The 2022 Copa por México (officially Copa Sky for sponsorship reasons) was a football preseason exhibition tournament being held in preparation for the Clausura 2023 Liga MX season·[1]
| 2022 Copa Sky | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 12–30 December 2022 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cruz Azul (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Guadalajara |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Santiago Ormeño (3 goals) |
The tournament was originally being held in four different cities: Guadalajara, Mexico City, San Nicolás de los Garza, and Toluca.[2] The final was scheduled to be held at Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara but was later moved to Estadio Akron in nearby Zapopan.[3] The tournament featured ten teams, all eight who participated in the 2020 edition as well as Necaxa and Santos Laguna.
Cruz Azul won the tournament for the second straight time after defeating Guadalajara 0–2 in the final.[4]
Venues edit
| Mexico City | ||
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| Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||
| Capacity: 58,445 | ||
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| Guadalajara | ||
| Estadio Jalisco | ||
| Capacity: 55,020 | ||
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| Zapopan (Final only) |
San Nicolás de los Garza | Toluca |
| Estadio Akron | Estadio Universitario | Estadio Nemesio Díez |
| Capacity: 48,071 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 27,273 |
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Teams edit
A total of ten clubs took part in the competition.
Format edit
The ten clubs were divided into two groups of five. Each team will play each other at least once, playing a total of four matches. The winners of each group will advance to the final.[5]
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | UNAM | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Toluca | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | América | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Necaxa | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| América | 3–3 | Necaxa |
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Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Guadalajara | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 12 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | UANL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Atlas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mazatlán | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Guadalajara | 2–1 | UANL |
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Final edit
| Guadalajara | 0–2 | Cruz Azul |
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References edit
- ^ "¿Cuándo empieza la Copa SKY? Calendario de partidos y dónde VER la Copa por México 2022". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Liga MX: Lo que debes saber del torneo de preparación rumbo al Clausura 2023". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 11 December 2022.
- ^ "La final de la Copa por México cambia de sede: el Chivas vs América o Cruz Azul se jugará en el Estadio Akron". Marca.com (in Spanish). 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Cruz Azul reafirma título de la Copa por México". ESPNDeportes.com (in Spanish). 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Copa por México, un ensayo previo al Clausura 2023". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2022.