Campeón de Campeones is a professional association football competition in Mexico and a domestic super cup contested by two clubs: the Liga MX champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. Until 1995, it was contested by the league and cup champions. Since 2003, it has been contested by the two league champions of the season. Since 2018, the winners of the trophy also compete in the Campeones Cup, facing the MLS champions.

The trophy has held 52 editions. The inaugural edition as a professional competition was contested in 1943, with Marte crowned as the first champions.

The trophy was not contested during several periods (1977–1987, 1991–1994, 1996–2002, 2007–2014).

Eighteen clubs have won the title at least once. América and Guadalajara are the most successful clubs with seven titles each, León, Toluca and Atlas with five titles each.

History Amateur era The Campeón de Campeones was created in 1942, one edition was played corresponding to the amateur era of Mexican football. The trophy was contested by Real Club España the Liga Mayor champions and Atlante the Copa México champions of the 1941–42 season.

Professional era The beginning of the professional era of the Campeón de Campeones was established in 1943. The trophy was presented by the president of Mexico at the time, Manuel Ávila Camacho. From 1942 to 1995 the tournament was contested between the Liga MX champions and the Copa MX champions. Traditionally the single match (with an exception in 1968 and 1988 when two matches were played) to determine the "super cup" winner was held at the end of the season at a stadium in Mexico City.

If a club won the league and cup titles of the same year, they were awarded the title Campeonísimo with an automatic awarding of the Campeón de Campeones trophy. To date this has only occurred on five occasions (León in 1949, Cruz Azul in 1969, Guadalajara in 1970, Puebla in 1990, and Necaxa in 1995).

After 1995 the league championship was split into two shorter seasons Apertura and Clausura. Then in 1997, the FMF canceled the cup tournament. Due to these changes, the Campeón de Campeones was postponed. The competition resumed in the 2002–03 season; however, this time it was contested between the champions of Apertura and Clausura. The competition was held four times and was placed on hiatus again from 2007 to 2014.

In 2012, an unofficial match was played between the Liga MX champions and the Ascenso MX champions, Leon beat Santos Laguna 2–0. In the 2013–14 season, the Liga MX stipulated that a Campeón de Campeones match should be contested between the champions of the Apertura 2013 and Copa MX Apertura 2013, but it was not officially disputed.

Competition format The format was changed to a single match at a neutral site, which is in the United States and shared with the Supercopa MX match, and the team with the higher aggregate table points across both Apertura and Clausura tournaments is declared the designated "home" team. In 2015, the Liga MX restarted the Campeón de Campeones with the match between Santos Laguna and América, the match was played at a neutral venue (Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas), that was the first edition of the competition that was played in the United States.

Similarly to the traditional tournament, if a team wins both the Apertura and Clausura seasons, the team is automatically awarded the Campeón de Campeones trophy. This has occurred twice, Atlas in 2022 for winning the 2021 Apertura and the 2022 Clausura. Club América in 2024 for winning the 2023 Apertura and the 2024 Clausura.

Results Ed.YearLeague championsResultsCup championsAmateur era11942Real España4–5AtlanteProfessional era11943Marte1–0Moctezuma21944Asturias3–5Real España31945Real España3–0Puebla41946Veracruz2–3Atlas51947Atlante0–3Moctezuma61948León1–0Veracruz71949León – champions automatically81950Veracruz1–3Atlas91951Atlas1–0Atlante101952León0–1Atlante111953Tampico3–0Puebla121954Marte1–0América131955Zacatepec2–3América141956León2–1Toluca151957Guadalajara2–1Zacatepec161958Zacatepec1–0León171959Guadalajara2–1Zacatepec181960Guadalajara2–2Necaxa191961Guadalajara1–0Tampico201962Guadalajara0–2Atlas211963Oro3–1Guadalajara221964Guadalajara2–0América231965Guadalajara2–1América241966América0–2Necaxa251967Toluca1–0León261968Toluca3–10–1Atlas271969Cruz Azul – champions automatically281970291971América0–1León301972Cruz Azul0–0León—1973The competition was not held311974Cruz Azul2–1América321975Toluca0–1Pumas UNAM331976América2–0Tigres UANL—The competition was not held341988América1–22–0Puebla351989América2–1Toluca361990Puebla – champions automatically—1991–1994The competition was not held371995Necaxa – champions automatically—1996–2002The competition was not held

Ed.YearLeague champions (Apertura)ResultsLeague champions (Clausura)382003Toluca1–1Monterrey392004Pachuca2–11–6Pumas UNAM402005Pumas UNAM0–01–2América412006Toluca1–01–0Pachuca—The competition was not held422015América0–1Santos Laguna432016Tigres UANL1–0Pachuca442017Tigres UANL1–0Guadalajara452018Tigres UANL4–0Santos Laguna462019América0–0Tigres UANL—2020472021León1–2Cruz Azul482022Atlas – champions automatically492023Pachuca1–2Tigres UANL502024512025América1–3Toluca522026Toluca1–3Cruz Azul Source: RSSSF

Performances RankClubTitlesWinning years1América781955, 1976, 1988, 1989, 2005, 2019, 2024Guadalajara731957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 19703León541948, 1949, 1956, 1971, 1972Toluca541967, 1968, 2003, 2006, 2025Atlas511946, 1950, 1951, 1962, 20226Tigres UANL422016, 2017, 2018, 2023Cruz Azul411969, 1974, 2021, 20268Necaxa211966, 1995Pumas UNAM211975, 2004Marte201943, 1954Real España201944, 194512Zacatepec131958Puebla131990Atlante121952Tampico111953112015Moctezuma101947Oro10196319Pachuca04—Veracruz03—Asturias01—Monterrey01— Notes Automatic winners of the trophy for winning both league tournaments of the season. Automatic winners of the trophy for winning the season's league and cup tournament. Defunct.

See also Sport in Mexico Football in Mexico Mexican Football Federation Liga MX Copa MX Supercopa MX Campeones Cup Campeón de Campeonas

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External links Mexico – List of Super Cup Winners