Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 November – 15 December 2024 |
| Teams | 10 |
The Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase[1] will be played between 20 November and 15 December 2024.[2] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2024 Liga MX season.[2]
For the third 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]
Qualified teams
[edit]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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 42 | 18 October 2024 (PLAY) 23 October 2024 (QF) |
36th | Clausura 2024 | Champions (Gua. 2021) | [4] |
| 2 | Toluca | 35 | 22 October 2024 (PLAY) 2 November 2024 (QF) |
39th | Champions (Bic. 2010) | [5] | |
| 3 | UANL | 34 | 26 October 2024 (PLAY) 6 November 2024 (QF) |
34th | Champions (Cl. 2023) | [6] | |
| 4 | UNAM | 31 | 2 November 2024 (PLAY) 8 November 2024 (QF) |
27th | Champions (Cl. 2011) | [7] | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 31 | 2 November 2024 (PLAY) 10 November 2024 (QF) |
30th | Champions (Ap. 2019) | [8] | |
| 6 | Atlético San Luis | 30 | 2 November 2024 (PLAY) 9 November 2024 (QF) |
5th | Apertura 2023 | Semi-finals (Ap. 2023) | [9] |
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best (last) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tijuana | 29 | 2 November 2024 | 8th | Clausura 2019 | Champions (Ap. 2012) | [10] |
| 8 | América | 27 | 2 November 2024 | 40th | Clausura 2024 | Champions (Cl. 2024) | [11] |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 25 | 5 November 2024 | 33rd | Champions (Cl. 2017) | [12] | |
| 10 | Atlas | 21 | 10 November 2024 | 26th | Clausura 2023 | Champions (Cl. 2022) | [13] |
Play-in round
[edit]Format
[edit]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
[edit]| Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| Serie A | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Tijuana | No. 7 seed | |||||||||||
| 8 | América | No. 8 seed | |||||||||||
| Serie B | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Atlas | ||||||||||||
Play-in matches
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tijuana | Serie A | América |
| Guadalajara | Serie B | Atlas |
Serie A
[edit]Serie B
[edit]No. 8 seed match
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Loser Serie A | 1 | Winner Serie B |
| Loser Serie A | v | Winner Serie B |
|---|---|---|
Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNAM | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Monterrey | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UANL | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlético San Luis | |||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]Summary
[edit]The first legs will be played on 27–28 November 2024, and the second legs will be played on 30 November–1 December 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 8 | 1 | Cruz Azul | ||
| Seed 7 | 2 | Toluca | ||
| Atlético San Luis | 3 | UANL | ||
| Monterrey | 4 | UNAM |
Matches
[edit]| Seed 8 | v | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Seed 7 | v | Toluca |
|---|---|---|
| Toluca | v | Seed 7 |
|---|---|---|
References
[edit]- ^ "Calendario Apertura 2024" (PDF). Liga MX. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Liga MX: ¿Qué debes saber del calendario Apertura 2024?". ESPN Deportes. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Cruz Azul History". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Toluca History". 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Tigres UANL History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "UNAM History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Monterrey History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Atlético San Luis History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Tijuana History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "América History". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Guadalajara History". 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Atlas History". 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.