilar (c)
MF5 Guido Rodríguez  90+2'
MF20 Richard Sánchez
MF11 Andrés Ibargüen  40'
MF17 Sebastián Córdova  53'
FW24 Federico Viñas  81'
FW21 Henry Martín  58'
Substitutions:
GK27 Óscar Jiménez
DF2 Carlos Vargas
MF14 Nicolás Benedetti  81'  90+6'
MF25 Rubén González  58'
FW9 Roger Martínez  40'
FW10 Giovani dos Santos
FW15 Nicolás Castillo
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:[16]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
César Cerritos García (Guanajuato)
Fourth official:[16]
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Igor Itzsvan Flores (Oaxaca)

Statistics

Statistic[17]MonterreyAmérica
Goals scored21
Total shots198
Shots on target62
Saves14
Ball possession64%36%
Corner kicks53
Fouls committed1317
Offsides02
Yellow cards23
Red cards01

Second leg

Details

3–3 on aggregate. Monterrey won 4–2 on penalties

América[18][19]
Monterrey[18][19]
GK6 Guillermo Ochoa
DF3 Jorge Sánchez
DF19 Emanuel Aguilera
DF18 Bruno Valdez
DF22 Paul Aguilar (c)
MF5 Guido Rodríguez  20'
MF30 Renato Ibarra  28'
MF20 Richard Sánchez  68'
FW24 Federico Viñas  97'
FW21 Henry Martín  96'
FW9 Roger Martínez  88'
Substitutions:
GK27 Óscar Jiménez
DF2 Carlos Vargas
MF14 Nicolás Benedetti  28'  56'
MF23 Antonio López
MF25 Rubén González  68'
FW10 Giovani dos Santos  88'
FW15 Nicolás Castillo  96'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK1 Marcelo Barovero
DF11 Leonel Vangioni  90+1'
DF4 Nicolás Sánchez
DF33 Stefan Medina  80'
DF19 Miguel Layún  57'
MF16 Celso Ortiz
MF29 Carlos Rodríguez
MF17 Jesús Gallardo  71'
MF20 Rodolfo Pizarro  46'  30'
MF8 Dorlan Pabón (c)  108'
FW7 Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK22 Luis Cárdenas
DF3 César Montes  57'
DF23 Johan Vásquez
MF21 Alfonso González  108'
MF25 Jonathan González
MF32 Maximiliano Meza  71'
FW9 Vincent Janssen  46'
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:[16]
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Andrés Hernández Delgado (Mexico City)
Fourth official:[16]
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Miguel Ángel Chacón (Guerrero)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Miguel Ángel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Statistics

Statistic[20]AméricaMonterrey
Goals scored21
Total shots2216
Shots on target76
Saves55
Ball possession48%52%
Corner kicks78
Fouls committed1823
Offsides10
Yellow cards33
Red cards00

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

3 assists
2 assists
1 assist

Notes

References