El Clásico (Mexico)
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| El Clásico | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teams | Club América | |
| Club Deportivo Guadalajara | ||
| Victories | America: 73[citation needed] | |
| Chivas: 62[citation needed] | ||
| Draws | Draws: 65[citation needed] | |
El Clásico[1] (English: the classic), also known as El Súper Clásico[2] (superclassic), is the name for the rivalry between two Mexican football teams: América and Chivas de Guadalajara. The two teams are among the most successful clubs in Mexico, Chivas has won eleven championships, the most by any team, with America following closely with ten[3].
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[edit] History
Club América and Chivas de Guadalajara are considered the two most popular teams in Mexico. The first time both teams confronted one another was during the 1943-1944 season, were Guadalajara obtained the first victory with the score of 1-0[4]. The rivalry surged a little later on when América in the second game between both teams, took the win with a score of 7-2. With the passing of the years, the rivalry continued growing and in 1957, Guadalajara took their revenge by beating América with a score of 7-0, the largest win between all the games disputed by these two teams. Throughout the 60's, Guadalajara had a continuous dominium over América, but again, revenge would soar and during the 70's, América turned the cards on Chivas. By the 1982-1983 season in the Mexican League, América had broken all the season records. They turned into the favorite team to win the championship but Chivas crashed all their hopes in Semifinals, coming out victorious in the second leg with a score of 3-0. América soon took revenge. In the first leg of the Final in the 1983-1984 season (the only final to ever be disputed between both teams), América tied with Chivas by the score of 2-2 in the Estadio Jalisco. Everything was to be defined in the second leg set to be played in the Estadio Azteca, which proved to be crucial as América took the win by beating Chivas 3-1. Only two meets are known to have ended in unfortunate disorderly conduct, one on May 22, 1983 in which players of both teams stage an all-out war (Fight) that left many suspended from activity and another on August 17, 1986 in which Club América's Carlos Hermosillo and Guadalajara's Fernando Quirarte staged another all-out war that bought Hermosillo himself a 12 game suspension. Other Club América players like Alfredo Tena and for Guadalajara's side Fernando Quirarte were given a 4 game suspension. 22 were suspended that day.[citation needed][neutrality disputed]
[edit] Current Games
One of the most memorable games played between Chivas and América was disputed during the Clausura 2005 tournament taking place on March 13th in the legendary Estadio Azteca. The game iniated with a goal of Pável Pardo at the 15th minute of the game, América would then attempt to solidify the game when in the 38th minute Óscar Rojas scored the second goal taking advantage of a pass by Cuauhtémoc Blanco. 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 and left the score 2-1. Francisco Palencia would score the 100th goal of his career in the minute 58th of the second half tying the score 2-2. But América would again take the lead when at the 78th minute, Pável Pardo gave an excellent pass to Claudio López who didn't waste the opportunity to penetrated the goalpost of Oswaldo Sánchez. However, things wouldn't end there, three minutes before the game ended Paco Palencia would make his 101 goal as a result of a magnificent play between Ramón Morales and Alberto Medina. The score was equalized 3-3, although Chivas attempted yet another goal that came from Palencia. Guillermo Ochoa dressed himself as a superhero and prevented the last minute score. Nevertheless, the 105,000 crowd of people who presented themselves at the Colossus of Santa Ursula and the millions of people watching the game at home, were not disappointed.
To this day, El Súper Clásico continues to raise huge excitement in the whole country as well as in other parts of the world were there are fans of either team. The intensity of the game is lived so passionately that every time these two teams dispute a game, regardless of what position they are on the charts or what level they show throughout the league, it is always considered the most important game of the season. The players know it is unforgivable to lose this game because it is more than just 3 points that are played for on the field, it is the honor and the pride that is to be achieved after coming out victorious over your biggest rival.
[edit] Most Recent Results
Total of 200 games disputed between both teams.
| Tournament | Jornada | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Stadium | Date |
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| 1994-1995 Season | 11 | Chivas | 3-4 | América | Estadio Jalisco | November 13, 1994 |
| 1994-1995 Season | 30 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 19, 1995 |
| 1995-1996 Season | 9 | Chivas | 0-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | October 22, 1995 |
| 1995-1996 Season | 26 | América | 2-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | February 18, 1996 |
| Invierno 1996 | 3 | Chivas | 5-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | August 25, 1996 |
| Verano 1997 | 3 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 27, 1997 |
| Invierno 1997 | 4 | Chivas | 1-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | August 10, 1997 |
| Invierno 1997 | Quarterfinals | Chivas | 1-3 | América | Estadio Jalisco | November 18, 1997 |
| Invierno 1997 | Quarterfinals | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | November 21, 1997 |
| Verano 1998 | 4 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 15, 1998 |
| Invierno 1998 | 8 | Chivas | 1-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | September 20, 1998 |
| Verano 1999 | 8 | América | 0-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 7, 1999 |
| Invierno 1999 | 5 | América | 2-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | September 12, 1999 |
| Invierno 1999 | Quarterfinals | Chivas | 0-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | December 2, 1999 |
| Invierno 1999 | Quarterfinals | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | December 5, 1999 |
| Verano 2000 | 5 | Chivas | 3-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | February 13, 2000 |
| Invierno 2000 | 7 | América | 0-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | September 10, 2000 |
| Verano 2001 | 7 | Chivas | 1-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | February 14, 2001 |
| Invierno 2001 | 14 | Chivas | 1-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | October 21, 2001 |
| Verano 2002 | 14 | América | 2-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 31, 2002 |
| Apertura 2002 | 2 | Chivas | 0-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | August 11, 2002 |
| Clausura 2003 | 2 | América | 1-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | January 19, 2002 |
| Apertura 2003 | 17 | América | 1-2 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | November 9, 2003 |
| Clausura 2004 | 17 | Chivas | 0-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | May 1, 2004 |
| Apertura 2004 | 9 | Chivas | 1-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | October 2, 2004 |
| Clausura 2005 | 9 | América | 3-3 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 13, 2005 |
| Apertura 2005 | 7 | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | September 11, 2005 |
| Clausura 2006 | 7 | Chivas | 1-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | February 26, 2006 |
| Apertura 2006 | 11 | Chivas | 2-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | September 30, 2006 |
| Apertura 2006 | Semifinals | Chivas | 2-0 | América | Estadio Jalisco | November 30, 2006 |
| Apertura 2006 | Semifinals | América | 0-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | December 3, 2006 |
| Clausura 2007 | 11 | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | March 18, 2007 |
| Clausura 2007 | Semifinals | América | 1-0 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | May 17, 2007 |
| Clausura 2007 | Semifinals | Chivas | 0-1 | América | Estadio Jalisco | May 20, 2007 |
| Apertura 2007 | 14 | América | 2-1 | Chivas | Estadio Azteca | October 28, 2007 |
| Clausura 2008 | 14 | Chivas | 3-2 | América | Estadio Jalisco | April 13, 2008 |
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[edit] References
- ^ chivas vs americaMediotiempo.com Article on the Clásico
- ^ Quiere Luis Ernesto Michel demostrar su calidad From Diario de Yucatán, "El arquero de las Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara, Luis Ernesto Michel, espera demostrar el por qué se ganó la titularidad en el equipo durante Súper Clásico ante las Águilas del América en las semifinales de la Liguilla del Torneo de Clausura 2007."
- ^ (Lista de) Campeones de México, Terra.com (Note: This references lists Chivas as having only one one Championship under that name, and 10 under the name "Guadalajara". The difference has to do with the legal name change incurred when Jorge Vergara acquired the team, but they refer to the same team. As of May 20, 2007, all of América's championships are under the name "América".
- ^ Univision.com
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