Apertura 2019 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2019 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 27 November 2019 to 29 December 2019.[1] Due to finalist Monterrey participating in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, the final was postponed to 29 December from 15 December.[2] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2019 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.

Apertura 2019 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates27 November 2019 – 29 December 2019
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored48 (3.43 per match)
Attendance524,537 (37,467 per match)

Qualified teams edit

The following 8 teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following table, 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).

Team Seed Points Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
Santos Laguna 1 37 30th Apertura 2018 Champions
(6 times)
[3]
León 2 33 11th Clausura 2019 Champions
(2 times)
[4]
UANL 3 32 25th Champions
(5 times)
[5]
Querétaro 4 31 (+12) 11th[note 1] Apertura 2018 Runners-up
(Clausura 2015)
[6][7]
Necaxa 5 31 (+10, GF 33) 17th Clausura 2019 Champions
(Invierno 1998)
[8]
América 6 31 (+10, GF 32) 33rd Champions
(5 times)
[9]
Morelia 7 27 (+5) 25th Clausura 2018 Champions
(Invierno 2000)
[10]
Monterrey 8 27 (+4) 23rd Clausura 2019 Champions
(3 times)
[11]

Format edit

  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • 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 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.

[12]

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
3 UANL 2 2 4
6 América 1 4 5
6 América (s) 0 2 2
7 Morelia 2 0 2
2 León 3 1 4
7 Morelia 3 2 5
6 América 1 2 3 (2)
8 Monterrey (p) 2 1 3 (4)
4 Querétaro 0 2 2
5 Necaxa 3 3 6
5 Necaxa 1 0 1
8 Monterrey 2 1 3
1 Santos Laguna 2 1 3
8 Monterrey 5 1 6


Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 6–3 Santos Laguna 5–2 1–1
Morelia 5–4 León 3–3 2–1
América 5–4 UANL 1–2 4–2
Necaxa 6–2 Querétaro 3–0 3–2

First leg edit

Morelia3–3León
  • Flores   10', 32'
  • Mendoza   90+6'
Report

Necaxa3–0Querétaro
Report
Attendance: 13,705
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)

Monterrey5–2Santos Laguna
Report
Attendance: 33,635
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

América1–2UANL
Report

Second leg edit

León1–2Morelia
Sosa   52' Report
Attendance: 22,872
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Morelia won 5–4 on aggregate


Querétaro2–3Necaxa
Report
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 6–2 on aggregate


Santos Laguna1–1Monterrey
Report

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate


UANL2–4América
Report

América won 5–4 on aggregate

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey 3–1 Necaxa 2–1 1–0
Morelia 2–2 (s) América 2–0 0–2

First leg edit

Monterrey2–1Necaxa
Report
Attendance: 42,092
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

Morelia2–0América
Report
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg edit

Necaxa0–1Monterrey
Report

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate


América2–0Morelia
Report

2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América 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
Monterrey 3–3 (4–2 p) América 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg edit

Monterrey2–1América
Report

Details edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey[14][15]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
América[14][15]
GK 1   Marcelo Barovero
DF 11   Leonel Vangioni   69'
DF 4   Nicolás Sánchez
DF 3   César Montes   69'
DF 33   Stefan Medina
MF 16   Celso Ortiz
MF 29   Carlos Rodríguez
MF 17   Jesús Gallardo
MF 20   Rodolfo Pizarro   80'
MF 8   Dorlan Pabón (c)   65'
FW 7   Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK 22   Luis Cárdenas
DF 19   Miguel Layún   69'
DF 23   Johan Vásquez
MF 21   Alfonso González
MF 25   Jonathan González
MF 32   Maximiliano Meza   80'
FW 9   Vincent Janssen   69'   90+6'
Manager:
  Antonio Mohamed
GK 6   Guillermo Ochoa
DF 3   Jorge Sánchez   90+5'
DF 19   Emanuel Aguilera
DF 18   Bruno Valdez
DF 22   Paul Aguilar (c)
MF 5   Guido Rodríguez   90+2'
MF 20   Richard Sánchez
MF 11   Andrés Ibargüen   40'
MF 17   Sebastián Córdova   53'
FW 24   Federico Viñas   81'
FW 21   Henry Martín   58'
Substitutions:
GK 27   Óscar Jiménez
DF 2   Carlos Vargas
MF 14   Nicolás Benedetti   81'   90+6'
MF 25   Rubén González   58'
FW 9   Roger Martínez   40'
FW 10   Giovani dos Santos
FW 15   Nicolás Castillo
Manager:
  Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:[16]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
César Cerritos García (Guanajuato)
Fourth official:[16]
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Igor Itzsvan Flores (Oaxaca)

Statistics edit

Statistic[17] Monterrey América
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 19 8
Shots on target 6 2
Saves 1 4
Ball possession 64% 36%
Corner kicks 5 3
Fouls committed 13 17
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 1

Second leg edit

Details edit

América2–1 (a.e.t.)Monterrey
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 72,719

3–3 on aggregate. Monterrey won 4–2 on penalties

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
América[18][19]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey[18][19]
GK 6   Guillermo Ochoa
DF 3   Jorge Sánchez
DF 19   Emanuel Aguilera
DF 18   Bruno Valdez
DF 22   Paul Aguilar (c)
MF 5   Guido Rodríguez   20'
MF 30   Renato Ibarra   28'
MF 20   Richard Sánchez   68'
FW 24   Federico Viñas   97'
FW 21   Henry Martín   96'
FW 9   Roger Martínez   88'
Substitutions:
GK 27   Óscar Jiménez
DF 2   Carlos Vargas
MF 14   Nicolás Benedetti   28'   56'
MF 23   Antonio López
MF 25   Rubén González   68'
FW 10   Giovani dos Santos   88'
FW 15   Nicolás Castillo   96'
Manager:
  Miguel Herrera
GK 1   Marcelo Barovero
DF 11   Leonel Vangioni   90+1'
DF 4   Nicolás Sánchez
DF 33   Stefan Medina   80'
DF 19   Miguel Layún   57'
MF 16   Celso Ortiz
MF 29   Carlos Rodríguez
MF 17   Jesús Gallardo   71'
MF 20   Rodolfo Pizarro   46'   30'
MF 8   Dorlan Pabón (c)   108'
FW 7   Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK 22   Luis Cárdenas
DF 3   César Montes   57'
DF 23   Johan Vásquez
MF 21   Alfonso González   108'
MF 25   Jonathan González
MF 32   Maximiliano Meza   71'
FW 9   Vincent Janssen   46'
Manager:
  Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:[16]
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Andrés Hernández Delgado (Mexico City)
Fourth official:[16]
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Miguel Ángel Chacón (Guerrero)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Miguel Ángel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Statistics edit

Statistic[20] América Monterrey
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 22 16
Shots on target 7 6
Saves 5 5
Ball possession 48% 52%
Corner kicks 7 8
Fouls committed 18 23
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 48 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists edit

3 assists
2 assists
1 assist

Notes edit

  1. ^ Includes the appearances of the original Jaguares de Chiapas franchise (2002–2013), which is how the franchise was previously known as.

References edit

  1. ^ "La Liga MX anuncia el calendario para el Apertura 2019". Milenio.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  2. ^ "Final Liga MX: América vs Monterrey, por el título del Apertura 2019".
  3. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ^ "León History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Querétaro History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Jaguares de Chiapas History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Necaxa History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. ^ "América History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Morelia History". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Monterrey History". 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Reglamento de Competencia 2019–20". ligamx.net. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  13. ^ http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=101341 [dead link]
  14. ^ a b "Monterrey vs. América - 26 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  15. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "Comisión de Arbitros". arbitraje.fmf.mx. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27.
  17. ^ "Monterrey vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  18. ^ a b "América vs. Monterrey - 29 December 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. ^ "América vs Monterrey stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2019.