Apertura 2015 Liga MX championship stage
The Apertura 2015 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as liguilla (mini league) was played from November 25, 2015 to December 13, 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2015 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.
Qualified teams
The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results during the regular season.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 35 |
| 2 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 |
| 3 | León | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 |
| 4 | Chiapas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 |
| 5 | UANL | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 |
| 6 | América | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 27 |
| 8 | Veracruz | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 27 |
Updated to games played on 22 November 2015.
Source: Medio Tiempo
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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNAM (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Veracruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | América | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | León | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | América | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNAM | 0 | 4 | 4 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL (p) | 3 | 1 | 4 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Chiapas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veracruz | 1–1 (s) | UNAM | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Puebla | 2–3 | Toluca | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| América | 5–3 | León | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| UANL | 3–1 | Chiapas | 2–1 | 1–0 |
All times are UTC−6
First leg
25 November 19:00 |
| América | 4–1 | León |
|---|---|---|
Goltz  24'Pau. Aguilar 36'Benedetto 44' (pen.)Arroyo 74' |
Report | J. I. González 12' |
25 November 21:00 |
| UANL | 2–1 | Chiapas |
|---|---|---|
| Gignac 21' Álvarez 84' |
Report | Insaurralde 65' |
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza Attendance: 40,561[2] Referee: Erick Miranda (Guanajuato) |
26 November 19:00 |
| Veracruz | 1–0 | UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| Villalva 7' |
Report |
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, Boca del Río Attendance: 28,530 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Distrito Federal) |
Second leg
28 November 18:00 |
| Chiapas | 0–1 | UANL |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gignac 21' |
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez Attendance: 27,584 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Distrito Federal) |
UANL won 3–1 on aggregate
América won 5–3 on aggregate
29 November 12:00 |
| UNAM | 1–0 | Veracruz |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 9' |
Report |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Attendance: 34,820 Referee: Roberto García (Distrito Federal) |
1–1 on aggregate, UNAM advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table
Toluca won 3–2 on aggregate
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3–4 | UNAM | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| UANL | 2–0 | Toluca | 0–0 | 2–0 |
All times are UTC−6
First leg
3 December 21:00 |
| UANL | 0–0 | Toluca |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza Attendance: 41,335 Referee: Luis Santander (Guanajuato) |
Second leg
6 December 12:00 |
| UNAM | 1–3 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Cortés 84' |
Report | Qunitero 9', 26' Andrade 87' |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Attendance: 46,731 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Distrito Federal) |
UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate
UANL won 2–0 on aggregate
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UANL | 4–4 (4–2 p) | UNAM | 3–0 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
All times are UTC−6
First leg
10 December 21:00 |
| UANL | 3–0 | UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| Gignac 15' (pen.) Aquino 29'Sóbis 60' |
Report |
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza Attendance: 40,607 Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Distrito Federal) |
Second leg
13 December 20:30 |
| UNAM | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | UANL |
|---|---|---|
| Herrera 45' Britos 55'Torales 87'Alcoba 119' |
Report | Gignac 103' |
| Penalties | ||
Martínez  Sosa  Fuentes Cortés |
2–4 | Gignac Juninho Rivas Jiménez |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Attendance: 45,310 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Distrito Federal) |
4–4 on aggregate. UANL won 4–2 on penalty kicks
| Apertura 2015 winners: |
|---|
| UANL 4th Title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
Gerardo Alcoba (UNAM)
Damián Álvarez (UANL)- Javier Aquino (UANL)
Darío Benedetto (América)- Eduardo Herrera (UNAM)
Darwin Quintero (América)- Fernando Uribe (Toluca)
- 1 goal
- Paul Aguilar (América)
- Andrés Andrade (América)
- Omar Arellano (Toluca)
Michael Arroyo (América)- Matías Britos (UNAM)
- Hernán Burbano (León)
- Javier Cortés (UNAM)
- Paolo Goltz (América)
- Ignacio González (León)
- Elías Hernández (León)
- Robert Herrera (Puebla)
- Juan Manuel Insaurralde (Chiapas)
- Fidel Martínez (UNAM)
- Luis Gabriel Rey (Puebla)
Rafael Sóbis (UANL)- Ismael Sosa (UNAM)
Silvio Torales (UNAM)- Daniel Villalva (Veracruz)
References
External links
- Liga MX website