See main article: 2012–13 Liga MX season.
| Liga MX | |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Champions: | América (11th title) |
| Runner-Up: | Cruz Azul |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Goals: | 35 |
| Top Goal Scorer: |  Christian Benítez (5 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2012 Apertura |
| Nextseason: | 2013 Apertura |
The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the 2013 Liga MX Clausura is the final knockout tournament involving eight teams of Liga MX. The tournament began on 8 May 2013 and will end on 26 May 2013. The winners and runners-up of the competition will qualify for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.
The eight best teams in the general table qualified for the competition.
| width=25; rowspan=2 | width=100; rowspan=2 | Team | width=175; rowspan=2 | Manager | width=150; rowspan=2 | Captain | Performance at the 2013 Clausura | ||||||||||
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| 1 | UANL |  Ricardo Ferretti |  Lucas Lobos | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 35 | ||||||
| 2 | América |  Miguel Herrera |  Aquivaldo Mosquera | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 9 | +15 | 32 | ||||||
| 3 | Atlas | Tomas Boy | Leandro Cufre | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 32 | ||||||
| 4 | Morelia | Carlos Bustos | Federico Vilar | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 30 | ||||||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | Guillermo Vázquez | Gerardo Torrado | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 29 | ||||||
| 6 | Santos Laguna | Pedro Caixinha | Oswaldo Sánchez | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 29 | ||||||
| 7 | UNAM | Antonio Torres Servín | Darío Verón | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 29 | ||||||
| 8 | Querétaro | Ignacio Ambríz | Marco Jiménez | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 24 | ||||||
| 9 | Monterrey | Victor Manuel Vucetich | José María Basanta | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
Source: www.ligamx.net
1. Querétaro may remain in the top 8, but they can no longer qualify to the liguilla as they have been relegated to Ascenso MX next season. If they at least place 8th, then the team placing 9th will qualify to the liguilla[1]
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.
The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on May 8 and 9. The second legs were played on May 11 and 12.
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
The first legs of the semifinals will be played on May 15 and May 16. The second legs will be played on May 18 and 19.
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).
The first leg of the final will be played on May 23, the second leg on May 26.
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).