Apertura tournament

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The Apertura tournament is the opening half of a split-season format in many Latin American football leagues, determining an early-season champion through a short, intense competition.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Apertura 2013 1
Apertura tournament canonical 1
Torneo Apertura 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football tournament format
sports competition
adoptedInDecade 1990s in many leagues
alternativeName Torneo Apertura
linked to: Apertura tournament
championType seasonal champion
commonInCountry Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
competitionIntensity intense competition
competitionLength short tournament
competitionType domestic league competition
contrastsWith Clausura tournament
determines early-season champion
followsFormat league phase
formatVariesBy country
hasOutcome league title for Apertura phase
historicalOriginRegion South America
influences qualification for continental competitions
relegation calculations in some leagues
languageOfName Spanish
literalMeaning opening
mayInclude playoff phase
organisedBy national football associations
pairedWith closing tournament
partOf split-season format
region Latin America
seasonRelationship counts as separate championship from Clausura in many leagues
seasonStructure opening half of split season
sport association football
timeOfYear first half of football season
usedIn Latin American football leagues
winnerReceives qualification advantages
trophy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liguilla usedIn Apertura tournament
Club León wonLigaMXTitleInSeason Apertura 2013
linked to: Apertura tournament
Apertura tournament alternativeName Torneo Apertura
linked to: Apertura tournament