2012 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico Mexico |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Santos |
| Runner-up | Monterrey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Oribe Peralta (6 goals) |
The Liguilla (English: Little League) of the 2012 Mexican Primera División Clausura season is a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Mexican Primera División. The tournament began on May 2, 2012 with the first matches of the quarterfinals and ended on May 20, 2012 with the second leg of the final. The winners and runners-up of the competition will qualify for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.
Teams
In a change from previous seasons, the 18 teams in the 2012 Clausura were not divided into three groups of six teams each. Instead, the eight best teams in the general table qualified for the competition.
| S | Team | Manager | Captain | Performance at the 2012 Clausura | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Santos Laguna | Mexico Benjamín Galindo | Mexico Oswaldo Sánchez | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 36 | ||
| 2 | Monterrey | Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich | Mexico Luis Ernesto Pérez | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 32 | ||
| 3 | América | Mexico Miguel Herrera | Argentina Daniel Montenegro | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 32 | ||
| 4 | Morelia | Mexico Tomás Boy | Argentina Federico Vilar | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | ||
| 5 | UANL | Brazil Ricardo Ferretti | Argentina Lucas Lobos | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 31 | ||
| 6 | Pachuca | Mexico Efraín Flores | Mexico Leobardo López | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 | ||
| 7 | Tijuana | Argentina Antonio Mohamed | Argentina Javier Gandolfi | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 28 | ||
| 8 | Chiapas | Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz | Colombia Jackson Martínez | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 27 | ||
Bracket
The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chiapas | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Morelia | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Monterrey | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tijuana | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | América | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. Note that Santos are already qualified to 2012-13 Champions League as the runners-up of the Apertura, and as they win the Clausura final, they earn the spot given to the Clausura Champion and relinquish the spot for the Apertura Runner-up to Guadalajara, the best record of the 2011 Apertura not already qualified.
Quarterfinals
The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on May 2 and 3. The second legs were played on May 5 and 6.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiapas (8) | 4 – 6 | (1) Santos Laguna | 3 – 4 | 1 – 2 |
| Tijuana (7) | 3 – 4 | (2) Monterrey | 1 – 2 | 2 – 2 |
| Pachuca (6) | 2 – 3 | (3) América | 1 – 3 | 1 – 0 |
| UANL (5) | 5 – 1 | (4) Morelia | 1 – 0 | 4 – 1 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| May 2, 2012 | Pachuca | 1 – 3 | América | Pachuca, Hidalgo |
| 20:30 | López File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' (pen.) | Report | Molina File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Bermúdez File:Soccerball shade.svg 42', 59' |
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Erim Ramírez |
| May 2, 2012 | Tijuana | 1 – 2 | Monterrey | Tijuana, Baja California |
| 20:30 PDT | Enríquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Report | Zavala File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Reyna File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
Stadium: Estadio Caliente Referee: Jorge Pérez |
| May 3, 2012 | Chiapas | 3 – 4 | Santos Laguna | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
| 19:00 | Rey File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Martínez File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 74' |
Report | Ludueña File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 60' Peralta File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Quintero File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+6' |
Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Referee: José Peñaloza |
| May 3, 2012 | UANL | 1 – 0 | Morelia | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León |
| 21:00 | Mancilla File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Jorge Rojas |
Second leg
| May 5, 2012 | América | 0 – 1 | Pachuca | Santa Ursula, Mexico City |
| 18:00 | Report | Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Marco Rodríguez |
| May 5, 2012 | Monterrey | 2 – 2 | Tijuana | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 20:00 | Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Basanta File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Reyna Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 31' |
Report | Arévalo File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 61' (pen) Almazán Red card 51' Pulido Red card 73' |
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Referee: Ricardo Arellano |
| May 6, 2012 | Santos Laguna | 2 – 1 | Chiapas | Torreón, Coahuila |
| 18:00 | Quintero File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Peralta File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
Report | Zamorano File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' | Stadium: Estadio TSM Corona Referee: Roberto García |
| May 6, 2012 | Morelia | 1 – 4 | UANL | Morelia, Michoacán |
| 20:00 | Sabah File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' | Report | Ayala File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Lobos File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Edno File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' |
Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Mauricio Morales |
Semi-finals
The first legs of the semifinals were played on May 9 and 10. The second legs were played on May 12 and 13.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UANL (5) | 3 – 3 | (1) Santos Laguna | 1 – 1 | 2 – 2 |
| América (3) | 0 – 2 | (2) Monterrey | 0 – 0 | 0 – 2 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| May 9, 2012 | América | 0 – 0 | Monterrey | Santa Ursula, Mexico City |
| 21:00 | Aguilar Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 83' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Mauricio Morales |
| May 10, 2012 | UANL | 1 – 1 | Santos Laguna | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León |
| 20:00 | Lobos File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' | Report | Estrada File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Francisco Chacón |
Second leg
| May 12, 2012 | Monterrey | 2 – 0 | América | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 21:00 | Basanta File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' de Nigris File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Referee: Roberto García |
| May 13, 2012 | Santos Laguna | 2 – 2 | UANL | Torreón, Coahuila |
| 20:00 | Peralta File:Soccerball shade.svg 87', 90' | Report | Mancilla File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 27' | Stadium: Estadio TSM Corona Referee: Marco Rodríguez |
Final
The first leg of the final was played on May 17. The second leg was played on May 20.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Monterrey | 2 - 3 | (1) Santos Laguna | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| May 17, 2012 | Monterrey | 1 – 1 | Santos Laguna | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 21:00 | Suazo File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' (pen) | Report | Peralta File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Referee: Mauricio Morales |
Second leg
| May 20, 2012 | Santos Laguna | 2 – 1 | Monterrey | Torreón, Coahuila |
| 20:00 | Ludueña File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Peralta File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Report | de Nigris File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' | Stadium: Estadio TSM Corona Referee: Roberto García |
| 2012 Clausura winners: |
|---|
| Santos Laguna 4th Title |