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Prior to the 2004 Copa Libertadores, Mexican clubs competed in two levels of competition—first against one another, and then against clubs from Venezuela —for spots in the main competition. In 2004, Mexico and Venezuela were granted automatic entries to the Copa Libertadores for the first time. The Mexican Football Federation decided to create a qualifying league for its two automatic spots, and the first InterLiga was held that January, during the off-season of the Primera División De México . The eight qualifying teams were selected based on their combined results in the ''Apertura'' and ''Clausura'' phases of the Primera División, and divided into two groups of four, with even-numbered seeds in one group and odd-numbered seeds in the other. Each group was conducted as a single round-robin league. In order to assure a more neutral environment, and to take advantage of a large and relatively well-off pool of Mexican football fans, all matches were held in the United States in California and Texas , two States with large Mexican populations. The winners of each group then played in a final for one of the two Libertadores berths. The loser of the final had a second chance to earn the other berth, as it would compete in a play-in game against the winner of a match against the two second-place finishers from each group. 2005 TOURNAMENT For 2005 , Mexico was granted a third berth in the Libertadores. The Mexican federation decided to grant one of its Libertadores berths ("Mexico 1") based strictly on play during the league season, but retained InterLiga for the other two spots ("Mexico 2" and "Mexico 3"). The group phase of InterLiga remained the same as in 2004, but the final games were changed. The top team from each group plays the second-place team from the opposite group, with both winners advancing to Copa Libertadores. Of the two final winners, the one with the highest point total during group play will be designated "Mexico 2" and automatically advance to the group stage. The other final winner will be "Mexico 3", and will enter the preliminary round of Copa Libertadores. The 2005 InterLiga was again played in California and Texas, and expanded into Arizona . The finals were held January 12 at Reliant Stadium in Houston . The eight qualified clubs participated in the following groups: Match Schedule Matches at Bank One Ballpark ( Phoenix, Arizona )
Matches at Home Depot Center ( Carson, California )
Matches at Spartan Stadium ( San Jose, California )
Matches at Alamodome ( San Antonio, Texas )
Matches at Cotton Bowl ( Dallas, Texas )
Matches at Reliant Stadium ( Houston, Texas )
2006 TOURNAMENT The eight qualified clubs will participate in the following groups: Toluca was originally set to participate in the 2006 InterLiga tournament, but their 2005 clausura championship qualified the team for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup . Therefore, the club was replaced by Cruz Azul. Match Schedule Matches at Reliant Stadium ( Houston, Texas )
Matches at La Joya Stadium ( La Joya, Texas )
Matches at Pizza Hut Park ( Frisco, Texas )
Matches at Home Depot Center ( Carson, California )
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