Apertura 2012 Copa MX

Apertura 2012 Copa MX
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Teams28
Defending championsCruz Azul
Final positions
ChampionsDorados de Sinaloa (1st title) (1st title)
Runner-upCorrecaminos
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored246 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Juan de Dios Hernández (7 goals)

The Copa 2012 MX Apertura was the 68th staging of the Copa MX football tournament, the 41st staging in the professional era and the first played since the 1996–97 edition.[3]

The tournament started on July 24, 2012, and concluded on October 31, 2012.[4] In the final, Dorados de Sinaloa won the cup over Correcaminos 5–4 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw.

  1. ^ "Previo de la Jornada 1. COPA MX Apertura" [Apertura Copa Mx Matchday 1 Background] (in Spanish). Liga MX. 23 July 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. ^ Rios-Mercado, Roger (10 June 2011). "Mexico 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Siete equipos, eximidos de la Copa MX" (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuautla. 13 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Calendario de Partidos Copa MX A12" [A12 Copa Mx Match Fixture] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga MX. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.