2020 Copa por México
International football competition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2020 Copa por México (officially Copa GNP por México for sponsorship reasons) was a football preseason club tournament organized by the FMF prior to the 2020–21 Liga MX season that started on 23 July 2020.[citation needed]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 3–19 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cruz Azul |
| Runners-up | Guadalajara |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer | José Juan Macías (4 goals) |
2022 → | |
The tournament was held in two stadiums in two cities; the Estadio Akron in Zapopan and the Estadio Olímpico Universitario inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. The tournament featured eight Mexican teams were divided into two groups of four teams.[1]
The tournament started on 3 July 2020 and ended on 19 July 2020. Cruz Azul won the tournament defeating Guadalajara 2–1 in the final.[citation needed]
Venues
| Mexico City | Zapopan |
|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Universitario | Estadio Akron |
| Capacity: 58,445 | Capacity: 46,232 |
 |
 |
Teams
Format
The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, each team will play three matches at the group stages with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals, the winners of the semi-final matches then proceeds to the final.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario hosted all Group A, semi-finals and final matches. Estadio Akron hosted all Group B matches
Group stage
The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.
All times are local, CST (UTC−5).
Group A
All matches were played at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | América | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | UNAM (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Toluca | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
All matches were played at Estadio Akron, Zapopan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | UANL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mazatlán | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Guadalajara | 2–0 | Atlas |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Atlas | 1–0 | Mazatlán |
|---|---|---|
Jesús Gómez  82' |
Report |
| Guadalajara | 0–2 | UANL |
|---|---|---|
| Report | André-Pierre Gignac 43', 54' |
| Guadalajara | 3–1 | Mazatlán |
|---|---|---|
| Angulo 21' Macías 46', 79' |
Report | Aristeguieta 81' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 July — Mexico City | ||||||
| Cruz Azul (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| 19 July — Mexico City | ||||||
| UANL | 1 (3) | |||||
| Cruz Azul | 2 | |||||
| 16 July — Mexico City | ||||||
| Guadalajara | 1 | |||||
| Guadalajara | 4 | |||||
| América | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Final
| Cruz Azul | 2–1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
|
Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Cruz Azul | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Winners |
 |
Guadalajara (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | Runner-ups |
| 3 | UANL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| 4 | América | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Universidad Nacional (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mazatlán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
