Clausura 2023 Liga MX final phase

The Clausura 2023 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 6 May and 28 May 2023.[1] A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2023 Liga MX season.[1] For the sixth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of final phase spots to twelve. The winners of the reclassification matches advanced to the quarter-finals of the liguilla (mini league).

Clausura 2023 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates6–28 May 2023
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored47 (2.61 per match)
Attendance664,423 (36,912 per match)

UANL defeated Guadalajara 3–2 on aggregate to win their eighth league title. As winners, UANL faced Pachuca in the 2023 Campeón de Campeones.

Qualified teams edit

The following teams qualified for the final phase.

In the following tables, 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).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
1 Monterrey 40 17 March 2023 (REC)
15 April 2023 (QF)
28th Apertura 2022 Champions
(4 times)
[2]
2 América 34 (+15) 9 April 2023
28 April 2023 (QF)
38th Champions
(5 times)
[3]
3 Guadalajara 34 (+10) 9 April 2023
29 April 2023 (QF)
30th Champions
(3 times)
[4]
4 Toluca 32 7 April 2023
30 April 2023 (QF)
37th Champions
(7 times)
[5]
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
5 Pachuca 31 10 April 2023 39th Apertura 2022 Champions
(6 times)
[6]
6 León 30 9 April 2023 16th Champions
(3 times)
[7]
7 UANL 25 20 April 2023 31st Champions
(5 times)
[8]
8 Cruz Azul 24 21 April 2023 34th Champions
(2 times)
[9]
9 Atlas 21 29 April 2023 25th Clausura 2022 Champions
(2 times)
[10]
11 Puebla 20 29 April 2023 13th Apertura 2022 Semi-finals
(3 times)
[11]
12 Atlético San Luis 19 (−5) 29 April 2023 3rd Clausura 2022 Quarter-finals
(Clausura 2022)
[12]
13 Santos Laguna 19 (−14) 29 April 2023 35th Apertura 2022 Champions
(6 times)
[13]

Format edit

Reclassification edit

  • All rounds were played in a single match hosted by the higher seed
  • If a match ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Liguilla edit

  • Teams were re-seeded after each round.
  • The winners of the reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • No away goals rule was applied in either round; if the two teams were tied on aggregate, 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 penalty shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Reclassification edit

Summary edit

Matches took place on 6–7 May 2023.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pachuca 4–4 (2–4 p) Santos Laguna
León 1–3 Atlético San Luis
UANL 1–0 Puebla
Cruz Azul 0–1 Atlas

Matches edit

Cruz Azul0–1Atlas
Report
  • Lozano   2'

Pachuca4–4Santos Laguna
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 12,142[15]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

León1–3Atlético San Luis
Report
Attendance: 22,335[16]
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

UANL1–0Puebla
Report
Attendance: 31,233[17]
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Seeding edit

The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Monterrey 17 13 1 3 35 14 +21 40 Hosts second leg
2 América 17 9 7 1 36 21 +15 34
3 Guadalajara 17 10 4 3 28 18 +10 34
4 Toluca 17 9 5 3 34 19 +15 32
5 UANL 17 7 4 6 20 17 +3 25 Hosts first leg
6 Atlas 17 4 9 4 27 22 +5 21
7 Atlético San Luis 17 5 4 8 16 21 −5 19
8 Santos Laguna 17 5 4 8 23 37 −14 19
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
2 América 3 1 4
7 Atlético San Luis 1 2 3
2 América 1 1 2
3 Guadalajara 0 3 3
3 Guadalajara (s) 0 1 1
6 Atlas 1 0 1
3 Guadalajara 0 2 2
5 UANL (a.e.t.) 0 3 3
1 Monterrey 0 2 2
8 Santos Laguna 0 0 0
1 Monterrey 1 0 1
5 UANL 1 1 2
4 Toluca 1 3 4
5 UANL 4 1 5


Quarter-finals edit

Summary edit

The first legs were played on 10–11 May, and the second legs were played on 13–14 May.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 0–2 Monterrey 0–0 2–0
Atlético San Luis 3–4 América 1–3 2–1
Atlas 1–1 (s) Guadalajara 1–0 0–1
UANL 5–4 Toluca 4–1 1–3

First leg edit



Atlas1–0Guadalajara
Report
Attendance: 25,592[20]
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

UANL4–1Toluca
Report
Attendance: 34,490[21]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg edit

Monterrey2–0Santos Laguna
Report
Attendance: 45,322[22]
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Monterrey won 2–0 on aggregate.


América1–2Atlético San Luis
Report
Attendance: 47,686[23]
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)

América won 4–3 on aggregate.


Toluca3–1UANL
Report

UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.


Guadalajara1–0Atlas
Report
Attendance: 40,956[25]
Referee: Victor Alfonso Caceres (Chiapas)

1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced due to being the higher seeded team in the table.

Semi-finals edit

Summary edit

The first legs were played on 17–18 May, and the second legs were played on 20–21 May.

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

First leg edit


Guadalajara0–1América
Report

Second leg edit

Monterrey0–1UANL
Report

UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.


América1–3Guadalajara
Report
Attendance: 67,501[29]
Referee: Victor Alfonso Caceres (Chiapas)

Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final edit

Summary edit

The first leg was played on 25 May, and the second leg was played on 28 May.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 3–2 Guadalajara 0–0 3–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg edit

Details edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guadalajara[31][32]
GK 1   Nahuel Guzmán
DF 20   Javier Aquino   4'   55'
DF 19   Guido Pizarro (c)
DF 13   Diego Reyes
DF 27   Jesús Angulo
MF 8   Fernando Gorriarán   52'   54'
MF 5   Rafael Carioca
MF 23   Luis Quiñones   89'
MF 17   Sebastián Córdova   67'
MF 16   Diego Lainez   68'
FW 10   André-Pierre Gignac   68'
Substitutions:
GK 182   Arturo Delgado
DF 2   Igor Lichnovsky
DF 3   Samir
DF 184   Fernando Ordóñez
MF 6   Juan Pablo Vigón   54'
MF 14   Jesús Garza   55'
MF 22   Raymundo Fulgencio   89'
MF 201   Sebastián Fierro
FW 9   Nicolás Ibáñez   68'
FW 11   Nicolás López   68'
Manager:
  Robert Dante Siboldi
GK 23   Miguel Jiménez
DF 2   Alan Mozo
DF 4   Antonio Briseño   4'
DF 3   Gilberto Sepúlveda
DF 13   Jesús Orozco   69'
MF 20   Fernando Beltrán
MF 28   Fernando González   58'   65'
MF 25   Roberto Alvarado   75'
MF 11   Isaác Brizuela   58'
MF 5   Víctor Guzmán (c)   75'
MF 10   Alexis Vega   58'
Substitutions:
GK 27   Raúl Rangel
DF 17   Jesús Sánchez
DF 19   Alejandro Mayorga   82'   75'
MF 26   Cristian Calderón   75'
MF 45   Raúl Martínez
MF 6   Pável Pérez   58'
MF 29   Alan Torres   65'
MF 30   Sergio Flores
MF 33   Zahid Muñoz
FW 18   Ronaldo Cisneros   58'
Manager:
  Veljko Paunović

Assistant referees:[33]
Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City)
Leonardo Javier Castillo (Estado de México)
Fourth official:[33]
Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee:[33]
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Assistant video assistant referee:[33]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)

Statistics edit

Statistic[34] UANL Guadalajara
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 14 7
Shots on target 1 1
Saves 1 1
Ball possession 67% 33%
Corner kicks 2 2
Fouls committed 13 12
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 3 4
Red cards 0 0

Second leg edit

Guadalajara2–3 (a.e.t.)UANL
Report

UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.


Details edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guadalajara[36][37]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GK 23   Miguel Jiménez
DF 2   Alan Mozo   101'
DF 4   Antonio Briseño   63'
DF 3   Gilberto Sepúlveda   120+2'   120+3'
DF 13   Jesús Orozco   29'
MF 20   Fernando Beltrán
MF 28   Fernando González   101'
MF 25   Roberto Alvarado
MF 5   Víctor Guzmán (c)   95'
MF 10   Alexis Vega   45+1'   61'
FW 18   Ronaldo Cisneros   61'
Substitutions:
GK 27   Raúl Rangel
DF 17   Jesús Sánchez   101'
DF 19   Alejandro Mayorga
DF 26   Cristian Calderón
DF 45   Raúl Martínez
MF 6   Pável Pérez   61'   101'
MF 11   Isaác Brizuela   61'
MF 29   Alan Torres   101'
MF 30   Sergio Flores
FW 9   Daniel Ríos   101'
Manager:
  Veljko Paunović
GK 1   Nahuel Guzmán   108'
DF 20   Javier Aquino
DF 19   Guido Pizarro (c)
DF 13   Diego Reyes
DF 14   Jesús Garza   63'
MF 6   Juan Pablo Vigón   46'
MF 5   Rafael Carioca   90'
MF 23   Luis Quiñones   37'
MF 17   Sebastián Córdova   68'   117'
MF 16   Diego Lainez   46'
FW 10   André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK 182   Arturo Delgado
DF 2   Igor Lichnovsky
DF 3   Samir   90'
DF 32   Vladimir Loroña
DF 184   Fernando Ordóñez
MF 8   Fernando Gorriarán   46'
MF 22   Raymundo Fulgencio
MF 201   Sebastián Fierro
FW 9   Nicolás Ibáñez   63'
FW 11   Nicolás López   46'
Manager:
  Robert Dante Siboldi

Assistant referees:[38]
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato)
Fourth official:[38]
Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)
Video assistant referee:[38]
Érick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[38]
Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua)

Statistics edit

Statistic[39] Guadalajara UANL
Goals scored 2 3
Total shots 10 24
Shots on target 7 9
Saves 5 5
Ball possession 36% 64%
Corner kicks 5 12
Fouls committed 23 10
Offsides 1 2
Yellow cards 4 2
Red cards 1 1

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 47 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Assists edit

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

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