Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. 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 media company Grupo Televisa.[5] The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America, and one of the largest stadiums in the world.
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| Full name | Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V. |
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| Nickname(s) | Las Águilas (The Eagles) Los Azul-Cremas (The Blue-Creams) Los Millonetas (The Millionaires) |
| Short name | AME, CFA |
| Founded | 12 October 1916 |
| Ground | Estadio Azteca |
| Capacity | 87,523[4] |
| Owner | Grupo Televisa |
| Chairman | Emilio Azcárraga Jean |
| Manager | Santiago Solari |
Honours
- Primera División / Liga MX
- Winners (13; record): 1965–66, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, Prode-1985, 1987–88, 1988–89, Verano 2002, Clausura 2005, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014, Apertura 2018
- Copa México / Copa MX
- Winners (6; record): 1953–54, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1973–74, Clausura 2019
- Campeón de Campeones
- Winners (6): 1955, 1976, 1988, 1989, 2005, 2019
- CONCACAF Champions’ Cup / CONCACAF Champions League
- Winners (7; record): 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Copa Interamericana
- Winners (2): 1977, 1991
- CONCACAF Giants Cup
- Winners (1; record): 2001
Team Roster
| 2021 Team Roster |
| Manager : |
| Guillermo Ochoa (Golakeeper) |
| Óscar Jiménez (Golakeeper) |
| (Golakeeper) |
| Luis Fuentes |
| Jorge Sánchez |
| Sebastián Cáceres (Uruguay) |
| Pedro Aquino (Peru) |
| Sergio Díaz (Paraguay) (on loan from Real Madrid Castilla) |
| Leonardo Suárez (Argentina) |
| Alonso Escoboza (on loan from Tijuana) |
| Roger Martínez (Colombia) |
| Giovani dos Santos |
| Andrés Ibargüen |
| Nicolás Benedetti |
| Alan Medina (on loan from Toluca) |
| Sebastián Córdova |
| Bruno Valdez |
| Emanuel Aguilera (Argentina) |
| Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) |
| Henry Martín |
| Antonio López (Guatemala) |
| Federico Viñas (Uruguay) |
| Adrián Goransch |
| Mauro Lainez (on loan from Tijuana) |
| Nicolás Castillo (Şili) |
| Emilio Sánchez |
| Bryan Colula |