In 1925, Cemento Cruz Azul had voted to establish a company baseball team as the sport was popular in the town of Jasso. He would travel regularly to Mexico City from Jasso to train and play for América. Garces López was a licensed dentist providing dental care at the cement company Cemento Cruz Azul located in the small town of Jasso, Hidalgo. At the time, football in Mexico was not a lucrative occupation.
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Garces López was included in the debut Mexico national football team in 1923, playing in Mexico's debut series of official international matches against Guatemala. As a Midfielder, he was part of Club América's founding squad and was a key player to their dominance of the Primera Fuerza in the mid-1920s. History Background and foundation Ĭarlos Garces López was a footballer and athlete, included in the Mexico national team for the 19 athletics and football. It is also the second most supported team in its hometown, Mexico City, behind América and ahead of Pumas UNAM. According to several polls published, Cruz Azul is the third-most popular team in Mexico, behind only C.D. In its 2014 Club World Ranking, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics placed Cruz Azul as the 99th-best club in the world and the third-best club in CONCACAF. In the 1968–69 season, Cruz Azul was the first CONCACAF club (and third worldwide) to complete a rare Continental Treble, winning the Mexican Primera División championship, the Copa México national tournament, and the CONCACAF Champions League. Cruz Azul was also the first CONCACAF team to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club competition in South American football (which invited top Liga MX clubs from 1998 to 2017), losing on penalties to Argentine football giants Boca Juniors in 2001. Cruz Azul's six titles makes it the second-most successful club in the history of the CONCACAF Champions League, the most prestigious international club competition in North American football, trailing intracity rival Club América. Ĭruz Azul has been the Primera División champion nine times, trailing Toluca's 10, C.D. Its headquarters are in La Noria, a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City. After 22 years the team returned to the Azteca at the conclusion of the 2017-18 Liga MX season. Estadio Azteca, the nation's largest sports venue, served as their home venue until 1996, when they moved to the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, which was renamed Estadio Azul. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally worn a blue home kit.įounded in Jasso, Hidalgo, the club moved officially to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings.
It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football.
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Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul ( pronounced ) is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico.
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