Apertura 2017 Copa MX final

Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final

Event	Apertura 2017 Copa MX
Monterrey Pachuca 1 0
Date	21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) [1]
Venue	Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Referee	Jorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance	35,658
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The Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final was the final of the Apertura 2017 Copa MX, the eleventh edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 78th 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 Monterrey and Pachuca. ^[1] The match was hosted by Monterrey at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe on 21 December 2017. The winners will earn a spot to face the winners of the Clausura 2018 in the 2018 Supercopa MX. ^[2]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Monterrey	3 (1964, 1969, 1992 )
Pachuca	None [note 1]

Venue

Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the final

Due to the tournament's regulations, the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage will host the final, thus Estadio BBVA Bancomer will host the final. ^[3] The venue which opened on 2 August 2015 is the newest venue in Liga MX and has been home to Monterrey since the Apertura 2015 season. ^[4] The venue has previously hosted two Liga MX finals, the Clausura 2016 and the Apertura 2017. ^{[5] [6]}

Background

Monterrey has won the tournament once, while Pachuca has won it twice in the Amateur era (1907–1943) but never in the Professional era. Pachuca won the inaugural tournament in 1908 defeating Reforma 4–0 in the final. ^[7] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a final of any kind was eleven days earlier where they lost to their arch-rivals UANL in the Apertura 2017 final. ^[6] Pachuca last reached a final of any kind eight months earlier when they also defeated UANL 2–1 on aggregate to capture the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. ^[8]

These two clubs last faced each other in a final the previous year when Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate after a late equalizer in the 93rd minute in the Clausura 2016 Liga MX Final. ^[5]

Monterrey won three, drew one and scored eight goals during group stage, as they were seeded third. They eliminated UdeG on penalty kicks in the Round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals and América on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Pachuca won three, drew one and scored four goals, as they were seeded fifth. They eliminated Zacatepec in the Round of 16, Tijuana in the quarterfinals and Atlante in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

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

Monterrey				Round	Pachuca
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Celaya	3–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Sonora	1–0 (A)
UNAM	1–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Querétaro	0–0 (H)
Celaya	1–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Querétaro	1–0 (A)
UNAM	3–1 (H)			Matchday 4	Sonora	2–1 (H)
Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Monterrey 4 10 2 UNAM 4 5 3 Celaya 4 1 Source: Copa MX				Final standings	Group 8 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Pachuca 4 10 2 Querétaro 4 5 3 Sonora 4 1 Source: Copa MX
Opponent	Result			Knockout stage	Opponent			Result
UdeG	2–2 (4–3 pen.) (H)			Round of 16	Zacatepec	5–0 (H)
Santos Laguna	4–1 (H)			Quarterfinals	Tijuana	4–0 (H)
América	0–0 (3–0 pen.) (H)			Semifinals	Atlante	2–0 (H)

Match

21 December 2017

21:00

Monterrey	1–0	Pachuca
Hurtado 57'	Report

Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe

Attendance: 35,658

Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

Monterrey [9] [10]

Pachuca [9] [10]

GK 22 Juan Pablo Carrizo DF 11 Leonel Vangioni DF 15 José María Basanta (c)  44' DF 3 César Montes DF 33 Stefan Medina MF 25 Jonathan González MF 16 Celso Ortiz  87' MF 13 Carlos Sánchez FW 18 Avilés Hurtado FW 8 Dorlan Pabón  72' FW 7 Rogelio Funes Mori  81' Substitutions: GK 1 Hugo González DF 5 Luis Fuentes DF 6 Efraín Juárez  87' MF 14 Alfonso González  81' MF 21 Jesús Molina  72' FW 29 Marco Bueno FW 289 Ángel Lopez Manager: Antonio Mohamed

GK 13 Alfonso Blanco (c) DF 12 Emmanuel García  78' DF 4 Omar Gonzalez DF 23 Óscar Murillo  12' DF 18 Joaquín Martínez MF 16 Jorge Hernández MF 14 Érick Aguirre  65' MF 5 Víctor Guzmán MF 2 Keisuke Honda FW 7 Angelo Sagal FW 29 Franco Jara  65' Substitutions: GK 21 Óscar Pérez DF 6 Raúl López  78' DF 26 Robert Herrera MF 19 Francisco Antonio Figueroa MF 298 Erick Sánchez  65' FW 9 Germán Cano FW 289 Roberto de la Rosa  65' Manager: Diego Alonso

Assistant referees: Andres Hernández Delgado Miguel Angel Chua Ortiz Fourth official: Diego Montaño Robles

Notes

1. Does not include finals from Amateur era.

References

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9. "Monterrey vs. Pachuca - 22 December 2017 - Soccerway".
10. "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".