Copa México

Copa México
Copa México
Copa Mexico.jpg
The Copa México trophy.
Founded 1907
Region  Mexico
Number of teams 69
Current champions Cruz Azul (1997)
Most successful club Asturias (8 titles)

The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during its earlier years of existence.

The original purpose of the competition was to determine a national champion, thus distinguishing it from the local league championship. Its format was different from the local leagues as well, as it employed direct elimination and culminated in a final that received much more fanfare than the local leagues. However, the goals of the Copa México were never realized due to a number of factors, including the distances and costs of travel, the timing of the tournament, and the enmity between regional leagues.

Despite early optimism about the Copa México, it lost its prestige over the years as it endured constant changes in format and even being placed on hiatus by the Mexican Football Federation, which occurred twice (the first between 1976 and 1988 and the second between 1992 and 1994). After the 1997 edition of the tournament, it was ended permanently.

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History

Copa Tower (19071919)

The Copa México began in 1907 with the donation of the trophy by Reginald Tower, who was at the time the English ambassador to Mexico. For this reason, it was originally called the Copa Tower. At first, the tournament only included clubs from Mexico City and the surrounding areas. Pachuca won the inaugural tournament, in 1908, by defeating Reforma AC in the final. In 1919, Real España won the cup for the third year straight and were allowed to keep the trophy permanently. In all, the Copa Tower was contested 11 times, with Real España winning it four times in all, the best performance of the period.

Copa Eliminatoria (19191932)

In 1920, the tournament took place for the first time with a new trophy, the Copa Eliminatoria. It was contested six times between the years 1920 and 1926. Asturias F.C. won it three times during this period (consecutively from 19221924), the highest total of any team during this period.

Copa México (19321997)

Amateur Period (19321943)

After the foundation of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol in 1927, a new trophy, named the Copa México, was donated in 1932. Following a six-year hiatus, the cup was contested again during the 193233 season. This time, the competition also received official support of President Lázaro Cárdenas. The first Copa México was won by Necaxa in a tournament of historical importance due to the adoption of new rules. This marked the beginning of an 11-year period that is referred to in retrospect as the Amateur Period. Once again, Asturias F.C. dominated the championship, winning it a record 5 times during this period.

Professional Period (19431997)

In 1943 the Professional Period of the Copa México began, a period that would last until the competition's termination in 1997. At first, it was played among teams from the Liga Mayor, the present-day Primera Division de Mexico. In 1950, it was enlarged to also include the teams of the Segunda División de México. However, it was not held during the 195657, 196364, 199495, or 199596 seasons.

Year-by-year results

Copa Tower (19071919)

Year Champion Score Runner-up
190708 Pachuca AC
40
Reforma AC
190809 Reforma AC
32
México FC
190910 Reforma AC
31
Asturias
191011 British Club
21
España
191112 Pachuca AC
40
Reforma AC
191213 Was not played[1]
191314 México FC
30
Asturias
191415 Club España
42
Asturias
191516 Rovers FC
31
Club España
191617 Club España
51
México FC
191718 Club España
31
Pachuca AC
191819 Club España
30
Asturias

Copa Eliminatoria (19191932)

Year Champion Score Runner-up
191920 Was not played[2]
192021 México FC
42
Pachuca
192122 Asturias
41
España
192223 Asturias
30
España
192324 Asturias
53
Reforma AC
192425 Necaxa
32
Asturias
192526 Necaxa
42
España
192632 Was not played

Copa México (19321997)

Amateur Period (19321943)

Year Champion Score Runner-up
193233 Necaxa
31
Germania
193334 Asturias
41
América
193435 Was not played
193536 Necaxa
21
Asturias
193637 Asturias
53
América
193738 América
31
España
193839 Asturias
43
España
193940 Asturias
10
Necaxa
194041 Asturias
42
Necaxa
194142 Atlante
30
Asturias
194243 Moctezuma
31
América

Professional Period (19431997)

Year Champion Score Runner-up Manager
1943-44 España
62
Atlante Mexico Rodolfo Muñoz
194445 Puebla
64
América Spain Eduardo Morilla
1945-46 Atlas
54
Atlante Argentina Eduardo Valdatti
194647 Moctezuma
43
CD Oro Spain Julio Kaiser
194748 Veracruz
31
Guadalajara Spain Joaquin Urquiaga
194849 León
30
Atlante Argentina Jose Maria Casullo
194950 Atlas
31
Veracruz Argentina Eduardo Valdatti
195051 Atlante
10
Guadalajara Mexico Octavio Vial
195152 Atlante
20
Puebla Spain Gregorio Blasco
195253 Puebla
41
León Spain Isidro Langara
195354 América
11
(32)1
Guadalajara Mexico Octavio Vial
195455 América
10
Guadalajara Mexico Octavio Vial
195556 Toluca
21
Irapuato Mexico Fernando Marcos
195657 Zacatepec
21
León Mexico Ignacio Trelles
195758 León
52
Zacatepec Spain Antonio López Herranz
195859 Zacatepec
21
León Mexico Ignacio Trelles
195960 Necaxa
22
(109)1
Tampico Uruguay Donald Ross
196061 Tampico
10
Toluca Mexico Nicolas Palma
196162 Atlas
33
10
Tampico Argentina Jose Carlos Bauer
196263 Guadalajara
21
Atlante Mexico Javier De la Torre
196364 América
11
(54)1
Monterrey Argentina Alejandro Scopelli
196465 América
40
Morelia Argentina Alejandro Scopelli
196566 Necaxa
33
10
León Argentina Miguel Marin*
196667 León
21
Guadalajara ArgentinaLuis Grill
196768 Atlas
21
Veracruz Argentina Javier Novello
196869 Cruz Azul
21
Monterrey Mexico Raúl Cardenas
196970 Guadalajara
32
21
Torreón Mexico Javier De la Torre
197071 León
00
(109)1
Zacatepec Mexico Antonio Carbajal
197172 León
Group2
Puebla Mexico Antonio Carbajal
197374 América
21
11
Cruz Azul Mexico Jose Antonio Roca
197475 U.N.A.M.
Group2
U. de Guadalajara Hungary Arpad Fekete
197576 U.A.N.L.
20
12
América Peru Claudio Lostanau
198788 Puebla
00
113
Cruz Azul Uruguay Hugo Fernandez
198889 Toluca
20
11
U. de Guadalajara Mexico Hector Sanabria
198990 Puebla F.C.
41
02
U.A.N.L. Mexico Manuel Lapuente
199091 U de Guadalajara
10
00
América Mexico Alberto Guerra
199192 Monterrey
42
Ciudad Juárez Mexico Miguel Mejia Baron
1994-95 Necaxa
20
Veracruz Mexico Manuel Lapuente
199596 U.A.N.L.
11
10
Atlas Mexico Victor Manuel Vucetich
199697 Cruz Azul
20
Toros Neza Mexico Victor Manuel Vucetich

1: On penalties
2: Group Round (In 197172 the 4 teams were León, Puebla, Guadalajara, and Cruz Azul)
3: On away goals

Champions

Amateur Era Champions

CLUB CHAMPION
Asturias 8
RC España 4
Necaxa 4
Pachuca 2
Reforma AC 2
México FC 2
British FC 1
Rovers FC 1
Club América 1
CF Atlante 1
Moctezuma 1

Professional Era Champions and Runners-up

CLUB CHAMPION RUNNER-UP
León 5 4
Club América 5 3
Puebla FC 4 2
Atlas 4 1
Necaxa 3 0
Guadalajara 2 5
Atlante 2 4
Zacatepec 2 2
Cruz Azul 2 2
Toluca 2 1
Tigres U.A.N.L. 2 1
Veracruz 1 3
Tampico Madero 1 2
U. de Guadalajara 1 2
Monterrey 1 2
RC España 1 0
Moctezuma 1 0
Pumas U.N.A.M. 1 0
CD Oro 0 1
CD Irapuato 0 1
Morelia 0 1
Torreón 0 1
Cobras Ciudad Juárez 0 1
Toros Neza 0 1

Mexico - All-Time Table Cup Tournament

Includes all results since 1942-43 (first professional Cup Tournament) to 1996-97 Three points per victory since 1995

Posición Equipo JJ G E P GF GC DIF PTS
1 Guadalajara 217 98 47 72 385 296 89 253
2 América 209 92 55 62 348 294 54 244
3 León 181 84 34 63 308 263 45 206
4 Toluca 169 78 42 49 261 209 52 203
5 Atlas 184 70 39 75 307 307 0 186
6 Atlante 184 73 32 79 275 294 -19 182
7 Cruz Azul 124 61 28 35 192 142 50 162
8 Necaxa 146 60 34 52 244 219 25 161
9 Puebla 136 55 39 42 233 201 32 152
10 Monterrey 139 58 31 50 219 208 11 149
11 Zacatepec 120 46 29 45 185 175 10 125
12 Veracruz 126 50 21 55 205 206 -1 121
13 U.N.A.M. 111 38 29 44 157 161 -4 111
14 Irapuato 107 36 27 44 157 171 -14 102
15 Oro 114 37 27 50 184 203 -19 101
16 Tampico 81 32 21 28 143 146 -3 87
17 Morelia 93 31 19 43 118 151 -33 86
18 U.A.N.L. 64 22 20 21 100 95 5 77
19 U de G 56 29 16 11 92 57 35 74
20 U.A.G. 52 21 10 21 84 75 9 58
21 Laguna 40 15 8 17 48 66 -18 38
22 Pachuca 36 11 10 15 47 55 -8 35
23 Atlético Español 30 15 4 11 62 50 12 34
24 Marte 51 11 12 28 77 121 -44 35
25 Santos Laguna 38 11 12 15 44 54 -10 34
26 Cobras 29 11 6 12 30 37 -7 28
27 Jalisco 26 10 7 9 38 37 1 27
28 Toros Neza 15 9 1 5 22 15 7 26
29 San Luis 20 9 2 9 33 32 1 25
30 U.A.T. 35 11 7 17 40 52 -12 25
31 Moctezuma 21 10 2 9 46 49 -3 22
32 Potosino 24 7 8 9 27 36 -9 22
33 La Piedad 24 6 6 12 27 47 -20 22
34 España 19 10 1 8 55 41 14 21
35 Torreón 23 7 7 9 25 23 2 21
36 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 11 4 2 5 12 18 -6 14
37 Nacional 20 5 4 11 26 34 -8 14
38 Celaya 23 3 6 14 22 52 -30 14
39 Tampico Madero 13 6 1 6 20 19 1 13
40 Curtidores 14 4 5 5 20 24 -4 13
41 Nuevo León 18 4 5 9 21 30 -9 13
42 Tigrillos 7 2 2 3 7 10 -3 12
43 A.D.O. 15 6 0 9 24 35 -11 12
44 Asturias 17 6 0 11 40 50 -10 12
45 Ciudad Madero 23 2 7 14 20 54 -34 11
46 San Francisco 11 4 1 6 13 17 -4 10
47 Tijuana 9 3 1 5 7 12 -5 10
48 Poza Rica 6 4 1 1 11 8 3 9
49 Saltillo 8 3 0 5 8 10 -2 9
50 Querétaro 14 2 3 9 13 24 -11 7
51 Zamora 14 1 4 9 20 40 -20 6
52 Bachilleres 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 5
53 Cuautla 8 2 1 5 11 20 -9 5
54 Gallos Blancos 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 4
55 Acapulco 10 1 1 9 5 22 -17 3
56 Orizaba 4 1 1 2 5 4 1 3
57 Yucatán 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 3
58 Angeles 4 1 1 2 6 9 -3 3
59 Hermosillo 7 0 1 6 7 19 -12 3
60 Xalapa 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 2
61 Tabasco 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
62 Neza 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
63 Cancún 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
64 Texcoco 2 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1
65 Tepic 4 0 1 3 5 11 -6 1
66 U.A.Queretaro 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
67 Aguascalientes 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
68 Ciudad Victoria 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0
69 San Sebastian 6 0 0 6 7 21 -14 0

References

  1. ^ Some sources say that the Copa Tower was played in 19121913 and the champions were Rovers FC
  2. ^ Some sources say that Germania FV won the cup in 1919

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