Copa México 1949/50

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The Copa MX 1949/50 was the eighth edition of the football - cup competition since the introduction of professional football in Mexico . Cup winners for the second time after 1945/46 was the team of the CF Atlas .

The cup tournament was held between July 9th and August 6th, 1950. The 14 teams that were represented in the previous league round in 1949/50 in the top division were eligible to participate .

mode

The encounters were played in the knockout system . All encounters were decided in just one game. However, there was one round more than was actually necessary because in the first round only four matches took place, through which the four winners qualified for the next round, which the other six teams reached by bye . In the next round five matches took place, the winners of which qualified for the quarter-finals as well as the other three teams who advanced by bye. Here, the were Puebla FC and León FC (and each were eliminated in the second round), the only two teams that came in two rounds used.

Preliminary round

The four games of the first round were played on July 9, 1950. The encounters took place according to regional criteria (in three cases there was a city derby), but did not take into account the sporting performance of the previous round of points. For while, for example, from Guadalajara of CD Guadalajara finished the season in twelfth place and progressed via walkover, the two had local rivals CD Oro (eleventh place) and CF Atlas (sixth place) on sporting merit for the second round qualify. Likewise came to Mexico City the Club América (eighth place) by walkover on, while the runner- CF Atlante to city derby against Marte FC had to play (with the ninth of the worst capital club).

Result
CD Oro 1: 3 CF Atlas
Marte FC 0: 2 CF Atlante
UD Moctezuma 1: 4 Puebla FC
San Sebastian 1: 3 León FC

BYE: América , Asturias , España , CD Guadalajara , CD Tampico and CD Veracruz

Intermediate round

The four matches of the intermediate round were played on July 6, 1950. This time all six teams that had survived the first round by bye were used. The champions CD Veracruz almost failed in his first appearance against Puebla FC , but turned a 3-1 break deficit into a win.

Result
CD Guadalajara 1: 2 Real Club España
Club America 0: 2 CF Asturias
CD Veracruz 4: 3 Puebla FC
CD Tampico 2: 1 León FC

BYE: Atlante and Atlas

Quarter finals

Because only six teams were in the quarterfinals, only two games (on July 23, 1950) were played, while two teams progressed by bye.

Result
CF Atlante 4: 2 CF Asturias
CF Atlas 4: 3 a.d. Real Club España

BYE: CD Tampico and CD Veracruz

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on July 30, 1950.

Result
CF Atlante 1: 3 CD Veracruz
CF Atlas 1: 1 n.V. 1 CD Tampico

1 Another match was required between Atlas and Tampico on August 1, 1950. Although Felipe Altube had put Jaibas Bravas in the lead with his early goal in the tenth minute, the Rojinegros sat down in the end thanks to the equalizer from Juan José Novo (55th minute) and the "double strike" from Edmundo Manzotti (70th and 78th minute) Minute) with 3: 1 and reached the final against the champions from Veracruz .

final

Atlas

The final was played on August 6, 1950 in the Estadio Olímpico Ciudad de los Deportes in Mexico City and was won by CF Atlas with two goals from José "Chivo" Mercado and another goal from Edmundo Manzotti (with a goal conceded by Julio Ayllón ) with 3 : 1 won. With the same result, Atlas also won the Supercup, which was played against the same opponent a week later .

Result
CF Atlas 3: 1 CD Veracruz

The CF Atlas won the cup competition of the 1949/50 season with the following team :

Luis Heredia - Juan "Chapetes" Gómez , Felipe Zetter , Ricardo "Loco" Ornelas - Lorenzo "Chale" Carrillo, Javier Novello - José "Chivo" Mercado , Antonio "Niño" Flores , Juan José Novo , Edmundo Manzotti , Edwin Cubero ; Coach: Eduardo Valdatti .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Las cuatro copas del Atlas (Spanish; article of November 5, 2013)

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