2010 Primera División de México Bicentenario Liguilla

Main article: 2009–10 Primera División de México season § Torneo Bicentenario
Primera División de México 2010 Bicentenario Liguilla
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Teams8
Defending championsMonterrey
Final positions
ChampionsToluca
Runner-upSantos Laguna
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored43 (3.07 per match)

The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the Primera División de México 2010 Bicentenario was a final mini-tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México, in an elimination two-legs playoff.

The first leg Final of the Liguilla was on Wednesday May 20, between Santos Laguna against Toluca.

Defending champions Monterrey, were not able to defend their past championship, as they were knocked out in the first round of the "Liguilla" by Pachuca

Teams

See also: 2009–10 Primera División de México season § Group standings 2

As the 18 teams of the 2010 Bicentenario were divided in three groups of six teams, it was determined that the two top of each group advanced to the Liguilla, even though having had a low performance at the general table. Alongside those six teams, the two best teams at the general table of the remaining 12, regardless of their group, advanced to the Liguilla.

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the Apertura 2009
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts P Qualified as
1 Monterrey Mexico Víctor Vucetich Mexico Luis Ernesto Pérez 17 10 6 1 30 15 +15 36 1st First place Group 2
2 Guadalajara Mexico José Luis Real Mexico Luis Ernesto Michel 17 10 2 5 28 21 +7 32 2nd First place Group 1
3 Toluca Mexico José de la Torre Mexico Zinha 17 8 6 3 27 15 +12 30 3rd Runner-up Group 1
4 UNAM Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Mexico Sergio Bernal 17 7 7 3 20 10 +10 28 4th First place Group 3
5 Santos Laguna Argentina Rubén Omar Romano Mexico Oswaldo Sánchez 17 8 4 5 27 25 +2 28 5th Runner-up Group 3
6 América Mexico Jesús Ramírez Mexico Pável Pardo 17 7 4 6 29 20 +9 25 6th Runner-up Group 2
7 Morelia Mexico Tomás Boy Argentina Mauricio Romero 17 7 4 6 22 13 +9 25 7th2 Third place Group 21
8 Pachuca Argentina Guillermo Rivarola Colombia Miguel Calero 17 7 4 6 27 26 +1 25 8th Fourth place Group 21
1.^ Best ranked out of the two top of each group.
2.^ Although having been tied with points and goal difference with América, Morelia scored less goals throughout the season as opposed to América.
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Locations of the 2010 Bicentenario Liguilla teams

Tie-breaking criteria

The Liguilla has a particular tie-breaking criteria: In case of a tie in the aggregate score, the higher seeded team advance.

The exception for this tie-breaking criteria is the final, where the higher seeded team rule is not used. In this case, if the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the second leg of the finals, extra time were used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Bracket

The Liguilla had those teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up was determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position at the general table of the season. Higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Also, the highest seeded can choose when, if Saturday or Sunday, they want to play the second leg. As the rules mentioned that one half of the matches must be on Wednesday/Saturday, and the other in Thursday/Sunday, the rest of the teams must suit on that choice.

Main article: Primera División de México Bicentenario 2010 Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
3 Toluca 2 2 4
6 América 2 0 2
3 Toluca 2 1 3
8 Pachuca 2 0 2
1 Monterrey 0 1 1
8 Pachuca 1 2 3
3 Toluca 2 0 2 (4)
5 Santos Laguna 2 0 2 (3)
4 UNAM 0 1 1
5 Santos Laguna 2 0 2
5 Santos Laguna 3 7 10
7 Morelia 3 1 4
2 Guadalajara 2 0 2
7 Morelia 4 1 5
1.^ Advanced by best position on the general table.

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals were played on May 1 or 2 (first leg) and May 8 or 9 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey (1) Mexico 1–3 Mexico (8) Pachuca 0–1 1–2
Guadalajara (2) Mexico 2–5 Mexico (7) Morelia 2–4 0–1
Toluca (3) Mexico 4–2 Mexico (6) América 2–2 2–0
UNAM (4) Mexico 1–2 Mexico (5) Santos Laguna 0–2 1–0

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

Pachuca1 – 0Monterrey
Álvarez 29' (Report)
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)
Morelia4 – 2Guadalajara
Cabrera 23'
Rey 55'
Pereyra 63'
Borgetti 66'		 (Report) Enríquez 39'
Bravo 45'
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno (Mexico)
Santos Laguna2 – 0UNAM
Jiménez 27'
Vuoso 47'		 (Report)
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega Rojas (Mexico)
América2 – 2Toluca
Beausejour 5'
Layún 23'		 (Report) Mancilla 2'
Dueñas 26'
Referee: Armando Archundia Téllez (Mexico)

Second leg

Monterrey1 – 2Pachuca
Martínez 32' (Report) Brambila 47'
Montes 87'
Referee: Paul Enrique Delgadillo Haro (Mexico)
Guadalajara0 – 1Morelia
(Report) Hernández 57'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso Flores (Mexico)
Toluca2 – 0América
Zinha 29'
Pérez 89'		 (Report)
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)
UNAM1 – 0Santos Laguna
Íñiguez 53' (Report)
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto (Mexico)

Semi-finals

The semifinals were played on May 12 (first leg) and May 15 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca (1) Mexico 3–2 Mexico (4) Pachuca 2–2 1–0
Santos Laguna (2) Mexico 10–4 Mexico (3) Morelia 3–3 7–1

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

Pachuca2 – 2Toluca
Manso 60'
Cvitanich 86'		 (Report) Novaretti 47'
Mancilla 81'
Referee: Mauricio Rafael Morales Ovalle (Mexico)
Morelia3 – 3Santos Laguna
Peralta 7'
Hernández 64'
Rey 86' (pen.)		 (Report) Borgetti 34'
Rodríguez 56' (pen.)
Estrada 65'
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico) [1]

Second leg

Santos Laguna7 – 1Morelia
Arce 1'
Quintero 12'
Peralta 15', 51', 81'
Estrada 49'
Vuoso 83' (pen.)		 (Report) Rey 5' (pen.)
Referee: Armando Archundia Téllez (Mexico)
Toluca1 – 0Pachuca
Ríos 41' (Report)
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno (Mexico)

Final

Main article: Primera División de México 2010 Bicentenario Liguilla Final

The first and second legs of the final were played on May 20 (first leg) and May 23 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca(1) Mexico 2(4)–2(3) Mexico (2) Santos Laguna 2–2 0–0

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg

Santos Laguna2 – 2Toluca
Quintero 14'
Vuoso 84'		 (Report) Novaretti 22'
Zinha 67'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno (Mexico)

Second leg

Toluca0 – 0Santos Laguna
(Report)
Penalties
Zinha soccer ball with red X
Marín soccer ball with check mark
Mancilla soccer ball with red X
Novaretti soccer ball with check mark
Romagnoli soccer ball with check mark
Dueñas soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
soccer ball with check mark Ludueña
soccer ball with check mark Lacerda
soccer ball with red X Vuoso
soccer ball with red X Morales
soccer ball with red X Arce
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Armando Archundia Téllez (Mexico)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "Designaciones Arbitrales Para las Semifinales de Ida" (Press release) (in Spanish). Femexfut.com. 2008-11-30. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-01.