Copa México 1943/44

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The Copa MX 1943/44 was the second edition of the football - cup competition since the introduction of professional football in Mexico . Eligible to participate were the ten teams that were represented in the top division in the 1943/44 season , as well as the clubs Puebla FC and León FC , which had already been included in the top division for the coming 1944/45 season , during the coming season as well first class CD Oro did not take part. The cup winner was the Real Club España team for the fifth time (but for the first time under professional conditions) .

mode

The tournament was played in the preliminary round with three groups, which were put together according to regional aspects. The Center group consisted of the five Mexico City- based clubs América , Asturias , Atlante , España and Marte . The group west consisted of the two Guadalajara- based clubs Atlas and Club Deportivo Guadalajara and the newly founded León FC from the city of León . The group east consisted of the three clubs located in the state of Veracruz, CD Veracruz (from the port city of the same name ), ADO and Moctezuma (both from the industrial city of Orizaba ) and the Puebla FC from the city of the same name Puebla .

Preliminary round

The preliminary round matches were played between May 7th and June 25th 1944.

Group east

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. CD Veracruz  6th  4th  0  2 020:120  +8 08: 40
 2. ADO  6th  3  0  3 012:120  ± 0 06: 60
 3. Moctezuma  6th  2  1  3 012:130  −1 05: 70
 4th Puebla FC  6th  2  1  3 012:190  −7 05: 70

Games

date Team 1 Results Team 2
May 7, 1944 ADO 2: 1 Moctezuma
May 7, 1944 CD Veracruz 5: 1 Puebla FC
May 14, 1944 CD Veracruz 2: 1 Moctezuma
May 14, 1944 ADO 4: 1 Puebla FC
May 28, 1944 CD Veracruz 4: 1 ADO
May 28, 1944 Moctezuma 5: 2 Puebla FC
June 4, 1944 Puebla FC 4: 3 CD Veracruz
June 4, 1944 Moctezuma 0: 3 ADO
June 11, 1944 Puebla FC 2-0 ADO
June 11, 1944 Moctezuma 3: 2 CD Veracruz
June 18, 1944 Puebla FC 2: 2 Moctezuma
June 18, 1944 ADO 2: 4 CD Veracruz

Group center

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Atlante  4th  4th  0  0 012: 700  +5 08-00
 2. España 1  4th  2  0  2 008: 800  ± 0 04: 40
 3. America 1  4th  2  0  2 013:120  +1 04: 40
 4th Asturias  4th  1  0  3 008:100  −2 02: 60
 5. Marte  4th  1  0  3 007:110  −4 02: 60

1 España prevailed against América with equal points due to a direct comparison (4: 3).

Games

date Team 1 Results Team 2
May 7, 1944 Atlante 3: 2 Marte
May 11, 1944 Asturias 0: 1 España
May 14, 1944 America 2: 4 Atlante
May 18, 1944 Marte 2: 1 España
May 21, 1944 Asturias 3: 5 America
May 28, 1944 Atlante 3: 2 España
June 4, 1944 America 3: 1 Marte
June 11, 1944 Asturias 1: 2 Atlante
June 18, 1944 España 4: 3 America
June 25, 1944 Marte 2: 4 Asturias

Group west

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. CF Atlas  4th  3  1  0 010: 400  +6 07: 10
 2. CD Guadalajara  4th  2  1  1 016: 700  +9 05: 30
 3. León FC  4th  0  0  4th 006:210 −15 00: 80

Games

date Team 1 Results Team 2
May 7, 1944 CF Atlas 5: 1 León FC
May 14, 1944 León FC 2: 6 CD Guadalajara
May 21, 1944 CF Atlas 1: 1 CD Guadalajara
May 28, 1944 León FC 1: 2 CF Atlas
June 4, 1944 CD Guadalajara 8: 2 León FC
June 11, 1944 CD Guadalajara 1: 2 CF Atlas

Final round

Semifinals

The semi-finals were held on July 2 and July 9, 1944 in Parque Asturias in Mexico City and in both cases the capital city clubs were able to use their home advantage. Atlante made it unnecessarily exciting again after a quick 3-0 lead (after 26 minutes) after they had to accept the goals against 3: 2 and 3: 3 in the last eight minutes. So the Potros had to go into extra time , in which Martí Ventolrà saved them with his winning goal to make it 4: 3 in the 107th minute.

Result
CF Atlante 4: 3 nV CF Atlas
España 4: 3 CD Veracruz

final

The final was held on July 16, 1944 - as were the semi-final pairings - in Parque Asturias in Mexico City. There Real Club España prevailed against CF Atlante 6-2 after losing the preliminary round match against the same opponent with 2-3.

Result
CF Atlante 2: 6 España

The Real Club España won the cup competition of the 1943/44 season with the following team :
José Sangenís - Leonardo Cilaurren, Carlos Laviada - José Antonio Rodríguez , Fernando García , Juan Lobo - Jorge Quesada , Manuel Gil Fernández "Cubanaleco", Isidro Lángara , José Iraragorri , Carlos Septién ; Coach: Rodolfo Muñoz "Bush"

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of the winning team according to the statistics archive of Erik Francisco Lugo (RSSSF Mexico)

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