Apertura 2017 Liga MX final phase
The Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 22 November to 10 December 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2017 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.
Qualified teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Monterrey | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 37 | Advance to Liguilla |
2 | UANL | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 32 | |
3 | América | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 30 | |
4 | Morelia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 29 | |
5 | Toluca | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | |
6 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | |
7 | León | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 26 | |
8 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 |
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 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).
Bracket
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Monterrey | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Monterrey | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Morelia | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Morelia (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | UANL | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | UANL (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | León | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | América (s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Quarterfinals
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlas | 2–6 | Monterrey | 1–2 | 1–4 |
León | 2–2 | UANL (s) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Cruz Azul | 0–0 | América (s) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Toluca | 3–3 | Morelia (s) | 2–1 | 1–2 |
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All times are UTC−6
First leg
Toluca | 2–1 | Morelia |
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Uribe File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' Barrientos File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' |
Report | Ruidíaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' (pen.) |
Atlas | 1–2 | Monterrey |
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Tabó File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Report | Funes Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 17' |
Second leg
UANL | 1–1 | León |
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Gignac File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | Report | Mosquera File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' |
2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Morelia | 2–1 | Toluca |
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Ruidíaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Sepúlveda File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' |
Report | Uribe File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' |
3–3 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Morelia advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Monterrey | 4–1 | Atlas |
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Funes Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' C. Sánchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Hurtado File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 40' |
Report | Caraglio File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (pen.) |
Monterrey won 6–2 on aggregate
0–0 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Semifinals
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morelia | 0–5 | Monterrey | 0–1 | 0–4 |
América | 0–4 | UANL | 0–1 | 0–3 |
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All times are UTC−6
First leg
Second leg
UANL | 3–0 | América |
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Valencia File:Soccerball shade.svg 56', 72' Gignac File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (pen.) |
Report |
UANL won 4–0 on aggregate
Monterrey | 4–0 | Morelia |
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Funes Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 29', 53' C. Sánchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (pen.) |
Report |
Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate
Finals
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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UANL | 3–2 | Monterrey | 1–1 | 2–1 |
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All times are UTC−6
First leg
UANL | 1–1 | Monterrey |
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Valencia File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (pen.) | Report | N. Sánchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' |
Assistant referees:
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Second leg
Monterrey | 1–2 | UANL |
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Pabón File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' | Report | Vargas File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Meza File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' |
UANL won 3–2 on aggregate
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Assistant referees:
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Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- France André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
- Peru Raúl Ruidíaz (Morelia)
- Uruguay Carlos Sánchez (Monterrey)
- Colombia Fernando Uribe (Toluca)
- Chile Eduardo Vargas (UANL)
- 1 goal
- Argentina Pablo Barrientos (Toluca)
- Argentina Mauro Boselli (León)
- Colombia Francisco Meza (UANL)
- Colombia Andrés Mosquera (León)
- Colombia Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey)
- Argentina Nicolás Sánchez (Monterrey)
- Mexico Ángel Sepúlveda (Morelia)
- Uruguay Christian Tabó (Atlas)
- Brazil Juninho (UANL)
References
- ↑ "Liga MX definió fechas de inicio para Apertura 2017 y Clausura 2018". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ↑ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tigres UANL vs. Monterrey - 8 December 2017 - Soccerway".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Monterrey vs. Tigres UANL - 11 December 2017 - Soccerway".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.