How bad has it been for MLS teams playing in Mexico?

Michael Arroyo of Club America gets a step on Hassoun Camara of the Montreal Impact in CCL play

The CONCACAF Champions League is set to resume next week with four MLS teams facing off against four Liga MX teams. The Seattle Sounders face Club América, D.C. United will play Querétaro, Real Salt Lake take on Tigres UANL and the LA Galaxy are playing Santos Laguna.


Last season, Liga MX and MLS faced off just twice, with both matches involving the Montreal Impact. The Impact played Pachuca in the quarterfinals and Club América in the finals.


Somewhat surprisingly, they were able to get draws in both games in Mexico, which helped them advance past Pachuca on away goals and into the semifinals. Despite their 1-1 draw in Estadio Azteca in the final, Montreal were unable to take home the CCL trophy after losing at home 4-2. Those two results in Mexico were a couple of the best in the history of MLS teams traveling to Mexico.


In 42 competitive games in Mexico, MLS teams have managed a total of just two wins and eight draws. The two wins came during the group stage of the 2011-12 Champions League, as FC Dallas upset Pumas in Mexico City and the Seattle Sounders defeated Monterrey. It should be said that the two Mexican teams did not play their full starting lineups.


Here's a list of all 42 games below:

Tournament
Round
MLS
Liga MX
Score
MLS Record
1998 Champions' Cup
Qualifying
Colorado
Leon
3-4
0-1
2001 Copa Merconorte 
Group Stage
Kansas City
Santos Laguna
2-4
0-2
2002 Champions' Cup
Quarterfinals
Kansas City
Santos Laguna
1-2
0-3
2002 Champions' Cup
Quarterfinals
Chicago
Morelia
0-2
0-4
2002 Champions' Cup
Quarterfinals
San Jose
Pachuca
0-3
0-5
2002 Champions' Cup
Semifinals
Kansas City
Morelia
1-6
0-6
2003 Champions' Cup
Quarterfinals
Columbus
Morelia
0-6
0-7
2003 Champions' Cup
Quarterfinals
LA Galaxy
Necaxa
1-2
0-8
2005 Champions' Cup
Semifinals
D.C. United
Pumas
1-6
0-9
2007 Copa Sudamericana
Round of 16
D.C. United
Chivas
0-1
0-10
2007 Champions' Cup
Semifinals
D.C. United
Chivas
2-3
0-11
2007 Champions' Cup
Semifinals
Houston
Pachuca
2-5 et
0-12
2008 Champions' Cup
Semifinals
D.C. United
Pachuca
0-2
0-13
2008-09 CCL
Group Stage
Houston
Pumas
4-4
0-13-1
2008-09 CCL
Group Stage
D.C. United
Cruz Azul
0-2
0-14-1
2008-09 CCL
Quarterfinals
Houston
Atlante
0-3
0-15-1
2009-10 CCL
Group Stage
Houston
Pachuca
0-2
0-16-1
2009-10 CCL
Group Stage
D.C. United
Toluca
1-1
0-16-2
2009-10 CCL
Group Stage
Columbus
Cruz Azul
0-5
0-17-2
2009-10 CCL
Quarterfinals
Columbus
Toluca
2-3
0-18-2
2010-11 CCL
Group Stage
RSL
Cruz Azul
4-5
0-19-2
2010-11 CCL
Group Stage
Toronto
Cruz Azul
0-0
0-19-3
2010-11 CCL
Group Stage
Columbus
Santos Laguna
0-1
0-20-3
2010-11 CCL
Group Stage
Seattle
Monterrey
2-3
0-21-3
2010-11 CCL
Final
RSL
Monterrey
2-2
0-21-4
2011-12 CCL
Group Stage
LA Galaxy
Morelia
1-2
0-22-4
2011-12 CCL
Group Stage
Colorado
Santos Laguna
0-2
0-23-4
2011-12 CCL
Group Stage
Toronto
Pumas
0-4
0-24-4
2011-12 CCL
Group Stage
Dallas
Pumas
1-0
1-24-4
2011-12 CCL
Group Stage
Seattle
Monterrey
1-0
2-24-4
2011-12 CCL
Quarterfinals
Seattle
Santos Laguna
1-6
2-25-4
2011-12 CCL
Semifinals
Toronto
Santos Laguna
2-6
2-26-4
2012-13 CCL
Group Stage
Toronto
Santos Laguna
0-1
2-27-4
2012-13 CCL
Quarterfinals
Seattle
Tigres
0-1
2-28-4
2012-13 CCL
Quarterfinals
Houston
Santos Laguna
0-3
2-29-4
2012-13 CCL
Semifinals
Seattle
Santos Laguna
1-1
2-29-5
2012-13 CCL
Semifinals
LA Galaxy
Monterrey
0-1
2-30-5
2013-14 CCL
Quarterfinals
LA Galaxy
Tijuana
2-4
2-31-5
2013-14 CCL
Quarterfinals
Kansas City
Cruz Azul
1-5
2-32-5
2013-14 CCL
Quarterfinals
San Jose
Toluca
1-1
2-32-6
2014-15 CCL
Quarterfinals
Montreal
Pachuca
2-2
2-32-7
2014-15 CCL
Final
Montreal
Club America
1-1
2-32-8