1996–97 Copa México

The 1996–97 Copa México was the 67th staging of the Copa México and the 40th staging in the professional era. The competition did not return until 2012.

1996–97 Copa México

Tournament details
Country	Mexico
Teams	33
Defending champions	Tigres UANL
Final positions
Champions	Cruz Azul (2nd title)
Runner-up	Toros Neza
← 1995–96 2012 Apertura →

The competition started on June 28, 1996, and concluded on August 3, 1996, with the final, in which Cruz Azul lifted the trophy for second time, with a 2-0 victory over Toros Neza.

For this edition was played by 33 teams, between Primera División and Primera División A, where the group winners advance to the semi-finals. In the qualifying round, a penalty shutout follows if tie after regulation. the group stage was a 1-game serie.

Group stage

Group 1

Teams from Primera División: Atlante F.C., Celaya, Morelia, Toros Neza, Pachuca and Toluca
Teams from Primera División A: Cruz Azul Hidalgo, Irapuato and San Luis

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toros Neza	8	6	0	0	2	17	8	+9	18	Advanced to the next phase
2	San Luis	8	5	0	0	3	14	11	+3	15
3	Irapuato	8	4	0	2	2	11	7	+4	12
4	Pachuca	8	4	0	1	3	13	10	+3	12
5	Atlante F.C.	8	4	0	0	4	11	12	−1	12
6	Morelia	8	3	1	0	4	10	12	−2	12
7	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	8	3	1	1	3	9	13	−4	12
8	Toluca	8	1	2	0	5	9	13	−4	9
9	Celaya	8	1	1	1	5	7	15	−8	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Teams from Primera División: Atlas, Guadalajara, León and Tecos UAG
Teams from Primera División A: Hermosillo, La Piedad, San Francisco and Tijuana

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guadalajara	7	6	0	0	1	25	6	+19	18	Advanced to the next phase
2	León	7	4	1	0	2	13	10	+3	15
3	Atlas	7	4	0	0	3	14	12	+2	12
4	La Piedad	7	2	2	2	1	10	11	−1	12
5	Tecos UAG	7	3	1	0	3	13	17	−4	12
6	Tijuana	7	3	0	0	4	7	10	−3	9
7	San Francisco	7	2	0	1	4	8	12	−4	6
8	Hermosillo	7	0	1	0	6	7	19	−12	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 3

Teams from Primera División: Club América, Monterrey and Santos Laguna
Teams from Primera División A: Saltillo, Tampico Madero, Tigres UANL, Correcaminos UAT and U. de N.L.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tigres UANL	7	4	2	0	1	11	8	+3	18	Advanced to the next phase
2	Club América	7	4	1	1	1	16	12	+4	15
3	Tampico Madero	7	3	2	0	2	16	13	+3	15
4	U. de N.L.	7	2	2	0	3	7	10	−3	12
5	Saltillo	7	3	0	0	4	7	8	−1	9
6	Santos Laguna	7	1	1	3	2	9	9	0	6
7	Monterrey	7	1	1	2	3	12	16	−4	6
8	Correcaminos UAT	7	1	0	3	3	9	11	−2	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 4

Teams from Primera División: Cruz Azul, Necaxa, Puebla, Pumas UNAM and Veracruz
Teams from Primera División A: Acapulco, Marte and Zacatepec

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	7	5	1	0	1	20	8	+12	18	Advanced to the next phase
2	Pumas UNAM	7	3	2	1	1	12	8	+4	15
3	Necaxa	7	4	1	0	2	13	11	+2	15
4	Puebla	7	3	1	2	1	9	5	+4	12
5	Zacatepec	7	2	1	0	4	14	14	0	9
6	Veracruz	7	2	0	2	3	7	8	−1	6
7	Marte	7	2	0	1	4	9	15	−6	6
8	Acapulco	7	1	0	0	6	3	18	−15	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship round

	Semifinals 31 July 1996					Final 3 August 1996
	Guadalajara		0
	Toros Neza		2
						Toros Neza		0
						Cruz Azul		2
	Tigres UANL		1(3)
	Cruz Azul (p)		1(4)

Final

Toros Neza	0 – 2	Cruz Azul
		Luis Carlos de Oliveira Carlos Hermosillo

3 August 1996

Estadio 10 de Diciembre, Cd. Cooperativa Cruz Azul

Copa México 1996–97 Winners
Cruz Azul 2nd title

References

• Mexico - Statistics of Copa México for the 1996–97 season. (RSSSF)