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]

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 Azul Enrique Meza Gerardo Torrado1712323313+20391stFirst place Group 3
2Monterrey Víctor Vucetich Luis Ernesto Pérez179532920+9322ndFirst place Group 1
3Santos Laguna Rubén Omar Romano Oswaldo Sánchez179352919+11303rdRunner-up Group 1
4América Manuel Lapuente Pável Pardo177642216+6274thFirst place Group 2
5San Luis Ignacio Ambríz Ignacio Torres178272119+2265thRunner-up Group 2
6Chiapas Jose Guadalupe Cruz Christian Valdéz176742114+7256thRunner-up Group 3
7Pachuca Pablo Marini Miguel Calero177462728−1257thThird place Group 2
8UNAM Guillermo Vázquez 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. 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
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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. 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. 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
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References
  1. "Magical Monterrey on top again". FIFA.com. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
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