Supercopa MX
Football tournament
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Supercopa MX was a professional association football competition in Mexico and a domestic Super cup between the Copa MX champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the two champions of each season until 2019. Initially played in a two-legged and later with a single final match.
| |
| Organiser(s) | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Abolished | 2019 |
| Region | Mexico |
| Teams | 2 |
| Last champions | Cruz Azul (1st title) |
| Most championships | Cruz Azul Guadalajara Morelia Necaxa Puebla Querétaro (1 title each) |
| Broadcaster | TDN |
The inaugural edition was held in 2014, with Monarcas Morelia as the first champions in history. The final edition was held in 2019, with Cruz Azul as the last champions. In all, six editions of the trophy were held.
In 2013, Liga MX president Decio De María announced the two Copa MX champions of the year would face each other for the Supercopa MX, with the winners qualifying for the Copa Libertadores as Mexico-3.[1]
Monarcas Morelia, Necaxa, Puebla, Guadalajara, Querétaro and Cruz Azul were the most successful clubs with one title each. In all, only those six clubs won the trophy.
History
On 20 June 2014, it was announced the two Copa MX champions would face each other in a two legged home and away matches and the winners would receive a new trophy named Supercopa MX.[2]
The 2015 Supercopa MX was a single match at a neutral venue, Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, United States, making Mexico the fourth nation (after Italy, France and Turkey) and first North American nation to stage its Super Cup abroad.[3]
On 20 May 2019, it was announced that the Copa MX would be held once a year (July–April), according to FIFA's world footballing calendar and the Supercopa MX was abolished.[4]
Competition format
The Copa MX champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments qualified directly for the Supercopa MX, unless either of the two qualifying clubs also won the Liga MX Apertura or Clausura tournament in the same season, in which case they qualified directly for the Campeón de Campeones and did not compete in the Supercopa MX, since both trophies were contested in the same day prior to the start of the new Liga MX season.
The previous year's Supercopa MX champions were the clubs that replaced those ineligible to compete for the trophy. If the Supercopa MX title holders was also one of the clubs that qualified for the Campeón de Campeones, then the club with the most points in the annual accumulated table of the Copa MX would compete in the Supercopa MX.
In 2014 and 2015, the Supercopa MX champions also qualified for the following year's Copa Libertadores, as Mexican clubs participated as guests in the CONMEBOL competition until 2016.
Results
- Notes
- Santos Laguna won the Apertura 2014 Copa MX and also the Clausura 2015 Liga MX, thus qualifying for the 2015 Campeón de Campeones, and was replaced by Monarcas Morelia, the Supercopa MX title holders.
- Guadalajara won the Clausura 2017 Copa MX and also the Clausura 2017 Liga MX, thus qualifying for the 2017 Campeón de Campeones. However, Guadalajara was also the Supercopa MX title holders, and was replaced by América, the club with the most points in the annual accumulated table of the Copa MX.
- América won the Clausura 2019 Copa MX and also the Apertura 2018 Liga MX, thus qualifying for the 2019 Campeón de Campeones, and was replaced by Necaxa, the Supercopa MX title holders.
Performances
Supercopa de la Liga MX
Supercopa de la Liga MX is a professional association football competition in Mexico and a domestic Super cup between two winners of the Campeón de Campeones, only contested when a club has won both short tournaments of the Liga MX season (Apertura and Clausura), and the Campeón de Campeones is automatically awarded. However, due to the league commercial commitments, the match for the Campeón de Campeones trophy is replaced by the Supercopa de la Liga MX.
The inaugural edition was held in 2022, with Cruz Azul as the first champions in history. In all, two editions of the trophy have been held.
Cruz Azul and América are the most successful clubs with one title each. In all, only those two clubs have won the trophy.