CONCACAF Champions League

Champions League
Founded 1962 (2008 in its
current format)
Region North America, Central America & The Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Number of teams 24 (from 12 associations)
Related competitions FIFA Club World Cup
Current champions Mexico América
(7th title)
Most successful club(s) Mexico América
(7 titles)
Website Official website
2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

The CONCACAF Champions League is an annual continental football club competition organized by CONCACAF for the top football clubs in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The winner of the CONCACAF Champions League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup. The tournament is officially known as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League due to sponsorship reasons.[1][2]

The tournament consists of two stages. The group stage is played from August to October, in which there are eight groups of three teams each. The eight group winners enter the knockout phase, which spans March through May. Unlike its European and South American counterparts, the winners of the CONCACAF Champions League do not automatically qualify for the following season's competition.[3]

The competition was originally known as the CONCACAF Champions' Cup when it was first organized in 1962. The title has been won by 28 different clubs, 17 of which have won the title more than once. Mexican clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, with 31 titles in total. The second most successful league has been Costa Rica's Primera División with six titles in total. Mexican side América are the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament seven times, followed by fellow Mexican-side Cruz Azul with six titles. The most successful non-Mexican club is Saprissa of Costa Rica with three titles. The only four teams to successfully defend the trophy are all Mexican: América, Cruz Azul, Pachuca, and Monterrey. The current champions of the competition are América, successfully defending the title after defeating Tigres UANL 4–1 on aggregate.

Competition format

Each tournament has two parts — a group stage held from August to October, and a knockout phase held from March to May of the following year. The group stage consists of 24 teams playing in eight groups of three teams each, with each team playing the other two teams in its group twice. United States and Mexican sides cannot be drawn into the same group. The winner of each of the eight groups advances to the quarterfinals. Each phase of the knockout rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals, finals) consist of a two-leg home-and-away series with the winner determined by aggregate goal differential.[4] Seeding in the knockout phase is determined by performance during the group stage.

Prior to the 2012–13 season, the competition had involved four groups of four, with one Mexican team and one U.S. team in each group.

History

Champions' Cup trophy won by CD Olimpia in 1972

The competition was initially created as a possible measure to enter the South American Copa Libertadores, a competition organized by CONMEBOL. Prior to 2008, the tournament was officially called the "CONCACAF Champions' Cup", but was usually referred to simply as the "Champions' Cup". The competition has had several different formats over its lifetime. From 1962 until 1995, the finalists, or clubs participating in a final round, would be decided by clubs who qualify via two separate brackets: a Caribbean Island qualifier and a Northern/Central American qualification competition. Initially, only the champions of the North American leagues participated. In 1971, the runners-up of a few North American leagues began to join and the tournament began to be expanded, incorporating round-robin group phases and more teams. After the creation of the United States' Major League Soccer, the competition became a straight knockout competition from 1997 until it was revamped into the current tournament in 2008.

Champions' Cup era (1962–2008)

The competition's former format, a knockout tournament called the Champions' Cup, was played under a variety of formats. The last format, used from 2004 to 2008, had eight teams competing – four from the North American zone (two from Mexico, two from the United States), three from the Central American zone, and one from the Caribbean zone. Since 2005, the champion of the competition also gained entry into the FIFA Club World Cup, giving clubs an added incentive for a strong participation and greater interest from fans. Also, the Champions' Cup Runner-up would be one of the three CONCACAF invitees to the Copa Sudamericana.

Champions League era (2008–present)

The CONCACAF Executive Committee at their 2006 November meeting decided to "act upon" a proposal—first delineated in 2003 by then Head of Special Projects Mel Brennan—at their next meeting by the CONCACAF Secretariat to develop the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup into a larger "Champions League" style event. The CONCACAF Executive Committee reported on November 14, 2007 some of the details.[5] The previous Champions' Cup format was used as planned in Spring 2008. Then, a newly expanded Champions League tournament was conducted starting in August 2008 and concluding in May 2009. The initial setup involved 24 teams and featured a Preliminary Round contested by 16 teams to reduce the field to 16 teams, which were separated into four groups of four teams.[5][6] After the Group Stage, the Championship Round are held from the Quarterfinal Round onward. Since 2012, the 24 teams have been divided into eight groups of three teams. The first placed teams qualify for the quarter finals. The quarter finals, semi finals and final are played over two legs.

Qualification

A total of 24 teams participate in the CONCACAF Champions League: nine from the North American Zone (from three associations), twelve from the Central American Zone (from at most seven associations), and three from the Caribbean Zone (from at most three associations).[7]

Nine from the North American Zone:

4 clubs from Mexico Mexico
4 clubs from the United States United States
1 club from Canada Canada

Three from the Caribbean Zone:

3 clubs, qualifying via the CFU Club Championship.[8]

Twelve from the Central American Zone:

2 clubs from Costa Rica Costa Rica
2 clubs from El Salvador El Salvador
2 clubs from Guatemala Guatemala
2 clubs from Honduras Honduras
2 clubs from Panama Panama
1 club from Belize Belize
1 club from Nicaragua Nicaragua

Clubs may be disqualified and replaced by a club from another association if the club does not have an available stadium that meets CONCACAF regulations for safety. If a club's own stadium fails to meet the set standards then it may find a suitable replacement stadium within its own country. However, if it is still determined that the club cannot provide the adequate facilities then it runs the risk of being replaced.

North American Zone

Nine teams from the North American Football Union qualify to the Champions League. Mexico and the United States are each allocated four berths, the most of any of CONCACAF's member associations, while Canada is granted one berth in the tournament.

For Mexico, the winners and runners-up of the Liga MX Apertura and Clausura tournaments earn berths in Pot 3 of the tournament's group stage.

For the United States, three berths are allocated through the Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season and playoffs; the fourth berth is allocated to the winner of its domestic cup competition, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. If U.S.-based, the MLS Cup winner, the Supporters' Shield winner, and the other regular season conference winner are placed in Pot 3 along with the U.S. Open Cup winner. If a Canada-based team occupies any MLS-allocated berth, or any U.S-based team qualifies for the Champions League by more than one method, the Champions League place is allocated to the U.S.-based team with the best MLS regular season record which has failed to otherwise qualify.

Since Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Canadian Championship was moved from April–May to April–August (with no matches occurring between May and August), overlapping with the start of the Champions League. Therefore, for the 2015–16 tournament only, the lone Canadian berth into the tournament, in Pot 1, was given to the best Canadian team in the MLS regular season. The setup will be reverted for the 2016–17 tournament, where once again the Voyageurs Cup competed for in the Canadian Championship, earns the lone Canadian berth into the tournament (starting from the 2015 Canadian Championship, the winner earns the berth in the next calendar year instead of the same calendar year as in previous tournaments).

Central American Zone

Twelve teams from the Central American Football Union qualify to the Champions League. The allocation is as follows: two berths for each of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador, and one berth for each of Nicaragua and Belize. The teams from Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama are placed in Pot 2 and the teams from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Belize are placed in Pot 1.

If one or more clubs is precluded, it is supplanted by a club from another Central American association. The reallocation is based on results from previous Champions League tournaments.

Caribbean Zone

Three teams from the Caribbean Football Union qualify to the Champions League. The three berths, in Pot 1, are allocated to the top three finishers of the CFU Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament for clubs from associations of the Caribbean Football Union. In order for a team to qualify for the CFU Club Championship, they usually need to finish as the champion or runner-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.

If any Caribbean club is precluded, it is supplanted by the fourth-place finisher from the CFU Club Championship.

Stadium standards

If a club fails to meet the standards for its home stadium, the club must find a suitable stadium in its own country, and if the club fails to provide the adequate facilities, it runs the risk of being replaced by another team.[9] Real Esteli of Nicaragua failed stadium requirements and was replaced by another team for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.[10] Estadio Independencia in Nicaragua has since been renovated, including upgrades to stadium lighting, and Nicaraguan teams now participate.[11] The qualifying team from Belize has failed stadium requirements and has been replaced by another team in each season from 2009–10 through 2014–15.

If one or more of the twelve Central American clubs is precluded, it will be supplanted by a club from the best Central American league, based on results from the current Champions League. If any Caribbean club is precluded, it will be supplanted by the club who finished 4th in the CFU Club Championship.

Attendance Record

During Champions League era:

Rank Date Host Club Visitor Club Venue Attendance
1 April 8, 2015 Club América Club Sport Herediano Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 66,208[12]
2 April 29, 2015 Montréal Impact Club América Canada Stade Olympique, Montreal 61,004[13]
3 April 22, 2015 Club América Montreal Impact Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 56,783[14]
4 February 23, 2009 Montréal Impact Santos Laguna Canada Stade Olympique, Montreal 55,571[12]
5 March 7, 2012 Toronto FC LA Galaxy Canada Rogers Centre, Toronto 47,658[15]
6 February 24, 2016 Seattle Sounders Club América United States CenturyLink Field, Seattle 42,836[15][16]
7 March 4, 2015 Club América Deportivo Saprissa Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 40,688[15]
8 March 3, 2015 Montréal Impact Pachuca CF Canada Stade Olympique, Montreal 38,104[12]
9 March 18, 2015 Montréal Impact Alajuelense Canada Stade Olympique, Montreal 33,675[12]
10 May 1, 2013 C.F. Monterrey Santos Laguna Mexico Estadio Tecnologico, Monterrey 33,667[15]
11 March 7, 2013 Tigres UANL Seattle Sounders Mexico Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás 32,810[15]

Sponsorship

The CONCACAF Champions League has several corporate sponsors: Scotiabank (which has been a title sponsor of the Champions League since 2014-2015), Miller Lite, MoneyGram, Maxxis Tires, and Nike.[7][17] The sponsors' names appear on the boards around the perimeter of the field, and boards for pre-game and post-game interviews and press conferences.[7] Nike is also the official provider of game balls and referee uniforms.

Finals

Champions Cup Era

Year Winner Score Runner-up
1962
Details
Guadalajara Mexico 1 – 0 / 5 – 0
Aggr. 6 – 0
Guatemala Comunicaciones
1963
Details
Haïtien Haiti (2) Mexico Guadalajara
1967
Details
Alianza El Salvador 1 – 2 / 3 – 0
Aggr. 4 – 2
Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia
1968
Details
Toluca Mexico (2)
1969
Details
Cruz Azul Mexico 0 – 0 / 1 – 0
Aggr. 1 – 0
Guatemala Comunicaciones
1970
Details
Cruz Azul Mexico (2)
1971
Details
Cruz Azul Mexico (1) Costa Rica Alajuelense
1972
Details
Olimpia Honduras 0 – 0 / 2 – 0
Aggr. 2 – 0
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Robinhood
1973
Details
Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (2)
1974
Details
Municipal Guatemala 2 – 1 / 2 – 1
Aggr. 4 – 2
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal
1975
Details
Atlético Español Mexico 2 – 0 / 1 – 1
Aggr. 3 – 1
Suriname Transvaal
1976
Details
Águila El Salvador 6 – 1 / 2 – 1
Aggr. 8 – 2
Suriname Robinhood
1977
Details
América Mexico 1 – 0 / 0 – 0
Aggr. 1 – 0
Suriname Robinhood
1978
Details
Universidad de Guadalajara Mexico
Comunicaciones Guatemala
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago
(3)
1979
Details
FAS El Salvador 1 – 1 / 7 – 1
Aggr. 8 – 2
Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia
1980
Details
UNAM Mexico (1) Honduras Universidad
1981
Details
Transvaal Suriname 1 – 0 / 1 – 1
Aggr. 2 – 1
El Salvador Atlético Marte
1982
Details
UNAM Mexico 0 – 0 / 3 – 2
Aggr. 3 – 2
Suriname Robinhood
1983
Details
Atlante Mexico 1 – 1 / 5 – 0
Aggr. 6 – 1
Suriname Robinhood
1984
Details
Violette Haiti (2)
1985
Details
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago 2 – 0 / 0 – 1
Aggr. 2 – 1
Honduras Olimpia
Year Winner Score Runner-up
1986
Details
Alajuelense Costa Rica 4 – 1 / 1 – 1
Aggr. 5 – 2
Suriname Transvaal
1987
Details
América Mexico 1 – 1 / 2 – 0
Aggr. 3 – 1
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
1988
Details
Olimpia Honduras 2 – 0 / 2 – 0
Aggr. 4 – 0
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
1989
Details
UNAM Mexico 1 – 1 / 3 – 1
Aggr. 4 – 2
Cuba FC Pinar del Río
1990
Details
América Mexico 2 – 2 / 6 – 0
Aggr. 8 – 2
CubaFC Pinar del Río
1991
Details
Puebla Mexico 3 – 1 / 1 – 1
Aggr. 4 – 2
Trinidad and Tobago Police FC
1992
Details
América Mexico 1 – 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
1993
Details
Saprissa Costa Rica (1) Mexico León
1994
Details
Cartaginés Costa Rica 3 – 2 Mexico Atlante
1995
Details
Saprissa Costa Rica (1) Guatemala Municipal
1996
Details
Cruz Azul Mexico (1) Mexico Necaxa
1997
Details
Cruz Azul Mexico 5 – 3 United States L.A. Galaxy
1998
Details
D.C. United United States 1 – 0 Mexico Toluca
1999
Details
Necaxa Mexico 2 – 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
2000
Details
L.A. Galaxy United States 3 – 2 Honduras Olimpia
2002
Details
Pachuca Mexico 1 – 0 Mexico Morelia
2003
Details
Toluca Mexico 3 – 3 / 2 – 1
Aggr. 5 – 4
Mexico Morelia
2004
Details
Alajuelense Costa Rica 1 – 1 / 4 – 0
Aggr. 5 – 1
Costa Rica Saprissa
2005
Details
Saprissa Costa Rica 2 – 0 / 1 – 2
Aggr. 3 – 2
Mexico UNAM
2006
Details
América Mexico 0 – 0 / 2 – 1
Aggr. 2 – 1
Mexico Toluca
2007
Details
Pachuca Mexico 2 – 2 / 0 – 0
Aggr. 2 – 2
7–6p
Mexico Guadalajara
2008
Details
Pachuca Mexico 1 – 1 / 2 – 1
Aggr. 3 – 2
Costa Rica Saprissa

1 No final match was held; the championship was decided by a final round.

2 Championship won due to withdrawal and/or disqualification of all other teams.

3 Universidad de Guadalajara, Comunicaciones and Defence Force were all declared joint winners after the 1978 final tournament was cancelled due to administrative problems and disagreements on match dates.

Champions League era

Season Winner Aggregate
Score
Runner-up Losing Semifinalists
2008–09 Atlante Mexico 2 – 0 Mexico Cruz Azul Mexico Santos Laguna
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
2009–10 Pachuca Mexico 2 – 2
(Away goals 1 – 0)
Mexico Cruz Azul Mexico Toluca
Mexico UNAM
2010–11 Monterrey Mexico 3 – 2 United States Real Salt Lake Mexico Cruz Azul
Costa Rica Saprissa
2011–12 Monterrey Mexico 3 – 2 Mexico Santos Laguna Mexico UNAM
Canada Toronto FC
2012–13 Monterrey Mexico 4 – 2 Mexico Santos Laguna United States Los Angeles Galaxy
United States Seattle Sounders FC
2013–14 Cruz Azul Mexico 1 – 1
(Away goals 1 – 0)
Mexico Toluca Mexico Tijuana
Costa Rica Alajuelense
2014–15 América Mexico
5 – 3
Canada Montreal Impact Costa Rica Alajuelense
Costa Rica Herediano
2015–16 América Mexico
4 – 1
Mexico Tigres UANL Mexico Santos Laguna
Mexico Querétaro
2016–17 Tournament in progress

Notes:

Records and statistics

Champions' Cup

Winners

Pos. Team Titles Years won Years runner-up
1 Mexico América7(1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2015, 2016)
2 Mexico Cruz Azul6(1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2014) (2009, 2010)
3 Mexico Pachuca4(2002, 2007, 2008, 2010)
4 Costa Rica Saprissa3(1993, 1995, 2005)(2004, 2008)
Mexico UNAM3(1980, 1982, 1989)(2005)
Mexico Monterrey3(2011, 2012, 2013)
5 Costa Rica Alajuelense2(1986, 2004)(1971, 1992, 1999)
Suriname SV Transvaal2(1973, 1981)(1974, 1975, 1986)
Mexico Toluca2(1968, 2003)(1998, 2006, 2014)
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force2(1978, 1985)(1987, 1988)
Honduras Olimpia2(1972, 1988)(1985, 2000)
Mexico Atlante2(1983, 2009) (1994)
6 Guatemala Comunicaciones1(1978)(1962, 1969)
Mexico Guadalajara1(1962)(1963, 2007)
United States Los Angeles Galaxy1(2000)(1997)
Mexico Necaxa1(1999) (1996)
Guatemala Municipal1(1974)(1995)
United States DC United1(1998)
Costa Rica Cartaginés1(1994)
Mexico Puebla1(1991)
Haiti Violette AC1(1984)
El Salvador Club Deportivo FAS1(1979)
Mexico Universidad de Guadalajara1(1978)
El Salvador Águila1(1976)
Mexico Atlético Español1(1975)
El Salvador Alianza1(1967)
Haiti Racing Club Haïtien1(1963)

(When sorted by years won or lost, the table is sorted by the date of each team's first win)

Performances by country

Rank Nation Winner Runner-up Winners Runners-up
1  Mexico 32 16 América (7), Cruz Azul (6), Pachuca (4), UNAM (3), Monterrey (3), Toluca (2), Atlante (2), Guadalajara (1), Necaxa (1), Puebla (1), Universidad de Guadalajara (1), Español (1) Toluca (3), Guadalajara (2), Cruz Azul (2), Morelia (2), Santos Laguna (2), UNAM (1), Necaxa (1), Atlante (1), León (1), Tigres UANL (1)
2  Costa Rica 6 5 Saprissa (3), Alajuelense (2), Cartaginés (1) Alajuelense (3), Saprissa (2)
3  El Salvador 3 1 Alianza (1), Águila (1), FAS (1) Atlético Marte (1)
4  Suriname 2 8 Transvaal (2) Robinhood (5), Transvaal (3)
5  Guatemala 2 3 Municipal (1), Comunicaciones (1) Comunicaciones (2), Municipal (1)
 Honduras 2 3 Olimpia (2) Olimpia (2), Universidad (1)
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 Defence Force (2) Defence Force (2), Police FC (1)
8  United States 2 2 D.C. United (1), Los Angeles Galaxy (1) Los Angeles Galaxy (1), Real Salt Lake (1)
9  Haiti 2 0 Haïtien (1), Violette (1)
10  Cuba 0 2 Pinar del Río (2)
 Curaçao 0 2 Jong Colombia (2)
12  Canada 0 1 Montreal Impact (1)

Champions League

Champions League Winners

Pos. Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
1 Mexico Monterrey 3 0 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
2 Mexico América 2 0 2014–15, 2015–16
3 Mexico Cruz Azul 1 2 2013–14 2008–09, 2009–10
4 Mexico Pachuca 1 0 2009–10
Mexico Atlante 1 0 2008–09
6 Mexico Santos Laguna 0 2 2011–12, 2012–13
7 Mexico Tigres UANL 0 1 2015–16
Canada Montreal Impact 0 1 2014–15
Mexico Toluca 0 1 2013–14
United States Real Salt Lake 0 1 2010–11

Top countries (Champions League)

Rank Country Winner Runner
-up
Losing
Semi-
finalist
Winner Runner Up Losing
Semifinalist
1  Mexico 8 6 8 América (2015, 2016),
Cruz Azul (2014),
Monterrey (2011, 2012, 2013),
Pachuca (2010), Atlante (2009)
Tigres UANL (2016), Toluca (2014),
Santos Laguna (2012, 2013),
Cruz Azul (2009, 2010)
Santos Laguna (2009, 2016),
UNAM (2010, 2012), Toluca (2010),
Cruz Azul (2011), Tijuana (2014), Querétaro (2016)
2  United States 0 1 2 Real Salt Lake (2011) Los Angeles Galaxy (2013),
Seattle Sounders FC (2013)
3  Canada 0 1 1 Montreal Impact (2015) Toronto FC (2012)
4  Costa Rica 0 0 4 Saprissa (2011), Alajuelense (2014, 2015),
Herediano (2015)
5  Puerto Rico 0 0 1 Puerto Rico Islanders (2009)

Best result by country

Rank Country Best result Best Team (Year)
1  Mexico Champions (x8) Atlante (2009), Pachuca (2010), Monterrey (2011, 2012, 2013),
Cruz Azul (2014), América (2015, 2016)
2  United States Runner-up Real Salt Lake (2011)
2  Canada Runner-up Montreal Impact (2015)
4  Costa Rica Semifinals (x4) Saprissa (2011), Alajuelense (2014, 2015), Herediano (2015)
5  Puerto Rico Semifinals Puerto Rico Islanders (2009)
6  Honduras Quarterfinals (x4) Marathon (2009, 2010), Olimpia (2011, 2015)
7  Panama Quarterfinals (x3) Arabe Unido (2010, 2014, 2017)
8  Guatemala Quarterfinals (x2) Comunicaciones (2010), Xelaju (2013)
9  El Salvador Quarterfinals Isidro Metapan (2012)

Notes:

Results by country

Results are listed in the Wins-Losses-Draws format. Numbers in parentheses are average points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss).
Results include matches from preliminary rounds, group play, and knockout play. *Penalty shoot-out considered a separate event from the match which preceded it.

CCL Season Mexico United States Costa Rica Honduras Canada Guatemala Panama El Salvador
2008–09 23*-12-10
(1.8)
2-9-5
(0.7)
3-3-2
(1.4)
7-5-4 5-2-2
(1.9)
2-3-3 3-7-4 2-3-3
2009–10 30-8-10
(2.1)
7-9-8
(1.2)
2-5-3
(0.9)
9-9-0 0-1-1
(0.5)
3-6-1 5-6-1 1-5-2
2010–11 25-10-6
(2.0)
13-12-4
(1.5)
6-4-2
(1.7)
7-9-2 3-2-3
(1.6)
2-3-3 2-8-0 1-5-4
2011–12 26-14-6
(1.8)
13-15-4
(1.3)
7-6-1
(1.6)
3-11-2 6-3-3
(1.8)
3-4-1 2-4-2 5-7-0
2012–13 19-4-7
(2.1)
14-6-6
(1.8)
5-2-3
(1.8)
2-3-3 2-2-0
(1.5)
4-4-2 0-8-0 2-10-0
2013–14 20*-6-6
(2.1)
11-6-5
(1.7)
7-7-2
(1.8)
2-5-1
(1.4)
2-2-0
(2)
4-4-0 4-5-1 3-3-2
2014–15 13-4-7
(1.9)
11-4-3
(2.0)
10-6-6
(1.6)
4-4-2
(1.4)
4-2-4
(1.6)
3-3-2 1-6-1 0-7-1
2015–16 18-6-12
(1.6)
10-5-9
(1.6)
3-3-2
(1.4)
4-3-1
(1.6)
1-2-1
(1.0)
2-4-2 4-4-0 1-5-2
Totals 174-64-64
(1.9)
81-66-44
(1.5)
43-36-21
(1.5)
38-49-15
(1.3)
23-16-14
(1.6)
23-31-14
(1.2)
21-48-9
(0.9)
15-45-14
(0.8)

Awards

Season Golden Boot Golden Ball Golden Glove
Player (goals) Club Player Club Player Club
2008–09 Javier Orozco (7) Mexico Cruz Azul
2009–10 Ulises Mendivil (9) Mexico C.F. Pachuca
2010–11 Javier Orozco (11) Mexico Cruz Azul
2011–12 Humberto Suazo (7) Mexico Monterrey Oribe Peralta Mexico Santos Laguna
2012–13 Nicolás Muñoz (6)
Carlos Quintero (6)
El Salvador Isidro Metapán
MexicoSantos Laguna
Aldo de Nigris Mexico Monterrey Oswaldo Sánchez Mexico Santos Laguna
2013–14 Raúl Nava (7) Mexico Toluca Mariano Pavone Mexico Cruz Azul Alfredo Talavera Mexico Toluca
2014–15 Darío Benedetto (7)
Oribe Peralta (7)
Mexico América Darío Benedetto Mexico América Evan Bush Canada Montreal Impact
2015–16[18] Emanuel Villa (6) Mexico Querétaro Rubens Sambueza Mexico América Hugo González Durán Mexico América
Season Best Young Player[nb 1] Fair Play Award
Player Club Club
2008–09 First awarded in 2014–15 First awarded in 2013–14
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14 United States LA Galaxy[19]
2014–15 Martín Zúñiga[20] Mexico América Mexico Pachuca[21]
2015–16 Alberth Elis Honduras Olimpia Mexico Querétaro
Notes
  1. Award was known as the "Bright Future Award" for 2014–15 season.

See also

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