The 2020 Copa MX Finals was the final of the 2019–20 Copa MX, the fifteenth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 82nd overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

2020 Copa MX Finals
Event2019–20 Copa MX
First leg
Date21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)
VenueEstadio Caliente, Tijuana
RefereeEduardo Galvan Basulto
Attendance0
Second leg
Date4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
VenueEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
RefereeJorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance0

The final was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Monterrey and Tijuana.[1] The first leg was hosted at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana on 21 October 2020, while the second leg was hosted at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe on 4 November 2020.[2] The finals were scheduled to take place on 8 and 22 April 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[3] It was later announced the finals would be held on 16 and 23 September but were later postponed again to 21 October and 4 November 2020.[4][2]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)[5]
Monterrey 5 (1964, 1969, 1992, Apertura 2017, Apertura 2018)
Tijuana None

Venues

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Estadio Caliente hosted the first leg
 
Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the second leg

Background

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Monterrey has won the tournament twice while Tijuana has never won it.[5] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2019 Liga MX final where they defeated América on penalty kicks to capture their fifth league title.[6] The last time Tijuana reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2012 Liga MX final where they defeated Toluca 4–1 on aggregate to capture their first Liga MX title.[7]

Monterrey won all four of their group stage matches as they were seeded first. They eliminated Celaya in the round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals, and Juárez on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Tijuana won three, drew none and lost one in the group stage as they were seeded sixth. They eliminated Atlético San Luis in the round of 16, Morelia in the quarterfinals, and Toluca in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Monterrey Round Tijuana
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
UdeG 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 Querétaro 2–0 (H)
Chiapas 2–1 (A) Matchday 2 Querétaro 2–3 (A)
UdeG 2–1 (A) Matchday 3 Zacatecas 3–2 (A)
Chiapas 6–0 (H) Matchday 4 Zacatecas 2–0 (H)
Group 2 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Monterrey 4 12
2 Chiapas 4 6
3 UdeG 4 0
Source: Copa MX
Final standings Group 4 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Tijuana 4 9
2 Querétaro 4 6
3 Zacatecas 4 3
Source: Copa MX
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Celaya 7–3 4–3 (A) 3–0 (H) Round of 16 Atlético San Luis 1–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Santos Laguna 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Morelia 3–1 3–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Juárez 2–2 (6–5 p) 0–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Toluca 7–3 3–0 (H) 4–3 (A)

Matches

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First leg

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Tijuana0–1Monterrey
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Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto (Mexico City)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tijuana[8][9]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey[8][9]
GK 1   Jonathan Orozco (c)
DF 18   Aldo Cruz   73'
DF 4   Jordan Silva   83'
DF 34   Víctor Guzmán   2'   46'
DF 22   Vladimir Loroña
MF 20   Mauro Lainez
MF 23   Luis Gamíz   55'
MF 14   Christian Rivera
MF 7   Fabián Castillo   17'   62'
FW 11   Brayan Angulo   55'
FW 29   Édgar López
Substitutions:
GK 13   Carlos Higuera
DF 3   Miguel Barbieri   46'
DF 28   Jaime Gómez
MF 5   Kevin Balanta
MF 19   Marcel Ruiz   83'   55'
MF 21   Jordi Cortizo   62'
MF 30   David Barbona   73'
MF 191   Jordan Rezabala
FW 17   Gerson Vázquez
FW 33   Luís Leal   55'
Manager:
  Pablo Guede
GK 22   Luis Cárdenas
DF 20   Sebastián Vegas
DF 4   Nicolás Sánchez (c)   49'
DF 3   César Montes
DF 27   Daniel Parra   74'
MF 21   Alfonso González   65'
MF 5   Matías Kranevitter
MF 6   Edson Gutiérrez
MF 11   Maximiliano Meza   76'
FW 199   José Alvarado   90+5'
FW 7   Rogelio Funes Mori   90+3'
Substitutions:
GK 1   Hugo González
DF 17   Jesús Gallardo
DF 19   Miguel Layún
DF 190   Luis Sánchez
MF 16   Celso Ortiz   65'
MF 35   Eric Cantú   76'
MF 196   Ángel Zapata
FW 9   Vincent Janssen   90+3'
FW 18   Avilés Hurtado
FW 210   Shayr Mohamed   90+5'
Manager:
  Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Karen Janett Díaz (Aguascalientes)
Fourth official:
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg

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Monterrey1–1Tijuana
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Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey[10][11]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tijuana[10][11]
GK 22   Luis Cárdenas
DF 20   Sebastián Vegas
DF 4   Nicolás Sánchez (c)
DF 3   César Montes
DF 35   Eric Cantú
MF 17   Jesús Gallardo   69'   90+3'
MF 5   Matías Kranevitter
MF 21   Alfonso González   46'
MF 199   José Alvarado   66'
MF 29   Carlos Rodríguez   66'
FW 7   Rogelio Funes Mori   83'
Substitutions:
GK 1   Hugo González
DF 6   Edson Gutiérrez   90+3'
DF 190   Luis Sánchez
MF 11   Maximiliano Meza   46'
MF 16   Celso Ortiz
MF 196   Ángel Zapata   66'
FW 9   Vincent Janssen   66'
FW 10   Aké Loba
FW 18   Avilés Hurtado   83'
FW 210   Shayr Mohamed
Manager:
  Antonio Mohamed
GK 1   Jonathan Orozco (c)   71'
DF 18   Aldo Cruz   83'
DF 4   Jordan Silva
DF 34   Víctor Guzmán
DF 22   Vladimir Loroña   83'
MF 23   Luis Gamíz   69'
MF 14   Christian Rivera
MF 20   Mauro Lainez
MF 29   Édgar López   69'
MF 21   Jordi Cortizo   59'
FW 7   Fabián Castillo
Substitutions:
GK 13   Carlos Higuera
DF 3   Miguel Barbieri
DF 6   Jorge Aguilar
DF 28   Jaime Gómez   90+4'   83'
MF 5   Kevin Balanta
MF 16   Clifford Aboagye
MF 30   David Barbona   59'
MF 191   Jordan Rezabala   69'
FW 9   Paolo Yrizar   69'
FW 17   Gerson Vázquez   83'
FW 33   Luís Leal
Manager:
  Pablo Guede

Assistant referees:
Mario Jesús López (Durango)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

References

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