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''El Súper Clásico'' (English: ''The Super Classic''), also known as ''El Clásico'' (''The Classic''), ''El Clásico de Clásicos'' (''The Classic of Classics''), and ''El Clásico Nacional'' (The National Classic), is an
association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
match between Mexican clubs
Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
and
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
. It is considered the biggest rivalry in Mexican football, and one of the biggest in world football. Both teams are the two most successful in Mexican football in terms of championships, with
Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
winning 16 league titles and
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
trailing them with 12.They are also known for their extensive fan bases throughout Mexico and the
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and are both the most popular teams. The clubs are also uniquely identified by their histories; Club América is considered the club of the wealthy and establishment, as they are known for signing Mexican and foreign players, as well as the fact that they are located in
Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
and are owned by media conglomerate
Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...
, while Guadalajara are known for exclusively fielding Mexican players, the only club in the country to do so. It is the only derby in the world that has been showcased in two distinct continental tournaments, both the
Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
and the
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. As of 14 September 2024, Club América leads the all-time head-to-head results between the two with 97 wins to Guadalajara's 79, with 81 matches ending in a draw.


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 Chivas defeated
Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
with a score of 7–2 In the year of 1943. Although the huge defeat sparked embarrassment within the ranks of Club América, it was almost two decades before the rivalry became the ''Clásico'' that is known today. Initially, Club América was struggling in the
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. Halfway through the 1957–58 tournament, Club 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 Club 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 six 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 Club 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 Club 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 México Primera División. 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, Club 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. Club América achieved what no other team has achieved in present-era Mexican football. Despite consistency from both Chivas and Club América , after Club América's glorious years and long after Chivas' golden age, the two teams have only managed to win four titles between them, two apiece.


Riot of 1983

In the second leg of the semi-finals of the 1982–83 season, players of both two teams sparked a brawl better known as "La Bronca del '83" ("The Riot of '83"), which resulted in Chivas going onto play Puebla in the final by eliminating Club América during that playoff. The following season Club América would get to play Chivas once again in the 1983–1984 final in which Club América came from behind on aggregate to defeat Chivas, in to date the only league final disputed between the two teams. In between the seasons of 1983 through the year 2000, Club América showed dominance over Chivas recording an impressive record of only 6 losses out of 43 matches against Chivas.


2000s

One of the most memorable games played between Chivas and Club América during the Clausura 2005 tournament took place on 13 March in the
Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca () (officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium ...
. The game started with a goal by Pável Pardo at the 15th minute of the game. Club 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 Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (; born 17 January 1973) is a Mexican politician and former professional footballer serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He served as the Governor of Morelos from 2018 to 2024 under the coalition ''Juntos H ...
. 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 Juan Francisco "Paco" Palencia Hernández (born 28 April 1973) is a Mexican professional football manager and former footballer. Club career Cruz Azul Palencia trained with the Cruz Azul youth system at age 13 and made his debut in the Primer ...
would score the 100th goal of his career in the 58th minute, tying the score 2–2. But Club 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 gaping goal tended by
Oswaldo Sánchez Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (; born 21 September 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a sports analyst for TUDN. He is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican footballing history. ...
. However, things wouldn't end there. Three minutes before the game ended, 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. In 2007, Club América set the record for most wins in a year by defeating Chivas four times. In 2016, Club América and Guadalajara met a record seven times between league matches (including play-offs) and their semifinal
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meeting. Club América came out ahead with a note-worthy record of three victories, two draws and two defeats. In the two playoff-round meetings, Club América went undefeated against Guadalajara, with a record of two victories and two draws.


Overall statistics


Head-to-head


Guadalajara at home


Liguilla matches


Refereeing

The record holders for matches refereeing the matches belonging to
Marco Antonio Rodríguez Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno (born 10 November 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former football referee and current analyst. Career After completing a training as a football referee in Tepic and studying Physical Education, Rodríguez be ...
and Armando Archundia with * Marco Rodríguez (5) * Armando Archundia (4) * German Arredondo (3) * Mauricio Morales (2) *
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(2) * Gilberto Alcala (2) * Erim Ramirez Ulloa (2) * Fernando Guerrero Ramirez (2) * Paul Delgadillo (1) * Hugo Guajardo (1) * Jorge Antonio Perez Duran (1) * Jose Alfredo Penaloza Soto (1) * Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (1)


Players that played for both teams

A listing of the many footballers who have played for both Guadalajara and Club America : ''Note:'' ''On May 26, 2013, Francisco Javier Rodriguez became the first player ever in the history of Mexican football to champion with both teams. First having championed with Chivas on December 10, 2006. On December 17, 2023,
Alejandro Zendejas Alejandro "Alex" Zendejas Saavedra (born February 7, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Liga MX club América. Born in Mexico, he represents the United States national team. Early life Zendejas was born in Ciuda ...
became the second player in history to champion with both teams. First having championed with Chivas on May 28, 2017.'' Rodolfo Cota became the third player in the rivalry's history to champion with both clubs, first with Chivas in May 2017 and with Club América on December 15, 2024. (*) ''Indicates that player has championed with both clubs'' Salvador Mota – ''with'' Club América: 1942–1944 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1944–48 ? Carlos Iturralde – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1950–1951 / ''with'' America: 1952–1956 Eduardo Garduño – ''with'' Club América: 1947–1949 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1954–1955
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– ''with'' Club América: 1959–1960 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1967–1968 Ramiro Navarro – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1965–1968 / ''with'' Club América: 1968–69 Sergio Ceballos – ''with'' Club América: 1968–1974 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1976–1977 Enrique Vázquez del Mercado – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1969–1972 / ''with'' Club América: 1969–1970 Ruben Cardenas – ''with'' Club América: 1970–1973 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1974–1980 Antonio Zamora – ''with'' Club América: 1970–1973 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1975–1978 Francisco Macedo – ''with'' Club América: 1971–1973 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1973–1974 Albino Morales – ''with'' Club América: 1972–1973 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1973–74 Javier Sánchez Galindo – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1974–1975 / ''with'' Club América: 1975–1979 Javier Cárdenas – ''with'' Club América: 1978–1979 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1979–1985
Javier Aguirre Javier Aguirre Onaindía (; born 1 December 1958), nicknamed ''El Vasco'' (The Basque), is a Mexican football Manager (association football), manager and former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manag ...
– ''with'' Club América: 1979–1984 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1987–1993
Carlos Hermosillo Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa (born 24 August 1964) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also known as ''El Grandote de Cerro Azul'' ("The big tall one from Cerro Azul"). Hermosillo is the all-ti ...
– ''with'' Club América: ''1st run in'' 1983–1989, ''2nd run in'' 1999–2000 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2001 Ricardo Peláez – ''with'' Club América: ''1st run in'' 1985–1987, ''2nd run in'' 1997–1998 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1998–2000 Luis Manuel Díaz – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1983–1987 / ''with'' Club América: 1991–1992
Pedro Pineda Pedro Pineda (born 30 November 1971) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Mexico national team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Born and raised in Nezahualcóy ...
– ''with'' Guadalajara: 1991–1992 / ''with'' Club América: ''1st run in'' 1992–1995, ''2nd run in'' 1996–1997
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– ''with'' Guadalajara: 1990–1993 / ''with'' Club América: 1993–1994 Luis García – ''with'' Club América: 1995–1997 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1998–1999
Oswaldo Sánchez Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (; born 21 September 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a sports analyst for TUDN. He is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican footballing history. ...
– ''with'' Club América: 1996–1999 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1999–2006 Ignacio Hierro – ''with'' Club América: 1997–1999 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 1999–2000 Damián Álvarez – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1998 / ''with'' Club América: 1998–2000 Gustavo Napoles – ''with'' Guadalajara: ''1st run'' 1995–1998, ''2nd run'' 2000–2002 / ''with'' Club América: 1999 Ramón Ramírez – ''with'' Guadalajara: ''1st run'' 1994–1998, ''2nd run'' 2002–2004 / ''with'' Club América: 1999 Joel Sánchez – ''with'' Guadalajara: ''1st run'' 1993–1999, ''2nd run'' 2001–2003 / ''with'' Club América: 1999–2000 Jesús Mendoza – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1999–2000 / ''with'' Club América: ''1st run'' 2000–2002, ''2nd run'' 2003–2005 Manuel Rios – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1998–2000 / ''with'' Club América: 2002 Alejandro Nava – ''with'' Guadalajara: ''1st run'' 2000, ''2nd run'' 2001–2002 / ''with'' Club América: 2002 Alvaro Ortiz – ''with'' Guadalajara: 1999–2000 / ''with'' Club América: 2002–2005 Christian Ramírez – ''with'' Club América: 2003–2004 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2005–2006
Oribe Peralta Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is an Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Olympic ...
– ''with'' Guadalajara: 2005 (loan), 2019–2021 / ''with'' Club América: 2014–2019 Edoardo Isella – ''with'' Guadalajara: 2000–2001 / ''with'' Club América: 2008 Luis Alonso Sandoval – ''with'' Guadalajara: 2002–2005 / ''with'' Club América: 2010 Luis Ernesto Perez – ''with'' Club América: 2007 (loan) / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2012–2016 Rafael Marquez Lugo – ''with'' Club América: 2008 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2012–2015 Francisco Javier Rodriguez – ''with'' Guadalajara: 2002–2008 * / ''with'' Club América: 2013–2014 *
Ángel Reyna Ángel Eduardo Reyna Martínez (born 19 September 1984) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. Club career Early career Reyna came out of Club ...
– ''with'' Club América: 2009–2011 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2014–2015 Alberto García Carpizo – ''with'' Guadalajara: 2014–2015 / ''with'' Club América: 2015 Jesús Molina – ''with'' Club América: 2011–2014 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2019-2022 Fernando Rubén González – ''with'' Guadalajara: 2013–2015 / ''with'' Club América: 2019–2020 José Madueña – ''with'' Club América: 2014-2015 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2020
Alejandro Zendejas Alejandro "Alex" Zendejas Saavedra (born February 7, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Liga MX club América. Born in Mexico, he represents the United States national team. Early life Zendejas was born in Ciuda ...
- ''with'' Guadalajara: 2016–2018 * / ''with'' Club América: 2022– *** Ricardo Marín - ''with'' Club América: 2017–2021 / ''with'' Guadalajara: 2023– Cristian Calderón - ''with'' Guadalajara: 2020-2023 / ''with'' Club América: 2024- Bruce El-mesmari – Club América (2023-2024), Guadalajara (2024–present) Rodolfo Cota – Guadalajara (2015–2018) *, Club América (2024–present) * Alan Cervantes – Guadalajara (2017–2020), Club América (2024–present) Other special notes ** In the cases of
Oribe Peralta Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is an Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Olympic ...
and Luis Ernesto Perez, Peralta then a player of
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was out on loan to Guadalajara for the 2005 edition of the
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playing in four matches. He did not score a single goal. In May 2014, Peralta was transferred from
Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...
to Club América. The same happened with Luis Ernesto Perez in 2007, Perez was then a player for
CF Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, A.C., simply known as Monterrey or by its nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, that plays in Liga MX, the top d ...
but was loaned to Club América for that year's edition of the Copa Libertadores. In the case of
Ángel Reyna Ángel Eduardo Reyna Martínez (born 19 September 1984) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. Club career Early career Reyna came out of Club ...
, Reyna was suspended from Chivas' A squad in September 2015 due to disputes. With the firing of Jose Manuel de la Torre of whom Reyna had feuded with for some time and with the coming of Matias Almeyda, Reyna was left out of training sessions and coming matches. Reyna's contract with Chivas was officially terminated on March 9, 2016.


Managers

Several managers have led on both squads. Walter Ormeño and Oscar Ruggeri played for Club América and later managed rival Guadalajara. Luis Fernando Tena served Guadalajara as player in 1983 and later managed Club América in 2006-07. He then replaces Tomás Boy at Guadalajara in September 2019. Ricardo La Volpe (**) is the only manager to have served both squads in more than one occasion. Ignacio Ambríz became the first Mexican manager to lead in both.
György Orth György Orth (30 April 1901 – 11 January 1962) was a Hungarian football player and manager. As well as being involved in football in his homeland, he also managed in Italy, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Portugal. One of best foot ...
– Guadalajara (1946–1949); América (1950–1951)
Walter Ormeño José Francisco Walter Ormeño Arango (3 December 1926 – 4 January 2020) was a Peruvian association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Playing career Born in Lima, Ormeño played for Club Univ ...
– Club América (1969–1970); Guadalajara (1972–1973) Miguel Ángel López – Club América (1984–1987 & 1992–1993); Guadalajara (1989–1991) Carlos Miloc – Guadalajara (1979–1980); Club América (1991)
Ricardo La Volpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico. As a coach, La Volpe was i ...
** – Guadalajara (1989 & 2014); Club América (1996 & 2016–2017)
Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker (; 2 August 1942 – 10 April 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach. Nicknamed "Don Leo" for his role in Spanish football, he had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. After his amateur pl ...
– Club América (1994–1995 & 2003–2004); Guadalajara (1996)
Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is an Argentine former professional association football, footballer who played as centre-back. Nicknamed ''El Cabezón'' ("The Big-head One"), Ruggeri achieved success at the international level with ...
– Guadalajara (2001–2002); Club América (2004) Ignacio Ambríz – Guadalajara (2012); Club América (2015–2016)
Luis Fernando Tena Luis Fernando Tena Garduño (born 20 January 1958) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Guatemala national team. Coaching career After retiring as a player, Tena began his coaching career in ...
- Club América (2006-2007); Guadalajara (2019-2020)


References


El Clásico de Clásicos Club América vs Chivas

Esmas Futbol

Chivas domina clásico nacional vs. América


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