2020 Copa MX Finals

The 2020 Copa MX Finals was the final of the 2019–20 Copa MX, the fifteenth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 82nd overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

2020 Copa MX Finals
Event2019–20 Copa MX
Tijuana Monterrey
1 2
First leg
Tijuana Monterrey
0 1
Date21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)
VenueEstadio Caliente, Tijuana
RefereeEduardo Galvan Basulto
Attendance0
Second leg
Monterrey Tijuana
1 1
Date4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
VenueEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe
RefereeJorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance0

The final was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Monterrey and Tijuana.[1] The first leg was hosted at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana on 21 October 2020, while the second leg was hosted at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe on 4 November 2020.[2] The finals were scheduled to take place on 8 and 22 April 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[3] It was later announced the finals would be held on 16 and 23 September but were later postponed again to 21 October and 4 November 2020.[4][5]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)[6]
Monterrey 5 (1964, 1969, 1992, Apertura 2017, Apertura 2018)
Tijuana None

Venues
Estadio Caliente hosted the first leg
Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the second leg

Background

Monterrey has won the tournament twice while Tijuana has never won it.[6] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2019 Liga MX final where they defeated América on penalty kicks to capture their fifth league title.[7] The last time Tijuana reached a final of any kind was the Apertura 2012 Liga MX final where they defeated Toluca 4–1 on aggregate to capture their first Liga MX title.[8]

Monterrey won all four of their group stage matches as they were seeded first. They eliminated Celaya in the round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals, and Juárez on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Tijuana won three, drew none and lost one in the group stage as they were seeded sixth. They eliminated Atlético San Luis in the round of 16, Morelia in the quarterfinals, and Toluca in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Monterrey Round Tijuana
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
UdeG 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 Querétaro 2–0 (H)
Chiapas 2–1 (A) Matchday 2 Querétaro 2–3 (A)
UdeG 2–1 (A) Matchday 3 Zacatecas 3–2 (A)
Chiapas 6–0 (H) Matchday 4 Zacatecas 2–0 (H)
Group 2 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Monterrey 4 12
2 Chiapas 4 6
3 UdeG 4 0
Source: Copa MX
 Final standings Group 4 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Tijuana 4 9
2 Querétaro 4 6
3 Zacatecas 4 3
Source: Copa MX
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Celaya 7–3 4–3 (A) 3–0 (H) Round of 16 Atlético San Luis 1–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Santos Laguna 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Morelia 3–1 3–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Juárez 2–2 (6–5 p) 0–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Toluca 7–3 3–0 (H) 4–3 (A)

Matches

First leg
Tijuana0–1Monterrey
Report
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto (Mexico City)
Tijuana[9][10]
Monterrey[9][10]
GK1 Jonathan Orozco (c)
DF18 Aldo Cruz 73'
DF4 Jordan Silva 83'
DF34 Víctor Guzmán 2' 46'
DF22 Vladimir Loroña
MF20 Mauro Lainez
MF23 Luis Gamíz 55'
MF14 Christian Rivera
MF7 Fabián Castillo 17' 62'
FW11 Brayan Angulo 55'
FW29 Édgar López
Substitutions:
GK13 Carlos Higuera
DF3 Miguel Barbieri 46'
DF28 Jaime Gómez
MF5 Kevin Balanta
MF19 Marcel Ruiz 83' 55'
MF21 Jordi Cortizo 62'
MF30 David Barbona 73'
MF191 Jordan Rezabala
FW17 Gerson Vázquez
FW33 Luís Leal 55'
Manager:
Pablo Guede
GK22 Luis Cárdenas
DF20 Sebastián Vegas
DF4 Nicolás Sánchez (c) 49'
DF3 César Montes
DF27 Daniel Parra 74'
MF21 Alfonso González 65'
MF5 Matías Kranevitter
MF6 Edson Gutiérrez
MF11 Maximiliano Meza 76'
FW199 José Alvarado 90+5'
FW7 Rogelio Funes Mori 90+3'
Substitutions:
GK1 Hugo González
DF17 Jesús Gallardo
DF19 Miguel Layún
DF190 Luis Sánchez
MF16 Celso Ortiz 65'
MF35 Eric Cantú 76'
MF196 Ángel Zapata
FW9 Vincent Janssen 90+3'
FW18 Avilés Hurtado
FW210 Shayr Mohamed 90+5'
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed

Assistant referees:
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Puebla)
Karen Janett Díaz (Aguascalientes)
Fourth official:
Erick Yair Miranda (Guanajuato)

Second leg
Monterrey1–1Tijuana
 Report
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)

Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate

Monterrey[11][12]
Tijuana[11][12]
GK22 Luis Cárdenas
DF20 Sebastián Vegas
DF4 Nicolás Sánchez (c)
DF3 César Montes
DF35 Eric Cantú
MF17 Jesús Gallardo 69' 90+3'
MF5 Matías Kranevitter
MF21 Alfonso González 46'
MF199 José Alvarado 66'
MF29 Carlos Rodríguez 66'
FW7 Rogelio Funes Mori 83'
Substitutions:
GK1 Hugo González
DF6 Edson Gutiérrez 90+3'
DF190 Luis Sánchez
MF11 Maximiliano Meza 46'
MF16 Celso Ortiz
MF196 Ángel Zapata 66'
FW9 Vincent Janssen 66'
FW10 Aké Loba
FW18 Avilés Hurtado 83'
FW210 Shayr Mohamed
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed
GK1 Jonathan Orozco (c) 71'
DF18 Aldo Cruz 83'
DF4 Jordan Silva
DF34 Víctor Guzmán
DF22 Vladimir Loroña 83'
MF23 Luis Gamíz 69'
MF14 Christian Rivera
MF20 Mauro Lainez
MF29 Édgar López 69'
MF21 Jordi Cortizo 59'
FW7 Fabián Castillo
Substitutions:
GK13 Carlos Higuera
DF3 Miguel Barbieri
DF6 Jorge Aguilar
DF28 Jaime Gómez 90+4' 83'
MF5 Kevin Balanta
MF16 Clifford Aboagye
MF30 David Barbona 59'
MF191 Jordan Rezabala 69'
FW9 Paolo Yrizar 69'
FW17 Gerson Vázquez 83'
FW33 Luís Leal
Manager:
Pablo Guede

Assistant referees:
Mario Jesús López (Durango)
Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)
Fourth official:
Óscar Macías Romo (Aguascalientes)

References
  1. https://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/34214/rayados-y-xolos-disputaran-el-titulo
  2. https://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/35713/fechas-y-horarios-para-la-gran-final-rayados-vs-xolos-de-tijuana
  3. https://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/34199/se-definieron-las-fechas-para-la-gran-final-de-la-copa-mx
  4. https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/copa-mx/copa-mx-oficiales-fechas-rayados-xolos
  5. https://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/35713/fechas-y-horarios-para-la-gran-final-rayados-vs-xolos-de-tijuana
  6. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mexcuphist.html
  7. https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/futbol/liga-mx-rayados-vence-al-america-y-es-campeon-del-apertura-2019
  8. https://www.proceso.com.mx/326809/xolos-es-campeon-del-apertura-2012
  9. https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/22/mexico/copa-mexico/club-tijuana-xoloitzcuintles-de-caliente/club-de-futbol-monterrey/3183222/
  10. http://lacopamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/117664/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjUiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNCJ9/informe-arbitral-tijuana-vs-monterrey-final-ida-estadio-caliente-tudnfox-sportsespntvcam
  11. https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/05/mexico/copa-mexico/club-de-futbol-monterrey/club-tijuana-xoloitzcuintles-de-caliente/3183221/
  12. http://lacopamx.net/cancha/mxm/117666/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE0IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiNSIsImlkUGFydGlkbyI6IjExNzY2NiJ9/minuto-a-minuto-monterrey-vs-club-tijuana-final-vuelta-estadio-bbva-tudnfox-sportsespntvcam
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