Club América
| 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 website | ||
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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).
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
[change | change source]Domestic competitions
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- Winners (5): 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006
- Winners (2): 1978, 1990
- Winners (1): 2001
Friendly
[change | change source]- 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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "América"[permanent 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"[permanent dead link]. 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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. 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.