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.

Clausura 2019 Liga MX final phase

Qualified teams

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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

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  • 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

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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

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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

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Pachuca1–1UANL
Report
Attendance: 21,298
Referee: Eduardo Galván (Mexico City)

Tijuana1–3León
Report

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

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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

América won 3–2 on aggregate.


Monterrey1–0Necaxa
Report

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

Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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

First leg

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

Details

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

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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

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León0–0UANL
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Attendance: 26,131

UANL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Details

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

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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

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Goalscorers

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2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Assists

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2 assists
1 assist

Notes

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  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

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  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.