The ''Liguilla'' ( en, Mini League) of the
2010 Primera División de México Apertura was a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the
Primera División de México
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and amo ...
. The tournament began on November 17, 2010, and concluded on December 5, 2010, with
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
beating
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...
5 – 3 on aggregate over two legs.
Teams
The 18 teams that participated in the
2010 Apertura were divided into three groups of six teams. The top two in each group qualify automatically. The two best teams in the
general table not already qualified, regardless of group, qualify as well.
Bracket
The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by
aggregate score.
The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the
general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
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If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
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Both finalist qualify to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League is the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 47th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North ...
. The champion qualifies directly to the group stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the preliminary round.
Quarter-finals
The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 17 and 18. The second legs were played on November 20 and 21.
''Kickoffs are given in local time (
UTC-6).''
First leg
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Second leg
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Semi-finals
The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 25. The second legs were played on November 28.
''Kickoffs are given in local time (
UTC-6).''
First leg
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Second leg
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Final
The first leg of the final was played on December 2. The second leg was played on December 5.
''Kickoffs are given in local time (
UTC-6).''
First leg
Second leg
References
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