At the time, football in Mexico was not a lucrative occupation. Garces López was included in the debut Mexico national football team in 1923, playing in Mexico's debut series of official international matches against Guatemala. As a Midfielder, he was part of Club América's founding squad and was a key player to their dominance of the Primera Fuerza in the mid-1920s. History Background and foundation Ĭarlos Garces López was a footballer and athlete, included in the Mexico national team for the 19 athletics and football. It is also the second most supported team in its hometown, Mexico City, behind América and ahead of Pumas UNAM. According to several polls published, Cruz Azul is the third-most popular team in Mexico, behind only C.D. In its 2014 Club World Ranking, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics placed Cruz Azul as the 99th-best club in the world and the third-best club in CONCACAF. In the 1968–69 season, Cruz Azul was the first CONCACAF club (and third worldwide) to complete a rare Continental Treble, winning the Mexican Primera División championship, the Copa México national tournament, and the CONCACAF Champions League. ![]() Cruz Azul was also the first CONCACAF team to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club competition in South American football (which invited top Liga MX clubs from 1998 to 2017), losing on penalties to Argentine football giants Boca Juniors in 2001. Cruz Azul's six titles makes it the second-most successful club in the history of the CONCACAF Champions League, the most prestigious international club competition in North American football, trailing intracity rival Club América. ![]() Ĭruz Azul has been the Primera División champion nine times, trailing Toluca's 10, C.D. Its headquarters are in La Noria, a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City. After 22 years the team returned to the Azteca at the conclusion of the 2017-18 Liga MX season. Estadio Azteca, the nation's largest sports venue, served as their home venue until 1996, when they moved to the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, which was renamed Estadio Azul. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally worn a blue home kit.įounded in Jasso, Hidalgo, the club moved officially to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. We do not change our way of playing, our style.Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul ( pronounced ) is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. “They have players who are very fast and are very dangerous on set pieces, and we will try to counter that playing how we do. “It is a tall team, a team that is well organized,” he concluded. While the eight-time Mexican champion respects Western Sydney and its abilities, Gimenez wants his team to play its own game. So that is what we can change and it is in our hands.” And what is coming is the historic participation of Cruz Azul in a Club World Cup. I believe that if we think about and analyze everything what happened to us in this last season that has to strengthen us to have stronger minds. “I think that is the strength after the togetherness that we have on and off the pitch. “We have grown as a group,” Gimenez noted. We are confident in having a historic Club World Cup.”Ī 13th place finish in the 2014 Liga MX Apertura with a 5W, 6D, 6L record was unexpected, but the squad’s spirits have been lifted noticeably thanks to a strong pre-tournament training program. We are going to leave everything on the field in order to represent Cruz Azul, Mexico and CONCACAF well. ![]() “We are privileged ones and we are going to give it our all. ![]() “This week, since we have been here in Morocco, we have tried to fine tune everything for the first match, because we are in a Club World Cup,” said Gimenez, who played in the 2008 CWC with Pachuca. The CONCACAF champion is making its first appearance in the competition and midfielder Christian Gimenez believes that La Maquina is ready to impress. RABAT, Morocco – With a potential meeting against Real Madrid as the reward for victory, Cruz Azul kicks off its FIFA Club World Cup (FCWC) campaign Saturday against Australia’s Western Sydney Wanderers at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdallah. Cruz Azul (pictured) face Asian champion Western Sydney Wanderers in the FIFA Club World Cup on December 13, 2014, in Rabat, Morocco.
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