The Apertura 2019

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championship stage commonly known as ''Liguilla'' (mini league) was played from 27 November 2019 to 29 December 2019. Due to finalist

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participating in the

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, the final was postponed to 29 December from 15 December. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2019 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the

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Qualified teams

The following 8 teams qualified for the championship stage. ''In the following table, 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).''

Format

*Teams were re-seeded each round. *Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced. *Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final. *In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, 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

Bracket

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Morelia won 5–4 on aggregate'' ---- ''Necaxa won 6–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Monterrey won 6–3 on aggregate'' ---- ''América won 5–4 on aggregate''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table''

Finals

First leg

Details

Statistics

Second leg

Details

''3–3 on aggregate. Monterrey won 4–2 on penalties''

Statistics

Goalscorers

Assists

;3 assists * Jesús Angulo (

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( América) * Ayron del Valle (

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( UANL) * Andrés Ibargüen ( América) *

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Henry Martín Henry Josué Martín Mex (born 18 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América, whom he captains, and the Mexico national team. Club career Early career Martín initiated his career ...

( América) * José Martínez (

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Kevin Mercado Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer for Maricá Futebol Clube who plays as a forward. Club career Born in Guayaquil, Mercado joined Academía Alfaro Moreno in 2005, aged ten. In 2011, he move ...

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Notes

References

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