The 2009 InterLiga was the 6th edition of the tournament that determined the last two Mexican spots in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

Venues

StadiumCityCapacity
Home Depot CenterCarson, CA27,000
Pizza Hut ParkFrisco, TX20,500
Robertson StadiumHouston, TX32,000

Qualification

The eight qualified teams were the eight best-positioned teams in the 2008 Apertura general table who did not qualify for the 2009 Copa Libertadores (San Luis) directly and did not qualify for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League from the previous season (Atlante, UNAM, Cruz Azul, and Santos Laguna).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1San Luis178542420+4292009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Toluca177642516+9272009 InterLiga
3Atlante177642216+627Not eligible
4UNAM177552213+926
5Cruz Azul177552913+1626
6UANL177552216+6262009 InterLiga
7UAG177463028+225
8Guadalajara176742323025
9Morelia176652720+724
10Santos Laguna175752220+222Not eligible
11Atlas176472327−4222009 InterLiga
12Pachuca175662525021
13América175662223−121
14Ciudad Juárez175481826−819
15Monterrey175481826−819
16Chiapas175392034−1418
17Necaxa173681724−715
18Puebla172961221−915

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Pachuca320153+26
Morelia311142+24
Toluca311132+14
UAG310216−53

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Guadalajara321084+47
Atlas311154+14
América311156−14
UANL301237−41

Finals

Pachuca Mexico3 – 3Mexico Atlas
Benitez 14' 17' Giménez 34'[dead link]Vargas 49' López 71' (o.g.) Achucarro 88'
Penalties
López B. Pérez Aguilar Rodríguez Muñoz Caballero Álvarez I. Pérez Torres Calero López B. Pérez Aguilar10 – 9Pacheco Robles Achucarro Gutiérrez Marioni Torres Nilo L. Ayala Fuentes Chávez Hernández Pacheco Robles Achucarro

Guadalajara Mexico1 – 1Mexico Morelia
Fabián 65'Ochoa 57' (o.g.)
Penalties
Ochoa Fabián Reynoso Pineda4 – 2Wilson Tiago Cabrera Rojas Droguett

Goalscorers

As of 12 January 2009.

4 goals Mexico Carlos Ochoa (Guadalajara) Paraguay Edgar Benítez (Pachuca) 2 goals Paraguay Jorge Achucarro (Atlas) Argentina Bruno Marioni (Atlas) Mexico Sergio Santana (Toluca) Uruguay Gonzalo Vargas (Atlas) 1 goal Mexico Sergio Ávila (Guadalajara) Chile Jean Beausejour (América) Paraguay Ariel Bogado (UANL) Mexico Edy Brambila (Pachuca) Paraguay Salvador Cabañas (América) Colombia Andrés Chitiva (América) Brazil Robert de Pinho (América) Chile Hugo Droguett (Morelia)1 goal (cont.) Mexico Marco Fabian (Guadalajara) Argentina Christian Giménez (Pachuca) Mexico Diego Jiménez (UAG) Argentina Lucas Lobos (UANL) Mexico Victor Mañón (Pachuca) Argentina Guillermo Marino (UANL) Mexico Alberto Medina (Guadalajara) Peru Andres Mendoza (Morelia) Mexico Ramón Morales (Guadalajara) Mexico Raúl Nava (Toluca) Mexico Edgar Pacheco (Atlas) Mexico Marco Pérez (Pachuca) Mexico Sergio Ponce (Guadalajara) Mexico Fernando Salazar (Morelia) Brazil Wilson Tiago (Morelia) Paraguay Enrique Vera (América)

See also

External links

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