The first Cup was organized in 1908 in Mexico City and called "Copa Tower" because the original trophy was donated by the English ambassador in Mexico Mr. Reginald Tower who arrived to the country in 1907. It included mainly clubs from the Mexico City area.
1907-08 Pachuca 1908-09 Reforma 1909-10 Reforma 1910-11 British Club 1911-12 Pachuca 1912-13 No cup held 1913-14 Mexico F.C. 1914-15 España 1915-16 Rovers 1916-17 España 1917-18 España 1918-19 España
In 1919 España won the first trophy outright and a second was instated by the "Primera Fuerza" League that included only clubs from the Mexico City area and was named "Copa Eliminatoria".
1919-20 not held 1920-21 Mexico F.C. 1921-22 Asturias 1922-23 Asturias 1923-24 Asturias 1924-25 Necaxa 1925-26 Necaxa 1926-32 not held
In 1932 a third trophy was donated by recently founded F.M.F. (Federación Mexicana de Fútbol) and was named Copa México, it included only clubs from the "Primera Fuerza".
1932-33 Necaxa 1933-34 Asturias 1934-35 not held 1935-36 Necaxa 1936-37 Asturias 1937-38 América 1938-39 Asturias 1939-40 Asturias 1940-41 Asturias 1941-42 Atlante 1942-43 Moctezuma
Asturias 8 Real Club España 4 Necaxa 4 Pachuca 2 Reforma 2 Mexico F.C. 2 British Club 1 Rovers 1 América 1 Atlante 1 Moctezuma 1
Beginning in 1943-44 the "Liga Mayor" was formed with 6 clubs from the Mexico City "Primera Fuerza" League, two clubs from the "Liga de Occidente" (Western League) and two more from the "Liga Veracruzana." Since then the Cup has been contested by the members of the "Liga Mayor" and by the First Division, after 1950, when the Second Division was formed, except for five years in which Second Division clubs have participated (1956-57, 1963-64, 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97).
SEASON CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE CHAMPION MANAGER 1943-44 España Atlante 6-2 Rodolfo Muñoz "Busch"(CR) 1944-45 Puebla América 6-4 Eduardo Morilla(Esp) 1945-46 Atlas Atlante 5-4 aet Eduardo Valdatti(Arg) 1946-47 Moctezuma Oro 4-3 Julio Kaiser(Arg) 1947-48 Veracruz Guadalajara 3-1 Joaquin "Chavo" Urquiaga 1948-49 León Atlante 3-0 Jose Maria Casullo(Arg) 1949-50 Atlas Veracruz 3-1 aet Eduardo Valdatti(Arg) 1950-51 Atlante Guadalajara 1-0 Octavio "Pulga" Vial 1951-52 Atlante Puebla 2-0 Gregorio Blasco(Esp) 1952-53 Puebla León 4-1 Isidro Langara(Esp) 1953-54 América Guadalajara 1-1 aet (3-2 on pks) Octavio "Pulga" Vial 1954-55 América Guadalajara 1-0 Octavio "Pulga" Vial 1955-56 Toluca Irapuato 2-1 Fernando Marcos 1956-57 Zacatepec León 2-1 Ignacio Trellez 1957-58 León Zacatepec 5-2 aet Antonio Lopez Herranz(Esp) 1958-59 Zacatepec León 2-1 Ignacio Trellez 1959-60 Necaxa Tampico 2-2 aet (10-9 on pks) Donald Ross(Uru) 1960-61 Tampico Toluca 1-0 Nicolas Palma 1961-62 Atlas Tampico 3-3 aet (1-0 Replay) Jose Carlos Bauer(Arg) 1962-63 Guadalajara Atlante 2-1 Javier de la Torre 1963-64 América Monterrey 1-1 aet (5-4 on pks) Alejandro Scopelli(Arg) 1964-65 América Morelia 4-0 Alejandro Scopelli(Arg) 1965-66 Necaxa León 3-3 aet (1-0 Replay) Miguel Marin 1966-67 León Guadalajara 2-1 Luis Grill(Arg) 1967-68 Atlas Veracruz 2-1 Javier Novello(Arg) 1968-69 Cruz Azul Monterrey 2-1 aet Raul Cardenas 1969-70 Guadalajara Torreon 3-2 2-1 5-3 agg Javier de la Torre 1970-71 León Zacatepec 0-0 aet (10-p on pks) Antonio Carbajal 1971-72 León Puebla Final Group Antonio Carbajal 1972-73 No cup held 1973-74 América Cruz Azul 2-1 1-1 3-2 agg Jose Antonio Roca 1974-75 U.N.A.M. U. de Guadalajara Final Group Arpad Fekete(Hun) 1975-76 U.A.N.L. América 2-0 1-2 3-2 agg Claudio Lostanau(Per) 1976-87 No cup held 1987-88 Puebla Cruz Azul 0-0 1-1 1-1 agg (on away goal) Hugo Fernandez(Uru) 1988-89 Toluca U. de Guadalajara *2-1 1-1 3-2 agg (*aet) Hector Sanabria 1989-90 Puebla U.A.N.L. 4-1 0-2 4-3 agg Manuel Lapuente 1990-91 U. de Guadalajara América 1-0 0-0 1-0 agg Alberto Guerra 1991-92 Monterrey Cd. Juarez 4-2 Miguel Mejia Baron 1992-94 not held 1994-95 Necaxa Veracruz 2-0 Manuel Lapuente 1995-96 U.A.N.L. Atlas 1-1 1-0 2-1 agg Victor Manuel Vucetich 1996-97 Cruz Azul Toros Neza 2-0 Victor Manuel Vucetich 1997-now not held
CLUB Won R-Up León 5 4 América 5 3 Puebla 4 2 Atlas 4 1 Necaxa 3 0 Guadalajara 2 5 Atlante 2 4 Zacatepec 2 2 Cruz Azul 2 2 Toluca 2 1 U.A.N.L. 2 1 Veracruz 1 3 Tampico 1 2 U. de Guadalajara 1 2 Monterrey 1 2 Real Club España 1 0 Moctezuma 1 0 U.N.A.M. 1 0 Oro 0 1 Irapuato 0 1 Morelia 0 1 Torreon 0 1 Cd. Juarez 0 1 Toros Neza 0 1
Octavio "Pulga" Vial 3 Eduardo Valdatti(Arg) 2 Ignacio Trellez 2 Alejandro Scopelli(Arg) 2 Javier de la Torre 2 Antonio Carbajal 2 Manuel Lapuente 2 Victor Manuel Vucetich 2
Asturias 8 Necaxa 7 América 6 Real Club España 5 León 5 Atlas 4 Puebla 4 Atlante 3 U.A.N.L. 2 Cruz Azul 2 Guadalajara 2 Mexico F.C. 2 Moctezuma 2 Pachuca 2 Reforma Club 2 Toluca 2 Zacatepec 2 British Club 1 Rovers 1 Veracruz 1 Tampico 1 Tigres 1 U.N.A.M. 1 U. de Guadalajara 1 Monterrey 1
U.N.A.M. = Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico U.A.N.L. = Universidad Autonoma de Nueva León Disclaimer: All data in the amateur section was taken from newspapers and magazines, We think it is accurate but we can't swear it.
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