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2012 Liga MX Apertura Liguilla
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Liga MX |
| year | 2012 |
| country | Mexico |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champions | Tijuana |
| runner-up | Toluca |
| matches | 14 |
| goals | 36 |
| top goal scorer | PAR Édgar Benítez |
| (3 goals) | |
| prevseason | [2012 Clausura](2012-primera-division-de-mexico-clausura-liguilla) |
| nextseason | [2013 Clausura](2013-liga-mx-clausura-liguilla) |
Main article: 2012–13 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura
| runner-up = Toluca (3 goals) The Liguilla (****) of the 2012 Liga MX Apertura was the final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Liga MX. The tournament began on November 14, 2012 and ended on December 12, 2012. The winners and runners-up of the competition qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.
Teams
The eight best teams in the general table qualified for the competition.
| S | Team | Manager | Captain | Performance at the [2011 Apertura](2011-12-primera-division-de-mexico-season-standings) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | MEX Enrique Meza | MEX Sinha | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 34 | |
| 2 | Tijuana | ARG Antonio Mohamed | ARG Javier Gandolfi | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 34 | |
| 3 | León | URU Gustavo Matosas | TBD | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 33 | |
| 4 | América | MEX Miguel Herrera | COL Aquivaldo Mosquera | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 31 | |
| 5 | Morelia | ARG Rubén Omar Romano | ARG Federico Vilar | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | MEX Guillermo Vázquez | MEX Gerardo Torrado | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | Monterrey | MEX Víctor Manuel Vucetich | ARG José María Basanta | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | NED John van 't Schip | MEX Héctor Reynoso | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
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.
|RD1-team1= Toluca |RD1-seed1= 1 |RD1-score1-1= 2 |RD1-score1-2= 3 |RD1-score1-agg=5 |RD1-team2= Guadalajara |RD1-seed2= 8 |RD1-score2-1= 1 |RD1-score2-2= 1 |RD1-score2-agg=2 |RD1-team3= América |RD1-seed3= 4 |RD1-score3-1= 2 |RD1-score3-2= 1 |RD1-score3-agg= 3 |RD1-team4= Morelia |RD1-seed4= 5 |RD1-score4-1= 0 |RD1-score4-2= 2 |RD1-score4-agg= 2 |RD1-team5= Tijuana |RD1-seed5= 2 |RD1-score5-1= 1 |RD1-score5-2= 1 |RD1-score5-agg= 2 |RD1-team6= Monterrey |RD1-seed6= 7 |RD1-score6-1= 0 |RD1-score6-2= 1 |RD1-score6-agg= 1 |RD1-team7= León |RD1-seed7= 3 |RD1-score7-1= 1 |RD1-score7-2= 3 |RD1-score7-agg= 4 |RD1-team8= Cruz Azul |RD1-seed8=6 |RD1-score8-1= 2 |RD1-score8-2= 0 |RD1-score8-agg= 2 |RD2-team1= Toluca |RD2-seed1= 1 |RD2-score1-1=2 |RD2-score1-2=1 |RD2-score1-agg=3 |RD2-team2= América |RD2-seed2= 4 |RD2-score2-1=0 |RD2-score2-2=2 |RD2-score2-agg=2 |RD2-team3= Tijuana |RD2-seed3= 2 |RD2-score3-1=0 |RD2-score3-2=3 |RD2-score3-agg=3 |RD2-team4= León |RD2-seed4= 3 |RD2-score4-1=2 |RD2-score4-2=0 |RD2-score4-agg=2 |RD3-team1= Toluca |RD3-seed1= 1 |RD3-score1-1=1 |RD3-score1-2=0 |RD3-score1-agg=1 |RD3-team2= Tijuana |RD3-seed2= 2 |RD3-score2-1=2 |RD3-score2-2=2 |RD3-score2-agg=4
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalist qualify to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
Quarter-finals
The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 14 and 15. The second legs were played on November 17 and 18.
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
M. Pavone
Sinha
Second leg
M. Sabah
L. Delgado
Lucas Silva J. Cacho
Semi-finals
The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 22 and November 25. The second legs were played on December 3 and 4.
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
É. Benítez
C. Peña
Second leg
D. Montenegro J. Medina
D. Riascos R. Ruiz
Final
Main article: 2012 Liga MX Apertura Liguilla Final
The first leg of the final was played on November 29, the second leg on December 2.
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).
First leg
P. Aguilar C. Pellerano F. Arce
Sinha A. Talavera
Second leg
D. Novaretti D. Riascos F. Martínez
| Apertura 2012 winners: |
|---|
| **Tijuana** |
| **1st Title** |
References
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