The Campeones Cup () is an annual soccer match contested between the reigning MLS Cup champion from Major League Soccer (MLS), representing the United States and Canada, and the Campeón de Campeones winner from Liga MX, representing Mexico. Since its introduction in 2018, the competition has featured over a dozen clubs, with Mexican and American clubs each winning on four occasions.
Format The Campeones Cup, which began in 2018, is contested between the winner of the MLS Cup, a championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones, decided between the two seasonal tournament champions of the Liga MX. If a Liga MX team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, then the team automatically wins the Campeón de Campeones and compete in the Campeones Cup. The Major League Soccer team, based in either Canada or the United States, hosts the match, at the end of the summer.
The two leagues had previously fielded teams in the SuperLiga, which ran from 2007 to 2010, and currently compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. 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. The inaugural edition was hosted by Toronto FC at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, on September 19, 2018 (the only time, as of 2026, that a Canadian club qualified for the cup), and won by Tigres UANL. Atlanta United FC became the first MLS team to win, defeating América 3–2 in 2019.
The 2020 edition, which would have been hosted by Seattle Sounders FC, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLS and Liga MX announced that the match would return in 2021. The return of the Campeones Cup ended in a 2–0 Columbus Crew win over Cruz Azul at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, on September 29, 2021.
Results Year MLS club Result Liga MX club Venue Attendance 2018 Toronto FC 1–3 Tigres UANL BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario 14,823 2019 Atlanta United FC 3–2 América Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 40,128 2020 Seattle Sounders FC — CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington — 2021 Columbus Crew 2–0 Cruz Azul Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio 18,026 2022 New York City FC2–0 Atlas Yankee Stadium, New York, New York 24,823 2023 Los Angeles FC0–0 Tigres UANL BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California 20,605 2024Columbus Crew1–1 América Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio 20,198 2025LA Galaxy2–3Toluca Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California 16,104 2026Inter Miami CF2–0Cruz Azul Nu Stadium, Miami, Florida 26,995
Performances By club As of the 2026 edition, a total of 12 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. ClubWinsLossesYears of appearance(s) Tigres UANL202018, 2023 Columbus Crew112021, 2024 América112019, 2024 Cruz Azul022021, 2026 Inter Miami CF102026 Toluca102025 Atlanta United FC102019 New York City FC102022 Seattle Sounders FC – – 2020 Toronto FC012018 Atlas012022 Los Angeles FC012023 LA Galaxy012025
By nation NationTimes wonTimes runners-upWinning clubsRunners-up44Tigres UANL (2)América (1)Toluca (1)Cruz Azul (2)América (1)Atlas (1)43Atlanta United FC (1)Columbus Crew (1)New York City FC (1)Inter Miami CF (1)Columbus Crew (1)LA Galaxy (1)Los Angeles FC (1)01 Toronto FC (1)
See also Leagues Cup
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External links Official website