The Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase was played between 22 November and 17 December 2023. A total of ten teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2023 Liga MX season.
On 22 May 2023, a modification for the final phase was announced at the owners assembly in Toluca; reducing the clubs from twelve to ten. The number of clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals was increased from four to six while the teams qualifying for the reclassification was reduced from six to four. The four clubs qualified for the reclassification competed in the "play-in" round, a tournament modeled after the NBA play-in tournament.
América defeated UANL 3–0 on aggregate to win their fourteenth league title. As winners, América will face the Clasura 2024 champion in the 2024 Campeón de Campeones. Both finalists qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the championship stage.
In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).
+Qualified directly to quarter-finals (6 teams)SeedTeamPoints ()Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best Ref.1América4024 October 2023 ()28 October 2023 ()39thClausura 2023Champions 2Monterrey331 November 2023 ()3 November 2023 ()29thChampions 3UANL3029 October 2023 ()31 October 2023 ()32ndChampions 4UNAM283 November 2023 ()11 November 2023 ()26thChampions 5Guadalajara273 November 2023 ()4 November 2023 ()31stChampions 6Puebla 2512 November 2023 ()12 November 2023 () 14thSemi-finals
+Qualified to the play-in round (4 teams)SeedTeamPoints ()Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.7Atlético San Luis23 (+5)10 November 20234thClausura 2023Quarter-finals 8León23 (+1)12 November 202317thChampions 9Santos Laguna23 (–3)11 November 202336thApertura 2022Champions 10Mazatlán2210 November 20232ndClausura 2022Reclassification
Play-in round Format The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed.
Bracket
Play-in matches
Serie A
Serie B
No. 8 seed match
Seeding The following is the current seeding for the final phase.
Bracket
Quarter-finals Summary The first legs will be played on 29–30 November, and the second legs will be played on 2–3 December 2023.
Matches
América won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlético San Luis won 2–1 on aggregate.
UANL won 5–2 on aggregate.
UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals Summary The first legs will be played on 6–7 December, and the second legs will be played on 9–10 December 2023.
Matches
América won 5–2 on aggregate.
UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.
Finals Summary The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 17 December 2023.
First leg
Details
GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánDF 20 Javier AquinoDF 19 Guido Pizarro (c)DF 3 SamirDF 27 Jesús AnguloMF 5 Rafael Carioca MF 8 Fernando GorriaránMF 17 Sebastián Córdova MF 6 Juan Pablo VigónMF 16 Diego LainezFW 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutions:GK 25 Carlos Felipe RodríguezDF 13 Diego ReyesDF 15 Eduardo TerceroDF 28 Fernando OrdóñezDF 32 Vladimir LoroñaMF 22 Raymundo FulgencioMF 24 Marcelo FloresMF 26 Sebastián FierroFW 9 Nicolás IbáñezFW 29 Ozziel HerreraManager: Robert Dante Siboldi GK 1 Luis Malagón DF 19 Miguel LayúnDF 31 Igor LichnovskyDF 4 Sebastián CáceresDF 2 Luis FuentesMF 8 Álvaro FidalgoMF 6 Jonathan dos SantosMF 33 Julián QuiñonesMF 17 Alejandro ZendejasMF 10 Diego ValdésFW 21 Henry Martín (c)Substitutions:GK 27 Óscar JiménezDF 3 Israel ReyesDF 5 Kevin ÁlvarezDF 29 Ramón JuárezMF 7 Brian Rodríguez MF 16 Santiago NavedaMF 20 Richard SánchezMF 26 Salvador ReyesMF 32 Leonardo SuárezFW 11 Jonathan RodríguezManager: André Jardine
Assistant referees: Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City) Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato) Fourth official: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas) Video assistant referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico City) Assistant video assistant referee: Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)
Statistics StatisticUANLAméricaGoals scored11Total shots1012Shots on target52Saves14Ball possession54%46%Corner kicks92Fouls committed1517Offsides21Yellow cards21Red cards00
Second leg
América won 4–1 on aggregate.
Details
GK 1 Luis Malagón DF 19 Miguel LayúnDF 31 Igor Lichnovsky DF 4 Sebastián CáceresDF 2 Luis FuentesMF 6 Jonathan dos SantosMF 8 Álvaro FidalgoMF 33 Julián QuiñonesMF 17 Alejandro ZendejasMF 10 Diego ValdésFW 21 Henry Martín (c)Substitutions:GK 27 Óscar JiménezDF 3 Israel ReyesDF 5 Kevin ÁlvarezDF 29 Ramón JuárezMF 7 Brian Rodríguez MF 16 Santiago NavedaMF 20 Richard SánchezMF 26 Salvador ReyesMF 32 Leonardo SuárezFW 11 Jonathan RodríguezManager: André Jardine GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánDF 20 Javier AquinoDF 19 Guido Pizarro (c)DF 13 Diego ReyesDF 27 Jesús AnguloMF 5 Rafael CariocaMF 8 Fernando Gorriarán MF 16 Diego LainezMF 17 Sebastián Córdova MF 29 Ozziel HerreraFW 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutions:GK 25 Carlos Felipe Rodríguez DF 15 Eduardo TerceroDF 28 Fernando OrdóñezDF 32 Vladimir LoroñaMF 6 Juan Pablo VigónMF 22 Raymundo FulgencioMF 24 Marcelo FloresMF 26 Sebastián FierroFW 9 Nicolás IbáñezFW 23 Luis QuiñonesManager: Robert Dante Siboldi
Assistant referees: Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua) Michel Ricardo Espinoza (Mexico City) Fourth official: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico City) Video assistant referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz) Assistant video assistant referee: Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)
Statistics StatisticAméricaUANLGoals scored30Total shots189Shots on target73Saves34Ball possession60%40%Corner kicks41Fouls committed1823Offsides10Yellow cards22Red cards02
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