| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Atlante (2nd Title) (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Guadalajara |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 133 (3.41 per match) |
| ← 1950–511952–53 → | |
The 1951–52 Copa México was the 36th edition of the Copa México; the 9th edition in the professional era.
The competition started on February 17, 1952, and concluded on April 6, 1952, with the final match that give to the team Atlante the trophy for the third time.
This edition was played only by 12 teams, however León did not enter because was the base of Mexico national team in the Panamerican Championship hosted in Chile from 16 March to 20 April; which was replaced by La Piedad (Second Division Champions). The competition was first played in a regional group stage and group winners advanced into a final group stage to determine an overall winner.
Group stage
Group West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 9 | Advances to the next Phase |
| 2 | Atlas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | CD Oro | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | La Piedad | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
Results
| Home \ Away | ATL | ORO | GUA | LAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| CD Oro | 3–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | |
| Guadalajara | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| La Piedad | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group Center
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlante | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advances to the next Phase |
| 2 | América | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Marte | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Necaxa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 4 |
Results
| Home \ Away | ATE | AMÉ | MAR | NEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| América | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Marte | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Necaxa | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group East
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | Advances to the next Phase |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tampico | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Veracruz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 |
Results
| Home \ Away | PUE | TAM | VER | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puebla | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Tampico Madero | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Veracruz | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | |
| Zacatepec | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Final stage
All the matches played in Estadio Olímpico Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlante | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | Champion |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Results
| Home \ Away | ATE | GUA | PUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlante | 3–0 | ||
| Guadalajara | 3–0 | ||
| Puebla | 0–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Copa México 1951-52 Winners |
|---|
| Atlante 3rd title |