Cruz Azul
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Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C, kent simply as Cruz Azul (pronoonced: [kɾus aˈsul], "Blue Cross"), is a Mexican profeesional fitbaw club based in Mexico Ceety, Mexico; efter which initially wis based in Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul in the Mexican state o Hidalgo. Cruz Azul plays in Liga MX an its hame venue is the Estadio Azul, locatit in the soothwastren pairt o Mexico Ceety in the Colonia Ciudad de los Deportes, next tae the Nápoles neebourheid. The team muivit thare in 1996, efter playing for mony seasons at the Estadio Azteca. Its heidquairters are in La Noria, a suburb locatit in the soothren pairt o Mexico Ceety in Xochimilco.
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| Full name | Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | La Máquina (The Machine) Los Cementeros (The Cementers) El Azul (The Blues) Las Liebres (The Hares) | |||
| Foondit | 22 Mey 1927 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico Ceety | |||
| Capacity | 32 904[1] | |||
| Awner | Cooperativa Cemento Cruz Azul | |||
| Chairman | Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas | |||
| Manager | Pedro Caixinha | |||
| League | Liga MX | |||
| Clausura 2018 | 12t | |||
| Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | |||
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They hae been the Primera División champions 8 times an trail anerly Toluca wi 10, Club América wi 11, an Guadalajara wi 11. Cruz Azul wis the first Mexican or CONCACAF team tae reach the feenal o the Copa Libertadores when they lost on penalties tae Argentine fitbaw giants Boca Juniors an aw. Currently the clubs jerseys an sportswear, are bein providit bi the tradeetional Inglis trademark Umbro. Cruz Azul is rankit 92nt in the IFFHS rankins o Januar 8 an is the 3rd top rankit team amang CONCACAF an Mexico.
Cruz Azul is the maist successful club in CONCACAF Champions League, wi sax titles an is, accordin tae several polls published, the third maist popular team in Mexico (efter Guadalajara an Club América).[2]
Honors
Domestic
- 1968-69, México 1970, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1979-80, Invierno 1997
- Runners-up (10): 1969-70, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1994-95, Invierno 1999.
- 1963-64
- Copa México/Copa MX: 3
- 1968-69, 1996-97, Clausura 2013
- Runners-up (2): 1973-74, 1987-88
- Campeón de Campeones: 2
- 1968-69, 1973-74
- Runners-up (1): 1972
Internaitional
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League: 6
- 1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2014
- Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010
- Runners-up (1): 2001
- Copa Interamericana: 0
- Runners-up (1): 1972
Minor trophies
- Copa Pachuca: 5
- 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007
- Runners-up (2): 2000, 2005
- 400 Monterrey Toornament Champion: 1
- 1996
Friendly championships
- Teresa Herrera Trophy: 0
- Fowert place (1): 2000
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- Third place (1):2008
- Copa 5 De Mayo: 1
- 2004
- Copa Panamericana 2007 (friendly tournament)
- Copa Cuauhtemoc: 1
- 2008
- Copa Aztex: 1
- 2009
- Foursquare Champion Azteca: 81
- 1981
- Burgos Tournament Champion: 1
- 1980
- Almeria Tournament Champion: 1
- 1979
References
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