The North American Soccer League (NASL), the second-level league in both the United States and Canada, adopted a split season in 2013; the season is divided into a "Spring Championship" and "Fall Championship".
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In Mexico and Colombia, for instance, the winners of each tournament play each other at the beginning of the following season for another title, but this is a rather minor season curtain-raiser, akin to national Super Cups in European leagues.
Apertura and Clausura in Argentine football | Apertura and Clausura | Primera División de México Apertura 2003 | Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Clausura 2014 | 2007 ''Clausura'' |
After a relatively successful first season, helping La Farola finish third in the Apertura and win the Clausura, Mora found himself on the bench more often than not in the following, and subsequently left for fellow league outfit C.A. Cerro.
The top leagues in both regions—Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada, Liga MX in Mexico, and the A-League in Australia (plus one team in New Zealand)—operate playoff systems to determine the season champion (or, in Mexico, two season champions).
In 2007 season, Delgado was transferred on loan to Cobreloa, and played Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
He formed a powerful striking duo playing alongside Eduardo Esidio, aiding him to score the record amount of goals in Peruvian football history (and the 2nd highest amount of goals by any player worldwide that year) while scoring many of his own – 17 in the Peruvian tournament and one in the Copa Merconorte – and leading Universitario to their historic third championship in a row, capturing both the Apertura and Clausura titles.