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. The tournament started on July 24, 2012 and concluded on October 31, 2012. In the final, Dorados de Sinaloa won the cup over Correcaminos 5-4 on penalties, after a 2-2 draw. Participants Apertura 2012 This tournament will feature all the clubs from the Liga MX, excluding those that will participate in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League (Santos, Tigres, Monterrey and Guadalajara) and 14 from the Ascenso MX (everyone except Cruz Azul Hidalgo). Tiebreakers If two or more clubs are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings: superior goal difference; higher number of goals scored; scores of the group matches played among the clubs in question; higher number of goals scored away in the group matches played among the clubs in question; best position in the Relegation table; fair play ranking; drawing of lots. Group stage Every group is composed by four clubs, two from Liga MX and two from Ascenso MX. Instead of a traditional robin-round schedule, the clubs will play in three two-legged "rounds", the last one been contested by clubs of the same league. Each win gives a club 3 points, each draw gives 1 point. An extra point is awarded for every round won; a round is won by aggregated score, and if it is a tie, the tiebreakers should be used. All times are UTC−05:00 Group 1 Clubs from Liga MX: León and Morelia Clubs from Ascenso MX: Dorados and Estudiantes Channel: TVC Deportes Round 1 Morelia won the round 4-1 on aggregated score León won the round 5-2 on aggregated score Round 2 León won the round 4-1 on aggregated score Morelia won the round 8-3 on aggregated score Round 3 Dorados won the round 5-0 on aggregated score Round tied 2-2. Morelia won the extra point by the away goal rule Group 2 Clubs from Liga MX: Atlas and Cruz Azul Clubs from Ascenso MX: Altamira and Neza Channel: ESPN Deportes Round 1 Altamira won the round 4-3 on aggregated score Cruz Azul won the round 4-2 on aggregated score Round 2 Cruz Azul won the round 1-0 on aggregated score Neza won the round 3-2 on aggregated score Round 3 Round tied