Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage

The Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 22 November to 10 December 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2017 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monterrey 17 11 4 2 29 12 +17 37 Advance to Liguilla
2 UANL 17 9 5 3 28 16 +12 32
3 América 17 9 3 5 23 18 +5 30
4 Morelia 17 8 5 4 25 17 +8 29
5 Toluca 17 8 5 4 24 21 +3 29
6 Cruz Azul 17 7 6 4 22 22 0 27
7 León 17 8 2 7 27 23 +4 26
8 Atlas 17 7 4 6 23 19 +4 25
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
  • 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

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Monterrey 2 4 6  
8 Atlas 1 1 2  
  1 Monterrey 1 4 5  
  4 Morelia 0 0 0  
4 Morelia (s) 1 2 3
5 Toluca 2 1 3  
  1 Monterrey 1 1 2
  2 UANL 1 2 3
2 UANL (s) 1 1 2  
7 León 1 1 2  
  2 UANL 1 3 4
  3 América 0 0 0  
3 América (s) 0 0 0
6 Cruz Azul 0 0 0  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlas 2–6 Monterrey 1–2 1–4
León 2–2 UANL (s) 1–1 1–1
Cruz Azul 0–0 América (s) 0–0 0–0
Toluca 3–3 Morelia (s) 2–1 1–2

All times are UTC−6

First leg
Toluca2–1Morelia
Uribe  90+1'
Barrientos  90+4'		 Report Ruidíaz  66' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,799
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
León1–1UANL
Boselli  59' Report Vargas  76'
Attendance: 15,005
Referee: Diego Montaño (Jalisco)
Cruz Azul0–0América
Report
Attendance: 22,889
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Atlas1–2Monterrey
Tabó  35' Report Funes Mori  5', 17'
Attendance: 36,334
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Second leg
UANL1–1León
Gignac  20' Report Mosquera  25'
Attendance: 41,159
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.

Morelia2–1Toluca
Ruidíaz  6'
Sepúlveda  15'		 Report Uribe  4'
Attendance: 26,094
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

3–3 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Morelia advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Monterrey4–1Atlas
Funes Mori  15'
C. Sánchez  26'
Hurtado  29', 40'		 Report Caraglio  34' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,253
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 6–2 on aggregate

América0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 48,391
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

0–0 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morelia 0–5 Monterrey 0–1 0–4
América 0–4 UANL 0–1 0–3

All times are UTC−6

First leg
América0–1UANL
Report Juninho  49' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,566
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)
Morelia0–1Monterrey
Report Hurtado  38' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,473
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg
UANL3–0América
Valencia  56', 72'
Gignac  76' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 41,580
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UANL won 4–0 on aggregate

Monterrey4–0Morelia
Funes Mori  10', 29', 53'
C. Sánchez  22' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 50,544
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 3–2 Monterrey 1–1 2–1

All times are UTC−6

First leg
UANL1–1Monterrey
Valencia  26' (pen.) Report N. Sánchez  9'
Attendance: 41,602
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
UANL[3][4]
Monterrey[3][4]
GK1 Nahuel Guzmán 43'
DF6 Jorge Torres Nilo
DF3 Juninho (c)
DF4 Hugo Ayala 85'  90+1'
DF28 Luis Rodríguez 36'
MF29 Jesús Dueñas 65'
MF5 Rafael Carioca
MF20 Javier Aquino
FW9 Eduardo Vargas 80'
FW10 André-Pierre Gignac
FW13 Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
GK36 Lalo Fernández
DF21 Francisco Meza
MF17 Jose Francisco Torres
MF19 Larry Vásquez
MF25 Jürgen Damm
MF27 Alberto Acosta
FW18 Ismael Sosa 80'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
GK1 Hugo González
DF11 Leonel Vangioni 74'  88'
DF15 José María Basanta (c) 31'
DF4 Nicolás Sánchez 46'
DF33 Stefan Medina 81'
MF25 Jonathan González
MF13 Carlos Sánchez 58'
MF16 Celso Ortiz 86'
FW8 Dorlan Pabón
FW18 Avilés Hurtado 69'
FW7 Rogelio Funes Mori 26'
Substitutions:
GK24 Édson Reséndez
DF3 César Montes 46'
DF5 Luis Fuentes
DF6 Efraín Juárez
MF14 Alfonso González 86'
MF21 Jesús Molina 90+3' 69'
FW29 Marco Bueno
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (State of Mexico)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg
Monterrey1–2UANL
Pabón  2' Report Vargas  30'
Meza  35'
Attendance: 52,067
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UANL won 3–2 on aggregate

Monterrey[5][6]
UANL[5][6]
GK1 Hugo González
DF15 José María Basanta (c) 46'
DF3 César Montes
DF4 Nicolás Sánchez
DF33 Stefan Medina
MF25 Jonathan González 80'
MF19 Neri Cardozo 90+6'
MF13 Carlos Sánchez 87'
FW18 Avilés Hurtado
FW8 Dorlan Pabón
FW7 Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
GK24 Édson Reséndez
DF5 Luis Fuentes 46'
DF6 Efraín Juárez
MF14 Alfonso González
MF17 Jesús Zavala 87'
MF21 Jesús Molina
FW27 Jorge Benítez 80'
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed
GK1 Nahuel Guzmán
DF6 Jorge Torres Nilo
DF21 Francisco Meza
DF3 Juninho (c)
DF28 Luis Rodríguez
MF29 Jesús Dueñas 81'
MF5 Rafael Carioca
MF20 Javier Aquino
FW9 Eduardo Vargas 61'
FW10 André-Pierre Gignac
FW13 Enner Valencia 76'
Substitutions:
GK36 Lalo Fernández
DF14 Jorge Iván Estrada
DF15 Timothée Kolodziejczak
MF17 Jose Francisco Torres
MF25 Jürgen Damm 61'
MF27 Alberto Acosta 81'
FW18 Ismael Sosa 76'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti

Assistant referees:
Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Goalscorers
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. "Liga MX definió fechas de inicio para Apertura 2017 y Clausura 2018". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  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. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/08/mexico/primera-division/club-tigres-de-la-unl/club-de-futbol-monterrey/2696553/?ICID=HP_MS_84_01
  4. http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/informeArbitral/87584/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE2IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiMTQifQ==/informe-arbitral-uanl-vs-monterrey-final-ida-estadio-universitario-televisa
  5. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/11/mexico/primera-division/club-de-futbol-monterrey/club-tigres-de-la-unl/2696554/?ICID=HP_MS_58_01
  6. http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/informeArbitral/87589/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE0IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiMTYifQ==/informe-arbitral-monterrey-vs-uanl-final-vuelta-estadio-bbva-bancomer-televisa
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