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90-581: The capital city stadium was built in 1982 to accommodate 6000 spectators, however after 20 years officially became the venue for matches in the first division tournaments FMF . Later, the stadium was remodeled and expanded to have a capacity of 27,500 fans. The stadium was inaugurated in 1984 with the official match between Club America and the extinct Student team Chiapas. The current name stadium stood to honor Victor Manuel Reyna (1910-1973), professor of physical education in Tuxtla Gutierrez, where he created

180-439: A financial crisis (climbing back to the top by 2016), so do not have an unbroken run but have never been relegated due to on-field performance, remaining the only Scottish club to never finish below 6th when competing in the top-tier. This contrasts with Celtic and Aberdeen, remaining at the top continuously despite the former finishing below 6th seven times and the latter finishing bottom twice. Many leagues have been running for

270-529: A 'C' for "Club" on the left and an 'A' for "América" on the right. 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. In 1916, Club América had to prove itself to the Mexican Football League, then known as the Primera Fuerza . At the time, América

360-468: A 3–2 victory for América. A 2–2 draw in the second-leg meant América won the championship by a 5–4 aggregate score. During the 1990s, América only managed to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1990, a Copa Interamericana in 1993, and a second CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1993. During the 1990–1991 season, América dominated its group and reached the playoffs to eliminate Universidad de Guadalajara in

450-501: A 4–5 aggregate score. América had a bad start to the Clausura 2011 tournament; a 0–2–1 record in the first three games the tournament led to the sacking of Lapuente. Carlos Reinoso was named his successor, who had already managed the club two times before. His first game was against Atlas , which América won 2–0. América ended the Clausura with an 8–1–5 record, and would be eliminated in

540-400: A Hugo Norberto Castillo header in the 107th minute gave América the victory, and the club its first league championship in 13 years. The club once again reached the league final during the Clausura 2005 tournament, finishing third in the standings and defeating Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals and semi-finals to face Tecos UAG . After a 1–1 draw in the first-leg, América

630-558: A commemorative jersey was unveiled paying homage to the original uniform, as well as an altered crest. The uniform was used during the Súper Clásico match against Guadalajara. In May 2016, as part of the club's centenary, a dark red away kit was revealed honouring Italian club Torino , who functioned as the club's first opponent at the Estadio Azteca in the 1966 inaugural match. Throughout Club América's history, it has been given

720-514: A long time. Unsurprisingly, fewer clubs manage to stay on top the longer a competition runs. The Spanish Primera División was born in 1929, and only Athletic Bilbao , FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have been present ever since. The same year the Italian Serie A became a round-robin tournament, and only Inter Milan has continuously played at the highest level from that moment forward – even doing so since 1909. And finally, no team that plays in

810-472: A match between América and Torino , which was tied 2–2. The first goal was scored was by Brazilian Arlindo Dos Santos and the second by José Alves . Gustavo Díaz Ordaz , President of Mexico, made the initial kick and Sir Stanley Rous , FIFA President, was the witness. The club has shared the stadium as a home ground with the Mexico national football team since its inauguration. Other club sides have also used

900-442: A number of nicknames. During the club's early years it was given the nickname Estudiantes (Students), because it had been established as a result of a merger of students from the colleges of Mascarones and La Perpetua . They were also given the nicknames Cremas ( Creams ) and Azul-cremas (Blue-creams) in reference to the kit colors. During the 1960s, following businessman Emilio Azcárraga Milmo 's purchase of Club América, it

990-408: A record seven CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League titles, one CONCACAF Giants Cup , and two Copa Interamericanas . The club also holds numerous distinctions, including topping the all-time league table in victories, points, and goals scored, most appearances in the liguilla (playoffs) stage, the most playoff final appearances (20) and second-most runner-up finishes, after Cruz Azul. It

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1080-513: A record seventh continental title. América culminated the year with a fourth place finish at the Club World Cup and finishing runners-up in the Apertura championship match against Tigres UANL. América won its record thirteenth league title following a 2–0 aggregate victory over Cruz Azul in the 2018 Apertura final . In April 2019, América defeated Ascenso MX side FC Juárez in the final of

1170-462: A record-extending 14th title and end the club's five-year league drought. When Club América was founded in 1916, the crest consisted of the letter 'C', standing for "Club", overlapped by an 'A', which stood for "América". After a brief period in which the team's name was changed to Club Unión, it was reverted to Club América in the mid-1920s, and the crest was modified, with a map of the Americas behind

1260-484: A score of 2–1 after extra-time, with a last second free-kick goal by midfielder Carlos Reinoso . América became the first team from Mexico and from the CONCACAF region to win the competition. América also became the first confederation side to earn the "double" in a single year as it won the delayed 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup . The 1980s are generally considered América's "golden decade". During this period, América won

1350-503: A similar perspective between América and UNAM's rivalry, the rivalry between América and Cruz Azul is also seen as based on social class differences: América representing the wealthy and powerful while Cruz Azul is said to represent the working class, hence fans of Cruz Azul and the team itself being dubiously referred to by the nickname of " Los Albañiles " ( bricklayers in Spanish), a reference to Cruz Azul's eponymous parent company , which

1440-412: Is a list of football clubs which have never been relegated from their current national top-level league and have played at least ten seasons at this level. The year on the third column indicates when they began their uninterrupted run. Ranked 14th in the 2021 season but did not relegate due to the remaining of the season getting cancelled Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of

1530-560: 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 . The club was founded in 1916, and since 1959 has been owned by mass media company Televisa . The team plays its home games at Estadio Azteca , the largest stadium in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. América is one of

1620-489: Is an area of 42 square meters, located under Plateas VIP area. Inside is a clinic, a rehabilitation ward physiotherapy, hydrotherapy baths and a full team of specialists who care for the health of the team's players representative. It has all the requirements needed for the comfort of the players as custom lockers, hot tub, TVs and a pool area. It also has one dresses himself to the coaching staff, visiting team, referees, assistants and equipment basic forces. The sports complex

1710-504: Is linked to the areas of ISSTECH (Institute social security for workers in the state of Chiapas) and features: basketball courts, tennis courts, racquetball, Olympic swimming pool, baseball stadium, the stadium also has track and one of the country's best irrigation systems. 16°45′46.02″N 93°5′46.93″W  /  16.7627833°N 93.0963694°W  / 16.7627833; -93.0963694 Club America Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V. , commonly known as Club América ,

1800-513: Is not considered a top-tier tournament for the purpose of this list, as it was a knockout competition between the different state champions, and no team took part in every edition. As of 2024 , the majority of the teams listed below continue to play at the top, although a few have ended their uninterrupted spell. Some teams had been relegated (and promoted back) before the start of their record spell. The squads on bold letter have on-going spells playing at their respective top flight divisions. This

1890-476: Is often perceived as the representation of a struggle between two antagonistic powers and institutions: Club América is regarded as the club representing the establishment and the wealthy. The fact that the club is owned by the mass media company Televisa has further intensified this image. Club Universidad, representing the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , identifies itself as the club of

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1980-558: Is one of Mexico's major companies specializing in concrete and construction. List of unrelegated association football clubs Several association football clubs succeed in playing at the highest level of their domestic league without being relegated for several years, if at all. This page lists the clubs that managed to stay in top flight for an extended period of time, and those that have never been relegated from their current top-tier league. More often than not, football clubs have played in more than one top-tier competition. It

2070-681: Is one of only four clubs to win back-to-back league titles since the introduction of the liguilla format. In 2021, América was named by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the best North American club of the first decade (2001–2011) of the 21st century. By 1916 football was already a popular sport in Mexico, particularly amongst college students in Mexico City. College students from Colegio Mascarones and Colegio Marista de la Perpetua formed two football teams with

2160-491: Is the reason no clubs from Greece or Turkey are listed, as in those countries football was played in city-level competitions up until 1959. The large number of Brazilian football clubs on this list can be explained by the fact that these clubs were dominant in the relatively small state leagues , which formed the highest tier of competition in Brazil for more than half a century. The Taça Brasil , which existed between 1959 and 1968,

2250-524: Is therefore possible that teams relegated at one point in their history, but have not done so in the competition in which they currently compete. This is the case for multiple teams in countries where football was played in regional leagues prior to the creation of a unified national league. In such countries, a national champion was previously declared by means of a play-off tournament between teams that qualified through their regional tournaments. In Germany, for instance, seven teams have never been relegated from

2340-563: The 1986 World Cup and stadium and infrastructure preparations, the tournament was split in two short tournaments: Prode-85 and Mexico-86. América clinched the top of their group in the Prode-85 and defeated Universidad de Guadalajara and Atlante (which was rescheduled following the earthquake suffered in Mexico City) to reach the final, where they faced Jaibos Tampico Madero . The game in Tampico

2430-451: The Apertura general standings before being eliminated by Guadalajara in the quarter-finals. They finished the following Clausura in second place, only to be eliminated once again in the quarter-final stage, this time against Pachuca . América led the table during the 2021 Apertura and faced elimination in the same phase again, losing 3–1 on aggregate to UNAM . From the 2022 Clausura onwards, América managed to qualify consecutively to

2520-618: The Bundesliga (some joining more recently), but three of them found themselves expelled from the older Oberligen . Hamburg played continuously in the top tier of the German football system from the end of World War I until 2018. In the Netherlands, football used to be organised in regional competitions as well. The unified Eredivisie was born in 1956, and four teams have continuously played at this highest national level since then. Even before

2610-448: The Clausura 2014 tournament, replacing Miguel Herrera after two years in charge. América would finish fifth in the standings, and was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Santos Laguna due to the away-goals rule after drawing 6–6 on aggregate. América finished the Apertura 2014 tournament at the top of the general standings with 31 points, and defeated UNAM and Monterrey in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively. Prior to

2700-516: The Clausura edition of the Copa MX , winning a record sixth title. In winning the cup, América became the outright record holders of the Liga MX, Copa MX, and CONCACAF Champions League. The team followed this up by winning the 2019 Campeón de Campeones against Tigres UANL and reaching the 2019 Apertura finals , losing 4–2 on penalties to Monterrey . América began the new decade by finishing third in

2790-585: The Copa México . During the match Alfonso Portugal scored five of América's six; José González scored the other goal to win the championship. On 7 May 1965, América regained the Mexican "Copa" championship after a 4–0 victory over Morelia at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario . The goals were scored by Javier Fragoso and Vavá , each scoring twice. After Mexico hosted the 1970 FIFA World Cup ,

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2880-576: The InterLiga tournament, defeating Cruz Azul 5–3 on penalties in the final following a 3–3 draw after 120 minutes, thus assuring qualification to the Copa Libertadores tournament that same year . The Clausura tournament saw América end in next-to-last place in the general standings. This had not been seen since the mid-1950s. In the first five months of 2008, América was showered with twelve defeats, two draws and three victories, which resulted in

2970-565: The Jalisco Stadium 3–0 and 1–0 at the Estadio Azteca. They also won the Campeón de Campeones title by beating Tigres UANL 2–0. In 1978 , América participated in their first Copa Interamericana , playing against Argentine club Boca Juniors , winners of the 1977 Copa Libertadores . After losing the first-leg and winning the second, América would win the championship in a playoff match by

3060-738: The Russian Premier League in the 2015–16 season. Besides the Soviet, also the Czechoslovak and Yugoslav football leagues split into multiple competitions in the early 1990s. A total of eight teams have not been relegated from the national championships of the Czech Republic and Slovakia , but no team managed to achieve this in Czechoslovak times. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, football became divided alongside ethnic lines and competition

3150-483: The Swiss Super League – established in 1897 – has not been relegated at one point in their history. This table lists all clubs that have continuously played at the highest level for 75 years or more until their first relegation. Taken into account are all the leagues that formed the highest level at the time each club played in them. Competitions that were organised on sub-regional levels are excluded though. This

3240-520: The finals to play against Arsenal de Sarandí of Argentina. They would lose the first-leg at the Estadio Azteca by a 2–3 score, and win 2–1 in Argentina. The aggregate result was 4–4, but due to the away goals rule , Arsenal won the championship. América finished 2007 ranked tenth in the IFFHS 's Club World Rankings, becoming the first Mexican club to reach the top ten. América started off 2008 winning

3330-532: The founding members of the Primera División. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Guadalajara , as both are the most successful and most supported teams in the country and are among the seven clubs to have never been relegated . 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. América also plays derbies against Cruz Azul and Club Universidad Nacional . Together

3420-422: The 'CA', and encased in a football, all in the team's colors – which were cream and blue. Since then, the design of the crest has seen minimal change; at the beginning of the 21st century, the vertical line at the crest's center was removed. During the early 1980s, the crest was surrounded by an image of an eagle (due to the club's nickname), and was even enclosed in a triangle. The most recent modification of

3510-399: The 1980s that the team colors changed, with the cream color replaced with a more vibrant yellow and blue, along with the introduction of the inverted triangle design on the shirt in 1982. A third, alternate white and blue shirt was introduced towards the end of the decade, but it was not worn frequently. During the Apertura 2011 tournament – what was the club's 95th anniversary –

3600-621: The Century" ). The following season América once again reached the finals, this time against city-rivals Pumas UNAM . After two draws in both the Azteca Stadium and the Mexico '68 Stadium , the last game was played in the Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro , where Daniel Brailovsky secured the championship for América by scoring two goals with the final score of 3–1. Due to Mexico hosting

3690-870: The Ethnic Fidel Velazquez. The South has 190 parking located between Causeway drawers Ethnic and Sport Unit. And the North has 900 parking drawers located in the Northern Bypass in circulation from west to east. In addition, the stadium has an exclusive parking inside for players and officials. The entrance is on the north parking lot 4 and access. Currently the stadium has the capacity to accommodate 24,000 fans that can be placed in different areas. The zones are North Head (6.702 points), South Head (6.734 points), Preferred (7.733 points), Allocated Preferred (538 numbered seats) VIP Platea (1724 numbered seats), VIP Area (40 numbered seats) and Super Palco ( 37 numbered seats). It

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3780-401: The acquisition, Azcárraga told his players, "I do not know much about football, but I do know a lot about business, and this, gentlemen, will be a business." The 1959–1960 season saw América reach second place in the league, behind Guadalajara. On 21 April 1964, at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario , the team, now coached by Alejandro Scopelli , defeated Monterrey 6–5 in the final match of

3870-535: The championship of the now long gone Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes . In many instances, new top-tier leagues were created to replace existing national championships. In England, six teams have been present in every season of the Premier League , which was founded in 1992 . None of them had an uninterrupted run in the preceding First Division . Thus, a great number of teams can claim to have never been relegated from newer competitions. In Northern Ireland,

3960-454: The club was sold to soft drink manufacturer Jarritos . The new owner was trying to build upon the club's National Cup titles in 1954 and 1955 against Guadalajara. During the 1954–55 season América won their first Campeón de Campeones championship, defeating Zacatepec 3–2. The owner failed to build upon previous success and on 22 July 1959, Emilio Azcárraga Milmo , owner of Telesistema Mexicano , bought América from Isaac Bessudo. Following

4050-587: The club's history, despite not winning any silverware. In 1998 América, along with Guadalajara, became the first Mexican club to participate in the Copa Libertadores tournament. They were inserted in a group where both teams confronted clubs from Venezuela . América finished in second position of the qualifying stage and advanced to the group stages. América was put in Group 3 along with Guadalajara and Brazilian clubs Grêmio and Vasco da Gama . América qualified to

4140-411: The clubs make up the " Big Four " of Mexican football. Club América have won more titles than any other team in Mexican football. Domestically, the club has won a record fifteen league titles, a record six Copa México titles, and a joint-record seven Campeón de Campeones cups. In international competitions, América has won ten FIFA recognized club trophies, the most for a club from CONCACAF , with

4230-413: The crest was in 2010, with the yellow and blue more vibrant and a darker outline and border. Club founder Rafael Garza Gutiérrez chose what would be América's first uniform. He took some of his father's navy blue trousers and a yellow-cream shirt and it was decided amongst the other players that those would be the club's colors. The club's kit design would go largely unchanged, and it would not be until

4320-498: The establishment of regional competitions, football was played in league systems. The very first football championships in Europe were often organised on a local level. Taking these smaller competitions into account, Austria Wien and Rapid Wien can claim to have played at the highest possible level since competition began in Austria in 1911. At that time however, the only organised football

4410-541: The first state leagues and municipal, that in the 50s. It is distinguished not only by investing much of their salary to equip street children to practice the sport, but also to convey to young broader social values. He is considered the father of football in Chiapas. Throughout its history, the stadium has hosted Zoque liguillas five First Division and tournaments at all levels of Mexican soccer. It has also presented friendly matches Mexico national football team against Ecuador over

4500-541: The gym is equipped with modern appliances like goo bike, glidex 600, adductor, abdominal crunch, vertical traction, extension arm, calf rotary, pulley, lat machine, glute, leg press, lower back, leg curl, leg extension and technogim Ce For presentations, lectures and interviews, the stadium has a room with 40 seats, tables, local sound, projectors, screens, phones, and other devices to the media. The stadium has three parking to accommodate 1,240 vehicles. Preferential parking has 150 drawers located between Causeway Boulevard and

4590-446: The intellectuals and middle-class. The rivalry is particularly fierce from UNAM's side: according to surveys the majority of their supporters consider América as their main rival. However, America's fans see it as an important match but deem the match against Chivas as more important. Club América's other capital-based rival is Cruz Azul , with matches between the two known as the " Clásico Joven " ("Juvenile Classic" in Spanish). In

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4680-429: The league final, the club was marred in media speculation regarding the future of Antonio Mohamed (he ultimately admitted he would leave the club after the final) and the separation of Paul Aguilar from the team prior to the first-leg of the semi-finals. On 14 December, América won a record-twelfth league title after defeating Tigres UANL 3–1 on aggregate in the final, coming back from a 0–1 first-leg loss to win 3–0 in

4770-478: The league title five times , including three consecutive titles; the 1983–84 season, the 1984–85 season, the Prode-85 tournament, the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons. They also won the Mexican Super Cup twice, in 1987–88 and 1988–89, as well as the 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup . The 1983–1984 season saw América reach the top of the table and reach the finals, where they would face arch-rivals Guadalajara , who

4860-529: The league tournament format was changed in response to the championship's disputed winners, hence the Liguilla (play-offs) format was started. The first play-off final was in 1971 between Toluca and América, leaders of Groups 1 and 2, respectively. After a 0–0 draw in Toluca, América obtained their second league title after winning the second-leg 2–0 at the Estadio Azteca. The following season saw América eliminated from

4950-494: The name América only two years later. América won their first Primera Fuerza title in the 1924–25 season , being crowned champions after defeating Asturias 1–0 in the deciding match. América would win the Primera Fuerza three more times, all of them back-to-back. In 1926, América became the first Mexican club to play outside of Mexico. Aside from broadening their horizons, Club América, along with Atlante petitioned to reduce

5040-423: The names Récord and Colón . On 12 October 1916, the two squads decided to consolidate to make a more competitive squad. 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 ). The players agreed and soon designed a crest which had the map of the Americas centered with

5130-469: The new Meistriliiga was composed of clubs that never participated in the top flight before. As these are relatively new competitions, many clubs can claim to have never been relegated from the top-level. But only Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Tbilisi have always played at the highest possible level. On the other hand, Dynamo Moscow played in every season of the Soviet Top League but was relegated from

5220-471: The next match against Spanish side FC Barcelona . It ended its participation in the tournament, losing the match for third place to Al Ahly of Egypt. After the Club World Cup, América qualified for the playoffs of the Clausura 2007 defeating Atlas and Guadalajara in the quarter and semi-finals. They played the final against Pachuca , finishing runners-up. For the Apertura 2007 , after starting off

5310-499: The next round finishing in third place, being eliminated by Argentine club River Plate . In August 2001, América won the CONCACAF Giants Cup after defeating MLS club D.C. United 2–0. The following year, América would reach the league final against Necaxa , winning by a 3–2 aggregate score. After losing in the first-leg 0–2, América won the second by the same scoreline, forcing extra-time to be played. A golden goal from

5400-481: The number of foreign players in the league. Shortly after the Mexican Football Federation was formed in 1928, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez was designated as the head coach of the Mexico national team . Most of the national team that participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1930 World Cup consisted of players from Club América. Until 1942, Mexico had several leagues, although the league in Mexico City

5490-415: The playoffs by Cruz Azul . América would defeat Cruz Azul in the 1973 Copa México final. A few years followed in which América did not qualify for the playoffs. They finished in first place during the 1975–1976 season, and defeated Tecos UAG and Union de Curtidores in the quarter-finals and semi-finals to reach the final against Universidad de Guadalajara . América won the championship after beating UDG in

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5580-462: The previous season had eliminated América in the semi-finals. Following a 2–2 draw at the Estadio Jalisco , América defeated Guadalajara in the Azteca Stadium 3–1, and a 5–3 aggregate score. To date, it is the only match between these two teams in the league finals, though they would face each other in other phases of the playoffs. The series has since been dubbed the "Final del Siglo" ( "Final of

5670-543: The quarter-final round and Guadalajara in the semi-final round, only to reach the final and lose to UNAM. In 1994, club president Emilio Diez Barroso announced the hiring of Dutch manager Leo Beenhakker . The club also announced the signing of two African players, Cameroon international François Omam-Biyik and Zambia national team captain Kalusha Bwalya . Other Mexican players such as Joaquín del Olmo , Raúl Gutiérrez , among others were signed as well. América finished

5760-457: The quarter-finals by Morelia . On 18 September 2011, Reinoso was sacked as manager, with Alfredo Tena taking over as interim-manager. América would finish the Apertura in 17th place, the second worse finish in the club's history. On 8 November, Michel Bauer stepped down as president. That same day, former América player Ricardo Peláez was presented as Sporting President, while Yon De Luisa would be named Operations President. Miguel Herrera

5850-414: The rivalry with Guadalajara was born; especially during the 1945–1946 season when Guadalajara beat América by 6–4 and 4–2 scorelines. The 1951–1952 season saw América finish in 11th place out of 12, with a 3-point-advantage over Veracruz , who were relegated. In 1954 América defeated rivals Guadalajara on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the Copa México final, thus winning their first league cup. In 1956,

5940-504: The round-of-16 at the Estádio do Maracanã , overturning a 2–4 first-leg deficit, and advancing to the quarter-finals. They defeated Santos FC to reach the semifinal stage of the tournament, being eliminated by eventual champions LDU Quito after drawing 1–1 on aggregate. For the Apertura 2010 , América brought back former manager Manuel Lapuente , who led the club to the league title in 2002. The return of striker Vicente Matías Vuoso and

6030-485: The season on a poor run, Luis Fernando Tena was sacked, and was replaced by Daniel Brailovsky . After finishing third in their group and sixth in the general standings, América played Morelia for the last spot in the playoffs, being beaten 3–0 in the first-leg, and winning 1–0 in the second-leg. With this, América was eliminated from the competition. América also participated in the Copa Sudamericana , reaching

6120-402: The season with 51 points, and scoring 88 goals. With only a few matches remaining in the regular season, Beenhakker was abruptly fired as manager. It was rumored that conflict between the coach and Diez Barosso regarding Beenhacker's defending of playing Del Olmo was the reason for his sacking. América reached the semi-finals, losing to Cruz Azul. This América team is considered one of the best in

6210-436: The second goal in injury-time. With this, América tied Guadalajara for most league titles. For the Apertura 2013 , América finished the regular phase of the tournament at the top of the standings with 37 points and would again appear in the league final, though failing to achieve a repeat, being defeated by León by an aggregate score of 1–5. On 17 December 2013, Antonio Mohamed was announced as América's new manager for

6300-422: The second-leg at the Estadio Azteca. Three days after winning the final, América announced Gustavo Matosas as Mohamed's successor, signing a two-year contract. In April 2015, the club won its sixth CONCACAF Champions League title after defeating Montreal Impact in the finals by a 5–3 aggregate score. Despite inconsistent displays throughout the Clausura tournament, América managed to finish second in

6390-537: The selections and Canada. In 2011, the Zoque witnessed official games for ranking and tournament Copa Libertadores . It has a system of computerized irrigation and drainage system that prevents puddles made even under heavy rainfall, characteristic of the city in the summer and fall. The grass varies by climate, therefore has three common varieties like grass, Sahara and 328, which are tolerant to heat and rain. To improve conditions in professional players Jaguares de Chiapas,

6480-438: The semi-finals, only to face eliminations against Pachuca, Toluca ( 2022 Apertura ), and Guadalajara ( 2023 Clausura ), respectively. América ended the regular phase of the 2023 Apertura first in the standings, and was both the highest scoring team and the side with the least amount of goals conceded. They defeated León and Atlético San Luis in the quarter-final and semi-final, and beat Tigres UANL 4–1 on aggregate to win

6570-425: The signing of Uruguayan Vicente Sánchez gave América one of the most dangerous front lines in all of the league. They finished the tournament in first place of Group 2, fourth in the general standings, with 27 points. With this, they would advance to the playoffs, and automatically qualify for the first time since 2008 for the 2011 Copa Libertadores . They would be eliminated in the semi-finals by Santos Laguna by

6660-604: The stadium as their home at different times, namely Necaxa (1966–70 and 1982–2003), Atlante (1966–82, 1996–2001 and 2004–2007), Universidad Nacional (1967–1969), Atlético Español (1970–1982) and Cruz Azul (1971–1996 and 2018-2023). As well as acting as a home ground the stadium has also hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics , 1970 FIFA World Cup , 1975 Pan American Games , 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship , 1986 FIFA World Cup , 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup , 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Final, Copa Interamericana , Copa Libertadores de América , music concerts, political events and

6750-421: The standings, though was eliminated by Pachuca in the quarter-finals. Three days later, with various media reports suggesting Gustavo Matosas would be sacked due to differences with the board regarding transfer strategy, it was confirmed in a press conference which was attended by both Matosas and club president Ricardo Pelaéz that he would indeed leave after only six months in charge. On 26 May, Ignacio Ambríz

6840-487: The teams of Cliftonville , Glentoran and Linfield have played at the top-tier for 133 years, but five more have been present in every season of the NIFL Premiership , which was only established in 2008. In Scotland, Celtic and Aberdeen have never been relegated. Until 2012 Rangers had participated in every top-tier season since 1890, but were removed and admitted to the fourth tier of Scottish football amid

6930-436: The third-straight tournament without qualifying for the playoffs. The manager at the time was Rubén Omar Romano , who was one of the least successful coaches in the club's history. Coincidentally, after being replaced by Juan Antonio Luna , América got their third victory of the Clausura against Monterrey . Despite their poor domestic form, América fared well in the Copa Libertadores, defeating Brazilian side Flamengo 3–0 in

7020-403: The visit of Pope John Paul II in 1999. The rivalry between Club América and Club Universidad Nacional is known as the " Clásico Capitalino ", due to the fact that both teams are based in Mexico City —the country's capital. The first match between the two clubs took place on 1 July 1962, where América hosted UNAM, who had recently been promoted from the second division. In Mexico the match

7110-434: Was a 4–1 victory for Tampico, but at the Azteca Stadium, América beat Tampico Madero 4–0 to win the championship. For the 1987–88 season, América met UNAM in the final, in a replay of the 1985 final. They defeated UNAM by an aggregate score of 4–2. The following season, América once again reached the league final and faced Cruz Azul, which was the first time the two clubs met in the final since 1972. The first-leg finished in

7200-469: Was considered the most developed. In 1942–43, the first National League was established and it was known as the Liga Mayor (Major League). 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 . It was also during this time that

7290-549: Was first played at city-level. The St. Petersburg Football League was established in 1901, and its Moscovite counterpart followed in 1909. Many years later, in 1936, the Soviet Top League was formed. This competition ceased to exist when the Soviet Union fell, and new leagues were formed in the fifteen successor states. As a result, many teams entered a top division for the first time in their history. In Estonia, for example,

7380-415: Was given its infamous Millonetas (Millionaires) nickname. In an effort to change the fortunes of the club which for years had been struggling financially and was suffering a five-year trophy-less drought, Azcárraga Milmo prioritized high-profile signings of foreign players and executives, notably hiring Guillermo Cañedo de la Bárcena , the successful president of Zacatepec . The Águilas (Eagles) nickname

7470-443: Was held in three different leagues , before the establishment of a national division in 2000. In Kosovo, a national league also exists, although it was not recognised by UEFA or FIFA until 2016. In all, three clubs – Red Star Belgrade , Partizan Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb – have played at the highest level since the creation of socialist Yugoslavia , whilst Hajduk Split have never been relegated since they first played in

7560-478: Was organised in even smaller leagues. In both countries, city-leagues were the highest level for quite some time. In 1959, a unified Hellenic championship was founded, and Olympiacos , Panathinaikos and PAOK have played in every season of it. However, these teams were already high-flyers in the preceding city-leagues. The same applies to Beşiktaş , Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in Turkey. In Russia, football too

7650-612: Was played in the league of Lower Austria , which was then located in the Austro-Hungarian Empire , and only teams from Vienna took part. Later, Austrian teams competed in the German football system for several years, which made it possible for Rapid Wien to become German champion in 1941. The current Austrian Bundesliga was only established in 1974, and to this point a total of five teams have never been relegated from that competition. In Greece and Turkey, competitive football

7740-439: Was presented as the club's new manager, the fourth in a year. In his first year at the helm, Herrera brought the team to the semi-finals on two consecutive occasions. On 26 May 2013, América won their eleventh league title by defeating Cruz Azul in the Clausura final 4–2 on penalties after a dramatic comeback from a 0–1 first-leg loss to win 2–1 in the second-leg, and tie 2–2 on aggregate, with goalkeeper Moisés Muñoz scoring

7830-468: Was presented as the new manager, signing a two-year contract. América lost its FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final match to Chinese team Guangzhou Evergrande , and defeated African club TP Mazembe to claim fifth place in the competition. In April 2016, América successfully defended the CONCACAF Champions League title after defeating Tigres UANL 4–1 on aggregate in the finals , and winning

7920-458: Was the only club in Mexico City with Mexican-born players. Necaxa , Atlante , Real Club España , Germania , and Asturias were already members of the Liga Mayor de la Ciudad . América's acceptance into the league rested on three games they had to win. América won two games, tied the third and were accepted. In 1918, the team changed its name to Club Centro Unión, though it would revert to using

8010-407: Was the result of a rebranding and media campaign undertaken by Televisa in 1981. Along with a new kit and color scheme, the Águilas nickname was introduced at a press conference held by the club at the Estadio Azteca . América plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The stadium was designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez , and was inaugurated on 29 May 1966 with

8100-613: Was victorious in the second, winning the match 6–3 at the Estadio Azteca ;– 7–4 on aggregate – to win the club's tenth league title. On 19 April 2006, América defeated fellow-Mexican side Toluca to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup , thus qualifying for the FIFA Club World Cup that same year . At the tournament, América won its first match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea. América went on to lose

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