Copa de Tejas

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| name = Copa De Tejas

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| founded = 2003

| region = Houston, Texas

| number of teams = 3

| current champions = América (2004)

| most successful club = Cruz Azul, América (1)

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Copa de Tejas

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| other_titles = Cup of Texas

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| country = United States

| num_teams = 3

| winners = Club América

| second = Everton

| matches = 2

| goals = 11

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| prev_season = 2003

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The Copa de Tejas ({{langx|en|Cup of Texas}}) was a soccer tournament held in Houston.{{cite web|url=http://www.visithoustontexas.com/media/press_releases.php?id=53&category=12865|title=Press Release|publisher=Visit Houston|date=9 June 2004|access-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927031722/http://www.visithoustontexas.com/media/press_releases.php?id=53&category=12865|archive-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead}} All games were played at the Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL's Houston Texans.

The participants were Club América, Everton and Pachuca.

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| date = 29 July 2004

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| team1 = Pachuca {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| score = 2 - 5

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| date = 1 August 2004

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| team1 = Club América {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| score = 3 - 1

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{{winners|fb|2004 Copa de Tejas winners|MEX|First}}

The Copa De Tejas was a preseason summer soccer tournament hosted by the Houston Texans NFL franchise at Reliant Stadium. The tournament featured clubs from Liga MX and the Premier League.{{cite web|last1=Fradkin|first1=Linda|title=Two elite soccer leagues battle in Copa de Tejas|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Two-elite-soccer-leagues-battle-in-Copa-de-Tejas-9834670.php|website=Houston Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Corporation|accessdate=January 15, 2018|date=June 16, 2004}}{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Glenn|title=On Soccer: Copa de Tejas means litmus test for Everton|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/On-Soccer-Copa-de-Tejas-means-litmus-test-for-1958928.php|website=Houston Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Corporation|accessdate=January 14, 2018|date=June 29, 2004}} The tournament was created to help establish the Reliant Stadium as a soccer venue, as well as persuade Major League Soccer to award an expansion franchise to the Houston market,{{cite web|last1=Greer|first1=Jim|title=Houston poised to score MLS team|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2004/08/02/story3.html|website=Houston Business Journal|publisher=Advance Publications|accessdate=January 15, 2018|date=August 1, 2004}} which was awarded in 2006 with the Houston Dynamo.{{cite web|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/mls/2005/dec15.htm|title=Earthquakes move to Houston, name stays in San Jose.|date=December 15, 2005|website=SoccerTimes.com|access-date=December 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235340/http://www.soccertimes.com/mls/2005/dec15.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}

There were two preseason tournaments held, in 2003 and 2004. Mexican side, Cruz Azul won the first tournament, and fellow Mexican outfit, Club América won the second and final tournament.{{cite web|title=On Soccer: Club America makes most of Copa showing|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/On-Soccer-Club-America-makes-most-of-Copa-showing-1978347.php|website=Houston Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Corporation|accessdate=January 10, 2018|date=August 5, 2004}}