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2023–24 Cruz Azul Season
The 2023–24 Club de Futbol Cruz Azul season was the 97th season in the football club's history and the 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX and the Leagues Cup. This season was the first without captain José de Jesús Corona, who leaved the club after 14 years (since 2009–10 as a first team player). It was also the first season since 2005–06 without the center-back Julio César Domínguez. Kits *Supplier: Pirma *Sponsors: Cemento Cruz Azul (front), Caliente (back) Season overview May On 31 May, Uriel Antuna and Carlos Rodríguez were called up to the Mexico national team squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. June On 1 June, Rafael Guerrero and Rodrigo Huescas were called up to the Mexico national under-23 team for friendlies in Europe and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. On 27 June, the Leagues Cup announced Cruz Azul's first match against Inter Miami would be rescheduled as the tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. Founded in 1927 in Jasso, Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, as Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Cruz Azul A.C., the club officially moved to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings. The team changed its name to Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C. in 2012 and later to its current name in 2022. Since 2025, Cruz Azul has played its home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, due to renovations at the Estadio Azteca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Its Instalaciones La Noria, headquarters are in La Noria, a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City. Domestically, the club has won nine Liga MX#Champions and runners-up, league titles, four Copa MX, three Campeón de Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Cruz Azul Season
The 2022–23 Club de Futbol Cruz Azul season was the 96th season in the football club's history and the 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX and the Supercopa de la Liga MX. Season overview May On 19 May, Cruz Azul announced the dismissal of Juan Reynoso as the first team coach, ending his spell at the club after 16 months. On 31 May, Cruz Azul announced the appointment of Diego Aguirre as the new first team head coach until 2023. August On 5 August, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Ramiro Funes Mori from Al-Nassr. On 7 August, Rafael Baca's contract was automatically renewed until the end of 2023 after reaching an undisclosed percentage of minutes played. February On 4 February, Carlos Vargas made his debut with Cruz Azul and suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his right knee in the 14th minute of play. Cruz Azul began the Clausura tournament with a five-game winless streak and four consecutive losses. On 13 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Huescas
Rodrigo Jhossel Huescas Hurtado (born 18 September 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Mexico national team. Club career Cruz Azul Huescas was a member of the Cruz Azul squad which won the Supercopa de la Liga MX against Atlas. Copenhagen On 11 July 2024, Huescas joined F.C. Copenhagen on 5-years deal. International career Huescas made his debut with the senior national team on 31 May 2024, in a friendly match against Bolivia, the match ended with Mexico taking a 1–0 win. Career statistics Club International Honours Cruz Azul *Liga MX: Guardianes 2021 *Campeón de Campeones: 2021 *Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2022 * Liga MX U15: Apertura 2018 Copenhagen * Danish Superliga: 2024–25 * Danish Cup: 2024–25 Mexico Youth * Revelations Cup: 2022 *Central American and Caribbean Games: 2023 Mexico *CONCACAF Nations League: 2024–25 Individual * Liga MX U15 Top Score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Guerrero
Rafael Guerrero Ramírez (born 13 January 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Career statistics Club Honours Cruz Azul *Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2022 Mexico U23 *Central American and Caribbean Games: 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerrero, Rafael 2003 births Footballers from Tijuana Living people 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Men's association football defenders Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers Cruz Azul footballers Tigres UANL footballers Liga MX players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's association football, soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 24, 2023. The United States men's national soccer team, United States were the defending champions, having won the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2021 edition, but were eliminated by Panama national football team, Panama in the semi-finals. Mexico national football team, Mexico won a record ninth Gold Cup title, defeating Panama 1–0 in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final, final on July 16 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Venues CONCACAF announced the 15 host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup on April 10, 2023. They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums. BMO Field in Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico National Football Team
The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in men's international association football, football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation, Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (). It has been a member of FIFA since 1929 and competes as a member of CONCACAF since 1961, of which it was one of the founding members. From 1946 to 1961, it was a member of North American Football Confederation, NAFC, which was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and the governing body of football in North America in that period, and was also a member of Panamerican Championship#Panamerican Football Confederation, PFC, the attempt at a unified confederation of the Americas. Mexico has qualified to seventeen FIFA World Cup, World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994, making it one of six countries to do so. Mexico played France national football team, France in the 1930_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_1#France_vs_Mexico, first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930. Mexico's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Alberto Rodríguez
Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere * Carlos (crater), Montes Apenninus, LQ12, Moon; a lunar crater near Mons Hadley People * Carlos (given name), including a list of name holders * Carlos (surname), including a list of name holders Sportspeople * Carlos (Timorese footballer) (Carlos Mateus Ximenes, born 1986) * Carlos (footballer, born 1995) (Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior), Brazilian footballer * Carlos (footballer, born 1985) (Carlos Santos de Jesus), Brazilian footballer Others * Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida * Carlos (singer) (1943—2008), French entertainer * Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist Arts and entertainment * ''Carlos'' (miniseries), 2010 biopic about the terrorist Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo Caliente
Grupo Caliente is one of the largest sports betting companies in Mexico. In 2021, Grupo Caliente owned around 200 "off-track betting and bookmaking outlets" in Mexico, Austria, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Caribbean. Business divisions of Grupo Caliente include Globalsat, Estadio Caliente, Caliente Online, and Caliente Casino. Owned by Caliente Baja California, Caliente Casino is a chain of casinos operating mainly in the state of Baja California, Mexico, where it is the exclusive operator of casinos in Tijuana. History The company Grupo Caliente was first formed in 1916 when the early version of the Agua Caliente Racetrack was built in Tijuana. In 1998, Caliente began to diversify with the Spanish Codere Group. Bingo was introduced, then electronic game terminals, with 900 installed at the Agua Caliente Racetrack. In 2014, the '' Desert Sun'' reported that "the Agua Caliente Casino and Resort in Tijuana, founded... in 1928, is thriving w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemento Cruz Azul
Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L. is a cement company in Mexico. It was founded in 1881 by a British businessman named Henry Gibbon. On 22 May 1927, the company's workers organized Club Deportivo Cruz Azul football club as a company team, which has gone on to become one of the most famous association football teams in Mexico, winning several national and international titles. The football team's association leads to the nickname of ''La Máquina Cementera'' or the cement locomotive. Along with Coca-Cola and Grupo Bimbo, Cemento Cruz Azul, the cement brand of Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, is one of the most frequently seen emblems on Mexican football jerseys. With the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, the company enjoyed the benefits of being able to transport across North America. It is now a well known cement company internationally. Cooperativa La Cruz Azul has faced stiff competition from Mexico's other leading cement producer, Cemex, a compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirma
Pirma is a Mexican sports equipment manufacturing company. It began in 1990 in Mexico and expanded in the Americas. The company commercialises men's and women's urban clothing and apparel (including jackets, t-shirts, and shorts), sports uniforms, athletic shoes, goalkeeper gloves, and footballs. Company's products include a variety of sports such as football, basketball, boxing, running, and tennis. It also sells accessories such as bags, caps, and goalkeeper gloves. Pirma has about 200 stores in Mexico, supplied by its two plants in León and San Francisco del Rincón both in the state of Guanajuato, with nearly 3,000 employees. Apart from Mexico, the firm operates in Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, and the United States, exporting 10% of its products to those countries. History The origins of the company can be traced back to 1987 when entrepreneur Rafael León started to produce shoe soles in San Francisco del Rincón (Guanajuato) through its own compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio César Domínguez
Julio César Domínguez Juárez (born 8 November 1987), sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis. Domínguez spent the majority of his career with Cruz Azul, where he holds the record for most appearances. Club career Cruz Azul Isaac Mizrahi, impressed by Domínguez's performance in Cruz Azul's reserve team, allocated him for the first team in the final fixture of Clausura 2006. At the age of 18, Domínguez made his debut on 29 April 2006 in a home match against Pachuca which resulted in a 3–2 win for Cruz Azul. Domínguez scored his first and second league goals on 14 November 2007 against Pachuca during the Apertura 2007 repechage. He has remained with Cruz Azul, having originally started as a pure centre-back, Domínguez has proven his versatility with solid performances as a right-back. On 1 June 2023, Cruz Azul announced that they would not renew the player's contract. Domínguez lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De Jesús Corona
José de Jesús Corona Rodríguez (born 26 January 1981) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tijuana. Corona is an Olympic gold medalist, captaining Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Club career Atlas Corona started his career in Atlas in 2002. On 26 February 2003, in week five of the season, Corona made his official league debut against UNAM in a 2–1 win. Corona played 47 games with Atlas from 2002 to 2004. Tecos Corona was later transferred to Tecos in the 2004 summer transfer window. He made his league debut playing a full 90 minutes against América. Corona was then loaned to Guadalajara for the 2005 edition of the Copa Libertadores as they reached the semifinals. He is well remembered for his stunning performance against Boca Juniors. Corona had an impressive final season with Tecos before leaving. Cruz Azul On 16 June 2009, Corona was transferred to Cruz Azul for €2.8 million, with whom he signed a three-year cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
