North American SuperLiga

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SuperLiga
North American SuperLiga logo.svg
Founded2007
Abolished2010
Region CONCACAF (North America)
Number of teams8
Most successful club(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution
Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
Flag of Mexico.svg Morelia
(1 time each)

The SuperLiga was a North American association football competition between teams from the Liga MX of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF, U.S. Soccer, the Canadian Soccer Association and Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and served as the sub-regional championship for the North American section of CONCACAF, much like its Central American and Caribbean counterparts, the Copa Interclubes UNCAF and CFU Club Championship respectively. [1] The tournament was first held in 2007 and was cancelled in March 2011.

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Format

The format consisted of a group stage, followed by playoffs or "knockout" rounds, with all games held at MLS sites. The tournament had an invitational format for its 2007 debut, [2] with four teams invited from both MLS and the Primera División. For successive tournaments, MLS announced that "the four MLS teams with the best regular season records in 2007 will qualify for SuperLiga 2008". [3] However, after problems of fixture congestion during the 2008 season, Major League Soccer announced that starting with SuperLiga 2009 it would no longer allow teams to compete in both the CONCACAF Champions League and the SuperLiga, so the criteria for MLS teams was amended to the top four teams not already qualified for the Champions League. For the Primera División, the champions of the last 4 semi-annual tournaments earned berths to SuperLiga.

The tournament was discontinued after the 2010 edition, with MLS commissioner Don Garber stating that “SuperLiga was a great tournament which served its purpose during its time. CONCACAF got more and more committed to a continental tournament with the Champions League, which we’re very supportive of. It has delivered the value we intended in SuperLiga to put our teams against the best competition in this region.” [4]

A new inter-league competition, the Leagues Cup, was established by MLS and Liga MX in 2019. [5]

Television

The tournament was telecast live by Univision's TeleFutura network in the United States and by Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico. It could also be seen in English on Fox Sports World Canada, MLS Soccer, and SuperLiga2010.com, which all shared the same feed. The tournament was also streamed live at UnivisionFutbol.com.

Finals

YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
2007 Pachuca Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy
2008 New England Revolution Flag of the United States.svg 2–2
(6–5 p)		 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo
2009 UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire
2010 Morelia Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution

Performances

By club

TeamWinnersRunners-UpYears WonYears Runner-Up
Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution 11 2008 2010
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 10 2007
Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 10 2009
Flag of Mexico.svg Morelia 10 2010
Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 01 2008
Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy 01 2007
Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire 01 2009

By country

NationWinnersRunners-up
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 14

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References

  1. ↑ "SuperLiga Rules and Regulations" (PDF). MLSnet. Soccer United Marketing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Answers to 20 Questions for Don Garber". American Soccer Blog. Blogspot. October 6, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  3. ↑ "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  4. ↑ Borg, Simon (March 29, 2011). "World Football Challenge builds upon SuperLiga". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ Santaromita, Dan (May 29, 2019). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup 8-team tournament". Pro Soccer USA. Tribune Publishing . Retrieved May 31, 2019.
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