Clásico Joven
América and Cruz Azul in the 1971–72 Primera División season | |
| Location | Mexico City |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | 23 June 1963 Friendly Cruz Azul 0–4 América |
| Latest meeting | 18 October 2025 Liga MX Apertura Cruz Azul 2–1 América |
| Next meeting | 11 April 2026 Liga MX Clausura América v Cruz Azul |
| Stadiums | Ciudad de los Deportes (América) Olímpico Universitario (Cruz Azul) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 204 |
| Most wins | América (74) |
| Most player appearances | Luís Roberto Alves (38, América) |
| Top scorer | Carlos Hermosillo (15, 7 with América and 8 with Cruz Azul) |
| All-time series | América: 74 Drawn: 68 Cruz Azul: 62 |
| Largest victory | América 7–0 Cruz Azul Apertura 2022 (20 August 2022) |
| Largest goal scoring | Cruz Azul 5–2 América Apertura 2019 (5 October 2019) América 7–0 Cruz Azul Apertura 2022 (20 August 2022) |
| Longest win streak | 7 games América (2004–2006) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | 16 games América (2003–2010) |
| Current unbeaten streak | 1 game Cruz Azul (2025–present) |
América Cruz Azul | |
The Clásico Joven (Spanish for: The Young Classic) is an association football rivalry between Mexico City-based teams América and Cruz Azul. The first match between both teams took place on 23 June 1963, a friendly match where América defeated Cruz Azul 4–0, with Francisco Valdés scoring the first goal in the history of the rivalry. With Cruz Azul having been promoted to the top flight, the first official match between them was played on 30 August 1964 in the Primera División at the Estadio 10 de Diciembre. América won this match 2–1, with an own goal by Francisco Ulibarri and a goal by Alfonso Portugal, while Hilario Díaz scored for Cruz Azul. The first victory for Cruz Azul in the rivalry occurred in the 1967–68 season, when they defeated América 1–0 with a goal by Raúl Arellano. However, the rivalry gained significant intensity and its iconic status on 9 August 1972, during the final of the 1971–72 season, in which Cruz Azul secured a 4–1 victory over América.