The title complex, [Cu(C17H13N2O2)2], crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Each CuII atom has a distorted ocahedral coordination environment defined by two N atoms and four O atoms from two tridentate 1-[(E)-(2-methoxyphenyl)diazenyl]naphthalen-2-olate ligands. In the crystal, the two molecules are linked via weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds which in turn stack parallel to [010]. A region of disordered electron density, most probably disordered methanol solvent molecules, was corrected for using the SQUEEZE routine in PLATON [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18]. Their formula mass and unit-cell characteristics were not taken into account during refinement.