Clausura 2014 Copa MX Final

Clausura 2014 Copa MX Final

Estadio Universitario, host of the final
Event Clausura 2014 Copa MX
Date April 9, 2014
Venue Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Referee Jorge Isaac Rojas
Attendance 41,577

The Clausura 2014 Copa MX Final was the final of the Clausura 2014 Copa MX the fourth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 71st overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final is contested in a single leg format between a Liga MX club, UANL and an Ascenso MX club, Oaxaca, which is the first time a Liga MX and Ascenso MX team met in the final.[1] The leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León on April 9, 2014. The winner earned a spot to face the winner of the Apertura 2013 edition, Monarcas Morelia, in a playoff to qualify as Mexico 3 to the 2015 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Venue

Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage would host the final, thus Estadio Universitario hosted the final.[3] The home venue of UANL since 1967, it has staged various Copa México and Liga MX finals, most recently the Apertura 2011 Liga MX final where UANL were victorious.[4] Estadio Universitario has also hosted four matches of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was the site where Mexico was eliminated in penalty kicks by West Germany.[5] The stadium also staged eight matches of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which included most of Group B matches and some knockout stage matches.[6]

Background

Tigres UANL, who is a two time winner last won the tournament in 1996 while Oaxaca has never won the tournament in their one year of existence. UANL last reached a final of any kind back in 2011 when they defeated Santos Laguna 4–1 on aggregate to win the Liga MX title.[7] Oaxaca, who played their first season during the Apertura 2013 Ascenso MX season has previously never reached any type of final. Oaxaca reached the semifinals in the Apertura 2013 edition but were eliminated by Club Atlas in penalty kicks.[8] This was the first final in the Copa MX era that a Liga MX and an Ascenso MX club faced in the final.[9]

UANL won four and drew two group stage matches and scored 20 goals during group stage, as they were seeded second, they eliminated Atlante in the quarterfinals and Veracruz in the semifinals.

Oaxaca won four, drew one and lost one group stage matches, as they were seeded second they eliminated Querétaro in the quarterfinals and Pachuca in the semifinals, both teams are from Liga MX.

Road to the finals

For more details on this topic, see Clausura 2014 Copa MX.

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

UANL Round Oaxaca
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
San Luis 1–0 (A) Matchday 1 Chiapas 4–2 (A)
San Luis 6–1 (H) Matchday 2 Chiapas 1–0 (H)
UAT 4–0 (H) Matchday 3 Veracruz 0–0 (A)
UAT 1–1 (A) Matchday 4 Veracruz 1–0 (H)
Puebla 8–0 (H) Matchday 5 BUAP 0–1 (A)
Puebla 0–0 (A) Matchday 6 BUAP 4–0 (H)
Group 2 winner
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
UANL 6 4 2 0 3 20 2 +18 17
Puebla 6 2 2 2 1 7 12 −5 9
UAT 6 1 2 3 1 5 8 −3 6
San Luis 6 1 2 3 1 2 12 −10 6
 Final standings Group 3 winner
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Oaxaca 6 4 1 1 3 10 3 +7 16
Veracruz 6 3 2 1 2 9 2 +7 13
BUAP 6 2 1 3 0 3 11 −8 7
Chiapas 6 1 0 5 1 6 12 −6 4
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Atlante 6–0 (H) Quarterfinals Querétaro 2–1 (H)
Veracruz 3–0 (H) Semifinals Pachuca 3–2 (H)

Match

April 9, 2014
21:00
UANL 3–0 Oaxaca
Juninho  36' (pen.)
Pulido  66'
Lobos  82' 		Report
Estadio Universitario,
San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Attendance: 41,577
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
UANL
Oaxaca
GK 20 Mexico Sergio García
DF 3 Brazil Juninho (c)
DF 4 Mexico Hugo Ayala
DF 6 Mexico Jorge Torres Nilo
DF 29 Mexico Jesús Dueñas
MF 30 Mexico Carlos Salcido
MF 11 Mexico Damián Álvarez  84'
MF 18 United States José Francisco Torres
MF 10 Brazil Danilinho  87'
FW 17 Mexico Alan Pulido
FW 9 Argentina Emanuel Herrera  56'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Enrique Palos
DF 2 Mexico Israel Jiménez
DF 14 Mexico Jorge Iván Estrada
DF 24 Mexico José Rivas
MF 16 Mexico Lucas Lobos  56'
MF 22 Mexico Edgar Pacheco  87'
MF 23 Mexico Édgar Lugo  84'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
GK 1 Mexico Sergio Arias
DF 5 Mexico Braulio Godínez (c)  35'
DF 4 Mexico Arturo Ledesma
DF 28 Mexico Orlando Pineda
DF 15 Mexico Diego Martínez  64'
MF 21 Mexico Martín Castillo  47'
MF 6 Mexico Fernando Madrigal
MF 24 Mexico Mario Padilla
MF 7 Mexico Raymundo Torres  78'
FW 10 Colombia Danny Santoya  30'
FW 11 Mexico Jesús Moreno
Substitutions:
GK 34 Mexico Sergio Rodríguez
DF 25 Mexico Melchor Cerda
MF 14 Colombia Fabián Cuellar
MF 32 Mexico Eduardo Chávez
MF 33 Mexico Alonso Granados
MF 77 Mexico Santiago San Román  78'
FW 14 Colombia Diego Calderón  64'
Manager:
Mexico Ricardo Rayas

Assistant referees:
Carlos González Cervantes
Christian Kiabek Espinosa
Fourth official:
Roberto Ríos

References

  1. ↑ "Tigres contra Alebrijes, la Final de la Copa MX" (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Copa MX dará un boleto para Libertadores" (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Reglamento de competencia Copa MX Apertura 2013, articulo 2" [Apertura 2013 Copa MX Competition rules, Article 2] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga MX. 5 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tigres (4)3–1 Santos... Los felinos tocan el cielo" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "West Germany - Mexico Boxscore" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Estadio Universitario" (in Spanish). tigres.com.mx. 9 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tigres Santos Boxscore" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Atlas va a la Final de la Copa MX, dejó en el camino a Alebrijes" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tigres goleó a Veracruz y obtuvo boleto a la Final de Copa" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013.