The 2019–20 Copa MX was the 82nd staging of the
Copa MX
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 54th staging in the professional era and the fifteenth tournament played since the
1996–97 edition. The tournament started on 30 July 2019 and ended on 4 November 2020.
It marked the first year since it was restored in 2012 that only one tournament will be played in the Mexican football year. In previous years, two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) were played throughout the year.
América were the defending champions after they defeated
Juárez 0–1 in the
Clausura 2019 final.
The winners would have qualified for the
2020 Leagues Cup. However, the Leagues Cup was canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in North America
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.
This has also been the latest edition of the tournament, as it suspended play due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the
Mexican Football Federation
The Mexican Football Federation (), abbreviated as FMF is the official governing body of football in Mexico. It administers the men's and women's national teams with all its youth teams, the national teams of futsal and beach soccer, Liga MX wit ...
giving preference for matches for the
Mexico National Football Team
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towards the
2022 FIFA World Cup
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.
Participants
This tournament featured the 15 clubs from
Liga MX
Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...
who did not participate in the
2020 CONCACAF Champions League
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(
América,
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 ...
,
León, and
UANL).
The tournament also featured the top 12
Ascenso MX
Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system.
Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...
teams of the
2018–19 aggregate table not promoted to Liga MX.
Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 12 June 2019 in
Cancún
Cancún is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito J ...
.
27 teams were drawn into nine groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots.
Clubs in ''Pot 1'' were drawn to be the seed of each group according to the order of their drawing. That is, the first club that was drawn is seed of Group 1, the second drawn is seed of Group 2 and so on and so on.
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/ref> The Liga MX teams in ''Pot 1'' are the five best teams in the 2018–19 Liga MX aggregate table not participating in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
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. ''Pot 1'' also contains the top four Ascenso MX
Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system.
Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...
teams in the 2018–19 Ascenso MX aggregate table.
''Pot 2'' contains the next five best placed Liga MX clubs in the 2018–19 Liga MX aggregate table and Ascenso MX clubs who ended 7–11 in the 2018–19 Ascenso MX aggregate table. ''Pot 2'' also contains Juárez who replaced Lobos BUAP
Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s ...
(ranked 13th in Liga MX aggregate table) in Liga MX.
''Pot 3'' contains the next five Liga MX clubs in the 2018–19 Liga MX aggregate table and the Ascenso MX clubs who ended 12–14 in the 2018–19 Ascenso MX aggregate table. ''Pot 3'' also contains recently promoted Atlético San Luis
Club Atlético de San Luis is a Mexican professional football club based in San Luis Potosí. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football.
Founded in 2013, replacing the defunct club of the city ( San Luis FC) after its re ...
.
Teams
Tiebreakers
If two or more clubs are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
# scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
# superior goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
;
# higher number of goals scored;
# higher number of goals scored away in the group matches played among the clubs in question;
# fair play ranking;
# drawing of lots.
Group stage
Every group is composed of three clubs, each group has at least one club from Liga MX
Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...
and Ascenso MX
Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system.
Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...
.
''All match times listed are UTC–6, except for matches in Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán (both UTC–7), Hermosillo and Tijuana (both UTC–8).''
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stage
*The clubs that advance to this stage will be ranked and seeded 1 to 16 based on performance in the group stage. In case of ties, the same tiebreakers used to rank the runners-up will be used.
*The winners of the groups and the seven best second place teams of each group will advance to the Knockout stage.
*Unlike previous editions, the 16 qualified teams will play a single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, ...
. Each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. There is no away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
. The highest seeded club will host each match, regardless of which division each club belongs.
Qualified teams
The nine group winners and the seven best runners-up from the group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
qualify for the final stage.
Seeding
Bracket
Round of 16
Summary
The first legs were played on 21–22 January, and the second legs were played on 28–29 January.
Matches
''Monterrey won 7–3 on aggregate''
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''4–4 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–3 on penalty kicks.''
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''4–4 on aggregate. Morelia won 3–2 on penalty kicks.''
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''Juárez won 5–4 on aggregate''
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''2–2 on aggregate. Sinaloa won 6–5 on penalty kicks.''
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''Tijuana won 2–0 on aggregate''
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''Pachuca won 4–2 on aggregate''
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''Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate''
Quarterfinals
Summary
The first legs were played on 11–12 February 2020, and the second legs were played on 18–19 February 2020.
Matches
''Monterrey won 1–0 on aggregate''
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''Toluca won 7–3 on aggregate''
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''Tijuana won 3–1 on aggregate''
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''Juárez won 3–0 on aggregate''
Semifinals
Summary
The first legs were played on 3–4 March 2020, and the second legs were played on 10–11 March 2020.
Matches
''2–2 on aggregate. Monterrey won 6–5 on penalty kicks.''
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''Tijuana won 7–3 on aggregate''
Finals
Summary
The first and second legs were scheduled to be played on 8 April 2020 and 22 April 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
The virus was confirmed to hav ...
to 21 October and 4 November 2020.
Matches
''Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate''
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.
Source
Liga MX
Notes
References
External links
Official site
Copa MX
2019–20 in Mexican football
Copa MX
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 ...
Copa MX
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 ...
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