Clausura 2018 Liga MX final phase

Clausura 2018 Liga MX final phase

The Clausura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (playoffs) was played from 2 May 2018 to 20 May 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca 17 11 3 3 24 13 +11 36 Advance to Liguilla
2 América 17 7 8 2 24 14 +10 29
3 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 30 21 +9 29
4 Santos Laguna 17 9 2 6 29 20 +9 29
5 UANL 17 7 7 3 23 16 +7 28
6 Tijuana 17 6 7 4 18 12 +6 25
7 UNAM 17 6 6 5 24 24 0 24
8 Morelia 17 7 3 7 22 24 −2 24
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

Format

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  • Teams are re-seeded each round.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
  • Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
  • In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
  • In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Toluca (s) 2 2 4
8 Morelia 2 2 4
1 Toluca 1 4 5
6 Tijuana 2 1 3
3 Monterrey 1 1 2
6 Tijuana 1 2 3
1 Toluca 1 1 2
4 Santos Laguna 2 1 3
2 América 4 2 6
7 UNAM 1 1 2
2 América 1 2 3
4 Santos Laguna 4 2 6
4 Santos Laguna (s) 0 2 2
5 UANL 2 0 2


Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morelia 4–4 Toluca (s) 2–2 2–2
UNAM 2–6 América 1–4 1–2
Tijuana 3–2 Monterrey 1–1 2–1
UANL 2–2 Santos Laguna (s) 2–0 0–2

All times are UTC−5 except for the match in Tijuana (UTC−7)

First leg

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UNAM1–4América
 Report
Attendance: 34,350
Tijuana1–1Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 25,333
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)
UANL2–0Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 40,094
Referee: Diego Montaño (Jalisco)
Morelia2–2Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 19,083
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg

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América2–1UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 41,598
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

América won 6–2 on aggregate

Monterrey1–2Tijuana
 Report
Attendance: 33,790

Tijuana won 3–2 on aggregate

Toluca2–2Morelia
 Report
Attendance: 23,045

4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Toluca advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Santos Laguna2–0UANL
 Report
Attendance: 26,442
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 3–5 Toluca 2–1 1–4
Santos Laguna 6–3 América 4–1 2–2

All times are UTC−5 except for the match in Tijuana (UTC−7)

First leg

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Santos Laguna4–1América
 Report
Attendance: 29,097
Tijuana2–1Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

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Toluca4–1Tijuana
 Report Chávez 66'
Attendance: 27,480

Toluca won 5–3 on aggregate

América2–2Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 53,218
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Santos Laguna won 6–3 on aggregate

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 3–2 Toluca 2–1 1–1

All times are UTC−5

First leg

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Santos Laguna2–1Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 29,215
Santos Laguna[3][4]
Toluca[3][4]
GK 1 Mexico Jonathan Orozco
DF 2 Mexico José Abella
DF 24 Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz (c)
DF 3 Uruguay Gerardo Alcoba
DF 98 Mexico Jesús Angulo Yellow card 68'
MF 10 Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez
MF 23 Mexico José Vázquez
MF 15 Uruguay Brian Lozano
FW 13 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 9 Argentina Julio Furch
FW 21 Cape Verde Djaniny downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
GK 28 Mexico Carlos Acevedo
DF 4 Mexico Jorge Sánchez
DF 19 United States Jorge Villafaña
MF 6 Mexico Diego de Buen
MF 7 Mexico Jesús Isijara upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 27 Mexico Javier Cortés
FW 12 Colombia Edwin Cetré Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Uruguay Robert Siboldi
GK 1 Mexico Alfredo Talavera
DF 29 Mexico Rodrigo Salinas
DF 5 Chile Osvaldo González
DF 3 Argentina Santiago García Yellow card 90+3'
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja
MF 15 Mexico Antonio Ríos
MF 17 Mexico Leonel López
MF 24 Argentina Pablo Barrientos
MF 14 Argentina Rubens Sambueza (c)
FW 23 Colombia Luis Quiñones Yellow card 68'
FW 20 Colombia Fernando Uribe
Substitutions:
GK 22 Mexico Luis Manuel García
DF 4 Uruguay Maximiliano Perg
DF 33 Mexico Carlos Calvo
MF 28 Mexico Jorge Sartiaguin
FW 7 Argentina Gabriel Hauche
FW 10 Mexico Ángel Reyna
FW 31 Mexico Martín Abundis
Manager:
Argentina Hernán Cristante

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Second leg

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Toluca1–1Santos Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 31,000

Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate

Toluca[5][6]
Santos Laguna[5][6]
GK 1 Mexico Alfredo Talavera
DF 29 Mexico Rodrigo Salinas
DF 5 Chile Osvaldo González
DF 3 Argentina Santiago García downward-facing red arrow 69'
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja
MF 15 Mexico Antonio Ríos
MF 17 Mexico Leonel López downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 14 Argentina Rubens Sambueza (c) Yellow card 84'
MF 24 Argentina Pablo Barrientos downward-facing red arrow 30'
FW 23 Colombia Luis Quiñones Yellow card 74'
FW 20 Colombia Fernando Uribe Yellow card 34'
Substitutions:
GK 22 Mexico Luis Manuel García
DF 33 Mexico Carlos Calvo
DF 35 Mexico Juan Delgadillo
MF 28 Mexico Jorge Sartiaguin
FW 7 Argentina Gabriel Hauche Yellow card 90+5' upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 10 Mexico Ángel Reyna upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 25 Argentina Alexis Canelo upward-facing green arrow 30'
Manager:
Argentina Hernán Cristante
GK 1 Mexico Jonathan Orozco Yellow card 85'
DF 2 Mexico José Abella
DF 24 Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz (c)
DF 3 Uruguay Gerardo Alcoba
DF 98 Mexico Jesús Angulo Yellow card 77'
MF 10 Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF 23 Mexico José Vázquez
MF 15 Uruguay Brian Lozano
MF 27 Mexico Javier Cortés downward-facing red arrow 55'
FW 9 Argentina Julio Furch
FW 21 Cape Verde Djaniny downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
GK 28 Mexico Carlos Acevedo
DF 19 United States Jorge Villafaña upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 6 Mexico Diego de Buen upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 7 Mexico Jesús Isijara
MF 16 Mexico Ulíses Rivas
FW 12 Colombia Edwin Cetré
FW 13 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez Yellow card 73' upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Uruguay Robert Siboldi

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (State of Mexico)
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Liga MX anuncia calendario del Clausura 2018: la final, el 20 de mayo". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ^ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ^ a b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  4. ^ a b "Santos Laguna vs. Toluca - 18 May 2018 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ a b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  6. ^ a b "Toluca vs. Santos Laguna - 21 May 2018 - Soccerway".
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