Apertura 2012 Copa MX
| Country | Mexico | ||
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| Teams | 28 | ||
| Defending champions | Cruz Azul | ||
| Champions | Dorados de Sinaloa (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up | Correcaminos | ||
| Matches played | 92 | ||
| Goals scored | 246 (2.67 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) | Juan de Dios Hernández (7 goals) | ||
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The Copa MX Apertura 2012 was the 68th staging of the Copa MX football tournament, the 41st staging in the professional era and the first was played since the 1996–97 edition.[3]
This tournament started on July 24, 2012 and concluded on October 31, 2012.[4] In the final game, Dorados de Sinaloa won the Cup over the Correcaminos, after a tie 2 - 2, and a penalty shootout with a score of 4 - 5.
Participants Apertura 2012
This tournament will feature all the clubs from the Liga MX, excluding those that will participate in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League (Santos, Tigres, Monterrey and Guadalajara) and 14 from the Ascenso MX (everyone except Cruz Azul Hidalgo).[1]
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:[5]
- 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;
- best position in the Relegation table;
- fair play ranking;
- drawing of lots.
Group Stage
Every group is composed by four clubs, two from Liga MX and two from Ascenso MX. Instead of a traditional robin-round schedule, the clubs will play in three two-legged "rounds", the last one been contested by clubs of the same league.[4]
Each win gives a club 3 points, each draw gives 1 point. An extra point is awarded for every round won; a round is won by aggregated score, and if it is a tie, the tiebreakers should be used.[5]
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Group winners advance to the Championship Stage |
| Best runner-up also advances to the Championship Stage |
All times are UTC−05:00
Group 1
Clubs from Liga MX: León and Morelia
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Dorados and Estudiantes
Channel: TVC Deportes
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Round 1
Morelia won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
July 31, 2012 19:00 |
| León | 4 - 0 | Dorados |
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J. J. Calderón  17'J. J. Vázquez 70'González 80'Nieves 87' |
Report |
León won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
Round 2
August 7, 2012 19:00 |
| León | 1 - 1 | Estudiantes |
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| A. Ortíz 14' |
Report | Martiñones 32' |
Estadio Nou Camp, León Referee: Víctor Bisguerra Mendiola |
León won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
August 7, 2012 21:00 |
| Dorados | 3 - 2 | Morelia |
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| G. Ramírez 40' Mena 60'J. D. Hernández 90' |
Report | Montero 51' Rojas 54' |
Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán Referee: Óscar Bernardo Villagómez Gurría |
Morelia won the round 8-3 on aggregated score
Round 3
August 28, 2012 19:00 |
| Dorados | 2 - 0 | Estudiantes |
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| J. D. Hernández 11' H. Velázquez 71' |
Report |
Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán Referee: Arturo Cruz |
Dorados won the round 5-0 on aggregated score
Round tied 2-2. Morelia won the extra point by the away goal rule
Group 2
Clubs from Liga MX: Atlas and Cruz Azul
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Altamira and Neza
Channel: ESPN Deportes
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Round 1
Altamira won the round 4-3 on aggregated score
Cruz Azul won the round 4-2 on aggregated score
Round 2
Cruz Azul won the round 1-0 on aggregated score
August 8, 2012 21:00 |
| Atlas | 1 - 1 | Neza |
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| Bolaños 25' |
Report | E. Guzmán 9' |
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
Neza won the round 3-2 on aggregated score
Round 3
September 18, 2012 16:00 |
| Neza | 2 - 1 | Altamira |
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| R. Prieto 44' D.Mejía 90+3' |
Report | O. Fernández 4' |
Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado |
Round tied 2-2. Altamira won the extra point by the away goal rule
Atlas won the round 2-1 on aggregated score
Group 3
Clubs from Liga MX: Atlante and Pachuca
Clubs from Ascenso MX: La Piedad and Universidad de Guadalajara
Channel: TVC Deportes
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Round 1
Pachuca won the round 3-1 on aggregated score
Round tied 1-1. La Piedad won the extra point by the away goal rule
Round 2
August 7, 2012 21:00 |
| Atlante | 1 - 0 | Universidad de Guadalajara |
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| L. Rodríguez 86' |
Report |
Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún Referee: Óscar Macías Romo |
Atlante won the round 2-1 on aggregated score
August 8, 2012 16:00 |
| La Piedad | 0 - 3 | Pachuca |
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| Report | A. Medina 43' Mañon 73'J. E. Gómez 83' |
Estadio Juan N. López, La Piedad Referee: Emerson Gustavo Zamora Ramírez |
Pachuca won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
Round 3
August 28, 2012 16:00 |
| La Piedad | 4 - 0 | Universidad de Guadalajara |
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| J. M. Cavallo 34', 35', 72' (pen.) R. Murguía 88' |
Report |
Estadio Juan N. López, La Piedad Referee: Carlos Martínez Soto |
September 18, 2012 19:00 |
| Universidad de Guadalajara | 1 - 2 | La Piedad |
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| J. Hurtado 75' |
Report | O. Rojas 51' F. Sinecio 59' |
La Piedad won the round 6-1 on aggregated score
Pachuca won the round 2-0 on aggregated score
Group 4
Clubs from Liga MX: Chiapas and San Luis
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Necaxa and Pumas Morelos
Channel: Fox Deportes
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Round 1
Necaxa won the round 3-1 on aggregated score
San Luis won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
Round 2
August 7, 2012 16:00 |
| Pumas Morelos | 2 - 0 | Chiapas |
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| C. Campos 36' V. Rosales 50' |
Report |
Estadio Centenario, Cuernavaca Referee: Carlos Manuel Martínez Soto |
Pumas Morelos won the round 3-1 on aggregated score
August 7, 2012 21:00 |
| San Luis | 1 - 1 | Necaxa |
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| Tréllez 72' |
Report | Cervantes 53' |
Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
Necaxa won the round 2-1 on aggregated score
Round 3
August 28, 2012 19:00 |
| Necaxa | 2 - 0 | Pumas Morelos |
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| Márquez 42', 69' |
Report |
Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes Referee: Mario Alcántara González |
September 18, 2012 16:00 |
| Pumas Morelos | 2 - 2 | Necaxa |
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| D. Izazola 77', 78' |
Report | H. Cervantes 28' J. Isijara 45' |
Necaxa won the round 4-2 on aggregated score
September 19, 2012 19:00 |
| Chiapas | 1 - 1 | San Luis |
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| Y. Corona 54' |
Report | C. Villaluz 90+3' |
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutierrez Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
Group 5
Clubs from Liga MX: América and Querétaro
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Correcaminos and Veracruz
Channel: TDN
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Round 1
Correcaminos won the round 4-3 on aggregated score
América won the round 4-3 on aggregated score
Round 2
Querétaro won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
August 14, 2012 21:00 |
| Correcaminos | 4 - 3 | América |
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| J. Mora 34' Olivera 44'Nurse 62'Saucedo 82' |
Report | Pimentel 22' Layún 26'A. López 32' |
Estadio Marte R. Gómez, Ciudad Victoria Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos |
August 22, 2012 |
| América | 6 - 0 | Correcaminos |
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| Montenegro 51' Cárdenas 54', 74'Zúñiga 59', 76', 90' |
Report |
América won the round 9-4 on aggregated score
Round 3
August 28, 2012 19:00 |
| Veracruz | 1 - 1 | Correcaminos |
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| M. Romero 87' |
Report | Saucedo 51' |
Estadio Luis de la Fuente, Veracruz Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto |
Correcaminos won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
August 29, 2012 21:00 |
| América | 4 - 1 | Querétaro |
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| A. López 1' D. Montenegro 38' (pen.)M. Zúñiga 83'J. Medina 91' |
Report | D. Guastavino 57' |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores |
América won the round 4-2 on aggregated score
Group 6
Clubs from Liga MX: Tijuana and UNAM
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Celaya and Mérida
Channel: TDN
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Round 1
Tijuana won the round 1-0 on aggregated score
Round tied 0-0. As both scores were the same, no extra point will be awarded[8]
Round 2
August 8, 2012 21:00 |
| UNAM | 1 - 0 | Mérida |
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| Herrera 79' |
Report |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto |
Mérida won the round 3-2 on aggregated score
Round tied 3-3. As both scores were the same, no extra point will be awarded
Round 3
September 18, 2012 19:00 |
| Mérida | 3 - 0 | Celaya |
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| M. Gómez 27' S. Guadarrama 39'A. Reyes 80' |
Report |
Estadio Carlos Iturralde, Mérida Referee: LEON VICENTE BARAJAS ANZURES |
Mérida won the round 5-1 on aggregated score
Tijuana won the round 4-3 on aggregated score
Group 7
Clubs from Liga MX: Puebla and Toluca
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Irapuato and Lobos BUAP
Channel: SKY
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Round 1
Lobos BUAP won the round 5-3 on aggregated score
Irapuato won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
Round 2
August 7, 2012 21:00 |
| Puebla | 2 - 0 | Lobos BUAP |
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| Miranda 34' Abelairas 47' |
Report |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores Rodríguez |
Puebla won the round 4-0 on aggregated score
August 8, 2012 19:00 |
| Irapuato | 0 - 1 | Toluca |
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| Report | É. Benítez 43' B. Martinez 30' |
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato Referee: Erik Yair Miranda Galindo |
August 22, 2012 19:00 |
| Toluca | 4 - 1 | Irapuato |
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| E. Brambila 43' É. Benítez 45', 78', 81' |
Report | Valadéz 54' |
Toluca won the round 5-1 on aggregated score
Round 3
Lobos BUAP won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
Toluca won the round 2-1 on aggregated score
Ranking of runners-up clubs
The best runner-up advances to the Championship Stage.[5] If two or more teams 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;
- higher number of goals scored away;
- best position in the Relegation table;
- fair play ranking;
- drawing of lots.
| Group | Club | Pld | W | D | L | RG | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 4 | San Luis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 |
| 5 | América | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 |
| 1 | Morelia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 |
| 6 | Mérida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | La Piedad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| 7 | Puebla | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Championship Stage
The eight clubs that advance to this stage will be ranked and seeded 1 to 8.[5] In case of ties, the same tiebreakers used to rank the runners-up will be used.
In this stage, all the rounds will be one-off game. If the game ends in a tie, there will proceed to penalty shootouts directly. The venue will be determined as follows:[5]
- If both clubs are from the same league, the highest seeded club will host the match.
- If both clubs are from different leagues, the club from Ascenso MX will host the match.
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Should the group winners be tied on points, the order of the teams will be determined in the following manner:[9]
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Liguilla Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Pachuca | 1(3) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Neza (pen.) | 1(4) | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | Neza | 1(3) | ||||||||||||
| SF4 | Correcaminos (pen.) | 1(4) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tijuana | 5(6) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Correcaminos (pen.) | 5(7) | ||||||||||||
| F1 | Correcaminos | 2(4) | ||||||||||||
| F2 | Dorados | 2(5) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Necaxa (pen.) | 1(5) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Toluca | 1(3) | ||||||||||||
| SF2 | Necaxa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| SF3 | Dorados | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Luis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dorados | 3 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
September 26, 2012 16:00 |
| Neza | 1 - 1 | Pachuca |
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| J. Rosas 65' |
Report | R. Meráz 63' |
| Penalties | ||
J. Rosas  L. Arroyo J. Atilano D. Mejía |
4–3 | M. Cejas Ó. Rojas J. Hernández N. Castillo  H. Herrera |
September 26, 2012 21:15 |
| Correcaminos | 5 – 5 | Tijuana |
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| L. Kontogiannis 41' S. Rosas 66', 82'N. Olivera 69'R. Nurse 90+2' |
Report | R. Nava 2', 42' F. Martínez 29'R. Enríquez 51'A. Tahuilán 90+6' |
| Penalties | ||
| R. Nurse E. Pacheco S. Silva L. Kontogiannis N. Olivera I. Vázquez R. Espinoza R. Jiménez |
7 – 6 | J. Corona J. Hernández J. Gandolfi F. Martínez E. Vázquez R. Ruiz J. Abrego A. Domínguez |
September 26, 2012 19:00 |
| Necaxa | 1 - 1 | Toluca |
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| D. Santoya 80' |
Report | E. Benítez 15' |
| Penalties | ||
| D. Santoya L. Hernández D. Cervantes J. Mosqueda M. Pérez |
5–3 | E. Benítez D. Novaretti E. Brambila G. Velasco |
Semifinals
October 24, 2012 21:30 |
| Correcaminos | 1 - 1 | Neza |
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| R. Sena 60' |
Report | J. Atilano 35' |
| Penalties | ||
| R. Nurse E. Pacheco R. Jiménez R. Espinoza N. Olivera I. Vázquez |
4 – 3 | I. Pineda F. Doráme R. Prieto J. Reyes D. Mejía C. Guzmán |
Final
October 31, 2012 21:00 |
| Correcaminos | 2 – 2 | Dorados |
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| R. Espinoza 43' R. Nurse 81' |
Report | L. Ramírez 4' A. Frausto 90' |
| Penalties | ||
| R. Nurse J. Silva R. Jiménez R. Espinoza F. Ayala |
4 – 5 | C. Blanco F. Ruíz J. Güemez E. Escudero A. Frausto |
Estadio Marte R. Gómez, Ciudad Victoria Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos |
| Copa MX Apertura 2012 Winners |
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| Dorados |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Antonio Pedroza (Morelia)
Daley Mena (Dorados)- Emmanuel Tapia (Querétaro)
- Jahir Barraza (Atlas)
- Javier Orozco (Cruz Azul)
Jefferson Montero (Morelia)- Danny Santoya (Necaxa)
- 3 goals
- Antonio López (América)
- Daniel Marquez (Necaxa)
- José Cruz Gutiérrez (Lobos BUAP)
Juan Manuel Cavallo (La Piedad)- Othoniel Arce (León)
- Pablo Torres (Veracruz)
Nicolas Olivera (Correcaminos)- Raúl Nava López (Tijuana)
- Raúl Enríquez (Tijuana)
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
- Own goals
Broadcast
Five television networks have the broadcasting rights. During the Group Stage, the networks will broadcast either one or two groups:[4]
- TVC Deportes: Groups 1 & 3.
- TDN: Groups 5 & 6.
- ESPN Deportes: Group 2.
- Fox Deportes: Group 4.
- SKY México: Group 7.
The broadcasting rights for the Championship Stage are shared between all the networks.
References
- 1 2 "Previo de la Jornada 1. COPA MX Apertura" [Apertura Copa Mx Matchday 1 Background] (in Spanish). Liga MX. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ Rios-Mercado, Roger (10 June 2011). "Mexico 1996/97.". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "Siete equipos, eximidos de la Copa MX" (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuautla. 13 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Calendario de Partidos Copa MX A12" [A12 Copa Mx Match Fixture] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga MX. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Martínez, Enrique (23 July 2011). "Así se jugará la Copa MX" [This is the way the Copa MX will be played] (in Spanish). Fútbol Total. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Torneo de COPA MX Designaciones Arbitrales de la Jornada Uno" [Copa MX Tournament Matchday 1 Referees Designation] (in Spanish). Liga MX. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Jornada Dos del Torneo de COPA MX Designaciones Arbitrales" [Copa MX Tournament Matchday 2 Referees Designation] (in Spanish). Liga MX. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pumas y Celaya Empataron Sin Goles En la Fecha 2 de la COPA MX" [Pumas and Celaya drew goallessly at Matchday 2 of Copa MX] (in Spanish). Liga MX. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Reglamento de Competencia COPA MX 2012-1013" [Competition Rules of Copa MX 2012-2013] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga MX official site.