Club América

Club América

América

Nickname(s): Las Águilas (The Eagles)

Los Azulcremas: (The Blue Creams)

Los Millonetas: (The Millionaires)

Founded: 12 October 1916; 97 years ago

Ground: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

Capacity: 105,00

Owner : Grupo Televisa

Chairman: Ricardo Peláez

Manager: Antonio Mohamed

League : Liga MX

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Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or América, is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Liga MX, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas (The Eagles).

América was founded on 12 October 1916, and is one of two football clubs owned by media company Grupo Televisa (along with Club Necaxa). The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Mexico and Latin America, and the second largest football-specific stadium in the world.

The club has a long standing rivalry with Club Deportivo Guadalajara, as both are the most successful and popular clubs in Mexico. Matches between them are known as El Súper Clásico. América also play local derbies against Cruz Azul and Club Universidad Nacional.

América is one of the most successful clubs in Mexico. Domestically, the club has eleven national titles, a record shared with Guadalajara. América also have eight FIFA recognized international club trophies, the most for a club from the CONCACAF region and tying them with Santos FC, Olimpia, and Étoile du Sahel worldwide. They have won five CONCACAF Champions' Cups, two Copa Interamericana cups, and one CONCACAF Giants Cup.

In 2010, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics named América "Central and North American club of the 21st Century".

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