The beginning of the
professional era of the Campeón de Campeones was established for the 1942–43 season, the first professional edition was held in 1943. Previously, an edition was played corresponding to the 1941–42 season, still in the considered
amateur era of Mexican football. The trophy was presented by the president of Mexico at the time,
Manuel Ávila Camacho. From 1942 to 1995 the tournament was contested between the
Liga MX champions and the
Copa MX champions. Traditionally the single match (with an exception in 1968 and 1988 when two matches were played) to determine the "super cup" winner was held at the end of the season at a stadium in Mexico City. If a club won the league and cup titles of the same year, they were awarded the title
Campeonísimo with an automatic awarding of the Campeón de Campeones trophy. To date this has only occurred on five occasions (
León in 1949,
Cruz Azul in 1969,
Guadalajara in 1970,
Puebla in 1990, and
Necaxa in 1995). After 1995 the league championship was split into two shorter seasons
Apertura and Clausura. Then in 1997, the
FMF canceled the cup tournament. Due to these changes, the
Campeón de Campeones was postponed. The competition resumed in the 2002–03 season; however, this time it was contested between the champions of Apertura and Clausura. The competition was held four times and was placed on hiatus again from 2007 to 2014. In 2012, an unofficial match was played between the Liga MX champions and the Ascenso MX champions,
Leon beat
Santos Laguna 2–0. In the 2013–14 season, the Liga MX stipulated that a Campeón de Campeones match should be contested between the champions of the Apertura 2013 and Copa MX Apertura 2013, but it was not officially disputed. ==Competition format==