Clausura 2015 Liga MX final phase

Clausura 2015 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates13 May–31 May 2015
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored42 (3 per match)
Attendance468,422 (33,459 per match)

The Clausura 2015 Liga MX final phase commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 13 November 2015 to 31 December 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2015 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 UANL 17 29
2 América 17 29
3 Veracruz 17 28
4 Atlas 17 28
5 Guadalajara 17 26
6 Querétaro 17 26
7 Pachuca 17 25
8 Santos Laguna 17 25
Source: Liga MX

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 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
3 Veracruz 1 2 3
6 Querétaro 2 2 4
6 Querétaro (s) 0 2 2
7 Pachuca 2 0 2
2 América 2 3 5
7 Pachuca 3 4 7
6 Querétaro 0 3 3
8 Santos Laguna 5 0 5
4 Atlas 0 1 1
5 Guadalajara 0 4 4
5 Guadalajara 0 0 0
8 Santos Laguna 0 3 3
1 UANL 1 0 1
8 Santos Laguna 1 1 2


Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 2–1 UANL 1–1 1–0
Pachuca 7–5 América 3–2 4–3
Querétaro 4–3 Veracruz 2–1 2–2
Guadalajara 4–1 Atlas 0–0 4–1

Matches

Santos Laguna1–1UANL
  • Orozco 16'
Report
Attendance: 17,072
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.


Pachuca3–2América
Report
América3–4Pachuca
Report

Pachuca won 7–5 on aggregate.


Querétaro2–1Veracruz
Report
Attendance: 31,976
Referee: Érick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Veracruz2–2Querétaro
Report
Attendance: 28,940
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

Querétaro won 4–3 on aggregate.


Guadalajara0–0Atlas
Report
Atlas1–4Guadalajara
Report

Guadalajara won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 3–0 Guadalajara 0–0 3–0
Pachuca 2–2 (s) Querétaro 2–0 0–2

Matches

Santos Laguna0–0Guadalajara
Report

Santos Laguna won 3–0 on aggregate.


Pachuca2–0Querétaro
Report

2–2 on aggregate. Querétaro advanced due to being the higher seeded club.

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Laguna 5–3 Querétaro 5–0 0–3

First leg

Santos Laguna5–0Querétaro
Report

Details

Santos Laguna[1][2]
Querétaro[1][2]
GK 1 Argentina Agustín Marchesín
DF 14 Mexico Néstor Araujo
DF 24 Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz (c)
DF 16 Mexico Adrián Aldrete
DF 94 Mexico José Abella
MF 4 Mexico Jesús Molina
MF 8 Argentina Diego González
MF 11 Mexico Néstor Calderón
MF 7 Colombia Andrés Rentería downward-facing red arrow 57'
FW 21 Cape Verde Djaniny downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 27 Mexico Javier Orozco downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
GK 32 Mexico Julio González
DF 23 Mexico Carlos Orrantia
MF 17 Mexico Rodolfo Salinas
MF 18 Mexico Édson Rivera upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 9 Mexico Luis Ángel Mendoza
MF 83 Mexico Sergio Ceballos upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 99 Mexico Alonso Escoboza upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Portugal Pedro Caixinha
GK 31 Brazil Tiago Volpi
DF 5 Mexico Yasser Corona Yellow card 87'
DF 3 Argentina Miguel Ángel Martínez (c)
DF 12 United States Jonathan Bornstein downward-facing red arrow 69'
DF 2 Mexico George Corral
MF 11 Brazil William
MF 8 Brazil Danilinho
MF 17 Mexico Mario Osuna Yellow card 38'
MF 81 Mexico Jaime Gómez downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 15 Mexico Ángel Sepúlveda downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 30 Argentina Emanuel Villa
Substitutions:
GK 23 Mexico Édgar Hernández
DF 83 Mexico Víctor Milke
MF 10 Mexico Sinha
MF 21 Mexico Marco Jiménez upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 22 Mexico Édgar Pacheco
MF 49 Brazil Ronaldinho upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Chile Patricio Rubio upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich

Assistant referees:[2]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico City)
Marcos Quintero Huitron (Jalisco)
Fourth official:[2]
Érick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg

Querétaro3–0Santos Laguna
Report

Details

Querétaro[3][4]
Santos Laguna[3][4]
GK 31 Brazil Tiago Volpi
DF 3 Argentina Miguel Ángel Martínez (c)
DF 5 Mexico Yasser Corona
DF 6 Mexico Ricardo Osorio
DF 12 United States Jonathan Bornstein downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 2 Mexico George Corral downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 11 Brazil William
MF 8 Brazil Danilinho
MF 17 Mexico Mario Osuna
FW 15 Mexico Ángel Sepúlveda
FW 30 Argentina Emanuel Villa downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
GK 23 Mexico Édgar Hernández
DF 81 Mexico Jaime Gómez
MF 10 Mexico Sinha upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 21 Mexico Marco Jiménez
MF 22 Mexico Édgar Pacheco
MF 49 Brazil Ronaldinho Yellow card 67' upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 9 Chile Patricio Rubio upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Mexico Víctor Manuel Vucetich
GK 1 Argentina Agustín Marchesín
DF 14 Mexico Néstor Araujo
DF 24 Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz (c)
DF 16 Mexico Adrián Aldrete
DF 94 Mexico José Abella
MF 4 Mexico Jesús Molina
MF 8 Argentina Diego González
MF 11 Mexico Néstor Calderón
MF 99 Mexico Alonso Escoboza downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 21 Cape Verde Djaniny downward-facing red arrow 90'
FW 27 Mexico Javier Orozco downward-facing red arrow 42'
Substitutions:
GK 32 Mexico Julio González
DF 19 Mexico Rafael Figueroa
MF 7 Colombia Andrés Rentería upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 17 Mexico Rodolfo Salinas Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 18 Mexico Édson Rivera
MF 9 Mexico Luis Ángel Mendoza
MF 83 Mexico Sergio Ceballos upward-facing green arrow 42'
Manager:
Portugal Pedro Caixinha

Assistant referees:[5]
Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato)
Jorge Antonio Sánchez (Estado de México)
Fourth official:[5]
Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)
Video assistant referee:[5]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[5]
Jorge Abraham Camacho (Jalisco)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Assists

5 assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

References

  1. ^ a b "Santos Laguna vs Querétaro - 28 May 2015 - ESPN". ESPNFC.
  2. ^ a b c d "Minuto a Minuto". LIGA MX.
  3. ^ a b "Querétaro vs Santos Laguna - 31 May 2015 - ESPN". ESPNFC.
  4. ^ a b "Minuto a Minuto". LIGA MX.
  5. ^ a b c d "Designaciones Arbitrales".