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Club América
Club de Fútbol América, S.A. de C.V.
Águilas (Eagles), Azulcremas (Blue and Creams), Cremas (Creams), Millonetas (Millionaires)
Club de Fútbol América was born on 12 October 1916 in Mexico City from the merger of two teams, Récord and Colón, and plays in yellow and blue.
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The club
- Name
- Club América
- Full name
- Club de Fútbol América, S.A. de C.V.
- Nickname
- Águilas (Eagles), Azulcremas (Blue and Creams), Cremas (Creams), Millonetas (Millionaires)
- Founded
- October 12, 1916
- City
- Mexico City
- Country
- Mexico
- Official website
- clubamerica.com.mx
- Colors
- #FFD200, #0B2346, #D2002A
- Competitions
- Liga MX (since 1943)
- CONCACAF Champions Cup (1977–2026)
- Copa Interamericana (1978–1991)
- Copa Libertadores (1998–2011)
- Copa Sudamericana (2005–2007)
- FIFA Club World Cup (2006–2016)
- Leagues Cup (2023–2026)
- In the archive
- 1 crest · 20 shirts
Current crest
Since 2026
Shirts
1910s
2000s
Club history
Club de Fútbol América was born on 12 October 1916 in Mexico City from the merger of two teams, Récord and Colón, and plays in yellow and blue. It is the most successful club in Mexican football: it holds the record of 16 league titles in the professional era and has won seven CONCACAF club championships. It has never been relegated, and its home has been the Estadio Banorte, the former Estadio Azteca, since the stadium opened in 1966.
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## Récord, Colón and a name for a continent América was born on 12 October 1916 on the open fields of La Condesa, in Mexico City. That day two student teams joined forces: Récord, formed at the Colegio Mascarones by Rafael Garza Gutiérrez and his cousin Germán Núñez Cortina, and Colón, from the Marist school La Perpetua. Since the date marked the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, player Pedro «Cheto» Quintanilla suggested naming the new club «América». The colours came from Garza Gutiérrez's own clothes, as he turned up in a cream shirt and navy blue trousers:…
The fans
Its supporters live «americanismo» as an identity: they are among the most numerous in the country, and the club also has a reputation as the most hated, something its fans embrace proudly with the motto «Ódiame más» (Hate me more). Its great rival is Guadalajara, with whom it plays the Clásico Nacional, the biggest match in Mexican football. In the capital it contests the Clásico Capitalino against Pumas, which caught fire in 1969 when Enrique Borja moved to América, and the Clásico Joven against Cruz Azul, a rivalry born in 1972.
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