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{{Unreferenced|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = Copa Independencia
| yearr = 2007
| other_titles = 
| image = 
| size = 250px
| caption = 
| country = United States
| dates = September 26
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Club Santos Laguna]]
| count = 1
| second_other = {{flagicon|HON}} [[Club Deportivo Marathón]]
| matches = 3
| goals =
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player = 
}}

The inaugural '''Copa Independencia''' tournament was held on September 26, 2007 at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]. The tournament featured clubs from [[El Salvador]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], and [[Mexico]].

==Competing clubs==
*{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Club Deportivo FAS]]
*{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Deportivo Marquense|Club Deportivo Marquense]]
*{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Club Deportivo Marathón]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Club Santos Laguna]]

==Tournament Format==
The tournament is a one-day, two round event where the two winning teams of the first round face off in a second round penalty shoot out to determine the champion.

===First round===
{{footballbox|date=September 26, 2007
|team1=[[Club Deportivo Marathón]]
|score= 0-0 <br /> (4-1 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pens]])
|team2=[[Deportivo Marquense]] 
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]|}}

{{footballbox|date=September 26, 2007
|team1=[[Club Deportivo FAS]]
|score= 0-2
|team2=[[Club Santos Laguna]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]|}}

===Second round===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=5%|Season
!width=10%|Host
!width=20%|Winner
!width=15%|Score
!width=20%|Runner Up
|-
|2007<br />
|{{flag|United States}}
|'''{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Club Santos Laguna]]'''
|'''5-4 [[Penalty shootout (association football)|pens]]'''
|{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Club Deportivo Marathón]]
|}

===Champion===
{{winners-other|Copa Independencia 2007 Winners|MEX|[[Club Santos Laguna]]|First}}

==See also==
*[[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol]]
*[[Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]]
*[[Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol]]
*[[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras]]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821032017/http://www.clubdeportivofas.com/inicio.html Club Deportivo F.A.S.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120111093133/http://www.deportivomarquense.com/ Club Deportivo Marquense]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091203032405/http://www.clubsantoslaguna.com.mx/ Club Santos Laguna]
*[http://www.concacaf.com/ CONCACAF]
*[http://www.uncafut.com/ UNCAF]
*[http://www.femexfut.org.mx/ Federación Mexicana de Fútbol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901101419/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/ |date=2019-09-01 }}
*[http://www.fedefut.org/ Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110810074306/http://www.fesfut.org.sv/ Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928121710/http://www.lina.hn/ Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras]

{{Club soccer friendly tournaments in the United States}}

[[Category:International club association football competitions hosted by the United States|2007]]
[[Category:2007–08 in Mexican football]]
[[Category:2007 in Central American football]]
[[Category:2007 in sports in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Soccer competitions in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:September 2007 sports events in the United States]]