Football tournament season
Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase Dates 8–30 October 2022 Teams 12 Matches played 18 Goals scored 61 (3.39 per match) Attendance 587,175 (32,621 per match)
The Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase[1] was played between 8 October and 30 October 2022.[2] A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2022 Liga MX season.[2] 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.[3]
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
Ref.
1
América
38
6 September 2022 (REC ) 16 September 2022 (QF )
37th
Clausura 2022
Champions(5 times)
[4]
2
Monterrey
35
6 September 2022 (REC ) 16 September 2022 (QF )
27th
Champions(4 times)
[5]
3
Santos Laguna
33
6 September 2022 (REC ) 2 October 2022 (QF )
34th
Apertura 2021
Champions(6 times)
[6]
4
Pachuca
32
7 September 2022 (REC ) 18 September 2022 (QF )
38th
Clausura 2022
Champions(5 times)
[7]
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 .[1]
Reclassification
Summary
Matches took place on 8–9 October 2022.
Matches
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
Summary
The first legs were played on 12–13 October, and the second legs were played on 15–16 October.
Matches
First leg
^ Kickoff was scheduled for 19:06 and was postponed to 19:30 due to heavy rainfall prior to the start of the match.[15]
Second leg
Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate.
América won 11–2 on aggregate.
Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.
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.
Matches
First leg
Second leg
Toluca won 3–2 on aggregate.
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.
First leg
Details
Statistics
Second leg
Pachuca won 8–2 on aggregate.
Details
Statistics
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 61 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Assists
3 assists
2 assists
1 assist
Notes
References
Domestic leagues
Final phase (Liguilla) Domestic cups Super cups CONCACAF competitions NAFU competitions Friendly competitions Related to national team