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2019 Supercopa MX
The 2019 Supercopa MX was a Football in Mexico, Mexican Association football, football match-up played on 14 July 2019, and is the most-recent edition of the Supercopa MX. It was contested by the champions of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX, Cruz Azul, and the champions of the 2018 Supercopa MX, Club Necaxa, Necaxa, due to the Clausura 2019 Copa MX champion Club América, América competing in the 2019 Campeón de Campeones. Like the previous four editions, the 2019 Supercopa MX was contested in a single-leg format at a neutral venue in the Soccer in the United States, United States. This match took place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, Carson, California for the fourth consecutive year. The 2019 Supercopa MX was part of a doubleheader, which also included the 2019 Campeón de Campeones, organized by Univision Deportes, Soccer United Marketing (SUM), Liga MX, and LA Galaxy. Match details See also *Apertura 2018 Copa MX *Clausura 2019 Copa MX References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally worn a blue home kit. Founded in Jasso, Hidalgo, the club moved officially to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings. Estadio Azteca, the nation's largest sports venue, served as their home venue until 1996, when they moved to the Estadio Azul. After 22 years the team returned to the ''Azteca'' at the conclusion of the 2017-18 Liga MX season. Its headquarters are in La Noria, a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City. Cruz Azul has been in the Primera División champion nine times, trailing Toluca's 10, C.D. Guadalajara's 12, and Club América's 13. Cruz Azul's six titles makes it the second-most successful club in the history of the CONCACAF Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer United Marketing
Soccer United Marketing is the for-profit marketing arm of Major League Soccer which primarily deals in the promotion and sanctioning of professional soccer in the United States. In 2016, Soccer United Marketing was also chosen as the exclusive worldwide marketing partner of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL describes Soccer United Marketing as "the preeminent commercial soccer enterprise in North America, overseeing the marketing, promotion and operational execution of the region’s most successful soccer entities." It goes on to describe Soccer United Marketing as the business that "holds the exclusive commercial rights to Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation, as well as promotional, operational and marketing rights to Mexico national football team games played in the United States." Soccer United Marketing has also assisted in the organization of several international soccer events with North American involvement, including the North American SuperLiga, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Lichnovsky
Igor Lichnovsky Osorio (born 7 March 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL as a central defender. Club career Universidad Born in Peñaflor near Santiago to an Austrian father of German and Slovak descent, Lichnovsky joined Club Universidad de Chile at the age of 8. On 20 November 2011 he first appeared in the Campeonato Nacional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Club Deportivo Universidad Católica for the Clausura in which he was also voted as '' Player of the match''. Lichnovsky scored his first goal as a professional on 29 April 2012, contributing to a 5–0 derby home win over Colo-Colo. Porto Lichnovsky's good performances for both Universidad and the Chilean national youth teams attracted interest from English club Chelsea. However, nothing came of it, and in late June 2014 he signed a four-year contract with FC Porto from Portugal, being initially assigned to the B team. Lichnovsky played his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimar Yotún
VÃctor Yoshimar Yotún Flores (; born 7 April 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Peruvian Primera División club Sporting Cristal and the Peru national team. He can play as a left back, left winger, or defensive midfielder. Club career Early career Yotún first began by playing at the age of 7 in the youth academy Academia Deportiva Cantolao until the age of 12. Then he joined the youth divisions of Circolo Sportivo Italiano for two seasons. Then the following years he was in the youth divisions of Deportivo Real FC, alongside Manuel Tejada. In 2007, he transferred to one of Peru's largest clubs, Sporting Cristal, and played in their youth team. José Gálvez FBC In January 2008 he was loaned out to José Gálvez FBC for the 2008 Descentralizado season. There Yotún made his professional debut on 5 March 2008 in the Torneo Descentralizado in an away league match against Coronel Bolognesi FC. He entered the match in the 46th minute for Renzo Guevara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo César Aguilar
Pablo César Aguilar BenÃtez (born 2 April 1987) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. From March to July 2017, Aguilar served a ten-match suspension after head-butting a referee. Club career Early career Aguilar won the Paraguayan Primera División title with his first club, Sportivo Luqueño, in 2007. He then transferred to Argentine Primera División side Colón de Santa Fe, where he played for one year. Subsequently, Aguilar played for San Luis of the Mexican Primera División, before joining Argentine Primera's side Arsenal de SarandÃ. Tijuana In 2012, Aguilar was sent on loan to Club Tijuana. He started in 20 matches for the club during the Apertura tournament, which Tijuana won, defeating Toluca in the final, even scoring one of the goals himself. América On 18 December 2013, it was announced that Aguilar was transferred to Club América, with the announcement being made on the club's Twitter account. On 8 March 2017, during the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio César DomÃnguez
Julio César DomÃnguez Juárez (born 8 November 1987), sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis. Club career Cruz Azul Isaac Mizrahi, impressed by DomÃnguez's performance in Cruz Azul's reserve team, allocated him for the first team in the final fixture of Clausura 2006. At the age of 18, DomÃnguez made his debut on 29 April 2006 in a home match against Pachuca which resulted in a 3–2 win for Cruz Azul. DomÃnguez scored his first and second league goals on 14 November 2007 against Pachuca during the Apertura 2007 repechage. He has remained with Cruz Azul, having originally started as a pure centre-back, DomÃnguez has proven his versatility with solid performances as a right-back. On 1 June 2023, Cruz Azul announced that they would not renew the player's contract. DomÃnguez left the club after 20 years. Atlético San Luis On 15 June 2023, DomÃnguez joined Atlético San Luis. Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrián Aldrete
Adrián Alexei Aldrete RodrÃguez (born 14 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club UNAM. Club career Morelia Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Aldrete began his football career with Monarcas Morelia as a defender and midfielder. During his time as a player in Morelia, Mexico U-17 coach Jesús RamÃrez spotted young Aldrete and gave him a spot in the Mexico team in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which Mexico would win. After his participation in the World Cup, he was loaned to Dorados de Sinaloa for the Clausura 2006 season because he was not used in the first team and he needed to "gain experience". After his six-month loan to Dorados, Aldrete returned to Morelia and made his first appearance on 5 August 2006 under coach Hugo Hernández in a 0–2 defeat against Atlante. In that match, he played the entire match. Aldrete had been a regular starter for Monarcas Morelia. In 2012 after making nearly 200 league appearances for Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football 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. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De Jesús Corona
José de Jesús Corona RodrÃguez (born 26 January 1981) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and captains for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Corona is an Olympic gold medalist, captaining Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Club career Atlas Corona started his career in Atlas in 2002. On 26 February 2003, in week five of the season, Corona made his official league debut against UNAM in a 2–1 win. Corona played 47 games with Atlas from 2002 to 2004. Tecos Corona was later transferred to Tecos UAG in the 2004 summer transfer window. He made his league debut playing a full 90 minutes against América. Corona was then loaned to Guadalajara for the 2005 edition of the Copa Libertadores as they reached the semifinals. He is well remembered for his stunning performance against Boca Juniors. Corona had an impressive final season with Tecos before leaving. Cruz Azul On 16 June 2009, Corona was transferred to Cruz Azul for €2.8 million, with whom he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Escobar (Paraguayan Footballer)
Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena (; born 3 July 1995) is a Paraguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as either a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back or Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Paraguay national football team, Paraguay national team. Escobar held the Football in Paraguay#Players and records, highest transfer fee in Paraguayan football from 2019 to 2022, when he joined Cruz Azul. Club career Sportivo Luqueño Born in Luque, Escobar started his career with hometown side Sportivo Luqueño. Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2014 Paraguayan Primera División season, 2014 season, he made his first team – and Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División – debut on 16 February of that year, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Nacional Asunción. Escobar subsequently became a regular starter for the side, and scored his first professional goal on 4 May 2016, netting his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édgar Méndez
Édgar Antonio Méndez Ortega (born 2 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Liga MX club Necaxa. He achieved La Liga figures of 153 games and 16 goals over six seasons, with AlmerÃa, Granada and Alavés. He also played professionally in Mexico, mainly in service of Cruz Azul. Club career Born in Arafo, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Méndez finished his apprenticeship with Real Madrid and made his senior debut in the 2008–09 season with the C team, in the Tercera División. He upgraded to Segunda División B with CF Atlético Ciudad in summer 2009, and joined Betis Deportivo Balompié also in that league for the following campaign. Méndez signed for UD Melilla still in the third tier in July 2011, and scored seven goals in his only season. In 2012 he moved to UD AlmerÃa, being assigned to the reserves. On 20 July 2013, Méndez joined Andalusia neighbours Real Jaén in a season-long loan deal. He made his debut a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ElÃas Hernández
ElÃas Hernán Hernández Jacuinde (born 29 April 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club León. Club career Hernández made his professional debut on October 27, 2007, in a 1–0 win over Tigres UANL, he came off the bench in the 60th minute for former Morelia player Wanderson Da Silva. Even though Hernández had little playing time at the time, he did score the go ahead goal against Cruz Azul, which Morelia won 2–1. He scored his second goal on August 17, 2008, against UNAM. During the Apertura 2009 and Bicentario 2010 seasons, Hernández helped Morelia reach the semi-finals, scoring 12 goals and registering seven assists in 42 matches. He also played in all six games of the 2010 Copa Libertadores for Morelia, registering three assists. Cruz Azul On July 21, 2018, Hernandez debuted with Cruz Azul and scored his 1st goal at the 93rd minute in a 3–0 victory against Puebla. International career Hernández got his first call up b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
