Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase


The Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase was played between 8 October and 30 October 2022. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2022 Liga MX season. For the fifth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to twelve.
Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in November and December, the Apertura 2022 regular season and final phase began earlier than previous seasons. As a result, the final was held on 30 October 2022 and not in the middle of December.
Pachuca defeated [Deportivo Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca F.C.|Toluca] 8–2 on aggregate to win their seventh league title. As winners, Pachuca faced UANL, the Clausura 2023 champions, in the 2023 Campeón de Campeones.

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.
SeedTeamPoints Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.
1América386 September 2022
16 September 2022 		37thClausura 2022Champions
2Monterrey356 September 2022
16 September 2022 		27thClausura 2022Champions
3Santos Laguna336 September 2022
2 October 2022 		34thApertura 2021Champions
4Pachuca327 September 2022
18 September 2022 		38thClausura 2022Champions

SeedTeamPoints Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.
5UANL3013 September 202230thClausura 2022Champions
6Toluca2716 September 202236thApertura 2021Champions
7Cruz Azul24 23 September 202233rdClausura 2022Champions
8Puebla22 23 September 202212thClausura 2022Semi-finals
9Guadalajara22 18 September 202229thClausura 2022Champions
10León2123 September 202215thApertura 2021Champions
11Juárez19 1 October 20221stDebut—-
12Necaxa19 2 October 202220thClausura 2022Champions

Format

Reclassification

  • All rounds were played in a single match hosted by the higher seed.
  • If a match ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.

Liguilla

  • Teams were re-seeded each round.
  • The winners of the reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table.
  • Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced.
  • No away goals rule was applied in either round; if the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher seeded team advanced.
  • In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Reclassification

Summary

Matches took place on 8–9 October 2022.

Matches

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Seeding

The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.

Bracket



Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 12–13 October, and the second legs were played on 15–16 October.

Matches

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Monterrey won 3–0 on aggregate.
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América won 11–2 on aggregate.
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Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.
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''2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.''

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 19–20 October, and the second legs were played on 22–23 October.

Matches

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Toluca won 3–2 on aggregate.
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''Pachuca won 6–2 on aggregate.''

Final

Summary

The first leg was played on 27 October, and the second leg was played on 30 October.

First leg



Second leg


Pachuca won 8–2 on aggregate.