Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase

Football tournament season

Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates	8–30 October 2022
Teams	12
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	61 (3.39 per match)
Attendance	587,175 (32,621 per match)
← Clausura 2022 Clausura 2023 →

The Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase was played between 8 October and 30 October 2022. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2022 Liga MX season. For the fifth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to twelve.

Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in November and December, the Apertura 2022 regular season and final phase began earlier than previous seasons. As a result, the final was held on 30 October 2022 and not in the middle of December.

Pachuca defeated Toluca 8–2 on aggregate to win their seventh league title. As winners, Pachuca faced UANL, the Clausura 2023 champions, in the 2023 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).

Qualified directly to quarter-finals (4 teams)
Seed	Team	Points (GD)	Date of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best
1	América	38	6 September 2022 (REC) 16 September 2022 (QF)	37th	Clausura 2022	Champions (5 times)
2	Monterrey	35	6 September 2022 (REC) 16 September 2022 (QF)	27th	Clausura 2022	Champions (4 times)
3	Santos Laguna	33	6 September 2022 (REC) 2 October 2022 (QF)	34th	Apertura 2021	Champions (6 times)
4	Pachuca	32	7 September 2022 (REC) 18 September 2022 (QF)	38th	Clausura 2022	Champions (5 times)

Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)
Seed	Team	Points (GD)	Date of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best
5	UANL	30	13 September 2022	30th	Clausura 2022	Champions (5 times)
6	Toluca	27	16 September 2022	36th	Apertura 2021	Champions (7 times)
7	Cruz Azul	24 (–8)	23 September 2022	33rd	Clausura 2022	Champions (2 times)
8	Puebla	22 (+2, 24 GF)	23 September 2022	12th		Semi-finals (3 times)
9	Guadalajara	22 (+2, 19 GF)	18 September 2022	29th		Champions (3 times)
10	León	21	23 September 2022	15th	Apertura 2021	Champions (3 times)
11	Juárez	19 (–1)	1 October 2022	1st	Debut	—
12	Necaxa	19 (–7)	2 October 2022	20th	Clausura 2022	Champions (Invierno 1998)

Format

Reclassification

All rounds were played in a single match hosted by the higher seed.
If a match ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Liguilla

Teams were re-seeded each round.
The winners of the reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
No away goals rule was applied in either round; if the two teams were tied on aggregate, 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 penalty shoot-out.
Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Reclassification

Summary

Matches took place on 8–9 October 2022.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
UANL	2–0	Necaxa
Toluca	3–0	Juárez
Cruz Azul	1–0	León
Puebla	1–1 (5–4 p)	Guadalajara

Matches

8 October 202219:00 CDT (UTC−5)

UANL	2–0	Necaxa
Gignac 60', 73'	Report

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los GarzaAttendance: 36,585Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

8 October 202221:15 CDT (UTC−5)

Cruz Azul	1–0	León
Rivero 72'	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 22,291Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

9 October 202212:00 CDT (UTC−5)

Toluca	3–0	Juárez
Sanvezzo 23' González 46' Ruiz 90+2'	Report

Estadio Nemesio Díez, TolucaAttendance: 25,069Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

9 October 202216:30 CDT (UTC−5)

Puebla	1–1	Guadalajara
Barragán 58'	Report	Cisneros 90+6'
Penalties
de Buen Mancuello Martínez Reyes Escoto	5–4	Vega Mozo Ormeño Angulo Zaldívar

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, PueblaAttendance: 43,135Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Seeding

The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Seed	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Host
1	América	17	12	2	3	37	16	+21	38	Hosts second leg
2	Monterrey	17	10	5	2	29	13	+16	35
3	Santos Laguna	17	10	3	4	38	21	+17	33
4	Pachuca	17	9	5	3	28	15	+13	32

5	UANL	17	9	3	5	24	14	+10	30	Hosts first leg
6	Toluca	17	7	6	4	27	23	+4	27
7	Cruz Azul	17	7	3	7	26	34	−8	24
8	Puebla	17	4	10	3	24	22	+2	22

Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

2	Monterrey	0	3	3

7	Cruz Azul	0	0	0
					2	Monterrey	2	0	2

					4	Pachuca	5	1	6
4	Pachuca (s)	0	2	2

5	UANL	1	1	2
										4	Pachuca	5	3	8

										6	Toluca	1	1	2
1	América	6	5	11

8	Puebla	1	1	2
					1	América	1	1	2

					6	Toluca	2	1	3
3	Santos Laguna	3	1	4

6	Toluca	4	2	6

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 12–13 October, and the second legs were played on 15–16 October.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Puebla	2–11	América	1–6	1–5
Cruz Azul	0–3	Monterrey	0–0	0–3
Toluca	6–4	Santos Laguna	4–3	2–1
UANL	2–2 (s)	Pachuca	1–0	1–2

Matches

First leg

12 October 202219:30 CDT (UTC−5)

Puebla	1–6	América
Cortizo 14'	Report	Valdés 31' Martín 33', 57' Zendejas 65' B. Rodríguez 77' Viñas 90+2'

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, PueblaAttendance: 44,471Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Kickoff was scheduled for 19:06 and was postponed to 19:30 due to heavy rainfall prior to the start of the match.

12 October 202221:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Cruz Azul	0–0	Monterrey
	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 24,571Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Chiapas)

13 October 202219:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Toluca	4–3	Santos Laguna
González 4' Sanvezzo 6', 73' Volpi 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Gorriarán 30' (pen.) Preciado 38' Aguirre 49'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, TolucaAttendance: 24,161Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Jalisco)

13 October 202221:06 CDT (UTC−5)

UANL	1–0	Pachuca
Gignac 88' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los GarzaAttendance: 40,487Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)

Second leg

15 October 202218:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Monterrey	3–0	Cruz Azul
Berterame 20' Funes Mori 85' Gallardo 90+4'	Report

Estadio BBVA, GuadalupeAttendance: 39,578Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate.

15 October 202220:06 CDT (UTC−5)

América	5–1	Puebla
B. Rodríguez 21' Martín 27' Martínez 50' Fidalgo 60' Layún 85' (pen.)	Report	Araujo 35'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 44,298Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco)

América won 11–2 on aggregate.

16 October 202219:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Santos Laguna	1–2	Toluca
Gorriarán 90+6'	Report	Meneses 47' Mosquera 50'

Estadio Corona, TorreónAttendance: 23,851Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.

16 October 202221:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Pachuca	2–1	UANL
Guzmán 19' López 68'	Report	Pizarro 64'

Estadio Hidalgo, PachucaAttendance: 15,565Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)

2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 19–20 October, and the second legs were played on 22–23 October.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Toluca	3–2	América	2–1	1–1
Pachuca	6–2	Monterrey	5–2	1–0

Matches

First leg

19 October 202221:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Toluca	2–1	América
Ortega 23' Fernández 42' (pen.)	Report	Lara 79'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, TolucaAttendance: 27,273Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

20 October 202221:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Pachuca	5–2	Monterrey
Ibáñez 9', 86' (pen.), 90+2' Ibarra 23' Paulino 47'	Report	Moreno 16' Romo 42'

Estadio Hidalgo, PachucaAttendance: 13,235Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)

Second leg

22 October 202220:06 CDT (UTC−5)

América	1–1	Toluca
Zendejas 35'	Report	Torres Nilo 29'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 62,945Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

Toluca won 3–2 on aggregate.

23 October 202220:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Monterrey	0–1	Pachuca
	Report	Hurtado 90+5' (pen.)

Estadio BBVA, GuadalupeAttendance: 51,348Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

Pachuca won 6–2 on aggregate.

Final

Summary

The first leg was played on 27 October, and the second leg was played on 30 October.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Toluca	2–8	Pachuca	1–5	1–3

First leg

27 October 202220:06 CDT (UTC−5)

Toluca	1–5	Pachuca
Sierra 78'	Report	Ibarra 8', 36' Cabral 13' Isais 41' Ibáñez 53'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, TolucaAttendance: 27,273Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Details

Toluca

Pachuca


GK	1	Tiago Volpi
DF	26	Andrés Mosquera	12'
DF	24	Haret Ortega		46'
DF	4	Valber Huerta
DF	5	Carlos Guzmán		74'
MF	10	Leonardo Fernández
MF	23	Claudio Baeza (c)	68'
MF	14	Marcel Ruiz	90+1'
MF	16	Jean Meneses		74'
FW	7	Camilo Sanvezzo		46'
FW	32	Carlos González		53'
Substitutions:
GK	12	Gustavo Gutiérrez
DF	6	Jorge Torres Nilo
DF	20	Jorge Rodríguez
DF	21	Brayan Angulo		46'
MF	8	Sebastian Saucedo
MF	11	Daniel Álvarez		53'
MF	15	Jordan Sierra		74'
MF	18	Fernando Navarro		46'
MF	27	Alan Rodríguez
FW	190	Isaías Violante		74'
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz


GK	5	Oscar Ustari (c)
DF	2	Kevin Álvarez
DF	22	Gustavo Cabral
DF	23	Óscar Murillo
DF	85	Mauricio Isais
MF	10	Érick Sánchez
MF	24	Luis Chávez
MF	19	Paulino	2'	58'
MF	6	Víctor Guzmán		63'
MF	30	Romario Ibarra		58'
FW	7	Nicolás Ibáñez		73'
Substitutions:
GK	25	Carlos Moreno
DF	4	Miguel Tapias
DF	14	José Castillo
MF	16	Javier Eduardo López		58'
MF	11	Avilés Hurtado		58'
MF	18	Marino Hinestroza
MF	88	Pedro Pedraza
MF	100	Israel Luna		63'
FW	9	Roberto de la Rosa
FW	90	Illian Hernández		73'
Manager:
Guillermo Almada

Assistant referees:
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Jorge Antonio Sánchez (Estado de México)
Fourth official:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Michel Ricardo Espinoza (Mexico City)

Statistics

Statistic	Toluca	Pachuca
Goals scored	1	5
Total shots	21	14
Shots on target	5	6
Saves	1	4
Ball possession	62%	38%
Corner kicks	11	4
Fouls committed	15	16
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	3	1
Red cards	0	0

Second leg

30 October 202219:36 CST (UTC−6)

Pachuca	3–1	Toluca
Guzmán 45+3' Ibáñez 53' Cabral 75' (pen.)	Report	López 21'

Estadio Hidalgo, PachucaAttendance: 21,080Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Aguascalientes)

Pachuca won 8–2 on aggregate.

Details

Pachuca

Toluca


GK	5	Oscar Ustari (c)
DF	2	Kevin Álvarez
DF	22	Gustavo Cabral	27'
DF	23	Óscar Murillo
DF	85	Mauricio Isais
MF	10	Érick Sánchez
MF	24	Luis Chávez	63'	80'
MF	19	Paulino		69'
MF	6	Víctor Guzmán		79'
MF	30	Romario Ibarra		69'
FW	7	Nicolás Ibáñez	49'	82'
Substitutions:
GK	25	Carlos Moreno
DF	4	Miguel Tapias
DF	14	José Castillo
MF	16	Javier Eduardo López		79'
MF	11	Avilés Hurtado		69'
MF	18	Marino Hinestroza		69'
MF	86	Jahaziel Marchand
MF	100	Israel Luna		80'
FW	9	Roberto de la Rosa		82'
FW	90	Illian Hernández
Manager:
Guillermo Almada


GK	1	Tiago Volpi
DF	2	Raúl López	11'	46'
DF	26	Andrés Mosquera
DF	4	Valber Huerta
DF	21	Brayan Angulo		46'
MF	23	Claudio Baeza (c)		77'
MF	14	Marcel Ruiz
MF	10	Leonardo Fernández		66'
MF	18	Fernando Navarro		46'
MF	16	Jean Meneses	60'
FW	32	Carlos González
Substitutions:
GK	12	Gustavo Gutiérrez
DF	6	Jorge Torres Nilo
DF	20	Jorge Rodríguez		66'
DF	24	Haret Ortega	50'	46'
MF	8	Sebastian Saucedo
MF	11	Daniel Álvarez		46'
MF	15	Jordan Sierra
MF	27	Alan Rodríguez		77'
FW	7	Camilo Sanvezzo	66'	46'
FW	190	Isaías Violante
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz

Assistant referees:
Karen Janet Díaz (Aguascalientes)
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Fourth official:
Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
Video assistant referee:
César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua)

Statistics

Statistic	Pachuca	Toluca
Goals scored	3	1
Total shots	22	8
Shots on target	8	2
Saves	1	5
Ball possession	40%	60%
Corner kicks	7	3
Fouls committed	15	13
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	3	4
Red cards	0	0

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.

5 goals

Nicolás Ibáñez (Pachuca)

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Assists

3 assists

Carlos González (Toluca)
Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca)

2 assists

1 assist

Notes

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