2012 Ascenso MX Apertura Liguilla

The Liguilla (English: Playoffs) of the Apertura 2012 season was a final knockout tournament involving the top seven teams of the Ascenso MX league. The winner qualified to the playoff match against the Clausura 2013 winner. If the winner of both tournaments was the same team, the team would have been promoted to the 2013–14 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final.

2012 Ascenso MX
Tournament details
CountryMexico Mexico
Teams7

Teams

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The first team in the general table qualified for the semifinals. The six next best teams in the general table qualified to the quarterfinals.

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the 2012 Apertura
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Necaxa   Jaime Ordiales   Víctor Lojero 14 9 4 1 30 18 +12 31
2 Neza   Carlos Bustos   Diego Mejía 14 6 6 2 19 14 +5 24
3 Estudiantes Tecos   Héctor Hugo Eugui   Diego Jiménez 14 6 5 3 16 12 +4 23
4 Lobos BUAP   Sergio Orduña   Alex Diego 14 7 2 5 20 17 +3 23
5 Mérida   Ricardo Valiño   Eder Patiño 14 6 5 3 14 12 +2 23
6 La Piedad   Cristóbal Ortega   Luis Antonio Martínez 14 6 4 4 21 16 +5 22
7 Dorados   Francisco Javier Ramírez   Cuauhtémoc Blanco 14 6 4 4 23 22 +1 22

Bracket

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The six best teams after the first place played two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up was determined by aggregate score. If the teams were tied, the Away goals rule applied.

The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and were re-seeded one to four in semifinals depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams played on their home field during the second leg.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Necaxa 1 2 3
7 Dorados 1 2 3
2 Neza 0 1 1
7 Dorados 1 2 3
7 Dorados 1 1 2
6 La Piedad 0 (a.e.t.)3 3
3 Estudiantes Tecos 1 1 2
6 La Piedad 2 3 5
6 La Piedad 1 2 3
4 Lobos BUAP 2 0 2
4 Lobos BUAP 0 4 4
5 Mérida 3 0 3
  • If the two teams were tied after both legs, the away goals rule applied. If both teams still tied, higher seeded team advanced.[1]
  • Teams were re-seeded every round.
  • The winner qualified to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2013 winner. However, if the winner was the same in both tournaments, they would have been the team promoted to the 2012–13 Mexican Primera División season without playing the Promotional Final

Quarterfinals

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First leg

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La Piedad2 - 1Estudiantes
R. Murguía   51'
J. Cavallo   57' (pen.)
Report E. Lillingston   45' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,958
Referee: León Vicente Barajas Anzures

Mérida3 - 0Lobos BUAP
G. España   12'
E. Alfaro   15'
D Jiménez   18'
Report
Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos

Dorados1 - 0Neza
C. Blanco   32' (pen.) Report
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome

Second leg

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Lobos BUAP4 - 0Mérida
A. Lima   4'
D. Souza Gama   26', 87'
A. Sánchez   45'
Report
Attendance: 9,551
Referee: Oscar Bernardo Villagómez

Estudiantes1 - 3La Piedad
D. Martiñones   16' Report J. Cavallo   54'
O. Rojas   74'
R. Murguía   93' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,669
Referee: Erik Yair Miranda Galindo

Neza1 - 2Dorados
E. Guzmán   4' Report M. Osuna   14'
G. Rojas   67'
Attendance: >8,000[2]
Referee: Carlos Manuel Martínez Soto

All game schedules are expressed in CST time, except where indicated.
Official schedules of Ascenso MX playoffs Quarter-finals

Semifinals

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First leg

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Dorados1 - 1Necaxa
G. Rojas   4' Report D. Santoya   17'
Attendance: 16,924
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo

La Piedad1 - 2Lobos BUAP
J. Cavallo   12' Report H. Alférez   55'
D. Souza Gama   78'
Attendance: 4,109
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome

Second leg

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Necaxa2 - 2Dorados
M. García   51'
D. Santoya   72'
M. de la Cruz   75' (o.g.)
Report G. Rojas   4'
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Oscar Bernardo Villagómez

Round tied 3-3. Dorados advance to Final by the away goal rule


Lobos BUAP0 - 2La Piedad
Report B. Godínez   29'
F. Sinecio   92'
Attendance: 19,845
Referee: Carlos Manuel Martínez Soto

All game schedules are in CST time, except where indicated.

Final

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First leg

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Dorados1 - 0La Piedad
L. Ramírez   61' Report
Attendance: 21,163
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome

Second leg

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La Piedad3 - 1 (a.e.t.)Dorados
E. García   2'
J. Cavallo   41'
L. Martínez García   90+3'
Report G. Ramírez   50'
Referee: Carlos Manuel Martínez Soto
Apertura 2012 winner:
La Piedad
2nd Title

Top goalscorers - Liguilla (Playoffs)

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Last Updated on December 2, 2012.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored).

Rank Player Club Goals Goal freq.
1   Gustavo A. Ramírez Dorados 4 82.75
2   Juan Manuel Cavallo La Piedad 4 113.00
3   Danny Santoya Necaxa 2 84.00
4   C. E. de Souza Lobos BUAP 2 154.50
5   Rafael Murguía La Piedad 2 241.50
6   Diego Martiñones Tecos 1 90.00
7   Ever Alfaro Mérida 1 101.00
8   Fernando Sinecio González La Piedad 1 132.00
9   Aparecido Lima Lobos BUAP 1 143.00
10   Gabriel España Mérida 1 161.00
11   Ever Guzmán Neza 1 163.00
12   Michel García Necaxa 1 168.00
13   Diego Jiménez Mérida 1 180.00
14   Eduardo Lillingston Tecos 1 180.00
15   Hebert Alférez Lobos BUAP 1 266.00

Source: Ascenso MX - Apertura 2012 Liguilla goalscorers official page

References

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  1. ^ As appears in as Ascenso MX competition rules 2012-2013 "Reglamento de competencia Ascenso MX 2012-2013, Article 22.2" (PDF). Liga MX. 2012-08-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2012-11-06. Los Clubes vencedores en los partidos de Cuartos de Final y Semifinal serán aquellos que en los dos juegos anote el mayor número de goles, criterio conocido como MARCADOR GLOBAL. De existir empate en el número de goles anotados, la posición se definirá a favor del Club con mayor cantidad de goles a favor cuando actué como visitante.
  2. ^ "Neza FC - LUCHAN HASTA EL FINAL". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
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