Copa Conecta

Copa Conecta

Organiser(s)	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF)
Founded	24 November 2021;4 years ago (2021-11-24)
Region	Mexico
Teams	32
Current champions	Santiago (1st title)
Most championships	Aguacateros de Peribán Inter Playa del Carmen Racing Porto Palmeiras Santiago (1 title each)
Website	Copa Conecta
2026 Copa Conecta

Copa Conecta is an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the third and fourth levels of the Mexican football league system.

The cup is played by 32 clubs: 12 from the Liga Premier (third level) and 20 from the Liga TDP (fourth level). ^[1]

The cup was created in 2021 with the aim of providing a greater opportunity for the development of football players from Liga Premier and Liga TDP clubs. In all, four clubs have won the competition at least once.

Competition format

32 clubs play in the cup: 12 from the Liga Premier and 20 from the Liga TDP. The twelve Liga Premier representatives are those that occupied the first 12 positions in the Apertura Tournament of the Serie B. ^[2]

The 20 clubs in the Liga TDP are the 17 group leaders from the first half of the season and the three clubs with the best coefficient. ^[3]

The tournament consists of five stages: ^[4]

• Round of 16
• Round of 8
• Quarterfinals
• Semifinals
• Final

The matches are played in a single round in the field of the club participating in the TDP League, in case the two clubs play in the same league, the match will be played in the field of the best ranked team. If there is a tie at the end of regular time, a round of penalty kicks will be played to determine the winner. ^[4]

Geographic location is the criteria for matches. The affiliated clubs of Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX can participate in the cup but only with the players who were registered in the squads for Liga Premier and TDP. ^[4]

Results

Finals

Ed.	Year	Champions	Results	Runners-up	Manager
1	2021–22	Aguacateros de Peribán	1–1 (6–5 p)	Muxes	Olimpo Campos
2	2023	Inter Playa del Carmen	2–0	Calor	Carlos Bracamontes
3	2024	Racing Porto Palmeiras	2–0	Diablos Tesistán	Héctor Jair Real
4	2025	Santiago	3–0	Real Zamora	Martín Moreno

Performances

Rank	Club	Titles	Runners-up	Winning years
1	Aguacateros de Peribán	1	0	2021–22
	Inter Playa del Carmen	1	0	2023
	Racing Porto Palmeiras	1	0	2024
	Santiago	1	0	2025
5	Calor	0	1	—
	Muxes	0	1	—
	Diablos Tesistán	0	1	—
	Real Zamora	0	1	—

See also

• Football in Mexico
• Mexican Football Federation
• Liga Premier
• Liga TDP

References

1. "Liga Premier y TDP se unen para crear la Copa Conecta". Por Esto (in Spanish). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
2. "¡YA VIENE LA CUARTA EDICIÓN DE COPA CONECTA!". Copa Conecta (in Spanish). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
3. "¡COPA CONECTA ES UNA REALIDAD!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
4. "¡ELIMINACIÓN DIRECTA!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.