2010 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla

The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the 2010 Primera División de México Apertura was a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México. The tournament began on November 17, 2010, and concluded on December 5, 2010, with Monterrey beating Santos Laguna 5 – 3 on aggregate over two legs.[1]

2010 Primera División de México
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsMonterrey
Runner-upSantos Laguna
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored40 (2.86 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Humberto Suazo (5 goals)

Teams

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The 18 teams that participated in the 2010 Apertura were divided into three groups of six teams. The top two in each group qualify automatically. The two best teams in the general table not already qualified, regardless of group, qualify as well.

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the Apertura 2010
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts P Qualified as
1 Cruz Azul   Enrique Meza   Gerardo Torrado 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 1st First place Group 3
2 Monterrey   Víctor Vucetich   Luis Ernesto Pérez 17 9 5 3 29 20 +9 32 2nd First place Group 1
3 Santos Laguna   Rubén Omar Romano   Oswaldo Sánchez 17 9 3 5 29 19 +11 30 3rd Runner-up Group 1
4 América   Manuel Lapuente   Pável Pardo 17 7 6 4 22 16 +6 27 4th First place Group 2
5 San Luis   Ignacio Ambríz   Ignacio Torres 17 8 2 7 21 19 +2 26 5th Runner-up Group 2
6 Chiapas   Jose Guadalupe Cruz   Christian Valdéz 17 6 7 4 21 14 +7 25 6th Runner-up Group 3
7 Pachuca   Pablo Marini   Miguel Calero 17 7 4 6 27 28 −1 25 7th Third place Group 2
8 UNAM   Guillermo Vázquez   Sergio Bernal 17 7 4 6 23 24 −1 25 8th Third place Group 3

Bracket

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The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Cruz Azul 2 0 2
8 UNAM 1 2 3
2 Monterrey 0 2 2
8 UNAM 0 0 0
2 Monterrey 1 3 4
7 Pachuca 1 3 4
2 Monterrey 2 3 5
3 Santos Laguna 3 0 3
3 Santos Laguna 1 1 2
6 Chiapas 1 0 1
3 Santos Laguna 2 3 5
4 América 1 3 4
4 América 0 4 4
5 San Luis 0 1 1
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Both finalist qualify to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the group stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the preliminary round.

Quarter-finals

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The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 17 and 18. The second legs were played on November 20 and 21.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul (1) 2–3 (8) UNAM 2–1 0–2
Monterrey (2) 4–4 (7) Pachuca 1–1 3–3
Santos Laguna (3) 2–1 (6) Chiapas 1–1 1–0
América (4) 4–1 (5) San Luis 0–0 4–1

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

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San Luis0 – 0América
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Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)

UNAM1 – 2Cruz Azul
López   19' Report Cervantes   32'
Giménez   73'
Referee: Mauricio Morales Ovalle (Mexico)

Pachuca1 – 1Monterrey
Arizala   67' Report Basanta   56'
Referee: Paul Enrique Delgadillo Haro (Mexico)

Chiapas1 – 1Santos Laguna
Ochoa   33' Report Arce   22'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso Flores (Mexico)

Second leg

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Cruz Azul0 – 2UNAM
Report Bravo   1'
Cacho   73' (pen.)

América4 – 1San Luis
Sánchez   15'
Matellán   24' (o.g.)
Esqueda   45'
Vuoso   81'
Report de la Torre   53'
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Monterrey3 – 3Pachuca
Suazo   19'
de Nigris   36'
Cardozo   56'
Report Arizala   15', 84', 89'

Santos Laguna1 – 0Chiapas
Rodriguez   90+5' (pen.) Report
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Semi-finals

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The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 25. The second legs were played on November 28.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey (2) 2–0 (8) UNAM 0–0 2–0
Santos Laguna (3) 5–4 (4) América 2–1 3–3

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

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América1 – 2Santos Laguna
Reyna   19' Report Quintero   9'
Benítez   89'
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)

UNAM0 – 0Monterrey
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Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Second leg

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Santos Laguna3 – 3América
Quintero   2', 61'
Benítez   75'
Report Sánchez   60'
Vuoso   66'
Esqueda   86'
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Monterrey2 – 0UNAM
Suazo   88'
Cardozo   89'
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Final

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The first leg of the final was played on December 2. The second leg was played on December 5.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey (2) 5–3 (3) Santos Laguna 2–3 3–0

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

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Santos Laguna3 – 2Monterrey
Estrada   23'
Quintero   41'
Davino   85' (o.g.)
Report Suazo   37'
Cardozo   54'

Second leg

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Monterrey3 – 0Santos Laguna
Suazo   28', 85'
Basanta   72'
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References

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  1. ^ "Magical Monterrey on top again". FIFA.com. 2010-12-05. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-07.