2010 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla

The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the 2010 Primera División de México Apertura was a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México. The tournament began on November 17, 2010 and concluded on December 5, 2010 with Monterrey beating Santos Laguna 5 – 3 on aggregate over two legs.[1]

Main article: 2010–11 Primera División de México season § Torneo Apertura
2010 Primera División de México
CountryMexico
Teams8
ChampionsMonterrey
Runners-upSantos Laguna
Matches played14
Goals scored40 (2.86 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Humberto Suazo (5 goals)

Teams

The 18 teams that participated in the 2010 Apertura were divided into three groups of six teams. The top two in each group qualify automatically. The two best teams in the general table not already qualified, regardless of group, qualify as well.

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the Apertura 2010
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts P Qualified as
1Cruz AzulMexico Enrique MezaMexico Gerardo Torrado1712323313+20391stFirst place Group 3
2MonterreyMexico Víctor VucetichMexico Luis Ernesto Pérez179532920+9322ndFirst place Group 1
3Santos LagunaArgentina Rubén Omar RomanoMexico Oswaldo Sánchez179352919+11303rdRunner-up Group 1
4AméricaMexico Manuel LapuenteMexico Pável Pardo177642216+6274thFirst place Group 2
5San LuisMexico Ignacio AmbrízMexico Ignacio Torres178272119+2265thRunner-up Group 2
6ChiapasMexico Jose Guadalupe CruzMexico Christian Valdéz176742114+7256thRunner-up Group 3
7PachucaArgentina Pablo MariniColombia Miguel Calero177462728−1257thThird place Group 2
8UNAMMexico Guillermo VázquezMexico Sergio Bernal177462324−1258thThird place Group 3

Bracket

The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded one to eight 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
               
1 Cruz Azul 2 0 2
8 UNAM 1 2 3
2 Monterrey 0 2 2
8 UNAM 0 0 0
2 Monterrey 1 3 4
7 Pachuca 1 3 4
2 Monterrey 2 3 5
3 Santos Laguna 3 0 3
3 Santos Laguna 1 1 2
6 Chiapas 1 0 1
3 Santos Laguna 2 3 5
4 América 1 3 4
4 América 0 4 4
5 San Luis 0 1 1
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Both finalist qualify to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the group stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the preliminary round.

Quarter-finals

The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 17 and 18. The second legs were played on November 20 and 21.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul (1) 2–3 (8) UNAM 2–1 0–2
Monterrey (2) 4–4 (7) Pachuca 1–1 3–3
Santos Laguna (3) 2–1 (6) Chiapas 1–1 1–0
América (4) 4–1 (5) San Luis 0–0 4–1

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg
San Luis0 – 0América
Report
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)
UNAM1 – 2Cruz Azul
López 19' Report Cervantes 32'
Giménez 73'
Referee: Mauricio Morales Ovalle (Mexico)
Pachuca1 – 1Monterrey
Arizala 67' Report Basanta 56'
Referee: Paul Enrique Delgadillo Haro (Mexico)
Chiapas1 – 1Santos Laguna
Ochoa 33' Report Arce 22'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso Flores (Mexico)

Second leg
Cruz Azul0 – 2UNAM
Report Bravo 1'
Cacho 73' (pen.)
América4 – 1San Luis
Sánchez 15'
Matellán 24' (o.g.)
Esqueda 45'
Vuoso 81'		 Report de la Torre 53'
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)
Monterrey3 – 3Pachuca
Suazo 19'
de Nigris 36'
Cardozo 56'		 Report Arizala 15', 84', 89'
Santos Laguna1 – 0Chiapas
Rodriguez 90+5' (pen.) Report
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 25. The second legs were played on November 28.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey (2) 2–0 (8) UNAM 0–0 2–0
Santos Laguna (3) 5–4 (4) América 2–1 3–3

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg
América1 – 2Santos Laguna
Reyna 19' Report Quintero 9'
Benítez 89'
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)
UNAM0 – 0Monterrey
Report
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Second leg
Santos Laguna3 – 3América
Quintero 2', 61'
Benítez 75'		 Report Sánchez 60'
Vuoso 66'
Esqueda 86'
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)
Monterrey2 – 0UNAM
Suazo 88'
Cardozo 89'		 Report

Final

The first leg of the final was played on December 2. The second leg was played on December 5.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monterrey (2) 5–3 (3) Santos Laguna 2–3 3–0

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6).

First leg
Santos Laguna3 – 2Monterrey
Estrada 23'
Quintero 41'
Davino 85' (o.g.)		 Report Suazo 37'
Cardozo 54'

Second leg
Monterrey3 – 0Santos Laguna
Suazo 28', 85'
Basanta 72'		 Report

References
  1. "Magical Monterrey on top again". FIFA.com. 2010-12-05. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
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