Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla

The Liguilla will have the teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up will be determined by aggregate score. the higher seeded team will advance if the aggregate is a tie. The exception for tie-breaking procedure is the finals, where the higher seeded team rule will not be used. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg of the finals, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary. The teams will be seeded 1 to 8 (depending on their position at the end of the regular season). Higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Kickoffs are given in local time.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1  San Luis 1 1 2  
8  Santos Laguna 3 2 5  
  8  Santos Laguna 0 1 1  
  2  Toluca 0 2 2  
2  Toluca 0 2 2
7  U.A.G. 0 0 0  
  2  Toluca (p) 2 0 2 (7)
  5  Cruz Azul 0 2 2 (6)
4  U.N.A.M. 0 1 1  
5  Cruz Azul 0 3 3  
  5  Cruz Azul 3 1 4
  3  Atlante F.C. 1 1 2  
3  Atlante F.C. 1 1 2
6  U.A.N.L. 1 1 2  

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals are scheduled to be played on November 22, 23, 29, and November 30.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Luis Mexico 25 Mexico Santos Laguna 12 13
UNAM Mexico 13 Mexico Cruz Azul 13 00
Atlante Mexico 22 Mexico UANL 11 11
Toluca Mexico 20 Mexico UAG 20 00

First leg

22 November 2008
17:00
Cruz Azul 0 0 UNAM
(Report)
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Mexico)

22 November 2008
19:00
UANL 1 1 Atlante
Sánchez  7' (Report) Rey  73'

23 November 2008
15:00
UAG 0 0 Toluca
(Report)
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan, Jalisco
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)

23 November 2008
17:00
Santos Laguna 3 1 San Luis
Mascorro  16' (o.g.)
Ludueña  33'
Vuoso  78'
(Report) Piríz  44'
Estadio Corona, Torreón, Coahuila
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico)

Second leg

29 November 2008
19:00
San Luis 1 2 Santos Laguna
Patiño  16' (Report) Blanco  82' (pen.)
Ludueña  86'

Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.


29 November 2008
21:00
Atlante 1 1 UANL
Pereyra  45' (Report) Mustafá  73' (o.g.)
Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún, Quintana Roo
Referee: Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico)

Atlante won 2–2 on aggregate.


30 November 2008
12:00
Toluca 2 0 UAG
Mancilla  59'
Nava  84'
(Report)
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico State
Referee: Roberto García (México)

Toluca won 2–0 on aggregate


30 November 2008
17:00
UNAM 1 3 Cruz Azul
Palencia  4' (Report) Torrado  6'
Sabah  58'
Villaluz  67'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Referee: Armando Benito Archundia (México)

Cruz Azul won 3-1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The semifinals are scheduled to be played on December 3, 4, 6, and 7.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca Mexico 2 1 Mexico Santos Laguna 2 1 0 0
Atlante F.C. Mexico 2 4 Mexico Cruz Azul 1 1 1 3

First leg

3 December 2008
21:00
Cruz Azul 3 1 Atlante F.C.
Sabah  9' (pen.)
Lugo  22'
Lozano  80'
(Report) Rey  31'
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

4 December 2008
19:00
Santos Laguna 0 0 Toluca
(Report)
Estadio Corona, Torreón, Coahuila
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)

Second leg

6 December 2008
19:00
Atlante F.C. 1 1 Cruz Azul
Maldonado  8' (Report) Villaluz  4'
Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún, Quintana Roo
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

Cruz Azul won 4–2 on aggregate.


7 December 2008
12:00
Toluca 2 1 Santos Laguna
Dueñas  27'
Mancilla  41'
(Report) Castillo  26'
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico State
Referee: Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico)

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on December 11 and 14, respectively.

First leg

11 December 2008
20:00
Cruz Azul 0 2 Toluca
(Report) da Silva  14'
Ponce  21'
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico)

Second leg

References

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