Cruz Azul

Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., known simply as Cruz Azul (pronounced [kɾus aˈsul], "Blue Cross"), is an association football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It was originally from Jasso, Hidalgo. The team plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. They have won nine League Championship titles (fourth-highest total, after América, Guadalajara and Toluca), seven CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League titles (a shared record with América), and four Copa México/Copa MX titles. They have also won three Campeón de Campeones trophies, a Supercopa MX, and a Supercopa de la Liga MX. They are also the third most popular team in Mexico (after Guadalajara and América).^[4]

Cruz Azul

Full name	Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V.
Nickname(s)	La Máquina (The Machine) Los Celestes (The Sky-Blues) Los Cementeros (The Cement Makers) Las Liebres (The Hares) Los de La Noria (The Men from La Noria)
Founded	22 May 1927; 98 years ago (1927-05-22)[note 1]
Stadium	Estadio Olímpico Universitario (temporary)
Capacity	58,445[3]
Owner	Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L.
President	Víctor Velázquez
Manager	Nicolás Larcamón
League	Liga MX
Clausura 2025	Regular phase: 3rd Final phase: Semi-finals
Website	https://cfcruzazul.com/
Current season

History

Cruz Azul was founded on 22 May 1927 by workers of the Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L. factory in Jasso, Hidalgo. The club first played in the amateur leagues before joining the professional second division. They won their first promotion to the top flight in 1964. The team's first major success came in 1969 when they won their first Primera División title. This victory marked the beginning of their "Golden Era" in the 1970s. During this decade, they won six more league championships, including a historic three-in-a-row from 1971 to 1974. With a total of nine championships, Cruz Azul is tied for fourth on the all-time list of most successful teams in the professional era. Their most recent league title was in the Guardianes 2021 tournament, ending a 23-year drought. In other competitions, Cruz Azul has also won four Copa México/Copa MX titles, three Campeón de Campeones, one Supercopa MX and a Supercopa de la Liga MX.

In international competitions, Cruz Azul is one of the most successful Mexican clubs. They have won the CONCACAF Champions Cup seven times, a record they share with América, the most recent success being in 2025 when they beat Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 in Mexico City. They also participated in the Copa Interamericana, playing the 1971 edition, losing 2–3 to Nacional on aggregate, and also reached the final of the Copa Libertadores in 2001, where they lost to Boca Juniors in a penalty shootout.

Honours

Cruz Azul honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons
Domestic	Primera División/Liga MX	9	1968–69, México 1970, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1979–80, Invierno 1997, Guardianes 2021
	Segunda División	1	1963–64
	Copa México/Copa MX	4	1968–69, 1996–97, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2018
	Campeón de Campeones	3	1969, 1974, 2021
	Supercopa MX	1	2019
	Supercopa de la Liga MX	1	2022
Continental	CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League	7	1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997, 2013–14, 2025
Regional	Leagues Cup	1	2019

Friendly

• Torneo Almería:
  • Winners (1): 1979
• Torneo Burgos:
  • Winners (1): 1980
• Cuadrangular Azteca
  • Winners (1): 1981
• Triangular Los Ángeles
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Cuadrangular Querétaro
  • Winners (1): 1992
• Torneo Monterrey 400
  • Winners (1): 1996
• Copa Pachuca
  • Winners (5): 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007
• Copa 5 de Mayo
  • Winners (1): 2004
• Copa Panamericana DirecTV
  • Winners (1): 2007
• Copa Amistad
  • Winners (1): 2007
• Copa Aztex
  • Winners (1): 2009
• Copa Socio MX
  • Winners (1): 2015
• Supercopa Tecate
  • Winners (1): 2017
• Dynamo Charities Cup
  • Winners (1): 2017
• Copa GNP por México
  • Winners (1): 2020
• Copa Sky
  • Winners (1): 2022
• Copa Fundadores
  • Winners (1): 2024

Players

First-team squad

As of 27 August 2025^[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  Mexico Andrés Gudiño 2 DF  Mexico Jorge Sánchez 3 DF  Mexico Omar Campos 4 DF  Colombia Willer Ditta 5 DF  Mexico Jesús Orozco 6 MF  Mexico Érik Lira 7 MF  Poland Mateusz Bogusz 8 MF  Argentina Lorenzo Faravelli 9 FW  Mexico Ángel Sepúlveda 10 MF  Mexico Andrés Montaño 15 MF  Uruguay Ignacio Rivero (captain) 16 MF  Mexico Jeremy Márquez 17 MF  Mexico Amaury García

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  Argentina Luka Romero 19 MF  Mexico Carlos Rodríguez (vice-captain) 20 MF  Argentina José Paradela 21 FW  Uruguay Gabriel Fernández 22 DF  Mexico Raymundo Rubio 23 GK  Colombia Kevin Mier 25 MF  Mexico Fernando Sámano 26 DF  Mexico Carlos Vargas 27 FW  Mexico Bryan Gamboa 29 MF  Argentina Carlos Rotondi 30 GK  Mexico Emmanuel Ochoa 32 MF  Mexico Cristian Jiménez 33 DF  Argentina Gonzalo Piovi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis (at PAOK until 30 June 2026)[7] 13 DF  Uruguay Camilo Cándido (at Atlético Nacional until 31 December 2025)[8] 28 MF  Mexico Mauro Zaleta (at Mazatlán until 30 June 2026)[9]

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 MF  Mexico Leonardo Sámano (at Tepatitlán until 30 June 2026)[10] 196 DF  Venezuela Javier Suárez (at Atlético San Luis until 30 June 2026)[11] — MF  Mexico Jorge García (at Mazatlán until 30 June 2026)[12]

Notes

1. There is some confusion about when Cruz Azul was founded. On 22 March 1927, workers from the cement company Cooperativa La Cruz Azul decided to start a football team. This is the date the club uses in its official history.^[1] However, the team played its first official match on 22 May 1927. For this reason, the club has started using 22 May as its founding date in recent years.^[2]