Clausura 2016 Copa MX Final

Clausura 2016 Copa MX Final

Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, the host venue
Event	Clausura 2016 Copa MX
Veracruz Necaxa 4 1
Date	13 April 2016
Venue	Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, Veracruz, Veracruz
Referee	Marco Antonio Ortiz
Attendance	28,703

The Clausura 2016 Copa MX Final wass the final of the Clausura 2016 Copa MX, the eighth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 75th 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 club Veraruz and Necaxa of Ascenso MX. The match was hosted by Veracruz at Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente in Veracruz, Veracruz on 13 April 2016. As winners, Veracruz earned a spot to face Guadalajara (the winners of the Apertura edition) in the 2016 Supercopa MX to qualify as Mexico 3 to the 2017 Copa Libertadores.^[1]

Venue

Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage hosts the final, thus Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente hosted the final.^[2]

Background

Prior to the match, Necaxa had previously won the tournament three times, while Veracruz had won it twice. Each team last appeared in the final in the 1994–95 edition, a match that Necaxa won 2–0.

Veracruz won four, drew two and lost none of their group stage matches, earning the #3 seed. They eliminated Pachuca in the quarterfinals and Atlético San Luis in the semifinals.

Necaxa won four, drew one and lost one group stage match, earning the #4 seed. They eliminated Tijuana on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals and Cruz Azul in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

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

Veracruz				Round	Necaxa
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Oaxaca	1–0 (H)			Matchday 1	León	0–5 (A)
Oaxaca	3–2 (A)			Matchday 2	León	4–1 (H)
BUAP	0–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Morelia	4–0 (A)
BUAP	0–0 (A)			Matchday 4	Morelia	1–0 (H)
Chiapas	1–0 (H)			Matchday 5	Zacatecas	2–2 (A)
Chiapas	3–2 (A)			Matchday 6	Zacatecas	2–1 (H)
Group 5 winners Team Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts Veracruz 6 4 2 0 2 8 4 +4 16 Oaxaca 6 2 2 2 2 8 7 +1 10 BUAP 6 1 4 1 1 6 7 −1 8 Chiapas 6 0 2 4 0 8 12 −4 2				Final standings	Group 4 winners Team Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts Necaxa 6 4 1 1 2 13 9 +4 15 Zacatecas 6 2 3 1 2 13 11 +2 11 León 6 1 2 3 1 12 15 −3 6 Morelia 6 1 2 3 1 12 15 −3 6
Opponent	Result			Knockout stage	Opponent			Result
Pachuca	2–1 (H)			Quarterfinals	Tijuana	1–1 (6–5) (H)
Atlético San Luis	3–1 (H)			Semifinals	Cruz Azul	3–2 (A)

Match

Veracruz v Necaxa

13 April 2016 21:00

Veracruz	4–1	Necaxa
Cid  48' Furch  58', 88' Noya  68'	Report	Sánchez  52'

Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, Veracruz Attendance: 28,703 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Veracruz

Necaxa

GK 13 Melitón Hernández DF 5 Dárvin Chávez DF 24 Rodrigo Noya  56' DF 23 Leobardo López DF 28 Jesús Arturo Paganoni MF 7 Alan Zamora  33' MF 6 Luis Antonio Martínez  33' MF 29 Hugo Cid MF 10 Juan Ángel Albín  78' MF 9 Daniel Villalva FW 11 Julio Furch Substitutions: GK 33 Sergio García DF 12 Horacio Cervantes MF 8 Gabriel Peñalba  33' MF 20 Fernando Meneses  78' MF 22 Óscar Vera MF 32 Édgar Gerardo Lugo  33' FW 19 Cristian Borja Manager: Carlos Reinoso

GK 21 Alejandro Gallardo DF 13 Érik Vera  86' DF 12 Carlos Ramos DF 4 Luis Padilla DF 2 Brayan Beckeles MF 15 Jorge Sánchez  79' MF 6 Antonio Gallardo  49' MF 11 Jesús Isijara MF 18 Felipe Gallegos  63' FW 10 Óscar Fernández FW 14 Kevin Chaurand  72' Substitutions: GK 23 Roberto Salcedo DF 16 Alan Mendoza MF 22 Edgar Alaffita MF 24 Benji Joya MF 32 Alan García  79' FW 9 Rodrigo Prieto  72' FW 31 Jonathan Valdivia  63' Manager: Alfonso Sosa

Assistant referees: Marcos Quintero Huitron Miguel Ángel Hernández Fourth official: César Ramos

References

1. "Copa MX dará un boleto para Libertadores" (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
2. "Reglamento de competencia Copa MX Apertura 2013, articulo 2" [Apertura 2013 Copa MX Competition rules, Article 2] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga MX. 5 November 2013.