Clausura 2019 Liga MX final phase

The Clausura 2019 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 8 May 2019 to 26 May 2019.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2019 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

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.
León 1 41 10th Apertura 2017 Champions
(2 times)		 [2]
UANL 2 37 24th Apertura 2018 Champions
(4 times)		 [3]
Monterrey 3 30 (+14) 22nd Champions
(3 times)		 [4]
Cruz Azul 4 30 (+9) 28th Champions
(Invierno 1997)		 [5]
América 5 29 (+9) 32nd Champions
(5 times)		 [6]
Necaxa 6 29 (+8) 16th Apertura 2016 Champions
(Invierno 1998)		 [7]
Pachuca 7 28 (+6) 21st Champions
(6 times)		 [8]
Tijuana 8 28 (+5) 7th Clausura 2018 Champions
(Apertura 2012)		 [9]

Format

  • 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 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 León 3 2 5
8 Tijuana 1 1 2
1 León (s) 1 0 1
5 América 0 1 1
4 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
5 América 3 0 3
1 León 0 0 0
2 UANL 1 0 1
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2
7 Pachuca 1 1 2
2 UANL (s) 0 1 1
3 Monterrey 1 0 1
3 Monterrey (s) 0 1 1
6 Necaxa 1 0 1

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 2–5 León 1–3 1–2
Pachuca 2–2 (s) UANL 1–1 1–1
Necaxa 1–1 (s) Monterrey 1–0 0–1
América 3–2 Cruz Azul 3–1 0–1

First leg

Pachuca1–1UANL
 Report
Attendance: 21,298
Referee: Eduardo Galván (Mexico City)
Tijuana1–3León
 Report
Attendance: 25,333
Necaxa1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 14,627
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
América3–1Cruz Azul
 Report
Attendance: 31,450
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

UANL1–1Pachuca
 Report
Attendance: 41,615
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.

León2–1Tijuana
 Report
Attendance: 23,291

León won 5–2 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul1–0América
Rodríguez 48' Report
Attendance: 34,779

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Monterrey1–0Necaxa
 Report
Attendance: 33,884

1–1 on aggregate. Monterrey advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 1–1 (s) León 0–1 1–0
Monterrey 1–1 (s) UANL 1–0 0–1

First leg

Monterrey1–0UANL
 Report
Attendance: 48,269
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
América0–1León
Report
Attendance: 27,228
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg

UANL1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

1–1 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

León0–1América
Report
Attendance: 26,721

1–1 on aggregate. León advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals

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

First leg

UANL1–0León
 Report
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Details
GK1Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
DF6Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21Colombia Francisco MezaYellow card 70'
DF4Mexico Hugo Ayala
DF28Mexico Luis Rodríguez
MF19Argentina Guido Pizarro (c)Yellow card 90+3'
MF5Brazil Rafael Carioca
MF20Mexico Javier Aquinodownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF9Chile Eduardo Vargasdownward-facing red arrow 60'
MF26Colombia Luis Quiñonesdownward-facing red arrow 85'Yellow card 83'
FW10France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK22Mexico Lalo Fernández
DF14Mexico Juan José Sánchez
DF15Mexico Francisco Venegas
MF36Mexico Eduardo Tercero
MF8Argentina Lucas Zelarayánupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF25Mexico Jürgen Dammupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW13Ecuador Enner Valenciaupward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
GK30Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF6Colombia William TesilloYellow card 22'
DF23Argentina Ramiro González
DF4Colombia Andrés Mosquera
DF5Mexico Fernando NavarroYellow card 90'
MF16Chile Jean Menesesdownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF10Mexico Luis Montes (c)
MF12Mexico Iván Rodríguez
MF13Ecuador Ángel Mena
FW33Ecuador Vinicio Angulo
FW8Costa Rica Joel CampbellYellow card 87'
Substitutions:
GK25United States William Yarbrough
DF22Mexico Miguel Herrera
DF32Chile Dilan Zúñiga
MF11Colombia Yairo Morenoupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF15Mexico Iván Ochoa
MF19Mexico Jorge Díaz
FW27Colombia Juan José Calero
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Fourth official:
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee:
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic[15] UANL León
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 20 9
Shots on target 6 4
Saves 4 5
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 9 3
Fouls committed 16 13
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

León0–0UANL
Report
Attendance: 26,131

UANL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Details
GK30Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF6Colombia William Tesillo
DF23Argentina Ramiro Gonzálezdownward-facing red arrow 64'
DF4Colombia Andrés MosqueraYellow card 88' Red card 90+3'
DF5Mexico Fernando Navarro
MF12Mexico Iván RodríguezYellow card 71'
MF10Mexico Luis Montes (c)
MF11Colombia Yairo Moreno
MF14Argentina Rubens Sambueza
MF13Ecuador Ángel Menadownward-facing red arrow 32'
FW8Costa Rica Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
GK25United States William Yarbrough
DF22Mexico Miguel Herrera
MF15Mexico Iván Ochoa
MF16Chile Jean Menesesupward-facing green arrow 32'
MF19Mexico Jorge Díaz
FW27Colombia Juan José Calero
FW33Ecuador Vinicio Anguloupward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz
GK1Argentina Nahuel GuzmánYellow card 81'
DF6Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21Colombia Francisco Meza
DF4Mexico Hugo Ayala
DF28Mexico Luis Rodríguez
MF19Argentina Guido Pizarro (c)Yellow card 90+1'
MF5Brazil Rafael Cariocadownward-facing red arrow 77'Yellow card 77'
MF20Mexico Javier Aquinodownward-facing red arrow 46'
MF9Chile Eduardo Vargasdownward-facing red arrow 62'
MF26Colombia Luis QuiñonesYellow card 64'
FW10France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK30Mexico Miguel Ortega
DF3Mexico Carlos Salcedoupward-facing green arrow 77'
MF29Mexico Jesús Dueñasupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF36Mexico Eduardo Tercero
MF8Argentina Lucas Zelarayán
MF25Mexico Jürgen Damm
FW13Ecuador Enner Valenciaupward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti

Assistant referees:
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:
León Vicente Barajas (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic[18] León UANL
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 14 9
Shots on target 5 3
Saves 3 5
Ball possession 57% 43%
Corner kicks 8 1
Fouls committed 13 15
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 2 4
Red cards 1 0

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Assists

2 assists
1 assist

Notes

  1. 1 2 The América v León match was originally scheduled for 15 May but was postponed due to poor air quality around Mexico City. As a result, the second leg was also postponed one day.[11]
  2. ↑ The match was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Azteca, despite the poor air quality, but was later moved to Querétaro. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "El Clausura 2019 inicia el 4 de enero y no habrá jornadas dobles". Claro.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. ↑ "León History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tigres UANL History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Monterrey History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cruz Azul History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "América History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Necaxa History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Pachuca History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Tijuana History". 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Reglamento de Competencia 2018–19" (PDF). ligamx.net. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mexico City declares pollution alert, postpones football semi-final".
  12. ↑ "Club America-Leon semifinals match moved from Mexico City due to pollution concerns". 15 May 2019.
  13. 1 2 "UANL vs. León - 23 May 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  14. 1 2 MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  15. ↑ "UANL vs León stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  16. 1 2 "León vs. UANL - 26 May 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  17. 1 2 MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  18. ↑ "León vs UANL stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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