Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 November – 17 December 2023 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2.82 per match) |
| Attendance | 625,312 (36,783 per match) |
The Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 22 November and 17 December 2023.[2] A total of ten teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2023 Liga MX season.[2]
On 22 May 2023, a modification for the final phase was announced at the owners assembly in Toluca; reducing the clubs from twelve to ten.[3] The number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals was increased from four to six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification was reduced from six to four. The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[3]
América defeated UANL 3–0 on aggregate to win their fourteenth league title. As winners, América will face the Clasura 2024 champion in the 2024 Campeón de Campeones. Both finalists qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The following teams qualified for the championship stage.
In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best (last) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 40 | 24 October 2023 (PLAY) 28 October 2023 (QF) |
39th | Clausura 2023 | Champions (Ap. 2018) | [4] |
| 2 | Monterrey | 33 | 1 November 2023 (PLAY) 3 November 2023 (QF) |
29th | Champions (Ap. 2019) | [5] | |
| 3 | UANL | 30 | 29 October 2023 (PLAY) 31 October 2023 (QF) |
32nd | Champions (Cl. 2023) | [6] | |
| 4 | UNAM | 28 | 3 November 2023 (PLAY) 11 November 2023 (QF) |
26th | Champions (Cl. 2011) | [7] | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 27 | 3 November 2023 (PLAY) 4 November 2023 (QF) |
31st | Champions (Cl. 2017) | [8] | |
| 6 | Puebla | 25 | 12 November 2023 (PLAY) 12 November 2023 (QF) |
14th | Semi-finals (Gua. 2021) | [9] |
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 23 (+5) | 10 November 2023 | 4th | Clausura 2023 | Quarter-finals (Cl. 2023) | [10] |
| 8 | León | 23 (+1) | 12 November 2023 | 17th | Champions (Gua. 2020) | [11] | |
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 23 (–3) | 11 November 2023 | 36th | Apertura 2022 | Champions (Cl. 2018) | [12] |
| 10 | Mazatlán | 22 | 10 November 2023 | 2nd | Clausura 2022 | Reclassification (Cl. 2022) | [13] |
Play-in round
Format
The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.
Bracket
| Play-in matches | No. 8 seed match | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| Serie A | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 3 | 7 | Atlético San Luis | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
| 8 | León | 2 | 8 | León | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
| 8 | León | 3 | |||||||||||
| Serie B | 9 | Santos Laguna | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Mazatlán | 1 | |||||||||||
Play-in matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético San Luis | 3–2 | León |
| Santos Laguna | 2–1 | Mazatlán |
Serie A
| Atlético San Luis | 3–2 | León |
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Serie B
| Santos Laguna | 2–1 | Mazatlán |
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No. 8 seed match
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| León | 3–2 | Santos Laguna |
Seeding
The following is the current seeding for the final phase.
| Seed | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 40 | Hosts second leg |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 33 | |
| 3 | UANL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 28 | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | Hosts first leg |
| 6 | Puebla | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 23 | |
| 8 | León | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | América | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | León | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | América | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | América (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UANL | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UANL | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 29–30 November, and the second legs will be played on 2–3 December 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| León | 2–4 | América | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Atlético San Luis | 2–1 | Monterrey | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Puebla | 2–5 | UANL | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Guadalajara | 1–3 | UNAM | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Matches
América won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Atlético San Luis | 1–0 | Monterrey |
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| Monterrey | 1–1 | Atlético San Luis |
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Atlético San Luis won 2–1 on aggregate.
| UANL | 3–0 | Puebla |
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| Report |
UANL won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Guadalajara | 1–0 | UNAM |
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| UNAM | 3–0 | Guadalajara |
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| Report |
UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 6–7 December, and the second legs will be played on 9–10 December 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético San Luis | 2–5 | América | 0–5 | 2–0 |
| UNAM | 1–2 | UANL | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Matches
| Atlético San Luis | 0–5 | América |
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| Report |
| América | 0–2 | Atlético San Luis |
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América won 5–2 on aggregate.
| UANL | 1–1 | UNAM |
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UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.
