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Apertura 2015 Liga MX final phase

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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.

CountryMexico
Dates25 November–13 December 2025
Teams8
ChampionsUANL (4th title)
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Tournament details
CountryMexico
Dates25 November–13 December 2025
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsUANL (4th title)
Runners-upUNAM
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored36 (2.57 per match)
Attendance516,048 (36,861 per match)
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Qualified teams

The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results during the regular season.

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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
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Updated to match(es) 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

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 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

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
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First leg

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América4–1León
Goltz 24'
Pau. Aguilar 36'
Benedetto 44' (pen.)
Arroyo 74'		 Report J. I. González 12'
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Attendance: 32,073
More information UANL, 2–1 ...
UANL2–1Chiapas
Gignac 21'
Álvarez 84'		 Report Insaurralde 65'
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Attendance: 40,561[2]
Referee: Erick Miranda (Guanajuato)
More information Veracruz, 1–0 ...
Veracruz1–0UNAM
Villalva 7' Report
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Attendance: 28,530
More information Puebla, 2–2 ...
Puebla2–2Toluca
Rey 51'
Herrera 87'		 Report Arellano 15'
Uribe 45'
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Attendance: 50,700

Second leg

More information Chiapas, 0–1 ...
Chiapas0–1UANL
Report Gignac 21'
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Attendance: 27,584
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

UANL won 3–1 on aggregate

More information León, 2–1 ...
León2–1América
Burbano 44'
Hernández 83'		 Report Benedetto 78'
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Attendance: 24,065

América won 5–3 on aggregate

More information UNAM, 1–0 ...
UNAM1–0Veracruz
Martínez 9' Report
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Attendance: 34,820

1–1 on aggregate and 0–0 on away goals, UNAM advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table

More information Toluca, 1–0 ...
Toluca1–0Puebla
Uribe 83' Report
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Attendance: 13,281

Toluca won 3–2 on aggregate

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 3–4 UNAM 0–3 3–1
UANL 2–0 Toluca 0–0 2–0
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First leg

More information América, 0–3 ...
América0–3UNAM
Report Sosa 62'
Alcoba 74'
Herrera 78'
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Attendance: 73,286
More information UANL, 0–0 ...
UANL0–0Toluca
Report
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Attendance: 41,335

Second leg

More information UNAM, 1–3 ...
UNAM1–3América
Cortés 84' Report Qunitero 9', 26'
Andrade 87'
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Attendance: 46,731
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate

More information Toluca, 0–2 ...
Toluca0–2UANL
Report Aquino 69'
Álvarez 83'
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Attendance: 17,165

UANL won 2–0 on aggregate

Finals

Main article: Apertura 2015 Liga MX Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL 4–4 (4–2 p) UNAM 3–0 1–4 (a.e.t.)
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First leg

More information UANL, 3–0 ...
UANL3–0UNAM
Gignac 15' (pen.)
Aquino 29'
Sóbis 60'		 Report
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Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Attendance: 40,607

Second leg

More information UNAM, 4–1 (a.e.t.) ...
UNAM4–1 (a.e.t.)UANL
Herrera 45'
Britos 55'
Torales 87'
Alcoba 119'		 Report Gignac 103'
Penalties
Martínez football with red X
Sosa football with check mark
Fuentes football with check mark
Cortés football with red X		 2–4 football with check mark Gignac
football with check mark Juninho
football with check mark Rivas
football with check mark Jiménez
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Attendance: 45,310

4–4 on aggregate. UANL won 4–2 on penalty kicks

 Apertura 2015 winners 
 
4th title

Goalscorers

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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