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Apertura 2018 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2018 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).

Format

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Bracket


Quarter-finals

All times are UTC−5

First leg

Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro City
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 41,301
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 30,858
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Cruz Azul won 3–1 on aggregate.

Estadio Corona, Torreón
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate.

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 35,300
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 44,118
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

All times are UTC−5

First leg

Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 36,621
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 49,345
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Second leg

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 39,307
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 64,039
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

América won 7–2 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 59,244
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Details

Statistics

Second leg

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 71,240[17]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

América won 2–0 on aggregate.

Details

Statistics

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Assists

4 assists
2 assists
1 assist

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "OFICIAL: El Apertura 2018 iniciará cinco días después de la final del Mundial Rusia 2018". Claro.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ "Cruz Azul History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ "América History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ "UNAM History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Monterrey History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Toluca History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Querétaro History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Jaguares de Chiapas History". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  11. ^ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "América vs. Cruz Azul - 13 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  13. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  14. ^ "El VAR "desaparece" en la final de la Liga MX". 13 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Quetzalli Alvarado, quien fue parte del polémico VAR en la final varonil, pitará la femenil Tigres vs. América". 14 December 2018.
  16. ^ "América vs Cruz Azul stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. ^ http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=95225 [dead link]
  18. ^ a b "Cruz Azul vs. América - 16 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  19. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  20. ^ "Cruz Azul vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 16 December 2018.