Apertura 2017 Copa MX

The Apertura 2017 Copa MX (officially the Apertura 2017 Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th staging of the Copa MX, the 50th staging in the professional era and is the eleventh tournament played since the 1996–97 edition.

Apertura 2017 Copa MX
Apertura 2017 Copa Corona MX
CountryMexico
Teams27
ChampionsMonterrey (2nd title)
Runners-upPachuca
Matches played69
Goals scored165 (2.39 per match)
Attendance1,025,826 (14,867 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos Sánchez
(4 goals)

This tournament began on 25 July 2017 and was originally scheduled to end on 1 November 2017.[1] Due to the 2017 Puebla earthquake, the tournament was postponed in the Round of 16 phase, pushing the end of the tournament to 21 December 2017.[2][3]

The final was held at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe with the home team Monterrey defeating Pachuca 1–0 to win their second title.

As winners, Monterrey earned a spot to face the winners of the Clausura 2018 edition, in the 2018 Supercopa MX.

Participants

The tournament will feature all Liga MX clubs (excluding recently promoted Lobos BUAP) as well as ten Ascenso MX clubs.[4]

Due to the new format of the CONCACAF Champions League, Mexican clubs do not begin their participation until February, thus the teams qualified to 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League (América, Guadalajara, Tijuana, UANL) will participate in this season's Copa MX.[4]

Location of the participating teams.
Red: Liga MX clubs; Blue: Ascenso MX clubs

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on June 6, 2017 in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico.[5] 27 teams were drawn into nine groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots.[6]

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.[7] The Liga MX teams in Pot 1 are the teams who ended 1–5 in the 2016–17 Liga MX Aggregate table[6] The Ascenso MX teams in Pot 1 are the four best possible teams in the 2016–17 Ascenso MX Aggregate table.[6] Zacatepec Siglo XXI who ended fourth, were replaced by Oaxaca, who ended fifth, due to the club's disappearance.[8]

Pot 2 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 6–9 in the Aggregate table and Ascenso MX clubs who ended 6–10 in the Aggregate table.[6] Coras, who ended tenth in the Aggregate table, moved to Zacatepec, Morelos and became the new Zacatepec franchise.[8]

Pot 3 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 10–17 in the Aggregate table.[6] UDG, who ended twelfth in the Ascenso MX Aggregate table, replaced recently promoted Lobos BUAP.[6]

Teams

Pot 1
Guadalajara (LMX) Monterrey (LMX) Oaxaca (AMX)
Pachuca (LMX) Sinaloa (AMX) Tijuana (LMX)
UAEM (AMX) UANL (LMX) Zacatecas (AMX)
Pot 2
América (LMX) Atlante (AMX) Zacatepec (AMX)
Celaya (AMX) Juárez (AMX) León (LMX)
Necaxa (LMX) Sonora (AMX) Toluca (LMX)
Pot 3
Atlas (LMX) Cruz Azul (LMX) Morelia (LMX)
Puebla (LMX) Querétaro (LMX) Santos Laguna (LMX)
UdeG (AMX) UNAM (LMX) Veracruz (LMX)

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:

  1. superior goal difference;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away in the group matches played among the clubs in question;
  5. fair play ranking;
  6. drawing of lots.

Group stage

Every group is composed of three clubs, each group has at least one club from Liga MX and Ascenso MX

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 UdeG 4 2 0 2 5 6 1 6
3 Sinaloa 4 0 0 4 1 10 9 0
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Sinaloa0–2UdeG
Report Vázquez 44' (pen.), 48'
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

Toluca3–0Sinaloa
Triverio 28', 79'
Esquivel 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 15,027
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

UdeG0–2Toluca
Abundiz 16'
Delgadillo 90+5'
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: Saul Fernando Orozco

Sinaloa1–2Toluca
Monreal 49' Report Canelo 34'
Sambueza 54'
Attendance: 3,223
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales

Toluca4–0UdeG
Barrientos 9'
Abundiz 41'
Velarde 77'
Canelo 80'
Report
Attendance: 14,096
Referee: José Luis Báez

UdeG3–0[note 1]Sinaloa
Report
Attendance: 901
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 UNAM 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 5
3 Celaya 4 0 1 3 1 6 5 1
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Monterrey3–0Celaya
A. González 52'
Funes Mori 78'
C. Sánchez 83'
Report
Attendance: 23,673
Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome

Celaya1–1UNAM
De la Tejera 66' Report Quintana 78'
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Victor Cáceres

UNAM1–1Monterrey
Gallardo 90+2' Report Benítez 28'
Attendance: 9,248
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Celaya0–1Monterrey
Report Funes Mori 72'
Attendance: 7,718
Referee: Saúl Alfredo Silva

UNAM1–0Celaya
Guerrón 64' Report
Attendance: 6,030
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Monterrey3–1UNAM
Hurtado 21'
Juárez 26'
Benítez 63'
Report Formica 36'
Attendance: 31,257
Referee: Adonai Escobedo

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Atlas 4 3 0 1 5 4 +1 9
3 UAEM 4 0 0 4 5 9 4 0
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Atlas2–1UAEM
Tabó 48' (pen.)
Vargas 55' (o.g.)
Report Gama 67'
Attendance: 12,375
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

América0–1Atlas
Report Barraza 68'
Attendance: 21,796
Referee: Adonaí Escobedo

América2–1UAEM
Romero 34' (pen.), 80' Report Morales 19'
Attendance: 19,264
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

UAEM2–3América
Hipólito 8'
Morales 20'
Report Pab. Aguilar 39', 90+1'
Romero 77'
Attendance: 30,898
Referee: Ángel Monroy Bello

Atlas0–2América
Report William 23'
Quintero 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,966
Referee: Diego Montaño

UAEM1–2Atlas
Ustari 54' (o.g.) Report Barraza 34'
Martínez 90+15'
Attendance: 3,568
Referee: Aldo Cano Martínez

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tijuana 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Atlante 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
3 Puebla 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 4
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Puebla1–0Atlante
Salom 43' Report
Attendance: 5,156
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

Tijuana1–0Puebla
Arriola 7' Report
Attendance: 27,333

Atlante1–1Tijuana
Cauich 90+5' Report Lucero 26'
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva

Puebla1–1Tijuana
Míguez 43' Report Núñez 44'
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: León Vicente Barajas

Tijuana0–0Atlante
Report
Attendance: 24,333
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hirtado

Atlante2–0Puebla
F. Uscanga 35' (pen.)
Cardozo 37'
Report
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Jesús Bisguerra Mendiola

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Zacatepec 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
3 UANL 4 0 1 3 4 8 4 1
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zacatepec1–1Cruz Azul
Zendejas 51' Report Zúñiga 23'
Attendance: 21,863
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia

UANL1–1Cruz Azul
Sosa 76' Report Mora 80'
Attendance: 37,322
Referee: Roberto Ríos

Zacatepec2–1UANL
A. González 18'
Márquez 29' (pen.)
Report Álvarez 79'
Attendance: 20,659
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas

Cruz Azul1–0Zacatepec
Cauteruccio 42' Report
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Aldo Cano

Cruz Azul2–1UANL
Cauteruccio 81'
Mora 90+2'
Report Gignac 24'
Attendance: 9,301
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto

UANL1–3Zacatepec
Gignac 88' Report Márquez 1', 87'
Ivanobski 60'
Attendance: 33,790
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 León 4 4 0 0 8 3 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Veracruz 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 3
3 Oaxaca 4 1 0 3 4 7 3 3
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
León3–2Oaxaca
Pereyra Díaz 52', 69'
Boselli 79'
Report Zúñiga 6'
Guarch 10'
Attendance: 7,440
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

Oaxaca1–0Veracruz
Noya 34' Report
Attendance: 5,847
Referee: José Luis Báez

Veracruz1–2León
Díaz 45' Report Ramos 32'
Andrade 63'
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

León2–0Veracruz
Ramos 4'
Cerato 19'
Report
Attendance: 6,826
Referee: Eduardo Galván

Oaxaca0–1León
Report C. González 73'
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Christian Ramírez

Veracruz3–1Oaxaca
Holgado 16', 41', 53' Report Castellanos 39'
Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Guadalajara 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
3 Juárez 4 0 0 4 2 10 8 0
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Santos Laguna2–0Guadalajara
Rodríguez 67' (pen.)
Furch 70' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 17,373
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez

Guadalajara4–2Juárez
Marín 19'
Beltrán 45+3'
Benítez 51'
Pineda 74' (pen.)
Report Prieto 33'
Lucas 38'
Attendance: 20,154
Referee: León Vicente Barajas

Juárez0–1Guadalajara
Macías 12'
Attendance: 19,583
Referee: Uriel Olvera Rios

Santos Laguna2–0Juárez
Armenteros 45'
Lozano 65'
Report
Attendance: 12,810
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

Guadalajara1–0Santos Laguna
Zaldívar 85' Report
Attendance: 12,591
Referee: Jonathan Hernández

Juárez0–3Santos Laguna
Report Cisneros 14', 17', 62'
Attendance: 9,747
Referee: Oscar Mejía García

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Querétaro 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
3 Sonora 4 0 1 3 3 7 4 1
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Querétaro2–0Sonora
Candelo 53'
Camilo 80'
Report
Attendance: 11,073
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

Sonora0–1Pachuca
Report Cano 60'
Attendance: 9,175
Referee: Juan Ramírez

Pachuca0–0Querétaro
Report
Attendance: 12,739
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Querétaro0–1Pachuca
Report Peña 90+3'
Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Sonora2–2Querétaro
Ramírez 69'
Villa 90'
Report Esqueda 40' (pen.)
Yrizar 74'
Attendance: 5,387
Referee: Brian Omar González

Pachuca2–1Sonora
Cano 16'
González 69'
Report Guajardo 15' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: León Vicente Barajas

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Necaxa 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
3 Zacatecas 4 0 0 4 3 10 7 0
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Morelia2–1Zacatecas
López Villarreal 4' (o.g.)
Ortiz 73'
Report Hernández 12'
Attendance: 8,976
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez

Zacatecas1–2Necaxa
Nurse 61' Report Ponce 45'
Velázquez 79'
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez

Necaxa1–1Morelia
D. Hernández 18' Report F. Pérez 71'
Attendance: 6,565
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Necaxa4–0Zacatecas
Barragán 4', 9' (pen.)
Dávila 66'
Villalpando 76'
Report
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Roberto Ríos

Zacatecas1–2Morelia
Martínez 62' Report J. P. Rodríguez 4'
Sepúlveda 13'
Attendance: 624
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel

Morelia2–1Necaxa
Cuero 15'
Sepúlveda 74'
Report Barragán 75'
Attendance: 11,647
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 7 Guadalajara 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 3 Atlas 4 3 0 1 5 4 +1 9
3 9 Necaxa 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
4 5 Zacatepec 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
5 1 UdeG 4 2 0 2 5 6 1 6
6 8 Querétaro 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
7 4 Atlante 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
8 2 UNAM 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 5
9 6 Veracruz 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 3
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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.[10]
  • All rounds are played in a single game. If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out. The highest seeded club will host each match, regardless of which division each club belongs.[10]
  • The winners of the groups and the seven best second place teams of each group will advance to the Knockout stage.

Qualified teams

The nine group winners and the seven best runners-up from the group stage qualify for the final stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
1 Toluca UdeG
2 Monterrey
3 América Atlas
4 Tijuana Atlante
5 Cruz Azul Zacatepec
6 León
7 Santos Laguna Guadalajara
8 Pachuca Querétaro
9 Morelia Necaxa

Seeding

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 1 Toluca 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12
2 6 León 4 4 0 0 8 3 +5 12
3 2 Monterrey 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10
4 9 Morelia 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 10
5 8 Pachuca 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10
6 7 Santos Laguna 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 9
7 3 América 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 9
8 7 Guadalajara 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
9 3 Atlas 4 3 0 1 5 4 +1 9
10 5 Cruz Azul 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
11 9 Necaxa 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
12 5 Zacatepec 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
13 4 Tijuana 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6
14 1 UdeG 4 2 0 2 5 6 1 6
15 8 Querétaro 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
16 4 Atlante 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
3 Monterrey (pen.) 2 (4)
14 UdeG 2 (3)
3 Monterrey 4
6 Santos Laguna 1
6 Santos Laguna 2
11 Necaxa 0
3 Monterrey (pen.) 0 (3)
7 América 0 (0)
7 América 1
10 Cruz Azul 0
7 América (pen.) 1 (2)
15 Querétaro 1 (0)
2 León 1 (2)
15 Querétaro (pen.) 1 (4)
3 Monterrey 1
5 Pachuca 0
5 Pachuca 5
12 Zacatepec 0
5 Pachuca 4
13 Tijuana 0
4 Morelia 2 (2)
13 Tijuana (pen.) 2 (4)
5 Pachuca 2
16 Atlante 0
8 Guadalajara 1
9 Atlas 0
8 Guadalajara 1 (3)
16 Atlante (pen.) 1 (5)
1 Toluca 1 (3)
16 Atlante (pen.) 1 (5)

Round of 16

Toluca1–1Atlante
Canelo 54' Report Cardozo 66'
Penalties
Velarde soccer ball with check mark
Canelo soccer ball with check mark
Gómez soccer ball with check mark
Delgadillo soccer ball with red X
3–5 soccer ball with check mark F. Uscanga
soccer ball with check mark Tarragona
soccer ball with check mark Cauich
soccer ball with check mark Zamora
soccer ball with check mark Reyes
Attendance: 15,185
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Morelia2–2Tijuana
Zárate 76', 84' Report Pérez 27'
Lucero 49' (pen.)
Penalties
J. P. Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
Sepúlveda soccer ball with check mark
Guzmán soccer ball with red X
Vilchis soccer ball with red X
2–4 soccer ball with check mark Pérez
soccer ball with check mark Malcorra
soccer ball with check mark Musto
soccer ball with check mark Mendoza
Attendance: 11,608
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto

América1–0Cruz Azul
Pab. Aguilar 67' Report
Attendance: 52,480
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

León1–1Querétaro
Boselli 74' Report Benítez 54'
Penalties
Hernández soccer ball with check mark
Cornejo soccer ball with red X
Ramos soccer ball with check mark
Andrade soccer ball with red X
2–4 soccer ball with check mark Martínez
soccer ball with red X Everaldo
soccer ball with check mark Güémez
soccer ball with check mark Trejo
soccer ball with check mark Volpi
Attendance: 12,287
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

Santos Laguna2–0Necaxa
Rodríguez 80'
Rivas 85'
Report
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Pachuca5–0Zacatepec
Gutiérrez 17'
Honda 36', 44'
Sagal 55'
Cano 60'
Report
Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome


Guadalajara1–0Atlas
Marín 24' Report
Attendance: 32,047
  • All Round of 16 matches, which were originally scheduled to be played between 19–21 September, were postponed due to the 2017 Puebla earthquake.[2][3]

Quarterfinals

Guadalajara1–1Atlante
Fierro 49' Report Tarragona 66'
Penalties
Salcido soccer ball with check mark
Marín soccer ball with check mark
Zaldívar soccer ball with check mark
Pizarro soccer ball with red X
3–5 soccer ball with check mark F. Uscanga
soccer ball with check mark Ó. Uscanga
soccer ball with check mark Cauich
soccer ball with check mark Zamora
soccer ball with check mark Reyes
Attendance: 17,016
Referee: Adonai Escobedo

Monterrey4–1Santos Laguna
Medina 17'
C. Sánchez 41', 90+2'
Benítez 75'
Report Rodríguez 13'
Attendance: 38,475
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

América1–1Querétaro
Peralta 14' Report Güémez 67'
Penalties
Peralta soccer ball with check mark
Domínguez soccer ball with check mark
Romero soccer ball with red X
Quintero soccer ball with red X
2–0 soccer ball with red X M. Martínez
soccer ball with red X Benítez
soccer ball with red X Camilo
soccer ball with red X Everaldo
Attendance: 13,377
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Pachuca4–0Tijuana
Jara 15' (pen.)
Guzmán 36', 66'
Honda 42'
Report
Attendance: 15,691
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Semifinals

Monterrey0–0América
Report
Penalties
Pabón soccer ball with red X
Funes Mori soccer ball with check mark
Vagioni soccer ball with check mark
N. Sánchez soccer ball with check mark
3–0 soccer ball with red X Domínguez
soccer ball with red X Díaz
soccer ball with red X Lainez
Attendance: 45,848
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo

Pachuca2–0Atlante
González 5'
Guzmán 21'
Report
Attendance: 15,325
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón

Final

Monterrey1–0Pachuca
Hurtado 57' Report
Attendance: 35,658
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
Apertura 2017 winners:
Monterrey
2nd Title

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uruguay Carlos Sánchez Monterrey 4
2 Paraguay Pablo Aguilar América 3
Mexico Martín Barragán Necaxa
Paraguay Jorge Benítez Monterrey
Argentina Alexis Canelo Toluca
Argentina Germán Cano Pachuca
Mexico Ronaldo Cisneros Santos Laguna
Mexico Víctor Guzmán Pachuca
Argentina Rodrigo Holgado Veracruz
Japan Keisuke Honda Pachuca
Mexico Luis Márquez Zacatepec
Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez Santos Laguna
Argentina Silvio Romero América

Source: Copa MX

Notes

  1. The UdeG v Sinaloa match resulted in a 2–1 victory for Sinaloa, but was later ruled a victory for UdeG due to Sinaloa missing a registered Ascenso MX player.[9]
  2. The UNAM v Celaya was originally scheduled for 31 August but was postponed due to torrential rain.

References

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