Clausura 2024 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 2 May – 26 May 2024 |
Teams | 10 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 29 (1.71 per match) |
Attendance | 633,159 (37,245 per match) |
Apertura 2024 → |
The Clausura 2024 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 2 May 2024 and 26 May 2024.[2] A total of ten teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2024 Liga MX season.[2]
For the second straight season, the number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals will be six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification is four.[3] The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[3]
América defeated Cruz Azul 2–1 on aggregate to win their second straight title and fiftheenth overall. As winners of both the Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 seasons, América were automatically awarded the 2024 Campeón de Campeones.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the championship stage.
In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).
Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best (last) | Ref. |
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1 | América | 35 | 6 April 2024 (PLAY) 13 April 2024 (QF) | 40th | Apertura 2023 | Champions (Ap. 2023) | [4] |
2 | Cruz Azul | 33 | 12 April 2024 (PLAY) 27 April 2024 (QF) | 35th | Clausura 2023 | Champions (Gua. 2021) | [5] |
3 | Toluca | 32 (+15) | 7 April 2024 (PLAY) 19 April 2024 (QF) | 38th | Clausura 2023 | Champions (Bic. 2010) | [6] |
4 | Monterrey | 32 (+13) | 6 April 2024 (PLAY) 28 April 2024 (QF) | 30th | Apertura 2023 | Champions (Ap. 2019) | [7] |
5 | UANL | 31 (+11) | 20 April 2024 (PLAY) 27 April 2024 (QF) | 33rd | Champions (Cl. 2023) | [8] | |
6 | Guadalajara | 31 (+7) | 20 April 2024 (PLAY) 27 April 2024 (QF) | 32nd | Champions (Cl. 2017) | [9] |
Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best (last) | Ref. |
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7 | Pachuca | 29 | 20 April 2024 | 40th | Clausura 2023 | Champions (Ap. 2022) | [10] |
8 | UNAM | 27 (+5) | 26 April 2024 | 27th | Apertura 2023 | Champions (Cl. 2011) | [11] |
9 | Necaxa | 27 (+1) | 12 April 2024 | 21st | Apertura 2022 | Champions (Inv. 1998) | [12] |
10 | Querétaro | 24 | 27 April 2024 | 6th | Guardianes 2021 | Runners-up (Cl. 2015) | [13] |
Play-in round
Format
The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.
Bracket
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Serie A | |||||||||||||
7 | Pachuca | 0 (3) | 8 | UNAM | No. 7 seed | ||||||||
8 | UNAM (p) | 0 (5) | 7 | Pachuca | No. 8 seed | ||||||||
7 | Pachuca | 2 | |||||||||||
Serie B | 9 | Necaxa | 1 | ||||||||||
9 | Necaxa (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||
10 | Querétaro | 1 (2) | |||||||||||
Play-in matches
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Pachuca | 0–0 (3–5 p) | UNAM |
Necaxa | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Querétaro |
Serie A
Serie B
No. 8 seed match
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Pachuca | 2–1 | Necaxa |
Final seeding
The following is the final seeding for the final phase after the play-in round matches
Seed | Team |
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1 | América |
2 | Cruz Azul |
3 | Toluca |
4 | Monterrey |
5 | UANL |
6 | Guadalajara |
7 | UNAM |
8 | Pachuca |
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | América (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cruz Azul | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | UNAM | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cruz Azul (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Quarter-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 8–9 May 2024, and the second legs will be played on 11–12 May 2024.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pachuca | 2–2 | América (s) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
UNAM | 2–4 | Cruz Azul | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Guadalajara | 1–0 | Toluca | 1–0 | 0–0 |
UANL | 2–3 | Monterrey | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Matches
2–2 on aggregate. América advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
UNAM | 0–2 | Cruz Azul |
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Cruz Azul | 2–2 | UNAM |
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Cruz Azul won 4–2 on aggregate.
Guadalajara | 1–0 | Toluca |
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Toluca | 0–0 | Guadalajara |
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Guadalajara won 1–0 on aggregate.
UANL | 1–2 | Monterrey |
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Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 15–16 May 2024, and the second legs will be played on 18–19 May 2024.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guadalajara | 0–1 | América | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Monterrey | 2–2 (s) | Cruz Azul | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Guadalajara | 0–0 | América |
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Report |
América | 1–0 | Guadalajara |
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América won 1–0 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul | 1–2 | Monterrey |
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2–2 on aggregate. Cruz Azul advanced due to being the higher seeded team.
Finals
Summary
The first leg was played on 23 May 2024, and the second leg was played on 26 May 2024.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cruz Azul | 1–2 | América | 1–1 | 0–1 |
First leg
Cruz Azul | 1–1 | América |
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Details
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cruz Azul[14][15] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() América[14][15] |
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Assistant referees:[16] |
Statistics
Statistic[17] | Cruz Azul | América |
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Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
Total shots | 7 | 7 |
Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
Saves | 1 | 2 |
Ball possession | 64% | 36% |
Corner kicks | 7 | 3 |
Fouls committed | 7 | 8 |
Offsides | 1 | 1 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg
América won 2–1 on aggregate.
Details
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() América[18][19] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cruz Azul[18][19] |
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Assistant referees:[20] |
Statistics
Statistic[21] | América | Cruz Azul |
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Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
Total shots | 11 | 13 |
Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
Saves | 5 | 4 |
Ball possession | 47% | 53% |
Corner kicks | 3 | 6 |
Fouls committed | 7 | 10 |
Offsides | 1 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul)
Alán Bautista (Pachuca)
Diber Cambindo (Necaxa)
Sergio Canales (Monterrey)
Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey)
Brayan Garnica (Necaxa)
André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul)
Víctor Guzmán (Guadalajara)
César Huerta (UNAM)
Oussama Idrissi (Pachuca)
Diego Lainez (UANL)
Federico Lértora (Querétaro)
Guillermo Martínez (UNAM)
Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey)
Israel Reyes (América)
Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul)
Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul)
Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)
Assists
3 assists
1 assist
Rodrigo Aguirre (Monterrey)
Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara)
Pablo Barrera (Querétaro)
Juan Brunetta (UANL)
Diber Cambindo (Necaxa)
Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul)
Javairô Dilrosun (América)
Bryan González (Pachuca)
Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul)
César Huerta (UNAM)
Igor Lichnovsky (América)
Lisandro Magallán (UNAM)
Henry Martín (América)
José Paradela (Necaxa)
Diego Reyes (UANL)
Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey)
Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul)
References
- ^ "Calendario Clausura 2024" (PDF). Liga MX. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Liga MX reveals the Clausura 2024 calendar: here are the dates". ESPN Deportes. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "América History". 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Cruz Azul History". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Toluca History". 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Monterrey History". 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Tigres UANL History". 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Guadalajara History". 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Pachuca History". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "UNAM History". 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Necaxa History". 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Querétaro History". 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Cruz Azul vs. América- 23 May 2024 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
- ^ a b c d "Designaciones Arbitrales".
- ^ "Cruz Azul vs América stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b "América vs. Cruz Azul - 26 May 2024 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
- ^ a b c d "Designaciones Arbitrales".
- ^ "América vs Cruz Azul stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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