El Súper Clásico (Mexico)

For the Real Madrid and FC Barcelona rivalry, see El Clásico. For the River Plate and Boca Juniors rivalry, see Superclásico.

El Súper Clásico

El Clásico Nacional
City or region	Guadalajara (Estadio Omnilife) Mexico City (Estadio Azteca)
First contested	1943
Teams involved	América & Guadalajara
Most wins	América (74 wins)
Most player appearances	Cristobal Ortega (MF/América) - 48 matches
Most recent meeting	Guadalajara 3-0 América (April 10, 2011)
Next meeting	April 8, 2012 (Estadio Omnilife)

El Súper Clásico (English: the super classic), also known as El Clásico (the classic), 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 with América holding 10 titles, and Guadalajara (Chivas) with 11.

History

The first confrontation between what are considered the two most popular teams in Mexico ended with a victory for Guadalajara with a score of 1-0. The rivalry began to flourish after the second match, when 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 1950s through the mid-1960s 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 1980s. 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 1980s 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.

Recent games

Guadalajara won the most recent game in 2011 3-0 with a goal from Erick Torres, and two from Marco Fabian. One of the most memorable games played between Chivas and América during the Clausura 2005 tournament took place on March 13 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. 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.

The riot of 1983

In the 2nd Leg of the Semi-Finals of the 1982-83 Season, 4 sky divers land on the soccer field during the match wound up in a bizarre incident. Eventually, players of both two teams will sparked a wild maylay better known as "La Bronca de `83" and as a result Chivas goes onto play against Puebla in the final by eliminating America in the Mexican super classic.

Overall statistics

Tournament GP AV GV GoalA GoalG Mexican League 132 48 43 53 161 195 Liguilla 20 12 3 5 27 15 Copa México 12 5 6 1 16 10 Campeón de Campeones 2 0 0 2 1 4 CONCACAF Champions League 2 1 1 0 4 2 Copa Pre Libertadores 2 2 0 0 3 0 Interliga 1 0 1 0 1 1 Copa Libertadores 2 2 0 0 3 0 SUBTOTALS 173 61 54 58 215 221 Other tournaments and exhibition matches 31 13 9 9 52 43 TOTAL 204 73 63 69 267 264

GP: Games Played AV: América Victory D: Draw GV: Guadalajara Victory GoalA: América Goals GoalG: Guadalajara Goals

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
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	1-2	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
Apertura 2009	13	America	1-0	Chivas	Estadio Azteca	October 25, 2009
Bicentenario 2010	13	Chivas	1-0	America	Estadio Jalisco	April 4, 2010
Apertura 2010	13	América	0-0	Chivas	Estadio Azteca	October 24, 2010
Clausura 2011	13	Chivas	3-0	America	Estadio Omnilife	April 10, 2011
Apertura 2011	14	America	1-3	Chivas	Estadio Azteca	October 23, 2011

Games refereeing in the Super classic

The Record holder of games refereeing in the classic belonging to Benito Archundia with 4 before retiring in Torneo Apertura 2010 final in Monterrey.

• Marco Rodriguez (3)
• German Arredondo (3)
• Mauricio Morales (2)
• Francisco Chacon (2)
• Gilberto Alcala (2)
• Erim Ramirez (2)
• Paul Delgadillo (1)
• Hugo Guajardo (1)

Players that played for both teams

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 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: 1978-1979 / 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 1999-2000 / 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

Damián Álvarez - 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

Luis Alonso Sandoval - with Guadalajara: 2002-2005 / with America: 2010

References

• El Clásico de Clásicos Club América vs Chivas
• Esmas Futbol