The 2017 Copa MX Femenil was a women's association football tournament in Mexico. The tournament consists of 12 of the 16
Liga MX Femenil
The Liga MX Femenil, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, this professional league has 18 teams, each coincidin ...
teams. The tournament was held between 3 May and 6 May at the
Mexican Football Federation
The Mexican Football Federation (; abbreviated as Femexfut or FMF) is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It adm the Mexico national team, the Liga MX and all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, dire ...
headquarters in
Toluca
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city f ...
, Mexico. The tournament was used by teams as a test to prepare for the Liga MX Femenil which launched in the second half of 2017.
Pachuca
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won the final 9–1 against
Club Tijuana
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.
Participants
The tournament was originally scheduled to feature all 16 of the
Liga MX Femenil
The Liga MX Femenil, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, this professional league has 18 teams, each coincidin ...
teams.
It was later announced by Liga MX CEO Enrique Bonilla that only 12 teams would participate because four teams were not ready. (
Atlas
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,
León,
Querétaro,
Veracruz
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)
Format
*The tournament featured 12 teams divided into 3 groups
*The group stage results were reflected in the
classification table
*The two best teams in the
classification table advanced to the final
*Each match was 70 minutes long, divided into two halves of 35 minutes with a cooling break at the 25th and 60th minute
Tiebreakers
If two or more clubs were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:
# superior
goal difference;
# higher number of goals scored;
# scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
# fair play ranking;
# drawing of lots
Group stage
Classification table
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Final
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name
Source
Liga MX Femenil
References
External links
Oficial site
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Copa MX Femenil
Liga MX Femenil
2016–17 in Mexican football
2017 domestic association football cups
May 2017 sports events in Mexico
2017 in women's association football