The Águilas achieved the first three-time championship in short tournaments, after having achieved it in the 80s
America accomplished a historic feat. For the second time, the azulcrema team became three-time champions of Mexican soccer and the first since the establishment of the short tournaments in Winter ’96.
Only three teams have won three consecutive titles in Mexico, but only America He has achieved it in short tournaments. In 1958, Chivas gave way to the era of the champions, a team that even won a four-time championship. By the 70’s, Blue Cross They dominated three seasons, from 1971 to 1974 under the technical direction of Raúl Cárdenas, and consolidated themselves as a great team in Mexico. In 1985, America He joined the list of three-time champions, this during a brief tournament prior to the World Cup in Mexico 86.
Which teams and how did they achieve the three-time championship in Liga MX?
In the history of Mexican soccer in the professional era, only three teams have achieved the three-time championship, a situation that has not been repeated since 1985, the year in which America sealed the string of titles. In addition to the Águilas, they previously achieved it Chivas y Blue Cross.
Chivas, the first three-time champion
Titles: 1958/1959, 1959/1960, 1960/1961 y 1961/1962
Coaches: Arpad Fekete and Javier de la Torre
Chivas was the first team to win the three-time championship in the history of Mexican soccer, even that Guadalajara team won four titles in a row, a situation that no other club has achieved in the history of Mexico. Liga MX.
Guadalajara dominated Mexican soccer between 1958 and 1962 with Salvador Reyes as one of the main figures. The string of championships began in the 1958/1959 season with Arpad Fekete in the technical direction and with the same Hungarian coach the two-time championship came in 1959/1960.
Arpad Fekete left the Guadalajara institution for 1960/1961, in which Javier de la Torre took the reins of the Chivaswho was in charge of winning two more titles in a row to reach the four-time championship in 1961/1962.
Cruz Azul joined the list in the 70s
Titles: 1971/1972, 1972/1973 y 1973/1974
Coach: Raul Cardenas
Blue Cross He established himself as the second three-time champion in Mexican soccer with the titles he won in the early years of the 70s, between 1971 and 1974, with players such as Miguel Marín, Alberto Quintano, Héctor Pulido, Fernando Bustos and Octavio Muciño, among others.
Raúl Cárdenas was the coach who led Blue Cross to the three-time championship. The golden era of the Machine began in the 1971/1972 season, in which they defeated America in the grand final by a score of 4-1 with a double by Octavio Muciño.
The two-time championship Blue Cross It arrived in the 1972/1973 season after defeating León in the title series, which they successfully defended for the 1973/1974 season in which they defeated Atlético Español in the championship duel.
America, the last three-time champion
Titles: 1983/1984, 1984/1985 and PRODE 1985
Coaches: Carlos Reinoso and Miguel Ángel López
Héctor Miguel Zelada, Alfredo Tena, Daniel Brailovsky, were part of the figures that that America three-time champion between 1983 and 1985, which had Carlos Reinoso and Miguel Ángel López in the technical direction.
With Carlos Reinoso on the bench, the three-time championship of the America in the 1983/1984 season, in which they became monarchs of Mexican soccer after beating Chivas in the grand final by an aggregate score of 5-2.
The two remaining titles came with Miguel Ángel López in the technical direction. In 1984/1985, they beat Pumas in the grand final, while in PRODE 1985, America defeated Tampico Madero in the championship bracket.
America, three-time champion of short tournaments
Titles: Closing 2023, Opening 2024 and Closing 2024
Coaches: Andre Jardine
The Brazilian coach arrived at América in Clausura 2023 on the right foot, as he won the first title of the three-time championship at the end of said tournament, after beating Tigres 4-1 on aggregate.
A semester later, América beat Cruz Azul 2-1 and, recently, beat Monterrey 3-1 in the title series.