2012 Ascenso MX Apertura Liguilla
| Country |
 Mexico | ||
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| Teams | 7 | ||
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The Liguilla (English: Playoffs) of the Apertura 2012 season is a final knockout tournament involving the top seven teams of the Ascenso MX league. The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2013 winner. However, if the winner of both tournaments is the same team, the team would be promoted to the 2013–14 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final.
Teams
The first team in the general table qualified for the semi-finals. The six next best teams in the general table qualified to the quarter-finals.
| S | Team | Manager | Captain | Performance at the 2012 Apertura | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Necaxa | Jaime Ordiales | Víctor Lojero | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 31 | ||
| 2 | Neza |  Carlos Bustos | Diego Mejía | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 24 | ||
| 3 | Estudiantes Tecos |  Héctor Hugo Eugui | Diego Jiménez | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 23 | ||
| 4 | Lobos BUAP | Sergio Orduña | Alex Diego | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 | ||
| 5 | Mérida | Ricardo Valiño | Eder Patiño | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 23 | ||
| 6 | La Piedad | Cristóbal Ortega | Luis Antonio Martínez | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | ||
| 7 | Dorados | Francisco Javier Ramírez | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 22 | ||
Bracket
The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Neza | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dorados | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Necaxa | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dorados | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dorados | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Estudiantes Tecos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | La Piedad | 0 | (a.e.t.)3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | La Piedad | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | La Piedad | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lobos BUAP | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lobos BUAP | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mérida | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the away goals rule applies. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advances.[1]
- Teams are re-seeded every round.
- The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2013 winner. However, if the winner is the same in both tournaments, they would be the team promoted to the 2012–13 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final
Quarter-finals
First leg
November 10, 2012 15:00 |
| La Piedad | 2 - 1 | Estudiantes |
|---|---|---|
R. Murguía  51'J. Cavallo 57' (pen.) |
Report | E. Lillingston 45' (pen.) |
November 10, 2012 19:00 |
| Mérida | 3 - 0 | Lobos BUAP |
|---|---|---|
| G. España 12' E. Alfaro 15'D Jiménez 18' |
Report |
Estadio Carlos Iturralde, Mérida Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos |
Second leg
November 17, 2012 16:00 |
| Lobos BUAP | 4 - 0 | Mérida |
|---|---|---|
| A. Lima 4' D. Souza Gama 26', 87'A. Sánchez 45' |
Report |
November 17, 2012 20:00 |
| Estudiantes | 1 - 3 | La Piedad |
|---|---|---|
| D. Martiñones 16' |
Report | J. Cavallo 54' O. Rojas 74'R. Murguía 93' (pen.) |
All game schedules are expressed in CST time, except where indicated.
Official schedules of Ascenso MX playoffs Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
November 22, 2012 15:00 |
| La Piedad | 1 - 2 | Lobos BUAP |
|---|---|---|
| J. Cavallo 12' |
Report | H. Alférez 55' D. Souza Gama 78' |
Second leg
Round tied 3-3. Dorados advance to Final by the away goal rule
All game schedules are expressed in CST time, except where indicated.
Final
First leg
Second leg
December 1, 2012 15:00 |
| La Piedad | 3 - 1 (a.e.t.) | Dorados |
|---|---|---|
| E. García 2' J. Cavallo 41'L. Martínez García 90+3' |
Report | G. Ramírez 50' |
Estadio Juan N. López, La Piedad Referee: Carlos Manuel Martínez Soto |
| Apertura 2012 winner: |
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| La Piedad 2nd Title |
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Top goalscorers - Liguilla (Playoffs)
Last Updated on December 2, 2012.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored).
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Goal freq. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gustavo A. Ramírez |
Dorados | 4 | 82.75 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Cavallo |
La Piedad | 4 | 113.00 |
| 3 |  Danny Santoya |
Necaxa | 2 | 84.00 |
| 4 |  C. E. de Souza |
Lobos BUAP | 2 | 154.50 |
| 5 | Rafael Murguía |
La Piedad | 2 | 241.50 |
| 6 | Diego Martiñones |
Tecos | 1 | 90.00 |
| 7 |  Ever Alfaro |
Mérida | 1 | 101.00 |
| 8 | Fernando Sinecio González |
La Piedad | 1 | 132.00 |
| 9 | Aparecido Lima |
Lobos BUAP | 1 | 143.00 |
| 10 | Gabriel España |
Mérida | 1 | 161.00 |
| 11 | Ever Guzmán |
Neza | 1 | 163.00 |
| 12 | Michel García |
Necaxa | 1 | 168.00 |
| 13 | Diego Jiménez |
Mérida | 1 | 180.00 |
| 14 | Eduardo Lillingston |
Tecos | 1 | 180.00 |
| 15 | Hebert Alférez |
Lobos BUAP | 1 | 266.00 |
Source: Ascenso MX - Apertura 2012 Liguilla goalscorers official page
References
- ↑ As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2012-2013 "Reglamento de competencia Ascenso MX 2012-2013, Article 22.2" (PDF). Liga MX. 2012-08-01.
Los Clubes vencedores en los partidos de Cuartos de Final y Semifinal serán aquellos que en los dos juegos anote el mayor número de goles, criterio conocido como MARCADOR GLOBAL. De existir empate en el número de goles anotados, la posición se definirá a favor del Club con mayor cantidad de goles a favor cuando actué como visitante.
- ↑ http://nezafc.com/equipo/Noticia.aspx?id=44556c516c624f667234343d