Guardianes 2020 Liga MX championship stage

The Torneo Guardianes 2020 (stylized as Guard1anes) Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 21 November 2020 to 13 December 2020.[2] A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2020 Liga MX season.[3] For the first time since the Clausura 2008 season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, expanding the number of playoff spots from eight to 12.

Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, all matches of the final phase, except for the first leg of the quarter-final between Guadalajara and América, were played behind closed doors.[4]

Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams edit

The following teams qualified for the championship stage.

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 León 40 2 October 2020 12th Apertura 2019 Champions
(2 times)
[5]
2 UNAM 32 (+12) 17 October 2020 23rd Apertura 2018 Champions
(4 times)
[6]
3 América 32 (+9) 17 October 2020 34th Apertura 2019 Champions
(5 times)
[7]
4 Cruz Azul 29 (+7) 16 October 2020 29th Clausura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1997)
[8]
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
5 Monterrey 29 (+5) 24 October 2020 24th Apertura 2019 Champions
(4 times)
[9]
6 UANL 28 17 October 2020 26th Apertura 2019 Champions
(5 times)
[10]
7 Guadalajara 26 25 October 2020 26th Clausura 2017 Champions
(3 times)
[11]
8 Santos Laguna 25 (+4, 24 GF) 25 October 2020 31st Apertura 2019 Champions
(6 times)
[12]
9 Pachuca 25 (+4, 18 GF) 25 October 2020 22nd Clausura 2019 Champions
(6 times)
[13]
10 Necaxa 24 30 October 2020 18th Apertura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1998)
[14]
11 Toluca 21 6 November 2020 33rd Apertura 2018 Champions
(7 times)
[15]
12 Puebla 20 6 November 2020 8th Apertura 2015 Semifinals
(3 times)
[16]

Format edit

Reclassification edit

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

Liguilla edit

  • Teams were re-seeded 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.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

[1]

Reclassification edit

Summary edit

Matches took place on 21–22 November 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monterrey 2–2 (2–4 p) Puebla
UANL 2–1 Toluca
Guadalajara 1–0 Necaxa
Santos Laguna 0–3 Pachuca

Matches edit

Santos Laguna0–3Pachuca
Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)


UANL2–1Toluca
Report

Monterrey2–2Puebla
Report
Penalties
2–4

Seeding edit

The following was 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
1 León 17 12 4 1 27 14 +13 40
2 UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 +12 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 +9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 +7 29
5 UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 +11 28
6 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 +3 26
7 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 +4 25
8 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 −3 20
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 Finals
               
1 León 1 2 3
8 Puebla 2 0 2
1 León 1 1 2
6 Guadalajara 1 0 1
3 América 0 1 1
6 Guadalajara 1 2 3
1 León 1 2 3
2 UNAM 1 0 1
2 UNAM 1 0 1
7 Pachuca 0 0 0
2 UNAM (s) 0 4 4
4 Cruz Azul 4 0 4
4 Cruz Azul 3 0 3
5 UANL 1 1 2


Quarter-finals edit

Summary edit

The first legs were played on 25–26 November, and the second legs were played on 28–29 November.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Pachuca 0–1 UNAM 0–1 0–0
Guadalajara 3–1 América 1–0 2–1
UANL 2–3 Cruz Azul 1–3 1–0

First leg edit

Puebla2–1León
Report
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Guadalajara1–0América
Report
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

UANL1–3Cruz Azul
Report

Pachuca0–1UNAM
Report
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto (Mexico City)

Second leg edit

León2–0Puebla
Report

León won 3–2 on aggregate.


América1–2Guadalajara
Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.


UNAM0–0Pachuca
Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

UNAM won 1–0 on aggregate.


Cruz Azul0–1UANL
Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals edit

Summary edit

The first legs were played on 2–3 December, and the second legs were played on 5–6 December.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guadalajara 1–2 León 1–1 0–1
Cruz Azul 4–4 (s) UNAM 4–0 0–4

First leg edit

Guadalajara1–1León
Report
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Cruz Azul4–0UNAM
Report
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg edit

León1–0Guadalajara
Report
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)

León won 2–1 on aggregate.


4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UNAM advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–3 León 1–1 0–2

First leg edit

UNAM1–1León
Report
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Details edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GK 20   Julio González
DF 3   Alejandro Mayorga
DF 23   Nicolás Freire
DF 5   Johan Vásquez
DF 2   Alan Mozo
MF 11   Juan Iturbe   53'
MF 17   Leonel López   78'
MF 8   Andrés Iniestra (c)   90+4'
MF 22   Juan Pablo Vigón
FW 32   Carlos González   55'   86'
FW 9   Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK 42   Alex Cruz
DF 4   Luis Quintana
DF 16   Jerónimo Rodríguez   86'
DF 19   Jesús Rivas
MF 7   Sebastian Saucedo
MF 13   Gerardo Moreno
MF 14   Carlos Gutiérrez   53'
MF 200   Amaury García
MF 212   Erik Lira   78'
FW 29   Bryan Mendoza
Manager:
  Andrés Lillini
GK 30   Rodolfo Cota
DF 6   William Tesillo
DF 4   Andrés Mosquera
DF 21   Jaine Barreiro   65'   81'
DF 5   Fernando Navarro   90+3'
MF 8   José Iván Rodríguez   68'
MF 18   Pedro Aquino
MF 16   Jean Meneses   84'
MF 10   Luis Montes (c)
MF 13   Ángel Mena
FW 12   Joel Campbell   46'
Substitutions:
GK 23   Alfonso Blanco
DF 3   Gil Burón
DF 24   Osvaldo Rodríguez
DF 35   Juan Ignacio González   84'
MF 28   David Ramírez   68'
MF 32   Jesse Zamudio
MF 14   Jesús Godínez   90+3'
MF 15   Iván Ochoa
FW 19   Nicolás Sosa
FW 20   Emmanuel Gigliotti   46'
Manager:
  Ignacio Ambríz

Assistant referees:[19]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Fourth official:[19]
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[19]
Arturo Cruz Hurtado (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee:[19]
Carlos Ayala Cuéllar (Mexico City)

Statistics edit

Statistic[20] UNAM León
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 14 9
Shots on target 4 2
Saves 1 3
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 3 2
Fouls committed 19 11
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 1

Second leg edit

León2–0UNAM
Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

León won 3–1 on aggregate.

Details edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GK 30   Rodolfo Cota
DF 6   William Tesillo
DF 4   Andrés Mosquera   61'
DF 35   Ignacio González (c)
DF 5   Fernando Navarro   87'
MF 16   Jean Meneses   80'
MF 18   Pedro Aquino
MF 28   David Ramírez
MF 10   Luis Montes
MF 13   Ángel Mena   15'
FW 20   Emmanuel Gigliotti   87'
Substitutions:
GK 1   Guillermo Pozos
DF 3   Gil Burón
DF 24   Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF 8   Iván Rodríguez
MF 11   Yairo Moreno   80'
MF 32   Jesse Zamudio
FW 12   Joel Campbell   75'   15'   80'
FW 14   Jesús Godínez   87'
FW 15   Iván Ochoa   80'
FW 19   Nicolás Sosa   87'
Manager:
  Ignacio Ambríz
GK 1   Alfredo Talavera
DF 3   Alejandro Mayorga
DF 23   Nicolás Freire   45+4'
DF 5   Johan Vásquez   59'
DF 2   Alan Mozo   29'
MF 17   Leonel López   70'
MF 8   Andrés Iniestra (c)
MF 22   Juan Pablo Vigón
MF 14   Carlos Gutiérrez   39'
FW 32   Carlos González
FW 9   Juan Ignacio Dinenno
Substitutions:
GK 20   Julio González
DF 4   Luis Quintana
DF 16   Jerónimo Rodríguez
MF 7   Sebastian Saucedo
MF 10   Favio Álvarez   62'   59'
MF 12   Facundo Waller
MF 13   Gerardo Moreno
MF 200   Amaury García
FW 212   Erik Lira   70'
FW 11   Juan Iturbe   39'
Manager:
  Andrés Lillini

Assistant referees:[23]
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Karen Janet Díaz (Aguascalientes)
Fourth official:[23]
Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee:[23]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[23]
Fabrice Paul Plancon-Jallet

Statistics edit

Statistic[24] León UNAM
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 9 9
Shots on target 4 4
Saves 4 2
Ball possession 41% 59%
Corner kicks 1 6
Fouls committed 14 18
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 0

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 41 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists edit

2 assists
1 assist

References edit

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  2. ^ "CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS" (PDF). Milenio.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. ^ "Dueños votarán para que regrese el repechaje a la Liga MX". 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Liga MX confirma que todo el repechaje y liguilla se jugará sin gente". 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ "León History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ "UNAM History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "América History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Cruz Azul History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Monterrey History". 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Guadalajara History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Pachuca History". 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Necaxa History". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Toluca History". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Puebla History". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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  18. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
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