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Clásico Joven

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Clásico Joven
Club América and Cruz Azul in the 1971–72 Primera División season
LocationMexico
Teams
First meeting30 August 1964
Primera División
Cruz Azul 1–2 Club América
Latest meeting31 August 2024
2024 Apertura
Cruz Azul 4–1 Club América
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsEstadio Ciudad de los Deportes
(Shared as of the 2024–25 season)
Statistics
Meetings total171 (official matches)[1]
Most winsClub América (64)[1]
Top scorerCarlos Hermosillo (15)[1]
All-time seriesClub América: 64
Drawn: 59
Cruz Azul: 48[1]
Largest victoryAmérica 7–0 Cruz Azul
2022 Apertura
(20 August 2022)

The Clásico Joven (Spanish for: The Young Classic) is an association football rivalry between Mexico City-based teams Club América and Cruz Azul.[2]

The first match between both teams was on 30 August 1964 in the stadium Estadio 10 de Diciembre, with Club América winning the match 2–1 with goals by Martín Ibarreche and Alfonso Portugal, while Hilario Díaz scored for Cruz Azul.[3] 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 Club América 4–1.[4]

History

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Clásico Joven Club América vs Cruz Azul in the Estadio Azteca

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.[3] 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,[3] 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

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As of 31 August 2024[1]

This table takes into account all disputed classic tournaments that have been endorsed by the Mexican Football Federation, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, or any other tournaments and friendlies.[5]

Competition GP AW D CW GoalA GoalC
League 121 40 46 35 180 162
Playoffs 35 16 10 9 47 36
Copa México / Copa MX 14 8 3 3 23 13
Campeón de Campeones 1 0 0 1 1 2
Subtotal 171 64 59 48 209 194
Other Tournaments and Friendlies
Copa Pre Libertadores 3 1 1 1 3 2
InterLiga 1 0 1 0 3 3
Exhibition games 20 6 4 10 29 32
Total 195 71 65 59 286 250
GP: Games Played
AW: Club América Wins
CW: Cruz Azul Wins
D: Draw
GoalA: Goals scored by Club América
GoalC: Goals scored by Cruz Azul

Players who played on both sides

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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.

Notable Meetups

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All-time results

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Primera División

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Total league head-to-head

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League home record
Home team Wins Losses Draws
Club América 20 16 24
Cruz Azul 21 18 22

Liguilla matches

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# 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 February 1986 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 0–1
 México 86 Quarterfinal
7 16 February 1986 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 1–0
8 13 July 1989 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 2–3
 1988/89 Final
9 16 July 1989 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 2–2
10 13 May 1992 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 2–0
 1991/92 Qualification Liguilla
11 16 May 1992 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 4–0
12 13 May 1993 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 0–3
 1992/93 Quarterfinal
13 16 May 1993 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 3–4
14 13 April 1994 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 1–1
 1993/94 Quarterfinal
15 17 April 1994 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 1–2
16 25 May 1995 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 1–1
 1994/95 Semi-final
17 29 May 1995 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 1–2
18 17 April 1996 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 0–3
 1995/96 Quarterfinal
19 21 April 1996 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 0–2
20 16 April 1998 Estadio Azul
Cruz Azul, Club América 1–1
 Verano 1998 Quarterfinal
21 19 April 1998 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 2–1
22 8 December 1999 Estadio Azul
Cruz Azul, Club América 0–0
 Invierno 1999 Semi-final
23 11 December 1999 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 1–2
24 26 May 2005 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 3–1
 Clausura 2005 Semi-final
25 29 May 2005 Estadio Azul
Cruz Azul, Club América 1–3
26 23 May 2013 Estadio Azul
Cruz Azul, Club América 1–0
 Clausura 2013 Final
27 26 May 2013 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 2–1
28 23 November 2017 Estadio Azul
Cruz Azul, Club América 0–0
 Apertura 2017 Quarterfinal
29 26 November 2017 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 0–0
30 13 December 2018 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 0–0
 Apertura 2018 Final
31 16 December 2018 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 0–2
32 13 May 2019 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 3–1
 Clausura 2019 Quarterfinal
33 16 May 2019 Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul, Club América 1–0
34 23 May 2024 Estadio Azul
Cruz Azul, Club América 1–1
 2024 Clausura Final
35 26 May 2024 Estadio Azteca
Club América, Cruz Azul 1–0

Total liguilla head-to-head

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Liguilla record
Club América wins Cruz Azul wins Draws
16 9 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "América vs Cruz Azul: Historial, resultados, estadísticas y goleadores del Clásico Joven". goal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ Grupo Reforma (2007). UNIVISION.com (ed.). "Encuesta completa sobre el equipo más popular de México". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
  3. ^ a b c Héctor Roberto Hernández. realidadamericanista.com (ed.). "El Clásico Joven". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  4. ^ Edgar Salas (2002). Señor Gol (ed.). "El crecimiento del Clásico Joven". Archived from the original on 3 January 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  5. ^ 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.
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