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2017 Campeón De Campeones
The 2017 Campeón de Campeones was the 45th edition of the Campeón de Campeones, an annual football super cup match, and the 44th held in the professional era of Mexican football. It was played on 16 July 2017 between Apertura 2016 winners Tigres UANL and Clausura 2017 winners Guadalajara. Like the previous editions, the 2017 Campeón de Campeones was contested in a single-leg format at a neutral venue in the United States. This year's match took place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California for the second straight year. The 2017 Campeón de Campeones was part of a doubleheader, which also includes the 2017 Supercopa MX, organized by Univision Deportes, Soccer United Marketing (SUM), Liga MX and LA Galaxy. Tigres UANL won the match 1–0 to secure their second consecutive Campeón de Campeones title, defending the title they had won the previous year. Match details References Campeón de Campeones Campeón de Campeones Campeón de Campeones () is an as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigres UANL
Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, abbreviated as Tigres UANL and simply known as Tigres or internationally as Tigres de México, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, Mexico. Founded in 1960 as Club Deportivo Universitario de Nuevo León and then changed to its current name in 1967. The club has spent 60 years in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. They had their first major success in the 1975–76 season, becoming the first team from Nuevo León to win a trophy by conquering the Copa MX against Club América. Tigres have been league champions eight times, and have won the Copa MX three times. In international competitions, Tigres won a CONCACAF Champions League title in 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, 2020 (finishing as runners-up three times), and was the 2015 Copa Libertadores Finals runner-up to Club Atlético River Plate, River Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga MX
Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera División de México (1949–2012), it has 18 participating clubs, with each season divided into two short tournaments, ''Apertura'' from July to December and ''Clausura'' from January to May. The champions are decided by a final phase called ''"liguilla"''. Since 2020, promotion and relegation has been suspended, which is to last until 2026. The league currently ranks first in CONCACAF's league ranking index. According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, IFFHS, Liga MX was ranked as the 10th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century. According to CONCACAF, the league – with an average attendance of 25,557 during the 2014–15 Liga MX season, 2014–15 season – draws the largest crowds on averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-Pierre Gignac
André-Pierre Christian Gignac (born 5 December 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Gignac began his career in his home Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône, playing for local club Fos and FC Martigues, Martigues. In 2002, he ventured to the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany region to join professional club FC Lorient, Lorient. He starred for the club for two seasons, which included a loan stint at amateur club Pau FC, Pau. Gignac joined Toulouse FC, Toulouse in 2007, amid controversial circumstances. After early struggles, he reached prominence during the 2008–09 Ligue 1, 2008–09 season, becoming the Top goalscorers in Ligue 1, league's top scorer with 24 goals. After a sub-par 2009–10 Ligue 1, 2009–10 season with Toulouse, Gignac joined the List of French football champions, defending champions Olympique de Marseille, Marseille in August 2010 on a five-year contract. He scored 77 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismael Sosa
Víctor Ismael Sosa (born 18 January 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer for Argentinos Juniors. Nicknamed ''Chuco'', Sosa is a dynamic forward who can play as either a striker, second striker or winger, due to his ability to score and assist goals. He holds a Mexican passport. Club career Independiente Sosa began his playing career in 2005 with Independiente. He made his league debut on 20 March 2005 in a 2–1 away defeat to Boca Juniors. In 2006, he had a loan spell with San Martín de San Juan but returned to the Independiente where he played until 2009 making 80 league appearances and scoring 13 goals. During the 2009 winter transfer window he joined Argentinos Juniors under new manager Claudio Borghi where he started well with 3 goals in his first 6 games for the club. His good form in the Apertura 2009 helped the club to a creditable 6th-place finish and in the Clausura 2010 he was the top scorer for the club with 9 goals in 17 appearances helping the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Zelarayán
Lucas Manuel Zelarayán (; born 20 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Belgrano. Born in Argentina, he represents the Armenia national team. He began his professional career with Belgrano in the Argentine Primera División in 2012, moving in 2016 to Tigres UANL in the Liga MX. He won three league titles and as many Campeón de Campeones tournaments, before an $8 million transfer to the Columbus Crew in 2020. In his first year in Major League Soccer, he won the MLS Cup, scoring twice and assisting once in a 3–0 final win over Seattle Sounders FC and being named MLS Cup Most Valuable Player. In July 2023, he transferred to Al-Fateh for an undisclosed fee. Club career Youth career and Belgrano Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Zelarayán was nicknamed "''El Chino''" (The Chinese) from his childhood and kept the nickname during his career. He played his youth football at Las Estrellas, Universitario, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Aquino
Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona (, born 11 February 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Aquino made his debut with Cruz Azul in 2010, playing in over 70 league matches until his transfer to Spanish Liga Adelante club Villarreal in January 2013, with whom he gained promotion to La Liga that same season. In 2014, he was loaned out to Rayo Vallecano. After a quiet performance with Rayo Vallecano, in 2015 he returned to Mexico to join Tigres UANL. Aquino has been called up to the Mexico U-23 national team, where he was a part of the squads playing at the 2011 Copa América, the 2011 Pan American Games, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Mexico won the gold medal. He made his debut with the senior national team in 2011, and participated in the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, as well as the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. Club career Cruz Azul Born in San Francisco Ixhuatán in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Damm
Jürgen Damm Rascón (born 7 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Oakland Roots SC in the second division USL Championship. According to a study conducted by Mexican club Pachuca, and backed by FIFA, Damm was the second fastest player in the world on 2015. He was able to reach running with the ball. Early life Jürgen Damm was born to an upper-middle-class family. His paternal grandfather is from Germany, and as a result, he holds a German passport. He was born in the coastal city of Tuxpan, state of Veracruz, and due to his father's job, 2-year-old Damm and his family moved to Toronto. After two years in Canada, Jürgen and his family returned to Mexico and settled in Guadalajara, where he began his football career. As his father always believed education was first, due to their family heritage, so Jürgen was not allowed to join any clubs until age 17, and he continues to pursue a degree in Business Administration. Jürgen wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Jiménez
Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez (born 13 August 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a defender for the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League. In traditional outdoor soccer, Jiménez primarily operated as a right-back. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Club career Tigres UANL On 26 July 2008, Israel Jiménez debuted in the Primera Division in the first game of the Apertura 2008, in a draw 0–0 against Pachuca under the manager, Manuel Lapuente. His first international game with Tigres UANL was in the 2009 North American SuperLiga in a game against Chivas USA, he played for the entire game. Since Ricardo Ferretti became the team's coach, Jiménez is a regular starter. He was part of the Apertura 2011 and Apertura 2015 championship-winning team's starting line-up. Monterrey Flash In June 2022, Jiménez signed with the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League. International career Mexico U-23 In 2012 Jimenez was chosen by coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Iván Estrada
Jorge Iván Estrada Manjarrez (born 16 October 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer. A full-back, his key attributes are his speed and dribbling skills, which makes up for his short height. Club career Estrada made his debut on 20 October 2004 against Pachuca, a game which resulted in a 1–0 loss for, his then-team, Dorados de Sinaloa. International career He received his first cap in a friendly match against Venezuela on 12 October 2010. His first call to the Mexico national team came in the midst of a conflict between players and now former National Team Director, Nestor de la Torre, and on top of that Estrada suffered an injury that allowed him to play only the first 24 minutes, he was injured by Venezuelan defender Gabriel Cichero. International appearances ''As of 12 October 2010'' Honours Santos Laguna * Primera División de México: Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012 Tigres UANL * Liga MX: Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017 * Copa MX: Clausura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known as Juninho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. A centre back, Juninho was known for his quality and leadership. The former captain of Tigres UANL, was a set-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals. After his retirement, he stayed attached to Tigres and worked with the youth teams and with the first team's head coach Ricardo Ferretti between 2020 and 2021. In February 9, 2023, he joined as an assistant for at the time head coach Marco Antonio Ruiz. Career His great-grandparents were from Poland. He spent his early career with Coritiba. On 2005, he was signed by Botafogo. He was transferred in 2008 to São Paulo after accepting a three-year offer on December 7, 2007. In January 2009, he was released to sign back with his former club Botafogo, but Tigres UANL from Mexico offered him a better contract, and since 2010 he has played in Mexico. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Torres Nilo
Jorge Emmanuel Torres Nilo (born 16 January 1988), also known as Pechu, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Atlas Torres Nilo started his football career at Atlas, where he was used in the club's youth team ''Academicos'' in the second division. Shortly after he made his professional debut under coach Daniel Guzmán on 25 February 2006 against Tecos UAG, coming in as a substitute for Rafael García Torres in the 85th minute of the match, which ended in a 4–0 victory for Atlas. Torres Nilo participated in the 2008 Copa Libertadores tournament with Atlas, where he played in their six group matches and scored one goal, against Boca Juniors in the first leg of the quarter-finals. In 2010 it was announced Jorge Torres Nilo would be sold to Tigres UANL for the Apertura 2010 tournament. UANL On 27 May 2010, Torres Nilo was sold to Tigres UANL. He made his debut with Tigres on 21 August 2010 in a home game against Santos Laguna the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
