Campeones Cup

The Campeones Cup is an annual North American association football match contested between the winners of the previous Major League Soccer Cup and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX. The competition was established by the two leagues in 2018.

Campeones Cup
Founded2018
RegionNAFU (Canada, Mexico, United States)
Number of teams2
Current champion(s) Atlanta United FC
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) UANL
Atlanta United FC
(1 title each)
Television broadcastersUnited States
ESPN (English)
Univision (Spanish)
Canada
TLN (English)
TSN (English)
TVA Sports (French)
Mexico
Televisa (Spanish)
TUDN (Spanish)
WebsiteOfficial website
2021 Campeones Cup

Format

The Campeones Cup is contested by the winner of the MLS Cup, held annually in November, previously in December, to decide the winner of the Major League Soccer playoffs, and the Campeón de Campeones, held annually in July between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments in Liga MX. The competition is hosted by the Major League Soccer team, based in either Canada or the United States, at the end of the summer.[1] Its format is similar to that of the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, which is always hosted by the Japanese team and other association football tournaments.

History

The competition 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 an all-star team from Liga MX. 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] Atlanta United FC became the first MLS team to win, after defeating Club América 3–2 in 2019.[4]

The 2020 edition, which would have been hosted by Seattle Sounders FC, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] MLS and Liga MX announced that the game will return in 2021.[6]

Editions
Year Major League Soccer Result Liga MX Venue Attend­ance
2018 Toronto FC 1–3 UANL BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario 14,823
2019 Atlanta United FC 3–2 América Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 40,128
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5] CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington –
2021 Columbus Crew SC TBA,[lower-alpha 1] Columbus, Ohio

Performances

By club

As of the 2020 season, a total of 6 teams have qualified for the cup. In the table below, teams are ordered first by the number of appearances, then by the number of wins, and finally by alphabetical order. In the "Years of Appearance" column, bold years indicate a winning Campeones Cup appearance.

Club Appearances Wins Losses Years of Appearance
Atlanta United FC1102019
UANL1102018
América1012019
Toronto FC1012018
Seattle Sounders FC1002020[lower-alpha 2]
Columbus Crew SC1002021

By nation
Nation Times won Times runner-up Winning clubs Runners-up
 Mexico 1 1 UANL (1) América (1)
 United States 1 0 Atlanta United FC (1)
 Canada 0 1 Toronto FC (1)

See also

Notes
  1. Columbus Crew SC will move to New Columbus Crew stadium in the summer of 2021.[7] It has not been announced if the stadium will open in time to host this match, or if it will be hosted by Crew SC's current home, Mapfre Stadium.
  2. Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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. 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.
  4. "Warshaw: Atlanta United bring the swagger, take home Campeones Cup" (Press release). Major League Soccer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" (Press release). Major League Soccer. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "MLS, Liga MX cancel 2020 Campeones Cup, eye 2021 return" (Press release). Campeones Cup. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. "Columbus Crew president: New stadium won't open until summer of 2021". mlssoccer.com. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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