1990–91 Copa México

1990–91 Copa México

Tournament details
Country	Mexico
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	U. de G. (1st title)
Runner-up	América
Tournament statistics
Matches played	86
Goals scored	215 (2.5 per match)

The 1990–91 Copa México is the 63rd staging of the Copa México, the 36th staging in the professional era. The competition started on August 22, 1990, and concluded on January 23, 1991, with the final, in which U. de G. lifted the trophy for first time ever with a 1–0 victory over América. This edition was played by 20 teams, first with a group stage and later a knock-out stage.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:600px Rosso e Bianco (strisce).png Necaxa	8	5	3	0	13	6	+7	13	Advances to the next phase
2	File:Monterrey.svg Monterrey	8	5	1	2	16	10	+6	11
3	File:Deportivo Toluca.png Toluca	8	3	3	2	9	7	+2	9
4	File:Querétaro FC flag.svg Querétaro	8	1	2	5	8	16	−8	4
5	File:Atlas.svg Atlas	8	1	1	6	8	15	−7	3

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	ATL	MON	NEC	QUE	TOL
Atlas		1–1	1–2	2–1	0–1
Monterrey	2–1		2–3	4–3	4–0
Necaxa	4–2	1–0		2–0	0–0
Querétaro	1–0	1–2	1–1		1–1
Toluca	3–1	0–1	0–0	4–0

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Cruz Azul.svg Cruz Azul	8	7	0	1	13	4	+9	14	Advances to the next phase
2	File:Estudiantes Tecos.png Tecos UAG	8	3	2	3	13	7	+6	8
3	Correcaminos	8	4	0	4	9	11	−2	8
4	Tigres UANL	8	2	1	5	11	15	−4	5
5	File:Rosso e Blu3.png Irapuato	8	2	1	5	6	15	−9	5

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	CAZ	IRA	UAG	UNL	UAT
Cruz Azul		2–1	1–0	2–1	3–0
Irapuato	0–1		0–0	3–2	2–1
Tecos UAG	1–2	2–1		4–1	3–0
UANL	0–2	2–0	2–2		2–0
UAT	1–0	4–0	1–0	2–1

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Amor es Leones.png U. de G.	8	4	3	1	10	6	+4	11	Advances to the next phase
2	UNAM	8	2	4	2	13	13	0	8
3	File:Leon.svg León	8	2	4	2	7	8	−1	8
4	File:600px Bianco con diagonale Azzurro.png Puebla	8	2	4	2	10	10	0	8
5	File:600px Rosso con Striscia Nera.PNG Cobras	8	1	3	4	3	6	−3	5

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	CJU	LEON	PUE	UDG	UNM
Cobras Ciudad Juárez		0–1	1–1	0–1	1–1
Leon	0–0		3–1	0–1	1–1
Puebla	1–0	0–0		3–1	2–2
U. de G.	1–0	0–0	1–1		4–1
UNAM	0–1	5–2	2–1	1–1

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Club América flag.svg América	8	6	2	0	16	8	+8	14	Advances to the next phase
2	File:600px Rosso con V Bianca.png Veracruz	8	3	2	3	12	10	+2	8
3	File:Guadalajara.svg Guadalajara	8	4	0	4	11	9	+2	8
4	File:Monarcas.svg Morelia	8	3	1	4	7	11	−4	7
5	File:Santos.svg Santos Laguna	8	1	1	6	7	15	−8	3

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	AMÉ	GUA	MOR	SLA	VER
América		2–1	1–0	2–0	1–1
Guadalajara	0–1		2–0	1–0	2–0
Morelia	0–2	1–3		2–1	1–0
Santos Laguna	3–3	2–1	1–2		0–2
Veracruz	3–4	3–1	1–1	2–0

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

	Semifinals From October 24 to November 1							Final January 16 and January 23
	3	File:Amor es Leones.png U. de G.	2	2	4
	1	File:600px Rosso e Bianco (strisce).png Necaxa	0	1	1
								3	File:Amor es Leones.png U. de G.	1	0	1
								4	File:Club América flag.svg América	0	0	0
	2	File:Cruz Azul.svg Cruz Azul	1	0	1
	4	File:Club América flag.svg América	4	2	6

Semifinals

First leg

October 24, 1990

U. de G.	2 - 0	Necaxa
Luis Alberto Flores File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Daniel Guzmán File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' (pen.)

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

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October 24, 1990

Cruz Azul	1 – 4	América
Santiago Ostolaza File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'		Eduardo Antonio dos Santos File:Soccerball shade.svg 2',File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Antonio Carlos Santos File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Juan Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico DF

Second leg

November 1, 1990

Necaxa	1 – 2	U. de G.
Sergio Carlos Díaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen.)		Hugo Aparecido File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.) Luis Alberto Flores File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico DF

U. de G. advanced to final aggregate 4-1

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October 31, 1990

América	2 – 0	Cruz Azul
Luís Roberto Alves File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico DF

Club América advanced to final aggregate 6-1

Final

First leg

January 16, 1991

U. de G.	1 – 0	América
Víctor Manuel Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

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Second leg

January 23, 1991

América	2 – 2	U. de G.

Estadio Azteca, Mexico DF

U. de G. Won the cup aggregate 3-2

Copa México 1990-91 Winners
U. de G. 1st title

References

• Mexico - Statistics of Copa México for the 1990–91 season. (RSSSF)