Apertura 2017 Copa MX final

The Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final was the final of the Apertura 2017 Copa MX, the eleventh edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 78th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final
EventApertura 2017 Copa MX
Date21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)[1]
VenueEstadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe, Nuevo León
RefereeJorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance35,658

The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs Monterrey and Pachuca.[1] The match was hosted by Monterrey at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe on 21 December 2017. The winners will earn a spot to face the winners of the Clausura 2018 in the 2018 Supercopa MX.[2]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Monterrey 3 (1964, 1969, 1992)
Pachuca None[note 1]

Venue

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Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the final

Due to the tournament's regulations, the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage will host the final, thus Estadio BBVA Bancomer will host the final.[3] The venue which opened on 2 August 2015 is the newest venue in Liga MX and has been home to Monterrey since the Apertura 2015 season.[4] The venue has previously hosted two Liga MX finals, the Clausura 2016 and the Apertura 2017.[5][6]

Background

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Monterrey has won the tournament once while Pachuca has won it twice in the Amateur era (1907–1943) but never in the Professional era. Pachuca won the inaugural tournament in 1908 defeating Reforma 4–0 in the final.[7] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a reached a final of any kind was eleven days earlier where they lost to their arch-rivals UANL in the Apertura 2017 final.[6] Pachuca last reached a final of any kind eight months earlier when they also defeated UANL 2–1 on aggregate to capture the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[8]

These two clubs last faced each other in a final the previous year when Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate after a late equalizer in the 93rd minute in the Clausura 2016 Liga MX Final.[5]

Monterrey won three, drew one and scored eight goals during group stage, as they were seeded third. They eliminated UdeG on penalty kicks in the Round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals and América on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Pachuca won three, drew one and scored four goals, as they were seeded fifth. They eliminated Zacatepec in the Round of 16, Tijuana in the quarterfinals and Atlante 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 Pachuca
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Celaya 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Sonora 1–0 (A)
UNAM 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Querétaro 0–0 (H)
Celaya 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 Querétaro 1–0 (A)
UNAM 3–1 (H) Matchday 4 Sonora 2–1 (H)
Group 2 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Monterrey 4 10
2 UNAM 4 5
3 Celaya 4 1
Source: Copa MX
Final standings Group 8 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Pachuca 4 10
2 Querétaro 4 5
3 Sonora 4 1
Source: Copa MX
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
UdeG 2–2 (4–3 pen.) (H) Round of 16 Zacatepec 5–0 (H)
Santos Laguna 4–1 (H) Quarterfinals Tijuana 4–0 (H)
América 0–0 (3–0 pen.) (H) Semifinals Atlante 2–0 (H)

Match

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Monterrey1–0Pachuca
Hurtado   57' Report
Attendance: 35,658
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monterrey[9][10]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pachuca[9][10]
GK 22   Juan Pablo Carrizo
DF 11   Leonel Vangioni
DF 15   José María Basanta (c)   44'
DF 3   César Montes
DF 33   Stefan Medina
MF 25   Jonathan González
MF 16   Celso Ortiz   87'
MF 13   Carlos Sánchez
FW 18   Avilés Hurtado
FW 8   Dorlan Pabón   72'
FW 7   Rogelio Funes Mori   81'
Substitutions:
GK 1   Hugo González
DF 5   Luis Fuentes
DF 6   Efraín Juárez   87'
MF 14   Alfonso González   81'
MF 21   Jesús Molina   72'
FW 29   Marco Bueno
FW 289   Ángel Lopez
Manager:
  Antonio Mohamed
GK 13   Alfonso Blanco (c)
DF 12   Emmanuel García   78'
DF 4   Omar Gonzalez
DF 23   Óscar Murillo   12'
DF 18   Joaquín Martínez
MF 16   Jorge Hernández
MF 14   Érick Aguirre   65'
MF 5   Víctor Guzmán
MF 2   Keisuke Honda
FW 7   Angelo Sagal
FW 29   Franco Jara   65'
Substitutions:
GK 21   Óscar Pérez
DF 6   Raúl López   78'
DF 26   Robert Herrera
MF 19   Francisco Antonio Figueroa
MF 298   Erick Sánchez   65'
FW 9   Germán Cano
FW 289   Roberto de la Rosa   65'
Manager:
  Diego Alonso

Assistant referees:
Andres Hernández Delgado
Miguel Angel Chua Ortiz
Fourth official:
Diego Montaño Robles

Notes

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  1. ^ Does not include finals from Amateur era.

References

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  1. ^ a b "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  2. ^ "Copa y Supercopa MX se definirán el fin de semana de Final del Mundial". 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Definen hora y fecha para la final de Copa MX".
  4. ^ "Emotiva ceremonia de Monterrey en inauguración de nuevo estadio". 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  6. ^ a b "Apuestas Deportivas Con Bitcoin – Futból MX".
  7. ^ "Mexico - List of Cup Winners".
  8. ^ "Pachuca vs. Tigres UANL - Football Match Report - April 26, 2017 - ESPN".
  9. ^ a b "Monterrey vs. Pachuca - 22 December 2017 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ a b "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".