1988 Campeón de Campeones

The 1988 Campeón de Campeones was the 35th edition of the Campeón de Campeones, an annual football super cup match.[a] The competition had not been played since 1976, marking this edition as its revival after a 12-year hiatus. Unlike most editions, this edition was played over two-legs, making it the second instance in the competition's history to use this format, the first being in 1968. The match-up featured América, the winners of the 1987–88 Mexican Primera División, and Puebla, the winners of the 1987–88 Copa México. The first-leg was played on 7 July 1988 at Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla and the second-leg on 10 July 1988 at Estadio Azteca, Mexico DF.

1988 Campeón de Campeones
First-leg
Date7 July 1988
VenueEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Second-leg
Date10 July 1988
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico DF
Attendance75,000
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In the first-leg, Puebla defeated América 2–1, but in the second-leg América responded with a 2–0 victory, winning the tie 3–2 on aggregate and claiming their third Campeón de Campeones title.

Match details

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First leg

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Second leg

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Footnotes

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  1. The edition number was calculated based on figures provided by Goal.com, with the first Campeón de Campeones having been held in 1941–42.[1]

References

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  1. Pérez, Salvador (20 July 2020). "Campeón de Campeones Liga MX: ¿Quiénes han sido todos los ganadores del torneo?". Goal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 July 2025.
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