Clausura_2016_Liga_MX_championship_stage

Clausura 2016 Liga MX final phase

Clausura 2016 Liga MX final phase

International football competition


The Clausura 2016 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as liguilla (mini league) was being played from May 11, 2016 to May 29, 2016. A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2016 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.

Quick Facts

Qualified teams

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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.
Notes: The first 8 places in the table (excluding the last place team in the relegation table) qualify for the Liguilla. The team that is relegated from Liga MX after the Clausura tournament is ineligible for the Liguilla regardless of its position in the standings.

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).

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Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Monterrey 3 1 4
8 UANL 1 2 3
1 Monterrey 0 4 4
4 América 1 2 3
4 América 0 2 2
5 Guadalajara 0 1 1
1 Monterrey 0 1 1
2 Pachuca 1 1 2
2 Pachuca 1 3 4
7 Santos Laguna 1 2 3
2 Pachuca 1 2 3
3 León 1 1 2
3 León 1 4 5
6 Morelia 1 1 2

Quarterfinals

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First leg

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Attendance: 20,820
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

More information Santos Laguna, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 20,357
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

More information Guadalajara, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 42,311

Second leg

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Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate


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Attendance: 17,450

León won 5–2 on aggregate


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América won 2–1 on aggregate


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Attendance: 26,577
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate

Semifinals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate


More information Pachuca, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 27,512[3]
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate

Final

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First leg

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Pachuca[5][6]
Monterrey[5][6]

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico City)
Juan Joel Rangel (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Second leg

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Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate

Monterrey[6][7]
Pachuca[6][7]

Assistant referees:
Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
Mario Jesús López (Durango)
Fourth official:
Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  1. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".

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