Every rivalry has an origin, a point where both sides can look back and point to as the reason why they absolutely can not stand the other team. Sometimes it boils down to geography. Other times, this can revolve around a few moments in time that change the trajectory of the teams involved.
November 21, 2014
After beating out León for promotion in 2011 and beating them en route to winning Liga MX and going to the 2013 Copa Libertadores semifinals, the one-sided nature of the rivalry would shift dramatically the next year. Tijuana struggled to repeat their success in Liga MX while León, led by William Yarbrough, Carlos “Gullit” Peña, Mauro Boselli, and Rafa Márquez, would go on to become just the second club (with Pumas) to win consecutive championships in the short-season format.