El Súper Clásico (Mexico)
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| Other names | El Clásico El Clásico de Clásicos |
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| Locale | Mexico |
| Teams |
América Guadalajara |
| First meeting | 1 August 1943 Guadalajara 1–0 América |
| Latest meeting | América 1–0 Guadalajara 2016 Apertura Quarterfinal (2nd leg) 27 November 2016 |
| Next meeting |
2017 Clausura 18 February 2017 |
| Stadiums |
Estadio Azteca (América) Estadio Chivas (Guadalajara) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 226 |
| Most wins | América (81) |
| Most player appearances | Juan Jasso Cristóbal Ortega (50) |
| Top scorer | Salvador Reyes (13) |
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El Súper Clásico (English: The Super Classic), also known as El Clásico (English: The Classic), and El Clásico de Clásicos (English: The Classic of Classics), is an association football match between Mexican clubs América and Guadalajara. It is considered the biggest rivalry in Mexican football, and was ranked 12th on FourFourTwo's 50 biggest derbies list. Both teams share the distinction of being the two most successful Mexican football clubs with América winning 12 titles while Guadalajara have 11 titles.
The first confrontation between what are considered the two most popular teams in Mexico ended with a victory for Guadalajara with a score of 1–0. The rivalry began to flourish after the second match, when América defeated Guadalajara with a score of 7–2 In the year of 1943. Although the huge defeat sparked embarrassment within the ranks of Chivas, it was almost two decades before the rivalry became the Clásico that is known today. Initially, América was struggling in the Mexican League. Halfway through the 1957–58 tournament, América had only managed to win six points, placing them in last place in the overall standings. In danger of finishing lower in the standings, the club hired Fernando Marcos, a retired player and referee. By the 1958–59 tournament, Marcos had transformed the team into a contender for the title. Although América's level rose, Chivas was playing tactical football that was giving them good results. After the 1957–1958 tournament, in which Club Zacatepec was crowned champions, Chivas managed to win a record four consecutive titles.
The late 1950s through the mid-1960s could be considered the best era in Chivas' history. During this time period, Chivas won the majority (7) of their eleven league titles, only interrupted twice in 1958 and 1963, by Zacatepec and Club Deportivo Oro respectively. Although América, or any other Mexican club for that matter, never achieved the same success in such a short period of time, an equally impressive feat is achieved much later by América.
Mexican football had drastically evolved by the 1980s. The period of football domination between two teams was certainly over. Although absolute parity is never achievable, competition was more evenly distributed throughout the football clubs competing in the México Primera División. The 1980s is perhaps the best decade in Club América's history. Up until then, no other club had managed the incredible success of Chivas. During this time period, América won five titles in the course of five years. First, starting in 1984, a series of three consecutive titles, followed by two consecutive titles starting in 1988. América achieved what no other team has achieved in present-era Mexican football. Despite consistency from both Chivas and América, after América's glorious years and long after Chivas' golden age, the two teams have only managed to win four titles between them, two apiece.
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