Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C., known simply as Cruz Azul (pronounced [kɾus aˈsul], "Blue Cross"), is a football club from Mexico City, Mexico. It was originally from Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo.

Cruz Azul

Full name	Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C.
Nickname(s)	La Máquina (The Machine) Los Cementeros (The Cementers) El Azul (The Blues) Las Liebres (The Hares)
Founded	May 22, 1927
Ground	Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Ground Capacity	32,904
Owner	Cooperativa Cemento Cruz Azul
Chairman	Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas
Manager	Luis Fernando Tena
League	Liga MX
Clausura 2014	1st
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Cruz Azul is the most successful club in CONCACAF Champions League, with six titles. They are also the third most popular team in Mexico (after Guadalajara and Club América).

Currently this team plays in Estadio Azul in Mexico City.

Honors

Domestic

• Mexican Primera División: 8

1968-69, México 1970, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1979-80, Invierno 1997

Runners-up (10): 1969-70, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1994-95, Invierno 1999.

• Segunda División de México: 1

1963-64

• Copa México/Copa MX: 3

1968-69, 1996-97, Clausura 2013

Runners-up (2): 1973-74, 1987-88

• Campeón de Campeones: 2

1968-69, 1973-74

Runners-up (1): 1972

International

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League: 6

1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2014

Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010

• Copa Libertadores: 0

Runners-up (1): 2001

• Copa Interamericana: 0

Runners-up (1): 1972

Minor trophies

• Copa Pachuca: 5

1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007

Runners-up (2): 2000, 2005

• 400 Monterrey Tournament Champion: 1

1996

Friendly

• Teresa Herrera Trophy: 0

Fourth place (1): 2000

Runners-up (1): 2002

Third place (1):2008

• Copa 5 De Mayo: 1

2004

• Copa Panamericana 2007 (friendly tournament)
• Copa Cuauhtemoc: 1

2008

• Copa Aztex: 1

2009

• Foursquare Champion Azteca: 81

1981

• Burgos Tournament Champion: 1

1980

• Almeria Tournament Champion: 1

1979