Apertura 2015 Liga MX Finals explained

Apertura 2015 Liga MX Final
Event:Apertura 2015 Liga MX season
Team1:UANL
Team1score:4
Team2:UNAM
Team2score:4
Details:UANL won 4–2 on penalty kicks
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:3
Team2score1:0
Date1:December 10, 2015
Stadium1:Estadio Universitario
City1:San Nicolás de los Garza
Referee1:José Alfredo Peñaloza (Distrito Federal)
Attendance1:40,607
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:4
Date2:December 13, 2015
Stadium2:Estadio Olímpico Universitario
City2:Mexico City
Referee2:Fernando Guerrero (Distrito Federal)
Attendance2:45,310

The Apertura 2015 Liga MX Finals was the final of the Apertura 2015 Liga MX season, the top level of the Mexican football.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between UNAM and UANL. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in the Monterrey suburb of San Nicolás de los Garza on December 10, 2015, while the second leg was hosted by UNAM at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City on December 13, 2015.[1] Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

Background

Both clubs only faced each other once before in a league final, the final of the 1977–78 season which UANL won 3–1 on aggregate.[3] [4]

Before reaching this final, UNAM appeared in five finals since the year 2000, four in which they were victorious (Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, and Clausura 2011).[5] [6] [7] [8] The team last won the league title four years earlier when they defeated Morelia to capture the Clausura 2011 title.[9]

This was UANL's third final in a one-year span, the team lost the Apertura 2014 league final and lost the 2015 Copa Libertadores final in that span.[10] [11] The team last won the Liga MX title three years earlier when they defeated Santos Laguna to capture the Apertura 2011 title.[12]

The teams represent the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), which made it the third time two teams representing Mexican universities faced each other in the final.[13]

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Unlike the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra-time and, if necessary, a shootout. There is also no away goals rule and the team's seed in the classification does not matter if the teams tie on aggregate.[14]

Road to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

UNAMRoundUANL
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legChampionship stage (Liguilla)OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Veracruz1–1 (s)0–1 (A)1–0 (H)QuarterfinalsChiapas3–12–1 (H)1–0 (A)
América4–33–0 (A)3–1 (H)SemifinalsToluca2–00–0 (H)2–0 (A)

Matches

First leg

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GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán
DF 24 José Arturo Rivas
DF 3 Juninho (c)
DF 4 Hugo Ayala
DF 2 Israel Jiménez
MF 19 Guido Pizarro
MF 29 Jesús Dueñas
MF 20
MF 25
FW 9 Rafael Sóbis
FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK 22 Enrique Palos
DF 13 Antonio Briseño
MF 5 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
MF 11
MF 18 José Francisco Torres
MF 23
FW 8 Joffre Guerrón
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
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GK 1
DF 16 Marcelo Alatorre
DF 3 Gerardo Alcoba
DF 4 Darío Verón (c)
DF 5 Luis Fernando Fuentes
MF 21
MF 7
MF 11
FW 18 Ismael Sosa
FW 20
FW 15
Substitutions:
GK 17
DF 2
DF 26
MF 6 Silvio Torales
MF 8 David Cabrera
MF 10 Daniel Ludueña
FW 9
Manager:
Guillermo Vázquez
Assistant referees

[15]
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Alejandro Ayala Valderrama (Distrito Federal)
Fourth official


Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg

4–4 on aggregate. UANL won 4–2 on penalty kicks

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GK 1
DF 16 Marcelo Alatorre
DF 3
DF 4 Darío Verón (c)
DF 5 Luis Fernando Fuentes
MF 21
MF 7
MF 10 Daniel Ludueña
FW 20
FW 18 Ismael Sosa
FW 15
Substitutions:
GK 17
DF 2
DF 26
MF 6
MF 8 David Cabrera
MF 11
FW 9
Manager:
Guillermo Vázquez
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GK 1
DF 24 José Arturo Rivas
DF 3 Juninho (c)
DF 4
DF 2
MF 19
MF 29
MF 20
MF 25
FW 9
FW 10
Substitutions:
GK 22 Enrique Palos
DF 13
MF 5
MF 11
MF 18
MF 23
FW 8 Joffre Guerrón
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Assistant referees

[16]
Alberto Morin Méndez (Chihuahua)
José Luis Camargo (Mexico State)
Fourth official


Luis Enrique Santander (Guanajuato)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boletos agotados para la Final de Tigres vs. Pumas en el Universitario . . 9 December 2015. 2015-12-13.
  2. Web site: Pumas y Tigres, clasificados a Concachampions 2016-17 | RÉCORD . es. Record.com.mx . 2015-12-06 . 2015-12-13.
  3. Web site: Mexico 1977/78 . Rsssf.com . 2004-03-27 . 2015-12-13.
  4. Web site: Campeón Tigres 1978 y el engaño del Gobernador - Futbol - México . mediotiempo.com . 2015-12-13.
  5. Web site: Pumas 5 - 4 Chivas - Futbol - México . mediotiempo.com . 2015-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160119202229/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/cronicas/2004/06/13/cronica-pumas-5-4-chivas_7144 . 2016-01-19 . dead .
  6. Web site: Monterrey 0 - 1 Pumas - Futbol - México . mediotiempo.com . 2015-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230157/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/cronicas/2004/12/11/cronica-monterrey-0-1-pumas_7311 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  7. Web site: Pachuca 2-2 (3) Pumas... ¡Pumas Campeón del C2009! - Futbol - México . mediotiempo.com . 2015-12-13.
  8. Web site: Pumas (3)2-1(2) Morelia... Ruge Campeón, Pumas tiene su séptima estrella - Futbol - México . mediotiempo.com . 2015-12-13.
  9. Web site: Pumas (3)2-1(2) Morelia... Ruge Campeón, Pumas tiene su séptima estrella. Malagón. Edgar. 2011-05-22. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216190009/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2011/05/22/pumas-3-2-1-2-morelia-ruge-campeon-pumas-tiene-su-septima-estrella. 2014-12-16. dead. 2015-12-13.
  10. Web site: El Universal - Deportes - ¡América, campeón del Apertura 2014! . Archivo.eluniversal.com.mx . 2014-12-14 . 2015-12-13.
  11. Web site: Redacción BBC Mundo . River Plate vence a Tigres 3-0 y es campeón de la Copa Libertadores por tercera vez - BBC Mundo . Bbc.com . 6 August 2015. 2015-12-13.
  12. Web site: Tigres (4)3–1 Santos... Los felinos tocan el cielo.
  13. Web site: Finales universitarias en toda la historia del futbol mexicano . . 12 December 2015. 2015-12-13.
  14. Web site: LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX . Ligamx.net . 2015-12-13.
  15. Web site: UANL - UNAM Boxscore. LigaMX.net. Spanish.
  16. Web site: UNAM - UANL Boxscore. LigaMX.net. Spanish.