Apertura 2019 Liga MX final phase

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)

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.

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.
Santos Laguna 1 37 30th Apertura 2018 Champions
(6 times) 		[3]
León 2 33 11th Clausura 2019 Champions
(2 times) 		[4]
UANL 3 32 25th Champions
(5 times) 		[5]
Querétaro 4 31 (+12) 11th[note 1] Apertura 2018 Runners-up
(Clausura 2015) 		[6][7]
Necaxa 5 31 (+10, GF 33) 17th Clausura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1998) 		[8]
América 6 31 (+10, GF 32) 33rd Champions
(5 times) 		[9]
Morelia 7 27 (+5) 25th Clausura 2018 Champions
(Invierno 2000) 		[10]
Monterrey 8 27 (+4) 23rd Clausura 2019 Champions
(4 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-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
3 UANL 2 2 4
6 América 1 4 5
6 América (s) 0 2 2
7 Morelia 2 0 2
2 León 3 1 4
7 Morelia 3 2 5
6 América 1 2 3 (2)
8 Monterrey (p) 2 1 3 (4)
4 Querétaro 0 2 2
5 Necaxa 3 3 6
5 Necaxa 1 0 1
8 Monterrey 2 1 3
1 Santos Laguna 2 1 3
8 Monterrey 5 1 6


Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 6–3 Santos Laguna 5–2 1–1
Morelia 5–4 León 3–3 2–1
América 5–4 UANL 1–2 4–2
Necaxa 6–2 Querétaro 3–0 3–2

First leg

Morelia3–3León
  • Flores 10', 32'
  • Mendoza 90+6'
 Report
Attendance: 30,182[13]
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
Attendance: 45,005

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

Santos Laguna1–1Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 25,642

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate

UANL2–4América
 Report
Attendance: 41,615

América won 5–4 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 3–1 Necaxa 2–1 1–0
Morelia 2–2 (s) América 2–0 0–2

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
Attendance: 23,851

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate

América2–0Morelia
 Report
Attendance: 63,263

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

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 3–3 (4–2 p) América 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Monterrey2–1América
 Report
Attendance: 52,929

Details

Monterrey[14][15]
América[14][15]
GK 1 Marcelo Barovero
DF 11 Leonel Vangioni  69'
DF 4 Nicolás Sánchez
DF 3 César Montes  69'
DF 33 Stefan Medina
MF 16 Celso Ortiz
MF 29 Carlos Rodríguez
MF 17 Jesús Gallardo
MF 20 Rodolfo Pizarro  80'
MF 8 Dorlan Pabón (c)  65'
FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK 22 Luis Cárdenas
DF 19 Miguel Layún  69'
DF 23 Johan Vásquez
MF 21 Alfonso González
MF 25 Jonathan González
MF 32 Maximiliano Meza  80'
FW 9 Vincent Janssen  69'  90+6'
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed
GK 6 Guillermo Ochoa
DF 3 Jorge Sánchez  90+5'
DF 19 Emanuel Aguilera
DF 18 Bruno Valdez
DF 22 Paul Aguilar (c)
MF 5 Guido Rodríguez  90+2'
MF 20 Richard Sánchez
MF 11 Andrés Ibargüen  40'
MF 17 Sebastián Córdova  53'
FW 24 Federico Viñas  81'
FW 21 Henry Martín  58'
Substitutions:
GK 27 Óscar Jiménez
DF 2 Carlos Vargas
MF 14 Nicolás Benedetti  81'  90+6'
MF 25 Rubén González  58'
FW 9 Roger Martínez  40'
FW 10 Giovani dos Santos
FW 15 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] Monterrey América
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 19 8
Shots on target 6 2
Saves 1 4
Ball possession 64% 36%
Corner kicks 5 3
Fouls committed 13 17
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 1

Second leg

Details

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

América[18][19]
Monterrey[18][19]
GK 6 Guillermo Ochoa
DF 3 Jorge Sánchez
DF 19 Emanuel Aguilera
DF 18 Bruno Valdez
DF 22 Paul Aguilar (c)
MF 5 Guido Rodríguez  20'
MF 30 Renato Ibarra  28'
MF 20 Richard Sánchez  68'
FW 24 Federico Viñas  97'
FW 21 Henry Martín  96'
FW 9 Roger Martínez  88'
Substitutions:
GK 27 Óscar Jiménez
DF 2 Carlos Vargas
MF 14 Nicolás Benedetti  28'  56'
MF 23 Antonio López
MF 25 Rubén González  68'
FW 10 Giovani dos Santos  88'
FW 15 Nicolás Castillo  96'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK 1 Marcelo Barovero
DF 11 Leonel Vangioni  90+1'
DF 4 Nicolás Sánchez
DF 33 Stefan Medina  80'
DF 19 Miguel Layún  57'
MF 16 Celso Ortiz
MF 29 Carlos Rodríguez
MF 17 Jesús Gallardo  71'
MF 20 Rodolfo Pizarro  46'  30'
MF 8 Dorlan Pabón (c)  108'
FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK 22 Luis Cárdenas
DF 3 César Montes  57'
DF 23 Johan Vásquez
MF 21 Alfonso González  108'
MF 25 Jonathan González
MF 32 Maximiliano Meza  71'
FW 9 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] América Monterrey
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 22 16
Shots on target 7 6
Saves 5 5
Ball possession 48% 52%
Corner kicks 7 8
Fouls committed 18 23
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

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

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

References

  1. ^ "La Liga MX anuncia el calendario para el Apertura 2019". Milenio.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  2. ^ "Final Liga MX: América vs Monterrey, por el título del Apertura 2019".
  3. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ^ "León History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Querétaro History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Jaguares de Chiapas History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Necaxa History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. ^ "América History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Morelia History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Monterrey History". 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Reglamento de Competencia 2019–20". ligamx.net. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  13. ^ http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=101341
  14. ^ a b "Monterrey vs. América - 26 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  15. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "Comisión de Arbitros". arbitraje.fmf.mx. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27.
  17. ^ "Monterrey vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  18. ^ a b "América vs. Monterrey - 29 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. ^ "América vs Monterrey stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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