Campeones Cup

Campeones Cup
Founded 2018
Region NAFU (Canada, Mexico, United States)
Number of teams 2
Current champion(s) UANL (1st title)
Most successful club(s) UANL (1 title)
2018 Campeones Cup

The Campeones Cup is an annual North American soccer competition contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX. The tournament was established by the two leagues in 2018 and is hosted in September.

Format

The Campeones Cup is contested by the winner of the MLS Cup, held annually in December to decide the winner of the Major League Soccer season, and the Campeón de Campeones, held annually in July between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments in Liga MX. The tournament will be hosted by the Major League Soccer team.[1]

History

The tournament was announced on 13 March 2018, as part of an inter-league partnership that would also organize youth competitions and a future MLS All-Star Game featuring the Liga MX All-Stars. The two leagues had previously fielded teams in the SuperLiga, which ran from 2007 to 2010, and currently compete in the CONCACAF Champions League.[2] The inter-league partnership was spurred in part by the joint North American bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and a desire to improve the level of play in CONCACAF.[3] The inaugural edition was hosted by Toronto FC at BMO Field in Toronto on 19 September 2018 and won by Tigres UANL.[2]

Matches

Year MLS team Result Liga MX team Venue Attendance
2018 Toronto FC 1–3 UANL BMO Field, Toronto, Canada 14,823

References

  1. ↑ "Major League Soccer and Liga MX Fuel Rivalry with New Partnership" (Press release). Major League Soccer. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Peterson, Anne M. (13 March 2018). "Toronto FC to host first Campeones Cup as MLS, Mexico's Liga MX form partnership". Toronto Star. Associated Press. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Marshall, Tom (13 March 2018). "Campeones Cup latest venture to unite Liga MX with Major League Soccer". ESPN. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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