Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase

Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates20 November – 15 December 2024
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored53 (3.12 per match)
Attendance548,382 (32,258 per match)

The Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 20 November and 15 December 2024.[2] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2024 Liga MX season.[2]

For the third straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four.[3] The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[3]

América defeated Monterrey 3–2 on aggregate to win their third straight title and sixteenth overall. As winners, América will face the Clausura 2025 champion at the 2025 Campeón de Campeones.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following tables, 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).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (6 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best (last) Ref.
1 Cruz Azul 42 18 October 2024 (PLAY)
23 October 2024 (QF) 		36th Clausura 2024 Champions (Gua. 2021) [4]
2 Toluca 35 22 October 2024 (PLAY)
2 November 2024 (QF) 		39th Champions (Bic. 2010) [5]
3 UANL 34 26 October 2024 (PLAY)
6 November 2024 (QF) 		34th Champions (Cl. 2023) [6]
4 UNAM 31 2 November 2024 (PLAY)
8 November 2024 (QF) 		27th Champions (Cl. 2011) [7]
5 Monterrey 31 2 November 2024 (PLAY)
10 November 2024 (QF) 		30th Champions (Ap. 2019) [8]
6 Atlético San Luis 30 2 November 2024 (PLAY)
9 November 2024 (QF) 		5th Apertura 2023 Semi-finals (Ap. 2023) [9]


Qualified to play-in round (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best (last) Ref
7 Tijuana 29 2 November 2024 8th Clausura 2019 Champions (Ap. 2012) [10]
8 América 27 2 November 2024 40th Clausura 2024 Champions (Cl. 2024) [11]
9 Guadalajara 25 5 November 2024 33rd Champions (Cl. 2017) [12]
10 Atlas 21 10 November 2024 26th Clausura 2023 Champions (Cl. 2022) [13]

Play-in round

Format

The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Bracket

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7Tijuana2 (2)8AméricaNo. 7 seed
8América2 (3)7TijuanaNo. 8 seed
7Tijuana3
Serie B10Atlas0
9Guadalajara1
10Atlas2


Play-in matches

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tijuana 2–2 (2–3 p) América
Guadalajara 1–2 Atlas

Serie A

Tijuana2–2América
  • Bilbao 15'
  • Zúñiga 53'
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 29,333
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Serie B

Guadalajara1–2Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 40,645

No. 8 seed match

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tijuana 3–0 Atlas
Tijuana3–0Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
4 UNAM 0 3 3
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
6 Atlético San Luis 2 1 3
3 UANL 0 0 0
6 Atlético San Luis 3 0 3
5 Monterrey 1 1 2
7 América 2 1 3
1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 3 3
8 Tijuana 3 0 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 3 3
7 América 0 4 4
2 Toluca 0 0 0
7 América 2 2 4


Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 27–28 November 2024, and the second legs will be played on 30 November–1 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 3–3 (s) Cruz Azul 3–0 0–3
América 4–0 Toluca 2–0 2–0
Atlético San Luis 3–0 UANL 3–0 0–0
Monterrey 6–3 UNAM 1–0 5–3

Matches

Tijuana3–0Cruz Azul
 Report
Attendance: 25,333
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul3–0Tijuana
 Report
Attendance: 24,975
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

3–3 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced due to being the higher seeded team.

América2–0Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 27,025
Referee: Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Toluca0–2América
Report
Attendance: 27,273

América won 4–0 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis3–0UANL
 Report
Attendance: 22,102
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez (Sinaloa)
UANL0–0Atlético San Luis
Report
Attendance: 40,271
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Atlético San Luis won 3–0 on aggregate.

Monterrey1–0UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 37,379
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
UNAM3–5Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 37,439
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregarate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 4–5 December 2024, and the second legs will be played on 7–8 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 4–3 Cruz Azul 0–0 4–3
Atlético San Luis 3–6 Monterrey 2–1 1–5

Matches

América0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 29,401
Referee: Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul3–4América
 Report
Attendance: 29,404
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)


América won 4–3 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis2–1Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 22,803
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Monterrey5–1Atlético San Luis
 Report
Attendance: 48,606
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate.

Finals

Summary

The first leg was played on 12 December 2024, and the second leg was played on 15 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 3–2 Monterrey 2–1 1–1

First leg

América2–1Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 36,933
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)


Details

América[14][15]
Monterrey[14][15]
GK 1 Luis Malagón
DF 5 Kevin Álvarez
DF 3 Israel Reyes
DF 29 Ramón Juárez  81'
DF 4 Sebastián Cáceres  85'
DF 26 Cristian Borja  78'
MF 6 Jonathan dos Santos  59'  64'
MF 8 Álvaro Fidalgo
MF 11 Víctor Dávila  64'
MF 17 Alejandro Zendejas
FW 21 Henry Martín (c)  78'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Rodolfo Cota
DF 14 Néstor Araujo  85'
DF 18 Cristian Calderón  78'
MF 7 Brian Rodríguez  78'
MF 10 Diego Valdés  64'
MF 13 Alan Cervantes  64'
MF 20 Richard Sánchez
MF 28 Érick Sánchez
FW 19 Illian Hernández
FW 24 Javairô Dilrosun
Manager:
André Jardine
GK 22 Luis Cárdenas
DF 33 Stefan Medina
DF 4 Víctor Guzmán  51'
DF 15 Héctor Moreno (c)  66'
DF 3 Gerardo Arteaga
MF 30 Jorge Rodríguez
MF 204 Iker Fimbres
MF 8 Óliver Torres  73'
MF 10 Sergio Canales  65'
MF 29 Lucas Ocampos  4'
FW 7 Germán Berterame
Substitutions:
GK 24 César Ramos
DF 6 Edson Gutiérrez
DF 20 Sebastián Vegas  66'
MF 5 Fidel Ambríz
MF 14 Érick Aguirre  51'
MF 16 Johan Rojas
MF 17 Jesús Corona  65'
MF 190 César Garza
FW 9 Brandon Vázquez  66'
FW 31 Roberto de la Rosa  4'  66'
Manager:
Martín Demichelis

Assistant referees:[16]
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Enedina Caudillo Gómez (Michoacán)
Fourth official:[16]
Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

Statistics

Statistic[17] América Monterrey
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 13 6
Shots on target 6 1
Saves 0 4
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 8 5
Fouls committed 7 9
Offsides 4 0
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

Monterrey1–1América
 Report
Attendance: 52,127

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Details

Monterrey[18][19]
América[18][19]
GK 22 Luis Cárdenas
DF 33 Stefan Medina
DF 15 Héctor Moreno (c)  46'
DF 3 Gerardo Arteaga  85'
MF 30 Jorge Rodríguez
MF 204 Iker Fimbres
MF 8 Óliver Torres  71'
MF 10 Sergio Canales
MF 14 Érick Aguirre  46'
FW 7 Germán Berterame
FW 9 Brandon Vázquez  71'
Substitutions:
GK 24 César Ramos
DF 6 Edson Gutiérrez
DF 20 Sebastián Vegas  46'
DF 32 Tony Leone
MF 5 Fidel Ambríz
MF 16 Johan Rojas  46'
MF 17 Jesús Corona  71'
MF 190 César Garza
MF 235 Óscar Soto
FW 31 Roberto de la Rosa  71'
Manager:
Martín Demichelis
GK 1 Luis Malagón
DF 5 Kevin Álvarez
DF 3 Israel Reyes
DF 29 Ramón Juárez
DF 4 Sebastián Cáceres
DF 18 Cristian Calderón  90'
MF 20 Richard Sánchez  71'
MF 8 Álvaro Fidalgo
MF 13 Alan Cervantes
MF 17 Alejandro Zendejas  89'
FW 21 Henry Martín (c)  42'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Rodolfo Cota
DF 14 Néstor Araujo
DF 26 Cristian Borja  90'
MF 6 Jonathan dos Santos  71'
MF 7 Brian Rodríguez
MF 10 Diego Valdés
MF 11 Víctor Dávila
MF 28 Érick Sánchez
FW 24 Javairô Dilrosun
FW 27 Rodrigo Aguirre  42'
Manager:
André Jardine

Assistant referees:[16]
José Ibrahim Martínez (Mexico City)
Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez (Nuevo León)
Fourth official:[16]
Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Statistics

Statistic[20] Monterrey América
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 21 4
Shots on target 6 3
Saves 2 6
Ball possession 71% 29%
Corner kicks 8 5
Fouls committed 10 8
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

References

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  3. ^ a b "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Cruz Azul History". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Toluca History". 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ^ "UNAM History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Monterrey History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Atlético San Luis History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Tijuana History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  11. ^ "América History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Guadalajara History". 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Atlas History". 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  14. ^ a b "América vs. Monterrey - 12 December 2024 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  15. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "Designaciones Arbitrales".
  17. ^ "América vs Monterrey stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Monterrey vs. América - 15 December 2024 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. ^ "Monterrey vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2024.


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