2010 InterLiga

2010 InterLiga
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates January 2–12
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Monterrey
Runners-up Estudiantes Tecos
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 41 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Salvador Cabañas (4)

The 2010 InterLiga was the seventh and last edition of the tournament that determined the last two Mexican berths in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Venues

Stadium City Capacity
Home Depot Center Carson, CA 27,000
Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX 20,500
Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 32,000

Qualification

Qualification to this year's InterLiga remains the same. The qualified teams were the eight best-positioned teams in the 2009 Apertura general table who did not qualify for the 2010 Copa Libertadores directly (Morelia, San Luis, and Guadalajara) and did not qualify for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League from the previous season (Toluca, Cruz Azul, Pachuca, and UNAM).

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca 17 11 2 4 32 19+13 35Not eligible
2 Cruz Azul 17 11 0 6 35 19+16 33
3 Morelia 17 10 3 4 31 15+16 33 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1
4 América 17 8 6 3 29 16+13 30 2010 InterLiga
5 Monterrey 17 9 3 5 27 16+11 30
6 Santos Laguna 17 7 6 4 29 24+5 27
7 Puebla 17 6 8 3 19 190 26
8 Pachuca 17 7 3 7 24 295 24Not eligible
9 Atlante 17 7 2 8 18 235 23 2010 InterLiga
10 UANL 17 5 7 5 23 18+5 22
11 San Luis 17 5 6 6 21 243 21Automatically qualified for Round of 16
12 Estudiantes Tecos 17 5 5 7 23 296 20 2010 InterLiga
13 Chiapas 17 5 4 8 17 225 19
14 Guadalajara 17 5 4 8 23 296 19Automatically qualified for Round of 16
15 Atlas 17 5 3 9 14 2511 18
16 Querétaro 17 5 3 9 17 2912 18
17 UNAM 17 4 5 8 16 237 17Not eligible
18 Ciudad Juárez 17 0 6 11 7 2619 6

Updated to games played on November 14, 2009.
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head score; 5th away goals; 6th draw
1. The berth to the 2010 Copa Libertadores goes to the highest placed team currently not participating in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, or that already have a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores. This excludes Toluca, Pachuca, Cruz Azul, UNAM, San Luis, and Guadalajara.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
América321094+57
Estudiantes Tecos311165+14
Santos Laguna31024513
Atlante31022753

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Puebla320163+36
Monterrey312032+15
Chiapas302123-12
UANL302147-32

Finals

Main article: 2010 InterLiga Finals

Kickoffs are given in UTC-6.

January 13, 2010
20:00
Puebla 2 3 Estudiantes Tecos
Acosta  4'
Olivera  47'
Report Ruíz  51',  80'
Sambueza  89'
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

2010-01-13
22:30
América 0 0
(a.e.t.)
Monterrey
(Report)
  Penalties  
Cabañas
Rojas
Mosquera
Pardo
1 3 Pérez
Ayoví
Martínez
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

Goalscorers

4 goals
2 goals

1 goal

1 goal (continued)

See also

References

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