See main article: Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla.
| Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final | |
| Event: | Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla |
| Team1: | Cruz Azul |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2: | Toluca |
| Team2association: | |
| Team2score: | 2 |
| Details: | On aggregate |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 0 |
| Team2score1: | 2 |
| Date1: | 11 December 2008 |
| Stadium1: | Estadio Azul |
| City1: | Mexico City |
| Referee1: | Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico) |
| Attendance1: | 33,000 |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 2 |
| Team2score2: | 0 |
| Details2: | (a.e.t.) |
| Date2: | 14 December 2008 |
| Stadium2: | Estadio Nemesio Díez |
| City2: | Toluca |
| Referee2: | Roberto García (Mexico) |
| Attendance2: | 27,000 |
| Previous: | Clausura 2008 |
| Next: | Clausura 2009 |
The Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the Apertura 2008 champions. The series was contested between Deportivo Toluca F.C. from Toluca, Mexico State, and C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul from Mexico City, both of whom were playing in their first final against each other.
Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams will play two games, one at each team's home stadium. As the highest seeded team determined at the beginning of the Liguilla, Toluca was to have home-field advantage for the second leg. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.
The First Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at Estadio Azul in Mexico City. Paulo da Silva opened up the scoreboard with a goal in the 14th minute followed by a superb free kick by Sergio Amaury Ponce at the 22nd minute. Cruz Azul could not find an answer in the 2nd half though they were playing better, Hernán Cristante of Toluca had a sensational game under the three posts. The final score left Toluca with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.
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| Assistant referees: Alberto Morín Méndez Carlos Ayala Cuéllar Fourth official: José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto |
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| Assistant referees: Arturo Velázquez Ramírez Antonio López Chávez Fourth official: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez |
