# Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase was played between 8 October and 30 October 2022. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2022 Liga MX season. 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.
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 |
| 1 | América | 38 | 6 September 2022 (REC) 16 September 2022 (QF) | 37th | Clausura 2022 | Champions (5 times) |
| 2 | Monterrey | 35 | 6 September 2022 (REC) 16 September 2022 (QF) | 27th | Clausura 2022 | Champions (4 times) |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 33 | 6 September 2022 (REC) 2 October 2022 (QF) | 34th | Apertura 2021 | Champions (6 times) |
| 4 | Pachuca | 32 | 7 September 2022 (REC) 18 September 2022 (QF) | 38th | Clausura 2022 | Champions (5 times) |
Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams) :
| Seed | Team | Points (GD) | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best |
| 5 | UANL | 30 | 13 September 2022 | 30th | Clausura 2022 | Champions (5 times) |
| 6 | Toluca | 27 | 16 September 2022 | 36th | Apertura 2021 | Champions (7 times) |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 24 (–8) | 23 September 2022 | 33rd | Clausura 2022 | Champions (2 times) |
| 8 | Puebla | 22 (+2, 24 GF) | 23 September 2022 | 12th | Clausura 2022 | Semi-finals (3 times) |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 22 (+2, 19 GF) | 18 September 2022 | 29th | Clausura 2022 | Champions (3 times) |
| 10 | León | 21 | 23 September 2022 | 15th | Apertura 2021 | Champions (3 times) |
| 11 | Juárez | 19 (–1) | 1 October 2022 | 1st | Debut | — |
| 12 | Necaxa | 19 (–7) | 2 October 2022 | 20th | Clausura 2022 | Champions (Invierno 1998) |

## 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.

## Reclassification
### Summary

Matches took place on 8–9 October 2022.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| UANL | 2–0 | Necaxa |
| Toluca | 3–0 | Juárez |
| Cruz Azul | 1–0 | León |
| Puebla | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Guadalajara |

### 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 | Hosts second leg |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 33 | Hosts second leg |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 32 | Hosts second leg |
| 5 | UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 30 | Hosts first leg |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 27 | Hosts first leg |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 24 | Hosts first leg |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 22 | Hosts first leg |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Monterrey | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Monterrey | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Pachuca | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Pachuca (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Pachuca | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Pachuca | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | América | 6 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Puebla | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Puebla | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | América | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Toluca | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarter-finals
### Summary

The first legs were played on 12–13 October, and the second legs were played on 15–16 October.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Puebla | 2–11 | América | 1–6 | 1–5 |
| Cruz Azul | 0–3 | Monterrey | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Toluca | 6–4 | Santos Laguna | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| UANL | 2–2 (s) | Pachuca | 1–0 | 1–2 |

### Matches
#### First leg

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#### 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Toluca | 3–2 | América | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Pachuca | 6–2 | Monterrey | 5–2 | 1–0 |

### Matches
#### 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Toluca | 2–8 | Pachuca | 1–5 | 1–3 |

### First leg
#### Details

| Toluca | Pachuca |
| GK | 1 | Tiago Volpi |
| DF | 26 | Andrés Mosquera | 12' |
| DF | 24 | Haret Ortega | | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Valber Huerta |
| DF | 5 | Carlos Guzmán | | 74' |
| MF | 10 | Leonardo Fernández |
| MF | 23 | Claudio Baeza (c) | 68' |
| MF | 14 | Marcel Ruiz | 90+1' |
| MF | 16 | Jean Meneses | | 74' |
| FW | 7 | Camilo Sanvezzo | | 46' |
| FW | 32 | Carlos González | | 53' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Gustavo Gutiérrez |
| DF | 6 | Jorge Torres Nilo |
| DF | 20 | Jorge Rodríguez |
| DF | 21 | Brayan Angulo | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Sebastian Saucedo |
| MF | 11 | Daniel Álvarez | | 53' |
| MF | 15 | Jordan Sierra | | 74' |
| MF | 18 | Fernando Navarro | | 46' |
| MF | 27 | Alan Rodríguez |
| FW | 190 | Isaías Violante | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Ignacio Ambríz ||
| GK | 5 | Oscar Ustari (c) |
| DF | 2 | Kevin Álvarez |
| DF | 22 | Gustavo Cabral |
| DF | 23 | Óscar Murillo |
| DF | 85 | Mauricio Isais |
| MF | 10 | Érick Sánchez |
| MF | 24 | Luis Chávez |
| MF | 19 | Paulino | 2' | 58' |
| MF | 6 | Víctor Guzmán | | 63' |
| MF | 30 | Romario Ibarra | | 58' |
| FW | 7 | Nicolás Ibáñez | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 25 | Carlos Moreno |
| DF | 4 | Miguel Tapias |
| DF | 14 | José Castillo |
| MF | 16 | Javier Eduardo López | | 58' |
| MF | 11 | Avilés Hurtado | | 58' |
| MF | 18 | Marino Hinestroza |
| MF | 88 | Pedro Pedraza |
| MF | 100 | Israel Luna | | 63' |
| FW | 9 | Roberto de la Rosa |
| FW | 90 | Illian Hernández | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Guillermo Almada ||
* Assistant referees:
* Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
* Jorge Antonio Sánchez (Estado de México)
* Fourth official:
* Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City)
* Video assistant referee:
* Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Michel Ricardo Espinoza (Mexico City)

#### Statistics

| Statistic | Toluca | Pachuca |
| Goals scored | 1 | 5 |
| Total shots | 21 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 6 |
| Saves | 1 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 62% | 38% |
| Corner kicks | 11 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 16 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

### Second leg

Pachuca won 8–2 on aggregate.

#### Details

| Pachuca | Toluca |
| GK | 5 | Oscar Ustari (c) |
| DF | 2 | Kevin Álvarez |
| DF | 22 | Gustavo Cabral | 27' |
| DF | 23 | Óscar Murillo |
| DF | 85 | Mauricio Isais |
| MF | 10 | Érick Sánchez |
| MF | 24 | Luis Chávez | 63' | 80' |
| MF | 19 | Paulino | | 69' |
| MF | 6 | Víctor Guzmán | | 79' |
| MF | 30 | Romario Ibarra | | 69' |
| FW | 7 | Nicolás Ibáñez | 49' | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 25 | Carlos Moreno |
| DF | 4 | Miguel Tapias |
| DF | 14 | José Castillo |
| MF | 16 | Javier Eduardo López | | 79' |
| MF | 11 | Avilés Hurtado | | 69' |
| MF | 18 | Marino Hinestroza | | 69' |
| MF | 86 | Jahaziel Marchand |
| MF | 100 | Israel Luna | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Roberto de la Rosa | | 82' |
| FW | 90 | Illian Hernández |
| Manager: ||
| Guillermo Almada ||
| GK | 1 | Tiago Volpi |
| DF | 2 | Raúl López | 11' | 46' |
| DF | 26 | Andrés Mosquera |
| DF | 4 | Valber Huerta |
| DF | 21 | Brayan Angulo | | 46' |
| MF | 23 | Claudio Baeza (c) | | 77' |
| MF | 14 | Marcel Ruiz |
| MF | 10 | Leonardo Fernández | | 66' |
| MF | 18 | Fernando Navarro | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Jean Meneses | 60' |
| FW | 32 | Carlos González |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Gustavo Gutiérrez |
| DF | 6 | Jorge Torres Nilo |
| DF | 20 | Jorge Rodríguez | | 66' |
| DF | 24 | Haret Ortega | 50' | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Sebastian Saucedo |
| MF | 11 | Daniel Álvarez | | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Jordan Sierra |
| MF | 27 | Alan Rodríguez | | 77' |
| FW | 7 | Camilo Sanvezzo | 66' | 46' |
| FW | 190 | Isaías Violante |
| Manager: ||
| Ignacio Ambríz ||
* Assistant referees:
* Karen Janet Díaz (Aguascalientes)
* Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
* Fourth official:
* Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)
* Video assistant referee:
* César Arturo Ramos (Sinaloa)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua)

#### Statistics

| Statistic | Pachuca | Toluca |
| Goals scored | 3 | 1 |
| Total shots | 22 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 2 |
| Saves | 1 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 40% | 60% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 13 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
5 goals
* Nicolás Ibáñez (Pachuca)
3 goals
* André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
* Romario Ibarra (Pachuca)
* Henry Martín (América)
* Camilo Sanvezzo (Toluca)
2 goals
* Gustavo Cabral (Pachuca)
* Carlos González (Toluca)
* Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna)
* Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca)
* Brian Rodríguez (América)
* Alejandro Zendejas (América)
1 goal
* Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna)
* Maximiliano Araújo (Puebla)
* Martín Barragán (Puebla)
* Germán Berterame (Monterrey)
* Carlos Cisneros (Guadalajara)
* Jordi Cortizo (Puebla)
* Paulino (Pachuca)
* Leonardo Fernández (Toluca)
* Álvaro Fidalgo (América)
* Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey)
* Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey)
* Avilés Hurtado (Pachuca)
* Mauricio Isais (Pachuca)
* Emilio Lara (América)
* Miguel Layún (América)
* Javier Eduardo López (Pachuca)
* Raúl López (Toluca)
* Roger Martínez (América)
* Jean Meneses (Toluca)
* Héctor Moreno (Monterrey)
* Andrés Mosquera (Toluca)
* Haret Ortega (Toluca)
* Guido Pizarro (UANL)
* Harold Preciado (Santos Laguna)
* Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul)
* Luis Romo (Monterrey)
* Marcel Ruiz (Toluca)
* Jordan Sierra (Toluca)
* Jorge Torres Nilo (Toluca)
* Diego Valdés (América)
* Federico Viñas (América)
* Tiago Volpi (Toluca)

### Assists

3 assists
* Carlos González (Toluca)
* Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca)
2 assists
* Leonardo Fernández (Toluca)
* Romario Ibarra (Pachuca)
* Matías Kranevitter (Monterrey)
* Roger Martínez (América)
* Fernando Navarro (Toluca)
1 assist
* Daniel Álvarez (Toluca)
* Brayan Angulo (Toluca)
* Jesús Angulo (Guadalajara)
* Néstor Araujo (América)
* Juan Brunetta (Santos Laguna)
* Omar Campos (Santos Laguna)
* Luis Chávez (Pachuca)
* Paulino (Pachuca)
* Raymundo Fulgencio (UANL)
* André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
* Alfonso González (Monterrey)
* Jair González (Santos Laguna)
* Marino Hinestroza (Pachuca)
* Federico Mancuello (Puebla)
* Henry Martín (América)
* Emilio Martínez (Puebla)
* Jean Meneses (Toluca)
* Óscar Murillo (Pachuca)
* Fernando Navarro (Toluca)
* Guillermo Ochoa (América)
* Brian Rodríguez (América)
* Jonathan Rodríguez (América)
* Érick Sánchez (Pachuca)
* Richard Sánchez (América)
* Diego Valdés (América)
* Federico Viñas (América)
* Tiago Volpi (Toluca)