Club América 1025920 225939769 2008-07-16T03:04:15Z Kaka12o 5351757 {{pp-semi-protected|expiry=July 23, 2008}} {{Infobox Football club | clubname = América | image = [[Image:ClubAmericaLogo-1.png|150px]] | fullname = Club de Fútbol América<br />S.A. de C.V. | nickname = Águilas, Azulcremas, Cremas,<br />Millonetas, Canarios | motto = El Mas Grande | shortname = América | founded = [[October 12]], [[1916]] | dissolved = | ground = Estadio Azteca | capacity = 105,000<ref>[http://www.esmas.com/estadioazteca/englishv/536182.html www.esmas.com]</ref> | chrtitle = President | chairman = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Michel Bauer | mgrtitle = Manager | manager = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Ramón Díaz]] | league = [[Primera División de México|La Primera División]] | season = [[Primera División de México Apertura 2007|Clausura 2008]] | position = 18th |pattern_b1= |pattern_sh1= | | leftarm1=ffff66 |body1=ffff66 |rightarm1=ffff66 |shorts1=ffff66 |socks1=ffff66 |pattern_b2= |pattern_sh2= | | leftarm2=000033 |body2=000033 |rightarm2=000033 |shorts2=000033 |socks2=000033 }} '''Club América''', most commonly known as just ''América'', is a professional Mexican [[football (soccer)|football]] club playing in the [[Primera División de México|Primera División]]. The team is the second most popular football club in [[Mexico]]<ref> [http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=hinchas_futbol&message.id=270350#M270350 Encuesta realizada por Reforma en los Foros de UNIVISION]</ref><ref>[http://foro.mediotiempo.com/showthread.php?p=152864 Encuesta de Reforma en mediotiempo.com]</ref>, just behind of [[Chivas de Guadalajara|Chivas]], and the most hated<ref>[http://cmenlinea.com/?c=148&a=20465 CM Noticias: "America: the most hated club in the Mexican football"]</ref><ref>[http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2008/02/13/chivas-encabeza-lista-de-equipos-queridos-america-la-de-los-odiados-mitofsky La Jornada: "Chivas: the most loved; América: the most hated but end as loved"]</ref><ref>[http://www.milenio.com/index.php/2008/02/13/193064/ Milenio: "América: the most hated"]</ref><ref>[http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/703564.html Esmas: "Which is the most popular football team in Mexico"]</ref>. América is the richest team in Mexico, owned by [[Emilio Azcárraga Jean|Emilio Azcárraga]], who owns [[Televisa]]. América and [[Chivas de Guadalajara|Chivas]] share the distinction of being the most successful teams in league play - América with 10 professional championships, and Chivas with 11.The two also have a [[El Clásico (Mexico)|long-standing rivalry]]. Their meetings, which have become known as ''Clásicos'' are played at least twice a year and signal a national derby. Their club colors have been yellow and blue since the team was founded. The team mascot is the [[eagle]], one of which, named ("''Celeste''"), is flown around the stadium before every match. ==History== ===Foundation=== In 1916, two cousins and students from San Juan , Juan Ruiz and Cristian Romo, decided to form a team, which was to be called 'La Chona' Their team joined with another from San Juan College. <ref>[http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-357940.html Bigsoccer.com]</ref> Players from and Record met on [[12 October]], [[1916]] . Many names were considered but it was Adrian 'Memo' Topete who had proposed América since they had formed a team on Columbus Day (''Dia de las Américas''), a day in which the Americas were discovered. The players soon designed a crest which had the map of the Americas encircled and placed a 'C' and an 'A' on both sides of the Americas. After they had created their logo, the players had to decide on their team colors. Rafael got some 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 colours. Since then, they have shared the spot of being the first most popular team in Mexico with [[Chivas de Guadalajara]], their fiercest and most hated rival. ===Amateur Era=== In 1916, Club América had to prove themselves in order to be accepted into the Mexican League (''Liga Mexicana de Aficionados de Futbol Asociacion'')<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>. [[Necaxa]], [[CF Atlante|Atlante]], Real España, Germania, and Asturias were already members of the league when América wished to join the amateur league. América's acceptance into the league depended on 3 games. If they lost a single one, they would not be accepted into the league. América’s first game was against Germania. They won the game and was then scheduled to play against España, which resulted in a draw. América was accepted as a result and formed part of the league. Their first season did not go so well. At the time, América was the only team in Mexico City with an all-Mexican club. In 1918, the team changed its name to Union. The name didn’t stand too well and changed back to América in 1920<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>. From 1924 to 1928, América were crowned league champions and were able to attract impressive crowds. In 1926, América became the first Mexican club to play outside of Mexico<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>. Aside from broadening their horizons, Club América along with Atlante petitioned to reduce the number of foreign players in the league. Shortly after the [[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexican Football Federation]] was formed in 1928, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez , América's founder, was designated as the National Team Head Coach. Most of the players that participated in the [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Olympics]] and [[Football World Cup 1930|1930 World Cup]] were players that played for América. ===Professional Era=== ===1940's Mexican League Beginnings=== Up until 1942, every league in Mexico was considered a regional league even though the league in Mexico City was considered the strongest of them all. In 1942-43, the first National League was established and it was known as the Liga Mayor (Major League). Club América wasn't the team it was during the 1920s on through the early 1930s. Aging players, lack of resources, and lack of interest took its toll on the club which led the team to become a bottom feeder for much of the beginning stages of the professional era<sup>[[#7|7]]</sup>. ===1950s-60's First League Title=== In 1956, the club was sold to a soft drink manufacturer. The new owner was trying to build upon the club's National Cup titles in 1954 and 1955 against [[Chivas de Guadalajara|Guadalajara]], their soon to be nemesis. To the dismay of many, the owner failed to build upon the success and on [[July 22]] 1959, Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, owner of Telesistema Mexicano ([[Televisa]]), bought América from Isaac Bessudo<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>. It is said in Mexico that the club was founded in 1916, but reborn in 1959, with the vision and values that were set forth by the son of Televisa's founder, [[Emilio Azcárraga|Emilio Azcárraga Milmo]]. The vision he embarked upon was to convert football into a form of entertainment for the masses. Following the acquisition, Azcárraga told his players, "I do not know much about football, but I do know a lot about business, and this gentlemen, It will be a business<sup>[[#7|7]]</sup>". It was obvious to Emilio Azcárraga that football in Mexico needed an antagonist. Emilio Azcárraga knew that his club could not compete with the top team (in this case, Chivas). The new owner sought out to be the villain. Soon after, the club started to spend obscene amounts of money in acquiring foreign talents, which offended fans. Emilio Azcárraga hired the Mexican Leagues most successful football executive of that time, Guillermo Cañedo as President and Ignacio Trelles as head coach. It was then when Emilio Azcárraga revolutionized the game in Mexico. He laid down a foundation for the club’s future by investing in scouting, player development, infrastructure, and merchandising<sup>[[#7|7]]</sup>. He marketed his team both at national and international level which allowed the club to enjoy financial growth. Under Azcárraga, the team has won 10 League championships, the first being the 1965-1966 season. ===1970s Signs of Greatness=== In the 1970s, when Mexico's league championship format was changed to a play-off following the regular season (the previous format was akin to most European leagues, where the team with the most points after the end of the regular season is crowned the champion), América achieved more success - winning in the 1970-71 season (América 2 - 0 [[Club Toluca|Toluca]]), and in the 1975-76 season, defeating Universidad de Guadalajara by a score of 4-0. The success in the 70's was due in large part to players like [[Enrique Borja]], later an executive for the team, and [[Carlos Reinoso]] the gifted Chilean playmaker who is arguably the greatest player to wear an América uniform. ===1980s The Golden Age=== During the 80's America was an unforgettable team. They were always considered a favorite to win the championship in any tournament they participated in. They won the league [[Mexican_football_champions#Liguilla_.281970-1996.29|five times]], including three consecutive titles: the 1983-84 season, the 1984-85 season, the Prode 1985, the 1987-88 and the 1988-89 season. They also won the Mexican Super Cup twice, in 1987-88 and 1988-89. And they won the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1987|1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]. ===1990s A Decade to Forget=== The '90s would be a decade to forget for fans of the yellow clad warriors, with nothing to show for except a CONCACAF Cup in 1990, an Interamericana Cup championship in 1993, and a [[CONCACAF]] Cup Championship in 1992. Years came and went with Televisa spending exorbitant amounts of money on both Mexican and South American (and even a few European and African imports) destined to return the club to its former glory which came to pass as nothing more than currency far from well spent. Internationally renowned coaches and executives were also brought to the team, producing no results that added to the team's woes. The only bright spots of the decade were the appearance of new young stars that developed in the club's youth squad, players like [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] and [[Germán Villa]] that would be instrumental to the team's success later on. [[Image:Chonbuk clubamerica.jpg|thumb|300px|América at the Club World Cup in a game against [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]].]] ===2000s Return to the Top=== The new millennium brought renewed hope for Club América's fans, who would be rewarded quickly, with a CONCACAF Giants' cup in 2001, the first League championship in 13 years in the summer of 2002, and the team's tenth overall League title in 2005. The team, now being run by Azcárraga's son, [[Emilio Azcárraga|Emilio Azcárraga Jean]] continues the legacy begun by his father and the foundation he laid which eventually rewarded the club with - aside from the aforementioned 10 League titles- , 3 Cup titles, 3 Super Cup titles, 5 CONCACAF Champions Cup titles, and 2 Interamerican Cup titles. In 2006, América qualified to the [[FIFA Club World Cup]], in this tournament, América just won its 1st match against the [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] ([[Korea]]). América went on to lose the next match against [[FC Barcelona]] ([[Spain]]), América ended its participation in the tournament, losing the 3rd place spot to [[Al-Ahly]] ([[Egypt]]). They finished 4th in the 2006 edition of the [[FIFA Club World Cup]]. '''2007''' - América had a good start in the [[Primera División de México Clausura 2007|Clausura 2007]]. They made the playoffs of the Clausura and were in [[Copa Libertadores 2007]] finals as well. Their then manager [[Luis Fernando Tena]] made very controversial by leaving the starters in Mexico to play the Clausura, and he started their substitutes and youth players in the Libertadores Away game in Brazil against [[Santos Futebol Clube|Santos]]. They lost the away game (2)2-1(1). Another upsetting moment came when América lost the final of the Clausura to [[CF Pachuca|Pachuca]] It was also very close. They tied in Pachuca's home (1-1) and lost in their home (2-1). This also saw a sad moment of Las Aguilas, this being [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]], an América icon's final game for América. He had signed a contract with the [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] of [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] to migrate there at the end of the Clausura. Aftere scarce results and questionable decisions, [[Luis Fernando Tena]] was fired halfway into the [[Primera División de México Apertura 2007|Apertura 2007]] and was replaced by one of América's legendary players of the 80's, [[Daniel Brailovsky]]. In December 2007, América had a season to forget. Las Águilas lost to [[Monarcas Morelia|Monarcas de Morelia]] in two very difficult games of the repechaje (re-qualifiers) of the [[Primera División de México Apertura 2007|Apertura 2007]]. They also had an opportunity to be champions of the [[Copa Sudamericana 2007]], but lost to [[Arsenal de Sarandi]] after many controversial decisions made my many people on and off the field. Those people included the [[CONMEBOL|Board of the CONMEBOL]] They also had a good chance to advance to the final of the 2008 [[Copa Libertadores]], but were eliminated by [[LDU Quito]], despite the fact that they drew both legs of the semifinals. Liga advanced by an away goal at the [[Azteca]]. The [[Primera División de México Clausura 2008|Clausura 2008]] has seen América finish at the very bottom of the league table for the first time in team history. ===The New Era Begins=== '''July 2008''' - Since América ended in last place of the table on the Clausura 2008 tournament, there has been crisis within the club and its supporters. [[Emilio Azcárraga Jean|Emilio Azcárraga]] owner of the club assigned the new Board of Directors, which includes new Club President and best friend [[Michel Bauer]], Vice-President Yon de Luisa, Sport Director [[Jaime Ordiales]], [[Carlos Reinoso]] which is in charge of the clubs finances and many more. The new coaching staff is lead by [[Ramón Díaz]] who received a millionaire contract becoming the best paid manager in the [[Americas]] alongside [[Jon Gruden]] of the [[american football]] team the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], (both getting paid 3.5 million a year). Assistant Coach [[Sebastián Rambert]], Physical trainer being Óscar Dean and others. <br> [[Michel Bauer]] has promised to remodel [[Estadio Azteca]] so that everyone could have a seat, Bauer also stated that he will remodel anything that has to do with Club América including the club's training grounds and offices. Bauer also stated that the new Board of Directors have created new rules for the club that will be in the club's ''Módulo de Reingeniería'' (Module of Re-engineering) meaning to start all over but on the top of every competition. He stated that there will be a transformation of the internal procedures, jeopardizing to the players to have a , the use of new technologies and a greater commitment with the all América fans. Bauer made clear that the club will continue sign international players but will also use the young elements from the clubs Academies so that they worthy conduct inside and outside the field with the new Libro Amarillo (Yellow Book) that all the players will have to sign. There will be professionalization and specialization of the areas that have to do with the fans, like the marketing research, admission to the facilitiescan sell them for good prices to European clubs. He said that the new [[Club América]] will win every competition, or at least be in the top four. Bauer also stated that he will talk to the press at least once a month to let them have an update on what is happening in the club outside the field. <br> The new coach [[Ramón Díaz]] has promised to be on top of every competition that the club participates in, and to play a spectacular football. He will have a mixture between young and experienced players. He also said that América is one of the best football clubs in the world, and since it is one of the best clubs in the world according to Dĺaz, all club practices will be open to the public, because according to him big clubs have nothing to hide. The new club Directors, Coaching Staff, players, and new uniform were presented on July 6, 2008 at [[Estadio Azteca]]. [[Emilio Azcárraga Jean|Emilio Azcárraga]] also stated his intentions of having an expansion club in [[Major League Soccer]], similar to the club's rival [[Club Deportivo Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]'s [[Chivas USA]]. The possible expansion club will be called Águilas USA. ==Stadium== [[Image:Azteca 008.gif|thumb|250px|América in a match against Cruz Azul]] {{main|Estadio Azteca}} América plays their home games at the [[Estadio Azteca]] in [[Mexico City]]. The stadium was designed by Mexican architect [[Pedro Ramírez Vázquez]], and was inaugurated on [[May 29]], [[1966]], with a match between América and [[FC Torino|Torino]], which was tied 2-2. The ''Azteca'' is also the only stadium in history to host two [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] finals. The First Goal in the stadium was scored for ''Arlindo Dos Santos''.  The opening game was between [[Club América]] and [[Torino F.C.]] on May 26, 1966, with seats for 107,494 spectators. The first goal was scored was by [[Brazil]]ian Arlindo Dos Santos Cruz and the second one by Brazilian [[José Alves "Zague"]], later the Italians tied the game and ended 2-2. [[Gustavo Diaz Ordaz]] President of Mexico made the initial kick and Sir [[Stanley Rous]] [[FIFA]] President was the witness. A modern illumination system was inaugurated on June 5, 1966 with the first night game between [[Valencia C.F.]] and Necaxa. The first goal of the game was scored by [[Honduras|Honduran]] [[José Cardona]]. In this game Roberto Martínez o Caña Brava scored the first goal made by a Mexican. The final score was 3-1 in favor of [[Valencia C.F.]]. There is a [[Commemorative plaque]] with the names of the first goal scorer in the first daylight match and in the first night game. Aztec Stadium is also the site in which [[Pelé]], and [[Diego Maradona]] (during the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup]]), considered by many as the best football players of all time, lifted the trophy for the last time (The [[FIFA World Cup Trophy#Jules Rimet Trophy|Jules Rimet Trophy]] and the current [[FIFA World Cup Trophy#FIFA World Cup Trophy|FIFA World Cup Trophy]], respectively). The stadium has also hosted international club tournaments such at the Copa InterAmericana and the [[Copa Libertadores de América]]. Aztec Stadium has also been used for musical performances throughout its history. [[Michael Jackson]] (in 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cronología Estadio Azteca|url=http://www.esmas.com/estadioazteca/quienes/|accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref>, [[U2]] (in 2006), , [[Elton John]], [[Maná]], [[Juan Gabriel]],[[Luis Miguel]], [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Jaguares]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Ana Gabriel]], [[The Three Tenors]] all have become part of the stadium's main spectacle. The stadium has also been used for political events, including Mexican president [[Felipe Calderón]]'s campaign closure in 2006, as well as religious events, like the appearance of Pope [[John Paul II]] in 1999. <ref>{{cite web |title=Pide Juan Pablo II "superar" deficiencias en el progreso social|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/1999/01/26/llama.html|accessdate=2007-10-12}}</ref> ==Supporters== América have substantial [[Ultras]] fan support in the form of ''barras'', the most popular of which is called ''La Monumental''. This barra is unique in that it was not established or even organized by the fans, but rather was created by Javier Pérez Teuffer, the club's president at the time. He wanted a more family-oriented barra, but his creation soon went awry. La Monumental is notorious for being one of the most rabid and violent barras in Mexico, attacking rival barras like UNAM's ''La Rebel'' at first glance. The violence came to a head on [[May 11]], [[2004]], when América were eliminated from the [[Copa Libertadores 2004|2004 Copa Libertadores]] by Brazilian side [[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]]. During the game, Cuauhtémoc Blanco elbowed an opposing player and was sent off. As São Caetano players celebrated the victory after the game ended, Blanco came back from the locker room and started a fight. Soon after, members of La Monumental [[Pitch invasion|invaded the pitch]] and began to attack São Caetano's goalkeeper and several members of security. They also damaged parts of the Azteca. Though the São Caetano players got away safely, both Blanco and La Monumental were condemned for the incident. However, the "Ritual del Kaoz" have taken over and separated from the Ultra section or "El Gallinero" (how it is called in the cheap section). They have taken over in a way that now they have no affiliation with the stadium workers. They are completely independent and are now seen by people as the most feared firm by the PFP (Federal Preventive Police) of Mexico. They are mostly formed up by the people that were banned from "El Gallinero" because of the São Caetano incident where everyone that went on the field was banned for life. Apart from this, various América barras, including La Monumental, Ritual Del Kaoz and La Disturbio engage in acts of [[tifo]], such as the popular ''Avalancha'' (avalanche). For this, supporters rush either up or down the stands whenever América score a goal. This act is designed - like its name implies - to imitate an avalanche. Supporters also perform elaborate ''porras'', or chants, the most famous of which is ''Vamos América''. Though not necessary, the barras will frequently employ the use of drums or various other musical and percussion instruments to add rhythm to a chant. ==Rivalries== ===El Clásico Joven=== América has a long standing rivalry with [[Cruz Azul]] called '''El Clásico Joven''' (''The Young Classic''). It is considered one of Mexico's classic derbies because of the size of the two clubs and their popularity around [[Mexico City]] and the rest of the country. América and [[Cruz Azul]] rank second and third all-time in [[Primera División de México|Mexican championships]] and are tied for the most [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]s. ===El Super Clásico Mexicano=== {{mainarticle|El Clásico (Mexico)}} The rivalry between América and [[Chivas]] is considered the most important rivalry in [[Mexico]]. The derby transcends far beyond just the two corresponding cities, [[Mexico City]] and [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]] but around the country and some parts of the [[United States]]. América and [[Club Deportivo Guadalajara|Chivas]] have long been the two most successful teams in Mexico and currently stand one and two on the all-time [[Primera División de México|first division]] table, Chivas has recently taken the lead by winning their eleventh star. ===Youth Squad=== [[Socio Águila]] is America's youth/reserve squad. ==Club records== *First Mexican team to get to the second round of the Copa Libertadores de America in 1998. *First Mexican team to get a point in the Copa Libertadores de America outside [[México]] against [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]], the result was 1-1. *Has participated in most international competitions out of all Mexican teams, with 20. *These are the number of times participated in international competitions: :* 8 Cups of Champions and Runners-up of CONCACAF (1977, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2006) :* 1 Giant's Cup of [[CONCACAF]] (2001) :* 2 Inter-American Cups (1978, 1991) :* 2 Sudamericana Cups (2005, 2007) :* 6 Libertadores Cups (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008) :* 1 Club World Cup (2006) *Along with the [[Club Deportivo Guadalajara|Guadalajara]], is the only club to have played all the matches in the first Mexican division. *Historical Record of most games without losing in Mexican Football, 28. (Closing 2005 - Opening 2005). The former record was 24 games without losing in 1971-1972. *Mexican team with most points in one short season, 43 (Apertura 2002). *First Mexican team complete 1000 victories in the Opening of the 2002 playing against Pumas of the UNAM Giving an olympic round in stage CU. *First team of [[CONCACAF]] to win the Inter-American Cup in 1978. *Winner of most international matches in Mexico and CONCACAF. *Only team of CONCACAF that has won the Inter-American Cup 2 times, in 1978 and 1991. *Winner of the most Champions Cup of CONCACAF, along with Cruz Azul Club, both with 5 titles each. *Only team of CONCACAF that has won arguably the most important international matches in the region: :*Champions Cup of the CONCACAF :*Inter-American Cup :*Giant's Cup of the CONCACAF. *Has participated in more Copa Libertadores than any other Mexican team. *IFFHS RECORDS: (http://www.iffhs.de/) :*First Mexican team in the top 10 of the Club World Ranking of the IFFHS (December 2007). :*Currently (December 2007) is the best Mexican team in the All-Time Club World Ranking of the IFFHS in the place 72 with 81 points. :*First non-European and South American team in being World-wide Club of the month to win the award 2 times: August 2001 and May 2002. ==Honours== ===National=== [[Primera División de México|La Primera División]]: 1965-1966, 1970-1971, 1975-1976,1983-1984, 1984-1985, Prode 1985 1987-1988, 1988-1989, Verano 2002, Clausura 2005 [[Campeón de Copa]]: 1953-1954, 1954-1955, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, 1973-1974 [[Campeón de Campeones]]: 1954-1955, 1975-1976, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 2004-2005 [[InterLiga]]: 2008 ===International=== [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup|Champions' Cup]]: 1978, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2006 [[CONCACAF Giants Cup|Giants Cup]]: 2001 [[Copa Interamericana]]: 1978, 1991 [[Copa Sudamericana]]: Runners-up 2007 ===Amateur=== *'''Campeón de Liga (League Championship): 4''' ** 1924-1925, 1925-1926, 1926-1927, 1927-1928 *'''Campeón de Copa (Mexican Cup): 1''' ** 1937-1938 ===Friendly=== *'''Copa Independencia:''' 1966-67, 1974-75 *'''Junta Española Covadonga:''' 1927 *'''Copa Vizcaya:''' 1920 *'''Copa Baltamar:''' 1922 *'''Liga Excélsior:''' 1920 *'''Copa Presidente Gustavo Díaz Ordaz:''' 1964-65 *'''Copa Revolución Mexicana:''' 1980-81 *'''Copa Pachuca:''' 1997 *''' Copa Houston:''' 2003 *''' Copa San José:''' 2006 ==International Competitions== ===[[Copa Libertadores]]=== <center> {| {{tablabonita}} |- bgcolor=efefef !Year!!PG!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!PTS!!GD!!Stage |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |[[Copa Libertadores 1998|1998]]||8||2||3||3||7||7||9||0||Round of 16 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |[[Copa Libertadores 2000|2000]]||12||8||1||3||28||18||25||10||Semifinals |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |[[Copa Libertadores 2002|2002]]||12||9||2||1||19||8||29||11||Semifinals |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |[[Copa Libertadores 2004|2004]]||8||4||2||2||13||8||14||5||Round of 16 |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |[[Copa Libertadores 2007|2007]]||12||6||1||5||23||16||19||7||Quarterfinals |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |[[Copa Libertadores 2008|2008]]||12||5||2||5||18||16||16||2||Semifinals |- bgcolor=efefef !Total!!64!!34!!11!!19!!108!!73!!112!!35!! |} </center> ===[[Copa Sudamericana]]=== <center> {| {{tablabonita}} |- bgcolor=efefef !Year!!PG!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!PTS!!GD!!Stage |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |[[Copa Sudamericana 2005|2005]]||4||1||1||2||7||8||4||-1||Quarterfinals |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |[[Copa Sudamericana 2007|2007]]||8||5||0||3||15||10||15||5||Finalist |- bgcolor=efefef !Total!!12!!6!!1!!5!!22!!18!!19!!4!! |} </center> ===[[FIFA]] [[Club World Cup]]=== <center> {| {{tablabonita}} |- bgcolor=efefef !Year!!PG!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!PTS!!GD!!Stage |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |[[FIFA Club World Cup|2006]]||3||1||0||2||2||6||3||-4||4th Place |- bgcolor=efefef !Total!!3!!1!!0!!2!!2!!6!!3!!-4!! |} </center> == Personnel == ===Technical Staff=== {| |- | Head Coach | [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] [[Ramón Díaz]] |- | Assistant Coach | [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] [[Sebastian Rambert]] |- | Physical Trainer | [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] Óscar Dean |- | Academy Director | [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] [[Alfredo Tena]] |- | Head Coach Reserve Team | [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] Juan Antonio Luna |} ===Board of Directors=== {| |- | President | [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] Michel Bauer |- | Vice-President | [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] Yon de Luisa |- | Sport Director | [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] [[Jaime Ordiales]] |- | Secretary | [[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px]] [[Carlos Reinoso]] |- |} ==Current Roster== <!-- bolding players who are internationals is against Wikipedia style guidlines --> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player | no=1 | nat=Mexico | pos=GK | name= [[Guillermo Ochoa]]}} {{Fs player | no=2 | nat=Mexico | pos=DF | name= [[Ismael de Jesús Rodríguez|Ismael Rodríguez]]}} {{Fs player | no=3 | nat=Mexico | pos=DF | name= [[José Antonio Castro]]|other=[[Vice-Captain (football)|Vice-Captain]]}} {{Fs player | no=4 | nat=Mexico | pos=DF | name= [[Óscar Rojas]]}} {{Fs player | no=5 | nat=Paraguay | pos=MF | name= [[Enrique Vera]]}} {{Fs player | no=6 | nat=Argentina | pos=DF | name= [[Sebastián Enrique Domínguez|Sebastián Domínguez]]}} {{Fs player | no=7 | nat=Argentina | pos=FW | name= [[Alfredo Moreno]]}} {{Fs player | no=8 | nat=Argentina | pos=MF | name= [[Federico Insúa]]}} {{Fs player | no=9 | nat=Paraguay | pos=FW | name= [[Salvador Cabañas]]|other=[[Vice-Captain (football)|Vice-Captain]]}} {{Fs player | no=11 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Juan Carlos Medina]]}} {{Fs player | no=12 | nat=Mexico | pos=GK | name= [[Armando Navarrete]]}} {{Fs player | no=13 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Juan Carlos Mosqueda]]}} {{Fs player | no=14 | nat=Mexico | pos=DF | name= [[Carlos Infante]]}} {{Fs player | no=15 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= Jesús Armando Sánchez}} {{Fs player | no=16 | nat=Mexico | pos=DF | name= [[Rodrigo Íñigo]]}} {{Fs player | no=17 | nat=Mexico | pos=FW | name= [[Rafael Márquez Lugo]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player | no=18 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Germán Villa]]|other=[[Captain (football)|Captain]]}} {{Fs player | no=20 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Alejandro Argüello]]}} {{Fs player | no=21 | nat=Mexico | pos=FW | name= [[Enrique Esqueda]]}} {{Fs player | no=22 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Alvin Mendoza|Raúl Alvin Mendoza]]}} {{Fs player | no=23 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= José Joaquin Martinez}} {{Fs player | no=24 | nat=Mexico | pos=FW | name= [[Daniel Márquez]]}} {{Fs player | no=25 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= José de Jesús Mosqueda}} {{Fs player | no=26 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Juan Carlos Silva]]}} {{fs player | no=28 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= Luis Miguel Rodríguez}} {{Fs player | no=36 | nat=Mexico | pos=GK | name= [[Milton Aguilar]]}} {{Fs player | no=39 | nat=Mexico | pos=DF | name= Guillermo Cerda}} {{Fs player | no=40 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Alfredo Omar Tena]]}} {{Fs player | no=42 | nat=Mexico | pos=DF | name= Luis Hermilo Villegas}} {{Fs player | no=51 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= Christopher Roberto Ortega}} {{Fs player | no=56 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= [[Carlos Alberto Sánchez Romero|Carlos Alberto Sánchez]]}} {{Fs player | no=65 | nat=Mexico | pos=MF | name= Renato Michell González}} {{Fs end}} ==Notable Players== {{Original research|date=July 2008}} {| width=100% |valign="top"| '''Mexico:''' * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis de la Fuente]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alfredo Tena]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis Roberto Alves|Zaguinho]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis García Postigo|Luis García]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Antonio Roca]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Carlos de los Cobos]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Enrique Borja]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Joaquín Del Olmo]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Gutiérrez]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Javier Aguirre]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Carlos Hermosillo]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cristóbal Ortega]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ricardo Pelaez]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pavel Pardo]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Horacio Casarín]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Javier Fragoso]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Germán Villa]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Duilio Davino]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Antonio Castro]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Lara]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Adolfo Rios]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alberto García Aspe]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Hugo Sánchez]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan Carlos Medina]] |valign="top"| '''Argentina:''' * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Claudio López]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hector Zelada|Hector Miguel Zelada]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Daniel Brailovsky]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Oscar Ruggeri]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Federico Insua]] '''Brazil:''' * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Carlos Santos]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Alves "Zague"|Zague]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Justino Amaral dos Santos|Amaral]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gerardo dos Santos|Zizinho]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dirceu]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Dias dos Santos|Toninho]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kléber Boas|Kléber]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nílton|Nilton]] '''Chile:''' * {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Carlos Reinoso]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Iván Zamorano]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Ricardo Francisco Rojas|Ricardo Rojas]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} Osvaldo Castro |valign="top"| '''Colombia:''' * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Frankie Oviedo '''Costa Rica:''' * {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Hernán Cabalceta '''Germany:''' * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Maurizio Gaudino]] '''Paraguay''' * {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Salvador Cabañas]] * {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Raúl Vicente Amarilla]] '''Uruguay:''' * {{flagicon|URU}} Cecilio de los Santos '''Cameroon:''' * {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[François Omam-Biyik]] '''Romania''' * {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Dumitrescu]] '''Peru''' * {{flagicon|PER}} [[Julio César Uribe]] '''Zambia:''' * {{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Kalusha Bwalya]] |} ===Top Goalscorers in a Season=== *'''1958-59''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] Miguel Nuñez (25 Goals) *'''1965-66''' [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[José Alves "Zague"|Zague]] (20 Goals) *'''1970-71''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Enrique Borja]] (20 Goals) *'''1971-72''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Enrique Borja]] (26 Goals) *'''1972-73''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Enrique Borja]] (24 Goals) *'''1973-74''' [[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px|Chile]] Osvaldo Castro (26 Goals) *'''1982-83''' [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px|Argentina]] Norberto Outes (22 Goals) *'''Invierno 1998''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] (16 Goals) *'''Apertura 2005''' [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px|Brazil]] [[Kléber Boas|Kléber]] (11 Goals) *'''Copa Libertadores 2007''' [[Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg|20px|Paraguay]] [[Salvador Cabañas]] (10 Goals) *'''Copa Libertadores 2008''' [[Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg|20px|Paraguay]] [[Salvador Cabañas]] (8 Goals) ===Top Goalscorers=== *'''1''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Luis Roberto Alves|Luis Roberto Alves "Zague"]] (162 Goals) *'''2''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] (125 Goals) *'''3''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Enrique Borja]] (99 Goals) *'''4''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Eduardo González Palmer]] (90 Goals) *'''5''' [[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px|Chile]] [[Carlos Reinoso]] (86 Goals) *'''6''' [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px|Brazil]] [[José Alves "Zague"]] (86 Goals) *'''7''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Carlos Hermosillo]] (78 Goals) *'''8''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Gonzalo Farfán]] (70 Goals) *'''9''' [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px|Mexico]] [[Octavio Vial]] (62 Goals) *'''10''' [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px|Brazil]] [[Antonio Carlos Santos]] (58 Goals) *'''11''' [[Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg|20px|Cameroon]] [[François Omam-Biyik]] (53 Goals) *'''12''' [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px|Argentina]] [[Norberto Outes]] (52 Goals) *'''13''' [[Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|20px|Costa Rica]] [[Hernan Calbaceta]] (50 Goals) *'''14''' [[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px|Chile]] [[Osvaldo Castro]] (45 Goals) *'''15''' [[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px|Brazil]] [[Kleber Boas]] (34 Goals) *'''16''' [[Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg|20px|Paraguay]] [[Salvador Cabañas]] (33 Goals) '''(active)''' *'''17''' [[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px|Chile]] [[Ivan Zamorano]] (33 Goals) ==Champion Managers== *{{flagicon|URU}} Roberto Scarone (1965-66) *{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jose Antonio Roca]] (1970-71) *{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Cárdenas]] (1975-76) *{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Carlos Reinoso]] (1983-84) *{{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Angel López (1984-85, Prode 1985) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jorge Vieira]] (1987-88, 1988-89) *{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Manuel Lapuente]] (Verano 2002) *{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mario Carrillo]] (Clausura 2005) ==Presidents== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|From !rowspan="1"|To |- |- |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Florencio Domínguez |align=left|1916 |align=left|1920 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Guillermo Gómez |align=left|1920 |align=left|1930 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Juan de Dios Bojórquez |align=left|1930 |align=left|1932 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Eric Herrera |align=left|1933 |align=left|1933 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Louis Martinez |align=left|1933 |align=left|1934 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Ernesto Sota |align=left|1934 |align=left|1937 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Germán Núñez |align=left|1937 |align=left|1938 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Salvador González |align=left|1938 |align=left|1939 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Francisco Bautista |align=left|1939 |align=left|1940 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Filiberto Zapata |align=left|1940 |align=left|1940 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} César Martíno |align=left|1940 |align=left|1945 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Francisco Bautista |align=left|1945 |align=left|1948 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Antonio Hidalgo |align=left|1948 |align=left|1949 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Miguel Ramírez |align=left|1950 |align=left|1954 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Julián Rodríguez |align=left|1954 |align=left|1956 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Pedro Valdez |align=left|1956 |align=left|1959 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Darío Pastrana |align=left|1959 |align=left|1961 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Guillermo Cañedo |align=left|1961 |align=left|1981 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Emilio Díez Barroso |align=left|1981 |align=left|1996 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Pablo Cañedo |align=left|1996 |align=left|1997 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Alejandro Orvañános |align=left|1997 |align=left|1998 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Raúl Quintana |align=left|1998 |align=left|1999 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Javier Pérez Teuffer |align=left|1999 |align=left|2004 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Guillermo Cañedo White |align=left|2004 |align=left|2008 |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Michel Bauer |align=left|2008- |align=left| |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources/External Links== * [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/ Official Team Website] *<div id="1">1 [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica "Club America"] Official Website *<div id="2">2 [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/nuestroclub/historiaold/315615.html "Inicia la aventura (1917-1942)."] www.esmas.com. Redaccion.</div> *<div id="3">3 [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/nuestroclub/historiaold/315616.html "Epoca profesional (1943-1969)."] www.esmas.com. Redaccion.</div> *<div id="4">4 [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/nuestroclub/historiaold/315618.html "Mas ligas y el campeonato Intercontinental (1970-1981)."] www.esmas.com. Redaccion.</div> *<div id="5">5 [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/nuestroclub/historiaold/315619.html "America campeonisimo (1982-1998)."] www.esmas.com. Redaccion.</div> *<div id="6">6 [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/nuestroclub/historiaold/315620.html "Otra vez Campeones (1999-actual)."] www.esmas.com. Redaccion.</div> *<div id="8">8 [http://www.mediotiempo.com "Mexican Football Site"] www.mediotiempo.com Redaccion.< *<div id="9">9 [http://aguilas.wordpress.com/ "Aguilas del America blog"] http://aguilas.wordpress.com/ Redaccion.</div> *<div id="10">10 [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/nuestroclub/historiaold/315620.html "Otra vez Campeones (1999-actual)."] www.esmas.com. Redaccion.</div> *<div id="11">11 [http://www.myspace.com/clubaguilasdelamerica "Aguilas del America Myspace"]www.myspace.com/clubaguilasdelamerica</div> * [http://clubamerica.t35.com clubamerica.t35.com] * [http://odiamemas.com/ Support Website] * [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/326500.html Team Anthem] *[http://www.oleole.com/category/page/Club-America/ OleOle's LIVE Coverage of Club America at the FIFA Club World Cup 2006] {{fb start}} {{Futbol Mexicano}} {{Copa Libertadores 2008}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Club América| ]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1916|Club America]] [[Category:Mexican football clubs|America]] [[Category:Mexico City football clubs|America]] [[de:Club América]] [[es:Club América]] [[fr:Club América]] [[it:Club América]] [[he:קלוב אמריקה]] [[lt:Club América]] [[nl:Club América]] [[ja:クラブ・アメリカ]] [[pl:América Meksyk]] [[pt:Club de Fútbol América]] [[ru:Америка (футбольный клуб, Мехико)]] [[sv:Club América]] [[zh:亞美利加]]