# 1968–69 Copa México

The 1968–69 Copa México was the 53rd staging of the Copa México.
The competition started on April 4, 1968, and concluded on March 2, 1969, with the final, played at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, in which Cruz Azul lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 2–1 victory over Monterrey.
This edition was played by 16 teams, first played a group stage, later a knock-out stage.

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 3 | León | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Nuevo León | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
Results
| Home \ Away | AME | GUA | LEO | NVLN |
| América | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Guadalajara | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| León | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 1–0 |
| Nuevo León | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 2 | Monterrey | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 3 | Pachuca | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Atlante | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | |
Results
| Home \ Away | ORO | MON | PAC | ATE |
| Oro | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Monterrey | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Pachuca | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–2 |
| Atlante | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Necaxa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 3 | Laguna | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Atlas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |
Results
| Home \ Away | NEC | CAZ | LAG | ATL |
| Necaxa | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Cruz Azul | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Laguna | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–2 |
| Atlas | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toluca | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 2 | UNAM | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | Advanced to the final stage |
| 3 | Irapuato | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Veracruz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
Results
| Home \ Away | TOL | UNAM | IRA | VER |
| Toluca | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| UNAM | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Irapuato | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 |
| Veracruz | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |

## Final stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | Cruz Azul | 2 | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | | | Oro | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Oro | 2 | 1 | 3 | Oro | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
| UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Cruz Azul (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Monterrey | 1 |
| Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | | | | | | | Monterrey | 1 |
| Necaxa | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) | | | | | | |
| Necaxa | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) | Guadalajara | 2 | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | | | Monterrey | 0 | 5 | 5 | | |
| Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 (7) | Monterrey | 0 | 5 | 5 | | |
| Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

Oro won 1–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara won 2–0 on penalties.
Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Monterrey won 7–6 on penalties.

### Semi-finals

Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.
Monterrey won 5–4 on aggregate.

### Final

* 1968–69 Copa México Winners
* Cruz Azul 1st title