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Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed Las Águilas (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1916, and since 1959 has been owned by mass media company Televisa. [4]
Club Home city Stadium Position last season First season in top division First season of current spell in top division Club América: Mexico City: Estadio Azteca: 1st: 1943–44: 1943–44: Atlas FC: Guadalajara: Estadio Jalisco: 11th: 1943–44: 1979–80: Atlético San Luis: San Luis Potosí: Alfonso Lastras: 13th: 2019–20: 2019–20: Cruz ...
It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of 2,200 m (7,200 feet) above sea level. [ 11 ] With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Latin America and the sixth-largest association football stadium in the world .
The 2020–21 Club América season is the club's 76th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League . Coaching staff
The rivalry between Club América and Pumas UNAM is known as the "Clásico Capitalino" (Spanish for "Capital Classic"), [7] due to the fact that both teams are based in Mexico City—the country's capital. The first match between the two clubs took place on 1 July 1962, where América hosted UNAM, who had recently been promoted from the second ...
It is the current home stadium of football club Club América. In summer 2016, Mexico City authorities announced plans to demolish the stadium would begin at the end of the 2017-2018 Liga MX season. However, in July 2018, the demolition project was put on hold.
The 2021–22 Club América season is the club's 77th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX . Coaching staff
Club América Femenil, commonly known as América Femenil or simply América, is a Mexican professional women's football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX Femenil and has been the women's section of Club América since 2016. [ 1 ]