The Clásico Joven (''Spanish for'': ''The Young Classic'') is an

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

rivalry between

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-based teams

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

and

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...

. The first match between both teams was on 30 August 1964 in the stadium 10 de Diciembre, with Club América winning the match 2–1 with goals by Marín Ibarreche and

Alfonso Portugal Alfonso Portugal Díaz (21 January 1934 – 12 June 2016) was a Mexican football player, who played as defender for Mexico in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Career Portugal captained Club América to the 1965–66 Mexican Primera División titl ...

, while Hilario Díaz scored for the Cruz Azul. However, the clásico truly began on 9 August 1972 when both teams played against each other in the final during the 1971–72 season, where the "cementeros" defeated América 4–1.

History

After Cruz Azul would win the title in the Segunda División de México during the season 1963–64 and was able to gain promotion into top flight football, they would face Club América during week 13 on 30 August 1964 in the stadium 10 de Diciembre where the score ended 2–1 with a victory for the "azulcrema". In just a couple of years had important wins and in 1971 they decided to move to Mexico City and play at

Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. Wit ...

, actual stadium of Club América. Years later these club had great matches in which Cruz Azul became the team of the 1970s, where they earned the nickname''"La Maquina"'', and Club América the best of the 1980s. This rivalry became a true derby during the season 1971–72 where the teams played each other in the final and the "''cementeros''" came out with a convincing victory of 4–1, this result hit hard for the ''Americanistas'' since Cruz Azul also knocked them out of

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the same season. Club América were able to redeem some dignity in Copa México 1973 where they were able to defeat Cruz Azul in an aggregate score of 3–2 with two goals by Osvaldo "Pata Bendita" Castro and one by Roberto Hodge. But the most significant rematch for Club América was the final during the season 1988–89, where "las Águilas" rose to victory with a first leg score of 3–2 and second leg score of 2–2 which the aggregate score came to be 5–4 with a decisive goal by

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who years later would be considered an idol for the "Celestes" winning three Goalscoring titles during the years 1993–1996.

Statistics of the Clásico

This table takes into account all disputed classic tournaments that have been endorsed by the

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, the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol, or any other tournaments and friendlies.

Players who played on both sides

So far few players have played with both Club América and Cruz Azul. Only few have emerged as champions with both sides. ''Players with a (*) have championed with both sides.'' Amado Palacios Rendón Javier Sánchez Galindo Sergio Ceballos Francisco Macedo Carlos Silvio Fogel Rodríguez Alberto Macias Nicolás Ramírez Cesareo Victorino Ramírez *

Horacio López Salgado Horacio José López Salgado (born 15 September 1948) is a Mexican former football forward, who played for the Mexico national team between 1968 and 1980, gaining 50 caps and scoring 13 goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1970 World ...

* Miguel Angel Cornero * Ruben Omar Romano Hector Tapia * Adrian Camacho * Agustin Manzo Luis Hernandez

Pedro Pineda Pedro Pineda (born 30 November 1971) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Pineda was one of the firs ...

Arturo Álvarez Perea Adrian Chavez

Miguel Zepeda Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza (born 25 May 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Zepeda made his professional debut on November 13, 1996 in 2-2 draw against Chivas. He has played most of his ca ...

Edoardo Isella Edoardo Isella D'Gómez Ventoza (born 9 October 1980), known as Edoardo Isella, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is known as one of the first Afro-Mexicans to debut for CD Guadalajara. Early life Isel ...

Sebastian Abreu Richard Núñez Christian Giménez Alfonso Blanco

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Francisco Javier "Maza" Rodríguez Pineda (; born 20 October 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Guadalajara Francisco Javier Rodríguez was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, which is the or ...

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Adrián Aldrete * José Madueña Pablo Aguilar *

All-time results (only League Without "Liguilla")

Cruz Azul at home

Club América at home

Liguilla matches

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Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

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InterLiga The InterLiga was a football competition from 2004 to 2010 between Mexican clubs to determine qualifying spots for that country in South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores. Prior to the 2004 Copa Libertadores, Mexican cl ...

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References

External links

Sitio web oficial América

Sitio web oficial Cruz Azul
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clasico Joven Football rivalries in Mexico Club América Cruz Azul