# 1942–43 Copa México

The 1942–43 Copa México Copa México, was the 27th staging of this Mexican football cup competition.
The competition started on May 30, 1943, and concluded on September 19, 1943, with the final, held at the Parque Asturias in México DF, in which Moctezuma lifted the trophy for first time.
In April 1943 in an initiative of América and Atlante started the professional era in Mexican soccer, Necaxa didn't accept that resolution and decided to retire as well the Selección Jalisco which was dissolved.
The clubs Guadalajara and Atlas as well Orizaba and Veracruz joined the league, so, the Cup Tournament of 1942–43 season was the first one in the Professional Era.

## Group stage

Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Club España (Mexico City) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 2 | Atlante F.C. (Mexico City) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 3 | Orizaba (Orizaba) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 4 | Moctezuma (Orizaba) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 5 | Veracruz (Veracruz) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 2 | |
Results
| Home \ Away | ATE | MOC | ORI | RCE | VER |
| Atlante | | 2–2 | | | |
| Moctezuma | | | 2–4 | | 5–2 |
| Orizaba | 1–0 | | | | |
| Real Club España | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 | | |
| Veracruz | 1–6 | | 3–1 | 2–5 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Marte (Mexico City) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 2 | Asturias (Mexico City) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 3 | Guadalajara (Guadalajara) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 4 | América (Mexico DF) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | Advanced to the next phase |
| 5 | Atlas (Guadalajara) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | |
Results
| Home \ Away | AMÉ | ATL | AST | GUA | MAR |
| América | | 5–3 | 1–0 | | |
| Atlas | | | | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Asturias | | 4–0 | | | 3–0 |
| Guadalajara | 1–0 | | 3–1 | | |
| Marte | 4–0 | | | 5–2 | |

## Second phase

| Quarterfinals From August 8 to August 29 | Quarterfinals From August 8 to August 29 | Quarterfinals From August 8 to August 29 | Semifinals September 5 and September 12 | Semifinals September 5 and September 12 | Semifinals September 5 and September 12 | Final September 19 | Final September 19 | Final September 19 |
| América | América | 2 | | | | | | |
| Orizaba | Orizaba | 3 | | | | | | |
| Orizaba | Orizaba | 3 | Orizaba | Orizaba | 1 | | | |
| | | | Moctezuma | Moctezuma | 3 | | | |
| Marte | Marte | 0 | Moctezuma | Moctezuma | 3 | | | |
| Moctezuma | Moctezuma | 2 | | | | | | |
| Moctezuma | Moctezuma | 2 | | | | Moctezuma | Moctezuma | 5 |
| | | | | | | Atlante F.C. | Atlante F.C. | 3 |
| Atlante F.C. | Atlante F.C. | 6 | | | | | | | Atlante F.C. | Atlante F.C. | 3 |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | 1 | | | | | | |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | 1 | Atlante F.C. | Atlante F.C. | 2 | | | |
| | | | Asturias | Asturias | 1 | | | |
| Asturias | Asturias | 4 | Asturias | Asturias | 1 | | | |
| Club España | Club España | 3 | | | | | | |

## Final

Moctezuma Won the cup
* Copa México 1942-43 Winners
* Moctezuma 1st title