Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage


The Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla was being played from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018. A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Qualified teams

The following 8 teams qualified for the championship stage.
In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996.
TeamSeedPointsAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.
Cruz Azul13628thApertura 2017Champions
América23331stClausura 2018Champions
UNAM330 22ndClausura 2018Champions
Santos Laguna430 29thClausura 2018Champions
Monterrey530 21stClausura 2018Champions
UANL62923rdClausura 2018Champions
Toluca726 32ndClausura 2018Champions
Querétaro826 10thClausura 2015Runners-up

Format


Quarterfinals

First leg

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Second leg

Cruz Azul won 3–1 on aggregate
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Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate
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UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate
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América won 5–4 on aggregate

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced for being the higher seed in the [|classification table].
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''América won 7–2 on aggregate

Finals

First leg

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Statistics

Second leg

América won 2–0 on aggregate

Details

Statistics

Statistics

Goalscorers

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