Apertura 2015 Liga MX final phase
The Apertura 2015 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as liguilla (mini league) was played from November 25, 2015 to December 13, 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2015 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.
Qualified teams
The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results during the regular season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | UNAM | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 35 |
2 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 |
3 | León | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 |
4 | Chiapas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 |
5 | UANL | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 |
6 | América | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 |
7 | Puebla | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 27 |
8 | Veracruz | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Format
- Teams are re-seeded each round.
- Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
- Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
- In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
- In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
- Both finalists qualify to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).
Bracket
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | UNAM (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Veracruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UNAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | América | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | León | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | América | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UNAM | 0 | 4 | 4 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL (p) | 3 | 1 | 4 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Chiapas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Quarterfinals
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Veracruz | 1–1 (s) | UNAM | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Puebla | 2–3 | Toluca | 2–2 | 0–1 |
América | 5–3 | León | 4–1 | 1–2 |
UANL | 3–1 | Chiapas | 2–1 | 1–0 |
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All times are UTC−6
First leg
UANL | 2–1 | Chiapas |
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Gignac File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Álvarez File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Report | Insaurralde File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Veracruz | 1–0 | UNAM |
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Villalva File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' | Report |
Puebla | 2–2 | Toluca |
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Rey File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report | Arellano File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Uribe File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
Second leg
Chiapas | 0–1 | UANL |
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Report | Gignac File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' |
UANL won 3–1 on aggregate
León | 2–1 | América |
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Burbano File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report | Benedetto File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
América won 5–3 on aggregate
UNAM | 1–0 | Veracruz |
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Martínez File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' | Report |
1–1 on aggregate and 0–0 on away goals, UNAM advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table
Toluca won 3–2 on aggregate
Semifinals
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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América | 3–4 | UNAM | 0–3 | 3–1 |
UANL | 2–0 | Toluca | 0–0 | 2–0 |
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All times are UTC−6
First leg
América | 0–3 | UNAM |
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Report | Sosa File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Alcoba File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
UANL | 0–0 | Toluca |
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Report |
Second leg
UNAM | 1–3 | América |
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Cortés File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' | Report | Qunitero File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 26' Andrade File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate
UANL won 2–0 on aggregate
Finals
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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UANL | 4–4 (4–2 p) | UNAM | 3–0 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
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All times are UTC−6
First leg
UANL | 3–0 | UNAM |
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Gignac File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (pen.) Aquino File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Sóbis File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Report |
Second leg
4–4 on aggregate. UANL won 4–2 on penalty kicks
Apertura 2015 winners |
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UANL 4th title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- Uruguay Gerardo Alcoba (UNAM)
- Mexico Damián Álvarez (UANL)
- Mexico Javier Aquino (UANL)
- Argentina Darío Benedetto (América)
- Mexico Eduardo Herrera (UNAM)
- Colombia Darwin Quintero (América)
- Colombia Fernando Uribe (Toluca)
- 1 goal
- Mexico Paul Aguilar (América)
- Colombia Andrés Andrade (América)
- Mexico Omar Arellano (Toluca)
- Ecuador Michael Arroyo (América)
- Uruguay Matías Britos (UNAM)
- Colombia Hernán Burbano (León)
- Mexico Javier Cortés (UNAM)
- Argentina Paolo Goltz (América)
- Mexico Ignacio González (León)
- Mexico Elías Hernández (León)
- Uruguay Robert Herrera (Puebla)
- Argentina Juan Manuel Insaurralde (Chiapas)
- Ecuador Fidel Martínez (UNAM)
- Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey (Puebla)
- Brazil Rafael Sóbis (UANL)
- Argentina Ismael Sosa (UNAM)
- Paraguay Silvio Torales (UNAM)
- Argentina Daniel Villalva (Veracruz)
References
External links
- Liga MX website