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

América
Full nameClub de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V.
Nickname(s)Águilas (Eagles)
Azulcremas (Bluecreams)
Millonetas (Millionaires)
Short nameAME
Founded12 October 1916 (1916-10-12)
GroundEstadio Azteca
Capacity87,523
OwnerTelevisa
ChairmanEmilio Azcárraga Jean
ManagerAndré Jardine
LeagueLiga MX
Apertura 2023Regular phase: 1st
Final phase: Champions
WebsiteClub website
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América is one of 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 the only two 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 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 fourteen league titles, as well as a record six Copa México titles, and six Campeón de Campeones cups. In international competitions, América has won ten FIFA recognized club trophies, the most for a club from CONCACAF, with 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, the most appearances in the playoff stage, most playoff finals appearances (19) and most runner-up finishes, along with Cruz Azul (10, including 6 in playoff finals). 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.

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