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 MX
Apertura 2017 Copa Corona MX
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Teams27
Final positions
ChampionsMonterrey (2nd title)
Runner-upPachuca
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored165 (2.39 per match)
Attendance1,025,826 (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 edit

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]

 
 
Mexico City
 
Guadalajara
 
Monterrey
 
Toluca
 
Guadalajara teams
Atlas  
Guadalajara  
UdeG  
Mexico City teams
América  
Cruz Azul  
UNAM  
Monterrey teams
Monterrey  
UANL  
Toluca teams
Toluca  
UAEM  
Location of the participating teams.
  Red: Liga MX clubs;   Blue: Ascenso MX clubs

Draw edit

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 edit

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 edit

If two or more clubs are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. superior goal difference;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away in the group matches played among the clubs in question;
  5. fair play ranking;
  6. drawing of lots.

Group stage edit

Every group is composed of three clubs, each group has at least one club from Liga MX and Ascenso MX

Group 1 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Sinaloa0–2UdeG
Report Vázquez   44' (pen.), 48'
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

Toluca3–0Sinaloa
Triverio   28', 79'
Esquivel   90+1'
Report
Attendance: 15,027
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

UdeG0–2Toluca
Abundiz   16'
Delgadillo   90+5'
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: Saul Fernando Orozco

Sinaloa1–2Toluca
Monreal   49' Report Canelo   34'
Sambueza   54'
Attendance: 3,223
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales

Toluca4–0UdeG
Barrientos   9'
Abundiz   41'
Velarde   77'
Canelo   80'
Report
Attendance: 14,096
Referee: José Luis Báez

UdeG3–0[note 1]Sinaloa
Report
Attendance: 901
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello

Group 2 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Monterrey3–0Celaya
A. González   52'
Funes Mori   78'
C. Sánchez   83'
Report
Attendance: 23,673
Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome

Celaya1–1UNAM
De la Tejera   66' Report Quintana   78'
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Victor Cáceres

UNAM1–1Monterrey
Gallardo   90+2' Report Benítez   28'
Attendance: 9,248
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Celaya0–1Monterrey
Report Funes Mori   72'
Attendance: 7,718
Referee: Saúl Alfredo Silva

UNAM1–0Celaya
Guerrón   64' Report
Attendance: 6,030
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Monterrey3–1UNAM
Hurtado   21'
Juárez   26'
Benítez   63'
Report Formica   36'
Attendance: 31,257
Referee: Adonai Escobedo

Group 3 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Atlas2–1UAEM
Tabó   48' (pen.)
Vargas   55' (o.g.)
Report Gama   67'
Attendance: 12,375
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

América0–1Atlas
Report Barraza   68'
Attendance: 21,796
Referee: Adonaí Escobedo

América2–1UAEM
Romero   34' (pen.), 80' Report Morales   19'
Attendance: 19,264
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

UAEM2–3América
Hipólito   8'
Morales   20'
Report Pab. Aguilar   39', 90+1'
Romero   77'
Attendance: 30,898
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello

Atlas0–2América
Report William   23'
Quintero   83' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,966
Referee: Diego Montaño

UAEM1–2Atlas
Ustari   54' (o.g.) Report Barraza   34'
Martínez   90+15'
Attendance: 3,568
Referee: Aldo Cano Martínez

Group 4 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Puebla1–0Atlante
Salom   43' Report
Attendance: 5,156
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

Tijuana1–0Puebla
Arriola   7' Report
Attendance: 27,333

Atlante1–1Tijuana
Cauich   90+5' Report Lucero   26'
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva

Puebla1–1Tijuana
Míguez   43' Report Núñez   44'
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: León Vicente Barajas

Tijuana0–0Atlante
Report
Attendance: 24,333
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hirtado

Atlante2–0Puebla
F. Uscanga   35' (pen.)
Cardozo   37'
Report
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Jesús Bisguerra Mendiola

Group 5 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zacatepec1–1Cruz Azul
Zendejas   51' Report Zúñiga   23'
Attendance: 21,863
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia

UANL1–1Cruz Azul
Sosa   76' Report Mora   80'
Attendance: 37,322
Referee: Roberto Ríos

Zacatepec2–1UANL
A. González   18'
Márquez   29' (pen.)
Report Álvarez   79'
Attendance: 20,659
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas

Cruz Azul1–0Zacatepec
Cauteruccio   42' Report
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Aldo Cano

Cruz Azul2–1UANL
Cauteruccio   81'
Mora   90+2'
Report Gignac   24'
Attendance: 9,301
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto

UANL1–3Zacatepec
Gignac   88' Report Márquez   1', 87'
Ivanobski   60'
Attendance: 33,790
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Group 6 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
León3–2Oaxaca
Pereyra Díaz   52', 69'
Boselli   79'
Report Zúñiga   6'
Guarch   10'
Attendance: 7,440
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

Oaxaca1–0Veracruz
Noya   34' Report
Attendance: 5,847
Referee: José Luis Báez

Veracruz1–2León
Díaz   45' Report Ramos   32'
Andrade   63'
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

León2–0Veracruz
Ramos   4'
Cerato   19'
Report
Attendance: 6,826
Referee: Eduardo Galván

Oaxaca0–1León
Report C. González   73'
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Christian Ramírez

Veracruz3–1Oaxaca
Holgado   16', 41', 53' Report Castellanos   39'
Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Group 7 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Santos Laguna2–0Guadalajara
Rodríguez   67' (pen.)
Furch   70' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 17,373
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez

Guadalajara4–2Juárez
Marín   19'
Beltrán   45+3'
Benítez   51'
Pineda   74' (pen.)
Report Prieto   33'
Lucas   38'
Attendance: 20,154
Referee: León Vicente Barajas

Juárez0–1Guadalajara
Macías   12'
Attendance: 19,583
Referee: Uriel Olvera Rios

Santos Laguna2–0Juárez
Armenteros   45'
Lozano   65'
Report
Attendance: 12,810
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

Guadalajara1–0Santos Laguna
Zaldívar   85' Report
Attendance: 12,591
Referee: Jonathan Hernández

Juárez0–3Santos Laguna
Report Cisneros   14', 17', 62'
Attendance: 9,747
Referee: Oscar Mejía García

Group 8 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Querétaro2–0Sonora
Candelo   53'
Camilo   80'
Report
Attendance: 11,073
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

Sonora0–1Pachuca
Report Cano   60'
Attendance: 9,175
Referee: Juan Ramírez

Pachuca0–0Querétaro
Report
Attendance: 12,739
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Querétaro0–1Pachuca
Report Peña   90+3'
Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Sonora2–2Querétaro
Ramírez   69'
Villa   90'
Report Esqueda   40' (pen.)
Yrizar   74'
Attendance: 5,387
Referee: Brian Omar González

Pachuca2–1Sonora
Cano   16'
González   69'
Report Guajardo   15' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: León Vicente Barajas

Group 9 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Morelia2–1Zacatecas
López Villarreal   4' (o.g.)
Ortiz   73'
Report Hernández   12'
Attendance: 8,976
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez

Zacatecas1–2Necaxa
Nurse   61' Report Ponce   45'
Velázquez   79'
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez

Necaxa1–1Morelia
D. Hernández   18' Report F. Pérez   71'
Attendance: 6,565
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Necaxa4–0Zacatecas
Barragán   4', 9' (pen.)
Dávila   66'
Villalpando   76'
Report
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Roberto Ríos

Zacatecas1–2Morelia
Martínez   62' Report J. P. Rodríguez   4'
Sepúlveda   13'
Attendance: 624
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel

Morelia2–1Necaxa
Cuero   15'
Sepúlveda   74'
Report Barragán   75'
Attendance: 11,647
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

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
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket edit

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 edit

Toluca1–1Atlante
Canelo   54' Report Cardozo   66'
Penalties
Velarde  
Canelo  
Gómez  
Delgadillo  
3–5   F. Uscanga
  Tarragona
  Cauich
  Zamora
  Reyes
Attendance: 15,185
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Morelia2–2Tijuana
Zárate   76', 84' Report Pérez   27'
Lucero   49' (pen.)
Penalties
J. P. Rodríguez  
Sepúlveda  
Guzmán  
Vilchis  
2–4   Pérez
  Malcorra
  Musto
  Mendoza
Attendance: 11,608
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto

América1–0Cruz Azul
Pab. Aguilar   67' Report
Attendance: 52,480
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

León1–1Querétaro
Boselli   74' Report Benítez   54'
Penalties
Hernández  
Cornejo  
Ramos  
Andrade  
2–4   Martínez
  Everaldo
  Güémez
  Trejo
  Volpi
Attendance: 12,287
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

Santos Laguna2–0Necaxa
Rodríguez   80'
Rivas   85'
Report
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Pachuca5–0Zacatepec
Gutiérrez   17'
Honda   36', 44'
Sagal   55'
Cano   60'
Report
Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome

Monterrey2–2UdeG
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
Attendance: 34,521
Referee: León Vicente Barajas

Guadalajara1–0Atlas
Marín   24' Report
Attendance: 32,047
  • All Round of 16 matches, which were originally scheduled to be played between 19 and 21 September, were postponed due to the 2017 Puebla earthquake.[2][3]

Quarterfinals edit

Guadalajara1–1Atlante
Fierro   49' Report Tarragona   66'
Penalties
Salcido  
Marín  
Zaldívar  
Pizarro  
3–5   F. Uscanga
  Ó. Uscanga
  Cauich
  Zamora
  Reyes
Attendance: 17,016
Referee: Adonai Escobedo

Monterrey4–1Santos Laguna
Medina   17'
C. Sánchez   41', 90+2'
Benítez   75'
Report Rodríguez   13'
Attendance: 38,475
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

América1–1Querétaro
Peralta   14' Report Güémez   67'
Penalties
Peralta  
Domínguez  
Romero  
Quintero  
2–0   M. Martínez
  Benítez
  Camilo
  Everaldo
Attendance: 13,377
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Pachuca4–0Tijuana
Jara   15' (pen.)
Guzmán   36', 66'
Honda   42'
Report
Attendance: 15,691
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Semifinals edit

Monterrey0–0América
Report
Penalties
Pabón  
Funes Mori  
Vagioni  
N. Sánchez  
3–0   Domínguez
  Díaz
  Lainez
Attendance: 45,848
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo

Pachuca2–0Atlante
González   5'
Guzmán   21'
Report
Attendance: 15,325
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Final edit

Monterrey1–0Pachuca
Hurtado   57' Report
Attendance: 35,658
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
Apertura 2017 winners:
Monterrey
2nd Title

Top goalscorers edit

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Carlos Sánchez Monterrey 4
2   Pablo Aguilar América 3
  Martín Barragán Necaxa
  Jorge Benítez Monterrey
  Alexis Canelo Toluca
  Germán Cano Pachuca
  Ronaldo Cisneros Santos Laguna
  Víctor Guzmán Pachuca
  Rodrigo Holgado Veracruz
  Keisuke Honda Pachuca
  Luis Márquez Zacatepec
  Jonathan Rodríguez Santos Laguna
  Silvio Romero América

Source: Copa MX

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ The UNAM v Celaya was originally scheduled for 31 August but was postponed due to torrential rain.

References edit

  1. ^ "Así quedaron los grupos para la Copa MX del Apertura 2017". 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Copa MX posterga los octavos de final". 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  4. ^ a b "Así se jugará la Copa MX". 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ "¡Van los cuatro grandes! Lista la Copa MX para el Apertura 2017".
  6. ^ a b c d e f "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  7. ^ "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  8. ^ a b "Desaparece Zacatepec, se muda ahí Coras". 31 May 2017.
  9. ^ "La Comisión Disciplinaria Informa" [Disciplinary Commission Informs.] (in Spanish). ascensomx.net. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  10. ^ a b "404" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

External links edit