C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara often simply known as Guadalajara and their nickname Chivas, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco, Mexico. The team competes in the Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Primera División (Liga MX) and is one of seven teams that have never been relegated.
| Full name | Club Deportivo Guadalajara | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Chivas (Goats) Chivas Rayadas (Striped Goats) Rebaño Sagrado (Sacred Herd) Rojiblancos (Red and Whites) Campeonísimo (Great Champion) | ||
| Short name | GDL | ||
| Founded | 8 May 1906, as Club Union | ||
| Ground | Estadio Akron | ||
| Capacity | 48,071 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Omnilife | ||
| President | Amaury Vergara | ||
| Manager | Fernando Gago | ||
| League | Liga MX | ||
| Apertura 2023 | Regular phase: 5th Final phase: Quarter-finals | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Guadalajara have played their home matches at Estadio Akron in Zapopan since 2010, having previously played at Estadio Jalisco. Guadalajara is the only football club in Mexico that does not sign foreign players. The team has historically relied on home-grown (cantera) players and has been the launching pad of many internationally successful players, including Javier Hernández, Carlos Vela and Carlos Salcido, among others. The team's three colors (red, white, and blue) symbolize "Fraternity, Union, and Sports". The team adopted the colors that linked them back to their founder's hometown, Bruges. Chivas supporters use a flag identical to the French flag to support their team.
Chivas is one of Mexico's most successful teams with 12 league titles, and holds the league record for the longest winning streak at the beginning of a season, with 8 consecutive wins. Internationally, Guadalajara is the best Mexican side to compete in Copa Libertadores having reached the semifinals twice (2005 and 2006) and being runner-ups in the 2010 edition.
According to a 2016 study of preferred football clubs Guadalajara is the most popular team in Mexico, with 44.1% of supporters in the country. In 2020, Forbes estimated that the club was the most valuable of the league, ranking sixth overall in the Americas, worth approximately $311.5 million.