The Clausura 2023 Liga MX final phase was played between 6 May and 28 May 2023. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2023 Liga MX season. For the sixth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of final phase spots to twelve. The winners of the reclassification matches advanced to the quarter-finals of the liguilla (mini league).
UANL defeated Guadalajara 3–2 on aggregate to win their eighth league title. As winners, UANL faced Pachuca in the 2023 Campeón de Campeones.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the final phase.
In the following tables, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the short tournament era starting from Invierno 1996 (not counting those in the long tournament era from 1943–44 to 1995–96).
+Qualified directly to quarter-finals (4 teams)SeedTeamPoints ()Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.1Monterrey4017 March 2023 ()15 April 2023 ()28thApertura 2022Champions2América34 (+15)9 April 202328 April 2023 ()38thChampions3Guadalajara34 (+10)9 April 202329 April 2023 ()30thChampions4Toluca327 April 202330 April 2023 () 37thChampions
+Qualified to Reclassification round (8 teams)SeedTeamPoints ()Date of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious bestRef.5Pachuca3110 April 202339thApertura 2022Champions6León309 April 202316thChampions7UANL2520 April 202331stChampions8Cruz Azul2421 April 202334thChampions9Atlas2129 April 202325thClausura 2022Champions11Puebla 20 29 April 2023 13thApertura 2022Semi-finals12Atlético San Luis19 (−5)29 April 20233rdClausura 2022Quarter-finals13Santos Laguna19 (−14)29 April 202335thApertura 2022Champions
Format Reclassification All rounds were played in a single match hosted by the higher seed If a match ended in a draw, it proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out.
Liguilla Teams were re-seeded after each round. The winners of the reclassification matches were seeded based on their ranking in the classification table. Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advanced. No away goals rule was applied in either round; if the two teams were tied on aggregate, the higher-seeded team advanced. In the final, if the two teams were tied after both legs, the match went to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out. Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Reclassification Summary Matches took place on 6–7 May 2023.
Matches
Seeding The following is the final seeding for the final phase. The winners of the Reclassification matches were seeded based on their position in the classification table.
Bracket
Quarter-finals Summary The first legs were played on 10–11 May, and the second legs were played on 13–14 May.
First leg
Second leg
Monterrey won 2–0 on aggregate.
América won 4–3 on aggregate.
UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced due to being the higher seeded team in the table.
Semi-finals Summary The first legs were played on 17–18 May, and the second legs were played on 20–21 May.
First leg
Second leg
UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.
Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final Summary The first leg was played on 25 May, and the second leg was played on 28 May.
First leg
Details
GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánDF 20 Javier Aquino DF 19 Guido Pizarro (c)DF 13 Diego ReyesDF 27 Jesús AnguloMF 8 Fernando Gorriarán MF 5 Rafael CariocaMF 23 Luis QuiñonesMF 17 Sebastián Córdova MF 16 Diego LainezFW 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutions:GK 182 Arturo DelgadoDF 2 Igor LichnovskyDF 3 SamirDF 184 Fernando OrdóñezMF 6 Juan Pablo Vigón MF 14 Jesús GarzaMF 22 Raymundo FulgencioMF 201 Sebastián FierroFW 9 Nicolás IbáñezFW 11 Nicolás LópezManager: Robert Dante Siboldi GK 23 Miguel Jiménez DF 2 Alan MozoDF 4 Antonio BriseñoDF 3 Gilberto SepúlvedaDF 13 Jesús OrozcoMF 20 Fernando BeltránMF 28 Fernando GonzálezMF 25 Roberto AlvaradoMF 11 Isaác BrizuelaMF 5 Víctor Guzmán (c)MF 10 Alexis VegaSubstitutions:GK 27 Raúl RangelDF 17 Jesús SánchezDF 19 Alejandro Mayorga MF 26 Cristian CalderónMF 45 Raúl Martínez MF 6 Pável PérezMF 29 Alan TorresMF 30 Sergio FloresMF 33 Zahid MuñozFW 18 Ronaldo CisnerosManager: Veljko Paunović
Assistant referees: Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico City) Leonardo Javier Castillo (Estado de México) Fourth official: Daniel Quintero Huitrón (Jalisco) Video assistant referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz) Assistant video assistant referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Sonora)
Statistics StatisticUANLGuadalajaraGoals scored00Total shots147Shots on target11Saves11Ball possession67%33%Corner kicks22Fouls committed1312Offsides01Yellow cards34Red cards00
Second leg
UANL won 3–2 on aggregate.
Details
GK 23 Miguel Jiménez DF 2 Alan MozoDF 4 Antonio BriseñoDF 3 Gilberto SepúlvedaDF 13 Jesús OrozcoMF 20 Fernando BeltránMF 28 Fernando GonzálezMF 25 Roberto AlvaradoMF 5 Víctor Guzmán (c)MF 10 Alexis Vega FW 18 Ronaldo Cisneros Substitutions:GK 27 Raúl RangelDF 17 Jesús SánchezDF 19 Alejandro MayorgaDF 26 Cristian CalderónDF 45 Raúl Martínez MF 6 Pável Pérez MF 11 Isaác Brizuela MF 29 Alan TorresMF 30 Sergio FloresFW 9 Daniel RíosManager: Veljko Paunović GK 1 Nahuel Guzmán DF 20 Javier AquinoDF 19 Guido Pizarro (c)DF 13 Diego ReyesDF 14 Jesús GarzaMF 6 Juan Pablo VigónMF 5 Rafael CariocaMF 23 Luis QuiñonesMF 17 Sebastián CórdovaMF 16 Diego LainezFW 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutions:GK 182 Arturo DelgadoDF 2 Igor LichnovskyDF 3 SamirDF 32 Vladimir LoroñaDF 184 Fernando OrdóñezMF 8 Fernando GorriaránMF 22 Raymundo FulgencioMF 201 Sebastián FierroFW 9 Nicolás IbáñezFW 11 Nicolás LópezManager: Robert Dante Siboldi
Assistant referees: Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City) Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Guanajuato) Fourth official: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas) Video assistant referee: Érick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato) Assistant video assistant referee: Alberto Morín Méndez (Chihuahua)
Statistics StatisticGuadalajaraUANLGoals scored23Total shots1024Shots on target79Saves55Ball possession36%64%Corner kicks512Fouls committed2310Offsides12Yellow cards42Red cards11
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