Copa MX

Copa MX was a professional association football competition in Mexico and a domestic cup tournament for clubs in the Liga MX and Ascenso MX. Formerly as Copa México (1942–1963, 1970–1976, 1987–1992, 1994–1997) and Copa Presidente (1963–1970), it was the first competition that included clubs from different regions of Mexico.

The tournament was held 56 editions. The inaugural edition as a professional competition was the 1942–43 Copa México, with Moctezuma crowned as the first champions.

In 2012, it was rebranded as Copa MX. The cup was not contested during several periods (1976–1987, 1992–1994, 1997–2012), and it has been on hiatus from 2020 to the present.

Twenty-two clubs won the title at least once. América is the most successful club with six titles, León and Puebla with five titles each, Guadalajara, Atlas, Cruz Azul and Necaxa with four titles each.

History Amateur era (1932–1942) After the foundation of the current and official Federación Mexicana de Fútbol in 1927, a new national competition was created as the Mexican cup tournament, it was named Copa México, the trophy was donate by the Presidency of Mexico and also received official support of President Lázaro Cárdenas. The inaugural edition as an amateur competition was the 1932–33 Copa México, with Necaxa finishing as the first champions in history. This marked the beginning of an 11-year period that is referred to in retrospect as the Cup's Amateur era. Asturias dominated the tournament, winning five titles during this period. The final edition was the 1941–42 Copa México, with Atlante finishing as the last champions of the amateur era.

Copa México (1942–1963, 1970–1976, 1987–1992, 1994–1997) The professional era of the Copa México began in 1942. At first, it was played among clubs from the Liga Mayor (currently Liga MX). Beginning in 1950 the clubs of the Segunda División de México were also included into the competition with the exception of the 1956–57, 1963–64, 1994–95 and 1995–96 editions. The tournament was not held in several years (1976–1987, 1992–1994, 1997–2012), the Copa México champions also competed for the Campeón de Campeones until 1995.

Copa Presidente (1963–1970) From 1963 to 1970, the competition was renamed as Copa Presidente, in honor of the fact that the trophy was donate by the Presidency of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos (1963–64) and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964–1970).

An unofficial and extraordinary cup tournament was held in 1963, known as Copa Presidencial Adolfo López Mateos. The tournament was played alongside the three official FMF competitions during that period (Liga Mayor, Copa México and Campeón de Campeones).

Copa MX (2012–2020) In 2012, the competition returned with a rebranding as Copa MX, two short tournaments were played per year until 2019 (Apertura and Clausura), similar to Liga MX, except the 2019–20 Copa MX, which was played during the annual season. From 2014 to 2019, the two Copa MX champions of the year qualified for the Supercopa MX.

However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 final was postponed until November. After the 2019–20 edition, the competition was abolished due to busy calendar issues with the FMF giving preference to matches of the Mexico national football team in preparation to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Competition format From 2012 to 2016, in the Apertura tournament, the four Liga MX clubs qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League were not participating in the Copa MX; the remaining 14 clubs participated alongside 14 clubs from Ascenso MX. The 14 Ascenso MX clubs were the 13 top point-earners from the previous season, plus the newly relegated club. The 28 participating clubs were divided into seven groups of four clubs each. The seven group winners and the best runner-up with the highest point total qualified for the quarterfinals.

Each club played 6 matches in the group stage. Groups and home field advantage were determined by a blind draw. For the group draw, Liga MX clubs were placed in Pot A, while Ascenso MX clubs were placed in Pot B. In the home field advantage draw, no club can have more than two home games in the group stage. A blind draw determined home field advantage in the final knockout phase.

In the Clausura tournament, the 11 Liga MX clubs that did not qualify for international competitions (CONCACAF Champions League and Copa Libertadores) participated alongside the 13 Ascenso MX clubs with the highest point total from the previous short tournament. The 24 participating clubs were divided into six groups of four clubs each. The six group winners and the two best runners-up with the highest point total qualified for the quarter-finals. Both tournaments will have the same draw format and number of group matches, and the final knockout phase for both tournaments will be single-elimination.

From Apertura 2016 to Clausura 2019, the tournaments had 24 or 27 participating clubs, depending on the Liga MX clubs that qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League and also on the qualification criteria based on the clubs' positions in each division in the previous season. The participating clubs were divided into eight or nine groups with three clubs each. With 24 clubs, the eight group winners and the eight runners-up qualified for the round of 16. With 27 clubs, the nine group winners and the best seven runners-up qualified for the round of 16.

Clubs will play four matches in the group stage. Groups and home field advantage will be determined the draw by public at their annual draft. For the group draw, Liga MX clubs' top 4-point-earners and Ascenso MX clubs' top 4-point-earners will be placed in Pot A, while Liga MX clubs' mid 4-point-earners and Ascenso MX clubs' mid 4-point-earners will be placed in Pot B and Liga MX clubs' last 4-point-earners and Ascenso MX clubs' last 4-point-earners will be placed in Pot C. In the home field advantage draw, teams can have two home games in the group stage. A blind draw will determine home field advantage in the final knockout phase.

From 2014 to 2019, the two Copa MX champions qualified directly for the Supercopa MX. The 2019–20 Copa MX consisted of one tournament played during the year, according to FIFA's world footballing calendar. It has 27 participating clubs (15 from Liga MX and 12 from Ascenso MX).

Results The first domestic cup tournament organized by the current and official FMF was the 1932–33 Copa México in the amateur era. Amateur era Ed.YearChampionsResultsCopa México1Necaxa3–1Germania21933–34Asturias3–0Necaxa—1934–35The competition was not held31935–36Necaxa2–1Asturias41936–37Asturias5–3América51937–38América3–1Real España61938–39Asturias4–1Real España71939–40Asturias1–0Necaxa81940–41Asturias2–2w/oReal España91941–42Atlante5–35–0Necaxa Professional era Ed.YearChampionsResultsManagerCopa México11942–43Moctezuma5–3AtlanteEduardo Morilla21943–44Real España6–2AtlanteRodolfo Muñoz31944–45Puebla6–4AméricaEduardo Morilla41945–46Atlas5–4Atlante Eduardo Valdatti51946–47Moctezuma4–3OroJulio Kaiser61947–48Veracruz3–1GuadalajaraJoaquin Urquiaga71948–49León3–0AtlanteJose Maria Casullo81949–50Atlas3–1VeracruzEduardo Valdatti91950–51Atlante1–0GuadalajaraOctavio Vial101951–52AtlanteGuadalajaraGregorio Blasco111952–53Puebla4–1LeónIsidro Langara121953–54América1–1GuadalajaraOctavio Vial131954–55América1–0GuadalajaraOctavio Vial141955–56Toluca2–1IrapuatoFernando Marcos151956–57Zacatepec1–0LeónIgnacio Trellez161957–58León1–15–2ZacatepecAntonio López Herranz171958–59Zacatepec2–1LeónIgnacio Trellez181959–60Necaxa4–1TampicoDonald Ross191960–61Tampico1–0TolucaNicolas Palma201961–62Atlas3–31–0TampicoJose Carlos Bauer211962–63Guadalajara2–1AtlanteJavier De la TorreCopa Presidente221963–64América0–01–1MonterreyAlejandro Scopelli231964–65América4–0MoreliaAlejandro Scopelli241965–66Necaxa3–31–0LeónMiguel Marin251966–67León2–1GuadalajaraLuis Grill261967–68Atlas2–1VeracruzJavier Novello271968–69Cruz Azul2–1MonterreyRaúl Cárdenas 281969–70Guadalajara3–22–1TorreónJavier de la TorreCopa México291970–71León0–0ZacatepecAntonio Carbajal301971–72LeónZacatepecAntonio Carbajal—1972–73The competition was not held311973–74América2–11–1Cruz AzulJosé Antonio Roca321974–75Pumas UNAMLeones Negros UdeGÁrpád Fekete331975–76Tigres UANL2–01–2AméricaClaudio Lostaunau—The competition was not held341987–88Puebla0–01–1Cruz AzulHugo Fernández351988–89Toluca1–12–1Leones Negros UdeGHéctor Sanabria361989–90Puebla4–10–2Tigres UANLManuel Lapuente371990–91Leones Negros UdeG1–00–0AméricaAlberto Guerra381991–92Monterrey4–2Cobras de JuárezMiguel Mejía Barón—1992–1994The competition was not held391994–95Necaxa2–0VeracruzManuel Lapuente401995–96Tigres UANL1–11–0AtlasVictor Manuel Vucetich411996–97Cruz Azul2–0Toros NezaVictor Manuel Vucetich—1997–2012The competition was not heldCopa MX42Ape–2012Dorados de Sinaloa2–2Correcaminos UATFrancisco Javier Ramírez43Cla–2013Cruz Azul0–0AtlanteGuillermo Vázquez44Ape–2013Morelia3–3AtlasCarlos Bustos45Cla–2014Tigres UANL3–0Alebrijes de OaxacaRicardo Ferretti46Ape–2014Santos Laguna2–2PueblaPedro Caixinha47Cla–2015Puebla4–2GuadalajaraJosé Guadalupe Cruz48Ape–2015Guadalajara1–0LeónMatías Almeyda49Cla–2016Veracruz4–1NecaxaCarlos Reinoso50Ape–2016Querétaro0–0GuadalajaraVíctor Manuel Vucetich51Cla–2017Guadalajara0–0MoreliaMatías Almeyda52Ape–2017Monterrey1–0PachucaAntonio Mohamed53Cla–2018Necaxa1–0TolucaIgnacio Ambríz54Ape–2018Cruz Azul2–0MonterreyPedro Caixinha55Cla–2019América1–0JuárezMiguel Herrera562019–20Monterrey1–01–1TijuanaAntonio Mohamed

Performances RankClubTitlesWinning years1América631953–54, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1973–74, Cla–20192León551948–49, 1957–58, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72Puebla511944–45, 1952–53, 1987–88, 1989–90, Cla–20154Guadalajara481962–63, 1969–70, , Cla–2017Atlas421945–46, 1949–50, 1961–62, 1967–68Cruz Azul421968–69, 1996–97, Cla–2013, Ape–2018Necaxa411959–60, 1965–66, 1994–95, Cla–20188Monterrey331991–92, , 2019–20Tigres UANL311975–76, 1995–96, Cla–201410Atlante261950–51, 1951–52Veracruz231947–48, Cla–2016Zacatepec231956–57, 1958–59Toluca221955–56, 1988–89Moctezuma201942–43, 1946–4715Tampico121960–61121990–91Morelia12Ape–2013Real España101943–44Pumas UNAM101974–75Dorados de Sinaloa10Ape–2012Santos Laguna10Ape–2014Querétaro10Ape–201623Oro01—Irapuato01—Torreón01—Cobras de Juárez01—Toros Neza01—Correcaminos UAT01—Alebrijes de Oaxaca01—Pachuca01—Juárez01—Tijuana01— Notes Defunct.

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