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| Full name | Club América S. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions A. de C. V. |
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| Nickname(s) | Eagles |
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| Founded | October 12, 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Azteca, Mexico D.F. (Capacity 105,000[1]) |
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| Owner |  Emilio Azcárraga |
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| Chairman | Template:Country data México Michel Bauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Ramón Díaz |
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| League | Primera División | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2008 | 18th (league) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club América, most commonly known as just América, is a professional Mexican football club playing in the Primera División. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Estadio Azteca is a Stadium in Mexico City Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean (born in 1968 in Mexico City) is a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and his third wife Nadine Ramón Ángel Díaz (born 1959-08-29 in La Rioja) is a former Argentine football player The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación Primera División de México (Mexican First Division Apertura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two shorter tournaments that together Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación The team is one of the two most popular football clubs in Mexico, the other being Chivas. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara América is owned by Televisa (which also owns Necaxa, San Luis, and Socio Aguila). América and Chivas share the distinction of being the most successful teams in league play - América with 10 professional championships, and Chivas with 11. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara The two also have a long-standing rivalry. History Club América and Chivas de Guadalajara are considered the two most popular teams in Mexico Their meetings, which have become known as Clásicos are played at least twice a year and signal a national derby. América has won most of the clasicos. Their club colors have been yellow and blue since the team was founded. The team mascot is the eagle, one of which, named ("Celeste"), is flown around the stadium before important matches. Eagles are large birds of prey which are members of the Bird order Falconiformes and family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera
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History
Foundation
In 1916, two cousins and students from San Juan , Juan Ruiz and Cristian Romo, decided to form a team, which was to be called 'La Chona' Their team joined with another from San Juan College. [2]
Players from and Record met on 12 October 1916 . Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Many names were considered but it was Adrian 'Memo' Topete who had proposed América since they had formed a team on Columbus Day (Dia de las Américas), a day in which the Americas were discovered. The players soon designed a crest which had the map of the Americas encircled and placed a 'C' and an 'A' on both sides of the Americas. After they had created their logo, the players had to decide on their team colors. Rafael got some of his father’s navy blue trousers and a yellow shirt and it was decided amongst the group that those would be the club's colours. Since then, they have shared the spot of being the first most popular team in Mexico with Chivas de Guadalajara, their fiercest and most hated rival. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara
Amateur Era
In 1916, Club América had to prove themselves in order to be accepted into the Mexican League (Liga Mexicana de Aficionados de Futbol Asociacion)1. Necaxa, Atlante, Real España, Germania, and Asturias were already members of the league when América wished to join the amateur league. Other uses Río Necaxa, a river in the states of Puebla and Veracruz Atlante Futbol Club, also known as Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing at the Mexican First Division League. América's acceptance into the league depended on 3 games. If they lost a single one, they would not be accepted into the league. América’s first game was against Germania. They won the game and was then scheduled to play against España, which resulted in a draw. América was accepted as a result and formed part of the league. Their first season did not go so well. At the time, América was the only team in Mexico City with an all-Mexican club.
In 1918, the team changed its name to Union. The name didn’t stand too well and changed back to América in 19202. From 1924 to 1928, América were crowned league champions and were able to attract impressive crowds. In 1926, América became the first Mexican club to play outside of Mexico2. Aside from broadening their horizons, Club América along with Atlante petitioned to reduce the number of foreign players in the league. Shortly after the Mexican Football Federation was formed in 1928, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez , América's founder, was designated as the National Team Head Coach. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación AC (FEMEXFUT is the official governing body of the sport of football in Mexico. Most of the players that participated in the 1928 Olympics and 1930 World Cup were players that played for América. Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament won with difficulty by Uruguay from their bitter rivals Argentina would be the precursor to the first FIFA World The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international football teams
Professional Era
1940's Mexican League Beginnings
Up until 1942, every league in Mexico was considered a regional league even though the league in Mexico City was considered the strongest of them all. In 1942-43, the first National League was established and it was known as the Liga Mayor (Major League). Club América wasn't the team it was during the 1920s on through the early 1930s. Aging players, lack of resources, and lack of interest took its toll on the club which led the team to become a bottom feeder for much of the beginning stages of the professional era7.
1950s-60's First League Title
In 1956, the club was sold to a soft drink manufacturer. The new owner was trying to build upon the club's National Cup titles in 1954 and 1955 against Guadalajara, their soon to be nemesis. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara To the dismay of many, the owner failed to build upon the success and on July 22 1959, Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, owner of Telesistema Mexicano (Televisa), bought América from Isaac Bessudo3. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment
It is said in Mexico that the club was founded in 1916, but reborn in 1959, with the vision and values that were set forth by the son of Televisa's founder, Emilio Azcárraga Milmo. The vision he embarked upon was to convert football into a form of entertainment for the masses. Following the acquisition, Azcárraga told his players, "I do not know much about football, but I do know a lot about business, and this gentlemen, It will be a business7".
It was obvious to Emilio Azcárraga that football in Mexico needed an antagonist. Emilio Azcárraga knew that his club could not compete with the top team (in this case, Chivas). The new owner sought out to be the villain. Soon after, the club started to spend obscene amounts of money in acquiring foreign talents, which offended fans. Emilio Azcárraga hired the Mexican Leagues most successful football executive of that time, Guillermo Cañedo as President and Ignacio Trelles as head coach. It was then when Emilio Azcárraga revolutionized the game in Mexico. He laid down a foundation for the club’s future by investing in scouting, player development, infrastructure, and merchandising7. He marketed his team both at national and international level which allowed the club to enjoy financial growth. Under Azcárraga, the team has won 10 League championships, the first being the 1965-1966 season.
1970s Signs of Greatness
In the 1970s, when Mexico's league championship format was changed to a play-off following the regular season (the previous format was akin to most European leagues, where the team with the most points after the end of the regular season is crowned the champion), América achieved more success - winning in the 1970-71 season (América 2 - 0 Toluca), and in the 1975-76 season, defeating Universidad de Guadalajara by a score of 4-0. Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club also known simply as Toluca, is a Mexican professional football club The success in the 70's was due in large part to players like Enrique Borja, later an executive for the team, and Carlos Reinoso the gifted Chilean playmaker who is arguably the greatest player to wear an América uniform. Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December, 1945) is a famous Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1946) is a Chilean football coach who played in the 1970s and 1980s most notably as a member of the Mexican
1980s The Golden Age
During the 80's America was an unforgettable team. They were always considered a favorite to win the championship in any tournament they participated in. They won the league five times, including three consecutive titles: the 1983-84 season, the 1984-85 season, the Prode 1985, the 1987-88 and the 1988-89 season. The Mexican Football Champion is the winner of the Primera División of football in Mexico. They also won the Mexican Super Cup twice, in 1987-88 and 1988-89. And they won the 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1987 was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America Central America and the
1990s A Decade to Forget
The '90s would be a decade to forget for fans of the yellow clad warriors, with nothing to show for except a CONCACAF Cup in 1990, an Interamericana Cup championship in 1993, and a CONCACAF Cup Championship in 1992. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) CONCACAF (the Confederation of North Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America, Years came and went with Televisa spending exorbitant amounts of money on both Mexican and South American (and even a few European and African imports) destined to return the club to its former glory which came to pass as nothing more than currency far from well spent. Internationally renowned coaches and executives were also brought to the team, producing no results that added to the team's woes. The only bright spots of the decade were the appearance of new young stars that developed in the club's youth squad, players like Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Germán Villa that would be instrumental to the team's success later on. Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football Germán Villa Castañeda (born April 2 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who currently plays for Club América.
2000s Return to the Top
The new millennium brought renewed hope for Club América's fans, who would be rewarded quickly, with a CONCACAF Giants' cup in 2001, the first League championship in 13 years in the summer of 2002, and the team's tenth overall League title in 2005. The team, now being run by Azcárraga's son, Emilio Azcárraga Jean continues the legacy begun by his father and the foundation he laid which eventually rewarded the club with - aside from the aforementioned 10 League titles- , 3 Cup titles, 3 Super Cup titles, 5 CONCACAF Champions Cup titles, and 2 Interamerican Cup titles.
In 2006, América qualified to the FIFA Club World Cup, in this tournament, América just won its 1st match against the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Korea). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club (전북 현대 모터스 축구클럽 are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. América went on to lose the next match against FC Barcelona (Spain), América ended its participation in the tournament, losing the 3rd place spot to Al-Ahly (Egypt). Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. They finished 4th in the 2006 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental
2007 - América had a good start in the Clausura 2007. Primera División de México (Mexican First Division Clausura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire They made the playoffs of the Clausura and were in Copa Libertadores 2007 finals as well. The Copa Libertadores de America 2007 was the 48th edition of the Copa Libertadores. Their then manager Luis Fernando Tena made very controversial by leaving the starters in Mexico to play the Clausura, and he started their substitutes and youth players in the Libertadores Away game in Brazil against Santos. Luis Fernando Tena Garduño (born January 20, 1958 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football manager and former player They lost the away game (2)2-1(1). Another upsetting moment came when América lost the final of the Clausura to Pachuca It was also very close. Club de Fútbol Pachuca,also CF Pachuca, or usually simply Pachuca, is a Mexican football team which competes in the Mexican Primera División They tied in Pachuca's home (1-1) and lost in their home (2-1). This also saw a sad moment of Las Aguilas, this being Cuauhtémoc Blanco, an América icon's final game for América. Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football He had signed a contract with the Chicago Fire of MLS to migrate there at the end of the Clausura. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Aftere scarce results and questionable decisions, Luis Fernando Tena was fired halfway into the Apertura 2007 and was replaced by one of América's legendary players of the 80's, Daniel Brailovsky. Luis Fernando Tena Garduño (born January 20, 1958 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football manager and former player Primera División de México (Mexican First Division Apertura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two shorter tournaments that together Alberto Daniel Brailovsky ( Hebrew: דניאל בריילובסקי sometimes spelled Brailovski, born November 18, 1958 in Buenos Aires In December of 2007, América had a season to forget. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Las Águilas lost to Monarcas de Morelia in two very difficult games of the repechaje (re-qualifiers) of the Apertura 2007. Club Atlético Morelia or simply Monarcas, is a Mexican professional football club Primera División de México (Mexican First Division Apertura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two shorter tournaments that together They also had an opportunity to be champions of the Copa Sudamericana 2007, but lost to Arsenal de Sarandi after many controversial decisions made my many people on and off the field. The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually called Arsenal de Sarandí or simply Arsenal, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Those people included the Board of the CONMEBOL
The Clausura 2008 has seen América finish at the very bottom of the league table for the first time in team history. CONMEBOL or CSF ( Con federación Suda' me' ricana de Fút' bol', South American Football Confederation is the governing body of Football (soccer Primera División de México (Mexican First Division Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in
Stadium
América plays their home games at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Estadio Azteca is a Stadium in Mexico City Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Estadio Azteca is a Stadium in Mexico City Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The stadium briefly used by Atlante, Cruz Azul and Necaxa before they moved to the Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo in 2007, Estadio Azul in 1996 and Estadio Victoria in 2003 respectively. Atlante Futbol Club, also known as Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing at the Mexican First Division League. Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional Football (soccer club Other uses Río Necaxa, a river in the states of Puebla and Veracruz Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo is a 20000-seat stadium in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Estadio Azul (literally Blue Stadium) formerly Estadio Azulgrana and Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes, is a 35000-seat stadium located in Mexico Estadio Victoria is Sports Stadium located in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes Aguascalientes The stadium was designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and was inaugurated on May 29, 1966, with a match between América and Torino, which was tied 2-2. Pedro Ramírez Vázquez (born 16 April 1919 in Mexico City) is a late twentieth century Mexican Architect He earned Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont The Azteca is also the only stadium in history to host two World Cup finals. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The First Goal in the stadium was scored for Arlindo Dos Santos.
The Estadio Azteca has a seating capacity of 120,000 making it the fourth largest stadium in the world. Estadio Azteca is a Stadium in Mexico City Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team
Supporters
América have substantial Ultras fan support in the form of barras, the most popular of which is called La Monumental. Ultras ( Latin word deriving from beyond in English with the implication that their enthusiasm is 'beyond' the normal are a sanctioned form of sports team supporters This barra is unique in that it was not established or even organized by the fans, but rather was created by Javier Pérez Teuffer, the club's president at the time. He wanted a more family-oriented barra, but his creation soon went awry. La Monumental is notorious for being one of the most rabid and violent barras in Mexico, attacking rival barras like UNAM's La Rebel at first glance. The violence came to a head on May 11, 2004, when América were eliminated from the 2004 Copa Libertadores by Brazilian side São Caetano. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The 2004 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 45th in the tournament's history Associação Desportiva São Caetano is a Brazilian football team based on the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan During the game, Cuauhtémoc Blanco elbowed an opposing player and was sent off. As São Caetano players celebrated the victory after the game ended, Blanco came back from the locker room and started a fight. Soon after, members of La Monumental invaded the pitch and began to attack São Caetano's goalkeeper and several members of security. A pitch invasion, known as rushing the field in the United States occurs when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the field to celebrate or protest about They also damaged parts of the Azteca. Though the São Caetano players got away safely, both Blanco and La Monumental were condemned for the incident. However, the "Ritual del Kaoz" have taken over and separated from the Ultra section or "El Gallinero" (how it is called in the cheap section). They have taken over in a way that now they have no affiliation with the stadium workers. They are completely independent and are now seen by people as the most feared firm by the PFP (Federal Preventive Police) of Mexico. They are mostly formed up by the people that were banned from "El Gallinero" because of the São Caetano incident where everyone that went on the field was banned for life.
Apart from this, various América barras, including La Monumental, Ritual Del Kaoz and La Disturbio engage in acts of tifo, such as the popular Avalancha (avalanche). Tifo, originally the Italian word for the phenomenon of supporting a sport team is mostly used as a name for any spectacular choreography displayed by supporters on the For this, supporters rush either up or down the stands whenever América score a goal. This act is designed - like its name implies - to imitate an avalanche. Supporters also perform elaborate porras, or chants, the most famous of which is Vamos América. Though not necessary, the barras will frequently employ the use of drums or various other musical and percussion instruments to add rhythm to a chant.
Chant
América, ¡a ganar! Estoy contigo, oye mi corazón. América, ¡Águilas! América, ¡a ganar! No te detengas, tú serás el campeón. Águilas vamos, sigan adelante, al ataque final. Con mucha garra y con entrega nadie nos detendrá. Hoy es día grande, en la cancha once estrellas verás. Son once águilas valientes de amarillo y azul. América, ¡Águilas! América, ¡a ganar! Estoy contigo, oye mi corazón. América, ¡Águilas! América, ¡a ganar! No te detengas, tú serás el campeón
America had a bad outcome in the 1st division of Mexico but had a great run in the copa libertadores
Rivalries
El Clásico Joven
América has a long standing rivalry with Cruz Azul called El Clásico Joven (The Young Classic). Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional Football (soccer club It is considered one of Mexico's classic derbies because of the size of the two clubs and their popularity around Mexico City and the rest of the country. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico América and Cruz Azul rank second and third all-time in Mexican championships and are tied for the most CONCACAF Champions' Cups. Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional Football (soccer club The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international football competition held in the CONCACAF region ( North America, Central
El Super Clásico Mexicano
The rivalry between América and Chivas is considered the most important rivalry in Mexico. History Club América and Chivas de Guadalajara are considered the two most popular teams in Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The derby transcends far beyond just the two corresponding cities, Mexico City and Guadalajara but around the country and some parts of the United States. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality The United States of America —commonly referred to as the América and Chivas have long been the two most successful teams in Mexico and currently stand one and two on the all-time first division table, Chivas has recently taken the lead by winning their eleventh star. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
Youth Squad
Socio Águila is America's youth/reserve squad. Socio Águila is a Mexican football club which plays in the Primera División A, particularly serving as the reserve team for Club América.
Club records
- First Mexican team to get to the second round of the Copa Libertadores de America in 1998.
- First Mexican team to get a point in the Copa Libertadores de America outside México against Vasco da Gama, the result was 1-1. Mexico State or State of Mexico (often abbreviated to " Edomex " from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the
- Has participated in most international competitions out of all Mexican teams, with 20.
- These are the number of times participated in international competitions:
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- 8 Cups of Champions and Runners-up of CONCACAF (1977, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2006)
- 1 Giant's Cup of CONCACAF (2001)
- 2 Inter-American Cups (1978, 1991)
- 2 Sudamericana Cups (2005, 2007)
- 6 Libertadores Cups (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008)
- 1 Club World Cup (2006)
- Along with the Guadalajara, is the only club to have played all the matches in the first Mexican division. CONCACAF (the Confederation of North Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America, Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara
- Historical Record of most games without losing in Mexican Football, 28. (Closing 2005 - Opening 2005). The former record was 24 games without losing in 1971-1972.
- Mexican team with most points in one short season, 43 (Apertura 2002).
- First Mexican team complete 1000 victories in the Opening of the 2002 playing against Pumas of the UNAM Giving an olympic round in stage CU.
- First team of CONCACAF to win the Inter-American Cup in 1978. CONCACAF (the Confederation of North Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America,
- Winner of most international matches in Mexico and CONCACAF.
- Only team of CONCACAF that has won the Inter-American Cup 2 times, in 1978 and 1991.
- Winner of the most Champions Cup of CONCACAF, along with Cruz Azul Club, both with 5 titles each.
- Only team of CONCACAF that has won arguably the most important international matches in the region:
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- Champions Cup of the CONCACAF
- Inter-American Cup
- Giant's Cup of the CONCACAF.
- Has participated in more Copa Libertadores than any other Mexican team.
- IFFHS RECORDS: (http://www.iffhs.de/)
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- First Mexican team in the top 10 of the Club World Ranking of the IFFHS (December 2007).
- Currently (December 2007) is the best Mexican team in the All-Time Club World Ranking of the IFFHS in the place 72 with 81 points.
- First non-European and South American team in being World-wide Club of the month to win the award 2 times: August 2001 and May of 2002.
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Honours
National
- Mexican Championship: 10
- 1965-1966, 1970-1971, 1975-1976,1983-1984, 1984-1985, Prode 85 1987-1988, 1988-1989, Verano 2002, Clausura 2005
- Campeón de Copa (Mexican Cup): 5
- 1953-1954, 1954-1955, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, 1973-1974
- Campeón de Campeones (Mexican Super Cup): 5
- 1954-1955, 1975-1976, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 2004-2005
International
- Copa Sudamericana:
- Runners-up 2007
Amateur
- Campeón de Liga (League Championship): 4
- 1924-1925, 1925-1926, 1926-1927, 1927-1928
- Campeón de Copa (Mexican Cup): 1
- 1937-1938
Friendly
- Copa Independencia: 1966-67, 1974-75
- Junta Española Covadonga: 1927
- Copa Vizcaya: 1920
- Copa Baltamar: 1922
- Liga Excélsior: 1920
- Copa Presidente Gustavo Díaz Ordaz: 1964-65
- Copa Revolución Mexicana: 1980-81
- Copa Pachuca: 1997
- Copa Houston: 2003
- Copa San José: 2006
International Competitions
América at the Copa Libertadores
| Year | PG | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | GD | Stage |
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| 1998 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | Round of 16 |
| 2000 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2002 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 29 | 11 | Semifinals |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Round of 16 |
| 2007 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2008 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 2 | Semifinals |
| Total | 64 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 108 | 73 | 112 | 35 |
América at the Copa Sudamericana
| Year | PG | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | GD | Stage |
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| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | -1 | Quarterfinals |
| 2007 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 5 | Finalist |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 4 |
América at the FIFA Club World Cup
| Year | PG | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | GD | Stage |
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| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 4th Place |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -4 |
Current Roster
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Retired Numbers
- 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, attacking midfielder, retired for 5 years (also can be explained as 10 short tournaments). For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Alejandro Argüello Roa (born January 24, 1982 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who currently plays for Club América. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Enrique Esqueda (born in Santiago de Querétaro) is a Mexican football striker who currently plays for Club América. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Raúl Alvin Mendoza Argüello (born July 27, 1984 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who currently plays for Club América In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Juan Carlos Silva (born February 6 1988 is a Mexican soccer player currently playing for Club America in Mexico Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Santiago Fernández Fernández (born March 7, 1985, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a football Striker who currently plays for In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Milton Aguilar plays for Club America, Milton is the third Goalkeeper. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Alfredo Omar Tena (born April 28, 1985 in Mexico City) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Socio Águila Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Éder dos Santos (born February 1, 1984 in Monterrey, Mexico) is a Mexican born footballer of Brazilian descent For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Carlos Alberto Sánchez Romero (born February 13, 1980) is a football defender currently playing for Club América. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Juan Carlos Medina (Born on August 22, 1983) is a Mexican Footballer currently playing for Club America as a Right Wing Midfielder. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born April 15, 1981 in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a left-footed Argentine Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio (born July 20 1984, in Córdoba) is an Argentine football striker Football clubs around the world sometimes retire Squad numbers to recognise players' loyal service or tragic death Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. (dedicated honor)
Confirmed transfers
In:
Éder promoted from Socio Aguila- Juan Carlos Medina from Atlas for $2. Éder dos Santos (born February 1, 1984 in Monterrey, Mexico) is a Mexican born footballer of Brazilian descent Socio Águila is a Mexican football club which plays in the Primera División A, particularly serving as the reserve team for Club América. Juan Carlos Medina (Born on August 22, 1983) is a Mexican Footballer currently playing for Club America as a Right Wing Midfielder. FC Atlas AC is a Mexican professional football club Atlas is one of three teams that play in Mexico 's second important city Guadalajara, along with 5 million
Andrés D'Alessandro From San Lorenzo for $9 million- Gonzalo Bergessio From San Lorenzo for $4 Million
Out:
- Federico Higuaín returns to
Beşiktaş
Notable Players
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Top Goalscorers in a season
- 1958-59 Miguel Nunez (25 Goals)
- 1965-66
José Alves "Zague" (20 Goals) - 1970-71 Enrique Borja (20 Goals)
- 1971-72 Enrique Borja (26 Goals)
- 1972-73 Enrique Borja (24 Goals)
- 1973-74
Osvaldo Castro (26 Goals) - 1982-83 Norberto Outes (22 Goals)
- Invierno 1998 Cuauhtémoc Blanco (16 Goals)
- Apertura 2005 Kléber (11 Goals)
- Copa Libertadores 2007
Salvador Cabañas (10 Goals) - Copa Libertadores 2008 Salvador Cabañas (8 Goals)
Top Goalscorers
- Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" (162 Goals)
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco (125 Goals)
- Enrique Borja (99 Goals)
- Eduardo González Palmer (90 Goals)
- Carlos Reinoso (86 Goals)
- José Alves "Zague" (86 Goals)
- Carlos Hermosillo (78 Goals)
- Gonzalo Farfán (70 Goals)
- Octavio Vial (62 Goals)
- Antonio Carlos Santos (58 Goals)
François Omam-Biyik (53 Goals)- Norberto Outes (52 Goals)
Hernan Calbaceta (50 Goals)- Osvaldo Castro (45 Goals)
- Kleber Boas (34 Goals)
- Salvador Cabañas (33 Goals) (active)
- Ivan Zamorano (33 Goals)
Selected Former Champion Managers
Roberto Scarone (1965/66 Champion Coach)- Jose Antonio Roca (1970/71 Champion Coach)
- Raúl Cárdenas (1975/76 Champion Coach)
Carlos Reinoso (1983/84 Champion Coach)- Miguel Angel "El Zurdo" López (1984/85, PRODE85 Champion Coach)
Jorge Vieira (1987/88, 1988/89 Champion Coach)- Manuel Lapuente (Verano 2002 Champion Coach)
- Mario Carrillo (Clausura 2005 Champion Coach)
Presidents
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Florencio Domínguez |
1916 | 1920 |
| Guillermo Gómez |
1920 | 1930 |
| Juan de Dios Bojórquez |
1930 | 1932 |
| Eric Herrera |
1933 | 1933 |
| Louis Martinez |
1933 | 1934 |
| Ernesto Sota |
1934 | 1937 |
| Germán Núñez |
1937 | 1938 |
| Salvador González |
1938 | 1939 |
| Francisco Bautista |
1939 | 1940 |
| Filiberto Zapata |
1940 | 1940 |
| César Martíno |
1940 | 1945 |
| Francisco Bautista |
1945 | 1948 |
| Antonio Hidalgo |
1948 | 1949 |
| Miguel Ramírez |
1950 | 1954 |
| Julián Rodríguez |
1954 | 1956 |
| Pedro Valdez |
1956 | 1959 |
| Darío Pastrana |
1959 | 1961 |
| Guillermo Cañedo |
1961 | 1981 |
| Emilio Díez |
1981 | 1996 |
| Pablo Cañedo |
1996 | 1997 |
| Alejandro Orvañános |
1997 | 1998 |
| Raúl Quintana |
1998 | 1999 |
| Javier Pérez |
1999 | 2004 |
| Guillermo Jorge Cañedo |
2004 | 2008 |
| Michel Bauer |
2008- |
References
Sources/External Links
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1 "Club America" Realidad Americanista
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2 "Inicia la aventura (1917-1942)." www. Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born April 15, 1981 in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a left-footed Argentine San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in the barrio (neighbourhood of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio (born July 20 1984, in Córdoba) is an Argentine football striker San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in the barrio (neighbourhood of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Federico Martín Higuaín (born 25 October, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Football (soccer Striker. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football Luis De la Fuente y Hoyos (nicknamed "The Pirate" is one of the most successful Mexican footballers of all time Alfredo Tena Garduño (born November 21, 1956, in Mexico City, Mexico) also known by his nickname "Capitán Furia" (Captain Fury Luis Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic (born May 23, 1967 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) also known as Zaguinho or simply Luis García Postigo (born June 1, 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico) was an international Mexican Soccer player who specialized José Antonio Roca García (born 24 May 1928 at Mexico City; died 4 May 2007 at Mexico City was a Mexican football Carlos de los Cobos Martínez (born 10 December 1958 in Matamoros Tamaulipas) is a Mexican football coach and former player Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December, 1945) is a famous Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national Joaquín del Olmo (born 20 April 1969 in Tampico) is a retired Mexican football midfielder Raúl Gutiérrez (born October 16, 1966) is a retired Mexican football player who was a part of Mexico National team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Javier Aguirre Onaindía (born December 1, 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a former Mexico national football team player and Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa (born August 24, 1964 in Linares del rio, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican Soccer player Cristóbal Ortega Martínez (born July 25, 1956 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a former football midfielder who played for Club América Ricardo Peláez Linares (born March 14, 1964) is a former Mexican footballer. Pável Pardo Segura (born July 26 1976 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican international football player who currently plays for VfB Horacio Casarín Garcilazo ( May 25, 1918 - April 10, 2005) was a Mexican football player and coach who established himself Javier Gonzalo Fragoso (born April 19, 1942) is a Mexican football coach and former player Germán Villa Castañeda (born April 2 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who currently plays for Club América. Duilio Davino (born Duilio César Jean Pierre Davino Rodríguez (born March 21, 1976 in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico) is a Mexican José Antonio Castro González (born August 11, 1980 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who currently plays as a defender Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (born July 13 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) popularly nicknamed "Memo" is a Mexican Football Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar (born February 28 1973 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football midfielder José Adolfo Rios Garcia (born December 11 1966 in Uruapan) was a Mexican Football (soccer player Alberto García Aspe Mena (born May 11, 1967 in Mexico City) was a Mexican Soccer Midfielder, and one of the all-time Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11 1958 popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, Hugol, was the former coach of the Mexican National Football Team from February 7 Claudio Javier López (born July 17, 1974 in Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine football Striker Héctor Miguel Zelada Bertoqui (born April 30, 1957 in Maciel, Santa Fe) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper Alberto Daniel Brailovsky ( Hebrew: דניאל בריילובסקי sometimes spelled Brailovski, born November 18, 1958 in Buenos Aires Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born January 26, 1962 in Corral de Bustos Argentina) is a former football player Federico Insúa (born January 3, 1980 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Club America (Mexico Antônio Carlos Santos (born June 8, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played the bulk of his José Alves "Zague" (born August 10, 1934 in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian ex-footballer See Amaral for other Brazilian football players named him João Justino Amaral dos Santos, best known as Amaral (born in Campinas Gerardo dos Santos, also known as Zizinho, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played for the Mexican football teams América and Dirceu José Guimarães, named "Dirceu", ( June 15, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro – September 15, 1995) was a Antônio Dias dos Santos, best known as Toninho (born in Vera Cruz, Bahia State, June 7, 1948 - died December 8 Kléber João Boas Pereira (or simply Kléber Boas or Kléber Pereira in Brazil) (born August 13, 1975 in Peri Mirim-MA Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1946) is a Chilean football coach who played in the 1970s and 1980s most notably as a member of the Mexican Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (born January 18 1967 in Santiago)in the Comuna De Maipu is a retired Chilean football Striker. Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo (born May 7 1974 in Vallenar, Chile) is a Chilean Football (soccer player who recently played for Maurizio Gaudino (born 12 December 1966 in Brühl) is a retired German football midfielder Salvador Cabañas Ortega (born August 5 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football Striker, who currently plays for Club América Raúl Vicente Amarilla (born 1961 in Luque) is a former Paraguayan football Striker. François Omam-Biyik (born May 21, 1966 in Sakbayenne) is a former football player from Cameroon. Ilie Dumitrescu (born 6 January 1969 in Bucharest) is a former Romanian football player currently manager. Julio César Uribe (born May 9 1958 in Lima Peru is Peru's former men's national soccer team coach and former player Kalusha Bwalya (born August 16 1963 in Mufulira) known as simply Kalusha, is a Zambian Footballer and coach. José Alves "Zague" (born August 10, 1934 in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian ex-footballer Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December, 1945) is a famous Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December, 1945) is a famous Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December, 1945) is a famous Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football Kléber João Boas Pereira (or simply Kléber Boas or Kléber Pereira in Brazil) (born August 13, 1975 in Peri Mirim-MA Salvador Cabañas Ortega (born August 5 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football Striker, who currently plays for Club América Salvador Cabañas Ortega (born August 5 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football Striker, who currently plays for Club América Luis Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic (born May 23, 1967 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) also known as Zaguinho or simply Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December, 1945) is a famous Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1946) is a Chilean football coach who played in the 1970s and 1980s most notably as a member of the Mexican José Alves "Zague" (born August 10, 1934 in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian ex-footballer Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa (born August 24, 1964 in Linares del rio, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican Soccer player Antônio Carlos Santos (born June 8, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played the bulk of his François Omam-Biyik (born May 21, 1966 in Sakbayenne) is a former football player from Cameroon. Kléber João Boas Pereira (or simply Kléber Boas or Kléber Pereira in Brazil) (born August 13, 1975 in Peri Mirim-MA Salvador Cabañas Ortega (born August 5 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football Striker, who currently plays for Club América Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (born January 18 1967 in Santiago)in the Comuna De Maipu is a retired Chilean football Striker. José Antonio Roca García (born 24 May 1928 at Mexico City; died 4 May 2007 at Mexico City was a Mexican football Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega (born 30 October 1928) is a former Mexican football player and coach Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1946) is a Chilean football coach who played in the 1970s and 1980s most notably as a member of the Mexican Jorge Silva Vieira, usually known as Jorge Vieira (born on July 18, 1934 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian football Manuel Lapuente Diaz (born May 15, 1944) is a Mexican football coach and former player José Mario Carrillo Zamudio (born January 1, 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football coach currently coaching Puebla FC esmas. com. Redaccion.
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