Copa Tower 1913/14
The Copa Tower 1913/14 was the sixth edition of the Mexican soccer cup competition , which until 1921 was named after the British ambassador Reginald Thomas Tower (1860-1939), who had initiated the tournament.
Participants were the six teams that were represented in the Primera Fuerza in the same season . Cup winners in the competition, which at that time was still largely dominated by foreign teams, was for the first time the "local" team of CF México . The final opponent was the Amicale Française team operated by the French minority in Mexico . For them, the final was also a temporary farewell appearance, because in the next few months some of their players returned to France to go to war for their home country .
mode
The tournament was played in a knockout process . It began with the preliminary round held on February 1, 1914 and ended with the cup final held on February 22, 1918.
The games
Preliminary round
- Real Club España - Rovers FC 1: 2
- Pachuca AC - Amicale Française 0-1
- BYE: Reforma AC and CF México
Semifinals
- Amicale Française - Reforma AC 2: 1
- Rovers FC - CF México 0-1 n.V.
final
Like the two semi-finals, the final was held at the Campo del Reforma Athletic Club . The goals for Club México were scored by Arturo Ortiz and team captain Luis Troncoso.
- CF México - Amicale Française 2-0 aet
The winning team of CF México consisted of the following players: Cirilo Roa - Genaro Casas, Carlos Rivera - Hernández, Luis Troncoso, Sabino Morales - A. Andrade, Celestino Vázquez, Serafín Cerón, Arturo Ortiz, García de León.