Clausura 2013 Copa MX

Participants Clausura 2013

This tournament will feature all the clubs from the Liga MX, excluding those that will participate in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League (Santos, Tigres, Monterrey and Guadalajara), and the 3 that will participate in the Copa Libertadores 2013 (León, Tijuana and Toluca) and the best 13 teams from the Ascenso MX, excluding Leones Negros and Pumas Morelos.

Tiebreakers

If two or more clubs are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

1. superior goal difference;
2. higher number of goals scored;
3. scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question;
4. higher number of goals scored away in the group matches played among the clubs in question;
5. best position in the Relegation table;
6. fair play ranking;
7. drawing of lots.

Group Stage

Every group is composed by four clubs, two from Liga MX and two from Ascenso MX. Instead of a traditional robin-round schedule, the clubs will play in three two-legged "rounds", the last one being contested by clubs of the same league.

Each win gives a club 3 points, each draw gives 1 point. An extra point is awarded for every round won; a round is won by aggregated score, and if it is a tie, the extra point will be awarded to the team with higher number of goals scored away.

All times are UTC-05:00

Group 1

Clubs from Liga MX: América
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Necaxa, Neza and Altamira
Broadcaster: TDN

Round 1

Necaxa won the round 4-0 on aggregated score

América won the round 5-1 on aggregated score

Round 2

Neza won the round 4-1 on aggregated score

América won the round 7-2 on aggregated score

Round 3

Necaxa won the round 4-2 on aggregated score

America won the round 5-4 on aggregated score

Group 2

Clubs from Liga MX: Morelia and Querétaro
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Veracruz and Estudiantes Tecos
Broadcaster: TVC Deportes

Round 1

Quéretaro won the round 3-2 on aggregated score

Veracruz won the round 3-2 on aggregated score

Round 2

Estudiantes won the round 4-2 on aggregated score

Round 3

Estudiantes Tecos won the round 4-1 on aggregated score

2-2 on aggregated score

Group 3

Clubs from Liga MX: Cruz Azul and Atlas
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Lobos BUAP and Irapuato
Broadcaster: ESPN

Round 1

Cruz Azul won the round 3-0 on aggregated score

Atlas won the round 4-2 on aggregated score

Round 2

Atlas won the round 2-0 on aggregated score

Cruz Azul won the round 2-1 on aggregated score

Round 3

Irapuato won the round 5-1 on aggregated score

Atlas won the round 4-3 on aggregated score

Group 4

Clubs from Liga MX: UNAM and Puebla
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Mérida and Celaya
Broadcaster: SKY and TDN

Round 1

UNAM won the round 5-1 on aggregated score

Puebla won the round 8-1 on aggregated score

Round 2

3-3 on aggregated score

Puebla won the round 3-1 on aggregated score

Round 3

Merida won the round 6-5 on aggregated score

UNAM won the round 4-1 on aggregated score

Group 5

Clubs from Liga MX: Chiapas and San Luis
Clubs from Ascenso MX: La Piedad and Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Broadcaster: SKY and TDN

Round 2

Cruz Azul Hidalgo won the round 5-2 on aggregated score

San Luis won the round 6-2 on aggregated score

Round 1

Round 3

Group 6

Clubs from Liga MX: Pachuca and Atlante
Clubs from Ascenso MX: Dorados and Correcaminos
Broadcaster: TVC Deportes

Round 1

Atlante won the round 3-2 on aggregated score

Pachuca won the round 5-2 on aggregated score

Round 2

Pachuca won the round 6-5 on aggregated score

Atlante won the round 5-0 on aggregated score

Round 3

Ranking of runners-up clubs

The best two runners-up advances to the Championship Stage. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

1. superior goal difference;
2. higher number of goals scored;
3. higher number of goals scored away;
4. best position in the Relegation table;
5. fair play ranking;
6. drawing of lots.

Championship Stage

The eight clubs that advance to this stage will be ranked and seeded 1 to 8. In case of ties, the same tiebreakers used to rank the runners-up will be used.

In this stage, all the rounds will be one-off game. If the game ends in a tie, there will proceed to penalty shootouts directly. The venue will be determined as follows:

Goalscorers

Broadcast

Four television networks have the broadcasting rights.

The broadcasting rights for the Championship Stage are shared between all the networks.