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Apertura 2021 Liga MX final phase

The Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021 (stylized as Grita... México A21) Liga MX final phase[1] was being played between 20 November and 12 December 2021.[2] A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2021 Liga MX season.[3] For the third straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expands the number of playoff spots to 12.

Apertura 2021 Liga MX final phase
Tournament details
Dates20 November – 12 December 2021
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored43 (2.39 per match)
Attendance527,242 (29,291 per match)

Both finalists qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

Atlas defeated León on penalty kicks to win their second title.

Qualified teams

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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 34 17 October 2021 (REC)
24 October 2021 (QF) 		36th Guardianes 2021 Champions
(5 times) 		[4]
2 Atlas 29 (+11) 25 October 2021 (REC)
4 November 2021 (QF) 		23rd Runners-up
(Verano 1999) 		[5]
3 León 29 (+6) 3 November 2021 (REC)
6 November 2021 (QF) 		14th Champions
(3 times) 		[6]
4 UANL 28 30 October 2021 (REC)
6 November 2021 (QF) 		28th Champions
(5 times) 		[7]
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)
Seed Team Points (GD) Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best Ref.
5 Santos Laguna 24 (+7) 4 November 2021 33rd Guardianes 2021 Champions
(6 times) 		[8]
6 Toluca 24 (0, 22 GF) 31 October 2021 35th Champions
(7 times) 		[9]
7 Puebla 24 (0, 16 GF) 5 November 2021 10th Semifinals
(3 times) 		[10]
8 Cruz Azul 23 3 November 2021 31st Champions
(2 times) 		[11]
9 Monterrey 22 (+3) 6 November 2021 26th Champions
(4 times) 		[12]
10 Guadalajara 22 (0) 5 November 2021 28th Champions
(3 times) 		[13]
11 UNAM 21 7 November 2021 24th Guardianes 2020 Champions
(4 times) 		[14]
12 Atlético San Luis 20 7 November 2021 1st Debut —

Format

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Reclassification

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  • All rounds will be played in a single game hosted by the higher seed
  • If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Liguilla

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  • Teams will be re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the Reclassification matches will be seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches will advance.
  • No away goals rule is applied in neither round, if the two teams are tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advances.
  • In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out.
  • Both finalists will qualify to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.

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Reclassification

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Summary

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Matches took place on 20–21 November 2021.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Santos Laguna 2–0 Atlético San Luis
Toluca 1–2 UNAM
Puebla 2–2 (6–5 p) Guadalajara
Cruz Azul 1–4 Monterrey

Matches

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Santos Laguna2–0Atlético San Luis
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Attendance: 10,048
Puebla2–2Guadalajara
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Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 34,530
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
Toluca1–2UNAM
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Attendance: 22,595
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul1–4Monterrey
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Attendance: 0[note 1]

Seeding

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The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches are seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 América 17 10 5 2 21 10 +11 35
2 Atlas 17 8 5 4 21 10 +11 29
3 León 17 8 5 4 20 14 +6 29
4 UANL 17 7 7 3 26 14 +12 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 9 3 23 16 +7 24
6 Puebla 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 24
7 Monterrey 17 5 7 5 19 16 +3 22
8 UNAM 17 5 6 6 17 23 −6 21
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
2 Atlas (s) 0 1 1
7 Monterrey 0 1 1
2 Atlas (s) 1 0 1
8 UNAM 0 1 1
1 América 0 1 1
8 UNAM 0 3 3
2 Atlas (p) 2 1 3 (4)
3 León 3 0 3 (3)
3 León 1 2 3
6 Puebla 2 0 2
3 León (s) 1 2 3
4 UANL 2 1 3
4 UANL (s) 1 1 2
5 Santos Laguna 2 0 2


Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 24–25 November, and the second legs were played on 27–28 November.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 3–1 América 0–0 3–1
Monterrey 1–1 (s) Atlas 0–0 1–1
Puebla 2–3 León 2–1 0–2
Santos Laguna 2–2 (s) UANL 2–1 0–1

First leg

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UNAM0–0América
Report
Attendance: 42,784
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Monterrey0–0Atlas
Report
Attendance: 27,105
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)
Puebla2–1León
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Attendance: 27,259
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Santos Laguna2–1UANL
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Attendance: 15,310
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

Second leg

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América1–3UNAM
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Attendance: 51,302
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.

Atlas1–1Monterrey
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Attendance: 21,210

1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

León2–0Puebla
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Attendance: 13,307
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

León won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 1–2 December, and the second legs were played on 4–5 December.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 1–1 (s) Atlas 0–1 1–0
UANL 3–3 (s) León 2–1 1–2

First leg

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UANL2–1León
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Attendance: 37,785
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)
UNAM0–1Atlas
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Attendance: 48,976
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

Second leg

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León2–1UANL
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Attendance: 23,570

3–3 on aggregate. León advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Atlas0–1UNAM
Report
Attendance: 42,962
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.

Finals

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The first leg was played on 9 December, and the second leg was played on 12 December.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León 3–3 (3–4 p) Atlas 3–2 0–1 (a.e.t.)

First leg

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León3–2Atlas
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Attendance: 23,513

Details

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GK 30   Rodolfo Cota (c)
DF 4   Andrés Mosquera   35'
DF 21   Jaine Barreiro
DF 6   William Tesillo
DF 28   David Ramírez
MF 22   Santiago Colombatto   69'
MF 8   José Iván Rodríguez
MF 25   Omar Fernández   69'
MF 13   Ángel Mena   87'
MF 16   Jean Meneses   90'
FW 7   Víctor Dávila   81'   90'
Substitutions:
GK 1   Alfonso Blanco
DF 3   Gil Burón
DF 5   Fernando Navarro
DF 23   Ramiro González   35'
MF 10   Luis Montes   69'
MF 11   Elías Hernández   90'
MF 26   Fidel Ambríz   90'
MF 32   Jesse Zamudio
FW 14   Santiago Ormeño
FW 20   Emmanuel Gigliotti   69'
Manager:
  Ariel Holan
GK 12   Camilo Vargas
DF 5   Anderson Santamaría
DF 2   Hugo Nervo
DF 27   Jesús Angulo
DF 15   Diego Barbosa   4'   79'
DF 14   Luis Reyes   75'
MF 20   Jairo Torres
MF 26   Aldo Rocha (c)   68'
MF 18   Jeremy Márquez   75'
FW 9   Julio Furch
FW 33   Julián Quiñones   87'
Substitutions:
GK 1   José Hernández
DF 4   José Abella   81'   79'
DF 13   Gaddi Aguirre
DF 21   Aníbal Chalá   75'
MF 6   Édgar Zaldívar   75'
MF 10   Gonzalo Maroni
MF 19   Edyairth Ortega
FW 22   Franco Troyansky
FW 28   Christopher Trejo
FW 199   Jonathan Herrera
Manager:
  Diego Cocca

Assistant referees:[18]
José Ibrahim Martínez (Guerrero)
Jorge Antonio Sánchez (Estado de México)
Fourth official:[18]
Óscar Mejía García (Mexico City)
Video assistant referee:[18]
Gerardo Martínez Bravo (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[18]
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)

Statistics

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Statistic[19] León Atlas
Goals scored 3 2
Total shots 12 8
Shots on target 5 3
Saves 1 2
Ball possession 69% 31%
Corner kicks 2 3
Fouls committed 18 16
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 1 4
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

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Atlas1–0 (a.e.t.)León
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Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 47,548
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

3–3 on aggregate. Atlas won on 4–3 penalty kicks

Details

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GK 12   Camilo Vargas
DF 5   Anderson Santamaría   90+3'
DF 2   Hugo Nervo
DF 27   Jesús Angulo
DF 15   Diego Barbosa
DF 14   Luis Reyes   99'   111'
MF 20   Jairo Torres   111'
MF 26   Aldo Rocha (c)   99'
MF 18   Jeremy Márquez   80'
FW 9   Julio Furch
FW 33   Julián Quiñones   72'
Substitutions:
GK 1   José Hernández
DF 4   José Abella
DF 13   Gaddi Aguirre   111'
DF 21   Aníbal Chalá   90+3'
MF 6   Édgar Zaldívar   80'
MF 11   Brayan Garnica   111'
MF 19   Edyairth Ortega
FW 22   Franco Troyansky
FW 28   Christopher Trejo   72'
FW 199   Jonathan Herrera
Manager:
  Diego Cocca
GK 30   Rodolfo Cota (c)
DF 23   Ramiro González   76'
DF 21   Jaine Barreiro
DF 6   William Tesillo
DF 28   David Ramírez
MF 22   Santiago Colombatto   64'
MF 8   José Iván Rodríguez   105'
MF 25   Omar Fernández   64'
MF 13   Ángel Mena
MF 16   Jean Meneses   90+1'   86'
FW 7   Víctor Dávila   105'
Substitutions:
GK 1   Alfonso Blanco
DF 3   Gil Burón
DF 5   Fernando Navarro   105'
DF 24   Osvaldo Rodríguez   76'
DF 33   Pedro Hernández
MF 10   Luis Montes   64'
MF 11   Elías Hernández   85'
MF 26   Fidel Ambríz
FW 14   Santiago Ormeño   105'
FW 20   Emmanuel Gigliotti   85'   90+4'   64'
Manager:
  Ariel Holan

Assistant referees:[22]
Christian Espinosa Zavala (Mexico City)
Michel Alejandro Morales (Mexico City)
Fourth official:[22]
Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Video assistant referee:[22]
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Assistant video assistant referee:[22]
Eduardo Galvan Basulto (Mexico City)

Statistics

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Statistic[23] Atlas León
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 20 11
Shots on target 9 2
Saves 2 8
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 5 6
Fouls committed 24 18
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 2

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 43 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.39 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Assists

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3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Notes

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  1. ^ One match attendance ban due to prohibited chants in the regular season match Cruz Azul vs. León.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reglamento de Competencia 2021–22" (PDF). ligamx.net. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. ^ "CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOSAPERTURA 2021" (PDF). Milenio.com. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ "¡Más chances para ser campeón! Repechaje en la Liga MX seguirá para la temporada 2021-2022". 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. ^ "América History". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Atlas History". 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "León History". 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Tigres UANL History". 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Santos Laguna History". 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Toluca History". 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Puebla History". 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Cruz Azul History". Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Monterrey History". 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Guadalajara History". 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. ^ "UNAM History". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  15. ^ "La Comisión Disciplinaria impone veto de plaza al Club Cruz Azul". Liga BBVA MX. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  16. ^ a b "León vs. Atlas - 9 December 2021 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  17. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  18. ^ a b c d https://arbitraje.fmf.mx/detalle-noticia/torneo-gritamexicoa21-liga-bbva-mx-designaciones-arbitrales-ida-de-la-final_841 [dead link‍]
  19. ^ "León vs Atlas stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Atlas vs. León - 12 December 2021 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  21. ^ a b MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "Minuto a Minuto". ligamx.net.
  22. ^ a b c d https://arbitraje.fmf.mx/detalle-noticia/torneo-gritamexicoa21-liga-bbva-mx-designaciones-arbitrales-vuelta-de-la-final_847 [dead link‍]
  23. ^ "Atlas vs León stats – ESPNFC". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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