Clausura 2017 Copa MX

The Clausura 2017 Copa MX (officially the Clausura 2017 Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th staging of the Copa MX, the 50th staging in the professional era and is the tenth tournament played since the 1996–97 edition.

Clausura 2017 Copa MX
Clausura 2017 Copa Corona MX
CountryMexico
Teams27
ChampionsGuadalajara (4th title)
Runners-upMorelia
Matches played69
Goals scored191 (2.77 per match)
Attendance919,342 (13,324 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rogelio Funes Mori
(7 goals)

This tournament began on 17 January 2017 and ended on 19 April 2017.[1][2]

The final was held at Estadio Chivas in the Guadalajara suburb of Zapopan with the home team Guadalajara defeating Morelia 3–1 on penalty kicks to win their fourth title.

As winners, Guadalajara earned a spot to face Querétaro (winners of the Apertura 2016 edition), in the 2017 Supercopa MX.[3]

Participants

This tournament featured clubs from Liga MX who did not participate in the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stages (Monterrey).[4] Due to the Mexican clubs withdrawing from the Copa Libertadores, teams who qualified to the 2017 edition (Tijuana, América and Guadalajara) also participated in the tournament, which made nine groups instead of eight like in the previous edition.[4]

The tournament also featured the top 12 Ascenso MX teams of the Apertura 2016 classification table.[5]

Draw
Coras
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Veracruz
Morelia
Puebla
Toluca
Guadalajara teams
Atlas
Guadalajara
Mexico City teams
América
Cruz Azul
Toluca teams
Toluca
UAEM
Location of the participating teams.
Red: Liga MX clubs; Blue: Ascenso MX clubs

The draw for the tournament took place on December 14, 2016 at the Mexican Football Federation headquarters in Toluca, Mexico.[6] 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.[6] The Liga MX teams in Pot 1 are the title holders (Querétaro), the three who qualified to the 2017 Copa Libertadores (Tijuana, Guadalajara, América) and the club not participating in the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stages (Monterrey).[6] The Ascenso MX teams in Pot 1 are the four best teams in the Apertura 2016 classification table.[6]

Pot 2 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 7–10 in the Apertura 2016 classification table and Ascenso MX clubs who ended 5–9 in the Apertura 2016 classification table.[6]

Pot 3 contained Liga MX clubs who ended 11–16 in the Apertura 2016 classification table and Ascenso MX clubs who ended 10–12 Apertura 2016 classification table.[6]

Teams
Pot 1
América (LMX) Celaya (AMX) Guadalajara (LMX)
Monterrey (LMX) Querétaro (LMX) Tijuana (LMX)
UAEM (AMX) Zacatecas (AMX) Zacatepec (AMX)
Pot 2
Atlante (AMX) Coras (AMX) León (LMX)
Necaxa (LMX) Oaxaca (AMX) Puebla (LMX)
Sinaloa (AMX) Sonora (AMX) Toluca (LMX)
Pot 3
Atlas (LMX) Chiapas (LMX) Cruz Azul (LMX)
Juárez (AMX) Morelia (LMX) Santos Laguna (LMX)
UAT (AMX) Venados (AMX) 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. best position in the Relegation table;
  6. fair play ranking;
  7. 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

All times are UTC−06:00 except for matches in Cancún (UTC−05:00), Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Hermosillo, Tepic (all UTC−07:00) and Tijuana (UTC−08:00)

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tijuana 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 UAT 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
3 Sonora 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2 3
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Sonora1–0Tijuana
Loroña  50' Report
Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Christian Adrián Ramírez Tejeda
UAT3–2Sonora
Atilano  29'
Guzmán  51'
Olguín 79'		 Report Ivanobski  60'
Arce  66'
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godínez
Tijuana2–1UAT
Martín  15'
Y. Corona  49'		 Report Saucedo  58'
Attendance: 20,333
Sonora0–1UAT
Report Olguín  59'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Lucila Venegas
UAT0–1Tijuana
Report Martín  83'
Attendance: 6,981
Referee: Juan Esquivel
Tijuana2–1Sonora
Hurtado  82' (pen.)
Malcorra  90'		 Report Loroña  66'
Attendance: 20,333
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Querétaro 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Cruz Azul 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
3 Oaxaca 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Querétaro3–2Cruz Azul
Sepúlveda  11'
Noriega  23'
Villa  74'		 Report Cauteruccio  3'
Peñalba  71' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,769
Referee: Jonathan Hernández
Cruz Azul1–1Oaxaca
M. Rodríguez  40' Report González  90+1'
Attendance: 5,446
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
Oaxaca0–1Querétaro
Report Benítez  89'
Attendance: 7,380
Referee: Arturo Cruz
Oaxaca0–0Cruz Azul
Report
Attendance: 15,680
Referee: Aldo Cano
Cruz Azul3–0Querétaro
Mena  12'
Benítez  36', 70'		 Report
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
Querétaro3–0Oaxaca
Camilo  7'
Gutiérrez  82'
Villa  87'		 Report
Attendance: 10,750

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 4 2 0 2 10 6 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 América 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
3 Coras 4 2 0 2 5 9 −4 6
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
América3–2Santos Laguna
Mares  39'
Quintero  44'
Romero  56'		 Report Dávila  26'
Martínez  66'
Attendance: 18,364
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
Santos Laguna1–2Coras
Araujo  81' Report Ríos  38'
Gómez  88'
Attendance: 13,682
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
Coras3–2América
Neira  31'
Ríos  41'
Nápoles  71'		 Report Romero  50', 76'
Arena Cora, Tepic
Attendance: 12,192
Referee: Jonathan Hernández
América1–0Coras
Arroyo  8' Report
Attendance: 10,364
Referee: León Vicente Barajas
Coras0–5Santos Laguna
Report Dávila  44'
Rodríguez  51'
Djaniny  67'
De Buen  77'
Martínez  82'
Arena Cora, Tepic
Attendance: Mario Vargas
Referee: 8,062
Santos Laguna2–1América
Furch  55', 90+3' Report Paredes  90'
Attendance: 15,771
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Puebla 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Zacatecas 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
3 Atlas 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zacatecas1–1Puebla
Echeverría  89' Report Amione  42'
Estadio Francisco Villa, Zacatecas
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: José Luis Báez Félix
Puebla1–0Atlas
F. González  40' Report
Attendance: 8,450
Referee: Roberto Ríos
Atlas1–1Zacatecas
Tabó  33' Report Calderón  6' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,190
Referee: León Vicente Barajas Anzures
Puebla1–0Zacatecas
Amione  17' Report
Attendance: 4,698
Referee: Diego Montaño
Atlas2–1Puebla
Barraza  19'
Salinas  52'		 Report F. González  86'
Attendance: 6,713
Zacatecas3–0Atlas
López  53'
Cardozo  61'
Maya  79'		 Report
Estadio Francisco Villa, Zacatecas
Attendance: 7,558
Referee: Aldo Cano

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Chiapas 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
3 UAEM 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 3
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
UAEM1–0Chiapas
González  24' Report
Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Mario Vargas
Chiapas1–1Necaxa
Bermúdez  85' Report Riaño  33'
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Uriel Olvera
Necaxa5–1UAEM
Riolfo  14', 23', 89'
Puch  17' (pen.)
Díaz  28' (pen.)		 Report Cerda  80'
Attendance: 6,274
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
Necaxa1–2Chiapas
Espíndola  10' Report Miño  68'
Esqueda  87'
Attendance: 7,374
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
UAEM1–2Necaxa
Medina  54' Report Barreiro  20'
Maturana  24'
Attendance: 8,973
Referee: Jesús Bisguerra
Chiapas3–2UAEM
Micolta  59', 64', 81' Report Pizarro  4'
Hipólito  11'
Attendance: 2,662
Referee: Jonathan Hernández

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Atlante 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
3 Venados 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Atlante2–0Venados
Zalazar  22' (pen.)
Medina  68'		 Report
Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos
Guadalajara1–1Atlante
Ponce  90+3' Report Herrera  90'
Estadio Chivas, Zapopan
Attendance: 13,050
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
Venados0–1Guadalajara
Report Fierro  45+1'
Attendance: 11,198
Referee: Oscar Mejía
Guadalajara1–0Venados
Calderón  62' (pen.) Report
Estadio Chivas, Zapopan
Attendance: 9,542
Referee: Uriel Olvera
Atlante1–3Guadalajara
Espinosa  25' Report Fierro  61'
López  85'
Benítez  90+2'
Attendance: 16,263
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado
Venados1–1Atlante
Navarro  73' (pen.) Report Uscanga  77'
Attendance: 2,987
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Juárez 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
3 Sinaloa 4 0 0 4 2 14 −12 0
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Sinaloa1–2Juárez
García  61' Report Enríquez  30'
Sidnei  63'
Attendance: 5,333
Referee: Saúl Fernando Orozco
Juárez0–1Monterrey
Report Chará  52'
Attendance: 9,367
Referee: Allan Morales
Monterrey5–0Sinaloa
Juárez  22'
Cardona  29'
Funes Mori  44', 72'
López  82'		 Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Adonaí Escobedo González
Juárez2–1Sinaloa
Lucas  19'
Chávez  22'		 Report Lara  52'
Attendance: 3,614
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado
Sinaloa0–5Monterrey
Report N. Sánchez  25'
Chará  62'
A. González  76'
Cardona  85'
Funes Mori  90'
Attendance: 8,333
Referee: Brian Omar González
Monterrey2–1Juárez
A. González  15'
Portales  65'		 Report Gómez  61'
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 35,249
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome

Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Veracruz 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
3 Celaya 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Celaya0–2Toluca
Report Galindo  61'
Maikon Leite  74'
Attendance: 5,507
Referee: León Vicente Barajas
Veracruz1–1Celaya
Noya  47' Report Vázquez  36' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,676
Referee: Adonaí Escobedo González
Veracruz0–1Toluca
Report Triverio  76'
Attendance: 6,495
Referee: Fernando Hernández
Toluca1–1Veracruz
A. García  89' Report Flores  27'
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome
Celaya1–1Veracruz
Moreno  50' Report Chávez  53'
Attendance: 2,989
Referee: Saúl Silva
Toluca3–1Celaya
Sambueza  63'
Triverio  73' (pen.)
Uribe  88'		 Report López  14' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Uriel Olvera

Group 9
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 León 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Morelia 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
3 Zacatepec 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
León3–0Morelia
Guzmán  35'
Navarro  76'
Peña  82'		 Report
Attendance: 17,095
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
Zacatepec1–3León
Bonfigli  46' Report Burbano  13'
Guzmán  66'
Novaretti  87'
Attendance: 14,415
Referee: Oscar Mejía
Morelia1–0Zacatepec
Polo  8' Report
Attendance: 9,226
Referee: Eduardo Galván
León4–0Zacatepec
Boselli  5', 53'
Montes  62'
Novaretti  82'		 Report
Attendance: 13,031
Referee: Adalid Maganda Villalva
Zacatepec1–3Morelia
Vidal  90' Report Penilla  6'
Zárate  22'
Lezcano  28'
Attendance: 7,523
Referee: Juan Ramírez Tostado
Morelia2–3León
Penilla  61'
Cabrera  66'		 Report Hernández  17'
Andrade  24'
Suárez  85'
Attendance: 8,596
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5 Chiapas 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 3 América 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
3 7 Juárez 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 1 UAT 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
5 9 Morelia 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
6 2 Cruz Azul 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
7 4 Zacatecas 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
8 6 Atlante 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
9 8 Veracruz 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Juárez ahead of UAT on away goals scored (Juárez 3, UAT 2)

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.[7]
  • 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.[7]
  • The winners of the groups and the seven best second place teams of each group will advance to the Knockout stage.[4]

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 Tijuana UAT
2 Querétaro Cruz Azul
3 Santos Laguna América
4 Puebla Zacatecas
5 Necaxa Chiapas
6 Guadalajara —
7 Monterrey Juárez
8 Toluca —
9 León Morelia

Seeding
Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 7 Monterrey 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12
2 9 León 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12
3 8 Toluca 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10
4 6 Guadalajara 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10
5 2 Querétaro 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 9
6 1 Tijuana 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
7 5 Necaxa 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7
8 5 Chiapas 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
9 4 Puebla 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
10 3 Santos Laguna 4 2 0 2 10 6 +4 6
11 3 América 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
12 7 Juárez 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
13 1 UAT 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
14 9 Morelia 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
15 2 Cruz Azul 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
16 4 Zacatecas 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Juárez ahead of UAT on away goals scored (Juárez 3, UAT 2)

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
1 Monterrey 4
16 Zacatecas 0
1 Monterrey 3
9 Puebla 2
8 Chiapas 2
9 Puebla 3
1 Monterrey 1
4 Guadalajara 2
4 Guadalajara (pen.) 2 (6)
13 UAT 2 (5)
4 Guadalajara 3
12 Juárez 2
5 Querétaro 1 (1)
12 Juárez (pen.) 1 (4)
4 Guadalajara (pen.) 0 (3)
14 Morelia 0 (1)
6 Tijuana 1
11 América 0
6 Tijuana 0
14 Morelia 2
3 Toluca 2 (0)
14 Morelia (pen.) 2 (3)
14 Morelia 1
15 Cruz Azul 0
7 Necaxa 1
10 Santos Laguna 3
10 Santos Laguna 1
15 Cruz Azul 3
2 León 0
15 Cruz Azul 1

Round of 16

All times are UTC−06:00 except for matches in Tijuana (UTC−08:00)

Querétaro1–1Juárez
Camilo  35' Report Ortiz  90+4'
Penalties
Camilo
Gutiérrez
Benítez 		1–4 Enríquez
Gómez
Borelli
Lucas
Attendance: 14,475
Referee: Adonaí Escobedo
Chiapas2–3Puebla
Miño  64'
Micolta  86' (pen.)		 Report Navarro  38', 65'
Orrantía  41'
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: León Vicente Barajas
Monterrey4–0Zacatecas
N. Sánchez  11'
Chará  74'
Funes Mori  78', 90+1'		 Report
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 36,638
Referee: Jonathan Hernández
Guadalajara2–2UAT
Valdéz  45' (o.g.)
López  63'		 Report Saucedo  67'
Guzmán  90+3'
Penalties
Alanís
Fierro
Zaldívar
Pérez
Calderón
López
Pulido 		6–5 Atilano
Chávez
Acosta
Rosas
Guzmán
Saucedo
Rincón
Estadio Chivas, Zapopan
Attendance: 14,457
Referee: Roberto Ríos
Toluca2–2Morelia
Triverio  18' (pen.)
Esquivel  31'		 Report Osuna  41'
Penilla  66'
Penalties
Barrientos
Velarde
Gómez 		0–3 Osuna
Zárate
Cabrera
Attendance: 15,220
León0–1Cruz Azul
Report Mena  14'
Attendance: 21,822
Referee: Diego Montaño
Tijuana1–0América
Arriola  29' Report
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Fernando Hernández
Necaxa1–3Santos Laguna
Barreiro  29' (pen.) Report De Buen  27'
Rodríguez  73'
Furch  82'
Attendance: 13,924
Referee: Eduardo Galvan

Quarterfinals
Santos Laguna1–3Cruz Azul
Djaniny  12' Report Cauteruccio  22', 24', 35'
Attendance: 20,701
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
Tijuana0–2Morelia
Report Sansores  69'
Penilla  73'
Attendance: 19,333
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
Monterrey3–2Puebla
Funes Mori  6'
Cardona  17' (pen.)
Chará  61'		 Report F. González  5'
Schmidt  69'
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 41,857
Guadalajara3–2Juárez
Pizarro  57'
Zaldívar  70' (pen.)
López  90+1'		 Report Lucas  31', 61'
Estadio Chivas, Zapopan
Attendance: 21,875
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

Semifinals
Morelia1–0Cruz Azul
Vilchis  86' Report
Attendance: 25,892
Referee: Diego Montaño
Monterrey1–2Guadalajara
Funes Mori  22' Report Pulido  61'
Zaldívar  82' (pen.)
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe
Attendance: 50,736
Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome

Final
Main article: Clausura 2017 Copa MX Final
Guadalajara0–0Morelia
Report
Penalties
Salcido
Marín
Pulido
Pineda 		3–1 Osuna
Zárate
Cabrera
Rey
Estadio Chivas, Zapopan
Attendance: 42,329
Referee: Fernando Hernández

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rogelio Funes Mori Monterrey 7
2 Martín Cauteruccio Cruz Azul 4
Yimmi Chará Monterrey
Félix Micolta Chiapas
Cristian Penilla Morelia
6 Edwin Cardona Monterrey 3
Julio Furch Santos Laguna
Federico González Puebla
Eduardo López Guadalajara
Diego Riolfo Necaxa
Silvio Romero América
Enrique Triverio Toluca
Lucas Juárez

Source: Copa MX

gollark: What I am saying (part of it) is that *regardless* of whether you think changing the rules like this is a good idea - I don't, gibson might, palaiologogoasgaosfiaosd does - the way this whole thing has been handled has been awful.
gollark: Thus, bee you.
gollark: Which you did by cancelling it and others like it.
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References
  1. http://lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/16540/nuevo-formato-y-sorteo-de-la-copa-corona-mx
  2. http://lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/19995/la-jornada-10-se-disputara-entre-los-dias-11-y-13-de-abril
  3. http://laaficion.milenio.com/queretaro/gallos-queretaro-copa_mx-supercopa_mx-libertadores_2018-milenio-la_aficion_0_840516351.html
  4. http://mexico.as.com/mexico/2016/12/06/futbol/1480985531_790999.html
  5. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2016/12/15/definen-los-nueve-grupos-de-la-copa-mx
  6. http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/18895/se-llevo-a-cabo-el-sorteo-de-grupos-de-la-copa-corona-mx
  7. http://administrador.ligamx.net/docs/Reglamentos/Competencia/3_COPA_MX/02_Reglamento_de_Competencia_CMX_2016-2017.pdf
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