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Football tournament
InterLiga
Founded
2004
Region
Mexico (CONCACAF)
Number of teams
8 (group stage)
Current champions
Monterrey
Most successful club(s)
UANL Tigres (2 times)
Television broadcasters
Fox Sports en Español
Motto
Rumbo a la Libertadores
The InterLiga was a football competition from 2004 to 2010 between Mexican clubs to determine qualifying spots for that country in South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores.
Prior to the 2004 Copa Libertadores, Mexican clubs competed in two levels of competition—first against one another, and then against clubs from Venezuela—for spots in the main competition. In 2004, Mexico and Venezuela were granted automatic entries to the Copa Libertadores for the first time. The Mexican Football Federation decided to create a qualifying league for its two automatic spots, and the first InterLiga was held that January, during the off-season of the Mexican Primera División.
The eight qualifying teams were selected based on their combined results in the Apertura and Clausura phases of the Primera División, and divided into two groups of four, with even-numbered seeds in one group and odd-numbered seeds in the other. Each group was conducted as a single round-robin league. In order to assure a more neutral environment, and to take advantage of a large and relatively well-off pool of Mexican football fans, all matches were held in the United States in California and Texas, two states with large Mexican populations. The winners of each group then played in a final for one of the two Libertadores berths. The loser of the final had a second chance to earn the other berth, as it would compete in a play-in game against the winner of a match against the two second-place finishers from each group.
The actual league champions are currently excluded from the InterLiga as they qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, which is contested during the same time period as the Libertadores, and whose prize is a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup. Mexican teams would not be eligible for the latter competition if they won the Libertadores because Mexico belongs to CONCACAF.
The InterLiga was a football competition from 2004 to 2010 between Mexican clubs to determine qualifying spots for that country in South America's premier...
After both finals have been played, both winners qualify to the Copa Libertadores. Of the two winners, the team with the highest points during the group...
After both finals have been played, both winners qualify to the Copa Libertadores. Of the two winners, the team with the highest points during the group...
After both finals have been played, both winners qualify to the Copa Libertadores. Of the two winners, the team with the highest points during the group...
league season, but retained InterLiga for the other two spots ("Mexico 2" and "Mexico 3"). The group phase of InterLiga remained the same as in 2004...
Once the 2006-07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the InterLiga were defined: Source: [citation needed] Notes: Pachuca won the Clausura...
America was originally set to participate in the 2006 InterLiga tournament, but their 2005 clausura championship qualified the team for the 2006 CONCACAF...
The 2010 InterLiga was the seventh and last edition of the tournament. It determined the last two Mexican berths in the 2010 Copa Libertadores. Qualification...
The 2009 InterLiga was the 6th edition of the tournament that determined the last two Mexican spots in the 2009 Copa Libertadores. The eight qualified...
2007 InterLigaInterLiga Tournament details Host country USA Dates 5 January 2007 - 15 January 2007 Teams 8 (from the FMF confederations) Venue(s) 3 (in...
Cup (1991–1998) CONCACAF Giants Cup (2001) InterLiga (2004–2010) Copa Sudamericana (2005–2008) SuperLiga (2007–2010) Copa Libertadores (1998–2015) The...
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States) "INTERLIGA 2010 SCHEDULE". InterLiga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved...
InterLiga 2004 was the 1st edition of the tournament in which two Mexican clubs got the opportunity to represent the FMF and Mexico in 2004 Copa Libertadores...
Europe. Ochoa would start 2008 in impressive form, helping América win the InterLiga tournament with excellent performances, most notably in the group match...
Mini-League (Liguilla) to determine who qualified, and Mexico usespecially the InterLiga to determine two of its qualifiers. The last qualified team in each country...
Campeones Cup Winners (2): 2018, 2023 North American SuperLiga Winners (1): 2009 InterLiga Winners (2): 2005, 2006 Rio Grande Plate (3): 2007, 2008, 2009...
de Campeones: 2004 Guadalajara Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006 InterLiga: 2009 Seattle Sounders FC U.S. Open Cup: 2014 MLS Supporters' Shield:...
appointed as coach for the a second time. Under his guidance, Tigres won the InterLiga, qualifying the team to the Copa Libertadores de América, and then to...
CONMEBOL. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2010. Copa Toyota Libertadores at CONMEBOL.com Interliga Official Site...
Global Information
Monterrey