Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase
Football tournament season
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The Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 20 November and 15 December 2024.[2] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2024 Liga MX season.[2]
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 20 November – 15 December 2024 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.12 per match) |
| Attendance | 548,382 (32,258 per match) |
For the third straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four.[3] 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 Monterrey 3–2 on aggregate to win their third straight title and sixteenth overall. As winners, América will face the Clausura 2025 champion at the 2025 Campeón de Campeones.
Qualified teams
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. |
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| 1 | Cruz Azul | 42 | 18 October 2024 (PLAY) 23 October 2024 (QF) |
36th | Clausura 2024 | Champions (Gua. 2021) | [4] |
| 2 | Toluca | 35 | 22 October 2024 (PLAY) 2 November 2024 (QF) |
39th | Champions (Bic. 2010) | [5] | |
| 3 | UANL | 34 | 26 October 2024 (PLAY) 6 November 2024 (QF) |
34th | Champions (Cl. 2023) | [6] | |
| 4 | UNAM | 31 | 2 November 2024 (PLAY) 8 November 2024 (QF) |
27th | Champions (Cl. 2011) | [7] | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 31 | 2 November 2024 (PLAY) 10 November 2024 (QF) |
30th | Champions (Ap. 2019) | [8] | |
| 6 | Atlético San Luis | 30 | 2 November 2024 (PLAY) 9 November 2024 (QF) |
5th | Apertura 2023 | Semi-finals (Ap. 2023) | [9] |
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best (last) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tijuana | 29 | 2 November 2024 | 8th | Clausura 2019 | Champions (Ap. 2012) | [10] |
| 8 | América | 27 | 2 November 2024 | 40th | Clausura 2024 | Champions (Cl. 2024) | [11] |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 25 | 5 November 2024 | 33rd | Champions (Cl. 2017) | [12] | |
| 10 | Atlas | 21 | 10 November 2024 | 26th | Clausura 2023 | Champions (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
Serie A
Serie B
No. 8 seed match
Bracket
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| 4 | UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Monterrey | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Monterrey | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlético San Luis | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UANL | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlético San Luis | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | América | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul (s) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tijuana | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | América | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | América | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 27–28 November 2024, and the second legs will be played on 30 November–1 December 2024.
Matches
3–3 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
América won 4–0 on aggregate.
Atlético San Luis won 3–0 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregarate.
Semi-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 4–5 December 2024, and the second legs will be played on 7–8 December 2024.
Matches
América won 4–3 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate.
Finals
Summary
The first leg was played on 12 December 2024, and the second leg was played on 15 December 2024.
First leg
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Assistant referees:[16]
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Statistics
| Statistic[17] | América | Monterrey |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 13 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 47% | 53% |
| Corner kicks | 8 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 7 | 9 |
| Offsides | 4 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg
| Monterrey | 1–1 | América |
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América won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Assistant referees:[16]
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Statistics
| Statistic[20] | Monterrey | América |
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| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 21 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 3 |
| Saves | 2 | 6 |
| Ball possession | 71% | 29% |
| Corner kicks | 8 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 10 | 8 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 53 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Efraín Álvarez (Tijuana)- Kevin Álvarez (América)
- Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey)
Unai Bilbao (Tijuana)
Cristian Borja (América)- Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana)
- Ricardo Chávez (Atlético San Luis)
Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul)
Vitinho (Atlético San Luis)
Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul)- Víctor Guzmán (Guadalajara)
- Ramón Juárez (América)
- Henry Martín (América)
- Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul)
Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey)- Ignacio Pussetto (UNAM)
- Emanuel Reynoso (Tijuana)
- Aldo Rocha (Atlas)
- Brian Rodríguez (América)
- Johan Rojas (Monterrey)
Sébastien Salles-Lamonge (Atlético San Luis)- Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)
Brandon Vázquez (Monterrey)
1 own goal
- José Castillo (against Atlas)
- Daniel Guillén (against Monterrey)
- Joaquim (against Atlético San Luis)
- Marcel Ruiz (against América)
Assists
3 assists
2 assists
1 assist
- Érick Aguirre (Monterrey)
- Efraín Álvarez (Tijuana)
- Diego Barbosa (Tijuana)
- Léo Bonatini (Atlético San Luis)
- Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul)
- Vitinho (Atlético San Luis)
- Alejandro Gómez (Tijuana)
- Javier Güémez (Atlético San Luis)
- César Huerta (UNAM)
- Aarón Mejía (Tijuana)
- Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul)
- Christian Rivera (Tijuana)
- Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul)
Richard Sánchez (América)- Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)