Clausura 2014 Copa MX final explained

Clausura 2014 Copa MX Final
Event:Clausura 2014 Copa MX
Team1:UANL
Team1score:3
Team2:Oaxaca
Team2score:0
Stadium:Estadio Universitario
City:San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Referee:Jorge Isaac Rojas
Attendance:41,577
Previous:Apertura 2013
Next:Apertura 2014

The Clausura 2014 Copa MX Final was the final of the Clausura 2014 Copa MX the fourth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 71st overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final is contested in a single leg format between a Liga MX club, UANL and an Ascenso MX club, Oaxaca, which is the first time a Liga MX and Ascenso MX team met in the final.[1] The leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León on April 9, 2014. The winner earned a spot to face the winner of the Apertura 2013 edition, Monarcas Morelia, in a playoff to qualify as Mexico 3 to the 2015 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Venue

Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage would host the final, thus Estadio Universitario hosted the final.[3] The home venue of UANL since 1967, it has staged various Copa México and Liga MX finals, most recently the Apertura 2011 Liga MX final where UANL were victorious.[4] Estadio Universitario has also hosted four matches of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was the site where Mexico was eliminated in penalty kicks by West Germany.[5] The stadium also staged eight matches of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which included most of Group B matches and some knockout stage matches.[6]

Background

Tigres UANL, who is a two time winner last won the tournament in 1996 while Oaxaca has never won the tournament in their one year of existence. UANL last reached a final of any kind back in 2011 when they defeated Santos Laguna 4–1 on aggregate to win the Liga MX title.[7] Oaxaca, who played their first season during the Apertura 2013 Ascenso MX season has previously never reached any type of final. Oaxaca reached the semifinals in the Apertura 2013 edition but were eliminated by Club Atlas in penalty kicks.[8] This was the first final in the Copa MX era that a Liga MX and an Ascenso MX club faced in the final.[9]

UANL won four and drew two group stage matches and scored 20 goals during group stage, as they were seeded second, they eliminated Atlante in the quarterfinals and Veracruz in the semifinals.

Oaxaca won four, drew one and lost one group stage matches, as they were seeded second they eliminated Querétaro in the quarterfinals and Pachuca in the semifinals, both teams are from Liga MX.

Road to the finals

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

UANLRoundOaxaca
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
San Luis1–0 (A)Matchday 1Chiapas4–2 (A)
San Luis6–1 (H)Matchday 2Chiapas1–0 (H)
UAT4–0 (H)Matchday 3Veracruz0–0 (A)
UAT1–1 (A)Matchday 4Veracruz1–0 (H)
Puebla8–0 (H)Matchday 5BUAP0–1 (A)
Puebla0–0 (A)Matchday 6BUAP4–0 (H)
Final standings
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
Atlante6–0 (H)QuarterfinalsQuerétaro2–1 (H)
Veracruz3–0 (H)SemifinalsPachuca3–2 (H)

Match

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GK 20 Sergio García
DF 3 Juninho (c)
DF 4 Hugo Ayala
DF 6
DF 29
MF 30 Carlos Salcido
MF 11
MF 18 José Francisco Torres
MF 10
FW 17 Alan Pulido
FW 9
Substitutions:
GK 1 Enrique Palos
DF 2 Israel Jiménez
DF 14 Jorge Iván Estrada
DF 24
MF 16
MF 22
MF 23
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
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GK 1
DF 5 Braulio Godínez (c)
DF 4 Arturo Ledesma
DF 28 Orlando Pineda
DF 15 Diego Martínez
MF 21 Martín Castillo
MF 6 Fernando Madrigal
MF 24 Mario Padilla
MF 7
FW 10
FW 11 Jesús Moreno
Substitutions:
GK 34 Sergio Rodríguez
DF 25 Melchor Cerda
MF 14 Fabián Cuellar
MF 32 Eduardo Chávez
MF 33 Alonso Granados
MF 77 Santiago San Román
FW 14 Diego Calderón
Manager:
Ricardo Rayas
Assistant referees


Carlos González Cervantes
Christian Kiabek Espinosa
Fourth official


Roberto Ríos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tigres contra Alebrijes, la Final de la Copa MX . Record.com.mx. 9 April 2014. es.
  2. Web site: Copa MX dará un boleto para Libertadores . Record.com.mx . 5 November 2013 . 2 June 2013 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103232206/http://www.record.com.mx/article/copa-mx-dara-un-boleto-para-libertadores . 3 November 2013 .
  3. Web site: Reglamento de competencia Copa MX Apertura 2013, articulo 2 . Liga MX . 5 November 2013 . es . Apertura 2013 Copa MX Competition rules, Article 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103202903/http://www.ligamx.net/Documents/Reglamentos/Competencia/3_COPA_MX/03_2013_07_08_1651_COPA_MX_A13.pdf . 2013-11-03 .
  4. Web site: Tigres (4)3–1 Santos... Los felinos tocan el cielo. MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013 . es .
  5. Web site: West Germany - Mexico Boxscore . MedioTiempo . 9 April 2013 . es . 9 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609211448/http://www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=299 . 9 June 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: Estadio Universitario. tigres.com.mx. 9 April 2013. es. 9 April 2014. 16 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616002813/http://www.tigres.com.mx/el-club/instalaciones/estadio-universitario/. dead.
  7. Web site: Tigres Santos Boxscore. MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013. es. 9 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120109044546/http://www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=40290. 9 January 2012. dead.
  8. Web site: Atlas va a la Final de la Copa MX, dejó en el camino a Alebrijes. MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013 . es .
  9. Web site: Tigres goleó a Veracruz y obtuvo boleto a la Final de Copa. MedioTiempo. 9 April 2013. es. 9 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145918/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/cronicas/2014/03/25/tigres-goleo-a-veracruz-y-obtuvo-boleto-a-la-final-de-copa_52977. 13 April 2014. dead.