Apertura 2019 Liga MX championship stage

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
(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-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. 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
 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
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

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
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate

UANL2–4América
 Report
Attendance: 41,615

América won 5–4 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. 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
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

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

Finals

Team 1 Agg. 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
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

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] 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

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] 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. https://www.milenio.com/deportes/futbol/liga-mx-america-vs-monterrey-titulo-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. "Monterrey vs. América - 26 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  15. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  16. https://arbitraje.fmf.mx/detalle-noticia?id=186
  17. "Monterrey vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  18. "América vs. Monterrey - 29 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. "América vs Monterrey stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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