Campeón de Campeones 2017
The Super cup of Mexican football, contested by the two Liga MX champions.
The 2017 Campeón de Campeones was a professional association football match in Mexico, contested by the Liga MX champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Quick Facts
- Competition
- Campeón de Campeones
- Year
- 2017
- Club
- Tigres UANL
- Format
- Single-match final
- Venue
- Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
- Context
- Played before the Apertura 2017 season; Tigres entered as Apertura 2016 champions
Lore & Background
The match was played on July 16, 2017, before the Apertura 2017 season. Tigres UANL entered as the Apertura 2016 champions. The competition resumed in the 2002–03 season as a contest between the Apertura and Clausura champions, and since 2015 the single match has been played at a neutral venue in the United States.
Reader's Guide
The format is a single match at a neutral site in the United States. The team with the higher aggregate table points across both Apertura and Clausura tournaments is declared the designated 'home' team.
Did You Know?
- The Campeón de Campeones was not contested during several periods, including 1996–2002 and 2007–2014.
- If a club wins both the Apertura and Clausura seasons, they are automatically awarded the trophy; this has occurred twice since the split format began.
- Since 2018, the winners of the Campeón de Campeones also compete in the Campeones Cup against the MLS champions.
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