Copa México 1988/89

The Copa MX 1988/89 was the 35th edition of the football - cup competition since the introduction of professional football in Mexico . The 20 teams that were represented in the top division in the 1988/89 season were eligible to participate . Cup winners for the second time after 1956 was the team from Deportivo Toluca .

mode

The preliminary round was held in group encounters. There were four groups, each consisting of five teams. The teams within the same group met twice each. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals, which, like the final, were decided in a knockout process with a return match each.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round matches were played between September 8th and October 13th, 1988.

Group A

Crosstab

Group A	TOL	AME	ATS	IRA	UNM
Deportivo Toluca		2: 1	1-0	2-0	2: 1
Club America	3-0		2: 1	2: 2	1-0
CF Atlas	2: 1	0-0		4: 2	1-0
CD Irapuato	1: 2	0-0	3: 4		2: 1
UNAM Pumas	0: 1	1: 1	3: 3	2: 2

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Deportivo Toluca	8th	6th	0	2	011: 800	+3	12: 40
2.	Club America	8th	3	4th	1	010: 600	+4	10: 60
3.	CF Atlas	8th	4th	2	2	015:120	+3	10: 60
4th	CD Irapuato	8th	1	3	4th	012:170	−5	05:11
5.	UNAM Pumas	8th	0	3	5	008:130	−5	03:13

Group B

Crosstab

Group B	UDG	SAN	TM	MOR	PUE
Univ. de Guadalajara		3-0	2: 1	5: 3	3-0
Santos Laguna	0-0		2-0	1: 1	2: 1
Tampico-Madero FC	4: 1	0-0		2-0	5: 2
Atlético Morelia	2: 1	1: 1	4: 1		1: 2
Puebla FC	1: 2	0: 1	0: 1 1	1: 1

¹ The match between Puebla FC and Tampico-Madero FC ended 2-1, but because Puebla had called up an ineligible player in Carlos Poblete , the game was rated 1-0 for Tampico-Madero.

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Univ. de Guadalajara	8th	5	1	2	017:110	+6	11: 50
2.	Santos Laguna	8th	3	4th	1	007: 600	+1	10: 60
3.	Tampico-Madero FC	8th	4th	1	3	014:110	+3	09: 70
4th	Atlético Morelia	8th	2	3	3	013:140	−1	07: 90
5.	Puebla FC	8th	1	1	6th	007:160	−9	03:13

Group C

Crosstab

Group C	POT	ATE	GDL	NEC	UNL
Atlético Potosino		3: 1	1: 2	2-0	3: 2
CF Atlante	3-0		0: 3	2-0	3-0
CD Guadalajara	0-0	0: 2		3: 4	1: 1
Club Necaxa	0: 1	2: 1	0: 1		2: 3
UANL Tigres	1: 1	0-0	0-0	1: 2

A look at the table shows how close it was in this group. After the penultimate matchday, the CD Guadalajara led the table and met in the last game in their home country Estadio Jalisco on the CF Atlante, who kept the upper hand with 2-0 and was able to overtake Guadalajara in the table through his success. The real beneficiaries of Atlante's victory, however, were Atlético Potosino's team, who themselves took the lead in the standings with a 1-0 away win at Club Necaxa and thus qualified for the semi-finals.

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Atlético Potosino	8th	4th	2	2	011: 900	+2	10: 60
2.	CF Atlante	8th	4th	1	3	012: 800	+4	09: 70
3.	CD Guadalajara	8th	3	3	2	010: 800	+2	09: 70
4th	Club Necaxa	8th	3	0	5	010:140	−4	06:10
5.	UANL Tigres	8th	1	4th	3	008:120	−4	06:10

Group D

Crosstab

Group D	CAZ	UAG	UAT	MTY	COB
CD Cruz Azul		0: 1	2: 1	0-0	5: 1
UAG Tecos	2: 4		3-0	4: 2	1: 2
UAT Correcaminos	2-0	2: 1		3-0	2-0
CF Monterrey	4: 3	0-0	2: 1		3: 1
Cobras Ciudad Juarez	0: 3	2: 4	2: 1	2-0

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	CD Cruz Azul	8th	4th	1	3	017:110	+6	09: 70
2.	UAG Tecos	8th	4th	1	3	016:120	+4	09: 70
3.	UAT Correcaminos	8th	4th	0	4th	012:100	+2	08: 80
4th	CF Monterrey	8th	3	2	3	011:140	−3	08: 80
5.	Cobras Ciudad Juarez	8th	3	0	5	010:190	−9	06:10

Finals

Semifinals

The first legs were played on November 16 and the second legs on November 30, 1988.

	total		First leg	Return leg
CD Cruz Azul	3: 4	Deportivo Toluca	1: 2	2: 2
Atlético Potosino	1: 3	Univ. de Guadalajara	1: 1	0: 2

final

The finals were played on January 11th and 25th, 1989.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Univ. de Guadalajara	2: 3	Deportivo Toluca	1: 1	1: 2 a.d.

With the following team, Deportivo Toluca won the cup competition of the season 1988/89 at their home country Estadio Nemesio Díez :

Juan "Venado" Gutiérrez - Mauricio Gómez Tejeda, Octavio "Picas" Becerril , Antonio Alcántara Herrera, Sergio Lagunas Gómez - Pedro Munguía , Alejandro Solano, Jesús Mendizábal - Jorge Rodríguez Esquivel , Roberto Masciarelli , Washington Olivera ; Coach: Héctor Sanabria .

Match report

After the 1-1 draw in the first leg, the Diablos Rojos of Toluca did everything in their power to score an early goal in the second leg on their own territory and began with an assault. But their attacking efforts were not crowned with success and in one of the few advances by the Leones Negros from Guadalajara , their Guatemalan striker Byron Pérez scored the opening goal for the guests in the 48th minute. In an effort to save the narrow lead over time, the Leones Negros did not shy away from unfair means and delayed the game as best they could. Therefore, referee Arturo Brizio Carter ordered five minutes of stoppage time. In the third minute of stoppage time, Washington Olivera managed to equalize late, so the game went into overtime . In the fourth minute of extra time, Toluca's homegrown Jorge Rodríguez Esquivel scored the opening goal to make it 2-1, which ultimately made the Diablos Rojos cup winners. The extra time was not played for the intended duration of (at least) 30 minutes, but was already over after a good 20 minutes. The reason for abandoning the game in the 111th minute was that the Leones Negros had to accept five dismissals due to their unfair style of play and the game was over after only six of their players were on the field.

See also

• Copa México

Web links

• The 1988/89 Mexican season at RSSSF

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Toluca Campeón Mexico 88-89 (Spanish; article of November 5, 2014)