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Full name Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V.
  • 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, Mexico.
  • 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 media company Televisa.
  • The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America, and one of the largest stadiums in the world.
  • 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 popular clubs in the country, and are the only 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 play local derbies against Cruz Azul and Club Universidad Nacional.
  • Club América have won more titles than any other team in Mexican football,with a record thirteen 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 the CONCACAF region, with a record seven CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League titles, two Copa Interamericana cups and one CONCACAF Giants Cup.
  • The club also holds numerous distinctions, including topping the all-time league table in victories and points, the most appearances in the playoff stage,most finals appearances (23), and most runner-up finishes (10) along with Cruz Azul.
  • América was named by the IFFHS as the best North American club of the first decade (2001–2011) of the 21st century.
Nickname(s) Águilas (Eagles)
Azul-Cremas (Blue-Creams)
Millonetas (Millionaires)
Short name Ame
Founded 12 October 1916; 105 years ago
Ground Estadio Azteca
Capacity 87,523
Owner Televisa
Chairman Emilio Azcárraga Jean
Manager Fernando Ortiz
League Liga MX
Clausura 2022 Regular phase: 4th
Final phase: Semi-finals
   
   
 
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