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| Organiser(s) | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) |
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| Founded | 1942; 84 years ago (1942) (Professional era as Copa México) |
| Abolished | 2020; 6 years ago (2020) |
| Region | Mexico |
| Teams | 24 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Campeón de Campeones (1942–1976, 1988–1990, 1994–95) Supercopa MX (2014–2019) |
| Last champions | Monterrey (3rd title) |
| Most championships | América (6 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Claro[1] ESPN[2] Fox Sports[3] Grupo Imagen[4] Televisa[5] TV Azteca[6] TVC Deportes[7] |
| Website | www |
Copa MX[8] was a professionalassociation football competition inMexico and a domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels ofMexican football league system. Formerly namedCopa México (1942–1963, 1970–1976, 1987–1992, 1994–1997) andCopa Presidente (1963–1970), it was the first competition that included clubs from different regions of Mexico. The tournament was held during four periods (1942–1976, 1987–1992, 1994–1997, 2012–2020).
The inaugural edition as a professional competition was the1942–43 Copa México, withMoctezuma finishing as the first champions in history. The final edition was the2019–20 Copa MX, withMonterrey finishing as the last champions. In all, fifty-six editions of the competition were held.
The purpose of the competition was to determine a national cup champion, thus distinguishing it from the national league championship. The format was different from the local leagues as well, as it employed direct elimination and culminated in a final match. In May 2012,Liga MX president Decio de María announced the return and rebranding of the tournament as Copa MX.[9]
América was the most successful club with six titles, followed byLeón andPuebla with five titles each,Guadalajara,Atlas,Cruz Azul andNecaxa with four titles each. In all, twenty-two clubs have won the competition at least once.
After the foundation of the current and officialFederación Mexicana de Fútbol in 1927, a new national competition was created as the Mexican cup tournament, it was namedCopa México, the trophy was donate by the Presidency of Mexico and also received official support ofPresidentLázaro Cárdenas. The inaugural edition as an amateur competition was the1932–33 Copa México, withNecaxa finishing as the first champions in history. This marked the beginning of an 11-year period that is referred to in retrospect as theCup's Amateur era. Asturias dominated the tournament, winning five titles during this period. The final edition was the1941–42 Copa México, withAtlante finishing as the last champions of the amateur era.
The professional era of the Copa México began in 1942. At first, it was played among clubs from theLiga Mayor (currently Liga MX). Beginning in 1950 the clubs of theSegunda División de México were also included into the competition with the exception of the1956–57,1963–64,1994–95 and1995–96 editions. The tournament was not held in several years (1976–1987, 1992–1994, 1997–2012), the Copa México champions also competed for theCampeón de Campeones until 1995.
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) andGustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964–1970).
An unofficial and extraordinary cup tournament was held in 1963, known asCopa 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).
In 2012, the competition returned with a rebranding as Copa MX, two short tournaments were played per year until 2019 (Apertura andClausura), similar to Liga MX, except the2019–20 Copa MX, which was played during the annual season. From 2014 to 2019, the two Copa MX champions of the year qualified for theSupercopa MX.
However, as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the2020 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 theMexico national football team in preparation to the2022 FIFA World Cup.
From 2012 to 2016, in the Apertura tournament, the fourLiga MX clubs qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League were not participating in the Copa MX; the remaining 14 clubs participated alongside 14 clubs fromAscenso 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 theSupercopa MX. The2019–20 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).
The first domestic cup tournament organized by the current and officialFMF was the 1932–33 Copa México in the amateur era.[10]
| Ed. | Year | Champions | Results | Runners-up |
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| 1 | 1932–33 | Necaxa | 3–1 | Germania |
| 2 | 1933–34 | Asturias | 3–0 | Necaxa |
| — | 1934–35 | The competition was not held | ||
| 3 | 1935–36 | Necaxa | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Asturias |
| 4 | 1936–37 | Asturias | 5–3 | América |
| 5 | 1937–38 | América | 3–1 | Real España |
| 6 | 1938–39 | Asturias | 4–1 | Real España |
| 7 | 1939–40 | Asturias | 1–0 | Necaxa |
| 8 | 1940–41 | Asturias | 2–2 w/o | Real España |
| 9 | 1941–42 | Atlante | 5–3 5–0 | Necaxa |
| Rank | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Winning years |
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| 1 | América | 6 | 3 | 1953–54,1954–55,1963–64,1964–65, 1973–74,Cla–2019 |
| 2 | León | 5 | 5 | 1948–49,1957–58, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72 |
| Puebla | 5 | 1 | 1944–45,1952–53,1987–88,1989–90,Cla–2015 | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 4 | 8 | 1962–63, 1969–70,Ape–2015,Cla–2017 |
| Atlas | 4 | 2 | 1945–46,1949–50, 1961–62,1967–68 | |
| Cruz Azul | 4 | 2 | 1968–69,1996–97,Cla–2013,Ape–2018 | |
| Necaxa | 4 | 1 | 1959–60, 1965–66,1994–95,Cla–2018 | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 3 | 3 | 1991–92,Ape–2017,2019–20 |
| UANL | 3 | 1 | 1975–76,1995–96,Cla–2014 | |
| 10 | Atlante | 2 | 6 | 1950–51,1951–52 |
| Veracruz1 | 2 | 3 | 1947–48,Cla–2016 | |
| Zacatepec | 2 | 3 | 1956–57,1958–59 | |
| Toluca | 2 | 2 | 1955–56,1988–89 | |
| Moctezuma1 | 2 | 0 | 1942–43,1946–47 | |
| 15 | Tampico1 | 1 | 2 | 1960–61 |
| UdeG | 1 | 2 | 1990–91 | |
| Monarcas Morelia | 1 | 2 | Ape–2013 | |
| Real España1 | 1 | 0 | 1943–44 | |
| UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1974–75 | |
| Sinaloa | 1 | 0 | Ape–2012 | |
| Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | Ape–2014 | |
| Querétaro | 1 | 0 | Ape–2016 | |
| 23 | Oro | 0 | 1 | — |
| Irapuato | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Torreón1 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Cobras de Juárez1 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Toros Neza | 0 | 1 | — | |
| UAT | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Oaxaca | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Pachuca | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Juárez | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Tijuana | 0 | 1 | — |
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