2011 Mexican Primera División Championship Round (Apertura)

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.

Main article: 2011–12 Primera División de México season § Torneo Apertura
2011 Primera División de México
Country Mexico
Teams8
ChampionsUANL
Runners-upSantos Laguna
Matches played14
Goals scored34 (2.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Oribe Peralta (3)

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
1Guadalajara Fernando Quirarte Héctor Reynoso178632418+630
2Cruz Azul Enrique Meza Gerardo Torrado178542114+729
3UANL Ricardo Ferretti Lucas Lobos177732213+928
4Santos Laguna Benjamín Galindo Oswaldo Sánchez178362925+427
5Chiapas José Guadalupe Cruz Ismael Fuentes177552823+526
6Pachuca Efraín Flores Leobardo López177552825+326
7Morelia Tomás Boy Federico Vilar177552522+326
8Querétaro José Cardozo 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
November 19, 2011 Morelia 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Estadio Morelos, Morelia
19:00
Márquez 78', 85'		 Report 32' Orozco
 70' Pinto		 Referee: Erim Ramírez
November 19, 2011 Querétaro 2 – 1 Guadalajara Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro
17:00 Bueno 9', 70' Report 90+2' Enríquez Referee: Fernando Guerrero
November 20, 2011 Chiapas 2 – 2 Santos Laguna Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
16:00 J. Martínez 84'
Arizala 92'		 Report 4' Baloy
32' Peralta
 71' Cárdenas		 Referee: Ricardo Arellano
November 20, 2011 Pachuca 0 – 1 UANL Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
18:00 Report 26' Mancilla
 62' Salcido		 Referee: Paul Delgadillo

Second leg
November 26, 2011 Cruz Azul 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Azul, Mexico City
17:00 Vela 37'
Torrado  71' 		 Report 17' Sabah
22' Lugo		 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez
November 26, 2011 Guadalajara 0 – 0 Querétaro Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan
19:00 Report Referee: Mauricio Morales
November 27, 2011 Santos Laguna 2 – 1 Chiapas Estadio Corona, Torreón
17:00 Quintero 41'
Ludueña 73'		 Report 66' J. Martínez Referee: Roberto García Orozco
November 27, 2011 UANL 3 – 0 Pachuca Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
19:00 Viniegra 11'
Lobos 26'
Álvarez 36'		 Report  28'  61' Herrera Referee: Francisco Chacón

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
November 30, 2011 Morelia 2 – 1 Santos Laguna Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:30 Lozano 13'
Lugo 25'		 Report 83' Peralta
 57'  87' Mares		 Referee: Paul Delgadillo
December 1, 2011 Querétaro 0 – 0 UANL Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro
19:00 Report Referee: Roberto García Orozco

Second leg
December 3, 2011 Santos Laguna 3 – 2 Morelia Estadio Corona, Torreón
19:00 Rodríguez 34' (pen.)
Suárez 52', 64'		 Report  33' Huiqui
74', 87' Sepúlveda
 90+1' Leão		 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno
December 4, 2011 UANL 1 – 0 Querétaro Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
18:00 López Mondragón 44' (o.g.) Report  90+3' Vázquez Referee: Francisco Chacón

Final
Main article: 2011 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla 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
December 8, 2011 Santos Laguna 0 – 1 UANL Estadio Corona, Torreón
20:30 Sánchez  23'
Rodríguez  23'
Estrada  29'
Morales  59'
Baloy  81'		 Report 7' Álvarez Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Delgadillo

Second leg
December 11, 2011 UANL 3 – 1 Santos Laguna Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
18:00 Torres  36'
Lobos  38'
Mancilla 52'
Mancilla  56'
Danilinho 63'
Jiménez  69'
Pulido 87'		 Report  12' Sánchez
 19' Salinas
30' Peralta
 66' Morales
 69' Baloy
 70' Quintero		 Attendance: 43,000[1]
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Apertura 2011 winners:
Tigres UANL
3rd Title

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