The 2020 Copa por México (officially Copa

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por México for sponsorship reasons) was a

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club tournament organized by the FMF prior to the

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that started on 23 July 2020. The tournament was held in two stadiums in two cities; the

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and the

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inside Ciudad Universitaria in

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. The tournament featured eight

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teams were divided into two groups of four teams. The tournament started on 3 July 2020 and ended on 19 July 2020.

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won the tournament defeating

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2–1 in the final.

Venues

Teams

A total of 8 teams took part in the competition. * América *

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* UANL *

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Format

The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, each team will play three matches at the group stages with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals, the winners of the semi-final matches then proceeds to the final.

hosted all Group A, semi-finals and final matches.

hosted all Group B matches

Group stage

The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. All times are local, CST ( UTC−5).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a

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were counted as draws.

Broadcasting rights

Television rights

Radio rights

References

External links

Official website of the Mexican Football Federation
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