Apertura 2021 Liga MX final phase

Apertura 2021 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates20 November – 12 December 2021
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored43 (2.39 per match)
Attendance527,242 (29,291 per match)

The Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021 (stylized as Grita... México A21) Liga MX final phase[1] was being played between 20 November and 12 December 2021.[2] A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2021 Liga MX season.[3] For the third straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expands the number of playoff spots to 12.

Both finalists qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

Atlas defeated León on penalty kicks to win their second title.

Qualified teams

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 (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
1 América 34 17 October 2021 (REC)
24 October 2021 (QF) 		36th Guardianes 2021 Champions
(5 times) 		[4]
2 Atlas 29 (+11) 25 October 2021 (REC)
4 November 2021 (QF) 		23rd Runners-up
(Verano 1999) 		[5]
3 León 29 (+6) 3 November 2021 (REC)
6 November 2021 (QF) 		14th Champions
(3 times) 		[6]
4 UANL 28 30 October 2021 (REC)
6 November 2021 (QF) 		28th Champions
(5 times) 		[7]
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
5 Santos Laguna 24 (+7) 4 November 2021 33rd Guardianes 2021 Champions
(6 times) 		[8]
6 Toluca 24 (0, 22 GF) 31 October 2021 35th Champions
(7 times) 		[9]
7 Puebla 24 (0, 16 GF) 5 November 2021 10th Semifinals
(3 times) 		[10]
8 Cruz Azul 23 3 November 2021 31st Champions
(2 times) 		[11]
9 Monterrey 22 (+3) 6 November 2021 26th Champions
(4 times) 		[12]
10 Guadalajara 22 (0) 5 November 2021 28th Champions
(3 times) 		[13]
11 UNAM 21 7 November 2021 24th Guardianes 2020 Champions
(4 times) 		[14]
12 Atlético San Luis 20 7 November 2021 1st Debut —

Format

Reclassification

  • All rounds will be played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
  • If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Liguilla

  • Teams will be re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches will advance.
  • No away goals rule is applied in neither round, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, 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 will qualify to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

[1]

Reclassification

Summary

Matches took place on 20–21 November 2021.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Santos Laguna 2–0 Atlético San Luis
Toluca 1–2 UNAM
Puebla 2–2 (6–5 p) Guadalajara
Cruz Azul 1–4 Monterrey

Matches

Santos Laguna2–0Atlético San Luis
 Report
Attendance: 10,048
Toluca1–2UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 22,595
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul1–4Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Seeding

The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches are seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 América 17 10 5 2 21 10 +11 35
2 Atlas 17 8 5 4 21 10 +11 29
3 León 17 8 5 4 20 14 +6 29
4 UANL 17 7 7 3 26 14 +12 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 9 3 23 16 +7 24
6 Puebla 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 24
7 Monterrey 17 5 7 5 19 16 +3 22
8 UNAM 17 5 6 6 17 23 −6 21
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
2 Atlas (s) 0 1 1
7 Monterrey 0 1 1
2 Atlas (s) 1 0 1
8 UNAM 0 1 1
1 América 0 1 1
8 UNAM 0 3 3
2 Atlas (p) 2 1 3 (4)
3 León 3 0 3 (3)
3 León 1 2 3
6 Puebla 2 0 2
3 León (s) 1 2 3
4 UANL 2 1 3
4 UANL (s) 1 1 2
5 Santos Laguna 2 0 2


Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 24–25 November, and the second legs were played on 27–28 November.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 3–1 América 0–0 3–1
Monterrey 1–1 (s) Atlas 0–0 1–1
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Santos Laguna 2–2 (s) UANL 2–1 0–1

First leg

UNAM0–0América
Report
Attendance: 42,784
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Monterrey0–0Atlas
Report
Attendance: 27,105
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Puebla2–1León
 Report
Attendance: 27,259
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Santos Laguna2–1UANL
 Report
Attendance: 15,310
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg

América1–3UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 51,302
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.

Atlas1–1Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 21,210

1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

León2–0Puebla
 Report
Attendance: 13,307
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

León won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 1–2 December, and the second legs were played on 4–5 December.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–1 (s) Atlas 0–1 1–0
UANL 3–3 (s) León 2–1 1–2

First leg

UANL2–1León
 Report
Attendance: 37,785
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UNAM0–1Atlas
Report
Attendance: 48,976
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

León2–1UANL
 Report
Attendance: 23,570

3–3 on aggregate. León advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Atlas0–1UNAM
Report
Attendance: 42,962
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals

The first leg was played on 9 December, and the second leg was played on 12 December.

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

First leg

León3–2Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 23,513

Details
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota (c)
DF 4 Colombia Andrés Mosquera downward-facing red arrow 35'
DF 21 Colombia Jaine Barreiro
DF 6 Colombia William Tesillo
DF 28 Mexico David Ramírez
MF 22 Argentina Santiago Colombatto downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 8 Mexico José Iván Rodríguez
MF 25 Colombia Omar Fernández downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena Yellow card 87'
MF 16 Chile Jean Meneses downward-facing red arrow 90'
FW 7 Chile Víctor Dávila Yellow card 81' downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Alfonso Blanco
DF 3 Mexico Gil Burón
DF 5 Mexico Fernando Navarro
DF 23 Argentina Ramiro González upward-facing green arrow 35'
MF 10 Mexico Luis Montes upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 11 Mexico Elías Hernández upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 26 Mexico Fidel Ambríz upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 32 Mexico Jesse Zamudio
FW 14 Peru Santiago Ormeño
FW 20 Argentina Emmanuel Gigliotti upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Argentina Ariel Holan
GK 12 Colombia Camilo Vargas
DF 5 Peru Anderson Santamaría
DF 2 Argentina Hugo Nervo
DF 27 Mexico Jesús Angulo
DF 15 Mexico Diego Barbosa Yellow card 4' downward-facing red arrow 79'
DF 14 Mexico Luis Reyes downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 20 Mexico Jairo Torres
MF 26 Mexico Aldo Rocha (c) Yellow card 68'
MF 18 Mexico Jeremy Márquez downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 9 Argentina Julio Furch
FW 33 Colombia Julián Quiñones Yellow card 87'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico José Hernández
DF 4 Mexico José Abella Yellow card 81' upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 13 Mexico Gaddi Aguirre
DF 21 Ecuador Aníbal Chalá upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 6 Mexico Édgar Zaldívar upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 10 Argentina Gonzalo Maroni
MF 19 Mexico Edyairth Ortega
FW 22 Argentina Franco Troyansky
FW 28 Mexico Christopher Trejo
FW 199 Mexico Jonathan Herrera
Manager:
Argentina Diego Cocca

Assistant referees:[18]
José Ibrahim Martínez (Guerrero)
Jorge Antonio Sánchez (Estado de México)
Fourth official:[18]
Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[18]
Gerardo Martínez Bravo (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[18]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)

Statistics

Statistic[19] León Atlas
Goals scored 3 2
Total shots 12 8
Shots on target 5 3
Saves 1 2
Ball possession 69% 31%
Corner kicks 2 3
Fouls committed 18 16
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 1 4
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

Atlas1–0 (a.e.t.)León
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 47,548
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

3–3 on aggregate. Atlas won on 4–3 penalty kicks

Details
GK 12 Colombia Camilo Vargas
DF 5 Peru Anderson Santamaría downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
DF 2 Argentina Hugo Nervo
DF 27 Mexico Jesús Angulo
DF 15 Mexico Diego Barbosa
DF 14 Mexico Luis Reyes Yellow card 99' downward-facing red arrow 111'
MF 20 Mexico Jairo Torres downward-facing red arrow 111'
MF 26 Mexico Aldo Rocha (c) Yellow card 99'
MF 18 Mexico Jeremy Márquez downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 9 Argentina Julio Furch
FW 33 Colombia Julián Quiñones downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico José Hernández
DF 4 Mexico José Abella
DF 13 Mexico Gaddi Aguirre upward-facing green arrow 111'
DF 21 Ecuador Aníbal Chalá upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 6 Mexico Édgar Zaldívar upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 11 Mexico Brayan Garnica upward-facing green arrow 111'
MF 19 Mexico Edyairth Ortega
FW 22 Argentina Franco Troyansky
FW 28 Mexico Christopher Trejo upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 199 Mexico Jonathan Herrera
Manager:
Argentina Diego Cocca
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota (c)
DF 23 Argentina Ramiro González downward-facing red arrow 76'
DF 21 Colombia Jaine Barreiro
DF 6 Colombia William Tesillo
DF 28 Mexico David Ramírez
MF 22 Argentina Santiago Colombatto downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 8 Mexico José Iván Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 105'
MF 25 Colombia Omar Fernández downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 13 Ecuador Ángel Mena
MF 16 Chile Jean Meneses Red card 90+1' downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 7 Chile Víctor Dávila downward-facing red arrow 105'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Alfonso Blanco
DF 3 Mexico Gil Burón
DF 5 Mexico Fernando Navarro upward-facing green arrow 105'
DF 24 Mexico Osvaldo Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 33 Mexico Pedro Hernández
MF 10 Mexico Luis Montes upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 11 Mexico Elías Hernández upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 26 Mexico Fidel Ambríz
FW 14 Peru Santiago Ormeño upward-facing green arrow 105'
FW 20 Argentina Emmanuel Gigliotti Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Argentina Ariel Holan

Assistant referees:[22]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Fourth official:[22]
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee:[22]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[22]
Eduardo Galvan Basulto (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic[23] Atlas León
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 20 11
Shots on target 9 2
Saves 2 8
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 5 6
Fouls committed 24 18
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 2

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.39 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Notes

  1. ^ One match attendance ban due to prohibited chants in the regular season match Cruz Azul vs. León.[15]

References

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  2. ^ "CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOSAPERTURA 2021" (PDF). Milenio.com. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ "¡Más chances para ser campeón! Repechaje en la Liga MX seguirá para la temporada 2021-2022". 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. ^ "América History". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Atlas History". 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "León History". 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Toluca History". 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Puebla History". 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Cruz Azul History". Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Monterrey History". 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Guadalajara History". 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. ^ "UNAM History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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  17. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
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  20. ^ a b "Atlas vs. León - 12 December 2021 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
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