Mercedes-Benz Stadium to host second annual event on August 14;
LIGA MX representative to be determined in mid-July
ATLANTA
(Thursday, May 30, 2019)
– Tickets to the 2019
Campeones Cup
– which will feature the 2018 MLS Cup champions Atlanta United against the winner of LIGA MX’s Campeon de Campeones match (Club America vs. Tigres UANL), will go on sale this Saturday, June 1, at 1 p.m. local via Ticketmaster.com or by visiting
CampeonesCup.com
.
As previously announced,
Campeones Cup
will be played Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, kicking off at 8 p.m. ET and airing on the Univision and ESPN family of channels in the United States, TSN and TVA Sports in Canada and Televisa in Mexico.
Campeones Cup
is an annual match up that pits the MLS Cup champion against the winners of LIGA MX’s Campeon de Campeones.
Atlanta United will try to win their first international title, while LIGA MX will determine its representative on July 14 at the Campeon de Campeones match where Club America (2018 Apertura champion) faces Tigres UANL (2019 Clausura champion).
An important pillar of the of the partnership between MLS and LIGA MX is to have a positive impact in the community hosting
Campeones Cup
. This year Atlanta United, MLS and LIGA MX will partner with the Latin American Association (LAA) in Atlanta to improve the workspace of its youth mentoring program. This program empowers the Latino community to adapt, integrate and thrive. More details about this program will be made available.
Atlanta United earned the right to host
Campeones Cup
when the club secured its first-ever MLS Cup championship last December. A week later, Club America secured their 13th LIGA MX championship.
Tigres UANL won the first edition of
Campeones Cup
, when the Monterrey-based club defeated Toronto FC 3-1 on Sept. 19, 2018, at BMO Field in Toronto.
Campeones Cup History
2018:
Tigres UANL 3
, Toronto FC 1 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
2019: Atlanta United vs. LIGA MX Team TBD (Club America or Tigres) Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Media Assets Highlights
- Click to download video soundbyte from Atlanta United President Darren Eales
- Click to download media assets from past Campeones Cup
About Major League Soccer
Headquartered in New York City, Major League Soccer features 27 clubs throughout the United States and Canada, including future expansion teams in Nashville, Miami and Austin. The League plans to have 28 clubs in the coming years. For more information about MLS, visit
www.MLSsoccer.com
.
About LIGA MX
LIGA MX is Mexican soccer’s first division, comprised of 18 clubs throughout the country and headquartered in Toluca, México. Visit www.ligamx.net for more information.
