SuperLiga (North America)
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| abbreviation | Super League |
| Association | CONCACAF |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Teams | 8th |
| Title holder | Monarcas Morelia |
| Record winner | CF Pachuca, New England Revolution, UANL Tigres, Monarcas Morelia (1 each) |
| Website | official page |
The SuperLiga was a football competition between teams from Major League Soccer (USA, Canada) and the Mexican Primera División .
The competition was organized by the North and Central American continental association CONCACAF and the Mexican and US football associations. The competition was presented to the public on January 13, 2007 and its first edition took place from July 24 to August 29, 2007 in the USA . Four teams from both leagues were invited. The first winner was the Mexican first division club CF Pachuca . The SuperLiga was dissolved in March 2011.
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The tournament started with a group stage that consisted of two groups of four teams. The two best teams in each group made it to the next round (semi-finals) and played the winner in a knockout process.
If selected teams were invited to the tournament at the first edition, then the sporting performance in the league was decided. The four best teams from the MLS that did not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League in 2008 qualified for the 2009 competition .
From the Primera División, the best teams from the combined Aperatura and Clausura evaluation of a year took part, as long as these teams were not qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League .
The winner of the first edition of the competition received a prize of one million US dollars.
The tournaments at a glance
| year | host | winner | Result | Second place |
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| 2010 details |
United States | Monarcas Morelia | 2: 1 | New England Revolution |
| 2009 details |
United States | UANL Tigres | 1: 1 n.V., 4: 3 i. E. | Chicago Fire |
| 2008 details |
United States | New England Revolution | 2: 2 n.V., 6: 5 i. E. | Houston Dynamo |
| 2007 details |
United States | CF Pachuca | 1: 1 n.V., 4: 3 i. E. | LA Galaxy |