Clásico Joven

Clásico Joven

Location	Mexico City
Teams	Club América Cruz Azul
Latest meeting	Club América 1–0 Cruz Azul 2024 Apertura (24 February 2024)
Next meeting	TBD
Stadiums	Estadio Azteca (Shared as of the 2018–19 season)
Statistics
Meetings total	Total matches: 169
Most wins	Total matches: Club América (61)
Top scorer	Francisco Palencia (9)
Largest victory	América 7–0 Cruz Azul 2022 Apertura (20 August 2022)

Club América

Cruz Azul

The Clásico Joven (Spanish for: The Young Classic) is an association football rivalry between Mexico City-based teams Club América and Cruz Azul.^[1]

The first match between both teams was on 30 August 1964 in the stadium 10 de Diciembre, with Club América winning the match 2–1 with goals by Marín Ibarreche and Alfonso Portugal, while Hilario Díaz scored for the Cruz Azul.^[2] However, the clásico truly began on 9 August 1972 when both teams played against each other in the final during the 1971–72 season, where the "cementeros" defeated América 4–1.^[3]

History

After Cruz Azul would win the title in the Segunda División de México during the season 1963–64 and was able to gain promotion into top flight football, they would face Club América during week 13 on 30 August 1964 in the stadium 10 de Diciembre where the score ended 2–1 with a victory for the "azulcrema". In just a couple of years had important wins and in 1971 they decided to move to Mexico City and play at Estadio Azteca, actual stadium of Club América.^[2] Years later these club had great matches in which Cruz Azul became the team of the 1970s, where they earned the nickname"La Maquina", and Club América the best of the 1980s.

This rivalry became a true derby during the season 1971–72 where the teams played each other in the final and the "cementeros" came out with a convincing victory of 4–1,^[2] this result hit hard for the Americanistas since Cruz Azul also knocked them out of Copa México the same season.

Club América were able to redeem some dignity in Copa México 1973 where they were able to defeat Cruz Azul in an aggregate score of 3–2 with two goals by Osvaldo "Pata Bendita" Castro and one by Roberto Hodge. But the most significant rematch for Club América was the final during the season 1988–89, where "las Águilas" rose to victory with a first leg score of 3–2 and second leg score of 2–2 which the aggregate score came to be 5–4 with a decisive goal by Carlos Hermosillo who years later would be considered an idol for the "Celestes" winning three Goalscoring titles during the years 1993–1996.

Statistics of the Clásico

This table takes into account all disputed classic tournaments that have been endorsed by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol, CONCACAF, the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol, or any other tournaments and friendlies.^[4]

Players who played on both sides

So far few players have played with both Club América and Cruz Azul. Only few have emerged as champions with both sides.

Players with a (*) have championed with both sides.

Amado Palacios Rendón

Javier Sánchez Galindo

Sergio Ceballos

Francisco Macedo

Carlos Silvio Fogel Rodríguez

Alberto Macías

Nicolás Ramírez

Cesareo Victorino Ramírez *

Horacio López Salgado *

Miguel Angel Cornero *

Ruben Omar Romano

Hector Tapia *

Adrian Camacho *

Agustin Manzo

Luis Hernández

Carlos Hermosillo *

Pedro Pineda

Arturo Álvarez Perea

Adrian Chavez

Miguel Zepeda

Edoardo Isella

Sebastian Abreu

Richard Núñez

Christian Giménez

Alfonso Blanco

Francisco Javier Rodríguez

Vicente Matías Vuoso

Adrián Aldrete *

José Madueña

Pablo Aguilar *

Jonathan Rodríguez *

All-time results (only League Without "Liguilla")

Liguilla matches

#	Date	Venue	Result	Competition
1	9 August 1972	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 4–1	1971/72 Final
2	13 June 1979	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 1–0	1978/79 Semi-final
3	17 June 1979	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 2–1
4	31 May 1984	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 0–2	1983/84 Semi-final
5	3 June 1984	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 0–0
6	13 July 1989	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 2–3	1988/89 Final
7	16 July 1989	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 2–2
8	13 May 1992	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 2–0	1991/92 Qualification Liguilla
9	16 May 1992	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 4–0
10	13 May 1993	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 0–3	1992/93 Quarterfinal
11	16 May 1993	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 3–4
12	13 April 1994	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 1–1	1993/94 Quarterfinal
13	17 April 1994	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 1–2
14	25 May 1995	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 1–1	1994/95 Semi-final
15	29 May 1995	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 1–2
16	17 April 1996	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 0–3	1995/96 Quarterfinal
17	21 April 1996	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 0–2
18	16 April 1998	Estadio Azul	Cruz Azul, Club América 1–1	Verano 1998 Quarterfinal
19	19 April 1998	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 2–1
20	8 December 1999	Estadio Azul	Cruz Azul, Club América0–0	Invierno 1999 Semi-final
21	11 December 1999	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 1–2
22	26 May 2005	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 3–1	Clausura 2005 Semi-final
23	29 May 2005	Estadio Azul	Cruz Azul, Club América 1–3
24	23 May 2013	Estadio Azul	Cruz Azul, Club América 1–0	Clausura 2013 Final
25	26 May 2013	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 2–1
26	23 November 2017	Estadio Azul	Cruz Azul, Club América 0–0	Apertura 2017 Quarterfinal
27	26 November 2017	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 0–0
28	13 December 2018	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 0–0	Apertura 2018 Final
29	16 December 2018	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 0–2
30	13 May 2019	Estadio Azteca	Club América, Cruz Azul 3–1	Clausura 2019 Quarterfinal
31	16 May 2019	Estadio Azteca	Cruz Azul, Club América 1–0

Cruz Azul wins	Club América wins	Draws
9	13	9

• Last Updated 26 November 2017.^[5]

Competition GP AW T CW GoalA GoalC Torneo de Liga 99 30 39 33 143 141 Liguilla 29 11 9 9 40 35 Copa México 13 7 3 3 22 13 Campeón de Campeones 1 0 0 1 1 2 Copa Pre Libertadores 3 1 1 1 3 2 InterLiga 1 0 1 0 3 3 SUBTOTAL 142 49 50 46 209 194 Other Tournaments and Friendlies 12 1 4 7 14 22 TOTAL 153 50 54 53 224 216 GP: Games Played AW: Club América Wins CW: Cruz Azul Wins T: Tie GoalA: Goals scored by Club América GoalC: Goals scored by Cruz Azul References ^ Grupo Reforma (2007). UNIVISION.com (ed.). "Encuesta completa sobre el equipo más popular de México". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. ^ a b c Héctor Roberto Hernández. realidadamericanista.com (ed.). "El Clásico Joven". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008. ^ Edgar Salas (2002). Señor Gol (ed.). "El crecimiento del Clásico Joven". Archived from the original on 3 January 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2008. ^ Óscar Ignacio Guevara Salinas (2007). esmas.com (ed.). "La edición 136 del 'clásico joven' roba la atención". Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008. ^ Dirección de Comunicación LIGA MX/ ASCENSO MX (2014). Liga MX (ed.). "La Máquina se impuso en el Clásico Joven". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014. External links Sitio web oficial América Archived 26 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Sitio web oficial Cruz Azul v t e Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V.
Ground	Estadio Azteca
Training Grounds	Instalaciones Club América en Coapa
Managers	Listing of managers past and present
Presidents	List of Club América Presidents
Rivalries	El Súper Clásico Clásico Capitalino Clásico Joven
Players	First team Listing of players past and present
Media	Club América Media
National Honors	13 League Titles: 1965-66 1970-71 1975-76 1983-84 1984-85 Prode '85 1987-88 1988-89 Verano 2002 Clausura 2005 Clausura 2013 Apertura 2014 Apertura 2018 6 Cups, 6 Supercups
International honours	7 CONCACAF Championships, 1 CONCACAF Giants' Cup, 2 Copas Interamericanas
Reserves	Club América Reserves and Academy