Copa México 1955/56
The Copa MX 1955/56 was the 14th edition of the football - cup competition since the introduction of professional football in Mexico .
The cup tournament was held following the league round of the 1955/56 season. The 14 teams that were represented in the top division in the same season were eligible to participate . Therefore, there were only six games in the round of 16 and two teams went through by bye.
Cup winners were the team from Deportivo Toluca , which won their first title in professional football with this success. The opponent in the final was the team from Club Deportivo Irapuato , which never reached a cup final again either before or after.
mode
The encounters were played in the knockout system . With the exception of the final, for which only one match was scheduled, the previous rounds took place in home and away games with one home right for the two opponents. The final venue was the Estadio Olímpico Ciudad de los Deportes in Mexico City .
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 took place between April 7 and April 22, 1956.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Guadalajara | 2: 5 | León FC | 1: 2 | 1: 3 |
| CD Zamora | 3: 9 | CF Atlas | 1: 3 | 3: 6 |
| CD Irapuato | 3: 2 | CD Oro | 1-0 | 2: 2 |
| CD Zacatepec | 4: 2 | CD Cuautla | 1: 1 | 3: 1 |
| Deportivo Toluca | 3: 1 | Club America | 1-0 | 2: 1 |
| CF Atlante | 5: 4 | Club Necaxa | 3: 3 | 2: 1 |
- BYE: Puebla FC and CD Tampico
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were played between April 22 and May 6, 1956.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| León FC | 5: 6 | CF Atlas | 3: 5 | 2: 1 |
| CD Tampico | 1: 4 | CD Irapuato | 1-0 | 0: 4 |
| Puebla FC | 2: 1 | CD Zacatepec | 1: 1 | 1-0 |
| Deportivo Toluca | 5: 1 | CF Atlante | 3-0 | 2: 1 |
Semifinals
The first legs of the semi-finals were played on May 13, 1956 and the second legs on May 20, 1956.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puebla FC | 2: 3 | Deportivo Toluca | 2-0 | 0: 3 |
| CF Atlas | 0: 2 | CD Irapuato | 0: 1 | 0: 1 |
final
The final was held on May 27, 1956. After Carlos Láscarez had given the Diablos Rojos the lead in the second minute, Luis Andrés Sansón scored the equalizer for the Freseros in the 56th minute . Ten minutes later Ricardo Barraza ensured the final score in favor of Diablos Rojos . Because Toluca's goalkeeper Manuel Camacho had spent the previous two seasons with two-time cup winners America (whom the Diablos Rojos eliminated in the first round of the current competition), Camacho celebrated his personal title trick.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Toluca | 2: 1 | CD Irapuato |
Deportivo Toluca won the 1955/56 cup competition with the following team :
Manuel Camacho - Jesús Segovia , Jorge Romo - Guillermo Hernández, Máximo Vázquez, Wedell Jiménez - Enrique Sesma , Carlos Blanco, Gabriel Uñate , Carlos Láscarez , Ricardo Barraza; Coach: Fernando Marcos .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Primer título del Toluca: 1956 (Spanish; article of December 18, 2013)