El Súper Clásico (Mexico)
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| El Clásico Nacional | |
| City or region | Mexico |
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| First contested | 1943 |
| Teams involved | América & Guadalajara |
| Most wins | América (73 wins) |
El Súper Clásico (English: the super derby), also known as El Clásico (the derby), is a football match between Mexican clubs América and Guadalajara. It is considered the biggest rivalry in Mexican football. Both teams share the distinction of being the two most successful Mexican football clubs. In the Mexican League, Chivas de Guadalajara holds the record with eleven titles, Club América following closely with ten[1]. Despite being ten years younger than Guadalajara, América holds the record in overall titles, with thirty-three championships in total.
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[edit] History
The first confrontation between what are considered the two most popular teams in Mexico[2] ended with a victory for Guadalajara with a score of 1-0[3]. The rivalry began to flourish after the second match, when Club América defeated Chivas de Guadalajara with a score of 7-2. Although the huge defeat sparked embarrassment within the ranks of Chivas, it was almost two decades before the rivalry became the Clásico that is known today. Initially, América was struggling in the Mexican League. Halfway through the 1957-58 tournament, América had only managed to win six points, placing them in last place in the overall standings. In danger of finishing lower in the standings, the club hired Fernando Marcos, a retired player and referee. By the 1958-59 tournament, Marcos had transformed the team into a contender for the title. Although América's level rose, Chivas was playing tactical football that was giving them good results. After the 1957-1958 tournament, in which Club Zacatepec was crowned champions, Chivas managed to win a record four consecutive titles.
The late 1950's through the mid 1960's could be considered the best era in Chivas' history. During this time period, Chivas won the majority (7) of their eleven league titles, only interrupted twice in 1958 and 1963, by Zacatepec and Club Deportivo Oro respectively. Although América, or any other Mexican club for that matter, never achieved the same success in such a short period of time, an equally impressive feat is achieved much later by América.
Mexican football had drastically evolved by the 1980's. The period of football domination between two teams was certainly over. Although absolute parity is never achievable, competition was more evenly distributed throughout the football clubs competing in the Mexican First Division. The 1980's is perhaps the best decade in Club América's history. Up until then, no other club had managed the incredible success of Chivas. During this time period, América won five titles in the course of five years. First, starting in 1984, a series of three consecutive titles, followed by two consecutive titles starting in 1988. América achieved what no other team has achieved in present-era Mexican football. Despite consistency from both Chivas and América, after América's glorious years and long after Chivas' golden age, the two teams have only managed to win four titles between them, two apiece.
[edit] Recent Games
One of the most memorable games played between Chivas and América during the Clausura 2005 tournament took place on March 13th in the Estadio Azteca. The game started with a goal by Pável Pardo at the 15th minute of the game. América would then attempt to solidify its hold on the game when, in the 38th minute, Óscar Rojas scored the second goal, capitalizing on a pass from Cuauhtémoc Blanco. During the 42nd minute of the game, with the first half about to conclude, Héctor Reynoso scored one of the most beautiful goals of his career, making the score 2-1. Francisco Palencia would score the 100th goal of his career in the 58th minute, tying the score 2-2. But América would again take the lead when, at the 78th minute, Pável Pardo made an excellent pass to Claudio López who didn't waste the opportunity to penetrate the goal tended by Oswaldo Sánchez. However, things wouldn't end there. Three minutes before the game ended, Paco Palencia would make his 101st goal as a result of a magnificent play involving Ramón Morales and Alberto Medina. The score was tied 3-3, although Chivas attempted yet another goal that came from Palencia. Guillermo Ochoa played like a superhero and prevented the last minute score. Nevertheless, the crowd of 105,000 people who showed up at the Colossus of Santa Ursula and the millions of people watching the game at home were not disappointed.
America set the record of most wins in a year by beating Chivas four times in 2007.
To this day, El Súper Clásico continues to raise tremendous excitement throughout the whole country as well as in other parts of the world wherever there are fans of both teams. The intensity of the game is lived so passionately that every time these two teams contend in a game, regardless of what position they are on the charts or what level they show throughout the league, it is always considered the most important game of the season. The players know it is unforgivable to lose this game because it is more than just three points that are played for on the field. It is the honor and the pride that is achieved when you come out victorious over your biggest rival.
[edit] Overall statistics
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[edit] Most Recent Results
Total of 152 games disputed between both teams in the Mexican league (includes liguilla).
| Tournament | Round | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Stadium | Date |
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| 1983-1984 Season | 2 | Chivas | 1-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | September 11, 1983 |
| 1983-1984 Season | 21 | América | 1-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 22, 1984 |
| 1983-1984 Season | Final | Chivas | 2-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | June 7, 1984 |
| 1983-1984 Season | Final | América | 3-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | June 10, 1984 |
| 1984-1985 Season | 13 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | December 11, 1984 |
| 1984-1985 Season | 32 | Chivas | 0-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | March 24, 1985 |
| 1984-1985 Season | Quarterfinals | Chivas | 0-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | May 9, 1985 |
| 1984-1985 Season | Quarterfinals | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | May 12, 1985 |
| 1986-1987 Season | 3 | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | August 17, 1986 |
| 1986-1987 Season | 24 | Chivas | 2-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | January 11, 1987 |
| 1987-1988 Season | 15 | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | December 20, 1987 |
| 1987-1988 Season | 34 | Chivas | 3-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | May 15, 1988 |
| 1988-1989 Season | 12 | Chivas | 2-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | December 29, 1988 |
| 1988-1989 Season | 31 | América | 3-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | April 30, 1989 |
| 1988-1989 Season | Liguilla | América | 2-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | June 22, 1989 |
| 1988-1989 Season | Liquilla | Chivas | 2-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | June 25, 1989 |
| 1989-1990 Season | 3 | Chivas | 2-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | September 24, 1989 |
| 1989-1990 Season | 22 | América | 2-2 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 14, 1990 |
| 1990-1991 Season | 12 | Chivas | 1-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | December 9, 1990 |
| 1990-1991 Season | 31 | América | 2-2 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | April 14, 1991 |
| 1990-1991 Season | Semifinals | Chivas | 0-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | June 13, 1991 |
| 1990-1991 Season | Semifinals | América | 3-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | June 16, 1991 |
| 1991-1992 Season | 2 | América | 1-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | September 22, 1991 |
| 1991-1992 Season | 21 | Chivas | 0-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | January 19, 1992 |
| 1992-1993 Season | 3 | Chivas | 1-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | August 30, 1992 |
| 1992-1993 Season | 22 | América | 2-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 10, 1993 |
| 1993-1994 Season | 4 | Chivas | 0-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | September 5, 1993 |
| 1993-1994 Season | 23 | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 5, 1994 |
| 1994-1995 Season | 11 | Chivas | 3-4 | América | Estadio Jalisco | November 13, 1994 |
| 1994-1995 Season | 30 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 19, 1995 |
| 1995-1996 Season | 9 | Chivas | 0-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | October 22, 1995 |
| 1995-1996 Season | 26 | América | 2-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | February 18, 1996 |
| Invierno 1996 | 3 | Chivas | 5-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | August 25, 1996 |
| Verano 1997 | 3 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 27, 1997 |
| Invierno 1997 | 4 | Chivas | 1-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | August 10, 1997 |
| Invierno 1997 | Quarterfinals | Chivas | 1-3 | América | Estadio Jalisco | November 18, 1997 |
| Invierno 1997 | Quarterfinals | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | November 21, 1997 |
| Verano 1998 | 4 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 15, 1998 |
| Invierno 1998 | 8 | Chivas | 1-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | September 20, 1998 |
| Verano 1999 | 8 | América | 0-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 7, 1999 |
| Invierno 1999 | 5 | América | 2-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | September 12, 1999 |
| Invierno 1999 | Quarterfinals | Chivas | 0-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | December 2, 1999 |
| Invierno 1999 | Quarterfinals | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | December 5, 1999 |
| Verano 2000 | 5 | Chivas | 3-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | February 13, 2000 |
| Invierno 2000 | 7 | América | 0-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | September 10, 2000 |
| Verano 2001 | 7 | Chivas | 1-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | February 14, 2001 |
| Invierno 2001 | 14 | Chivas | 1-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | October 21, 2001 |
| Verano 2002 | 14 | América | 2-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 31, 2002 |
| Apertura 2002 | 2 | Chivas | 0-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | August 11, 2002 |
| Clausura 2003 | 2 | América | 1-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 19, 2002 |
| Apertura 2003 | 17 | América | 1-2 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | November 9, 2003 |
| Clausura 2004 | 17 | Chivas | 0-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | May 1, 2004 |
| Apertura 2004 | 9 | Chivas | 1-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | October 2, 2004 |
| Clausura 2005 | 9 | América | 3-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 13, 2005 |
| Apertura 2005 | 7 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | September 11, 2005 |
| Clausura 2006 | 7 | Chivas | 1-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | February 26, 2006 |
| Apertura 2006 | 11 | Chivas | 2-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | September 30, 2006 |
| Apertura 2006 | Semifinals | Chivas | 2-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | November 30, 2006 |
| Apertura 2006 | Semifinals | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | December 3, 2006 |
| Clausura 2007 | 11 | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 18, 2007 |
| Clausura 2007 | Semifinals | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | May 17, 2007 |
| Clausura 2007 | Semifinals | Chivas | 0-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | May 20, 2007 |
| Apertura 2007 | 14 | América | 2-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | October 28, 2007 |
| Clausura 2008 | 14 | Chivas | 3-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | April 13, 2008 |
| Apertura 2008 | 14 | América | 1-2 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | October 26, 2008 |
| Clausura 2009 | 14 | Chivas | 1-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | April 19, 2009 |
[edit] Players Who Have Joined Both Sides
A listing of Mexican-born footballers who have played for both Guadalajara and Club America :
Special Note: So far no player has ever been champion from/with both sides.
Salvador Mota - with Guadalajara: 1942-1944 / with America: 1944-1947
Ramiro Navarro - with Guadalajara: 1945-1947 / with America: 1949
Carlos Iturralde - with America: 1950-1951 / with Guadalajara: 1952-1956
Eduardo Garduno - with America: 1947-1949 / with Guadalajara: 1954-1955
Raul Cardenas - with America: 1959-1960 / with Guadalajara: 1967-1968
Sergio Ceballos - with America: 1968-1974 / with Guadalajara: 1976-1977
Enrique Vasquez - with America: 1969-1970 / with Guadalajara: 1970-1972
Ruben Cardenas - with America: 1970-1973 / with Guadalajara: 1974-1980
Antonio Zamora - with America: 1970-1973 / with Guadalajara: 1975-1978
Francisco Macedo - with America: 1971-1973 / with Guadalajara: 1973-1974
Albino Morales - with America: 1972-1973 / with Guadalajara: 1973-74
Javier Sánchez Galindo - with Guadalajara: 1974-1975 / with America: 1975-1979
Javier Cardenas - with America: 1978-1959 / with Guadalajara: 1979-1985
Javier Aguirre - with America: 1979-1984 / with Guadalajara: 1987-1993
Carlos Hermosillo - with America: 1st run in 1983-1990, 2nd run in 2000 / with Guadalajara: 2001
Ricardo Peláez - with America: 1st run in 1985-1987, 2nd run in 1997-1998 / with Guadalajara: 1998-2000
Luis Manuel Diaz - with Guadalajara: 1983-1987 / with America: 1991-1992
Pedro Pineda - with Guadalajara: 1991-1992 / with America: 1st run in 1992-1995, 2nd run in 1996-1997
Gerardo Silva - with Guadalajara: 1990-1993 / with America: 1993-1994
Luis García - with America: 1994-1997 / with Guadalajara: 1998-1999
Oswaldo Sánchez - with America: 1996-1999 / with Guadalajara: 1999-2006
Ignacio Hierro - with America: 1997-1999 / with Guadalajara: 1999-2000
Damían Alvarez - with Guadalajara: 1998 / with America: 1998-2000
Gustavo Napoles - with Guadalajara: 1st run 1995-1998, 2nd run 2000-2002 / with America: 1999
Ramón Ramírez - with Guadalajara: 1st run 1994-1998, 2nd run 2002-2004 / with America: 1999
Joel Sánchez - with Guadalajara: 1st run 1993-1999, 2nd run 2001-2003 / with America: 1999-2000
Jesús Mendoza - with Guadalajara: 1999-2000 / with America: 1st run 2000-2002, 2nd run 2003-2005
Manuel Rios - with Guadalajara: 1998-2000 / with America: 2002
Alejandro Nava - with Guadalajara: 1st run 2000, 2nd run 2001-2002 / with America: 2002
Alvaro Ortiz - with Guadalajara: 1999-2000 / with America: 2002-2005
Christian Ramírez - with America: 2003-2004 / with Guadalajara: 2005-2006
Edoardo Isella - with Guadalajara: 2000-2001 / with America: 2008
[edit] References
- ^ (Lista de) Campeones de México, Terra.com (Note: This references lists Chivas as having only one one Championship under that name, and 10 under the name "Guadalajara". The difference has to do with the legal name change incurred when Jorge Vergara acquired the team, but they refer to the same team. As of May 20, 2007, all of América's championships are under the name "América".
- ^ América, el equipo más popular de México
- ^ Univision.com
- ^ "Mediotiempo Club America". http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/equipo.php?ide=7&idt=162.
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