Clásico Capitalino
Other namesDerbi de la Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City derby)[1][2]
LocationMexico City
Teams
First meeting1 July 1962
UNAM 0–2 América
Liga MX
Latest meeting23 April 2023
América 1–1 UNAM
Liga MX
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Most winsAmérica (58)
Largest victoryAmérica 6–1 UNAM
9 December 2018
Liga MX Quarter-final
Location of the teams' stadia and training bases in Mexico City
América
UNAM

El Clasico Capitalino (Capital derby), refers to football matches between América and UNAM, both from Mexico City. América play at the Estadio Azteca, while UNAM play at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, with the two grounds separated by approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km).[3][1]

Background

In México the match is often perceived as the representation of a struggle between two antagonistic powers and institutions: Club América has always been regarded as the club of the establishment and the wealthy. The fact that the club is owned by the multimedia mass media company Televisa has further intensified this image. UNAM, representing the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, identifies itself as the club of the intellectuals and middle-class.

Indeed, both are clubs with very contrasting identities and policy, Club Universidad Nacional was originally an amateur club of college students from the University's several schools and then developed into a professional team competing in the Mexican football league, the nickname Pumas "Cougars" was inspired by Roberto 'Tapatio' Mendez, who coached the team from 1946–64 and whose motivational speeches often compared his players to pumas. The nickname stayed with the public, and all the athletic teams representing the University have been called Pumas; Club América self-proclaimed Las Águilas "The Eagles" wanted to have a representation of an animal that would show pride and domination of its environment. However, they are also called Los millonetas, a derogatory reference or version of the word millionaire, started when businessman Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, owner of Telesistema Mexicano, bought América from Isaac Bessudo in 1959. Following the acquisition, Azcárraga told his players, "I do not know much about football, but I do know a lot about business, and this, gentlemen, will be a business". [4] Azcarraga hired the successful president of the Club Zacatepec, Guillermo Cañedo de la Bárcena, and started to hire other notable national and foreigner figures, focusing on money, to form a powerful team, Universidad Nacional instead have employed "La cantera universitaria", a youth development system with football academies and farm teams to success through its history.

The rivalry is particularly fierce from UNAM's side: according to surveys the majority of their supporters consider América as their main rival, however, most of América's fans see it as an important match but deem the match against Chivas as more important.[5]

History and rivalry

Estadio Olimpico Universitario, Home of Club Universidad Nacional

During the 1961–62 season in the Segunda División de México, UNAM were able to get promotion into top flight football, the Primera División de México. The first match for the team "benjamín" (newbie) of that season was América meeting on 1 July 1962 where América won 2–0 with goals by Francisco Moacyr and Antonio Jasso.[6]

For the 1966–67 season, América, Atlante and Necaxa moved to a new stadium, the Estadio Azteca, and the first meeting between América and UNAM on 19 August 1966, América won 5–1. This defeat really hurt the pride of the fans "Universitarios" and playing at home on 1 December 1966, UNAM defeated América 4–1 in the Estadio Olímpico.[7]

Years later, in the 1969–70 season, América were able to get international forward Enrique Borja, news which caused a lot of controversy and shocked the football world due to the strong rivalry between the teams. This transaction caused such an outrage that when the player found out of the transfer he opted not to play because he did not agree. However, the directors of the club were able to convince him and would play and later become an idol for América .[8]

The rivalry increased with the years and came at a high point during the 1980s when these clubs disputed three finals during that decade. The first final was during the season 1984–85 which after 2 games tied, they had to play a third match on 28 May 1985 which caused great controversy of the performance of the referee Joaquín Urrea, the final score was 3–1 in favor of las Águilas with two goals by Daniel Brailovsky and one by Carlos Hermosillo, with this victory América was able to obtain their 5th title. They again met each other in the final during the season 1987–88 where once again América was victorious witch a favorable score of 4–1 during the second leg on 3 July 1988 and an aggregate score of 4–2.[6] The last final disputed among the clubs was during the season 1990–91 in which UNAM was finally able to break its losing streak against América. The first game was won by América at home 3–2 on 19 July 1991 and the second leg on 22 July 1991 the game was decided by a free kick which was taken by Brazilian Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti, this signified the third title in the history for the club "auriazul".

Records

All-time goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mexico Luís Roberto Alves América 14
2 Mexico Jesús Olalde UNAM 8
3 Mexico Manuel Negrete UNAM 6
4 Mexico Alberto García Aspe UNAM/América 5
BrazilMexico Evanivaldo Castro UNAM
BrazilMexico Ricardo Ferretti UNAM
Mexico Carlos Hermosillo UNAM
Mexico Luis García UNAM/América
ParaguayMexico Darío Verón UNAM

All-time most appearances

Rank Player Club Appearances Years Position
1 Mexico Sergio Bernal UNAM 50 1989–2010 Goalkeeper

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of 2 May 2021.

Competition Played América wins Draws UNAM wins América goals UNAM goals
Liga MX1 136 54 50 34 191 160
Copa MX 9 1 5 3 8 10
Campeón de Campeones 2 1 1 0 2 1
Pre Pre Libertadores 2 0 2 0 0 0
Total 149 56 58 39 201 141
1 Includes liguilla matches.

    Honours

    National América UNAM Total
    Liga MX 14 7 21
    Copa MX 6 1 7
    Campeón de Campeones 6 2 8
    Continental América UNAM
    CONCACAF Champions League 7 3 10
    CONCACAF Giants Cup 2 — 2
    Copa Interamericana 2 1 3
    Overall 37 14 51

    Results

    Liga MX † Copa MX * Campeón de Campeones ‡ Pre Pre Libertadores ^
    No. Season Phase Date Location Home team Score Away team
    1 1962–63† Regular season 1 July 1962 Mexico City América 2–0 UNAM
    2 30 September 1962 Mexico City UNAM 1–1 América
    3 1962–63* Quarter-finals 5 May 1963 Mexico City UNAM 1–0 América
    4 16 May 1963 Mexico City América 0–0 UNAM
    5 1963–64† Regular season 6 October 1963 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    6 2 January 1964 Mexico City América 1–1 UNAM
    7 1964–65† Regular season 31 July 1964 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    8 12 November 1964 Mexico City América 1–0 UNAM
    9 1964–65* Group stage 24 January 1965 Mexico City UNAM 2–2 América
    10 12 February 1965 Mexico City América 2–3 UNAM
    11 1965–66† Regular season 15 August 1965 Mexico City América 0–0 UNAM
    12 28 November 1965 Mexico City UNAM 1–2 América
    13 1966–67† Regular season 18 August 1966 Mexico City América 5–1 UNAM
    14 2 December 1966 Mexico City UNAM 4–1 América
    15 1967–68† Regular season 2 August 1967 Mexico City América 1–1 UNAM
    16 16 November 1967 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    17 1968–69† Regular season 16 June 1968 Mexico City UNAM 2–2 América
    18 9 January 1969 Mexico City América 1–1 UNAM
    19 1969–70† Regular season 14 September 1969 Mexico City América 1–3 América
    20 23 December 1969 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    21 Mexico '70† Regular season 6 August 1970 Mexico City América 1–0 UNAM
    22 27 September 1970 Mexico City UNAM 2–0 América
    23 1970–71† Regular season 13 March 1971 Mexico City América 0–0 UNAM
    24 8 July 1971 Mexico City UNAM 2–2 América
    25 1971–72† Regular season 2 December 1971 Mexico City UNAM 0–1 América
    26 2 April 1972 Mexico City América 0–1 UNAM
    27 1972–73† Regular season 28 September 1972 Mexico City América 0–0 UNAM
    28 25 January 1973 Mexico City UNAM 1–2 América
    29 1973–74† Regular season 6 September 1973 Mexico City América 2–1 UNAM
    30 1973–74* Group stage 22 November 1973 Mexico City UNAM 2–2 América
    31 1973–74† Regular season 21 February 1974 Mexico City UNAM 1–1 América
    32 1974–75† Regular season 29 August 1974 Mexico City América 3–2 UNAM
    33 1 March 1975 Mexico City UNAM 0–2 América
    34 1974–75* Final stage 17 July 1975 Mexico City América 0–1 UNAM
    35 20 July 1975 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    36 1975–76† Regular season 22 February 1976 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    37 1 July 1976 Mexico City América 2–1 UNAM
    38 1976–77† Regular season 14 November 1976 Mexico City UNAM 2–0 América
    39 27 March 1977 Mexico City América 2–1 UNAM
    40 1977–78† Regular season 18 September 1977 Mexico City América 4–2 UNAM
    41 19 January 1978 Mexico City UNAM 2–1 América
    42 1978–79† Regular season 29 October 1978 Mexico City UNAM 2–0 América
    43 9 March 1979 Mexico City América 0–3 UNAM
    44 1979–80† Regular season 2 December 1979 Mexico City América 0–2 UNAM
    45 13 April 1980 Mexico City UNAM 2–4 América
    46 Play-offs 26 June 1980 Mexico City UNAM 0–1 América
    47 6 July 1980 Mexico City América 0–0 UNAM
    48 1980–81† Regular season 13 December 1980 Mexico City UNAM 2–2 América
    49 26 April 1981 Mexico City América 1–1 UNAM
    50 1981–82† Regular season 16 October 1981 Mexico City América 2–0 UNAM
    51 21 February 1982 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    52 1982–83† Regular season 12 September 1982 Mexico City UNAM 1–1 América
    53 16 January 1983 Mexico City América 2–0 UNAM
    54 1983–84† Regular season 2 October 1983 Mexico City América 1–2 UNAM
    55 12 February 1984 Mexico City UNAM 2–1 América
    56 1984–85† Regular season 12 December 1984 Mexico City UNAM 1–0 América
    57 21 April 1985 Mexico City América 2–2 UNAM
    58 Final 23 May 1985 Mexico City América 1–1 UNAM
    59 26 May 1985 Mexico City UNAM 0–0 América
    60 28 May 1985 Querétaro América 3–1 UNAM
    61 1986–87† Regular season 28 September 1986 Mexico City América 2–2 UNAM
    62 22 February 1987 Mexico City UNAM 0–2 América
    63 1987–88† Regular season 16 October 1987 Mexico City América 2–2 UNAM
    64 20 March 1988 Mexico City UNAM 1–4 América
    65 Final 30 June 1988 Mexico City UNAM 1–0 América
    66 3 July 1988 Mexico City América 4–1 UNAM
    67 1988–89* Group stage 24 September 1988 Mexico City América 1–0 UNAM
    68 12 October 1988 Mexico City UNAM 1–1 América
    69 1988–89† Regular season 3 February 1989 Mexico City UNAM 1–2 América
    70 4 June 1989 Mexico City América 0–1 UNAM
    71 1989–90† Regular season 8 December 1989 Mexico City América 3–3 UNAM
    72 8 April 1990 Mexico City UNAM 1–1 América
    73 1990–91† Regular season 13 January 1991 Mexico City UNAM 5–2 América
    74 19 June 1991 Mexico City América 1–0 UNAM
    75 Final 19 July 1991 Mexico City América 3–2 UNAM
    76 22 July 1991 Mexico City UNAM 1–0 América
    77 1996–97† Regular season 17 November 1996 Mexico City América 2-2 UNAM
    78 27 April 1997 Mexico City UNAM 2-1 América
    79 1997–98† Regular season 21 August 1997 Mexico City UNAM 1-2 América
    80 31 January 1998 Mexico City América 1-3 UNAM
    81 1998–99^ First Stage 19 August 1998 Chicago UNAM 0-0 (3-4 p.) América
    82 1998–99† Regular season 11 October 1998 Mexico City UNAM 3–1 América
    83 1998–99† Regular season 28 March 1999 Mexico City América 3–1 UNAM
    84 1999–2000† Regular season 3 November 1999 Mexico City América 1-2 UNAM
    85 1999–2000† Regular season 16 April 2000 Mexico City UNAM 4-1 América
    86 2000–01^ First Stage 23 August 2000 Chicago UNAM 0-0 América
    87 2000–01† Regular season 29 October 2000 Mexico City América 2-1 UNAM
    88 2000–01† Regular season 1 March 2001 Mexico City UNAM 1-1 América
    89 2001–02† Regular season 9 September 2001 Mexico City UNAM 1-1 América
    90 2001–02† Regular season 24 February 2002 Mexico City América 0-0 UNAM
    91 Play-offs 15 May 2002 Mexico City América 0-0 UNAM
    92 18 May 2002 Mexico City UNAM 1–2 América
    93 2002–03† Regular season 14 September 2002 Mexico City UNAM 1-3 América
    94 2002–03† Regular season 2 March 2003 Mexico City América 1-1 UNAM
    95 2003–04† Regular season 13 August 2003 Mexico City UNAM 4-3 América
    96 2003–04† Regular season 18 January 2004 Mexico City América 1-1 UNAM
    97 2004–05† Regular season 17 October 2004 Mexico City América 0-3 UNAM
    98 2004–05† Regular season 20 March 2005 Mexico City UNAM 2-3 América
    99 2004–05‡ Final 23 July 2005 Mexico City UNAM 0-0 América
    100 27 July 2005 Mexico City América 2-1 UNAM
    101 2005–06† Regular season 30 October 2005 Mexico City UNAM 1-2 América
    102 2005–06† Regular season 9 April 2006 Mexico City América 1-3 UNAM
    103 2006–07† Regular season 22 October 2006 Mexico City América 2-0 UNAM
    104 2006–07† Regular season 8 April 2007 Mexico City UNAM 1-1 América
    105 2007–08† Regular season 19 August 2007 Mexico City UNAM 1-1 América
    106 2007–08† Regular season 3 February 2008 Mexico City América 2-0 UNAM
    107 2008–09† Regular season 5 October 2008 Mexico City UNAM 1-1 América
    108 2008–09† Regular season 22 March 2009 Mexico City América 0-0 UNAM
    109 2009–10† Regular season 4 November 2009 Mexico City UNAM 3-2 América
    110 14 April 2010 Mexico City América 0-0 UNAM
    111 2010–11† Regular season 14 November 2010 Mexico City América 0-1 UNAM
    112 1 May 2011 Mexico City UNAM 0-2 América
    113 2011–12† Regular season 2 October 2011 Mexico City UNAM 1-0 América
    114 18 March 2012 Mexico City América 2-1 UNAM
    115 2012–13† Regular season 28 October 2012 Mexico City UNAM 0-1 América
    116 20 April 2013 Mexico City América 1-0 UNAM
    117 Play-offs 8 May 2013 Mexico City UNAM 0-1 América
    118 11 May 2013 Mexico City América 2-1 UNAM
    119 2013–14† Regular season 2 September 2013 Mexico City UNAM 1-4 América
    120 22 February 2014 Mexico City América 1-3 UNAM
    121 2014–15† Regular season 30 August 2014 Mexico City América 0-1 UNAM
    122 Play-offs 26 November 2014 Mexico City UNAM 1-0 América
    123 29 November 2014 Mexico City América 1-0 UNAM
    124 Regular season 22 February 2015 Mexico City UNAM 0-1 América
    125 2015–16† Regular season 21 November 2015 Mexico City América 1-1 UNAM
    126 Play-offs 3 December 2015 Mexico City América 0-3 UNAM
    127 6 December 2015 Mexico City UNAM 1-3 América
    128 Regular season 8 May 2016 Mexico City UNAM 1-1 América
    129 2016–17† Regular season 24 September 2016 Mexico City América 2-1 UNAM
    130 19 March 2017 Mexico City UNAM 2-3 América
    131 2017–18† Regular season 5 August 2017 Mexico City América 2-1 UNAM
    132 21 January 2018 Mexico City UNAM 0-0 América
    133 Play-offs 2 May 2018 Mexico City UNAM 1-4 América
    134 5 May 2018 Mexico City América 2-1 UNAM
    135 2018–19† Regular season 25 August 2018 Mexico City América 2-2 UNAM
    136 Play-offs 6 December 2018 Mexico City UNAM 1-1 América
    137 9 December 2018 Mexico City América 6-1 UNAM
    138 Regular season 17 February 2019 Mexico City UNAM 1-0 América
    139 2019–20† Regular season 14 September 2019 Mexico City América 1-1 UNAM
    140 1 March 2020 Mexico City UNAM 3-3 América
    141 2020–21† Regular season 3 October 2020 Mexico City América 2-2 UNAM
    142 2 May 2021 Mexico City UNAM 0-1 América
    143 2021–22† Regular season 3 October 2021 Mexico City América 2-0 UNAM
    144 Play-offs 24 November 2021 Mexico City UNAM 0-0 América
    145 27 November 2021 Mexico City América 1-3 UNAM
    146 Regular season 26 February 2022 Mexico City UNAM 0-0 América

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