The Copa Conecta is a Mexican

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cup competition that was established in

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. The cup is played by 32 teams: 12 from the

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and 20 from the

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. The cup was created in 2021 with the aim of providing a greater opportunity for the development of football players from Liga Premier and Liga TDP teams.

Competition format

32 teams play in the cup: the champion of the previous edition, 11 from the

and 20 from the

. The twelve Liga Premier representatives are chosen as follows: four teams from

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and seven clubs from

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. The four teams in Serie A are those that finished in the first two places in their group. The seven teams in Serie B are those that qualified for the play-offs of the season first half. The 20 teams in the Liga TDP are the 17 group leaders from the first half of the season and the three teams with the best coefficient. The tournament consists of five stages: * Round of 16 * Round of 8 * Quarter-Finals * Semi-Finals * Final The matches are played in a single round in the field of the team participating in the TDP League, in case the two teams play in the same league, the match will be played in the field of the best ranked team. If there is a tie at the end of regular time, a round of penalty kicks will be played to determine the winner. Geographic location is the criteria for matches. The affiliated teams of

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and

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can participate in the cup but only with the players who were registered in the squads for Liga Premier and TDP.

List of finals

List of winners

References

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