Copa Pachuca
| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2014 |
| Region |  Mexico |
| Teams | 4 |
| Last champions | Pachuca |
| Most championships | Pachuca (6 titles) |
The Copa Pachuca, sometimes referred to as La Cuna de Futbol was a short preparation tournament for the Mexican Primera División. The tournament was always held in Pachuca's stadium, which has been the Estadio Hidalgo.
History
[edit]Copa Pachuca had XIX issues, and became the most important tournament in the Mexican Football Pre-season. The first edition of the tournament was played in August 1994, and since then the competition served to reinforce its guests club's pre-season. Notably, in the first edition of Copa Pachuca, it managed to involve the 3 so-called "big teams" of México, Club America, Cruz Azul, and Pumas UNAM; thus beginning the history and tradition of the most important Mexican pre-season tournament.
Format
[edit]Copa Pachuca was actually a quick preparation tournament where each participating team only got to play two games. The tournament started in the semi-final round with only one legged games. The two teams that win their first game move onto the final. The two teams that lost their first game, played a game against each other for third place. All games were treated like playoff games. In case of a tie, the two teams would move onto penalties.
Results
[edit]Performances
[edit]| Team | Participations | Titles | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pachuca |
19 | 6 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 | 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2012 |
| Cruz Azul |
12 | 4 | 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006 | 1999, 2000, 2005 |
| Club América |
5 | 2 | 1995, 1997 | 1994, 1997 |
| Pumas UNAM |
7 | 1 | 1994 | 2013, 2014 |
| Monarcas Morelia |
5 | 1 | 2001 | 1999, 2008, 2011 |
| Atlante |
4 | 1 | 2005 | 2009 |
| León |
3 | 1 | 2012 | |
| Puebla |
1 | 1 | 2013 | |
| Guadalajara |
1 | 1 | 1999 | |
 São Paulo |
1 | 1 | 1999 | |
 Saprissa |
1 | 0 | 1995 | |
| Toluca |
1 | 0 | 2004 | |