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{{short description|Association football club in Mexico}} {{About|the Mexican men's football club|the women's football club|Cruz Azul (women)|other uses|Cruz Azul (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Cruz Azul | image = Club de Futbol Cruz Azul.svg | upright = 0.85 | current = 2024–25 Cruz Azul season | fullname = Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V. | nickname = {{Nowrap|''La Máquina'' (The Machine)}} <br /> {{Nowrap|''Los Celestes'' (The Sky-Blues)}} <br /> {{Nowrap|''Los Cementeros'' (The Cement Makers)}} <br /> {{Nowrap|''Las Liebres'' (The Hares)}} <br /> {{Nowrap|''Los de La Noria'' (The Men from La Noria)}} | short name = CAZ | founded = {{start date and age|1927|5|22|df=yes}}{{refn|Controversy exists on the date of the founding of Cruz Azul. On 22 March 1927, workers from the company [[Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L.|Cooperativa La Cruz Azul]], together with [[Carlos Garces (athlete)|Carlos Garcés]], decided to form a [[Association football|football]] team. This founding date is kept in the institution's Hall of Fame, as well as in various official publications of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cruzazul.com.mx/2008/nuestraPasion/historiaNuestraPasion.aspx|title = Historia|date = 2 March 2017|access-date = 27 January 2025|archive-date = 2 March 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170302215312/http://www.cruzazul.com.mx/2008/nuestraPasion/historiaNuestraPasion.aspx|url-status = dead|language=es}}</ref> However, after playing several matches internally, on 22 May 1927, Cruz Azul played its first official match against Jilotepec. Because of this, the club has adopted this date as its founding date in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://cfcruzazul.com/historia/los-inicios/|title = LOS INICIOS|access-date = 27 January 2025|archive-date = 26 January 2025|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250126100338/https://cfcruzazul.com/historia/los-inicios/|language=es}}</ref>|group=note|name=Foundation}} | ground = [[Estadio Olímpico Universitario]] <br> (temporary) | capacity = 58,445<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ligamx.net/cancha/estadio/7/estadio-olimpico-universitario|title=Estadio Olímpico Universitario|website=ligamx.net|access-date=8 January 2025|language=es}}</ref> | owner = [[Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L.]] | chrtitle = President | chairman = Víctor Velázquez | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = [[Vicente Sánchez]] | league = [[Liga MX]] | season = [[2024–25 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2025]] | position = Regular phase: 3rd <br> Final phase: Semi-finals | website = {{url|https://cfcruzazul.com/|cfcruzazul.com}} | pattern_la1 = _caz2425h | pattern_b1 = _caz2425h | pattern_ra1 = _caz2425h | pattern_sh1 = _caz2425h1 | pattern_so1 = _caz2425hl | leftarm1 = 00A2E8 | body1 = 00A2E8 | rightarm1 = 00A2E8 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 00A2E8 | pattern_la2 = _caz2425a | pattern_b2 = _caz2425a | pattern_ra2 = _caz2425a | pattern_sh2 = _caz2425a1 | pattern_so2 = _caz2425al | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = 00A2E8 | socks2 = FFFFFF | pattern_la3 = _caz2425t | pattern_b3 = _caz2425t | pattern_ra3 = _caz2425t | pattern_sh3 = _caz2425t | pattern_so3 = _caz2425tl | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = }} '''Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V.''', commonly referred to as '''Cruz Azul''', is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Mexico City]], Mexico. It competes in [[Liga MX]], the top tier of [[Mexican football league system|Mexican football]]. Founded in 1927 in Jasso, [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]], as '''Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Cruz Azul A.C.''', the club officially moved to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings. The team changed its name to '''Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C.''' in 2012 and later to its current name in 2022. Since 2025, Cruz Azul has played its home matches at the [[Estadio Olímpico Universitario]],<ref name=":5" /> due to renovations at the [[Estadio Azteca]] for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toledo |first=Jair |date=7 May 2025 |title=Remodelación del Estadio Azteca: Cómo se va a llamar ahora, cuándo estará listo para el Mundial 2026, nueva capacidad y fotos de cómo quedará |url=https://www.olympics.com/es/noticias/remodelacion-estadio-azteca-cuando-estara-listo |access-date=17 May 2025 |website=Olympics}}</ref> Its [[Instalaciones La Noria|headquarters]] are in La Noria, a suburb within [[Xochimilco]] in the southern part of Mexico City.<ref name="debate">{{cite web |title=La Noria, la casa y centro de alto rendimiento del Cruz Azul |url=https://www.debate.com.mx/cdmx/La-Noria-la-casa-y-centro-de-alto-rendimientodel-Cruz-Azul--20210818-0249.html |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=debate |language=es}}</ref> Domestically, the club has won nine [[Liga MX#Champions and runners-up|league titles]], four [[Copa MX]], three [[Campeón de Campeones]], and holds a joint-record with one [[Campeón de Campeones #Supercopa de la Liga MX|Supercopa de la Liga MX]] and one [[Supercopa MX]]. In international competitions, the club's six titles makes it the second-most successful club in the history of the [[CONCACAF Champions Cup|CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League]], the most prestigious international club competition in North American football. Cruz Azul also holds numerous distinctions, including being the club with the most league runner-up finishes (12),<ref>{{cite web |date=12 December 2021 |title=¿Cuáles son los equipos con más finales disputadas de Liga MX y cómo les fue? |url=https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/cuales-son-los-equipos-con-mas-finales-de-liga-mx/19r0dftg7gz751a4pyofjkckh5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216234807/https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/cuales-son-los-equipos-con-mas-finales-de-liga-mx/19r0dftg7gz751a4pyofjkckh5 |archive-date=16 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021 |publisher=goal.com |language=Spanish}}</ref> the first [[CONCACAF]] team to reach the final of the [[Copa Libertadores]]—the most prestigious club competition in South American football—losing on penalties to [[Boca Juniors]] in [[2001 Copa Libertadores|2001]],<ref>{{cite web |date=12 December 2021 |title=¿Recuerdas la final de Copa Libertadores entre Cruz Azul y Boca Juniors? |url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/copa-libertadores/recuerdas-la-final-de-copa-libertadores-entre-cruz-azul-y-boca-juniors-fotos |access-date=9 November 2018 |website=TUDN |language=Spanish}}</ref> achieving the [[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|continental treble]] in the 1968–69 season by winning the [[1968–69 Mexican Primera División season|Primera División]], [[1968–69 Copa México|Copa México]] and [[1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] titles, becoming the first CONCACAF club and third worldwide to accomplish this feat,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-05 |title=En el futbol mexicano, ¿cuántos equipos han conseguido el triplete? |url=https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/futbol-mexicano-cuantos-equipos-triplete/r1nt6z9mzok31hj1w1rcnt4n1 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=goal.com |language=Spanish |archive-date=2023-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302223652/https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/futbol-mexicano-cuantos-equipos-triplete/r1nt6z9mzok31hj1w1rcnt4n1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and becoming the first club worldwide, and one of only five, to have won the continental treble twice.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-10 |title=What is the treble? Explaining the trophy haul that makes it up as Man City crowned European champions |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/football/news/what-treble-explaining-trophy-haul-league-continent/ax6lbojjqpd6xzlhixnvcurh |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=sportingnews.com |language= |archive-date=2024-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204165939/https://www.sportingnews.com/in/football/news/what-treble-explaining-trophy-haul-league-continent/ax6lbojjqpd6xzlhixnvcurh |url-status=live }}</ref> In its 2014 Club World Ranking, the [[IFFHS|International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] placed Cruz Azul as the 99th-best club in the world and the third-best club in CONCACAF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iffhs.de/club-world-ranking-2014/ |title=World Club Ranking 2014 |publisher=[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] |date=2015-01-13 |access-date=2015-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206033421/http://www.iffhs.de/club-world-ranking-2014/ |archive-date=2015-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to several polls, Cruz Azul is the third-most popular team in Mexico, behind only [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] and [[Club América|América]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/703564.html |title=¿Cuál es el equipo de futbol más popular en México? |publisher=Esmas.com |date=2008-02-12 |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-date=2012-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118030217/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/703564.html |url-status=dead|language=es }}</ref> It is also the second most supported team in its area, [[Greater Mexico City]], behind América and ahead of [[Club Universidad Nacional|Pumas UNAM]]. Together, these clubs are considered the "[[Big Four (Mexico)|Big Four]]" (''Cuatro Grandes'') of Mexican football, due to their historical success, large fan bases, and intense rivalries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/mx/futbol/liga-mx/2023/02/28/63fe7f53e2704ea98c8b4572.html|work=MARCA|title=Liga MX 2023: Los 4 grandes del fútbol mexicano: quiénes son y porqué se les llama así|date=28 February 2023|access-date=23 March 2025|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/biggest-rivalries-in-mexican-football-40278492|work=onefootball|title=Biggest Rivalries in Mexican Football|date=22 October 2024|access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref>
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