Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase

Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates20 November – 15 December 2024
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored53 (3.12 per match)
Attendance548,382 (32,258 per match)

The Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase[1] will be played between 20 November and 15 December 2024.[2] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2024 Liga MX season.[2]

For the third straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four.[3] The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[3]

América defeated Monterrey 3–2 on aggregate to win their third straight title and sixteenth overall. As winners, América will face the Clausura 2025 champion at the 2025 Campeón de Campeones.

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 (6 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best (last) Ref.
1 Cruz Azul 42 18 October 2024 (PLAY)
23 October 2024 (QF) 		36th Clausura 2024 Champions (Gua. 2021) [4]
2 Toluca 35 22 October 2024 (PLAY)
2 November 2024 (QF) 		39th Champions (Bic. 2010) [5]
3 UANL 34 26 October 2024 (PLAY)
6 November 2024 (QF) 		34th Champions (Cl. 2023) [6]
4 UNAM 31 2 November 2024 (PLAY)
8 November 2024 (QF) 		27th Champions (Cl. 2011) [7]
5 Monterrey 31 2 November 2024 (PLAY)
10 November 2024 (QF) 		30th Champions (Ap. 2019) [8]
6 Atlético San Luis 30 2 November 2024 (PLAY)
9 November 2024 (QF) 		5th Apertura 2023 Semi-finals (Ap. 2023) [9]


Qualified to play-in round (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best (last) Ref
7 Tijuana 29 2 November 2024 8th Clausura 2019 Champions (Ap. 2012) [10]
8 América 27 2 November 2024 40th Clausura 2024 Champions (Cl. 2024) [11]
9 Guadalajara 25 5 November 2024 33rd Champions (Cl. 2017) [12]
10 Atlas 21 10 November 2024 26th Clausura 2023 Champions (Cl. 2022) [13]

Play-in round

Format

The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.

Bracket

Play-in gamesNo. 8 seed gameFinal seeds
Serie A
7Tijuana2 (2)8AméricaNo. 7 seed
8América2 (3)7TijuanaNo. 8 seed
7Tijuana3
Serie B10Atlas0
9Guadalajara1
10Atlas2


Play-in matches

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tijuana 2–2 (2–3 p) América
Guadalajara 1–2 Atlas

Serie A

Tijuana2–2América
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 29,333
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Serie B

Guadalajara1–2Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 40,645

No. 8 seed match

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tijuana 3–0 Atlas
Tijuana3–0Atlas
 Report
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
4 UNAM 0 3 3
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
5 Monterrey 1 5 6
6 Atlético San Luis 2 1 3
3 UANL 0 0 0
6 Atlético San Luis 3 0 3
5 Monterrey 1 1 2
7 América 2 1 3
1 Cruz Azul (s) 0 3 3
8 Tijuana 3 0 3
1 Cruz Azul 0 3 3
7 América 0 4 4
2 Toluca 0 0 0
7 América 2 2 4


Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 27–28 November 2024, and the second legs will be played on 30 November–1 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana 3–3 (s) Cruz Azul 3–0 0–3
América 4–0 Toluca 2–0 2–0
Atlético San Luis 3–0 UANL 3–0 0–0
Monterrey 6–3 UNAM 1–0 5–3

Matches

Tijuana3–0Cruz Azul
 Report
Attendance: 25,333
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul3–0Tijuana
 Report
Attendance: 24,975
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

3–3 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced due to being the higher seeded team.

América2–0Toluca
 Report
Attendance: 27,025
Referee: Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Toluca0–2América
Report
Attendance: 27,273

América won 4–0 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis3–0UANL
 Report
Attendance: 22,102
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez (Sinaloa)
UANL0–0Atlético San Luis
Report
Attendance: 40,271
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

Atlético San Luis won 3–0 on aggregate.

Monterrey1–0UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 37,379
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
UNAM3–5Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 37,439
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregarate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 4–5 December 2024, and the second legs will be played on 7–8 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 4–3 Cruz Azul 0–0 4–3
Atlético San Luis 3–6 Monterrey 2–1 1–5

Matches

América0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 29,401
Referee: Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul3–4América
 Report
Attendance: 29,404
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)


América won 4–3 on aggregate.

Atlético San Luis2–1Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 22,803
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Monterrey5–1Atlético San Luis
 Report
Attendance: 48,606
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate.

Finals

Summary

The first leg will be played on 12 December 2024, and the second leg will be played on 15 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 3–2 Monterrey 2–1 1–1

First leg

América2–1Monterrey
 Report
Attendance: 36,933
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)


Details

América[14][15]
Monterrey[14][15]
GK 1 Mexico Luis Malagón
DF 5 Mexico Kevin Álvarez
DF 3 Mexico Israel Reyes
DF 29 Mexico Ramón Juárez Yellow card 81'
DF 4 Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres downward-facing red arrow 85'
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 6 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos Yellow card 59' downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 8 Spain Álvaro Fidalgo
MF 11 Chile Víctor Dávila downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 17 United States Alejandro Zendejas
FW 21 Mexico Henry Martín (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF 14 Mexico Néstor Araujo upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 18 Mexico Cristian Calderón upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 7 Uruguay Brian Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 10 Chile Diego Valdés upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 13 Mexico Alan Cervantes upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 20 Paraguay Richard Sánchez
MF 28 Mexico Érick Sánchez
FW 19 Mexico Illian Hernández
FW 24 Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun
Manager:
Brazil André Jardine
GK 22 Mexico Luis Cárdenas
DF 33 Colombia Stefan Medina
DF 4 Mexico Víctor Guzmán downward-facing red arrow 51'
DF 15 Mexico Héctor Moreno (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
DF 3 Mexico Gerardo Arteaga
MF 30 Argentina Jorge Rodríguez
MF 204 Mexico Iker Fimbres
MF 8 Spain Óliver Torres Yellow card 73'
MF 10 Spain Sergio Canales downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 29 Argentina Lucas Ocampos downward-facing red arrow 4'
FW 7 Mexico Germán Berterame
Substitutions:
GK 24 Mexico César Ramos
DF 6 Mexico Edson Gutiérrez
DF 20 Chile Sebastián Vegas upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 5 Mexico Fidel Ambríz
MF 14 Mexico Érick Aguirre upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 16 Colombia Johan Rojas
MF 17 Mexico Jesús Corona upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 190 Mexico César Garza
FW 9 United States Brandon Vázquez upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 31 Mexico Roberto de la Rosa upward-facing green arrow 4' downward-facing red arrow 66'
Manager:
Argentina Martín Demichelis

Assistant referees:[16]
Enríque Isaac Bustos (Guerrero)
Enedina Caudillo Gómez (Michoacán)
Fourth official:[16]
Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

Statistics

Statistic[17] América Monterrey
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 13 6
Shots on target 6 1
Saves 0 4
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 8 5
Fouls committed 7 9
Offsides 4 0
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

Monterrey1–1América
 Report
Attendance: 52,127

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Details

Monterrey[18][19]
América[18][19]
GK 22 Mexico Luis Cárdenas
DF 33 Colombia Stefan Medina
DF 15 Mexico Héctor Moreno (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 3 Mexico Gerardo Arteaga Yellow card 85'
MF 30 Argentina Jorge Rodríguez
MF 204 Mexico Iker Fimbres
MF 8 Spain Óliver Torres downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 10 Spain Sergio Canales
MF 14 Mexico Érick Aguirre downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 7 Mexico Germán Berterame
FW 9 United States Brandon Vázquez downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
GK 24 Mexico César Ramos
DF 6 Mexico Edson Gutiérrez
DF 20 Chile Sebastián Vegas upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 32 Mexico Tony Leone
MF 5 Mexico Fidel Ambríz
MF 16 Colombia Johan Rojas upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 17 Mexico Jesús Corona upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 190 Mexico César Garza
MF 235 Mexico Óscar Soto
FW 31 Mexico Roberto de la Rosa upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Argentina Martín Demichelis
GK 1 Mexico Luis Malagón
DF 5 Mexico Kevin Álvarez
DF 3 Mexico Israel Reyes
DF 29 Mexico Ramón Juárez
DF 4 Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres
DF 18 Mexico Cristian Calderón downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 20 Paraguay Richard Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 8 Spain Álvaro Fidalgo
MF 13 Mexico Alan Cervantes
MF 17 United States Alejandro Zendejas Yellow card 89'
FW 21 Mexico Henry Martín (c) downward-facing red arrow 42'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF 14 Mexico Néstor Araujo
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 6 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 7 Uruguay Brian Rodríguez
MF 10 Chile Diego Valdés
MF 11 Chile Víctor Dávila
MF 28 Mexico Érick Sánchez
FW 24 Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun
FW 27 Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre upward-facing green arrow 42'
Manager:
Brazil André Jardine

Assistant referees:[16]
José Ibrahim Martínez (Mexico City)
Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez (Nuevo León)
Fourth official:[16]
Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[16]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Vicente Jassiel Reynoso (Nayarit)

Statistics

Statistic[20] Monterrey América
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 21 4
Shots on target 6 3
Saves 2 6
Ball possession 71% 29%
Corner kicks 8 5
Fouls committed 10 8
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

References

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