| Event | Clausura 2015 Copa MX | ||||||
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| Date | April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21) | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Universitario BUAP,Puebla,Puebla | ||||||
| Referee | Luis Enrique Santander | ||||||
TheClausura 2015 Copa MX Final was the final of theClausura 2015 Copa MX, the sixth edition of theCopa MX under its current format and 73rd overall organized by theMexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.
The final was contested in a single leg format betweenLiga MX clubs,Puebla andGuadalajara.[1] The leg was hosted by Puebla at their temporary home atEstadio Universitario BUAP inPuebla,Puebla on April 21, 2015. The winner earned a spot to faceSantos Laguna (the winner of theApertura edition) in the2015 Supercopa MX to qualify as Mexico 3 to the2016 Copa Libertadores.[2]
Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage would host the final, thus Estadio Universitario BUAP (Puebla's temporary home) hosted the final.[3]
Before the final, Puebla had won the tournament four times, while Guadalajara has won it twice. Before reaching this final, the last time Guadalajara reached a final of any kind was the2010 Copa Libertadores Finals where they lost toInternacional ofBrazil 5–3 on aggregate. Puebla on the other hand reached thefinals of the most recent edition of Copa MX, losing 4–2 on penalties to Santos Laguna following a 2–2 draw.
Puebla won four, drew one and lost one group stage match and scored 11 goals during group stage, as they were seeded second. They eliminatedMérida in the quarterfinals andMonterrey in the semifinals.
Guadalajara won four, drew one and lost one group stage match and scored seven goals, as they were seeded fifth, they eliminatedQuerétaro on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals andChiapas in the semifinals.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
| Puebla | Round | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlante | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Sinaloa | 2–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlante | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Sinaloa | 0–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mérida | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | BUAP | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mérida | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 4 | BUAP | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toluca | 3–4 (A) | Matchday 5 | Irapuato | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toluca | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Irapuato | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed] | Final standings |
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mérida | 2–1 (H) | Quarterfinals | Querétaro | 0–0 (4–3) (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | 3–0 (H) | Semifinals | Chiapas | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
        Puebla |      Guadalajara |
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