Guardianes 2020 Liga MX championship stage


The Torneo Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase was played between 21 November 2020 to 13 December 2020. A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2020 Liga MX season. For the first time since the Clausura 2008 season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, expanding the number of playoff spots from eight to 12.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, all matches of the final phase, except for the first leg of the [|quarter-final] between Guadalajara and América, were played behind closed doors.
Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

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.
1León402 October 202012thApertura 2019Champions
2UNAM32 17 October 202023rdApertura 2018Champions
3América32 17 October 202034thApertura 2019Champions
4Cruz Azul29 16 October 202029thClausura 2019Champions

SeedTeamPoints Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.
5Monterrey29 24 October 202024thApertura 2019Champions
6UANL2817 October 202026thApertura 2019Champions
7Guadalajara2625 October 202026thClausura 2017Champions
8Santos Laguna25 25 October 202031stApertura 2019Champions
9Pachuca25 25 October 202022ndClausura 2019Champions
10Necaxa2430 October 202018thApertura 2019Champions
11Toluca216 November 202033rdApertura 2018Champions
12Puebla206 November 20208thApertura 2015Semifinals

Format

Reclassification

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.
  • Away goals rule was applied in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, but not the final.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were tied on aggregate and away goals, 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 shoot-out.
  • Both finalists qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Reclassification

Summary

Matches took place on 21–22 November 2020.

Matches

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Seeding

The following was 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 25–26 November, and the second legs were played on 28–29 November.

First leg

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Second leg

León won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Guadalajara won 3–1 on aggregate.
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UNAM won 1–0 on aggregate.
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''Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 2–3 December, and the second legs were played on 5–6 December.

First leg

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Second leg

León won 2–1 on aggregate.
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''4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. UNAM advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification table.''

Finals


Second leg

''León won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Statistics

Assists

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