# Clausura 2018 Liga MX final phase

The Clausura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (playoffs) was played from 2 May 2018 to 20 May 2018. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Qualified teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Toluca | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 36 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | América | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Tijuana | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 25 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | UNAM | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Morelia | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |

## Format

* Teams are re-seeded each round.
* Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances.
* Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final.
* In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Toluca (s) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tijuana | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Tijuana | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tijuana | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tijuana | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | América | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | UNAM | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UNAM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | América | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santos Laguna (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | UANL | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Morelia | 4–4 | Toluca (s) | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| UNAM | 2–6 | América | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Tijuana | 3–2 | Monterrey | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| UANL | 2–2 | Santos Laguna (s) | 2–0 | 0–2 |
All times are UTC−5 except for the match in Tijuana (UTC−7)

### Second leg

América won 6–2 on aggregate
Tijuana won 3–2 on aggregate
4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Toluca advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tijuana | 3–5 | Toluca | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Santos Laguna | 6–3 | América | 4–1 | 2–2 |
All times are UTC−5 except for the match in Tijuana (UTC−7)

### Second leg

Toluca won 5–3 on aggregate
Santos Laguna won 6–3 on aggregate

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos Laguna | 3–2 | Toluca | 2–1 | 1–1 |
All times are UTC−5

### First leg

| Santos Laguna | Toluca |
| GK | 1 | Jonathan Orozco |
| DF | 2 | José Abella |
| DF | 24 | Carlos Izquierdoz (c) |
| DF | 3 | Gerardo Alcoba |
| DF | 98 | Jesús Angulo | 68' |
| MF | 10 | Osvaldo Martínez |
| MF | 23 | José Vázquez |
| MF | 15 | Brian Lozano |
| FW | 13 | Jonathan Rodríguez | | 64' |
| FW | 9 | Julio Furch |
| FW | 21 | Djaniny | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 28 | Carlos Acevedo |
| DF | 4 | Jorge Sánchez |
| DF | 19 | Jorge Villafaña |
| MF | 6 | Diego de Buen |
| MF | 7 | Jesús Isijara | | 64' |
| MF | 27 | Javier Cortés |
| FW | 12 | Edwin Cetré | 90+3' | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Robert Siboldi ||
| GK | 1 | Alfredo Talavera |
| DF | 29 | Rodrigo Salinas |
| DF | 5 | Osvaldo González |
| DF | 3 | Santiago García | 90+3' |
| DF | 26 | Cristian Borja |
| MF | 15 | Antonio Ríos |
| MF | 17 | Leonel López |
| MF | 24 | Pablo Barrientos |
| MF | 14 | Rubens Sambueza (c) |
| FW | 23 | Luis Quiñones | 68' |
| FW | 20 | Fernando Uribe |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 22 | Luis Manuel García |
| DF | 4 | Maximiliano Perg |
| DF | 33 | Carlos Calvo |
| MF | 28 | Jorge Sartiaguin |
| FW | 7 | Gabriel Hauche |
| FW | 10 | Ángel Reyna |
| FW | 31 | Martín Abundis |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Cristante ||
* Assistant referees:
* Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
* Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City)
* Fourth official:
* Adonai Escobedo González (Aguascalientes)

### Second leg

Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate
| Toluca | Santos Laguna |
| GK | 1 | Alfredo Talavera |
| DF | 29 | Rodrigo Salinas |
| DF | 5 | Osvaldo González |
| DF | 3 | Santiago García | | 69' |
| DF | 26 | Cristian Borja |
| MF | 15 | Antonio Ríos |
| MF | 17 | Leonel López | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Rubens Sambueza (c) | 84' |
| MF | 24 | Pablo Barrientos | | 30' |
| FW | 23 | Luis Quiñones | 74' |
| FW | 20 | Fernando Uribe | 34' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 22 | Luis Manuel García |
| DF | 33 | Carlos Calvo |
| DF | 35 | Juan Delgadillo |
| MF | 28 | Jorge Sartiaguin |
| FW | 7 | Gabriel Hauche | 90+5' | 69' |
| FW | 10 | Ángel Reyna | | 46' |
| FW | 25 | Alexis Canelo | | 30' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Cristante ||
| GK | 1 | Jonathan Orozco | 85' |
| DF | 2 | José Abella |
| DF | 24 | Carlos Izquierdoz (c) |
| DF | 3 | Gerardo Alcoba |
| DF | 98 | Jesús Angulo | 77' |
| MF | 10 | Osvaldo Martínez | 42' | 55' |
| MF | 23 | José Vázquez |
| MF | 15 | Brian Lozano |
| MF | 27 | Javier Cortés | | 55' |
| FW | 9 | Julio Furch |
| FW | 21 | Djaniny | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 28 | Carlos Acevedo |
| DF | 19 | Jorge Villafaña | | 55' |
| MF | 6 | Diego de Buen | | 55' |
| MF | 7 | Jesús Isijara |
| MF | 16 | Ulíses Rivas |
| FW | 12 | Edwin Cetré |
| FW | 13 | Jonathan Rodríguez | 73' | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Robert Siboldi ||
* Assistant referees:
* José Luis Camargo (State of Mexico)
* Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
* Fourth official:
* Jorge Isaac Rojas (Mexico City)

## Goalscorers
### 5 goals

* Fernando Uribe (Toluca)

### 4 goals

* Julio Furch (Santos Laguna)

### 3 goals

* Juan Martín Lucero (Tijuana)
* Mateus Uribe (América)

### 2 goals

* Pablo Barrientos (Toluca)
* Cecilio Domínguez (América)
* Emanuel Loeschbor (Morelia)
* Osvaldo Martínez (Santos Laguna)
* Jérémy Ménez (América)
* Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey)
* Djaniny (Santos Laguna)

### 1 goal

* Hugo Ayala (UANL)
* Miller Bolaños (Tijuana)
* Cristian Borja (Toluca)
* Nicolás Castillo (UNAM)
* Edwin Cetré (Santos Laguna)
* Luis Chávez (Tijuana)
* Jesús Gallardo (UNAM)
* André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
* Gabriel Hauche (Toluca)
* Andrés Ibargüen (América)
* Jesus Isijara (Santos Laguna)
* Mario Osuna (Morelia)
* Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey)
* Luis Quiñones (Toluca)
* Ignacio Rivero (Tijuana)
* Jonathan Rodríguez (Santos Laguna)
* Rubens Sambueza (Toluca)
* Miguel Sansores (Morelia)
* Bruno Valdez (América)