Clausura 2019 Liga MX championship stage

The Clausura 2019 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 8 May 2019 to 26 May 2019.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2019 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.
León 1 41 10th Apertura 2017 Champions
(2 times)		 [2]
UANL 2 37 24th Apertura 2018 Champions
(4 times)		 [3]
Monterrey 3 30 (+14) 22nd Champions
(3 times)		 [4]
Cruz Azul 4 30 (+9) 28th Champions
(Invierno 1997)		 [5]
América 5 29 (+9) 32nd Champions
(5 times)		 [6]
Necaxa 6 29 (+8) 16th Apertura 2016 Champions
(Invierno 1998)		 [7]
Pachuca 7 28 (+6) 21st Champions
(6 times)		 [8]
Tijuana 8 28 (+5) 7th Clausura 2018 Champions
(Apertura 2012)		 [9]

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.

[10]

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                         
1 León 3 2 5  
8 Tijuana 1 1 2  
  1 León (s) 1 0 1  
  5 América 0 1 1  
4 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
5 América 3 0 3  
  1 León 0 0 0
  2 UANL 1 0 1
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2  
7 Pachuca 1 1 2  
  2 UANL (s) 0 1 1
  3 Monterrey 1 0 1  
3 Monterrey (s) 0 1 1
6 Necaxa 1 0 1  

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 2–5 León 1–3 1–2
Pachuca 2–2 (s) UANL 1–1 1–1
Necaxa 1–1 (s) Monterrey 1–0 0–1
América 3–2 Cruz Azul 3–1 0–1

First leg
Pachuca1–1UANL
 Report
Attendance: 21,298
Referee: Eduardo Galván (Mexico City)
Tijuana1–3León
 Report
Attendance: 25,333
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Necaxa1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 14,627
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
América3–1Cruz Azul
 Report
Attendance: 31,450
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg
UANL1–1Pachuca
 Report
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

León2–1Tijuana
 Report
Attendance: 23,291

León won 5–2 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul1–0América
Rodríguez  48' Report
Attendance: 34,779
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Monterrey1–0Necaxa
 Report
Attendance: 33,884

1–1 on aggregate. Monterrey advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 1–1 (s) León 0–1 1–0
Monterrey 1–1 (s) UANL 1–0 0–1

First leg
Monterrey1–0UANL
 Report
Attendance: 48,269
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
América0–1León
Report
Attendance: 27,228
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg
UANL1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

1–1 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

León0–1América
Report
Attendance: 26,721

1–1 on aggregate. León advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 1–0 León 1–0 0–0

First leg
UANL1–0León
 Report
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Details
GK1 Nahuel Guzmán
DF6 Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21 Francisco Meza 70'
DF4 Hugo Ayala
DF28 Luis Rodríguez
MF19 Guido Pizarro (c) 90+3'
MF5 Rafael Carioca
MF20 Javier Aquino 78'
MF9 Eduardo Vargas 60'
MF26 Luis Quiñones 85' 83'
FW10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK22 Lalo Fernández
DF14 Juan José Sánchez
DF15 Francisco Venegas
MF36 Eduardo Tercero
MF8 Lucas Zelarayán 85'
MF25 Jürgen Damm 78'
FW13 Enner Valencia 60'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
GK30 Rodolfo Cota
DF6 William Tesillo 22'
DF23 Ramiro González
DF4 Andrés Mosquera
DF5 Fernando Navarro 90'
MF16 Jean Meneses 78'
MF10 Luis Montes (c)
MF12 Iván Rodríguez
MF13 Ángel Mena
FW33 Vinicio Angulo
FW8 Joel Campbell 87'
Substitutions:
GK25 William Yarbrough
DF22 Miguel Herrera
DF32 Dilan Zúñiga
MF11 Yairo Moreno 78'
MF15 Iván Ochoa
MF19 Jorge Díaz
FW27 Juan José Calero
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Fourth official:
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee:
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)

Statistics
Statistic[15] UANL León
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 20 9
Shots on target 6 4
Saves 4 5
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 9 3
Fouls committed 16 13
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

Second leg
León0–0UANL
Report
Attendance: 26,131

UANL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Details
GK30 Rodolfo Cota
DF6 William Tesillo
DF23 Ramiro González 64'
DF4 Andrés Mosquera 88'  90+3'
DF5 Fernando Navarro
MF12 Iván Rodríguez 71'
MF10 Luis Montes (c)
MF11 Yairo Moreno
MF14 Rubens Sambueza
MF13 Ángel Mena 32'
FW8 Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
GK25 William Yarbrough
DF22 Miguel Herrera
MF15 Iván Ochoa
MF16 Jean Meneses 32'
MF19 Jorge Díaz
FW27 Juan José Calero
FW33 Vinicio Angulo 64'
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz
GK1 Nahuel Guzmán 81'
DF6 Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21 Francisco Meza
DF4 Hugo Ayala
DF28 Luis Rodríguez
MF19 Guido Pizarro (c) 90+1'
MF5 Rafael Carioca 77' 77'
MF20 Javier Aquino 46'
MF9 Eduardo Vargas 62'
MF26 Luis Quiñones 64'
FW10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK30 Miguel Ortega
DF3 Carlos Salcedo 77'
MF29 Jesús Dueñas 46'
MF36 Eduardo Tercero
MF8 Lucas Zelarayán
MF25 Jürgen Damm
FW13 Enner Valencia 62'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti

Assistant referees:
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:
León Vicente Barajas (Mexico City)

Statistics
Statistic[18] León UANL
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 14 9
Shots on target 5 3
Saves 3 5
Ball possession 57% 43%
Corner kicks 8 1
Fouls committed 13 15
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 2 4
Red cards 1 0

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Assists
2 assists
1 assist

Notes
  1. The América v León match was originally scheduled for 15 May but was postponed due to poor air quality around Mexico City. As a result, the second leg was also postponed one day.[11]
  2. The match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Azteca, despite the poor air quality, but was later moved to Querétaro. [12]

References
  1. "El Clausura 2019 inicia el 4 de enero y no habrá jornadas dobles". Claro.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. "León History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Tigres UANL History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Monterrey History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Cruz Azul History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "América History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. "Necaxa History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. "Pachuca History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. "Tijuana History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. "Reglamento de Competencia 2018–19" (PDF). ligamx.net. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-city-declares-air-pollution-alert-182017100.html
  12. http://www.espn.com/soccer/mexican-liga-bancomer/story/3855056/club-america-leon-semifinals-match-moved-from-mexico-city-due-to-pollution-concerns
  13. "UANL vs. León - 23 May 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  14. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  15. "UANL vs León stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  16. "León vs. UANL - 26 May 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  17. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  18. "León vs UANL stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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