Apertura and Clausura
In some Latin American countries , the football championship , which usually lasts one year, is divided into two independent six-month competitions: Apertura ( Spanish : opening, i.e. opening round or first round) and Clausura (Spanish: closing, i.e. final round or second round), for which a separate championship title is often awarded . One reason for doing this is that many American teams are unable to play with the same squad all year round due to the European summer and winter transfer periods (when many players move to Europe).
designation
In Colombia , the word Finalización is usually used instead of Clausura . The Roman numerals I and II are often used there to differentiate between semi-series tournaments. In French-speaking Haiti , the Ouverture and Clôture competitions are called.
Apertura in the first half of the year and Clausura in the second half of the year are played in Chile , Ecuador , Honduras , Colombia, Paraguay , and El Salvador. Apertura in the second half of the year and Clausura in the first half of the following year are played in Bolivia , Costa Rica , Mexico , Panama and Venezuela . In Uruguay up to and including the 2004/05 season the first-mentioned model was played, since then, after a shortened mid-season 2005 since the 2005/06 season, championship games have been held at the end of the season between the winners of the round-trip rounds held according to European schedules. There is therefore only one master in Uruguay each year. Championships in the Apertura Clausura mode were also played in Argentina between 1991 and 2012. Round-trip championships were played in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Annual championship seasons have been played again since 2014.
Historic "Campeonato de Apertura" in Chile
From 1933 to 1950, the Campeonato de Apertura was held in Chile as a pre-season tournament, with changing modes. It is often viewed as the predecessor of the Chilean cup competition, the Copa Chile . It should not be confused with the current Torneo de Apertura (the current Chilean football championship ).
Outside Latin America
A similar system was used in the Japanese J. League from 1993 to 2005. The outward and second round were rated separately, at the end of the second round the winners of the two rounds determined the champions in a final match. If a team won both rounds, this final was canceled.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Piarowski: The Forgotten Cup. In: 11 friends . December 6, 2009; archived from the original on February 14, 2010 ; Retrieved December 8, 2009 .