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)
	← 2009 discontinued →

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	35	Not eligible
2	Cruz Azul	17	11	0	6	35	19	+16	33	Not eligible
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	19	0	26
8	Pachuca	17	7	3	7	24	29	−5	24	Not eligible
9	Atlante	17	7	2	8	18	23	−5	23	2010 InterLiga
10	UANL	17	5	7	5	23	18	+5	22	2010 InterLiga
11	San Luis	17	5	6	6	21	24	−3	21	Automatically qualified for Round of 16
12	Estudiantes Tecos	17	5	5	7	23	29	−6	20	2010 InterLiga
13	Chiapas	17	5	4	8	17	22	−5	19	2010 InterLiga
14	Guadalajara	17	5	4	8	23	29	−6	19	Automatically qualified for Round of 16
15	Atlas	17	5	3	9	14	25	−11	18
16	Querétaro	17	5	3	9	17	29	−12	18
17	UNAM	17	4	5	8	16	23	−7	17	Not eligible
18	Ciudad Juárez	17	0	6	11	7	26	−19	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.