Club América

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América
Full nameClub de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V.[1]
Nickname(s)Las Águilas (The Eagles)
Los Azulcremas (The Blue Creams)
Los Millonetas (The Millionaires)
Foondit12 October 1916
GroundEstadio Azteca,
Mexico Ceety, Mexico
Ground Capacity105,000[2]
AwnerGrupo Televisa
ChairmanSantiago Baños
ManagerMiguel Herrera
LeagueLiga MX
WabsteidClub wabsteid

Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly kent as Club América or América, is a Mexican Profeesional fitbaw club based in Mexico Ceety. It competes in the Liga MX, the top profeesional league in the kintra. The team's elk-name is Las Águilas (Spaingie: The Eagles).

América wis foondit on 12 October 1916, an is ane o twa fitbaw clubs awned bi media company Grupo Televisa (alang wi Club Necaxa).[3] The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the lairgest stadium in Mexico an Laitin Americae, an the seicont lairgest fitbaw-specific stadium in the warld.[4][5][6]

The club haes a lang staundin rivalry wi Club Deportivo Guadalajara, as baith are the maist successful an popular clubs in Mexico.[7] Matches atween thaim are kent as El Súper Clásico. América play local derbies against Cruz Azul an Club Universidad Nacional an aw.

América is the maist successful clubs in Mexico.[8][9][10] Domestically, the club haes a record twal naitional titles.[11] América hae aicht FIFA recognisit internaitional club trophies, the maist for a club frae the CONCACAF region an teein thaim wi Santos FC, Olimpia, an Étoile du Sahel warldwide. They hae wan five CONCACAF Champions' Cups, twa Copa Interamericana cups, an ane CONCACAF Giants Cup.[12][13][14]

Honours[eedit | eedit soorce]

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Friendly[eedit | eedit soorce]

  • 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
  • Cup of Texas (1): 2004
  • Copa San José (1): 2006
  • Copa "El Mexicano" (1): 2008[15]
  • Copa Insurgentes (1): 2010
  • Copa Reto Águila (1): 2010
  • Copa Centenario del C.D. Olimpia (1): 2012[16]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "América"[deid airtin]. LigaMX.net.
  2. "Estadio Azteca: Antecedentes". Estadio Azteca (esmas.com).
  3. "Grupo Televisa, S.A.B." Internet Securities, Inc. Euromoney Institutional Investor company. Retrieved 20 Julie 2011.
  4. "El Azteca, cuna de campeones (The Azteca, home of champions)". FIFA. 29 Mairch 2011. Archived frae the original on 4 Apryle 2011. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2011.
  5. "The 10 Largest Football Stadiums In The World"[deid airtin]. soccerlens.com. Retrieved November 2009.
  6. "Top Ten Biggest Soccer Stadiums in the World". Sportige. Archived frae the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  7. (in Spaingie) "Supera Chivas al América como el equipo más popular de México". Terra Networks. 15 Februar 2011. Archived frae the original on 19 Februar 2011. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2012.
  8. "Historia del Club – Club América". Club América – Sitio Oficial.
  9. "Todos los campeones en México". ESPN: Deportes.
  10. "Los campeones del fútbol mexicano". El Economista.
  11. Marshall, Tom. "America title a reminder that Chivas have much to do". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 Mey 2013.
  12. "FIFA Classic Clubs: Club América"[deid airtin]. FIFA.com
  13. Gorozpe, Carlos. "América es el equipo de la Concacaf con más títulos internacionales". Diario Récord. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  14. Dávalos, Juan Antonio. "América, club mexicano con más títulos internacionales". El Universal. Archived frae the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  15. "América gana la copa "El Mexicano"". Archived frae the original on 22 Julie 2011. Retrieved 27 Julie 2009.
  16. Reséndiz, Graciela. "América le ganó 1–0 al Olimpia de Honduras – ESPN: Deportes". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 5 Juin 2012.

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