The 1968–69 Copa México was the 53rd staging of the
Copa México
Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...
.
The competition started on April 4, 1968, and concluded on March 2, 1969, with the final, played at the
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () (officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium ...
in
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
, in which
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...
lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 2–1 victory over
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
.
This edition was played by 16 teams, first played a group stage, later a knock-out stage.
Group stage
Group 1
Results
Group 2
Results
Group 3
Results
Group 4
Results
Final stage
Quarter-finals
''Oro won 1–3 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara won 2–0 on penalties.''
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''Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate. Monterrey won 7–6 on penalties.''
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Semi-finals
''Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Monterrey won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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Final
References
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Copa MX
Cop
1968–69 domestic association football leagues