Clausura 2019 Liga MX final phase

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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[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.
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[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 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Bracket[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

First leg[edit]

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

Details[edit]
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
DF 6 Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF 21 Colombia Francisco Meza Yellow card 70'
DF 4 Mexico Hugo Ayala
DF 28 Mexico Luis Rodríguez
MF 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro (c) Yellow card 90+3'
MF 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca
MF 20 Mexico Javier Aquino downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 9 Chile Eduardo Vargas downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 26 Colombia Luis Quiñones downward-facing red arrow 85' Yellow card 83'
FW 10 France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK 22 Mexico Lalo Fernández
DF 14 Mexico Juan José Sánchez
DF 15 Mexico Francisco Venegas
MF 36 Mexico Eduardo Tercero
MF 8 Argentina Lucas Zelarayán upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 25 Mexico Jürgen Damm upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 13 Ecuador Enner Valencia upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF 6 Colombia William Tesillo Yellow card 22'
DF 23 Argentina Ramiro González
DF 4 Colombia Andrés Mosquera
DF 5 Mexico Fernando Navarro Yellow card 90'
MF 16 Chile Jean Meneses downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 10 Mexico Luis Montes (c)
MF 12 Mexico Iván Rodríguez
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena
FW 33 Ecuador Vinicio Angulo
FW 8 Costa Rica Joel Campbell Yellow card 87'
Substitutions:
GK 25 United States William Yarbrough
DF 22 Mexico Miguel Herrera
DF 32 Chile Dilan Zúñiga
MF 11 Colombia Yairo Moreno upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 15 Mexico Iván Ochoa
MF 19 Mexico Jorge Díaz
FW 27 Colombia 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[edit]

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[edit]

León0–0UANL
Report
Attendance: 26,131

UANL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Details[edit]
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF 6 Colombia William Tesillo
DF 23 Argentina Ramiro González downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 4 Colombia Andrés Mosquera Yellow card 88' Red card 90+3'
DF 5 Mexico Fernando Navarro
MF 12 Mexico Iván Rodríguez Yellow card 71'
MF 10 Mexico Luis Montes (c)
MF 11 Colombia Yairo Moreno
MF 14 Argentina Rubens Sambueza
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena downward-facing red arrow 32'
FW 8 Costa Rica Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
GK 25 United States William Yarbrough
DF 22 Mexico Miguel Herrera
MF 15 Mexico Iván Ochoa
MF 16 Chile Jean Meneses upward-facing green arrow 32'
MF 19 Mexico Jorge Díaz
FW 27 Colombia Juan José Calero
FW 33 Ecuador Vinicio Angulo upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Yellow card 81'
DF 6 Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF 21 Colombia Francisco Meza
DF 4 Mexico Hugo Ayala
DF 28 Mexico Luis Rodríguez
MF 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro (c) Yellow card 90+1'
MF 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca downward-facing red arrow 77' Yellow card 77'
MF 20 Mexico Javier Aquino downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 9 Chile Eduardo Vargas downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF 26 Colombia Luis Quiñones Yellow card 64'
FW 10 France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Miguel Ortega
DF 3 Mexico Carlos Salcedo upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 29 Mexico Jesús Dueñas upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 36 Mexico Eduardo Tercero
MF 8 Argentina Lucas Zelarayán
MF 25 Mexico Jürgen Damm
FW 13 Ecuador Enner Valencia upward-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[edit]

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[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Assists[edit]

2 assists
1 assist

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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[edit]

  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. ^ a b "UANL vs. León - 23 May 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  14. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  15. ^ "UANL vs León stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  16. ^ a b "León vs. UANL - 26 May 2019 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  17. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  18. ^ "León vs UANL stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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