Club América had declined from its then-prime of the 1920s and 1930s: aging players, diminishing financial resources, and resulting lack of interest made the team a bottom-feeder at the start of the beginning stage of the professional era 7. In 1942–43, the first National League was established and it was known as the Liga Mayor (Major League). Until 1942, Mexico had several leagues, although the league in Mexico City was considered the most developed. Most of the national team that participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1930 World Cup consisted of players from Club América. Shortly after the Mexican Football Federation was formed in 1928, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez was designated as the head coach of the Mexico national team. Aside from broadening their horizons, Club América, along with Atlante petitioned to reduce the number of foreign players in the league. In 1926, América became the first Mexican club to play outside of Mexico. América would win the Primera Fuerza three more times, all of them back-to-back. Īmérica won their first Primera Fuerza title in the 1924–25 season, being crowned champions after defeating Asturias 1–0 in the deciding match. Modern tallies of official honours do not take into account América's four Primera Fuerza titles.
The Club América team which won the 1924–25 Primera Fuerza, considered the club's first honour in its history. In 1918, the team changed its name to Club Centro Unión, though it would revert to using the name América only two years later. América won two games, tied the third and were accepted.
América's acceptance into the league rested on three games they had to win. Necaxa, Atlante, Real Club España, Germania, and Asturias were already members of the Liga Mayor de la Ciudad. At the time, América was the only club in Mexico City with Mexican-born players. In 1916, Club América had to prove itself to the Mexican Football League, then known as the Primera Fuerza. In deciding the team's colors, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez got a pair of his father's navy blue trousers and a yellow shirt and it was decided amongst the group that those would be the club's kit and colors. The players agreed and soon designed a crest which had the map of the Americas centered with a 'C' for "Club" on the left and an 'A' for "América" on the right. Many names were considered for this new squad, and team player Pedro "Cheto" Quintanilla suggested the name "América", since they had formed the team on Columbus Day ( Día del descubrimiento de América). On 12 October 1916, the two squads decided to consolidate to make a more competitive squad. College students from Colegio Mascarones and Colegio Marista de la Perpetua formed two football teams with the names Récord and Colón. History Founding īy 1916 football was already a popular sport in Mexico, particularly amongst college students in Mexico City.
América was named by the IFFHS as the best North American club of the first decade (2001–2011) of the 21st century. The club also holds numerous distinctions, including topping the all-time league table in victories and points, the most appearances in the playoff stage, most finals appearances (23), and most runner-up finishes (10) along with Cruz Azul. In international competitions, América has won ten FIFA recognized club trophies, the most for a club from the CONCACAF region, with a record seven CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League titles, one CONCACAF Giants Cup, and two Copa Interamericana cups. Domestically, the club has won a record thirteen league titles, as well as a record six Copa México titles, and six Campeón de Campeones cups. Together the clubs make up the " Big Four" of Mexican football.Ĭlub América have won more titles than any other team in Mexican football. América also plays derbies against Cruz Azul and Club Universidad Nacional. Matches between them are known as El Súper Clásico, considered to be the biggest rivalry in Mexico, and one of the biggest in the world. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Guadalajara, as both are the most successful and most popular teams in the country, and are the only clubs to have never been relegated. Īmérica is one of the founding members of the Primera División. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. The club was founded in 1916, and since 1959 has been owned by mass media company Televisa. Nicknamed Las Águilas (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City.
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