Apertura 2015 Copa MX Final

Apertura 2015 Copa MX Final

Estadio León, host of the final
Event	Apertura 2015 Copa MX
León Guadalajara 0 1
Date	November 4, 2015
Venue	Estadio León, León, Guanajuato
Referee	Jorge Isaac Rojas
Attendance	27,527
Weather	Scattered Clouds 62.6 °F (17.0 °C) 72% humidity[1]

The Apertura 2015 Copa MX Final was the final of the Apertura 2015 Copa MX, the seventh edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 74th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs, León and Guadalajara.^[2] As winners, Guadalajara will face Veracruz (the winners of the Clausura 2016 edition) in the 2016 Supercopa MX to determine Mexico 3 of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.^[3]

Venue

Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage would host the final, thus Estadio León hosted the final.^[4] Nicknamed Nou Camp, the venue has been home to León since 1967, it has staged various Liga MX and Ascenso MX finals, including the first leg of the Clausura 2014 Final where León defeated Pachuca to win their second straight Liga MX title.^[5] Estadio León also hosted seven matches of the 1970 FIFA World Cup, including the quarterfinal match between West Germany and England.^[6] The stadium also hosted four Group C matches and one Round of 16 match in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.^[6]

Background

León has won the tournament five times which makes them tied with América and Puebla for most of all time, while Guadalajara has won it twice. Before reaching this final, the last time León reached a final of any kind was the Clausura 2014 Liga MX season where they defeated Pachuca 4–3 to capture their second straight league title. Guadalajara last reached a final of the most previous edition of Copa MX, losing 4–2 to Puebla.

León won four, drew two during and scored 17 goals during group stage, as they were seeded first. They eliminated Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals and Atlas in the semifinals.

Guadalajara won four, drew one and lost one group stage match and scored seven goals, as they were seeded second, they eliminated Veracruz on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals and Toluca in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

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

León				Round	Guadalajara
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Atlético San Luis	2–1 (A)			Matchday 1	Zacatecas	2–0 (H)
Atlético San Luis	3–3 (H)			Matchday 2	Zacatecas	1–0 (A)
UAT	3–1 (A)			Matchday 3	Tepic	1–0 (A)
UAT	2–1 (H)			Matchday 4	Tepic	1–1 (H)
Monterrey	5–1 (H)			Matchday 5	Morelia	0–1 (H)
Monterrey	2–2 (A)			Matchday 6	Morelia	2–1 (A)
Group 2 winner 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				Final standings	Group 4 winner 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
Opponent	Result			Knockout stage	Opponent			Result
Cruz Azul	2–0 (H)			Quarterfinals	Veracruz	1–1 (6–5) (H)
Atlas	1–0 (H)			Semifinals	Toluca	1–0 (H)

Match

León v Guadalajara

4 November 2015 21:00

León	0–1	Guadalajara
	Report	Alanís  71'

Estadio León, León, Guanajuato Attendance: 27,527 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

León[7][8]

Guadalajara[7][8]

GK 25 William Yarbrough DF 5 Fernando Navarro  42'  75' DF 6 Diego Novaretti  9' DF 35 Ignacio González DF 2 Efraín Velarde MF 23 José Juan Vázquez MF 27 Carlos Peña MF 8 Elías Hernández  63' MF 10 Luis Montes MF 7 Hernán Burbano FW 17 Mauro Boselli Substitutions: GK 16 Christian Martínez DF 4 Cristian Torres DF 19 Jonny Magallón  9' MF 29 Aldo Rocha MF 31 Jonathan Gonzáles  63' FW 9 Miguel Sabah  75' FW 11 Marco Bueno Manager: Juan Antonio Pizzi

GK 30 Rodolfo Cota  44' DF 16 Miguel Ángel Ponce DF 2 Oswaldo Alanís DF 28 Miguel Basulto DF 15 Raúl López  86' MF 3 Carlos Salcido MF 25 Michael Pérez MF 24 Carlos Cisneros  71' MF 33 Marco Fabián  13'  80' FW 7 Carlos Fierro  26'  64' FW 9 Omar Bravo Substitutions: GK 1 José Antonio Rodríguez DF 13 Carlos Salcedo MF 11 Isaác Brizuela  64' MF 20 Israel Castro  80' MF 31 Eduardo López FW 19 Michel Vázquez FW 23 Ángel Zaldívar  76'  71' Manager: Matías Almeyda

Assistant referees: Alberto Morin Marvin Torrentera Fourth official: César Ramos

Broadcasters

Mexico

• Canal 5,^[9] Claro Sports,^[10]Fox Sports 2^[11]

United States

• Azteca,^[12] ESPN Deportes,^[13] Univision Deportes Network^[14]

References

1. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/MMLO/2015/11/4/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Leon+Old+Airport&req_state=&req_statename=Mexico&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=76575
2. "Chivas overcome Toluca to set up Copa MX final against Leon". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
3. "Copa MX dará un boleto para Libertadores" (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
4. "Anuncian logística de la Final de la Copa MX" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo.com. 3 November 2015.
5. http://mexico.cnn.com/deportes/2014/05/18/leon-vence-2-0-a-pachuca-y-es-bicampeon-del-futbol-mexicano
6. http://www.unionguanajuato.mx/articulo/2013/10/26/futbol/leon/nou-camp-el-estadio-emblematico-del-bajio
7. http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/69398/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjkiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI3In0=
8. http://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/05/mexico/copa-mexico/club-leon/club-guadalajara/2166136/?ICID=HP_MS_32_01M
9. https://twitter.com/TD_Deportes/status/662045966388690944
10. https://twitter.com/ClaroSports/status/662046706108764160
11. https://twitter.com/FOXSportsMX/status/662069750227275776
12. http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?sgt=list&fromTimeInMillis=1446624000000&stnNum=33652&aid=tvschedule
13. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/sports/tvlistings/deportes/schedule?date=20151104&network=34&country=united_states
14. http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?sgt=list&fromTimeInMillis=1446624000000&stnNum=77033&aid=tvschedule