# Apertura 2017 Liga MX final phase

The Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 22 November to 10 December 2017. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2017 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 | Monterrey | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 37 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | UANL | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | América | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Morelia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Toluca | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | León | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 | 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 | Monterrey | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Monterrey | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Morelia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Morelia (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Morelia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UANL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | UANL (s) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UANL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | León | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | León | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | América (s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlas | 2–6 | Monterrey | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| León | 2–2 | UANL (s) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Cruz Azul | 0–0 | América (s) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Toluca | 3–3 | Morelia (s) | 2–1 | 1–2 |
All times are UTC−6

### Second leg

2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
3–3 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Morelia advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Monterrey won 6–2 on aggregate
0–0 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Morelia | 0–5 | Monterrey | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| América | 0–4 | UANL | 0–1 | 0–3 |
All times are UTC−6

### Second leg

UANL won 4–0 on aggregate
Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| UANL | 3–2 | Monterrey | 1–1 | 2–1 |
All times are UTC−6

### First leg

| UANL | Monterrey |
| GK | 1 | Nahuel Guzmán | 43' |
| DF | 6 | Jorge Torres Nilo |
| DF | 3 | Juninho (c) |
| DF | 4 | Hugo Ayala | 85' 90+1' |
| DF | 28 | Luis Rodríguez | 36' |
| MF | 29 | Jesús Dueñas | 65' |
| MF | 5 | Rafael Carioca |
| MF | 20 | Javier Aquino |
| FW | 9 | Eduardo Vargas | | 80' |
| FW | 10 | André-Pierre Gignac |
| FW | 13 | Enner Valencia |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 36 | Lalo Fernández |
| DF | 21 | Francisco Meza |
| MF | 17 | Jose Francisco Torres |
| MF | 19 | Larry Vásquez |
| MF | 25 | Jürgen Damm |
| MF | 27 | Alberto Acosta |
| FW | 18 | Ismael Sosa | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Ferretti ||
| GK | 1 | Hugo González |
| DF | 11 | Leonel Vangioni | 74' 88' |
| DF | 15 | José María Basanta (c) | 31' |
| DF | 4 | Nicolás Sánchez | | 46' |
| DF | 33 | Stefan Medina | 81' |
| MF | 25 | Jonathan González |
| MF | 13 | Carlos Sánchez | 58' |
| MF | 16 | Celso Ortiz | | 86' |
| FW | 8 | Dorlan Pabón |
| FW | 18 | Avilés Hurtado | | 69' |
| FW | 7 | Rogelio Funes Mori | 26' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 24 | Édson Reséndez |
| DF | 3 | César Montes | | 46' |
| DF | 5 | Luis Fuentes |
| DF | 6 | Efraín Juárez |
| MF | 14 | Alfonso González | | 86' |
| MF | 21 | Jesús Molina | 90+3' | 69' |
| FW | 29 | Marco Bueno |
| Manager: ||
| Antonio Mohamed ||
* Assistant referees:
* José Luis Camargo (State of Mexico)
* Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
* Fourth official:
* Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

### Second leg

UANL won 3–2 on aggregate
| Monterrey | UANL |
| GK | 1 | Hugo González |
| DF | 15 | José María Basanta (c) | | 46' |
| DF | 3 | César Montes |
| DF | 4 | Nicolás Sánchez |
| DF | 33 | Stefan Medina |
| MF | 25 | Jonathan González | | 80' |
| MF | 19 | Neri Cardozo | 90+6' |
| MF | 13 | Carlos Sánchez | | 87' |
| FW | 18 | Avilés Hurtado |
| FW | 8 | Dorlan Pabón |
| FW | 7 | Rogelio Funes Mori |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 24 | Édson Reséndez |
| DF | 5 | Luis Fuentes | | 46' |
| DF | 6 | Efraín Juárez |
| MF | 14 | Alfonso González |
| MF | 17 | Jesús Zavala | | 87' |
| MF | 21 | Jesús Molina |
| FW | 27 | Jorge Benítez | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Antonio Mohamed ||
| GK | 1 | Nahuel Guzmán |
| DF | 6 | Jorge Torres Nilo |
| DF | 21 | Francisco Meza |
| DF | 3 | Juninho (c) |
| DF | 28 | Luis Rodríguez |
| MF | 29 | Jesús Dueñas | 81' |
| MF | 5 | Rafael Carioca |
| MF | 20 | Javier Aquino |
| FW | 9 | Eduardo Vargas | 61' |
| FW | 10 | André-Pierre Gignac |
| FW | 13 | Enner Valencia | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 36 | Lalo Fernández |
| DF | 14 | Jorge Iván Estrada |
| DF | 15 | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
| MF | 17 | Jose Francisco Torres |
| MF | 25 | Jürgen Damm | 61' |
| MF | 27 | Alberto Acosta | 81' |
| FW | 18 | Ismael Sosa | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Ferretti ||
* Assistant referees:
* Marcos Quintero (Jalisco)
* Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City)
* Fourth official:
* Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

## Goalscorers
### 6 goals

* Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey)

### 3 goals

* Avilés Hurtado (Monterrey)
* Enner Valencia (UANL)

### 2 goals

* André-Pierre Gignac (UANL)
* Raúl Ruidíaz (Morelia)
* Carlos Sánchez (Monterrey)
* Fernando Uribe (Toluca)
* Eduardo Vargas (UANL)

### 1 goal

* Pablo Barrientos (Toluca)
* Mauro Boselli (León)
* Francisco Meza (UANL)
* Andrés Mosquera (León)
* Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey)
* Nicolás Sánchez (Monterrey)
* Ángel Sepúlveda (Morelia)
* Christian Tabó (Atlas)
* Juninho (UANL)