2010 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla

2010 Primera División de México
Country Mexico
Teams 8
Champions Monterrey
Runners-up Santos Laguna
Matches played 14
Goals scored 40 (2.86 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Humberto Suazo (5 goals)
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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]

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 AzulMexico Enrique MezaMexico Gerardo Torrado1712323313+20391stFirst place Group 3
2MonterreyMexico Víctor VucetichMexico Luis Ernesto Pérez179532920+9322ndFirst place Group 1
3Santos LagunaArgentina Rubén Omar RomanoMexico Oswaldo Sánchez179352919+11303rdRunner-up Group 1
4AméricaMexico Manuel LapuenteMexico Pável Pardo177642216+6274thFirst place Group 2
5San LuisMexico Ignacio AmbrízMexico Ignacio Torres178272119+2265thRunner-up Group 2
6ChiapasMexico Jose Guadalupe CruzMexico Christian Valdéz176742114+7256thRunner-up Group 3
7PachucaArgentina Pablo MariniColombia Miguel Calero177462728−1257thThird place Group 2
8UNAMMexico Guillermo VázquezMexico 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  

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

November 17, 2010
19:00
San Luis 0 – 0 América
Report
Estadio Alfonso Lastras
San Luis Potosí
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)

November 17, 2010
21:00
UNAM 1 – 2 Cruz Azul
López  19' Report Cervantes  32'
Giménez  73'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Referee: Mauricio Morales Ovalle (Mexico)

November 18, 2010
18:00
Pachuca 1 – 1 Monterrey
Arizala  67' Report Basanta  56'
Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca
Referee: Paul Enrique Delgadillo Haro (Mexico)

November 18, 2010
20:00
Chiapas 1 – 1 Santos Laguna
Ochoa  33' Report Arce  22'
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso Flores (Mexico)

Second leg

November 20, 2010
17:00
Cruz Azul 0 – 2 UNAM
Report Bravo  1'
Cacho  73' (pen.)

November 20, 2010
19:00
América 4 – 1 San Luis
Sánchez  15'
Matellán  24' (o.g.)
Esqueda  45'
Vuoso  81'		 Report de la Torre  53'
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)

November 21, 2010
16:00
Monterrey 3 – 3 Pachuca
Suazo  19'
de Nigris  36'
Cardozo  56'		 Report Arizala  15', 84', 89'

November 21, 2010
18:00
Santos Laguna 1 – 0 Chiapas
Rodriguez  90+5' (pen.) Report
Estadio Corona
Torreón
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

November 25, 2010
19:00
América 1 – 2 Santos Laguna
Reyna  19' Report Quintero  9'
Benítez  89'
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico)

November 25, 2010
21:00
UNAM 0 – 0 Monterrey
Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Second leg

November 28, 2010
18:00
Santos Laguna 3 – 3 América
Quintero  2', 61'
Benítez  75'		 Report Sánchez  60'
Vuoso  66'
Esqueda  86'
Estadio Corona
Torreón
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico)

November 28, 2010
20:00
Monterrey 2 – 0 UNAM
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

December 2, 2010
20:00
Santos Laguna 3 – 2 Monterrey
Estrada  23'
Quintero  41'
Davino  85' (o.g.)		 Report Suazo  37'
Cardozo  54'

Second leg

December 5, 2010
18:00
Monterrey 3 – 0 Santos Laguna
Suazo  28', 85'
Basanta  72'		 Report

References

  1. ↑ "Magical Monterrey on top again". FIFA.com. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
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