Clausura 2016 Liga MX final phase

The Clausura 2016 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as liguilla (mini league) was being played from May 11, 2016 to May 29, 2016. A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2016 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.

Clausura 2016 Liga MX final phase

← Apertura 2015 Apertura 2016 →

Qualified teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Monterrey	17	12	1	4	38	23	+15	37
2	Pachuca	17	8	6	3	31	16	+15	30
3	León	17	9	3	5	29	19	+10	30
4	América	17	8	5	4	34	22	+12	29
5	Guadalajara	17	7	7	3	26	16	+10	28
6	Morelia	17	8	4	5	25	24	+1	28
7	Santos Laguna	17	8	3	6	22	20	+2	27
8	UANL	17	6	6	5	29	19	+10	24

Source: Medio Tiempo
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.
Notes: The first 8 places in the table (excluding the last place team in the relegation table) qualify for the Liguilla. The team that is relegated from Liga MX after the Clausura tournament is ineligible for the Liguilla regardless of its position in the standings.

Format

• Teams are re-seeded each round.
• Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
• Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
• In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances.
• In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
• Both finalists qualify to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

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Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Monterrey	3	1	4
	8	UANL	1	2	3
								1	Monterrey	0	4	4
								4	América	1	2	3
	4	América	0	2	2
	5	Guadalajara	0	1	1
															1	Monterrey	0	1	1
															2	Pachuca	1	1	2
	2	Pachuca	1	3	4
	7	Santos Laguna	1	2	3
								2	Pachuca	1	2	3
								3	León	1	1	2
	3	León	1	4	5
	6	Morelia	1	1	2

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
UANL	3–4	Monterrey	1–3	2–1
Santos Laguna	3–4	Pachuca	1–1	2–3
Morelia	2–5	León	1–1	1–4
Guadalajara	1–2	América	0–0	1–2

All times are UTC−6

First leg

UANL	1–3	Monterrey
Sóbis 19'	Report	Sánchez 16' Pabón 38' Funes Mori 84'

11 May 2016

19:00

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Attendance: 41,562

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

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Morelia	1–1	León
Pellerano 61'	Report	Montes 50'

11 May 2016

21:00

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Attendance: 20,820

Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

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Santos Laguna	1–1	Pachuca
González 66'	Report	Jara 42'

12 May 2016

19:00

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Attendance: 20,357

Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

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Guadalajara	0–0	América
	Report

12 May 2016

21:00

Estadio Chivas, Zapopan

Attendance: 42,311

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Second leg

Monterrey	1–2	UANL
Montes 70'	Report	Dueñas 11' Sóbis 27'

14 May 2016

19:00

Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe

Attendance: 50,302

Referee: Francisco Chacón (Guanajuato)

Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate

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León	4–1	Morelia
Montes 34', 85' Boselli 46' Hernández 81'	Report	Millar 89'

14 May 2016

21:06

Estadio León, León

Attendance: 17,450

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

León won 5–2 on aggregate

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América	2–1	Guadalajara
Martínez 27' (pen.) Peralta 64'	Report	Pineda 9'

15 May 2016

18:00

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 65,075^[2]

Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico City)

América won 2–1 on aggregate

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Pachuca	3–2	Santos Laguna
Urretaviscaya 10', 57' Jara 81'	Report	Rentería 15' González 85'

15 May 2016

20:06

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Attendance: 26,577

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
América	3–4	Monterrey	1–0	2–4
León	2–3	Pachuca	1–1	1–2

First leg

América	1–0	Monterrey
Martínez 47'	Report

18 May 2016

20:30

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 61,547

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

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León	1–1	Pachuca
Rocha 23'	Report	Lozano 12'

19 May 2016

20:06

Estadio León, León

Attendance: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Referee: 18,895

Second leg

Monterrey	4–2	América
Cardona 27', 87' (pen.) Funes Mori 48' Sánchez 77'	Report	Arroyo 64', 81'

21 May 2016

20:30

Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe

Attendance: 52,867

Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico City)

Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate

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Pachuca	2–1	León
Novaretti 22' (o.g.) Lozano 90+3'	Report	Hernández 60'

22 May 2016

20:06

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Attendance: 27,512^[3]

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pachuca	2–1	Monterrey	1–0	1–1

First leg

Pachuca	1–0	Monterrey
Jara 61'	Report

26 May 2016

20:06

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Attendance: 27,465^[4]

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Pachuca[5][6]

Monterrey[5][6]

GK 21 Óscar Pérez DF 33 Stefan Medina DF 23 Óscar Murillo  46' DF 30 Omar Gonzalez DF 12 Emmanuel García MF 16 Jorge Hernández MF 7 Rodolfo Pizarro MF 15 Erick Gutiérrez (c)  81' MF 10 Jonathan Urretaviscaya FW 8 Hirving Lozano  89' FW 29 Franco Jara Substitutions: GK 16 Alfonso Blanco DF 3 Aquivaldo Mosquera  46' DF 18 Joaquín Martínez MF 5 Víctor Guzmán  81' MF 14 Steven Almeida FW 9 Ariel Nahuelpán  89' FW 11 Rubén Botta Manager: Diego Alonso

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco DF 21 Hiram Mier  64' DF 286 César Montes DF 30 José María Basanta (c) DF 33 Walter Ayoví MF 5 Walter Gargano MF 18 Neri Cardozo  41' MF 6 Efraín Juárez  90+1' MF 10 Edwin Cardona FW 8 Dorlan Pabón  90' FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori  74' Substitutions: GK 23 Juan de Dios Ibarra DF 4 Ricardo Osorio DF 15 Edgar Castillo MF 16 Cándido Ramírez  64' MF 27 Luis Ernesto Pérez FW 9 Aldo de Nigris  74' FW 11 Pablo Barrera  90' Manager: Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees: Marvin Torrentera (Mexico City) Juan Joel Rangel (Mexico City) Fourth official: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Second leg

Monterrey	1–1	Pachuca
Pabón 39'	Report	Guzmán 90+3'

29 May 2016

20:36

Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe

Attendance: 50,302

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate

Monterrey[6][7]

Pachuca[6][7]

GK 1 Jonathan Orozco DF 6 Efraín Juárez DF 286 César Montes DF 30 José María Basanta (c) DF 15 Edgar Castillo MF 5 Walter Gargano MF 18 Neri Cardozo  83' MF 33 Walter Ayoví MF 10 Edwin Cardona  13' FW 8 Dorlan Pabón FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori Substitutions: GK 23 Juan de Dios Ibarra DF 4 Ricardo Osorio DF 34 Miguel Herrera Equihua MF 27 Luis Ernesto Pérez FW 9 Aldo de Nigris  88'  83' FW 11 Pablo Barrera FW 20 Santiago Rivera Manager: Antonio Mohamed

GK 21 Óscar Pérez DF 33 Stefan Medina DF 3 Aquivaldo Mosquera (c)  74' DF 30 Omar Gonzalez DF 12 Emmanuel García MF 15 Erick Gutiérrez  66' MF 16 Jorge Hernández MF 10 Jonathan Urretaviscaya  77' MF 7 Rodolfo Pizarro  4' FW 8 Hirving Lozano FW 29 Franco Jara  60'  90+5' Substitutions: GK 16 Alfonso Blanco DF 6 Omar Esparza DF 18 Joaquín Martínez  77' MF 5 Víctor Guzmán  66' MF 14 Steven Almeida FW 9 Ariel Nahuelpán  90+5' FW 11 Rubén Botta Manager: Diego Alonso

Assistant referees: Marcos Quintero (Jalisco) Mario Jesús López (Durango) Fourth official: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Franco Jara (Pachuca)
• Luis Montes (León)

2 goals

• Michael Arroyo (América)
• Edwin Cardona (Monterrey)
• Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey)
• Diego González (Santos Laguna)
• Elías Hernández (León)
• Hirving Lozano (Pachuca)
• Osvaldo Martínez (América)
• Carlos Sánchez (Monterrey)
• Rafael Sóbis (UANL)
• Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Pachuca)

1 goal

• Mauro Boselli (León)
• Jesús Dueñas (UANL)
• Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca)
• Rodrigo Millar (Morelia)
• César Montes (Monterrey)
• Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey)
• Cristian Pellerano (Morelia)
• Oribe Peralta (América)
• Orbelín Pineda (Guadalajara)
• Andrés Rentería (Santos Laguna)
• Aldo Rocha (León)

Own goals

• Diego Novaretti (against Pachuca)