1967–68 Copa México

1967–68 Copa México

Tournament details
Country	Mexico
Teams	14
Final positions
Champions	Atlas (4th title)
Runner-up	Veracruz
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	135 (8.44 per match)

The 1967–68 Copa México is the 52nd staging of the Copa México.

The competition started on March 19, 1968, and concluded on May 18, 1968, with the final, played at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, in which Atlas lifted the trophy for the fourth time ever with a 2–1 victory over Veracruz.

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	Toluca	5	3	1	1	11	6	+5	10	Advanced to the final stage
2	Oro	6	2	3	1	7	8	−1	9
3	Atlante F.C.	6	1	4	1	9	10	−1	7
4	Pachuca	5	0	2	3	6	9	−3	2

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	ATE	ORO	PAC	TOL
Atlante		2–2	0–0	2–2
CD Oro	1–1		1–0	2–0
Pachuca	3–4	1–1
Toluca	2–0	4–0	3–2

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10	Advanced to the final stage
2	Guadalajara	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
3	Nuevo León	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8
4	UNAM	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	CAZ	GUA	NVLN	UNM
Cruz Azul		3–1	1–1	1–0
Guadalajara	0–1		2–0	1–1
Nuevo León	1–0	2–2		3–1
UNAM	2–1	0–1	2–0

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlas	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11	Advanced to the final stage
2	Monterrey	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11
3	Necaxa	6	1	3	2	8	9	−1	6
4	León	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	4

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	ATL	LEON	MON	NEC
Atlas		2–1	2–1	2–1
Leon	1–1		1–2	2–1
Monterrey	1–0	1–0		2–2
Necaxa	2–2	1–0	1–1

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Veracruz	6	3	2	1	8	3	+5	11	Advanced to the final stage
2	América	6	3	2	1	11	9	+2	11
3	Irapuato	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8
4	Morelia	6	0	2	4	7	13	−6	2

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	AMÉ	IRA	MOR	VER
América		4–2	3–2	0–0
Irapuato	2–2		2–2	1–0
Morelia	1–2	0–2		1–0
Veracruz	2–0	2–0	2–0

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Toluca	1	1	2
	3	Atlas	2	1	3
								3	Atlas	2		2
								4	Veracruz	1		1
	2	Cruz Azul	0	1	1 (4)
	4	Veracruz	0	1	1 (7)

Semifinals

First Leg

May 7, 1968

Toluca	1 – 2	Atlas
Albino Morales		José Delgado 8' José Rodriguez 28'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

May 7, 1968

Cruz Azul	0 – 0	Veracruz

Estadio Azteca, Mexico, DF

Second Leg

May 14, 1968

Atlas	1 – 2	Toluca
José Delgado 8'		Romero Reyes

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

May 14, 1968

Veracruz	1 – 1	Cruz Azul
Pelaez		Munguia

Estadio Luis de la Fuente, Veracruz

Final

May 18, 1968

Atlas	2 – 1	Veracruz
José Rodriguez 63' José Delgado 68'		Mariano Ubiracy 20'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico, DF

1967–68 Copa México Winners
Atlas 4th title

References

• Mexico - Statistics of Copa México for the 1967–68 season. (RSSSF)