1944–45 Copa México Explained

Copa México
Year:1944–45
Country:Mexico
Num Teams:6
Winners:Puebla (1st Title)
Count:1
Second:Atlante
Matches:27
Goals:124
Prev Season:1943–44
Next Season:1945–46

The 1944–45 Copa México is the 29th staging of the Copa México, a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997, but the 2nd staging in the professional era.

The competition started on June 3, 1945, and concluded on June 24, 1945, with the Final, held at the Parque Asturias in México DF, in which Puebla lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 6–4 victory over América.

Final phase

First leg:

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June 3, 1945
Atlas4-4 Puebla
Asturias4-3 Oro
Moctezuma1-3 América

Second leg:

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June 10, 1945
Puebla4-0 Atlasagg: 8-4
Oro5-3 Asturiasagg: 8-7
América2-3 Moctezumaagg: 5-4

Semi-final

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June 17, 1945
Puebla3-1 Oro

América bye to Final

Final

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June 24, 1945
América4-6 Puebla

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