2009 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla

The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the Primera División de México Apertura 2009 was a final mini-tournament involving eight teams of the Mexican Primera División, in an elimination two-legs playoff.

Primera División de México Apertura 2009 Liguilla
CountryMexico
Teams8
Defending championsUNAM (Not qualified)
ChampionsMonterrey
Runners-upCruz Azul
Matches played14
Goals scored41 (2.93 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Aldo de Nigris (Monterrey)
Humberto Suazo (Monterrey)
4 goals

The final of the Liguilla was on Sunday December 13, between Cruz Azulagainst Monterrey. As the winner, Monterrey became the Apertura 2009 Champion. Also, both finalist got a berth for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League (Monterreyqualified directly to the Group Stage, while Cruz Azulqualified to the Preliminary Round).

Defending champions UNAM, were not able to defend their past championship, as they did not qualify to the Liguilla.

Teams

As the 18 teams of the Apertura 2009 were divided in three groups of six teams, it was determined that the two top of each group advanced to the Liguilla, even though having had a low performance at the general table. Alongside those six teams, the two best teams at the general table of the remaining 12, regardless of their group, advanced to the Liguilla.

After having finished last at their group and 17th at the general table, the defending champions, UNAM, did not qualified to this Liguilla

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the Apertura 2009
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts P Qualified as
1Toluca José de la Torre Zinha1711243219+13351stFirst place Group 1
2Cruz Azul Enrique Meza Enríquez Gerardo Torrado1711063519+16332ndFirst place Group 3
3Morelia Tomás Boy Mauricio Romero1710343115+16333rdFirst place Group 2
4América Jesús Ramírez Pável Pardo178632916+13304thRunner-up Group 2
5Monterrey Víctor Vucetich Luis Ernesto Pérez179352716+11305thThird place Group 21
6Santos Laguna Sergio Bueno Oswaldo Sánchez177642924+5276thRunner-up Group 3
7Puebla José Luis Sánchez Solá Luis Miguel Noriega1768319190267thFourth place Group 21
8San Luis Miguel Ángel López Braulio Luna175662124−32111th2Runner-up Group 1
1.^ Best ranked out of the two top of each group.
2.^ Although having been 11th, as having been runner-up of Group 1, San Luisadvanced.
Morelia
Puebla
Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul
Locations of the Apertura 2009 Liguilla teams

Tie-breaking criteria

The Liguilla has a particular tie-breaking criteria: In case of a tie in the aggregate score, the higher seeded team will advance.

The exception for this tie-breaking criteria is the final, where the higher seeded team rule is not used. In this case, if the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the second leg of the finals, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Bracket

The Liguilla hade those teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up was determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position at the general table of the season. Higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Also, the highest seeded can choose when, if Saturday or Sunday, they want to play the second leg. As the rules mention that one half of the matches must be on Wednesday/Saturday, and the other in Thursday/Sunday, the rest of the teams must suit on that choice. The only exception is the final, as it was set to be played at Thursday December 10 the first leg, and Sunday December 13 the second.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
2 Cruz Azul 4 3 7  
7 Puebla 4 2 6  
  2 Cruz Azul 0 2 2  
  3 Morelia 0 1 1  
3 Morelia 1 3 4
6 Santos Laguna 2 0 2  
  1 Cruz Azul 3 1 4
  2 Monterrey 4 2 6
1 Toluca1 0 1 1  
8 San Luis 1 0 1  
  1 Toluca 0 1 1
  4 Monterrey 2 1 3  
4 América 0 1 1
5 Monterrey 1 1 2  
1.^ Advanced by best position on the general table.

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals are scheduled to be played on November 21 or 22 (first leg) and November 28 or 29 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca1 (1) 1–1 (8) San Luis 0–1 1–0
Cruz Azul (2) 7–6 (7) Puebla 4–4 3–2
Morelia (3) 4–2 (6) Santos Laguna 1–2 3–0
América (4) 1–2 (5) Monterrey 0–1 1–1
1.^ Advanced by best position on the general table.

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

First leg
Monterrey1 – 0América
de Nigris  48' (Report)
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves (Mexico)[1]
  • Before the kickoff, a posthumous homage to Antonio de Nigris, who died on November 16, 2009, took place. He began his youth and senior career in Monterrey.
Puebla4 – 4Cruz Azul
Olivera  1'
Acosta  29'
Vigneri  33'
Borgetti  45'		 (Report) Brown  12'
Torrado  22'
Lozano  51' (pen.), 82'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Puebla
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Erim Ramírez Ulloa (Mexico)[1]
San Luis1 – 0Toluca
Aguilar  77' (Report)
Estadio Alfonso Lastras
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)[1]
Santos Laguna2 – 1Morelia
Ochoa  26', 62' (Report) Droguett  50'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Germán Valentín Arredondo Ramírez (Mexico)[1]

Second leg
Cruz Azul3 – 2Puebla
Villaluz  19'
Domínguez  34'
Pinto  52'		 (Report) Olivera  30', 90+1'
Estadio Azul
Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)[2]
América1 – 1Monterrey
Cabañas  42' (pen.) (Report) Suazo  79'
Attendance: 55,000
Toluca1 – 0San Luis
Mancilla  78' (Report)
Attendance: 26,000
Morelia3 – 0Santos Laguna
Tiago  7'
Sabah  39'
Romero  84'		 (Report)
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)[2]

Semi-finals

The semifinals are scheduled to be played on December 2 or 3 (first leg) and December 5 or 6 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca (1) 1–3 (4) Monterrey 0–2 1–1
Cruz Azul (2) 2–1 (3) Morelia 0–0 2–1

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

First leg
Morelia0 – 0Cruz Azul
(Report)
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)[3]
Monterrey2 – 0Toluca
de Nigris  45', 66' (Report)
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)[3]

Second leg
Cruz Azul2 – 1Morelia
Orozco  58'
Villa  65'		 (Report) Sabah  49'
Estadio Azul
Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Referee: Paul Delgadillo Haro (Mexico)[4]
Toluca1 – 1Monterrey
Brizuela  80' (Report) Carreño  72'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico)[4]

Final
Main article: Primera División de México Apertura 2009 Liguilla Final

The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on December 10 (first leg) and December 13 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul(1) 4–6 (2) Monterrey 3–4 1–2

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

First leg
Monterrey4 – 3Cruz Azul
Villa  3' (o.g.)
Suazo  47', 88'
Santana  70'		 (Report) Riveros 6', 17'
Villa  34'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico)[5]

Second leg
Cruz Azul1 – 2Monterrey
Castro  77' (Report) de Nigris  54'
Suazo  90'
Estadio Azul
Benito Juárez, Mexico City

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
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References
  1. "Previo de los Partidos de Ida de los Cuartos de Final" (Press release) (in Spanish). Femexfut.com. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. "Designaciones Arbitrales Para los Cuartos de Final de Vuelta" (Press release) (in Spanish). Femexfut.com. 2008-11-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  3. "Designaciones Arbitrales Para las Semifinales de Ida" (Press release) (in Spanish). Femexfut.com. 2008-11-30. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  4. "Designaciones Arbitrales Para las Semifinales de Vuelta" (Press release) (in Spanish). Femexfut.com. 2008-12-04. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  5. "Jorge Gasso, Designado a la Final de Ida" (Press release) (in Spanish). Femexfut.com. 2008-12-08. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  6. "Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Árbitro Para la Final de Vuelta" (Press release) (in Spanish). Femexfut.com. 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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