2019–20 Copa MX
The 2019–20 Copa MX was the 82nd staging of the Copa MX, the 54th staging in the professional era and the fifteenth tournament played since the 1996–97 edition. The tournament started on 30 July 2019 and ended on 4 November 2020. It marked the first year since it was restored in 2012 that only one tournament will be played in the Mexican football year. In previous years, two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) were played throughout the year. América were the defending champions after they defeated Juárez 0–1 in the Clausura 2019 final. The winners would have qualified  for the 2020 Leagues Cup. However, the Leagues Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America. Participants. This tournament featured the 15 clubs from Liga MX who did not participate in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (América, Cruz Azul, León, and UANL). The tournament also featured the top 12 Ascenso MX teams of the 2018–19 aggregate table not promoted to Liga MX. Draw. The draw for the tournament took place on 12 June 2019 in Cancún. 27 teams were drawn into nine groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots . Clubs in "Pot 1" were drawn to be the seed of each group according to the order of their drawing. That is, the first club that was drawn is seed of Group 1, the second drawn is seed of Group 2 and so on and so on. The Liga MX teams in "Pot 1" are the five best teams in the not participating in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. "Pot 1" also contains the top four Ascenso MX teams in the 2018–19 Ascenso MX aggregate table. "Pot 2" contains the next five best placed Liga MX clubs in the and  Ascenso MX clubs who ended 7–11 in the 2018–19 Ascenso MX aggregate table. "Pot 2" also contains Juárez who replaced Lobos BUAP (ranked 13th in Liga MX aggregate table) in Liga MX. "Pot 3" contains the next five Liga MX clubs in the and the Ascenso MX clubs who ended 12–14 in the 2018–19 Ascenso MX aggregate table. "Pot 3" also contains recently promoted Atlético San Luis. 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: Group stage. Every group is composed of three  clubs, each group has at least one club from Liga MX and Ascenso MX. "All match times listed are , except for matches in Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán (both ), Hermosillo and Tijuana (both )." Knockout stage. Qualified teams. The nine group winners and the seven best runners-up from the group stage qualify for the final stage. Seeding. Round of 16. Summary. The first legs were played on 21–22 January, and the second legs were played on 28–29 January. Matches. "Monterrey won 7–3 on aggregate" "4–4 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–3 on penalty kicks." "4–4 on aggregate. Morelia won 3–2 on penalty kicks ." "Juárez won 5–4 on aggregate" "2–2 on aggregate. Sinaloa won 6–5 on penalty kicks." "Tijuana won 2–0 on aggregate" "Pachuca won 4–2 on aggregate" "Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate" Quarterfinals. Summary. The first legs were played on 11–12 February 2020, and the second legs were played on 18–19 February 2020. Matches. "Monterrey won 1–0 on aggregate" "Toluca won 7–3 on aggregate" "Tijuana won 3–1 on aggregate" "Juárez won 3–0 on aggregate" Semifinals. Summary. The first legs were played on 3–4 March 2020, and the second legs were played on 10–11 March 2020. Matches. "2–2 on aggregate. Monterrey won 6–5  on penalty kicks." "Tijuana won 7–3 on aggregate" Finals. Summary. The first and second legs were scheduled to be played on 8 April 2020 and 22 April 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico to 21 October and 4 November 2020. Matches. "Monterrey won 2–1 on aggregate" Top goalscorers. Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition. Source: Liga MX