Copa México 1968/69
The Copa MX 1968/69 was the 27th edition of the football - cup competition since the introduction of professional football in Mexico . The tournament began on April 4, 1968 with the matches between Club América and Club León (2-0) and between the CF Atlas and CF Laguna (2-1) and ended with the final held on March 2, 1969 between Cruz Azul and CF Monterrey .
The 16 teams that were represented in the top division in the 1968/69 season were eligible to participate . Cup winners for the first time in their history was the team of the CD Cruz Azul , which also won the championship title and thus the double in the same season .
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The tournament began with four preliminary round groups, each of which was assigned four teams. In the group stage, all teams from the same group played against each other twice, with one home right and one away game. The top two in each case qualified for the final round in the knockout system . Both the quarter-finals and the semifinals were played in two-legged matches with one home right each for the two opponents, while the final took place in the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City .
Preliminary round
The matches of the round of 16 took place between April 4 and September 1, 1968. The following designation of the groups (with A, B, C and D) is only for the sake of clarity, but otherwise purely arbitrary, as the exact designation of the groups has not been handed down. However, the sorting takes into account that the qualified teams from local groups A and B as well as from groups C and D had to compete against each other in the quarter-finals (group winners against the runner-up in the other group).
Group A
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Club Necaxa | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 11: 7 | +4 | 8: 4 |
| 2. | CD Cruz Azul | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8: 5 | +3 | 7: 5 |
| 3. | CF Laguna | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6: 8 | −2 | 5: 7 |
| 4th | CF Atlas | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 5:10 | −5 | 4: 8 |
| 4th April 1968 | |||
| CF Atlas | 2: 1 | CF Laguna | Estadio Jalisco |
| April 7, 1968 | |||
| CD Cruz Azul | 2: 1 | Club Necaxa | Estadio 10 de diciembre |
| May 2nd, 1968 | |||
| Club Necaxa | 3-0 | CF Atlas | Aztec Stadium |
| 5th May 1968 | |||
| CF Laguna | 1-0 | CD Cruz Azul | Estadio San Isidro |
| 2nd June 1968 | |||
| CD Cruz Azul | 3-0 | CF Atlas | Estadio 10 de diciembre |
| Club Necaxa | 2: 3 | CF Laguna | Aztec Stadium |
| June 30, 1968 | |||
| CD Cruz Azul | 0-0 | CF Laguna | Estadio 10 de diciembre |
| 4th July 1968 | |||
| CF Atlas | 0: 1 | Club Necaxa | Estadio Jalisco |
| August 10, 1968 | |||
| CF Atlas | 1: 2 | CD Cruz Azul | Estadio Jalisco |
| August 11, 1968 | |||
| CF Laguna | 1: 2 | Club Necaxa | Estadio San Isidro |
| 29th August 1968 | |||
| Club Necaxa | 2: 1 | CD Cruz Azul | Aztec Stadium |
| CF Laguna | 0: 2 | CF Atlas | Estadio San Isidro |
Group B
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Club America | 6th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11: 7 | +4 | 9: 3 |
| 2. | CD Guadalajara | 6th | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10: 8 | +2 | 7: 5 |
| 3. | Club León | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 7:10 | −3 | 4: 8 |
| 4th | CF Nuevo León | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6: 9 | −3 | 4: 8 |
| 4th April 1968 | |||
| Club America | 2-0 | Club León | Aztec Stadium |
| April 7, 1968 | |||
| CD Guadalajara | 2: 2 | CF Nuevo León | Estadio Jalisco |
| 4th May 1968 | |||
| CF Nuevo León | 1: 1 | Club America | Estadio Tecnológico |
| 5th May 1968 | |||
| Club León | 0: 2 | CD Guadalajara | Estadio León |
| May 30, 1968 | |||
| CD Guadalajara | 2: 2 | Club America | Estadio Jalisco |
| 2nd June 1968 | |||
| Club León | 1-0 | CF Nuevo León | Estadio León |
| June 27, 1968 | |||
| Club America | 2: 1 | CF Nuevo León | Aztec Stadium |
| June 30, 1968 | |||
| CD Guadalajara | 1: 3 | Club León | Estadio Jalisco |
| August 10, 1968 | |||
| CF Nuevo León | 0: 2 | CD Guadalajara | Estadio Tecnológico |
| August 11, 1968 | |||
| Club León | 2: 3 | Club America | Estadio León |
| 1st September 1968 | |||
| CF Nuevo León | 2: 1 | Club León | Estadio Tecnológico |
| Club America | 1: 1 | CD Guadalajara | Aztec Stadium |
Group C
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CD Oro | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 9: 4 | +5 | 9: 3 |
| 2. | CF Monterrey | 6th | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8: 5 | +3 | 7: 5 |
| 3. | CF Pachuca | 6th | 1 | 4th | 1 | 6: 8 | −2 | 6: 6 |
| 4th | CF Atlante | 6th | 0 | 2 | 4th | 5:11 | −6 | 2:10 |
| 4th April 1968 | |||
| CF Monterrey | 1: 1 | CF Pachuca | Estadio Tecnológico |
| April 7, 1968 | |||
| CF Atlante | 1: 2 | CD Oro | Aztec Stadium |
| 5th May 1968 | |||
| CF Pachuca | 3: 2 | CF Atlante | Estadio Revolución Mexicana |
| CD Oro | 1-0 | CF Monterrey | Estadio Jalisco |
| June 1, 1968 | |||
| CF Monterrey | 3: 1 | CF Atlante | Estadio Tecnológico |
| 2nd June 1968 | |||
| CD Oro | 3-0 | CF Pachuca | Estadio Jalisco |
| June 27, 1968 | |||
| CF Atlante | 1: 1 | CF Pachuca | Aztec Stadium |
| June 29, 1968 | |||
| CF Monterrey | 3: 1 | CD Oro | Estadio Tecnológico |
| August 11, 1968 | |||
| CF Atlante | 0-0 | CF Monterrey | Aztec Stadium |
| CF Pachuca | 0-0 | CD Oro | Estadio Revolución Mexicana |
| August 31, 1968 | |||
| CD Oro | 2-0 | CF Atlante | Estadio Jalisco |
| CF Pachuca | 1: 1 | CF Monterrey | Estadio Revolución Mexicana |
Group D
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deportivo Toluca | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7: 4 | +3 | 7: 5 |
| 2. | UNAM | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10: 7 | +3 | 6: 6 |
| 3. | CD Irapuato | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8:16 | −8 | 6: 6 |
| 4th | CD Veracruz | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7: 5 | +2 | 5: 7 |
| April 7, 1968 | |||
| Deportivo Toluca | 2-0 | UNAM | Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal |
| CD Veracruz | 5-0 | CD Irapuato | Parque Deportivo Veracruzano |
| 5th May 1968 | |||
| CD Irapuato | 2: 1 | Deportivo Toluca | Estadio Revolución |
| UNAM | 1-0 | CD Veracruz | Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes |
| May 30, 1968 | |||
| UNAM | 5-0 | CD Irapuato | Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes |
| 2nd June 1968 | |||
| CD Veracruz | 0: 1 | Deportivo Toluca | Parque Deportivo Veracruzano |
| June 30, 1968 | |||
| CD Irapuato | 3: 2 | UNAM | Estadio Revolución |
| Deportivo Toluca | 0-0 | CD Veracruz | Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal |
| 7th August 1968 | |||
| UNAM | 1-0 | Deportivo Toluca | Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes |
| August 11, 1968 | |||
| CD Irapuato | 2-0 | CD Veracruz | Estadio Revolución |
| 1st September 1968 | |||
| CD Veracruz | 2: 1 | UNAM | Parque Deportivo Veracruzano |
| Deportivo Toluca | 3: 1 | CD Irapuato | Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal |
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were played between November 14 and December 15, 1968.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Oro | 3: 1 | UNAM | 2: 1 | 1-0 |
| CF Monterrey | 2: 2 7: 6 i. E. |
Deportivo Toluca | 1: 1 | 1: 1 |
| Club America | 0: 2 | CD Cruz Azul | 0: 1 | 0: 1 |
| CD Guadalajara | 1: 1 2: 0 i. E. |
Club Necaxa | 0: 1 | 1: 0 a.d. |
Semifinals
The first legs of the semi-finals were played on January 26 and the second legs on February 16, 1969.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Guadalajara | 4: 5 | CF Monterrey | 2-0 | 2: 5 |
| CD Cruz Azul | 4: 1 | CD Oro | 2-0 | 2: 1 |
final
The final was held on March 2, 1969.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| CD Cruz Azul | 2: 1 a.d. | CF Monterrey |
With the following team the CD Cruz Azul won the cup competition of the season 1968/69:
Roberto Alatorre - Marco Antonio Ramírez , Gustavo Peña , Javier Sánchez Galindo , Juan Manuel Alejándrez - Jesús Prado , Antonio Munguía , Héctor Pulido , Fernando Bustos ( Cesáreo Victorino Ramírez ) - José Guadalupe Flores , Rafael Hernández Pat ( José Luis Guerrero ); Coach: Raúl Cárdenas .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Las Copas de Cruz Azul y Atlante (Spanish; article from April 10, 2013)
swell
- Mexico - List of Cup Winners on RSSSF
- Data according to the statistics archive of Erik Francisco Lugo (RSSSF Mexico)