2010 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla

2010–11 Primera División de México season#Torneo Apertura Primera División de México 2010 Mexico 8 Monterrey Santos Laguna 14 40 Humberto Suazo (5 goals) 2010 Bicentenario 2011 Clausura The Liguilla (en Mini League) of the 2010 Primera División de México Apertura was a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México. The tournament began on November 17, 2010, and concluded on December 5, 2010, with Monterrey beating Santos Laguna 5 – 3 on aggregate over two legs.https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1347538.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101210162302/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1347538.html dead December 10, 2010 Magical Monterrey on top again 2010-12-05 FIFA.com 2010-12-07 Teams The 18 teams that participated in the 2010 Apertura were divided into three groups of six teams. The top two in each group qualify automatically. The two best teams in the general table not already qualified, regardless of group, qualify as well. S Seeded positionTeamManagerCaptainPerformance at the Apertura 2010 Pld Played W Wins D Draws L Losts GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goals difference Pts Points P Position in the General TableQualified as1Cruz AzulMexico Enrique MezaMexico Gerardo Torrado1712323313+20391stFirst place Group 32MonterreyMexico Víctor VucetichMexico Luis Ernesto Pérez179532920+9322ndFirst place Group 13Santos LagunaArgentina Rubén Omar RomanoMexico Oswaldo Sánchez179352919+11303rdRunner-up Group 14AméricaMexico Manuel LapuenteMexico Pável Pardo177642216+6274thFirst place Group 25San LuisMexico Ignacio AmbrízMexico Ignacio Torres178272119+2265thRunner-up Group 26ChiapasMexico Jose Guadalupe CruzMexico Christian Valdéz176742114+7256thRunner-up Group 37PachucaArgentina Pablo MariniColombia Miguel Calero177462728−1257thThird place Group 28UNAMMexico Guillermo VázquezMexico Sergio Bernal177462324−1258thThird place Group 3 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 Cruz Azul 1 2 0 2 UNAM 8 1 2 3 Monterrey 2 1 3 4 Pachuca 7 1 3 4 Santos Laguna 3 1 1 2 Chiapas 6 1 0 1 América 4 0 4 4 San Luis 5 0 1 1 Monterrey 2 0 2 2 UNAM 8 0 0 0 Santos Laguna 3 2 3 5 América 4 1 3 4 Monterrey 2 2 3 5 Santos Laguna 3 3 0 3 If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. Both finalist qualify to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the group stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the preliminary round. Quarter-finals The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 17 and 18. The second legs were played on November 20 and 21. Cruz Azul (1) 2–3 (8) UNAM 2–1 0–2 Monterrey (2) 4–4 (7) Pachuca 1–1 3–3 Santos Laguna (3) 2–1 (6) Chiapas 1–1 1–0 América (4) 4–1 (5) San Luis 0–0 4–1 Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6). First leg November 17, 2010 19:00 San Luis 0 – 0 Report América Estadio Alfonso LastrasSan Luis Potosí Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico) November 17, 2010 21:00 UNAM 1 – 2 Report Cruz Azul López 19 Cervantes 32 Giménez 73 Estadio Olímpico UniversitarioMexico City Mauricio Morales Ovalle (Mexico) November 18, 2010 18:00 Pachuca 1 – 1 Report Monterrey Arizala 67 Basanta 56 Estadio HidalgoPachuca Paul Enrique Delgadillo Haro (Mexico) November 18, 2010 20:00 Chiapas 1 – 1 Report Santos Laguna Ochoa 33 Arce 22 Estadio Víctor Manuel ReynaTuxtla Gutiérrez Jorge Eduardo Gasso Flores (Mexico) Second leg November 20, 2010 17:00 Cruz Azul 0 – 2 Report UNAM Bravo 1 Cacho 73 pen. Estadio AzulMexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) November 20, 2010 19:00 América 4 – 1 Report San Luis Sánchez 15Matellán 24 o.g.Esqueda 45Vuoso 81 de la Torre 53 Estadio AztecaMexico City Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico) November 21, 2010 16:00 Monterrey 3 – 3 Report Pachuca Suazo 19de Nigris 36 Cardozo 56 Arizala 15 84 89 Estadio TecnológicoMonterrey Benito Archundia (Mexico) November 21, 2010 18:00 Santos Laguna 1 – 0 Report Chiapas Rodriguez 90+5 pen. Estadio CoronaTorreón Roberto García Orozco (Mexico) Semi-finals The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 25. The second legs were played on November 28. Monterrey (2) 2–0 (8) UNAM 0–0 2–0 Santos Laguna (3) 5–4 (4) América 2–1 3–3 Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6). First leg November 25, 2010 19:00 América 1 – 2 Report Santos Laguna Reyna 19 Quintero 9Benítez 89 Estadio AztecaMexico City Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico) November 25, 2010 21:00 UNAM 0 – 0 Report Monterrey Estadio Olímpico UniversitarioMexico City Roberto García Orozco (Mexico) Second leg November 28, 2010 18:00 Santos Laguna 3 – 3 Report América Quintero 2 61Benítez 75 Sánchez 60Vuoso 66Esqueda 86 Estadio CoronaTorreón Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez (Mexico) November 28, 2010 20:00 Monterrey 2 – 0 Report UNAM Suazo 88Cardozo 89 Estadio TecnológicoMonterrey Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) Final The first leg of the final was played on December 2. The second leg was played on December 5. Monterrey (2) 5–3 (3) Santos Laguna 2–3 3–0 Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6). First leg December 2, 2010 20:00 Santos Laguna 3 – 2 Report Monterrey Estrada 23Quintero 41Davino 85 o.g. Suazo 37Cardozo 54 Estadio CoronaTorreón Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) Second leg December 5, 2010 18:00 Monterrey 3 – 0 Report Santos Laguna Suazo 28 85Basanta 72 Estadio TecnológicoMonterrey Benito Archundia (Mexico) References