Apertura 2016 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2016 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as liguilla (mini league) was being played from November 23 to December 25. A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2016 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

Apertura 2016 Liga MX final phase

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Qualified teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tijuana	17	10	3	4	25	13	+12	33
2	Pachuca	17	9	4	4	36	21	+15	31
3	UANL	17	8	6	3	22	13	+9	30
4	Guadalajara	17	8	4	5	21	17	+4	28
5	América	17	7	7	3	29	26	+3	28
6	UNAM	17	8	3	6	28	22	+6	27
7	Necaxa	17	6	8	3	24	18	+6	26
8	León	17	7	5	5	25	25	0	26

Source: LigaMX.net
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 advancef.
• Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
• In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advanced.
• In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
• Both finalists qualified to the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

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Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	3	UANL	2	5	7
	6	UNAM	2	0	2
								3	UANL	1	2	3
								8	León	0	1	1
	1	Tijuana	0	3	3
	8	León	3	2	5
															3	UANL (p)	1	1	2 (3)
															5	América	1	1	2 (0)
	4	Guadalajara	1	0	1
	5	América	1	1	2
								5	América	1	2	3
								7	Necaxa	1	0	1
	2	Pachuca	1	0	1
	7	Necaxa	2	0	2

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
León	5–3	Tijuana	3–0	2–3
UNAM	2–7	UANL	2–2	0–5
Necaxa	2–1	Pachuca	2–1	0–0
América	2–1	Guadalajara	1–1	1–0

All times are UTC−6 except for match in Tijuana

First leg

León	3–0	Tijuana
Boselli 12' Navarro 17' Cano 62'	Report

23 November 2016

19:30

Estadio León, León

Attendance: 18,004

Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

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UNAM	2–2	UANL
Barrera 36' (pen.) Martínez 66'	Report	Sosa 8' Damm 48'

23 November 2016

21:30

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Attendance: 34,835

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

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Necaxa	2–1	Pachuca
Gallegos 33' Riano 85'	Report	Guzmán 66'

24 November 2016

19:30

Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes

Attendance: 15,270

Referee: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

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América	1–1	Guadalajara
William 24'	Report	Salcido 45+7' (pen.)

24 November 2016

21:30

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 55,662

Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

Second leg

UANL	5–0	UNAM
Gignac 4', 75', 79' Verón 26' (o.g.) Delort 89'	Report

26 November 2016

19:00

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Attendance: 41,469

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

UANL won 7–2 on aggregate.

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Tijuana	3–2	León
D. Moreno 13' Corona 41' Rodríguez 43'	Report	Boselli 81' Montes 84'

26 November 2016

19:00 (UTC–8)

Estadio Caliente, Tijuana

Attendance: 26,733

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

León won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Guadalajara	0–1	América
	Report	Peralta 55'

27 November 2016

18:06

Estadio Chivas, Zapopan

Attendance: 41,566

Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico City)

América won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Pachuca	0–0	Necaxa
	Report

27 November 2016

20:06

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Attendance: 25,385

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
León	1–3	UANL	0–1	1–2
Necaxa	1–3	América	1–1	0–2

All times are UTC−6

First leg

León	0–1	UANL
	Report	Gignac 56'

30 November 2016

20:36

Estadio León, León

Attendance: 26,553

Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

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Necaxa	1–1	América
Gallegos 63'	Report	William 68'

1 December 2016

21:00

Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes

Attendance: 22,746

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

UANL	2–1	León
Gignac 45+2' Zelarrayán 78'	Report	Montes 17'

3 December 2016

19:00

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Attendance: 41,523

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

UANL won 3–1 on aggregate.

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América	2–0	Necaxa
William 75' Peralta 84'	Report

4 December 2016

20:00

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 68,534

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

América won 3–1 on aggregate.

Finals

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

All times are UTC−6

First leg

América	1–1	UANL
Valdez 68'	Report	Gignac 45'

22 December 2016

21:00

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 71,780

Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

América[2][3]

UANL[2][3]

GK 23 Moisés Muñoz DF 6 Miguel Samudio DF 2 Paolo Goltz DF 12 Pablo Aguilar DF 18 Bruno Valdez MF 21 José Guerrero  12'  46' MF 7 William MF 14 Rubens Sambueza (c)  38' MF 30 Renato Ibarra MF 11 Michael Arroyo  73' FW 24 Oribe Peralta  83' Substitutions: GK 1 Hugo González DF 15 Osmar Mares DF 17 Ventura Alvarado DF 282 Edson Álvarez  46' MF 5 Javier Güémez FW 9 Silvio Romero FW 31 Darwin Quintero  73' Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán DF 6 Jorge Torres Nilo DF 3 Juninho (c) DF 4 Hugo Ayala  9' DF 29 Jesús Dueñas MF 8 Lucas Zelarrayán  65' MF 19 Guido Pizarro MF 20 Javier Aquino MF 18 Ismael Sosa  90+2' MF 25 Jürgen Damm FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac  76' Substitutions: GK 22 Enrique Palos DF 14 Jorge Iván Estrada  82'  65' DF 24 José Rivas  90+2' MF 11 Damián Álvarez MF 17 José Francisco Torres MF 27 Alberto Acosta FW 9 Andy Delort  76' Manager: Ricardo Ferretti

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico City)
Andres Hernández Delgado (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg

UANL	1–1 (a.e.t.)	América
Dueñas 119'	Report	Álvarez 95'
Penalties
Gignac Juninho Pizarro	3–0	William Romero Güémez

25 December 2016

18:30

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Attendance: 41,615

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

2–2 on aggregate. UANL won 3–0 on penalty kicks.

UANL[4][5]

América[4][5]

GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán DF 6 Jorge Torres Nilo  69'  90' DF 3 Juninho (c) DF 4 Hugo Ayala  101' DF 14 Jorge Iván Estrada  90+3' MF 19 Guido Pizarro  22' MF 29 Jesús Dueñas MF 20 Javier Aquino  55' MF 18 Ismael Sosa  90+3' MF 25 Jürgen Damm FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac  105+1' Substitutions: GK 22 Enrique Palos DF 24 José Rivas  105+4'  90+3' MF 8 Lucas Zelarrayán MF 11 Damián Álvarez  55' MF 27 Alberto Acosta  90+3' FW 9 Andy Delort FW 33 Julián Quiñones Manager: Ricardo Ferretti

GK 23 Moisés Muñoz DF 6 Miguel Samudio  118' DF 2 Paolo Goltz  105+4' DF 12 Pablo Aguilar  92' DF 18 Bruno Valdez  35' MF 21 José Guerrero  85' MF 7 William MF 14 Rubens Sambueza (c)  52'  102' MF 30 Renato Ibarra MF 11 Michael Arroyo  60'  108' FW 24 Oribe Peralta  79' Substitutions: GK 1 Hugo González DF 15 Osmar Mares DF 17 Ventura Alvarado  105+4' DF 282 Edson Álvarez  85' MF 5 Javier Güémez  108' FW 9 Silvio Romero  101'  79' FW 31 Darwin Quintero  105' Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

Assistant referees:
Juan Joel Rangel (Mexico City)
Mario Jesús López (Durango)
Fourth official:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Apertura 2016 winners
UANL 5th title

Goalscorers

6 goals

• André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)

3 goals

• William (América)

2 goals

• Mauro Boselli (León)
• Felipe Gallegos (Necaxa)
• Luis Montes (León)
• Oribe Peralta (América)

1 goal

• Edson Álvarez (América)
• Pablo Barrera (UNAM)
• Germán Cano (León)
• Yasser Corona (Tijuana)
• Jürgen Damm (UANL)
• Andy Delort (UANL)
• Jesús Dueñas (UANL)
• Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca)
• Fidel Martínez (UNAM)
• Dayro Moreno (Tijuana)
• Fernando Navarro (León)
• Claudio Riaño (Necaxa)
• Guido Rodríguez (Tijuana)
• Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara)
• Ismael Sosa (UANL)
• Bruno Valdez (América)
• Lucas Zelarrayán (UANL)

Own goals

• Darío Verón (for UANL)