| Apertura 2017 Copa Corona MX | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Teams | 27 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Monterrey (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Pachuca |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 69 |
| Goals scored | 165 (2.39 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,025,826 (14,867 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Carlos SĂĄnchez (4 goals) |
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 1996â97 edition.
This tournament began on 25 July 2017 and was originally scheduled to end on 1 November 2017. 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.
The final was held at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe with the home team Monterrey defeating Pachuca 1â0 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.
Due to the new format of the CONCACAF Champions League, Mexican clubs do not begin their participation until February, thus the teams qualified to 2017â18 CONCACAF Champions League (AmĂ©rica, Guadalajara, Tijuana, UANL) will participate in this season's Copa MX.
Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on June 6, 2017, in CancĂșn, Quintana Roo, Mexico. 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. The Liga MX teams in Pot 1 are the teams who ended 1â5 in the 2016â17 Liga MX Aggregate table The Ascenso MX teams in Pot 1 are the four best possible teams in the 2016â17 Ascenso MX Aggregate table. Zacatepec Siglo XXI who ended fourth, were replaced by Oaxaca, who ended fifth, due to the club's disappearance.
Pot 2 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 6â9 in the Aggregate table and Ascenso MX clubs who ended 6â10 in the Aggregate table. Coras, who ended tenth in the Aggregate table, moved to Zacatepec, Morelos and became the new Zacatepec franchise.
Pot 3 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 10â17 in the Aggregate table. UDG, who ended twelfth in the Ascenso MX Aggregate table, replaced recently promoted Lobos BUAP.
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) | JuĂĄrez (AMX) | LeĂłn (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:
- superior goal difference;
- higher number of goals scored;
- scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
- 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 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 |
| UdeG | 0â2 | Toluca |
|---|---|---|
Abundiz  16'Delgadillo 90+5' |
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 |
| Monterrey | 3â0 | Celaya |
|---|---|---|
| A. GonzĂĄlez 52' Funes Mori 78'C. SĂĄnchez 83' |
Report |
| Celaya | 1â1 | UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| De la Tejera 66' |
Report | Quintana 78' |
| Celaya | 0â1 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Funes Mori 72' |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| Cruz Azul | 1â0 | Zacatepec |
|---|---|---|
| Cauteruccio 42' |
Report |
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeĂłn | 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 |
| Oaxaca | 0â1 | LeĂłn |
|---|---|---|
| Report | C. GonzĂĄlez 73' |
| Veracruz | 3â1 | Oaxaca |
|---|---|---|
| Holgado 16', 41', 53' |
Report | Castellanos 39' |
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 | JuĂĄrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna | 2â0 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| RodrĂguez 67' (pen.) Furch 70' (pen.) |
Report |
| Guadalajara | 4â2 | JuĂĄrez |
|---|---|---|
| MarĂn 19' BeltrĂĄn 45+3'BenĂtez 51'Pineda 74' (pen.) |
Report | Prieto 33' Lucas 38' |
| JuĂĄrez | 0â1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| MacĂas 12' |
| Santos Laguna | 2â0 | JuĂĄrez |
|---|---|---|
| Armenteros 45' Lozano 65' |
Report |
| Guadalajara | 1â0 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| ZaldĂvar 85' |
Report |
| JuĂĄrez | 0â3 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cisneros 14', 17', 62' |
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 |
| QuerĂ©taro | 2â0 | Sonora |
|---|---|---|
| Candelo 53' Camilo 80' |
Report |
| Pachuca | 0â0 | QuerĂ©taro |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| QuerĂ©taro | 0â1 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Peña 90+3' |
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 |
| Morelia | 2â1 | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| LĂłpez Villarreal 4' (o.g.) Ortiz 73' |
Report | HernĂĄndez 12' |
| Necaxa | 1â1 | Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| D. HernĂĄndez 18' |
Report | F. PĂ©rez 71' |
| Zacatecas | 1â2 | Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| MartĂnez 62' |
Report | J. P. RodrĂguez 4' SepĂșlveda 13' |
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 |
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.
- 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.
- 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 | â |
| 3 | América | Atlas |
| 4 | Tijuana | Atlante |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | Zacatepec |
| 6 | LeĂłn | â |
| 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 | LeĂłn | 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 |
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 | LeĂłn | 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
| Toluca | 1â1 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Canelo 54' |
Report | Cardozo 66' |
| Penalties | ||
Velarde  Canelo GĂłmez Delgadillo  |
3â5 | F. Uscanga Tarragona Cauich Zamora Reyes |
| Morelia | 2â2 | Tijuana |
|---|---|---|
| ZĂĄrate 76', 84' |
Report | PĂ©rez 27' Lucero 49' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| J. P. RodrĂguez SepĂșlveda GuzmĂĄn Vilchis |
2â4 | PĂ©rez Malcorra Musto Mendoza |
| AmĂ©rica | 1â0 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Pab. Aguilar 67' |
Report |
| LeĂłn | 1â1 | QuerĂ©taro |
|---|---|---|
| Boselli 74' |
Report | BenĂtez 54' |
| Penalties | ||
| HernĂĄndez Cornejo Ramos Andrade |
2â4 | MartĂnez Everaldo GĂŒĂ©mez Trejo Volpi |
| Santos Laguna | 2â0 | Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| RodrĂguez 80' Rivas 85' |
Report |
| Monterrey | 2â2 | UdeG |
|---|---|---|
| A. GonzĂĄlez 10' C. SĂĄnchez 56' |
Report | Amador 31', 60' |
| Penalties | ||
| PabĂłn BenĂtez C. SĂĄnchez Hurtado JuĂĄrez A. GonzĂĄlez |
4â3 | ValadĂ©z Ruiz Amador VĂĄzquez HernĂĄndez Padilla |
| Guadalajara | 1â0 | Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| MarĂn 24' |
Report |
- All Round of 16 matches, which were originally scheduled to be played between 19 and 21 September, were postponed due to the 2017 Puebla earthquake.
Quarterfinals
| Guadalajara | 1â1 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Fierro 49' |
Report | Tarragona 66' |
| Penalties | ||
| Salcido MarĂn ZaldĂvar Pizarro |
3â5 | F. Uscanga Ă. Uscanga Cauich Zamora Reyes |
| Monterrey | 4â1 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Medina 17' C. SĂĄnchez 41', 90+2'BenĂtez 75' |
Report | RodrĂguez 13' |
| AmĂ©rica | 1â1 | QuerĂ©taro |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta 14' |
Report | GĂŒĂ©mez 67' |
| Penalties | ||
| Peralta DomĂnguez Romero Quintero |
2â0 | M. MartĂnez BenĂtez Camilo Everaldo |
Semifinals
| Monterrey | 0â0 | AmĂ©rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| PabĂłn Funes Mori Vagioni N. SĂĄnchez |
3â0 | DomĂnguez DĂaz Lainez |
Final
| Apertura 2017 Copa MX Winners: |
|---|
| Monterrey 2nd Title |
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Source: Copa MX
Notes
- The UdeG v Sinaloa match resulted in a 2â1 victory for Sinaloa, but was later ruled a victory for UdeG due to Sinaloa missing a registered Ascenso MX player.
- The UNAM v Celaya was originally scheduled for 31 August but was postponed due to torrential rain.
References
- "AsĂ quedaron los grupos para la Copa MX del Apertura 2017". 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Copa MX posterga los octavos de final". 19 September 2017.
- ^ "COPA MX - PĂĄgina Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del FĂștbol Profesional".
- ^ "AsĂ se jugarĂĄ la Copa MX". 7 June 2017.
- "ÂĄVan los cuatro grandes! Lista la Copa MX para el Apertura 2017".
- ^ "COPA MX - PĂĄgina Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del FĂștbol Profesional".
- "COPA MX - PĂĄgina Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del FĂștbol Profesional".
- ^ "Desaparece Zacatepec, se muda ahĂ Coras". 31 May 2017.
- "La ComisiĂłn Disciplinaria Informa" [Disciplinary Commission Informs.] (in Spanish). ascensomx.net. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Reglamento de Competencia 2016-2017" [Competition Regulations 2016-2017] (PDF) (in Spanish).