Apertura 2015 Copa MX

Apertura 2015 Copa MX
Country Mexico
Teams 28
Champions Guadalajara (3rd title)
Runners-up León
Matches played 91
Goals scored 231 (2.54 per match)
Attendance 859,733 (9,448 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Jesús Moreno
Silvio Torales
(5 goals)
← Clausura 2015 Clausura 2016 →

The Apertura 2015 Copa MX was the 74th staging of the Copa MX, the 47th staging in the professional era and is the seventh tournament played since the 1996–97 edition.

This tournament began on July 28, 2015 and ended November 4, 2015.[1] The winner will face the winner of the Clausura 2016 edition, in the 2016 Supercopa MX for the right to qualify as Mexico 3 to the 2017 Copa Libertadores.

Guadalajara won their third title after defeating León 1–0 in the final.

Participants

This tournament featured clubs from Liga MX who did not participate in the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League (América, Querétaro, Santos Laguna and UANL)[2] All Ascenso MX teams except FC Juárez and Sonora also participated, no official reason was given for the clubs' exclusion from the tournament.

Tiebreakers

If two or more clubs are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. superior goal difference;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away in the group matches played among the clubs in question;
  5. best position in the Relegation table;
  6. fair play ranking;
  7. drawing of lots.

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Group stage

Every group is composed by four clubs, two from Liga MX and two from Ascenso MX. Instead of a traditional robin-round schedule, the clubs will play in three two-legged "rounds", the last one being contested by clubs of the same league.

Each win gives a club 3 points, each draw gives 1 point. An extra point is awarded for every round won; a round is won by aggregated score, and if it is a tie, the extra point will be awarded to the team with higher number of goals scored away.[3]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Championship Stage
Best runner-up advances to the Championship Stage

All times are UTC−06:00 except for matches in Sinaloa, Tepic (both UTC−07:00) and Tijuana (UTC−08:00)

Group 1

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Cruz Azul 6 4 0 2 1 6 3 +3 13
Atlante 6 3 1 2 2 6 6 0 12
Pachuca 6 2 1 3 2 8 7 +1 9
Venados 6 2 0 4 0 3 7 −4 6

Round 1

Atlante won the round 4–3 on aggregate

Teams tied 1–1 on aggregate and both tied on away goals, thus neither team received the extra point

Round 2

Cruz Azul won the round 3–0 on aggregate

Pachuca won the round 4–2 on aggregate

Round 3

Atlante won the round 2–0 on aggregate

Teams drew 3–3 on aggregate, Pachuca won the round on away goals

Group 2

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
León 6 4 2 0 3 17 9 +8 17
Atlético San Luis 6 2 2 2 2 11 10 +1 10
Monterrey 6 2 2 2 1 9 11 −2 9
UAT 6 1 0 5 0 6 13 −7 3

Round 1

León won the round 5–4 on aggregate

Monterrey won the round 4–1 on aggregate

Round 2

León won the round 5–2 on aggregate

Atlético San Luis won the round 3–2 on aggregate

Round 3

Atlético San Luis won the round 4–3 on aggregate

León won the round 7–3 on aggregate

Group 3

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Oaxaca 6 3 2 1 3 11 7 +4 14
Chiapas 6 2 2 2 2 10 11 −1 10
UNAM 6 2 1 3 1 9 9 0 8
Tapachula 6 2 1 3 0 6 9 −3 7

Round 1

Oaxaca won the round 3–2 on aggregate

Chiapas won the round 3–2 on aggregate

Round 2

UNAM won the round 3–2 on aggregate

Oaxaca won the round 5–3 on aggregate

Round 3

Oaxaca won the round 3–2 on aggregate

Teams drew 4–4 on aggregate, Chiapas won the round on away goals

Group 4

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 3 7 3 +4 16
Morelia 6 3 2 1 2 7 5 +2 13
Tepic 6 1 2 3 0 4 7 −3 5
Zacatecas 6 1 1 4 1 3 6 −3 5

Round 1

Guadalajara won the round 3–0 on aggregate

Morelia won the round 3–2 on aggregate

Round 2

Guadalajara won the round 2–1 on aggregate

Morelia won the round 2–1 on aggregate

Round 3

Zacatecas won the round 2–1 on aggregate

Teams drew 2–2 on aggregate, Guadalajara won the round on away goals

Group 5

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Toluca 6 3 3 0 3 14 7 +7 15
Tijuana 6 4 1 1 2 12 11 +1 15
Zacatepec 6 1 1 4 1 10 13 −3 5
Necaxa 6 1 1 4 0 12 17 −5 4

Round 1

Tijuana won the round 4–2 on aggregate

Toluca won the round 5–3 on aggregate

Round 2

Tijuana won the round 6–4 on aggregate

Toluca won the round 4–2 on aggregate

Round 3

Zacatepec won the round 6–5 on aggregate

Toluca won the round 5–2 on aggregate

Group 6

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Atlas 6 4 1 1 2 6 2 +4 15
Sinaloa 6 3 0 3 1 7 5 +2 10
Murciélagos 6 2 1 3 1 5 8 −3 8
U. de G. 6 1 2 3 1 4 7 −3 6

Round 1

Atlas won the round 1–0 on aggregate

Murciélagos won the round 3–1 on aggregate

Round 2

Sinaloa won the round 5–1 on aggregate

Atlas won the round 4–1 on aggregate

Round 3

U. de G. won the round 3–1 on aggregate

Teams drew 1–1 on aggregate and drew on away goals, thus neither team received the extra point

Group 7

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Veracruz 6 3 2 1 2 7 3 +4 13
BUAP 6 3 0 3 2 10 6 +4 11
Puebla 6 2 3 1 1 3 5 −2 10
Celaya 6 1 1 4 0 3 9 −6 4

Round 1

Veracruz won the round 4–1 on aggregate

Puebla won the round 2–0 on aggregate

Round 2

BUAP won the round 5–1 on aggregate

Veracruz won the round 3–2 on aggregate

Round 3

BUAP won the round 4–1 on aggregate

Teams drew 0–0 on aggregate and drew on away goals, thus neither team received the extra point

Ranking of runners-up clubs

The best runner-up advance to the Championship Stage. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. superior goal difference;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. higher number of goals scored away;
  4. best position in the Relegation table;
  5. fair play ranking;
  6. drawing of lots.
Group Club Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts
5 Tijuana 6 4 1 1 2 12 11 +1 15
4 Morelia 6 3 2 1 2 7 5 +2 13
1 Atlante 6 3 1 2 2 6 6 0 12
6 Sinaloa 6 3 0 3 1 7 5 +2 10
2 Atlético San Luis 6 2 2 2 2 11 10 +1 10
3 Chiapas 6 2 2 2 2 10 11 −1 10
7 Puebla 6 2 3 1 1 3 5 −2 10

Championship stage

The eight clubs that advance to this stage were ranked and seeded 1 to 8 based on performance in the group stage. In case of ties, the same tiebreakers used to rank the runners-up were used.

In this stage, all the rounds will be a one-off match. If a game ends in a draw, it will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out. The highest seeded club will host each match, regardless of which division each club belongs.

Seeding

Seed Club Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts
1 León 6 4 2 0 3 17 9 +8 17
2 Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 3 7 3 +4 16
3 Toluca 6 3 3 0 3 14 7 +7 15
4 Atlas 6 4 1 1 2 6 2 +4 15
5 Tijuana 6 4 1 1 2 12 11 +1 15
6 Oaxaca 6 3 2 1 3 11 7 +4 14
7 Veracruz 6 3 2 1 2 7 3 +4 13
8 Cruz Azul 6 4 0 2 1 6 3 +3 13

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 León 2
8 Cruz Azul 0
1 León 1
4 Atlas 0
4 Atlas (p) 2 (5)
5 Tijuana 2 (4)
1 León 0
2 Guadalajara 1
2 Guadalajara (p) 1 (6)
7 Veracruz 1 (5)
2 Guadalajara 1
3 Toluca 0
3 Toluca 3
6 Oaxaca 0

Quarterfinals

20 October 2015
19:00
León 2–0 Cruz Azul
Peña  19'
Burdisso  46' 		Report
Estadio León, León, Guanajuato
Attendance: 21,131
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

20 October 2015
19:00
Toluca 3–0 Oaxaca
Bottinelli  24' (pen.)
Arellano  76'
Lobos  89' (pen.) 		Report
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Estado de México
Attendance: 12,519
Referee: Diego Montaño

21 October 2015
20:00
Atlas 2–2 Tijuana
Bergessio  9'
Arizala  62' 		Report García  39'
Guzmán  44'
  Penalties  
Medina
Bergessio
Arizala
Barragán
Valenzuela 		5–4 Alf. Moreno
García
Chávez
Hauche
Hernández
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Attendance: 16,268
Referee: Fernando Hernández

Semifinals

28 October 2015
19:00
Guadalajara 1–0 Toluca
Bravo  33' Report
Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Jalisco
Attendance: 24,910
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda

28 October 2015
21:15
León 1–0 Atlas
Boselli  48' Report
Estadio León, León, Guanajuato
Attendance: 14,439
Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores

Final

4 November 2015
21:00
León 0–1 Guadalajara
Report Alanís  71'
Estadio León, León, Guanajuato
Attendance: 27,527
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas


Apertura 2015 Copa MX winners:
Guadalajara
3rd Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1
Mexico Jesús Moreno Oaxaca 5
Paraguay Silvio Torales UNAM
3 Mexico Francisco Acuña BUAP 4
Mexico Carlos Peña León
Mexico Miguel Sabah León
6 Mexico Othoniel Arce Atlético San Luis 3
Mexico Omar Arellano Toluca
Argentina Gonzalo Bergessio Atlas
Argentina Mauro Boselli León
Colombia Diego Calderón Zacatepec
Mexico Abraham Carreño Chiapas
Argentina Mauro Cejas Morelia
Mexico Raúl Enríquez Sinaloa
Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori Monterrey
Mexico José Alberto García Tijuana
Mexico Daniel González Chiapas
Mexico Jesús Isijara Necaxa
Argentina Alfredo Moreno Tijuana
Mexico Marvin Piñón BUAP
Argentina Ezequiel Rescaldani Puebla
Colombia Fernando Uribe Toluca

Source: LaCopaMX.net

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/11359
  2. ↑ "Definieron calendario 2015-16 de Concachampions" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 7 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 http://lacopamx.net/media/docs/reglamentos/competencia/3_copa_mx/04_2014_07_22_1648_copa_mx_a14.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/12094
  5. ↑ http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/12093

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