Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or América, is a Mexican professional football club from Mexico City. It competes in the Liga MX. The team's nickname is Las Águilas (The Eagles).
| Full name | Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V.[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Las Águilas (The Eagles)[2] Los Azulcremas (The Blue-Creams)[3] Los Millonetas (The Million-ateds)[3] | ||
| Founded | 12 October 1916; 97 years ago | ||
| Ground | Estadio Azteca (capacity: 105,000[4]) | ||
| Owner | Grupo Televisa | ||
| Chairman | Ricardo Pelaez | ||
| Manager | Antonio Mohamed[5] | ||
| League | Liga MX | ||
| Clausura 2014 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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América is the most successful club in Mexico.[6][7][8] They won a record twelve national titles.[9] América also have eight FIFA recognized international club trophies. They have won five CONCACAF Champions' Cups, two Copa Interamericana cups, and one CONCACAF Giants Cup.[10][11][12]
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Amateur era
- Winners (4): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28
- Winners (1): 1937–38
- Copa Challenger
- Winners (1): 1927
- Professional era
- Winners (11): 1965–66, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, Prode-1985, 1987–88, 1988–89, Verano 2002, Clausura 2005, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014
- Winners (5): 1953–54, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1973–74
- Winners (5): 1955, 1976, 1988, 1989, 2005
- Winners (1): 2008
International
- Winners (5): 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006
- Winners (2): 1978, 1990
- Winners (1): 2001
Friendly
- Liga Excélsior (1): 1920
- Copa Vizcaya (1): 1920
- Copa Baltamar (1): 1922
- Junta Española Covadonga (1): 1927
- Copa Presidente Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1): 1964–65
- Copa Independencia (2): 1966–67, 1974–75
- Copa Revolución Mexicana (1): 1980–81
- Cuadrangular Ciudad de México (1): 1981
- Trofeo Águila Azteca (1): 1982
- Los Angeles Nations Cup (1): 1983
- Trofeo de la Vendimia (1): 1983–84
- Triangular Ciudad de México (1): 1987
- Copa Cofraternidad (1): 1988
- Copa Pachuca (1): 1997
- Cuadrangular Los Angeles (1): 1999
- Copa de Tejas (1): 2004
- Copa San José (1): 2006
- Copa "El Mexicano" (1): 2008[13]
- Copa Insurgentes (1): 2010
- Copa Reto Águila (1): 2010
- Copa Centenario del C.D. Olimpia (1): 2012[14]
Club América Media
The Club América team which won the 1924–25 Primera Fuerza, considered the club's first honour in its history. Modern tallies of official honours do not take into account América's four Primera Fuerza titles.
América in the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup playing against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (South Korea)
A panorama of the Estadio Azteca during a league match against Tecos
América supporters at Estadio Azteca in 2019
Since 2011, Emilio Azcárraga Jean serves as the chairman of Grupo Televisa's Committee of Football.
References
- ↑ "América"[dead link]. LigaMX.net.
- ↑ "La historia de las Águilas del América". Club América – Sitio Oficial. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Los "apodos" del América en sus 96 años". Pulso. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Estadio Azteca: Antecedentes". Estadio Azteca (esmas.com).
- ↑ "Antonio Mohamed - Coach data sheet".
- ↑ "Historia del Club – Club América". Club América – Sitio Oficial.
- ↑ "Todos los campeones en México". ESPN Deportes.
- ↑ "Los campeones del fútbol mexicano". El Economista.
- ↑ Marshall, Tom. "America title a reminder that Chivas have much to do". ESPN FC. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Classic Clubs: CF América". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ↑ Gorozpe, Carlos. "América es el equipo de la Concacaf con más títulos internacionales". Diario Récord. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ Dávalos, Juan Antonio. "América, club mexicano con más títulos internacionales". El Universal. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ↑ "América gana la copa "El Mexicano"". Esto. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ↑ Reséndiz, Graciela. "América le ganó 1–0 al Olimpia de Honduras – ESPN: Deportes". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 5 June 2012.