2018 Campeones Cup

2018 Campeones Cup
BMO Field in Toronto hosted the match
EventCampeones Cup
Toronto FC UANL
Canada Mexico
1 3
DateSeptember 19, 2018 (2018-09-19)
VenueBMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Man of the MatchJesús Dueñas (UANL)[1]
RefereeRicardo Montero (Costa Rica)[2]
Attendance14,823[3]
WeatherClear
18 °C (64 °F)
73% humidity[4]
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The 2018 Campeones Cup was the first edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football competition contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX.

The match featured Canadian side Toronto FC, winners of the 2017 MLS Cup, and UANL, winners of the 2018 Campeón de Campeones, for which they qualified by winning the 2017 Liga MX Torneo Apertura. Toronto FC hosted the match at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, on September 19, 2018.

UANL won the match 3–1 to win the inaugural Campeones Cup.[5]

  1. ^ Boehm, Charles (September 19, 2018). "Toronto FC 1, Tigres UANL 3 – 2018 Campeones Cup Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rules was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Toronto vs. Tigres UANL – 20 September 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Toronto-Pearson International, Canada History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mexico's Tigres get a little payback, defeat Toronto FC in Campeones Cup". theglobeandmail.com. September 19, 2018.