Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C., known simply as Cruz Azul (pronounced [kɾus aˈsul], "Blue Cross"), is a football club from Mexico City, Mexico. It was originally from Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo.
| Full name | Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | La Máquina (The Machine) Los Cementeros (The Cementers) El Azul (The Blues) Las Liebres (The Hares) | |||
| Founded | May 22, 1927 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City (capacity: 32,904[1]) | |||
| Owner | Cooperativa Cemento Cruz Azul | |||
| Chairman | Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas | |||
| Manager | Luis Fernando Tena | |||
| League | Liga MX | |||
| Clausura 2014 | 1st | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Cruz Azul is the most successful club in CONCACAF Champions League, The club has won six titles. They are also the third most popular team in Mexico (after Guadalajara and Club América).[2]
Currently this team plays in Estadio Azul in Mexico City.
Honors
Domestic
- 1968-69, México 1970, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1979-80, Invierno 1997
- Runners-up (10): 1969-70, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1994-95, Invierno 1999.
- 1963-64
- 1968-69, 1996-97, Clausura 2013
- Runners-up (2): 1973-74, 1987-88
- 1968-69, 1973-74
- Runners-up (1): 1972
International
- 1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2014
- Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010
- Runners-up (1): 2001
- Runners-up (1): 1972
Minor trophies
- Copa Pachuca: 5
- 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007
- Runners-up (2): 2000, 2005
- 400 Monterrey Tournament Champion: 1
- 1996
Friendly
- Teresa Herrera Trophy: 0
- Fourth place (1): 2000
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- Third place (1):2008
- Copa 5 De Mayo: 1
- 2004
- Copa Panamericana 2007 (friendly tournament)
- Copa Cuauhtemoc: 1
- 2008
- Copa Aztex: 1
- 2009
- Foursquare Champion Azteca: 81
- 1981
- Burgos Tournament Champion: 1
- 1980
- Almeria Tournament Champion: 1
- 1979
Cruz Azul Media
Álvarez Macías (right) holding the second division trophy in 1964
Cruz Azul's 1993–94 season squad.
Cruz Azul before facing León in the second leg of the Invierno 1997 final, December 7, 1997.
Cruz Azul vs Atlante 2009-04-22
Cruz Azul vs. Herediano in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League
The Cruz Azul team before the game against Atlante on 28 February 2009.
Monterrey vs CruzAzul 2009Apertura
CruzAzul-Corinthians
Cruz Azul shirts from 90's and 2000's
The hare is the animal that is used to represent the team.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Esmas.com". Esmas.com. 2008-02-12. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
