Apertura 2018 Liga MX final phase

Apertura 2018 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed 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 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 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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


Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
  • Aguilar 16'
  • Méndez 60'
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Monterrey1–0Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 24,723
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

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.

América3–2Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 44,118

América won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Attendance: 36,621

Second leg

Cruz Azul1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 39,307

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 2–0 Cruz Azul 0–0 2–0

First leg

América0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 59,244

Details

América[12][13]
Cruz Azul[12][13]
GK 1 Agustín Marchesín
DF 3 Jorge Sánchez
DF 19 Emanuel Aguilera  90+7'
DF 18 Bruno Valdez
DF 22 Paul Aguilar (c)  90+3'
MF 14 Joe Corona
MF 5 Guido Rodríguez
MF 20 Diego Lainez  70'
MF 8 Mateus Uribe  58'
MF 30 Renato Ibarra  42'
FW 9 Roger Martínez  80'
Substitutions:
GK 27 Óscar Jiménez
DF 4 Edson Álvarez
DF 12 Luis Reyes
MF 10 Cecilio Domínguez  80'
MF 11 Andrés Ibargüen  70'
FW 21 Henry Martín
FW 24 Oribe Peralta  58'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK 1 José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF 16 Adrián Aldrete
DF 5 Igor Lichnovsky
DF 2 Pablo Aguilar
DF 4 Julio César Domínguez
MF 23 Iván Marcone  90+3'
MF 8 Javier Salas
MF 11 Elías Hernández  78'
MF 25 Roberto Alvarado
MF 17 Édgar Méndez  88'
FW 9 Milton Caraglio  89'  18'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Guillermo Allison
DF 27 José Madueña
DF 30 Jordan Silva
MF 13 Ángel Mena
MF 22 Rafael Baca  78'
FW 7 Martín Cauteruccio  89'
FW 18 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]
GK 1 José de Jesús Corona (c)
DF 16 Adrián Aldrete  81'
DF 5 Igor Lichnovsky
DF 2 Pablo Aguilar
DF 4 Julio César Domínguez
MF 11 Elías Hernández
MF 8 Javier Salas  58'
MF 23 Iván Marcone
MF 17 Édgar Méndez
FW 7 Martín Cauteruccio  46'  16'
FW 9 Milton Caraglio
Substitutions:
GK 12 Guillermo Allison
DF 15 Gerardo Flores  87'
DF 27 José Madueña
MF 13 Ángel Mena  81'
MF 22 Rafael Baca
MF 25 Roberto Alvarado  46'  82'
FW 18 Andrés Rentería  58'
Manager:
Pedro Caixinha
GK 1 Agustín Marchesín
DF 3 Jorge Sánchez  45+1'
DF 19 Emanuel Aguilera  40'
DF 18 Bruno Valdez
DF 22 Paul Aguilar
MF 20 Diego Lainez  84'
MF 4 Edson Álvarez
MF 5 Guido Rodríguez
MF 30 Renato Ibarra  70'
FW 24 Oribe Peralta (c)  77'  64'
FW 21 Henry Martín
Substitutions:
GK 27 Óscar Jiménez
DF 12 Luis Reyes
MF 10 Cecilio Domínguez  70'
MF 11 Andrés Ibargüen  84'  86'
MF 14 Joe Corona  77'
FW 17 Cristian Insaurralde
FW 23 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

  1. ^ "OFICIAL: El Apertura 2018 iniciará cinco días después de la final del Mundial Rusia 2018". Claro.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  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.
  11. ^ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "América vs. Cruz Azul - 13 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  13. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  14. ^ "El VAR "desaparece" en la final de la Liga MX". 13 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Quetzalli Alvarado, quien fue parte del polémico VAR en la final varonil, pitará la femenil Tigres vs. América". 14 December 2018.
  16. ^ "América vs Cruz Azul stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. ^ http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=95225
  18. ^ a b "Cruz Azul vs. América - 16 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. ^ "Cruz Azul vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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