Liguilla

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Liguilla is the postseason playoff phase of Mexico’s top-flight football league, Liga MX, in which the season’s champion is decided.

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Liguilla canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf football competition format
phase of Liga MX
postseason playoff
alsoKnownAs Liga MX playoffs
competitionLevel top-flight
competitionSystem playoff bracket
competitionType club competition
confersHonour national championship of Mexico
confersTitle Liga MX champion
country Mexico
decides Liga MX champion each tournament
determines Liga MX season champion
eligibility clubs in Mexico’s top division
formatIncludes home-and-away matches
knockout rounds
two-legged ties
governingBody Liga MX
Mexican Football Federation
hasNotableFeature champion not necessarily regular-season leader
high television audience in Mexico
two-tournament (Apertura/Clausura) championship system
hasRound final
quarter-finals
semi-finals
hasSeedingBasedOn regular season standings
influencesQualificationFor CONCACAF Champions Cup
isExampleOf Latin American playoff system
languageOfName Spanish
literalMeaning little league
occursAfter Liga MX playoffs
surface form: Liga MX regular season
organisedIn biannual tournaments
participants top-ranked Liga MX clubs
partOf Liga MX
region CONCACAF
North America
seasonPhase postseason
sport association football
tieBreakingRulesInclude aggregate score
away goals (historically)
higher regular-season seed (in some seasons)
usedByLeague Liga MX
surface form: Primera División de México (former name of Liga MX)
usedIn Apertura tournament
Clausura tournament
usedSince professional era of Mexican football

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Liga MX playoffName Liguilla