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Back-to-Back League Champion Atlas FC to Represent LIGA MX, Face New York City FC at Campeones Cup on September 14
Tickets on sale now for the clash of league champions at Yankee Stadium
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NEW YORK CITY AND MEXICO CITY (May 30, 2022) – Following Atlas FC’s Clausura 2022 Final win Sunday night and earning the Campeón de Campeones crown given the club’s back-to-back Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 season wins, Atlas FC will represent LIGA MX and face New York City FC on Wednesday, September 14 at Yankee Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET) in New York City, to decide which league takes the Campeones Cup title.
Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. Fans are encouraged to visit www.CampeonesCup.com to sign-up for the latest information and to be part of an exclusive presale opportunity.
In its fourth edition, the 2022 Campeones Cup will feature the reigning MLS Cup champion NYCFC, against Atlas FC, LIGA MX’s Campeón de Campeones, which was determined last night in the city of Pachuca in the return leg of the 2022 Clausura Final. Atlas FC defeated Pachuca with a global score of 3-2 at Estadio Hidalgo, claiming back-to-back LIGA MX titles, and moves on as the LIGA MX representative in Campeones Cup. Atlas FC defeated Club Leon in December 2021 to win the 2021 Apertura season.
Campeones Cup, together with Leagues Cup, are part of a larger partnership between the two most important soccer leagues in North America, MLS and LIGA MX, launched in 2018. The partnership is rooted not only in the on-field rivalry, designed to strengthen the sport in the region, but by a true spirit of collaboration off it, with a focus on sharing best practices and on being a force for positive change in the local communities of both leagues.
MLS leads two wins to one in all-time Campeones Cup history against LIGA MX. Tigres UANL conquered Toronto FC in the inaugural 2018 edition, Atlanta United defeated Club América 3-2 in the exciting 2019 match, and the Columbus Crew resoundingly defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 in the 2021 edition.
Campeones Cup is sponsored by BODYARMOR, Buchanan’s, Crest and Dawn, and will be broadcast on Univision and ESPN2 in the United States and TUDN platforms in Mexico.
Campeones Cup History
2022 New York City FC vs. Atlas FC Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
2021 Columbus Crew 2, Cruz Azul 0 Lower.com Field, Columbus, OH
2019 Atlanta United 3, Club América 2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
2018 Toronto FC 1, Tigres UANL 3 BMO Field, Toronto, Canadá |
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