Clásico Capitalino



El Clasico Capitalino, refers to football matches between América and UNAM, both from Mexico City. América play at the Estadio Azteca, while UNAM play at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, with the two grounds separated by approximately.

Background

In México the match is often perceived as the representation of a struggle between two antagonistic powers and institutions: Club América has always been regarded as the club of the establishment and the wealthy. The fact that the club is owned by the multimedia mass media company Televisa has further intensified this image. UNAM, representing the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, identifies itself as the club of the intellectuals and middle-class.
Indeed, both are clubs with very contrasting identities and policy, Club Universidad Nacional was originally an amateur club of college students from the University's several schools and then developed into a professional team competing in the Mexican football league, the nickname Pumas "Cougars" was inspired by Roberto 'Tapatio' Mendez, who coached the team from 1946–64 and whose motivational speeches often compared his players to pumas. The nickname stayed with the public, and all the athletic teams representing the University have been called Pumas; Club América self-proclaimed Las Águilas "The Eagles" wanted to have a representation of an animal that would show pride and domination of its environment. However, they are also called Los millonetas, a derogatory reference or version of the word millionaire, started when businessman Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, owner of Telesistema Mexicano, bought América from Isaac Bessudo in 1959. Following the acquisition, Azcárraga told his players, "I do not know much about football, but I do know a lot about business, and this, gentlemen, will be a business".
Azcarraga hired the successful president of the Club Zacatepec, Guillermo Cañedo de la Bárcena, and started to hire other notable national and foreigner figures, focusing on money, to form a powerful team, Universidad Nacional instead have employed "La cantera universitaria", a youth development system with football academies and farm teams to success through its history.
The rivalry is particularly fierce from UNAM's side: according to surveys the majority of their supporters consider América as their main rival, however, most of América's fans see it as an important match but deem the match against Chivas as more important.

History and rivalry

During the 1961–62 season in the Segunda División de México, UNAM were able to get promotion into top flight football, the Primera División de México. The first match for the team "benjamín" of that season was América meeting on 1 July 1962 where América won 2–0 with goals by Francisco Moacyr and Antonio Jasso.
For the 1966–67 season, América, Atlante and Necaxa moved to a new stadium, the Estadio Azteca, and the first meeting between América and UNAM on 19 August 1966, América won 5–1. This defeat really hurt the pride of the fans "Universitarios" and playing at home on 1 December 1966, UNAM defeated América 4–1 in the Estadio Olímpico.
Years later, in the 1969–70 season, América were able to get international forward Enrique Borja, news which caused a lot of controversy and shocked the football world due to the strong rivalry between the teams. This transaction caused such an outrage that when the player found out of the transfer he opted not to play because he did not agree. However, the directors of the club were able to convince him and would play and later become an idol for América.
The rivalry increased with the years and came at a high point during the 1980s when these clubs disputed three finals during that decade. The first final was during the season 1984–85 which after 2 games tied, they had to play a third match on 28 May 1985 which caused great controversy of the performance of the referee Joaquín Urrea, the final score was 3–1 in favor of las Águilas with two goals by Daniel Brailovsky and one by Carlos Hermosillo, with this victory América was able to obtain their 5th title. They again met each other in the final during the season 1987–88 where once again América was victorious witch a favorable score of 4–1 during the second leg on 3 July 1988 and an aggregate score of 4–2. The last final disputed among the clubs was during the season 1990–91 in which UNAM was finally able to break its losing streak against América. The first game was won by América at home 3–2 on 19 July 1991 and the second leg on 22 July 1991 the game was decided by a free kick which was taken by Brazilian Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti, this signified the third title in the history for the club "auriazul".

Results

No.SeasonPhaseDateLocationHome teamScoreAway team
11962–63†Regular season1 July 1962Mexico CityAmérica2–0UNAM
21962–63†Regular season30 September 1962Mexico CityUNAM1–1América
31962–63*Quarter-finals5 May 1963Mexico CityUNAM1–0América
41962–63*Quarter-finals16 May 1963Mexico CityAmérica0–0UNAM
51963–64†Regular season6 October 1963Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
61963–64†Regular season2 January 1964Mexico CityAmérica1–1UNAM
71964–65†Regular season31 July 1964Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
81964–65†Regular season12 November 1964Mexico CityAmérica1–0UNAM
91964–65*Group stage24 January 1965Mexico CityUNAM2–2América
101964–65*Group stage12 February 1965Mexico CityAmérica2–3UNAM
111965–66†Regular season15 August 1965Mexico CityAmérica0–0UNAM
121965–66†Regular season28 November 1965Mexico CityUNAM1–2América
131966–67†Regular season18 August 1966Mexico CityAmérica5–1UNAM
141966–67†Regular season2 December 1966Mexico CityUNAM4–1América
151967–68†Regular season2 August 1967Mexico CityAmérica1–1UNAM
161967–68†Regular season16 November 1967Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
171968–69†Regular season16 June 1968Mexico CityUNAM2–2América
181968–69†Regular season9 January 1969Mexico CityAmérica1–1UNAM
191969–70†Regular season14 September 1969Mexico CityAmérica1–3América
201969–70†Regular season23 December 1969Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
21Mexico '70†Regular season6 August 1970Mexico CityAmérica1–0UNAM
22Mexico '70†Regular season27 September 1970Mexico CityUNAM2–0América
231970–71†Regular season13 March 1971Mexico CityAmérica0–0UNAM
241970–71†Regular season8 July 1971Mexico CityUNAM2–2América
251971–72†Regular season2 December 1971Mexico CityUNAM0–1América
261971–72†Regular season2 April 1972Mexico CityAmérica0–1UNAM
271972–73†Regular season28 September 1972Mexico CityAmérica0–0UNAM
281972–73†Regular season25 January 1973Mexico CityUNAM1–2América
291973–74†Regular season6 September 1973Mexico CityAmérica2–1UNAM
301973–74*Group stage22 November 1973Mexico CityUNAM2–2América
311973–74†Regular season21 February 1974Mexico CityUNAM1–1América
321974–75†Regular season29 August 1974Mexico CityAmérica3–2UNAM
331974–75†Regular season1 March 1975Mexico CityUNAM0–2América
341974–75*Final stage17 July 1975Mexico CityAmérica0–1UNAM
351974–75*Final stage20 July 1975Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
361975–76†Regular season22 February 1976Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
371975–76†Regular season1 July 1976Mexico CityAmérica2–1UNAM
381976–77†Regular season14 November 1976Mexico CityUNAM2–0América
391976–77†Regular season27 March 1977Mexico CityAmérica2–1UNAM
401977–78†Regular season18 September 1977Mexico CityAmérica4–2UNAM
411977–78†Regular season19 January 1978Mexico CityUNAM2–1América
421978–79†Regular season29 October 1978Mexico CityUNAM2–0América
431978–79†Regular season9 March 1979Mexico CityAmérica0–3UNAM
441979–80†Regular season2 December 1979Mexico CityAmérica0–2UNAM
451979–80†Regular season13 April 1980Mexico CityUNAM2–4América
461979–80†Play-offs26 June 1980Mexico CityUNAM0–1América
471979–80†Play-offs6 July 1980Mexico CityAmérica0–0UNAM
481980–81†Regular season13 December 1980Mexico CityUNAM2–2América
491980–81†Regular season26 April 1981Mexico CityAmérica1–1UNAM
501981–82†Regular season16 October 1981Mexico CityAmérica2–0UNAM
511981–82†Regular season21 February 1982Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
521982–83†Regular season12 September 1982Mexico CityUNAM1–1América
531982–83†Regular season16 January 1983Mexico CityAmérica2–0UNAM
541983–84†Regular season2 October 1983Mexico CityAmérica1–2UNAM
551983–84†Regular season12 February 1984Mexico CityUNAM2–1América
561984–85†Regular season12 December 1984Mexico CityUNAM1–0América
571984–85†Regular season21 April 1985Mexico CityAmérica2–2UNAM
581984–85†Final23 May 1985Mexico CityAmérica1–1UNAM
591984–85†Final26 May 1985Mexico CityUNAM0–0América
601984–85†Final28 May 1985QuerétaroAmérica3–1UNAM
611986–87†Regular season28 September 1986Mexico CityAmérica2–2UNAM
621986–87†Regular season22 February 1987Mexico CityUNAM0–2América
631987–88†Regular season16 October 1987Mexico CityAmérica2–2UNAM
641987–88†Regular season20 March 1988Mexico CityUNAM1–4América
651987–88†Final30 June 1988Mexico CityUNAM1–0América
661987–88†Final3 July 1988Mexico CityAmérica4–1UNAM
671988–89*Group stage24 September 1988Mexico CityAmérica1–0UNAM
681988–89*Group stage12 October 1988Mexico CityUNAM1–1América
691988–89†Regular season3 February 1989Mexico CityUNAM1–2América
701988–89†Regular season4 June 1989Mexico CityAmérica0–1UNAM
711989–90†Regular season8 December 1989Mexico CityAmérica3–3UNAM
721989–90†Regular season8 April 1990Mexico CityUNAM1–1América
731990–91†Regular season13 January 1991Mexico CityUNAM5–2América
741990–91†Regular season19 June 1991Mexico CityAmérica1–0UNAM
751990–91†Final19 July 1991Mexico CityAmérica3–2UNAM
761990–91†Final22 July 1991Mexico CityUNAM1–0América
771996–97†Regular season17 November 1996Mexico CityAmérica2-2UNAM
781996–97†Regular season27 April 1997Mexico CityUNAM2-1América
791997–98†Regular season21 August 1997Mexico CityUNAM1-2América
801997–98†Regular season31 January 1998Mexico CityAmérica1-3UNAM
811998–99^First Stage19 August 1998ChicagoUNAM0-0 América
821998–99†Regular season11 October 1998Mexico CityUNAM3–1América
831998–99†Regular season28 March 1999Mexico CityAmérica3–1UNAM
841999–2000†Regular season3 November 1999Mexico CityAmérica1-2UNAM
851999–2000†Regular season16 April 2000Mexico CityUNAM4-1América
862000–01^First Stage23 August 2000ChicagoUNAM0-0América
872000–01†Regular season29 October 2000Mexico CityAmérica2-1UNAM
882000–01†Regular season1 March 2001Mexico CityUNAM1-1América
892001–02†Regular season9 September 2001Mexico CityUNAM1-1América
902001–02†Regular season24 February 2002Mexico CityAmérica0-0UNAM
912001–02†Play-offs15 May 2002Mexico CityAmérica0-0UNAM
922001–02†Play-offs18 May 2002Mexico CityUNAM1–2América
932002–03†Regular season14 September 2002Mexico CityUNAM1-3América
942002–03†Regular season2 March 2003Mexico CityAmérica1-1UNAM
952003–04†Regular season13 August 2003Mexico CityUNAM4-3América
962003–04†Regular season18 January 2004Mexico CityAmérica1-1UNAM
972004–05†Regular season17 October 2004Mexico CityAmérica0-3UNAM
982004–05†Regular season20 March 2005Mexico CityUNAM2-3América
992004–05Final23 July 2005Mexico CityUNAM0-0América
1002004–05Final27 July 2005Mexico CityAmérica2-1UNAM
1012005–06†Regular season30 October 2005Mexico CityUNAM1-2América
1022005–06†Regular season9 April 2006Mexico CityAmérica1-3UNAM
1032006–07†Regular season22 October 2006Mexico CityAmérica2-0UNAM
1042006–07†Regular season8 April 2007Mexico CityUNAM1-1América
1052007–08†Regular season19 August 2007Mexico CityUNAM1-1América
1062007–08†Regular season3 February 2008Mexico CityAmérica2-0UNAM
1072008–09†Regular season5 October 2008Mexico CityUNAM1-1América
1082008–09†Regular season22 March 2009Mexico CityAmérica0-0UNAM
1092009–10†Regular season4 November 2009Mexico CityUNAM3-2América
1102009–10†Regular season14 April 2010Mexico CityAmérica0-0UNAM
1112010–11†Regular season14 November 2010Mexico CityAmérica0-1UNAM
1122010–11†Regular season1 May 2011Mexico CityUNAM0-2América
1132011–12†Regular season2 October 2011Mexico CityUNAM1-0América
1142011–12†Regular season18 March 2012Mexico CityAmérica2-1UNAM
1152012–13†Regular season28 October 2012Mexico CityUNAM0-1América
1162012–13†Regular season20 April 2013Mexico CityAmérica1-0UNAM
1172012–13†Play-offs8 May 2013Mexico CityUNAM0-1América
1182012–13†Play-offs11 May 2013Mexico CityAmérica2-1UNAM
1192013–14†Regular season2 September 2013Mexico CityUNAM1-4América
1202013–14†Regular season22 February 2014Mexico CityAmérica1-3UNAM
1212014–15†Regular season30 August 2014Mexico CityAmérica0-1UNAM
1222014–15†Play-offs26 November 2014Mexico CityUNAM1-0América
1232014–15†Play-offs29 November 2014Mexico CityAmérica1-0UNAM
1242014–15†Regular season22 February 2015Mexico CityUNAM0-1América
1252015–16†Regular season21 November 2015Mexico CityAmérica1-1UNAM
1262015–16†Play-offs3 December 2015Mexico CityAmérica0-3UNAM
1272015–16†Play-offs6 December 2015Mexico CityUNAM1-3América
1282015–16†Regular season8 May 2016Mexico CityUNAM1-1América
1292016–17†Regular season24 September 2016Mexico CityAmérica2-1UNAM
1302016–17†Regular season19 March 2017Mexico CityUNAM2-3América
1312017–18†Regular season5 August 2017Mexico CityAmérica2-1UNAM
1322017–18†Regular season21 January 2018Mexico CityUNAM0-0América
1332017–18†Play-offs2 May 2018Mexico CityUNAM1-4América
1342017–18†Play-offs5 May 2018Mexico CityAmérica2-1UNAM
1352018–19†Regular season25 August 2018Mexico CityAmérica2-2UNAM
1362018–19†Play-offs6 December 2018Mexico CityUNAM1-1América
1372018–19†Play-offs9 December 2018Mexico CityAmérica6-1UNAM
1382018–19†Regular season17 February 2019Mexico CityUNAM1-0América
1392019–20†Regular season14 September 2019Mexico CityAmérica1-1UNAM
1402019–20†Regular season1 March 2020Mexico CityUNAM3-3América
1412020–21†Regular season3 October 2020Mexico CityAmérica2-2UNAM
1422020–21†Regular season2 May 2021Mexico CityUNAM0-1América
1432021–22†Regular season3 October 2021Mexico CityAmérica2-0UNAM
1442021–22†Play-offs24 November 2021Mexico CityUNAM0-0América
1452021–22†Play-offs27 November 2021Mexico CityAmérica1-3UNAM
1462021–22†Regular season26 February 2022Mexico CityUNAM0-0América