# 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.

## 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 | Performance at the 2011 Apertura | Performance at the 2011 Apertura | Performance at the 2011 Apertura | Performance at the 2011 Apertura | Performance at the 2011 Apertura | Performance at the 2011 Apertura | Performance at the 2011 Apertura |
| S | Team | Manager | Captain | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Guadalajara | Fernando Quirarte | Héctor Reynoso | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 30 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | Enrique Meza | Gerardo Torrado | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 |
| 3 | UANL | Ricardo Ferretti | Lucas Lobos | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28 |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | Benjamín Galindo | Oswaldo Sánchez | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27 |
| 5 | Chiapas | José Guadalupe Cruz | Ismael Fuentes | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26 |
| 6 | Pachuca | Efraín Flores | Leobardo López | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 26 |
| 7 | Morelia | Tomás Boy | Federico Vilar | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 |
| 8 | Querétaro | José Cardozo | Carlos Bueno | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 26 |

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Querétaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Chiapas | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
* If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
* Both finalist qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.

## 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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).

### 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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).

### Second leg
## Final

The first leg of the final will be played on December 8, the second leg on December 11.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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).

### Second leg

* Apertura 2011 winners:
* Tigres UANL 3rd Title