In the 26 years since the short tournaments were founded, sixth place has never been champion.
in addition to the “curse of the super leader”in the MX competition there is also another position that condemns failure League to the team in turn: it is the ‘enchantment’ of the sixth place of the platesomething that Chivas could not overcome in the Closure 2022.
Since the establishment of the short tournaments in that far winter 96, Any team who ends up in the named place in the ranking, has been declared champion.
Total, seven 6th have reached lastbut all of them were defeated, even by opponents who finished lower.
The first to undergo the curse was Necaxa in the winter 1996 – right in the first game in the current modality – that as defending champions they had to give up their crown to Santos, second leader, who needed extra time to win his first star.
After that, in the winter 1999, Blue Cross fell before him Pachuca -seventh of the semester- which was imposed with a golden goal in the capital. The same tubes suffered from losing the definition of summer 2001 against Santos who was again named second.
In case of cougars in the opened in 2004 It turns out to be one of the most incredible. Although they took part in the “Big Party” because they were runners-up in Group 1, in the general goods ninths. However, they succeeded the two-time championship by hitting as visitors to Montereywho finished sixth.
Los Tuzos were again finalists in the Closing 2014but when he was in sixth position, the curse reached him and he was defeated by the Lion that it occupied the eighth step in that championship.
The last antecedent consisted of that of White roosters by Queretaro who fell victim to Santos, who finished eighth, in his only Liga MX final.
Finally, with marker 4-2 on penaltiesRayados who came in eighth eventually threw the Eaglesthe favorite of many to win the title at the Apertura 2019.
Now Leon repeat this curse well they were they lost 3–1 of Lion in the resit of the End of 2023, so whoever finishes sixth in the 2023 Apertura standings will try to end the curse.
Source: Goal