Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final

The Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final was the final of the Apertura 2017 Copa MX, the eleventh edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 78th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final
EventApertura 2017 Copa MX
Monterrey Pachuca
1 0
Date21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)[1]
VenueEstadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe, Nuevo León
RefereeJorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance35,658

The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs Monterrey and Pachuca.[1] The match was hosted by Monterrey at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe on 21 December 2017. The winners will earn a spot to face the winners of the Clausura 2018 in the 2018 Supercopa MX.[2]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Monterrey 3 (1964, 1969, 1992)
Pachuca None[note 1]

Venue
Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the final

Due to the tournament's regulations, the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage will host the final, thus Estadio BBVA Bancomer will host the final.[3] The venue which opened on 2 August 2015 is the newest venue in Liga MX and has been home to Monterrey since the Apertura 2015 season.[4] The venue has previously hosted two Liga MX finals, the Clausura 2016 and the Apertura 2017.[5][6]

Background

Monterrey has won the tournament once while Pachuca has won it twice in the Amateur era (1907–1943) but never in the Professional era. Pachuca won the inaugural tournament in 1908 defeating Reforma 4–0 in the final.[7] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a reached a final of any kind was eleven days earlier where they lost to their arch-rivals UANL in the Apertura 2017 final.[6] Pachuca last reached a final of any kind eight months earlier when they also defeated UANL 2–1 on aggregate to capture the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[8]

These two clubs last faced each other in a final the previous year when Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate after a late equalizer in the 93rd minute in the Clausura 2016 Liga MX Final.[5]

Monterrey won three, drew one and scored eight goals during group stage, as they were seeded third. They eliminated UdeG on penalty kicks in the Round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals and América on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Pachuca won three, drew one and scored four goals, as they were seeded fifth. They eliminated Zacatepec in the Round of 16, Tijuana in the quarterfinals and Atlante in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

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

Monterrey Round Pachuca
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Celaya 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Sonora 1–0 (A)
UNAM 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Querétaro 0–0 (H)
Celaya 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 Querétaro 1–0 (A)
UNAM 3–1 (H) Matchday 4 Sonora 2–1 (H)
Group 2 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Monterrey 4 10
2 UNAM 4 5
3 Celaya 4 1
Source: Copa MX
 Final standings Group 8 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Pachuca 4 10
2 Querétaro 4 5
3 Sonora 4 1
Source: Copa MX
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
UdeG 2–2 (4–3 pen.) (H) Round of 16 Zacatepec 5–0 (H)
Santos Laguna 4–1 (H) Quarterfinals Tijuana 4–0 (H)
América 0–0 (3–0 pen.) (H) Semifinals Atlante 2–0 (H)

Match
Monterrey1–0Pachuca
Hurtado  57' Report
Attendance: 35,658
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
Monterrey[9][10]
Pachuca[9][10]
GK22 Juan Pablo Carrizo
DF11 Leonel Vangioni
DF15 José María Basanta (c) 44'
DF3 César Montes
DF33 Stefan Medina
MF25 Jonathan González
MF16 Celso Ortiz 87'
MF13 Carlos Sánchez
FW18 Avilés Hurtado
FW8 Dorlan Pabón 72'
FW7 Rogelio Funes Mori 81'
Substitutions:
GK1 Hugo González
DF5 Luis Fuentes
DF6 Efraín Juárez 87'
MF14 Alfonso González 81'
MF21 Jesús Molina 72'
FW29 Marco Bueno
FW289 Ángel Lopez
Manager:
Antonio Mohamed
GK13 Alfonso Blanco (c)
DF12 Emmanuel García 78'
DF4 Omar Gonzalez
DF23 Óscar Murillo 12'
DF18 Joaquín Martínez
MF16 Jorge Hernández
MF14 Érick Aguirre 65'
MF5 Víctor Guzmán
MF2 Keisuke Honda
FW7 Angelo Sagal
FW29 Franco Jara 65'
Substitutions:
GK21 Óscar Pérez
DF6 Raúl López 78'
DF26 Robert Herrera
MF19 Francisco Antonio Figueroa
MF298 Erick Sánchez 65'
FW9 Germán Cano
FW289 Roberto de la Rosa 65'
Manager:
Diego Alonso

Assistant referees:
Andres Hernández Delgado
Miguel Angel Chua Ortiz
Fourth official:
Diego Montaño Robles

Notes
  1. Does not include finals from Amateur era.

References
  1. http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/23208/previo-de-la-gran-final
  2. http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3763216/copa-y-supercopa-mx-se-definiran-el-fin-de-semana-de-final-del-mundial
  3. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/11/28/definen-hora-y-fecha-para-la-final-de-copa-mx
  4. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/deportes/futbol/2015/08/2/emotiva-ceremonia-de-monterrey-en-inauguracion-de-nuevo-estadio
  5. http://www.ligamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/16508/pachuca-campeon-del-clausura-2016
  6. http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/23172
  7. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mexcuphist.html
  8. http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=467860
  9. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/22/mexico/copa-mexico/club-de-futbol-monterrey/club-pachuca/2693037/?ICID=HP_MS_42_01
  10. http://lacopamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/87581/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE0IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiMTEifQ==/informe-arbitral-monterrey-vs-pachuca-final-estadio-bbva-bancomer-tdn
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