2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla
The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the 2013 Liga MX Clausura is the final knockout tournament involving eight teams of Liga MX. The tournament began on 8 May 2013 and will end on 26 May 2013. The winners and runners-up of the competition will qualify for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.
| Country | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | América (11th title) |
| Runners-up | Cruz Azul |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Christian Benítez (5 goals) |
2013 Apertura → | |
Teams
The eight best teams in the general table qualified for the competition.
| S | Team | Manager | Captain | Performance at the 2013 Clausura | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | UANL |  Ricardo Ferretti |  Lucas Lobos | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 35 | ||
| 2 | América |  Miguel Herrera |  Aquivaldo Mosquera | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 9 | +15 | 32 | ||
| 3 | Atlas | Tomas Boy | Leandro Cufre | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 32 | ||
| 4 | Morelia | Carlos Bustos | Federico Vilar | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 30 | ||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | Guillermo Vázquez | Gerardo Torrado | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 29 | ||
| 6 | Santos Laguna |  Pedro Caixinha | Oswaldo Sánchez | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 29 | ||
| 7 | UNAM | Antonio Torres Servín |  Darío Verón | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 29 | ||
| 8 | Querétaro | Ignacio Ambríz | Marco Jiménez | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 241 | ||
| 9 | Monterrey | Victor Manuel Vucetich | José María Basanta | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | ||
Source: www.ligamx.net
- 1.^ Querétaro may remain in the top 8, but they can no longer qualify to the liguilla as they have been relegated to Ascenso MX next season. If they at least place 8th, then the team placing 9th will qualify to the liguilla[1]
Bracket
The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.
The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | América | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | América | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | América | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlas | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Morelia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
- Away goals rule is applied in the play-off round.
- If the two teams are tied after both legs and away goal rule applied, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalist qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
Quarter-finals
The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on May 8 and 9. The second legs were played on May 11 and 12.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey (8) | 2 – 1 | (1) UANL | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 |
| UNAM (7) | 1 – 3 | (2) América | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 |
| Santos Laguna (6) | 3 – 1 | (3) Atlas | 0 – 0 | 3 – 1 |
| Cruz Azul (5) | 4 – 3 | (4) Morelia | 4 – 2 | 0 – 1 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| May 8, 2013 | Monterrey | 1 – 0 | UANL | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey |
| 19:00 | H. Suazo  18' |
Report | Attendance: 33,026 Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza |
| May 8, 2013 | UNAM | 0 – 1 | América | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City |
| 21:00 | Report | 28' R. Jiménez |
Attendance: 44,927 Referee: Fernando Guerrero |
| May 9, 2013 | Santos Laguna | 0 – 0 | Atlas | Estadio Corona, Torreón |
| 19:00 | Report | Attendance: 19,856 Referee: César Arturo Ramos |
| May 9, 2013 | Cruz Azul | 4 – 2 | Morelia | Estadio Azul, Mexico City |
| 21:00 | M. Pavone 23', 90+7' T Gutiérrez 52'Chaco G. 58' |
Report | 1' H. Mancilla 90+17' C. Ochoa |
Attendance: 25,570 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas |
Second leg
| May 11, 2013 | América | 2 – 1 | UNAM | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| 17:00 | C. Benítez 56', 90+4' |
Report | 21' R. Ramírez |
Attendance: 49,132 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
| May 11, 2013 | UANL | 1 – 1 | Monterrey | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey |
| 19:00 | Danilinho 12' |
Report | 33' (o.g.) Israel Jiménez |
Attendance: 40,435 Referee: Roberto García |
| May 12, 2013 | Morelia | 1 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Estadio Morelos, Morelia |
| 18:00 | R. Salinas 44' |
Report | Attendance: 28,048 Referee: Paul Delgadillo |
| May 12, 2013 | Atlas | 1 – 3 | Santos Laguna | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |
| 20:00 | O. Bravo 5' |
Report | 15' A. Rentería 62', 89' C. Quintero |
Attendance: 43,250 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez |
Semi-finals
The first legs of the semifinals will be played on May 15 and May 16. The second legs will be played on May 18 and 19.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey (4) | 3 – 4 | (1) América | 2 – 2 | 1 – 2 |
| Santos Laguna (3) | 1 – 5 | (2) Cruz Azul | 0 – 3 | 1 – 2 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| May 15, 2013 | Monterrey | 2 – 2 | América | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey |
| 21:00 | H. Suazo 29' A. de Nigris 73' |
Report | 50', 69' C. Benítez |
Attendance: 33,240 Referee: Jorge Pérez Durán |
| May 16, 2013 | Santos Laguna | 0 – 3 | Cruz Azul | Estadio Corona, Torreón |
| 21:00 | Report | 2' G. Flores 24' P. Barrera 88' (o.g.) R. Figueroa |
Attendance: 28,957 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
Second leg
| May 18, 2013 | América | 2 – 1 | Monterrey | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| 17:00 | R. Jiménez 64' (pen.) C. Benítez 82' |
Report | 90+2' A. de Nigris |
Attendance: 71,236 Referee: Paul Delgadillo |
| May 19, 2013 | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | Santos Laguna | Estadio Azul, Mexico City |
| 20:00 | J. Orozco 7', 24' |
Report | 36' A. Rentería |
Attendance: 31,875 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
Final
The first leg of the final will be played on May 23, the second leg on May 26.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul (2) | 2 (2) – 2 (4) | (1) América | 1 – 0 | 1 – 2 |
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
| May 23, 2013 | Cruz Azul | 1 – 0 | América | Estadio Azul, Mexico City |
| 21:00 | Chaco G. 19' |
Report | Attendance: 30,203 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
Second leg
| May 26, 2013 | América | 2 – 1 (4 - 2 p) | Cruz Azul | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| 20:00 | A. Mosquera 88' M. Muñoz 90+2'[2] |
Report | 20' T. Gutiérrez |
Attendance: 124,459 Referee: Paul Enrique Delgadillo |
| Penalties | ||||
Jiménez  Benítez Martínez Layún |
 Orozco Castro Chávez Flores |
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| Clausura 2013 winners: |
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| Club América 11th Title |
References
- Liga MX. "Página Principal de la Liga MX". Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- Official, Match Report. "Liga MX". Official match report. Liga MX. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.