Both clubs only faced each other once before in a league final, the final of the
1977–78 season which UANL won 3–1 on aggregate. Before reaching this final, UNAM appeared in five finals since the year 2000, four in which they were victorious (Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, and Clausura 2011). The team last won the league title four years earlier when they defeated
Morelia to capture the Clausura 2011 title. This was UANL's third final in a one-year span, the team lost the
Apertura 2014 league final and lost the
2015 Copa Libertadores final in that span. The team last won the Liga MX title three years earlier when they defeated
Santos Laguna to capture the Apertura 2011 title. The teams represent the
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), which made it the third time two teams representing Mexican universities faced each other in the final. ==Rules==