Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase[1] will be played between 22 November and 17 December 2023.[2] A total of ten teams will compete in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2023 Liga MX season.[2]

Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase
Dates22 November – 17 December 2023
Teams10
Clausura 2024 →

On 22 May 2023, a modification for the final phase was announced at the owners assembly in Toluca; reducing the clubs from twelve to ten.[3] The number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals was increased from four to six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification was reduced from six to four. The four clubs qualified for the reclassification will compete in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.[3]

Both finalists will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

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 (6 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Qualified to the play-in round (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
7
8
9
10
Qualified to the play-in round (4 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
TBD América 30 24 October 2023 39th Clausura 2023 Champions
(5 times)		 [4]

Play-in round

Format

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
Play-in matchesNo. 8 seed matchFinal seeds
7thplace teamHome7/8Winner of 7/8 matchNo. 7 seed
8thplace teamAway7/8/9/10Winner of No. 8 seed matchNo. 8 seed
7/8Loser of 7/8 matchHome
9/10Winner of 9/10 matchAway
9thplace teamHome
10thplace teamAway

Play-in matches

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Seed 7 Seed 8
Seed 9 Seed 10
Seed 7vSeed 8
Seed 9vSeed 10

No. 8 seed match

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Loser of 7/8 game Winner of 9/10 game
Loser of 7/8 gamevWinner of 9/10 game

Notes

    References
    1. "Calendario Apertura 2023" (PDF). Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
    2. "Liga MX: Repechaje continuará en Apertura 2023 con nuevo formato". ESPN Deportes. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
    3. "Por unanimidad, la Asamblea de Clubes designa a Juan Carlos Rodríguez". Liga MX. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
    4. "América History". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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