The Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla (mini league) was played from 22 November to 10 December 2017. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2017 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.
Qualified teams
Format Teams are re-seeded each round. Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances. Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out. Both finalists qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3).
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Tigres UANL advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
3–3 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Morelia advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Monterrey won 6–2 on aggregate
0–0 on aggregate and tied on away goals. América advanced for being the higher seed in the classification table.
Semifinals
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First leg
Second leg
Tigres UANL won 4–0 on aggregate
Monterrey won 5–0 on aggregate
Finals
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First leg
GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánDF 6 Jorge Torres NiloDF 3 Juninho (c) DF 4 Hugo Ayala DF 28 Luis Rodríguez MF 29 Jesús DueñasMF 5 Rafael CariocaMF 20 Javier AquinoFW 9 Eduardo VargasFW 10 André-Pierre Gignac FW 13 Enner ValenciaSubstitutions:GK 36 Lalo FernándezDF 21 Francisco Meza MF 17 Jose Francisco TorresMF 19 Larry Vásquez MF 25 Jürgen Damm MF 27 Alberto AcostaFW 18 Ismael Sosa Manager: Ricardo Ferretti GK 1 Hugo González DF 11 Leonel Vangioni DF 15 José María Basanta (c)DF 4 Nicolás Sánchez DF 33 Stefan Medina MF 25 Jonathan GonzálezMF 13 Carlos SánchezMF 16 Celso OrtizFW 8 Dorlan PabónFW 18 Avilés Hurtado FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori Substitutions:GK 24 Édson ReséndezDF 3 César MontesDF 5 Luis Fuentes DF 6 Efraín JuárezMF 14 Alfonso GonzálezMF 21 Jesús MolinaFW 29 Marco BuenoManager: Antonio Mohamed
Assistant referees: José Luis Camargo (State of Mexico) Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City) Fourth official: Oscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)
Second leg
Tigres UANL won 3–2 on aggregate
GK 1 Hugo González DF 15 José María Basanta (c) DF 3 César MontesDF 4 Nicolás Sánchez DF 33 Stefan Medina MF 25 Jonathan González MF 19 Neri CardozoMF 13 Carlos Sánchez FW 18 Avilés Hurtado FW 8 Dorlan PabónFW 7 Rogelio Funes MoriSubstitutions:GK 24 Édson ReséndezDF 5 Luis Fuentes DF 6 Efraín JuárezMF 14 Alfonso GonzálezMF 17 Jesús Zavala MF 21 Jesús MolinaFW 27 Jorge Benítez Manager: Antonio Mohamed GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánDF 6 Jorge Torres NiloDF 21 Francisco Meza DF 3 Juninho (c) DF 28 Luis Rodríguez MF 29 Jesús Dueñas MF 5 Rafael CariocaMF 20 Javier AquinoFW 9 Eduardo Vargas FW 10 André-Pierre Gignac FW 13 Enner Valencia Substitutions:GK 36 Lalo FernándezDF 14 Jorge Iván EstradaDF 15 Timothée Kolodziejczak MF 17 Jose Francisco TorresMF 25 Jürgen Damm MF 27 Alberto Acosta FW 18 Ismael Sosa Manager: Ricardo Ferretti
Assistant referees: Marcos Quintero (Jalisco) Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City) Fourth official: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)
Goalscorers 6 goals Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey)
3 goals Avilés Hurtado (Monterrey) Enner Valencia (Tigres UANL)
2 goals André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL) Raúl Ruidíaz (Morelia) Carlos Sánchez (Monterrey) Fernando Uribe (Toluca) Eduardo Vargas (Tigres UANL)
1 goal Pablo Barrientos (Toluca) Mauro Boselli (León) Francisco Meza (Tigres UANL) Andrés Mosquera (León) Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey) Nicolás Sánchez (Monterrey) Ángel Sepúlveda (Morelia) Christian Tabó (Atlas) Juninho (Tigres UANL)
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