The Clausura 2016 Copa MX final was the final of the Clausura 2016 Copa MX, the eighth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 75th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.
The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX club Veraruz and Necaxa of Ascenso MX. The match was hosted by Veracruz at Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente in Veracruz, Veracruz on 13 April 2016. As winners, Veracruz earned a spot to face Guadalajara (the winners of the Apertura edition) in the 2016 Supercopa MX to qualify as Mexico 3 to the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
Venue Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage hosts the final, thus Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente hosted the final.
Background Prior to the match, Necaxa had previously won the tournament three times, while Veracruz had won it twice. Each team last appeared in the final in the 1994–95 edition, a match that Necaxa won 2–0.
Veracruz won four, drew two and lost none of their group stage matches, earning the #3 seed. They eliminated Pachuca in the quarterfinals and Atlético San Luis in the semifinals.
Necaxa won four, drew one and lost one group stage match, earning the #4 seed. They eliminated Tijuana on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals and Cruz Azul in the semifinals.
Road to the finals
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. VeracruzRoundNecaxaOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultOaxaca1–0 (H)Matchday 1León0–5 (A)Oaxaca3–2 (A)Matchday 2León4–1 (H)BUAP0–0 (H)Matchday 3Morelia4–0 (A)BUAP0–0 (A)Matchday 4Morelia1–0 (H)Chiapas1–0 (H)Matchday 5Zacatecas2–2 (A)Chiapas3–2 (A)Matchday 6Zacatecas2–1 (H)Final standingsOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultPachuca2–1 (H)QuarterfinalsTijuana1–1 (6–5) (H)Atlético San Luis3–1 (H)SemifinalsCruz Azul3–2 (A)
Match
GK 13 Melitón HernándezDF 5 Dárvin ChávezDF 24 Rodrigo Noya DF 23 Leobardo López DF 28 Jesús Arturo PaganoniMF 7 Alan Zamora MF 6 Luis Antonio Martínez MF 29 Hugo CidMF 10 Juan Ángel Albín MF 9 Daniel VillalvaFW 11 Julio FurchSubstitutions:GK 33 Sergio GarcíaDF 12 Horacio Cervantes MF 8 Gabriel Peñalba MF 20 Fernando Meneses MF 22 Óscar VeraMF 32 Édgar Gerardo Lugo FW 19 Cristian Borja Manager: Carlos Reinoso
GK 21 Alejandro GallardoDF 13 Érik Vera DF 12 Carlos RamosDF 4 Luis Padilla DF 2 Brayan BeckelesMF 15 Jorge Sánchez MF 6 Antonio Gallardo MF 11 Jesús IsijaraMF 18 Felipe Gallegos FW 10 Óscar FernándezFW 14 Kevin Chaurand Substitutions:GK 23 Roberto SalcedoDF 16 Alan MendozaMF 22 Edgar Alaffita MF 24 Benji Joya MF 32 Alan García FW 9 Rodrigo Prieto FW 31 Jonathan Valdivia Manager: Alfonso Sosa
Assistant referees: Marcos Quintero Huitron Miguel Ángel Hernández Fourth official: César Ramos
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