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The Liguilla (English: Playoffs) of the Apertura 2012 season is a final knockout tournament involving the top seven teams of the Ascenso MX league. The winner will qualify to the playoff match vs the Clausura 2013 winner. However, if the winner of both tournaments is the same team, the team would be promoted to the 2013–14 Liga MX season without playing the Promotional Final.
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Teams
The first team in the general table qualified for the semi-finals. The six next best teams in the general table qualified to the quarter-finals.
Bracket
The six best teams after the first place play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.If the teams are tied, the Away goals rule applies.
The teams were seeded one to seven in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.
All game schedules are expressed in CST time, except where indicated.
Official schedules of Ascenso MX playoffs Quarter-finals
Second leg
Round tied 3-3. Dorados advance to Final by the away goal rule
All game schedules are expressed in CST time, except where indicated.
Top goalscorers - Liguilla (Playoffs)
Last Updated on December 2, 2012.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by goal frequency (Minutes played/Goals scored).
Source: Ascenso MX - Apertura 2012 Liguilla goalscorers official page