C.D. Guadalajara
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A. de C.V. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Chivas,Rebaño Sagrado, Rojiblancos, Chiverio, Campeonisimo | ||
| Founded | May 8, 1906 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco | ||
| Capacity | 68,000 | ||
| President |  Jorge Verga | ||
| Manager | Efraín Flores Mercado | ||
| League | La Primera División | ||
| Clausura 2008 | Quarterfinals (Playoffs) 8th (league) | ||
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Club Deportivo Guadalajara, commonly known as Chivas (Goats), or El Rebaño Sagrado (The Sacred Flock) is a Mexican association football team based in Guadalajara, Jalisco that competes in the Primera División de México, the highest football division in Mexico. Chivas has the most titles in the Mexican first division with eleven, their biggest rivals, América, following closely with ten. In IFFHS's club rankings for February 2009, Chivas ranks first of all teams in Mexico and Northern America.[1]
Chivas is the only football club in Mexico to exclusively field Mexican-born players.Chivas is arguably the best team in Mexico. The three colors of the team are red, white, and blue; they are symbolic of "Fraternity, Union, and Sports". Chivas is one of two teams in Mexico that have never been relegated to the Primera Division A (2nd Division), the other being América.
Foundation and the Amateur Era (1906-1942)
In 1904 a man from Belgium named Edgar Everaert and French-born Calixto Gas began to discuss the idea of founding a football club. The club was founded on May 8 1906 by Gregorio Orozco and Casa Gas, L. Gas y Cía (Almacenes la Ciudad de México).[clarification needed] The initial name was Club Union, and the team's colors were those of the flag of France: red, white and blue. After 2 years, Everaert suggested the name change to Club Guadalajara. During it's years in the Jalisco State Championship the team accumulated 13 championships. Also during this time, a selection of players from their teams would represent the state of Jalisco in a series of friendly matches against teams from the capital Mexico City.
Professional Era, El Ya Merito (1943-1955)
In 1943 the Liga Mayor was founded after the merging of several regional leagues and the Professional era began. Guadalajara struggled during the first years, with exception of the 1948-49 season where it ended up ranked third. This same year Guadalajara was given the name of "Chivas brinconas" (jumping goats) during a game against Tampico-Madero. The name was initially considered an insult, but later adopted as the team's nickname. During the 1951-52 and 1954-55 seasons, the team ended ranked short of first place. These results led to them being called "los ya merito.[clarification needed] "The Almost There!"
El Campeonisimo (1956-1970)
During the 1956 season, players such as Luis,Salvador Reyes,Jaime "El Tubo" Gomez, Isidoro Lopez, Jose Villegas were part of what is considered one of the finest teams in Mexican football history, EL Campeonisimo. Guadalajara won its first championship during this season, due to a last minute goal scored by Salvador Reyes. Commanded by coaches like Donald Russ, and Javier de la Torre in the following years, the team obtained seven league championships, two cups, three Concacaf titles, and seven champion of champions titles. It was the only team in Mexico's football history to won four league championships in a row, during the 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, and 1961-62 seasons. El Campeonisimo became internationally recognized and 1964 performed in matches in Europe playing against teams such Futbol Club Barcelona, Werder Bremen, Lille Olympique, resulting in two victories, four ties, and four losses for the team.
The Dark Era (1971-1982)
During the 1970s and early 1980s, Guadalajara reached the playoffs twice, with a fifth place finish in 1971-72 and a seventh place finish in 1975-76. In 1987 las chivas decended to second division. Eventually, the FMF decided to cancel decension that year.[2].
The Resurrection 1983-1991
During 1980-81 season, the team reached a third-place ranking. Prior to the 1981-82 season, a tragic road accident took the life of team member José Martínez.[3]. The team finished the season in seventeenth place.
After that season, the team hired coach Alberto Guerra, who had been a player for Guadalajara during the mid-60s. During the 1982-83 season, Guadalajara finished seventh in the league table and qualified for the playoffs, where it would go on to eliminate Atlante FC in Quarterfinals and Club América in Semifinals. The team reached the Finals for the first time since the playoff format was introduced in the '70s, where it would go on to lose to Puebla F.C. in a penalty shootout [4]. Guadalajara would once again reach the Finals in 1983-84, only to lose to America by an aggregate score of 5-4.
Guadalajara's 17-Year streak without a championship came to an end in the 1986-87 season. The team finished first in the league table, qualified for the playoffs, and defeated CF Monterrey in Quarterfinals and Puebla F.C. in Semis. They won the ninth championship game against Cruz Azul with an aggregate score of 4-2. After the 1987-88 season, Guadalajara was eliminated in Quarterfinals and 1988-89 season, where it was eliminated in Semis, coach Alberto Guerra left the team.
Prominent players for Guadalajara in the 1980s include Ricardo "Snoopy" Perez, Eduardo "Yayo" de la Torre, Fernando Quirarte, Javier "Zully" Ledesma, Demetrio Madero, and Benjamin Galindo.
"La Promotora" Era (1992-02)
By the end of the 1980s, Guadalajara began to experience financial troubles. Team directors decided to create a special financial sector that would be known as La Promotora Deportiva. The team would be "sold" for 10 years starting in 1992 to a petroleum executive named Salvador Martinez Garza, who would be in charge of the Promotora and of team operations[5]. Before Guadalajara began its new era under the Promotora, the team began the 1990s in average form, reaching the Semis in 90-91, reaching the Quarterfinals in 91-92, and finishing in thirteenth place in 92-93.
The new directors decided to bring back Guadalajara's champion coach in 1986-87 Alberto Guerra and purchase many players that would become icons for Guadalajara in the early '90s: Missael Espinoza, Alberto "Guameru" Garcia, and Alberto Coyote. The team also decided that it would rely on young talent from its basic training schools. Such talent included Paulo Cesar "Tilon" Chavez and Joel "Tiburon" Sanchez. At the beginning of the 93-94 season, the press and fans dubbed the new and improved team Las Superchivas[5]. However, despite expectations, the team was eliminated early on in the playoffs. The 94-95 season would bring about more change for the team. Guadalajara hired player Ramon Ramirez. Also at the start of the season, directors sold all television rights of the team to Mexican giant Televisa, a move that was heavily criticized by fans because of Televisa's ownership of Club América[5]. Guadalajara would end the 1994-1994 regular season as the leader in the league table, but was narrowly defeated by Club Necaxa in Semis. The 96-97 season saw the exit of coach Alberto Guerra, being replaced by Dutchman Leo BeenhakkerThe team failed to make the playoffs that season.
By 1996, the Primera División de México season format would be changed to two short seasons per year. The first of the seasons, Invierno 1996, saw Guadalajara bring in another coach, Brazilian Ricardo Ferretti. During Ferretti's first season, the team managed to reach third place in the league table, but would be eliminated by Club Necaxa in the Quarterfinals. Guadalajara won its 10th Championship under Ferretti in the Verano 1997 season against Toros Neza with the aggregate score of 7-2. Guadalajara would once again reach the finals in the Verano 1998 season, only to once again lose to Necaxa. The fans criticized the sale of player Ramon Ramirez to Club América[5].
Jorge Vergara Era (2002-Present)
After its tenth year in charge of Guadalajara, La Promotora was still in debt and finally put up for sale. On October 31, 2002, the team was acquired by a Guadalajara native and self-made entrepreneur, Jorge Vergara.[6]. Vergara was the founder of a dietary supplement company named Omnilife. Vergara hired directors that would be in charge of handling business affairs. He also removed all sponsorship from Guadalajara's jersey, (the jersey has since had limited sponsorship).
In order to establish funding for the team, Vergara sought out to market the Chivas name and capitalize on it, placing the name on anything from its own magazine to toothbrushes and its own brand of cola[7].
For the Clausura 2003 season, Guadalajara hired Eduardo "Yayo" de la Torre, who had played for the team in the 1980s. The Apertura 2003 season would see poor results in the first half of the tournament, putting an end to "Yayo" de la Torre's tenure as coach. Coaching responsibilities would be temporarily assumed by Dutchman Hans Westerhof (who was in charge of the team's basic training school) and the team would barely qualify for a wild card showdown against Club Deportivo Toluca, but was subsequently eliminated. For the Apertura 2004, Guadalajara would display an offensive style of football and mananged to place third in the league table, qualifying for the playoffs. Players such as goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez, Ramon Morales, Omar Bravo, and newly acquired Adolfo Bautista, became instant fan favorites. They defeated Atlante FC in Quarterfinals and Toluca in Semis, but would lose the finals against Pumas UNAM in a penalty shootout. Nevertheless, the team had shown, since Vergara's arrival, that it was highly competitive (including in the Copa Libertadores 2005, where it defeated favorites Boca Juniors to reach Semis).
Under coach José Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre, who was also a player for Guadalajara in the 1980s, the team won its 11th championship. For the Apertura 2006 season, Chivas placed eighth in the league table and qualified to the knock-out round (the "liguilla") by defeating Veracruz 2-1 in Veracruz and 4-0 in the Estadio Jalisco in a wild card series. Guadalajara advanced to the Quarterfinals where it defeated first place qualified Cruz Azul 2-0 in the first leg and tied 2-2 in the second leg (4-2 aggregate), moving on to the semi-finals against rivals Club América.
These wins allowed Chivas to advance to the final of the Primera Division against Toluca. The first match was played at Estadio Jalisco, in which Toluca and Chivas tied 1-1 with goals from Omar Bravo for Chivas and Bruno Marioni for Toluca. On December 10, 2006, Chivas played at Toluca's home stadium Estadio Nemesio Diez and won 2-1 (3-2 aggregate), thus becoming the Mexican League champions, holding 11 titles, the most titles of any team in the league. The first goal was scored by Francisco Javier Rodriguez, and the second was by way of Adolfo Bautista. Bautista dedicated his goal and his team's victory to his mother, who had died shortly before. This championship was goalkeeper Oswaldo Sánchez's first in his career. Photo Gallery
Team Crest
Once the team was renamed in 1908 as Club Guadalajara, they used initials, C.G., in the center of the jersey. After a few years of the team's existence, the first proper crest was designed, still using the team's initials. They were eventually placed around a circle. This design would be used in the team's limited edition Centennial jerseys in 2006.
Guadalajara's current crest was designed in 1923 and uses as its base, the crest of the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. The crest was then complimented with a blue circle and the words Club Deportivo Guadalajara, five red stripes and six white stripes, eventual colors that were adopted by the team, and eleven stars representing each championship the team has won. The actual crest design is credited to brothers Everardo and Jose Espinosa, Angel Bolumar, and Antonio Villalvazo, all of whom were players or directors of the team during that time[8].
Past Kits
     1st.Uniform Club Unión
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   Commemorative of the centenary
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 101 years uniform
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   Uniform season 2007-08
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   Uniform season 2008-09
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| Season | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Season | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
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| 1986-1987 | L' Coq Sportif | None | 1987-1988 | L' Coq Sportif | Nissan |
| 1988-1989 | Eder | Nissan | 1989-1990 | Adidas | |
| 1990-1991 | Adidas | 1991-1992 | Lotería Nacional | ||
| 1992-1993 | Umbro | Texaco | 1993-1994 | Aba Sport | MEXLUB |
| 1994-1995 | Aba Sport | MEXLUB | 1995-1996 | ||
| 1996-1997 | 1997 | Nike | |||
| 1997-1998 | Atletica | Mexicana | 1998-1999 | Atletica | Coca-Cola |
| 1999-2000 | Cemento Tolteca | 2000-2001 | Cemento Tolteca | ||
| 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | ||||
| 2003-2004 | JVC* | None | 2004-2005 | Reebok | Ninguno |
| 2005 | Reebok | 2006 | Bimbo | ||
| 2006-2007 | Bimbo | 2007-2008 | |||
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Current Stadium
From the 1930s to 1960 Guadalajara played in a small stadium known as "Parque Oblatos". Guadalajara currently shares its home stadium, Estadio Jalisco, with Atlas. Estadio Jalisco was opened on January 31, 1960. It was host for eight games in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, six for group stage matches, and two for quarter and semi-finals. The stadium was host for nine games in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, six of which were group stage matches, one was a round of sixteen and the last two were quarter and semi finals.
Estadio Chivas
A new home stadium is under construction and will be tentatively named Estadio Chivas. This stadium will have the form of a volcano with a cloud on top as the idea of the design is to integrate the stadium with nature due to its ecological design and closeness to a forest area. It will also be used for future conventions and as a Business JVC Center. The stadium seats will be colored red except for the loge seats which will be white. It will have a large main entrance and 18 exits. The minimum capacity will be for 45,500 seats, with a maximum of 54,500. An underground parking lot will be available, capable of holding up to 8,000 cars. The new stadium will also have a restaurant with a capacity of 200 people a view of the field during games. Ingenieros Civiles y Asociados is in charge of construction, having won the bidding at 81 million USD. The stadium is expected to be finished by 3rd Quarter 2009.[9].
Current squad
- As of January 20, 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honors
National
Amateur era
- Liga Occidental (13): 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1934-35 and 1937-38.
- Campeón de Campeones: 1933-94.
- Torneo de una Tarde: 1929-30
Professional era
- Primera División de México (11): 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1969-70, 1986-87, Verano 1997 and Apertura 2006.
- Copa México (2): 1963, 1970.
- Campeón de Campeones (7): 1956-1957, 1958-1959, 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, 1969-1970.
- Copa Challenger: 1961.
- Copa Oro de Occidente (4): 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960.
International
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1962.
- North-Central American and Caribbean Championship (2): 1959, 1962.
- Copa Pre-Libertadores (1): 1998
- InterLiga (1): 2009
Other International tournaments
- 3 International Pentagonal Tournaments
- I Mexico City International Pentagonal 1958.
- IV Mexico City International Pentagonal 1961.
- III Jalisco International Pentagonal 1962.
- 4 International Hexagonal Tournaments
- Copa Internacional Hexagonal in Los Angeles 1982.
- Jalisco International Hexagonal 1994.
- Fiestas de Octubre International Hexagonal in Guadalajara 1982.
- Copa Informador de Futbol International Hexagonal in Los Angeles 1999.
- Copa Coliseo 1998.
Other tournaments
- Copa Reforma: 1911.
- Torneo de Primavera: 1917.
- Medalla de la Junta de Festejos Patrios de la Villa de Zapopan: 1917.
- Medalla Colón: 1918.
- Medalla Caridad: 1919.
- Copa Militarización: 1918.
- Copa Deportivo Nacional de Torreón: 1919.
- Copa Eugenio Pinzón: 1921.
- Copa Francia: 1921-22.
- Copa Fábricas de Francia: 1924.
- Campeonato Oficial de Segunda Fuerza: (3) 1924-25, 1928-29, 1934-35, 1937-38.
- Campeonato Categoría Juvenil: 1928-29.
- Trofeo Casino Español: 1928.
- Campeonato de Segunda Categoría de Occidente: 1939.
- Campeonato Oficial de Tercera Fuerza: (2) 1928-29, 1937-38.
- Copa Presidencial: 1953.
- Copa de Oro: 1954-1956.
- Trofeo de Don Adolfo López Mateos (4): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963.
- Torneo de la Ciudad de Guadalajara: 1961.
- Trofeo Campeonísimo: 1961-62.
- Campeón Torneo de Reservas: (3) 1967-68, 1992-93, 2006.
- Campeón Primera Fuerza Amateur: 1967-68.
- Copa Presidente Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
- Copa California: 1977.
- Campeón 1a. División Amateur: 1983-84.
- Copa Europa: 1985.
- Trofeo al Equipo menos goleado: 1991-92.
- Campeón Juvenil: 1998.
- Copa León: 2003.
- Segunda división mexicana Torneo de Filiales: Torneos Apertura y Clausura 2004, Torneos Apertura y Clausura 2006, Torneos Apertura y Clausura 2008.
- Copa Diario ESTO: 2006
- Copa Tecate: (2) 1994, 2001
International reserves tournaments
- Manchester United Premier Cup (1): 2005/06.
- Gothia Cup (2): 2005, 2007.
- Dalla's Cup (7): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008.
- Stemwede International Tournament : 2000.
- Copa Promissão: 2005.
- Groningen International Tournament : 2005.
- Lowe's Cup: 2007.
- Dana Cup : 2007.
- Milk Cup: 2007.
- Storsjocupen: 2007.
- Dalecarlia: 2007.
- Piteå Summer Games: 2007.
- Sherewsbury Tournament: 2007.
- Copa Alianza: 2007.
- Copa Saprissa: 2008.
- Copa Chivas Comex Mundial De Clubes (2): 2007, 2008
Reserve teams
- CD Tapatio
- Reserve team that plays in the Primera División A Occidental Zone and has no right to be promoted to Primera División. It's home games are held in the Estadio Jalisco.
- Guadalajara B
- Reserve team that plays in the Segunda División Profesional with the right to be promoted to la Primera División A. It's home games are held in the Verde Valle training fields.
- Chivas San Rafael
- Reserve team that plays in the Segunda División Profesional without right to promotion. This team was before known as Club Jalisco but after it was purchased it became Chivas San Rafael. It's home games are held in the Chivas San Rafael Club facilities.
Top goalscorers in domestic league
Players in bold are still active with the team.
Salvador Reyes (122)- Omar Bravo (101)
- Eduardo de la Torre (90)
- Benjamin Galindo (78)
- Max Prieto (72)
- Crescencio Gutiérrez (72)
- Javier de la Torre (70)
- Javier Valdivia (69)
- Francisco Jara (68)
- Ramón Morales (64)
- Isidoro Diaz (58)
- Jaime Pajarito (56)
- Tomás Balcázar (54)
- Héctor Hernández (54)
- José Antonio Marcos Zetter (53)
- Ignacio Vázquez (51)
Notable Players
Sponsorship
- Official shirt sponsors - Bimbo, Toyota
- Official shirt manufacturer - Reebok
- Official stadium sponsor - Samsung
- Official beer - Sol
Footnotes
- ^ "Club World Ranking: Top 350". iffhs.de. IFFHS. 1st February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
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- ^ Los 80s
- ^ Los 80;s
- ^ a b c d La Promotora
- ^ Soy de Chivas | Yo te sigo Rebaño
- ^ Vergara Bio
- ^ Escudo
- ^ Estadio Chivas Official Site
External links
- CD Guadalajara Official Website
- Estadio Chivas Official Website
- CD Guadalajara Official Social Networking Website
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- Barra Irreverente Official Website
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