Copa Pachuca

 ( Football Competitions In Mexico ) 

The Copa Pachuca, sometimes referred to as La Cuna de Futbol is a short tournament in preparation for the Primera División de México. La Copa Pachuca is always held in C.F. Pachuca's stadium, which has been the Estadio Hidalgo.

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History Copa Pachuca has had XIX issues, and has become the most important tournament in the Mexican Football Preseason. The first edition of this tournament was played in August 1994, and since then this competition has served to reinforce its guests club's preseason. Notably, in the first edition of Copa Pachuca it managed to involve 3 so-called "big teams" of the Primera División de México Club America, Cruz Azul, and Pumas; thus beginning the history and tradition of the most important Mexican preseason tournament.

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Format Copa Pachuca is actually a very quick preparation tournament where each participating team only gets to play two games. The tournament starts in the semi-final round at the start with only one legged games. The two teams that win their first game move onto the final. The two teams that lose their first game play a game against each other for third place. All games are treated like playoff games. In case of a tie, the two teams will move onto penalties.

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Results

2014 Details	C.F. Pachuca	2–0	Pumas UNAM
2013 Details	Puebla F.C.	3–1	Pumas UNAM
2012 Details	Club León	3–1	C.F. Pachuca
2011 Details	C.F. Pachuca	2 (3)–2 (2)	Monarcas Morelia
2009 Details	C.F. Pachuca	1(5)–1(4)	Atlante FC
2008 Details	C.F. Pachuca	2(3)–2(5)	Monarcas Morelia
2006 Details	Cruz Azul	5–2	C.F. Pachuca
2005 Details	Atlante FC	4–2	Cruz Azul
2005 Details	Club Atlas	2 (4)–2 (3)	C.F. Pachuca
2004 Details	C.F. Pachuca	3–3 (5–4)*	Deportivo Toluca F.C.
2002 Details	Cruz Azul	1–1 (4–2)*	C.F. Pachuca
2001 Details	Monarcas Morelia	1–0	C.F. Pachuca
2000 Details	C.F. Pachuca	1–0	Cruz Azul
1999 Details	Club Deportivo Guadalajara	2–0	Monarcas Morelia
1999 Details	São Paulo FC	5–0	Cruz Azul
1998 Details	Cruz Azul	1–0	C.F. Pachuca
1997 Details	Cruz Azul	1–0	Club América
1997 Details	Club América	3–1	Club Celaya
1995 Details	Club América	4–1	Saprissa
1994 Details	Pumas UNAM	3–2	Club América

• * winner determined by penalty shoot-out

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Champions

1	C.F. Pachuca	19	6	(2000), (2004), (2008), (2009), (2011), (2014)	(1998),(2001), (2002), (2005), (2006), (2012)
2	Cruz Azul	12	4	(1997), (1998), (2002), (2006)	(1999), (2000), (2005)
3	Club América	5	2	(1995), (1997)	(1994), (1997)
4	Pumas UNAM	7	1	(1994)	(2013),(2014)
5	Monarcas Morelia	5	1	(2001)	(1999), (2008), (2011)
5	Atlante FC	4	1	(2005)	(2009)
5	Club León	3	1	(2012)
5	Puebla FC	1	1	(2013)
5	CD Guadalajara	1	1	(1999)
5	São Paulo FC	1	1	(1999)
11	Deportivo Toluca F.C.*	1	0		(2004)

• * means that the team has no yet been a champion (but they are included for having reached the final)
• more teams have participated in Copa Pachuca yet are not included in the list above for not have reached the final

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