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.

Clausura 2018 Liga MX final phase

← Apertura 2017 Apertura 2018 →

Qualified teams

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

• 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	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

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

2 May 2018

19:30

UNAM	1–4	América
N. Castillo 41' (pen.)	Report	Uribe 1', 38' Ménez 30' (pen.), 61' (pen.)

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Attendance: 34,350

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

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2 May 2018

19:30

Tijuana	1–1	Monterrey
Rivero 53'	Report	Pabón 39'

Estadio Caliente, Tijuana

Attendance: 25,333

Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

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3 May 2018

19:30

UANL	2–0	Santos Laguna
Ayala 22' Gignac 79' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Attendance: 40,094

Referee: Diego Montaño (Jalisco)

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3 May 2018

21:30

Morelia	2–2	Toluca
Osuna 56' Loeschbor 63'	Report	Barrientos 15' Uribe 79'

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Attendance: 19,083

Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Second leg

5 May 2018

19:00

América	2–1	UNAM
Uribe 4' Ibargüen 80'	Report	Gallardo 44'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 41,598

Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

América won 6–2 on aggregate

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5 May 2018

21:00

Monterrey	1–2	Tijuana
Pabón 47'	Report	Bolaños 5' Lucero 23'

Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe

Attendance: 33,790

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Tijuana won 3–2 on aggregate

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6 May 2018

12:00

Toluca	2–2	Morelia
Borja 2' Sambueza 86'	Report	Loeschbor 90+2' Sansores 90+3'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 23,045

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

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

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6 May 2018

18:00

Santos Laguna	2–0	UANL
Martínez 17' Djaniny 73'	Report

Estadio Corona, Torreón

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

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

10 May 2018

19:30

Santos Laguna	4–1	América
Martínez 15' Furch 38', 54' Cetré 79'	Report	Domínguez 32'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Attendance: 29,097

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

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10 May 2018

19:30

Tijuana	2–1	Toluca
Lucero 27', 50'	Report	Uribe 90+4'

Estadio Caliente, Tijuana

Attendance: 27,333

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

13 May 2018

12:00

Toluca	4–1	Tijuana
Uribe 9', 31', 86' Barrientos 88'	Report	Chávez 66'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 27,480

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Toluca won 5–3 on aggregate

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13 May 2018

19:00

América	2–2	Santos Laguna
Domínguez 11' (pen.) Valdez 23'	Report	Rodríguez 41' Isijara 85'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 53,218

Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Santos Laguna won 6–3 on aggregate

Finals

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

17 May 2018

20:00

Santos Laguna	2–1	Toluca
Djaniny 71' Furch 89'	Report	Quiñónes 53'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Attendance: 29,215

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna[3][4]

Toluca[3][4]

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco DF 2 José Abella DF 24 Carlos Izquierdoz (c) DF 3 Gerardo Alcoba DF 98 Jesús Angulo  68' MF 10 Osvaldo Martínez MF 23 José Vázquez MF 15 Brian Lozano FW 13 Jonathan Rodríguez  64' FW 9 Julio Furch FW 21 Djaniny  81' Substitutions: GK 28 Carlos Acevedo DF 4 Jorge Sánchez DF 19 Jorge Villafaña MF 6 Diego de Buen MF 7 Jesús Isijara  64' MF 27 Javier Cortés FW 12 Edwin Cetré  90+3'  81' Manager: Robert Siboldi

GK 1 Alfredo Talavera DF 29 Rodrigo Salinas DF 5 Osvaldo González DF 3 Santiago García  90+3' DF 26 Cristian Borja MF 15 Antonio Ríos MF 17 Leonel López MF 24 Pablo Barrientos MF 14 Rubens Sambueza (c) FW 23 Luis Quiñones  68' FW 20 Fernando Uribe Substitutions: GK 22 Luis Manuel García DF 4 Maximiliano Perg DF 33 Carlos Calvo MF 28 Jorge Sartiaguin FW 7 Gabriel Hauche FW 10 Ángel Reyna FW 31 Martín Abundis Manager: Hernán Cristante

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

Second leg

20 May 2018

19:00

Toluca	1–1	Santos Laguna
Hauche 82'	Report	Furch 10'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate

Toluca[5][6]

Santos Laguna[5][6]

GK 1 Alfredo Talavera DF 29 Rodrigo Salinas DF 5 Osvaldo González DF 3 Santiago García  69' DF 26 Cristian Borja MF 15 Antonio Ríos MF 17 Leonel López  46' MF 14 Rubens Sambueza (c)  84' MF 24 Pablo Barrientos  30' FW 23 Luis Quiñones  74' FW 20 Fernando Uribe  34' Substitutions: GK 22 Luis Manuel García DF 33 Carlos Calvo DF 35 Juan Delgadillo MF 28 Jorge Sartiaguin FW 7 Gabriel Hauche  90+5'  69' FW 10 Ángel Reyna  46' FW 25 Alexis Canelo  30' Manager: Hernán Cristante

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco  85' DF 2 José Abella DF 24 Carlos Izquierdoz (c) DF 3 Gerardo Alcoba DF 98 Jesús Angulo  77' MF 10 Osvaldo Martínez  42'  55' MF 23 José Vázquez MF 15 Brian Lozano MF 27 Javier Cortés  55' FW 9 Julio Furch FW 21 Djaniny  60' Substitutions: GK 28 Carlos Acevedo DF 19 Jorge Villafaña  55' MF 6 Diego de Buen  55' MF 7 Jesús Isijara MF 16 Ulíses Rivas FW 12 Edwin Cetré FW 13 Jonathan Rodríguez  73'  66' Manager: Robert Siboldi

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

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Fernando Uribe (Toluca)

4 goals

• Julio Furch (Santos Laguna)

3 goals

• Juan Martín Lucero (Tijuana)
• Mateus Uribe (América)

2 goals

• Pablo Barrientos (Toluca)
• Cecilio Domínguez (América)
• Emanuel Loeschbor (Morelia)
• Osvaldo Martínez (Santos Laguna)
• Jérémy Ménez (América)
• Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey)
• Djaniny (Santos Laguna)

1 goal

• Hugo Ayala (UANL)
• Miller Bolaños (Tijuana)
• Cristian Borja (Toluca)
• Nicolás Castillo (UNAM)
• Edwin Cetré (Santos Laguna)
• Luis Chávez (Tijuana)
• Jesús Gallardo (UNAM)
• André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
• Gabriel Hauche (Toluca)
• Andrés Ibargüen (América)
• Jesus Isijara (Santos Laguna)
• Mario Osuna (Morelia)
• Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey)
• Luis Quiñones (Toluca)
• Ignacio Rivero (Tijuana)
• Jonathan Rodríguez (Santos Laguna)
• Rubens Sambueza (Toluca)
• Miguel Sansores (Morelia)
• Bruno Valdez (América)