The
Clausura 2016 Liga MX
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
championship stage commonly known as ''liguilla'' (mini league) was being played from May 11, 2016 to May 29, 2016. A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2016 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the
2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.
Qualified teams
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
2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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First leg
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Second leg
''Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate''
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''León won 5–2 on aggregate''
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''América won 2–1 on aggregate''
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''Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate''
Semifinals
First leg
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Second leg
''Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate''
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''Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate''
Final
First leg
Second leg
''Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate''
Goalscorers
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* Franco Jara
Franco Daniel Jara (born 15 July 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Born in Villa María, Córdoba, Jara made his professional debut with Arsenal de Sarandí, first appearing in the Primera Divi ...
(Pachuca
Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...
)
* Luis Montes
Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez (born 15 May 1986), also known as Chapito, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Everton.
Club career
Montes started his career playing for Pachuca's youth ...
( León)
;2 goals
* Michael Arroyo
Michael Antonio Arroyo Mina (; born 23 April 1987) is an Ecuadorian footballer, and plays as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Emelec
Michael Arroyo started his career in the youth ranks of Emelec. He was seen as a very talented player for ...
( América)
* Edwin Cardona
Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya (; born 8 December 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Argentine Primera Division club Racing Club and the Colombia national team.
Club career Colombia
Cardona made his professional deb ...
(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 ...
)
* Rogelio Funes Mori
Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori (born 5 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Monterrey. Born in Argentina, he represents the Mexico national team.
He began his career at River Plate before transferring ...
(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 ...
)
* Diego González (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 ...
)
* Elías Hernández ( León)
* Hirving Lozano
Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena (born 30 July 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Napoli and the Mexico national team. He is popularly known by his nickname Chucky.
Lozano began his career with Pachuca, w ...
(Pachuca
Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...
)
* Osvaldo Martínez ( América)
* Carlos Sánchez (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 ...
)
* Rafael Sóbis
Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento (born 17 June 1985) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Before joining Ceará, Sóbis played for Internacional, Real Betis, Al-Jazira, Fluminense and Tigres UANL. He won t ...
( UANL)
* Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Pachuca
Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...
)
;1 goal
* Mauro Boselli
Mauro Boselli (born 22 May 1985) is an Argentine professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Estudiantes de La Plata.
Boselli began his career at Argentine Primera División, Argenti ...
( León)
* Jesús Dueñas
Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo (born 16 March 1989), also known as Pollo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Jesus Dueñas was from Petroleros de Salamanca but later moved to Tigres UANL, the te ...
( UANL)
* Víctor Guzmán (Pachuca
Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...
)
* Rodrigo Millar
Rodrigo Javier Millar Carvajal (born 3 November 1981) is a Chilean footballer who last played as a midfielder for Primera B de Chile club Coquimbo Unido. He played for Chile in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also holds Mexican citizenship.
Clu ...
(Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid) is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital and larg ...
)
* César Montes
César Jasib Montes Castro (born 24 February 1997), also known as El Cachorro, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Espanyol and the Mexico national team.
Club career Monterrey
During a youth league ...
(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 ...
)
* Dorlan Pabón
Dorlan Mauricio Pabón Ríos (born 24 January 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Nacional. He is nicknamed ''Memín'', after an old Mexican comic character named Memín Pinguín.
Club career
En ...
(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 ...
)
* Cristian Pellerano
Cristian Alberto Pellerano (born 1 February 1982) is a former Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Independiente del Valle. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.
His younger brother Hernán is also a professional foo ...
(Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid) is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital and larg ...
)
* Oribe Peralta
Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Peralta began his professional career with Morelia in 2003. He later played for León and Monte ...
( América)
* Orbelín Pineda
Orbelín Pineda Alvarado (born 24 March 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Mexico national team.
Club career Querétaro
Pineda was first called up to the Queré ...
(Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
)
* Andrés Rentería (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 ...
)
* Aldo Rocha ( León)
;Own goals
* Diego Novaretti
Diego Martín Novaretti, (born 9 May 1985), sometimes known as El Flaco, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgrano.
Club career
Club Atlético Belgrano
He made his professional debut with Club Atlético Belgrano in ...
(against Pachuca
Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...
)
References
External links
Liga MX
website
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