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.

Apertura 2017 Liga MX final phase

Qualified teams edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Liga MX
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 edit

  • 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).

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Bracket edit

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


Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

All times are UTC−6

First leg edit

Toluca2–1Morelia
Uribe   90+1'
Barrientos   90+4'
Report Ruidíaz   66' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,799
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

León1–1UANL
Boselli   59' Report Vargas   76'
Attendance: 15,005
Referee: Diego Montaño (Jalisco)

Cruz Azul0–0América
Report
Attendance: 22,889
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Atlas1–2Monterrey
Tabó   35' Report Funes Mori   5', 17'

Second leg edit

UANL1–1León
Gignac   20' Report Mosquera   25'
Attendance: 41,159
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.


Morelia2–1Toluca
Ruidíaz   6'
Sepúlveda   15'
Report Uribe   4'
Attendance: 26,094
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

3–3 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Morelia advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.


Monterrey4–1Atlas
Funes Mori   15'
C. Sánchez   26'
Hurtado   29', 40'
Report Caraglio   34' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,253
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 6–2 on aggregate


América0–0Cruz Azul
Report

0–0 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morelia 0–5 Monterrey 0–1 0–4
América 0–4 UANL 0–1 0–3

All times are UTC−6

First leg edit

América0–1UANL
Report Juninho   49' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,566
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Morelia0–1Monterrey
Report Hurtado   38' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,473
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg edit

UANL3–0América
Valencia   56', 72'
Gignac   76' (pen.)
Report

UANL won 4–0 on aggregate


Monterrey4–0Morelia
Funes Mori   10', 29', 53'
C. Sánchez   22' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 50,544
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 3–2 Monterrey 1–1 2–1

All times are UTC−6

First leg edit

UANL1–1Monterrey
Valencia   26' (pen.) Report N. Sánchez   9'
Attendance: 41,602
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UANL[3][4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey[3][4]
GK 1   Nahuel Guzmán   43'
DF 6   Jorge Torres Nilo
DF 3   Juninho (c)
DF 4   Hugo Ayala   85'   90+1'
DF 28   Luis Rodríguez   36'
MF 29   Jesús Dueñas   65'
MF 5   Rafael Carioca
MF 20   Javier Aquino
FW 9   Eduardo Vargas   80'
FW 10   André-Pierre Gignac
FW 13   Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
GK 36   Lalo Fernández
DF 21   Francisco Meza
MF 17   Jose Francisco Torres
MF 19   Larry Vásquez
MF 25   Jürgen Damm
MF 27   Alberto Acosta
FW 18   Ismael Sosa   80'
Manager:
  Ricardo Ferretti
GK 1   Hugo González
DF 11   Leonel Vangioni   74'   88'
DF 15   José María Basanta (c)   31'
DF 4   Nicolás Sánchez   46'
DF 33   Stefan Medina   81'
MF 25   Jonathan González
MF 13   Carlos Sánchez   58'
MF 16   Celso Ortiz   86'
FW 8   Dorlan Pabón
FW 18   Avilés Hurtado   69'
FW 7   Rogelio Funes Mori   26'
Substitutions:
GK 24   Édson Reséndez
DF 3   César Montes   46'
DF 5   Luis Fuentes
DF 6   Efraín Juárez
MF 14   Alfonso González   86'
MF 21   Jesús Molina   90+3'   69'
FW 29   Marco Bueno
Manager:
  Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (State of Mexico)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg edit

Monterrey1–2UANL
Pabón   2' Report Vargas   30'
Meza   35'

UANL won 3–2 on aggregate

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey[5][6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UANL[5][6]
GK 1   Hugo González
DF 15   José María Basanta (c)   46'
DF 3   César Montes
DF 4   Nicolás Sánchez
DF 33   Stefan Medina
MF 25   Jonathan González   80'
MF 19   Neri Cardozo   90+6'
MF 13   Carlos Sánchez   87'
FW 18   Avilés Hurtado
FW 8   Dorlan Pabón
FW 7   Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK 24   Édson Reséndez
DF 5   Luis Fuentes   46'
DF 6   Efraín Juárez
MF 14   Alfonso González
MF 17   Jesús Zavala   87'
MF 21   Jesús Molina
FW 27   Jorge Benítez   80'
Manager:
  Antonio Mohamed
GK 1   Nahuel Guzmán
DF 6   Jorge Torres Nilo
DF 21   Francisco Meza
DF 3   Juninho (c)
DF 28   Luis Rodríguez
MF 29   Jesús Dueñas   81'
MF 5   Rafael Carioca
MF 20   Javier Aquino
FW 9   Eduardo Vargas   61'
FW 10   André-Pierre Gignac
FW 13   Enner Valencia   76'
Substitutions:
GK 36   Lalo Fernández
DF 14   Jorge Iván Estrada
DF 15   Timothée Kolodziejczak
MF 17   Jose Francisco Torres
MF 25   Jürgen Damm   61'
MF 27   Alberto Acosta   81'
FW 18   Ismael Sosa   76'
Manager:
  Ricardo Ferretti

Assistant referees:
Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Goalscorers edit

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Liga MX definió fechas de inicio para Apertura 2017 y Clausura 2018". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. ^ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ^ a b "Tigres UANL vs. Monterrey - 8 December 2017 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Monterrey vs. Tigres UANL - 11 December 2017 - Soccerway".
  6. ^ a b "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.