1988–89 Copa México

The 1988–89 Copa México is the 61st staging of the Copa México, the 34th staging in the professional era.

The competition started on September 8, 1988, and concluded on January 25, 1989 with the final, in which Toluca lifted the trophy for the second time ever with a 3–2 victory over U. de G.

This edition was played by 20 teams, first with a group stage and later a knock-out stage.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Club Toluca (A) 8 6 0 2 11 8 +3 12 Advances to the next phase
2 Club América 8 3 4 1 10 6 +4 10
3 Atlas FC 8 4 2 2 15 12 +3 10
4 Irapuato F.C. 8 1 3 4 12 17 −5 5
5 Pumas UNAM 8 0 3 5 8 13 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away AMÉ ATL IRA UNM TOL
América 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0
Atlas 0–0 4–2 1–0 2–1
Irapuato 0–0 3–4 2–1 1–2
UNAM 1–1 3–3 2–2 0–1
Toluca 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 U. de G. (A) 8 5 1 2 17 11 +6 11 Advances to the next phase
2 Santos Laguna 8 3 4 1 7 6 +1 10
3 Tampico Madero 8 4 1 3 14 11 +3 9
4 Atlético Morelia 8 2 3 3 13 14 −1 7
5 Puebla F.C. 8 1 1 6 7 16 −9 3
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away MOR PUE SLA TAM UDG
Morelia 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–1
Puebla 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Santos Laguna 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0
Tampico Madero 2–0 5–2 2–2 4–1
U. de G. 5–3 3–0 3–0 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Potosino (A) 8 4 2 2 11 9 +2 10 Advances to the next phase
2 Atlante F.C. 8 4 1 3 12 8 +4 9
3 Guadalajara 8 3 3 2 10 8 +2 9
4 Necaxa 8 3 0 5 10 14 −4 6
5 Tigres UANL 8 1 4 3 8 12 −4 6
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away ATE GUA NEC POT UNL
Atlante 0–3 2–0 3–0 3–0
Guadalajara 0–2 3–4 0–0 1–1
Necaxa 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–3
Atlético Potosino 3–1 1–2 2–0 3–2
UANL 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul (A) 8 4 1 3 17 11 +6 9 Advances to the next phase
2 Tecos UAG 8 4 1 3 16 12 +4 9
3 Correcaminos UAT 8 4 0 4 12 10 +2 8
4 C.F. Monterrey 8 3 2 3 11 14 −3 8
5 Cobras 8 3 0 5 10 19 −9 6
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away CJU CAZ MON UAG UAT
Cobras Ciudad Juárez 0–3 2–0 2–5 2–0
Cruz Azul 5–1 0–0 0–1 2–1
Monterrey 3–1 4–3 0–0 2–1
UAG 1–2 2–4 4–2 3–0
UAT 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

Semifinals
From November 16 to November 30 		Final
January 11 and January 25
          
A Toluca 2 2 4
D Cruz Azul 1 2 3
A Toluca 1 2 3
B U. de G. 1 1 2
C Atlético Potosino 1 0 1
B U. de G. 1 2 3

Semifinals

First leg

Cruz Azul1 – 2Toluca
Atlético Potosino1 – 1U. de G.

Second leg

Toluca2 – 2Cruz Azul
Ricardo Ferretti 72' (pen.), 79' Horacio García 15'
Rubens Navarro 21'

Toluca advanced to final aggregate 4-3

U. de G.2 – 0Atlético Potosino
Víctor Rodríguez 70'
Daniel Guzmán 81'

U. de G. advanced to final aggregate 3-1

Final

First leg

U. de G.1 – 1Toluca
Daniel Guzmán 25' Ricardo Ferretti 38' (pen.)

Second leg

Toluca2 – 1 (a.e.t.)U. de G.
Washington Olivera 90+3'
Jorge Rodríguez 94'		 Byron Pérez 48'

The match was suspended at 111' due to U de G only 6 players left, result stood
Toluca Won the cup aggregate 3-2


 Copa México 1988-89 Winners 
Toluca
2nd title

References