Previously, an edition was played corresponding to the 1941-42 season, still in the considered Amateur era of Mexican Football.

The format was changed to a single match at a neutral site, which is in the United States and shared with the Supercopa MX match, and the team with the higher aggregate table points across both Apertura and Clausura tournaments is declared the designated “home” team.

[5][6] In 2015, the Liga MX restarted the Campeón de Campeones with the match between Santos Laguna and América, the match was played at a neutral venue (Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas), that was the first edition of the competition that was played in the United States.

[8] Unlike the men's Campeón de Campeones, the women's version is played as a two-legged series, with the team having the most aggregate points host the second leg.

[8] Starting in 2022, if the club winning both Apertura and Clausura tournaments in the same Liga MX season, the Campeón de Campeones will be awarded automatically.