Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase

Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates23 November – 17 December 2023
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored48 (2.82 per match)
Attendance625,312 (36,783 per match)

The Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 22 November and 17 December 2023.[2] A total of ten teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2023 Liga MX season.[2]

On 22 May 2023, a modification for the final phase was announced at the owners assembly in Toluca; reducing the clubs from twelve to ten.[3] The number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals was increased from four to six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification was reduced from six to four. The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[3]

América defeated UANL 3–0 on aggregate to win their fourteenth league title. As winners, América will face the Clasura 2024 champion in the 2024 Campeón de Campeones. Both finalists qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the championship stage.

In the following tables, 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).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (6 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best (last) Ref.
1 América 40 24 October 2023 (PLAY)
28 October 2023 (QF) 		39th Clausura 2023 Champions (Ap. 2018) [4]
2 Monterrey 33 1 November 2023 (PLAY)
3 November 2023 (QF) 		29th Champions (Ap. 2019) [5]
3 UANL 30 29 October 2023 (PLAY)
31 October 2023 (QF) 		32nd Champions (Cl. 2023) [6]
4 UNAM 28 3 November 2023 (PLAY)
11 November 2023 (QF) 		26th Champions (Cl. 2011) [7]
5 Guadalajara 27 3 November 2023 (PLAY)
4 November 2023 (QF) 		31st Champions (Cl. 2017) [8]
6 Puebla 25 12 November 2023 (PLAY)
12 November 2023 (QF) 		14th Semi-finals (Gua. 2021) [9]
Qualified to the play-in round (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
7 Atlético San Luis 23 (+5) 10 November 2023 4th Clausura 2023 Quarter-finals (Cl. 2023) [10]
8 León 23 (+1) 12 November 2023 17th Champions (Gua. 2020) [11]
9 Santos Laguna 23 (–3) 11 November 2023 36th Apertura 2022 Champions (Cl. 2018) [12]
10 Mazatlán 22 10 November 2023 2nd Clausura 2022 Reclassification (Cl. 2022)

Play-in round

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Format

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The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Bracket

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Play-in matchesNo. 8 seed matchFinal seeds
Serie A
7Atlético San Luis37Atlético San LuisNo. 7 seed
8León28LeónNo. 8 seed
8León3
Serie B9Santos Laguna2
9Santos Laguna2
10Mazatlán1


Play-in matches

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atlético San Luis 3–2 León
Santos Laguna 2–1 Mazatlán

Serie A

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Atlético San Luis3–2León
 Report
Attendance: 11,295
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

Serie B

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Santos Laguna2–1Mazatlán
 Report
Attendance: 10,101

No. 8 seed match

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
León 3–2 Santos Laguna
León3–2Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 25,672[13]

Seeding

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The following is the current seeding for the final phase.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 América 17 12 4 1 37 14 +23 40 Hosts second leg
2 Monterrey 17 10 3 4 27 15 +12 33
3 UANL 17 8 6 3 32 18 +14 30
4 UNAM 17 8 4 5 27 18 +9 28
5 Guadalajara 17 8 3 6 22 22 0 27 Hosts first leg
6 Puebla 17 7 4 6 24 25 −1 25
7 Atlético San Luis 17 7 2 8 31 26 +5 23
8 León 17 6 5 6 23 22 +1 23
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
1 América 2 2 4
8 León 2 0 2
1 América 5 0 5
7 Atlético San Luis 0 2 2
2 Monterrey 0 1 1
7 Atlético San Luis 1 1 2
1 América (a.e.t.) 1 3 4
3 UANL 1 0 1
3 UANL 2 3 5
6 Puebla 2 0 2
3 UANL 1 1 2
4 UNAM 0 1 1
4 UNAM 0 3 3
5 Guadalajara 1 0 1


Quarter-finals

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Summary

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The first legs will be played on 29–30 November, and the second legs will be played on 2–3 December 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León 2–4 América 2–2 0–2
Atlético San Luis 2–1 Monterrey 1–0 1–1
Puebla 2–5 UANL 2–2 0–3
Guadalajara 1–3 UNAM 1–0 0–3

Matches

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León2–2América
 Report
Attendance: 25,823[14]
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
América2–0León
 Report
Attendance: 61,823

América won 4–2 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis1–0Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 17,216[15]
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Monterrey1–1Atlético San Luis
 Report
Attendance: 36,907
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

Atlético San Luis won 2–1 on aggregate.

Puebla2–2UANL
 Report
Attendance: 28,984
Referee: Oscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
UANL3–0Puebla
 Report
Attendance: 39,381[16]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

UANL won 5–2 on aggregate.

Guadalajara1–0UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 33,438
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Summary

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The first legs will be played on 6–7 December, and the second legs will be played on 9–10 December 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético San Luis 2–5 América 0–5 2–0
UNAM 1–2 UANL 0–1 1–1

Matches

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Atlético San Luis0–5América
Report
Attendance: 22,589[18]
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)
América0–2Atlético San Luis
Report
Attendance: 57,964

América won 5–2 on aggregate.

UNAM0–1UANL
Report
Attendance: 44,276
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

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Summary

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The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 17 December 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 1–4 América 1–1 0–3 (a.e.t.)


First leg

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UANL1–1América
 Report
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)


Details

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América[20][21]
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán
DF 20 Mexico Javier Aquino
DF 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro (c)
DF 3 Brazil Samir downward-facing red arrow 45+4'
DF 27 Mexico Jesús Angulo
MF 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca Yellow card 2'
MF 8 Uruguay Fernando Gorriarán downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 17 Mexico Sebastián Córdova Yellow card 83'
MF 6 Mexico Juan Pablo Vigón downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 16 Mexico Diego Lainez downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 10 France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK 25 Mexico Carlos Felipe Rodríguez
DF 13 Mexico Diego Reyes upward-facing green arrow 45+4'
DF 15 Mexico Eduardo Tercero
DF 28 Mexico Fernando Ordóñez
DF 32 Mexico Vladimir Loroña
MF 22 Mexico Raymundo Fulgencio upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 24 Mexico Marcelo Flores
MF 26 Mexico Sebastián Fierro
FW 9 Argentina Nicolás Ibáñez upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 29 Mexico Ozziel Herrera upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Uruguay Robert Dante Siboldi
GK 1 Mexico Luis Malagón
DF 19 Mexico Miguel Layún
DF 31 Chile Igor Lichnovsky Yellow card 8'
DF 4 Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres
DF 2 Mexico Luis Fuentes
MF 8 Spain Álvaro Fidalgo
MF 6 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 33 Mexico Julián Quiñones downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF 17 United States Alejandro Zendejas downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF 10 Chile Diego Valdés downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 21 Mexico Henry Martín (c)
Substitutions:
GK 27 Mexico Óscar Jiménez
DF 3 Mexico Israel Reyes
DF 5 Mexico Kevin Álvarez upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
DF 29 Mexico Ramón Juárez
MF 7 Uruguay Brian Rodríguez
MF 16 Mexico Santiago Naveda
MF 20 Paraguay Richard Sánchez upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 26 Mexico Salvador Reyes upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF 32 Argentina Leonardo Suárez
FW 11 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Brazil André Jardine

Assistant referees:[22]
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato)
Fourth official:[22]
Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)
Video assistant referee:[22]
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee:[22]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Statistics

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Statistic[23] UANL América
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 10 12
Shots on target 5 2
Saves 1 4
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 9 2
Fouls committed 15 17
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

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América3–0 (a.e.t.)UANL
 Report
Attendance: 74,957
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

América won 4–1 on aggregate.


Details

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América[24][25]
GK 1 Mexico Luis Malagón
DF 19 Mexico Miguel Layún Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 76'
DF 31 Chile Igor Lichnovsky Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 108'
DF 4 Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres
DF 2 Mexico Luis Fuentes downward-facing red arrow 90+9'
MF 6 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos downward-facing red arrow 90+9'
MF 8 Spain Álvaro Fidalgo
MF 33 Mexico Julián Quiñones downward-facing red arrow 108'
MF 17 United States Alejandro Zendejas downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 10 Chile Diego Valdés
FW 21 Mexico Henry Martín (c)
Substitutions:
GK 27 Mexico Óscar Jiménez
DF 3 Mexico Israel Reyes upward-facing green arrow 90+9'
DF 5 Mexico Kevin Álvarez upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 29 Mexico Ramón Juárez upward-facing green arrow 108'
MF 7 Uruguay Brian Rodríguez
MF 16 Mexico Santiago Naveda
MF 20 Paraguay Richard Sánchez upward-facing green arrow 90+9'
MF 26 Mexico Salvador Reyes
MF 32 Argentina Leonardo Suárez upward-facing green arrow 108'
FW 11 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Brazil André Jardine
GK 1 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Yellow card 93' Yellow-red card 95'
DF 20 Mexico Javier Aquino downward-facing red arrow 86'
DF 19 Argentina Guido Pizarro (c)
DF 13 Mexico Diego Reyes Yellow card 32'
DF 27 Mexico Jesús Angulo
MF 5 Brazil Rafael Carioca Yellow card 36'
MF 8 Uruguay Fernando Gorriarán downward-facing red arrow 97'
MF 16 Mexico Diego Lainez downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 17 Mexico Sebastián Córdova downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 29 Mexico Ozziel Herrera downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 10 France André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK 25 Mexico Carlos Felipe Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 97'
DF 15 Mexico Eduardo Tercero
DF 28 Mexico Fernando Ordóñez
DF 32 Mexico Vladimir Loroña upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 6 Mexico Juan Pablo Vigón upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 22 Mexico Raymundo Fulgencio Red card 80' upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 24 Mexico Marcelo Flores
MF 26 Mexico Sebastián Fierro
FW 9 Argentina Nicolás Ibáñez
FW 23 Colombia Luis Quiñones upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Uruguay Robert Dante Siboldi

Assistant referees:[26]
Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua)
Michel Ricardo Espinoza (Mexico City)
Fourth official:[26]
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[26]
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Assistant video assistant referee:[26]
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Statistics

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Statistic[27] América UANL
Goals scored 3 0
Total shots 18 9
Shots on target 7 3
Saves 3 4
Ball possession 60% 40%
Corner kicks 4 1
Fouls committed 18 23
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 2

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 48 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.82 goals per match. Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

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3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

References

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  15. ^ "Atlético San Luis-Monterrey report". LigaMX.net. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  16. ^ "UANL-Puebla report". LigaMX.net. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  17. ^ "UNAM-Guadalajara report". LigaMX.net. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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  19. ^ "UANL-UNAM report". LigaMX.net. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  20. ^ a b "UANL vs. América- 14 December 2023 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  21. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  22. ^ a b c d "Designaciones Arbitrales".
  23. ^ "UANL vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  24. ^ a b "América vs. UANL - 17 December 2023 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  25. ^ a b MX. ligamx.net https://ligamx.net/cancha/mxm/136673/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNiIsImlkUGFydGlkbyI6IjEzNjY3MyJ9/minuto-a-minuto-america-vs-tigres-de-la-uanl-final-vuelta-estadio-azteca-tudn. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  27. ^ "América vs UANL stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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