2011 Mexican Primera División Championship Round (Apertura)

2011 Primera División de México
Country Mexico Mexico
Teams 8
Champions UANL
Runners-up Santos Laguna
Matches played 14
Goals scored 34 (2.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mexico Oribe Peralta (3)
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The Liguilla (English: Little League) of the 2011 Primera División de México Apertura is a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México. The tournament will begin on November 19, 2011 and will end on December 11, 2011. The winners and runners-up of the competition will qualify for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Teams

In a change from previous seasons, the 18 teams in the 2011 Apertura were not divided into three groups of six teams each. Instead, the eight best teams in the general table qualified for the competition.

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the 2011 Apertura
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1GuadalajaraMexico Fernando QuirarteMexico Héctor Reynoso178632418+630
2Cruz AzulMexico Enrique MezaMexico Gerardo Torrado178542114+729
3UANLBrazil Ricardo FerrettiArgentina Lucas Lobos177732213+928
4Santos LagunaMexico Benjamín GalindoMexico Oswaldo Sánchez178362925+427
5ChiapasMexico José Guadalupe CruzChile Ismael Fuentes177552823+526
6PachucaMexico Efraín FloresMexico Leobardo López177552825+326
7MoreliaMexico Tomás BoyArgentina Federico Vilar177552522+326
8QuerétaroParaguay José CardozoUruguay Carlos Bueno178272321+226

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  Guadalajara 1 0 1  
8  Querétaro 2 0 2  
  8  Querétaro 0 0 0  
  3  UANL 0 1 1  
3  UANL 1 3 4
6  Pachuca 0 0 0  
  3  UANL 1 3 4
  4  Santos Laguna 0 1 1
2  Cruz Azul 1 1 2  
7  Morelia 2 2 4  
  7  Morelia 2 2 4
  4  Santos Laguna 1 3 4  
4  Santos Laguna 2 2 4
5  Chiapas 2 1 3  

Quarter-finals

The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 19 and 20. The second legs were played on November 26 and 27.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Querétaro (8) 2 – 1 (1) Guadalajara 2 – 1 0 – 0
Morelia (7) 4 – 2 (2) Cruz Azul 2 – 1 2 – 1
Pachuca (6) 0 – 4 (3) UANL 0 – 1 0 – 3
Chiapas (5) 3 – 4 (4) Santos Laguna 2 – 2 1 – 2

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 30 and December 1. The second legs were played on December 3 and 4.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Querétaro (8) 0 – 1 (3) UANL 0 – 0 0 – 1
Morelia (7) 4 – 4 (4) Santos Laguna 2 – 1 2 – 3

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).

First leg

Second leg

Final

The first leg of the final will be played on December 8, the second leg on December 11.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL (3) 4 – 1 (4) Santos Laguna 1 – 0 3 – 1

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).

First leg

Second leg

Apertura 2011 winners:
Tigres UANL
3rd Title

References

  1. ↑ "Campeones Otra Vez" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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