Apertura 2012 Copa MX


The Copa 2012 MX Apertura was the 68th staging of the Copa MX football tournament, the 41st staging in the professional era and the first played since the 1996–97 edition.
The tournament started on July 24, 2012, and concluded on October 31, 2012. In the final, Dorados de Sinaloa won the cup over Correcaminos 5–4 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw.

Participants Apertura 2012

This tournament will feature all the clubs from the Liga MX, excluding those that will participate in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League and 14 from the Ascenso MX.
ClubLeagueStadiumCapacity
AltamiraAscenso MXAltamira12,500
AméricaLiga MXAzteca114,000
AtlanteLiga MXAndrés Quintana Roo20,000
AtlasLiga MXJalisco56,713
CelayaAscenso MXMiguel Alemán25,000
CorrecaminosAscenso MXMarte R. Gómez18,000
Cruz AzulLiga MXAzul30,000
DoradosAscenso MXCarlos González21,325
Estudiantes TecosAscenso MXTres de Marzo30,000
IrapuatoAscenso MX[Estadio Sergio Club León|León Chávez|Sergio León Chávez]25,000
ChiapasLiga MXVíctor Manuel Reyna25,222
La PiedadAscenso MXJuan N. López15,700
LeónLiga MXNou Camp33,943
Lobos BUAPAscenso MXOlímpico de C.U.20,700
MéridaAscenso MXCarlos Iturralde24,000
MoreliaLiga MXMorelos41,056
NecaxaAscenso MXVictoria25,000
NezaAscenso MX[Estadio Toros Neza|Neza 86|Neza 86]25,000
PachucaLiga MXHidalgo25,000
PueblaLiga MXCuauhtémoc48,000
Pumas MorelosAscenso MXEstadio Centenario7,000
QuerétaroLiga MXCorregidora41,000
San LuisLiga MXAlfonso Lastras28,000
TijuanaLiga MXCaliente33,333
[Deportivo Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca Fútbol Club|Toluca]Liga MXNemesio Díez27,000
UNAMLiga MXOlímpico Universitario68,954
Universidad de GuadalajaraAscenso MXJalisco56,713
VeracruzAscenso MXLuis de la Fuente30,000

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.

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 been 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 tiebreakers should be used.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Championship stage
Best runner-up also advances to the Championship stage

''All times are UTC−05:00''

Group 1

Clubs from Liga MX: León and Morelia
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Dorados and Estudiantes
Channel: TVC Deportes

Round 1
Morelia won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
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León won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
Round 2
León won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
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Morelia won the round 8-3 on aggregated score
Round 3
Dorados won the round 5-0 on aggregated score
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''Round tied 2-2. Morelia won the extra point by the away goal rule''

Group 2

Clubs from Liga MX: Atlas and Cruz Azul
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Altamira and Neza
Channel: ESPN Deportes

Round 1
Altamira won the round 4-3 on aggregated score
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Cruz Azul won the round 4-2 on aggregated score
Round 2
Cruz Azul won the round 1-0 on aggregated score
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Neza won the round 3-2 on aggregated score
Round 3
Round tied 2-2. Altamira won the extra point by the away goal rule
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''Atlas won the round 2-1 on aggregated score''

Group 3

Clubs from Liga MX: Atlante and Pachuca
Clubs from Ascenso MX: La Piedad and Universidad de Guadalajara
Channel: TVC Deportes

Round 1
Pachuca won the round 3-1 on aggregated score
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Round tied 1-1. La Piedad won the extra point by the away goal rule
Round 2
Atlante won the round 2-1 on aggregated score
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Pachuca won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
Round 3
La Piedad won the round 6-1 on aggregated score
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''Pachuca won the round 2-0 on aggregated score''

Group 4

Clubs from Liga MX: Chiapas and San Luis
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Necaxa and Pumas Morelos
Channel: Fox Deportes

Round 1
Necaxa won the round 3-1 on aggregated score
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San Luis won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
Round 2
Pumas Morelos won the round 3-1 on aggregated score
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Necaxa won the round 2-1 on aggregated score
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Round 3
Necaxa won the round 4-2 on aggregated score
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Group 5

Clubs from Liga MX: América and Querétaro
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Correcaminos and Veracruz
Channel: TDN

Round 1
Correcaminos won the round 4-3 on aggregated score
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América won the round 4-3 on aggregated score
Round 2
Querétaro won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
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América won the round 9-4 on aggregated score
Round 3
Correcaminos won the round 4-1 on aggregated score
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''América won the round 4-2 on aggregated score''

Group 6

Clubs from Liga MX: Tijuana and UNAM
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Celaya and Mérida
Channel: TDN

Round 1
Tijuana won the round 1-0 on aggregated score
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Round tied 0-0. As both scores were the same, no extra point will be awarded
Round 2
Mérida won the round 3-2 on aggregated score
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Round tied 3-3. As both scores were the same, no extra point will be awarded
Round 3
Mérida won the round 5-1 on aggregated score
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''Tijuana won the round 4-3 on aggregated score''

Group 7

Clubs from Liga MX: Puebla and Toluca
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Irapuato and Lobos BUAP
Channel: SKY

Round 1
Lobos BUAP won the round 5-3 on aggregated score
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Irapuato won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
Round 2
Puebla won the round 4-0 on aggregated score
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Toluca won the round 5-1 on aggregated score
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Round 3
Lobos BUAP won the round 5-2 on aggregated score
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''Toluca won the round 2-1 on aggregated score''

Ranking of runners-up clubs

The best runner-up advances 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.

Championship stage

The eight clubs that advance to this stage will be ranked and seeded 1 to 8. In case of ties, the same tiebreakers used to rank the runners-up will be used.
In this stage, all the rounds will be one-off game. If the game ends in a tie, there will proceed to penalty shootouts directly.
The venue will be determined as follows:
  • If both clubs are from the same league, the highest seeded club will host the match.
  • If both clubs are from different leagues, the club from Ascenso MX will host the match.

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Goalscorers

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Broadcast

Five television networks have the broadcasting rights. During the Group Stage, the networks will broadcast either one or two groups:
The broadcasting rights for the Championship Stage are shared between all the networks.