Apertura 2017 Copa MX
The Apertura 2017 Copa MX (officially the Apertura 2017 Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th staging of the Copa MX, the 50th staging in the professional era and is the eleventh tournament played since the 1996–97 edition.
| Apertura 2017 Copa Corona MX | |
| Country | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Teams | 27 |
| Champions | Monterrey (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Pachuca |
| Matches played | 69 |
| Goals scored | 165 (2.39 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,025,826 (14,867 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Carlos Sánchez (4 goals) |
This tournament began on 25 July 2017 and was originally scheduled to end on 1 November 2017.[1] Due to the 2017 Puebla earthquake, the tournament was postponed in the Round of 16 phase, pushing the end of the tournament to 21 December 2017.[2][3]
The final was held at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe with the home team Monterrey defeating Pachuca 1–0 to win their second title.
As winners, Monterrey earned a spot to face the winners of the Clausura 2018 edition, in the 2018 Supercopa MX.
Participants
The tournament will feature all Liga MX clubs (excluding recently promoted Lobos BUAP) as well as ten Ascenso MX clubs.[4]
Due to the new format of the CONCACAF Champions League, Mexican clubs do not begin their participation until February, thus the teams qualified to 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League (América, Guadalajara, Tijuana, UANL) will participate in this season's Copa MX.[4]
Red: Liga MX clubs; 
Blue: Ascenso MX clubsDraw
The draw for the tournament took place on June 6, 2017 in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico.[5] 27 teams were drawn into nine groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots.[6]
Clubs in Pot 1 were drawn to be the seed of each group according to the order of their drawing. That is, the first club that was drawn is seed of Group 1, the second drawn is seed of Group 2 and so on and so on.[7] The Liga MX teams in Pot 1 are the teams who ended 1–5 in the 2016–17 Liga MX Aggregate table[6] The Ascenso MX teams in Pot 1 are the four best possible teams in the 2016–17 Ascenso MX Aggregate table.[6] Zacatepec Siglo XXI who ended fourth, were replaced by Oaxaca, who ended fifth, due to the club's disappearance.[8]
Pot 2 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 6–9 in the Aggregate table and Ascenso MX clubs who ended 6–10 in the Aggregate table.[6] Coras, who ended tenth in the Aggregate table, moved to Zacatepec, Morelos and became the new Zacatepec franchise.[8]
Pot 3 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 10–17 in the Aggregate table.[6] UDG, who ended twelfth in the Ascenso MX Aggregate table, replaced recently promoted Lobos BUAP.[6]
Teams
| Pot 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara (LMX) | Monterrey (LMX) | Oaxaca (AMX) | ||
| Pachuca (LMX) | Sinaloa (AMX) | Tijuana (LMX) | ||
| UAEM (AMX) | UANL (LMX) | Zacatecas (AMX) | ||
| Pot 2 | ||||
| América (LMX) | Atlante (AMX) | Zacatepec (AMX) | ||
| Celaya (AMX) | Juárez (AMX) | León (LMX) | ||
| Necaxa (LMX) | Sonora (AMX) | Toluca (LMX) | ||
| Pot 3 | ||||
| Atlas (LMX) | Cruz Azul (LMX) | Morelia (LMX) | ||
| Puebla (LMX) | Querétaro (LMX) | Santos Laguna (LMX) | ||
| UdeG (AMX) | UNAM (LMX) | Veracruz (LMX) | ||
Tiebreakers
If two or more clubs are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
- superior goal difference;
- higher number of goals scored;
- scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
- higher number of goals scored away in the group matches played among the clubs in question;
- fair play ranking;
- drawing of lots.
Group stage
Every group is composed of three clubs, each group has at least one club from Liga MX and Ascenso MX
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | UdeG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sinaloa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| UdeG | 0–2 | Toluca |
|---|---|---|
Abundiz  16'Delgadillo 90+5' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | UNAM | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Celaya | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Monterrey | 3–0 | Celaya |
|---|---|---|
| A. González 52' Funes Mori 78'C. Sánchez 83' |
Report |
| Celaya | 1–1 | UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| De la Tejera 66' |
Report | Quintana 78' |
| Celaya | 0–1 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Funes Mori 72' |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Atlas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | UAEM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuana | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Atlante | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Puebla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | UANL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
| Cruz Azul | 1–0 | Zacatepec |
|---|---|---|
| Cauteruccio 42' |
Report |
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | León | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Veracruz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Oaxaca | 0–1 | León |
|---|---|---|
| Report | C. González 73' |
| Veracruz | 3–1 | Oaxaca |
|---|---|---|
| Holgado 16', 41', 53' |
Report | Castellanos 39' |
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Juárez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna | 2–0 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 67' (pen.) Furch 70' (pen.) |
Report |
| Juárez | 0–1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Macías 12' |
| Santos Laguna | 2–0 | Juárez |
|---|---|---|
| Armenteros 45' Lozano 65' |
Report |
| Juárez | 0–3 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cisneros 14', 17', 62' |
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pachuca | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Querétaro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sonora | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Group 9
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morelia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Necaxa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Zacatecas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
| Necaxa | 1–1 | Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| D. Hernández 18' |
Report | F. Pérez 71' |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Guadalajara | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | 3 | Atlas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | Necaxa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | Zacatepec | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | UdeG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 8 | Querétaro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | Atlante | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2 | UNAM | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 9 | 6 | Veracruz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
- The clubs that advance to this stage will be ranked and seeded 1 to 16 based on performance in the group stage. In case of ties, the same tiebreakers used to rank the runners-up will be used.[10]
- All rounds are played in a single game. If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out. The highest seeded club will host each match, regardless of which division each club belongs.[10]
- The winners of the groups and the seven best second place teams of each group will advance to the Knockout stage.
Qualified teams
The nine group winners and the seven best runners-up from the group stage qualify for the final stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | UdeG |
| 2 | Monterrey | — |
| 3 | América | Atlas |
| 4 | Tijuana | Atlante |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | Zacatepec |
| 6 | León | — |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | Guadalajara |
| 8 | Pachuca | Querétaro |
| 9 | Morelia | Necaxa |
Seeding
| Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Toluca | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | 6 | León | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | Monterrey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | Morelia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | 8 | Pachuca | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | América | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 | 7 | Guadalajara | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | Atlas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 |
| 11 | 9 | Necaxa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | Zacatepec | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | Tijuana | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 14 | 1 | UdeG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | Querétaro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 16 | 4 | Atlante | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Monterrey (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UdeG | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Monterrey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Santos Laguna | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Santos Laguna | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Necaxa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Monterrey (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | América | 0 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | América | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cruz Azul | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | América (pen.) | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Querétaro | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | León | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Querétaro (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Monterrey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pachuca | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pachuca | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Zacatepec | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pachuca | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Tijuana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Morelia | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Tijuana (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pachuca | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Atlante | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Guadalajara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Atlas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Guadalajara | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Atlante (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Atlante (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Toluca | 1–1 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Canelo 54' |
Report | Cardozo 66' |
| Penalties | ||
Velarde  Canelo Gómez Delgadillo  |
3–5 | F. Uscanga Tarragona Cauich Zamora Reyes |
| Morelia | 2–2 | Tijuana |
|---|---|---|
| Zárate 76', 84' |
Report | Pérez 27' Lucero 49' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| J. P. Rodríguez Sepúlveda Guzmán Vilchis |
2–4 | Pérez Malcorra Musto Mendoza |
| América | 1–0 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Pab. Aguilar 67' |
Report |
| León | 1–1 | Querétaro |
|---|---|---|
| Boselli 74' |
Report | Benítez 54' |
| Penalties | ||
| Hernández Cornejo Ramos Andrade |
2–4 | Martínez Everaldo Güémez Trejo Volpi |
| Santos Laguna | 2–0 | Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 80' Rivas 85' |
Report |
| Monterrey | 2–2 | UdeG |
|---|---|---|
| A. González 10' C. Sánchez 56' |
Report | Amador 31', 60' |
| Penalties | ||
| Pabón Benítez C. Sánchez Hurtado Juárez A. González |
4–3 | Valadéz Ruiz Amador Vázquez Hernández Padilla |
| Guadalajara | 1–0 | Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Marín 24' |
Report |
- All Round of 16 matches, which were originally scheduled to be played between 19–21 September, were postponed due to the 2017 Puebla earthquake.[2][3]
Quarterfinals
| Guadalajara | 1–1 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Fierro 49' |
Report | Tarragona 66' |
| Penalties | ||
| Salcido Marín Zaldívar Pizarro |
3–5 | F. Uscanga Ó. Uscanga Cauich Zamora Reyes |
| Monterrey | 4–1 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Medina 17' C. Sánchez 41', 90+2'Benítez 75' |
Report | Rodríguez 13' |
| América | 1–1 | Querétaro |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta 14' |
Report | Güémez 67' |
| Penalties | ||
| Peralta Domínguez Romero Quintero |
2–0 | M. Martínez Benítez Camilo Everaldo |
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Copa MX
Notes
- The UdeG v Sinaloa match resulted in a 2–1 victory for Sinaloa, but was later ruled a victory for UdeG due to Sinaloa missing a registered Ascenso MX player.[9]
- The UNAM v Celaya was originally scheduled for 31 August but was postponed due to torrential rain.
References
- http://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/copa-mx/2017/06/07/59374b5fca4741aa358b4690.html
- http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3555503/copa-mx-anuncia-postergacion-de-octavos-de-final
- http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/22206/confirmacion-de-fechas-para-la-reprogramacion-de-partidos
- http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3305166/quedaron-definidos-los-grupos-de-la-copa-mx-del-apertura-2017
- http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/06/06/lista-la-copa-mx-para-el-apertura-2017
- http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/20936/conoce-los-grupos-de-la-copa-corona-mx-apertura-2017
- http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/18895/se-llevo-a-cabo-el-sorteo-de-grupos-de-la-copa-corona-mx
- http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3291620/coras-se-muda-a-zacatepec-y-se-convierte-en-nuevo-equipo
- "La Comisión Disciplinaria Informa" [Disciplinary Commission Informs.] (in Spanish). ascensomx.net. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- http://administrador.ligamx.net/docs/Reglamentos/Competencia/3_COPA_MX/02_Reglamento_de_Competencia_CMX_2016-2017.pdf