Club de Futbol Cruz Azul is a Mexican association football club originally based in Jasso, Hidalgo, and currently located in Mexico City, that competes in Liga MX. The club was founded in 1927 as a company team for cement company Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, and began participating in amateur competitions in the early 1930s. After winning promotion to the top tier by claiming the Segunda División de México title in the 1963–64 season, Cruz Azul quickly rose to prominence during the late 1960s and 1970s, establishing itself as one of the most successful and popular clubs in Mexican football. Since then, the club has won ten Primera División/Liga MX titles, four Copa MX, three Campeón de Campeones, one Supercopa MX, and one Supercopa de la Liga MX. Internationally, Cruz Azul has claimed the CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League on seven occasions, and has finished runner-up in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Interamericana.

As of the end of the 2025–26 season, Cruz Azul has competed in 99 seasons overall, including 61 seasons in the top tier of the Mexican football league system and three in the second division. The table below details the club's achievements in domestic and international competitions from their early participation in regional leagues, through their professional era starting in the 1960s, up to the most recent completed season.

History

Cruz Azul was founded in 1927 as a company football team in Jasso, Hidalgo, by workers of Cooperativa La Cruz Azul. The club competed in amateur leagues during its early decades, earning recognition in the Liga Amateur del Estado de Hidalgo, where it reportedly won numerous regional titles. In 1960, the club turned professional and joined the Segunda División de México, achieving promotion to the Primera División by winning the 1963–64 season. Cruz Azul won its first Primera División championship in the 1968–69 season and quickly became one of Mexico's dominant teams in the 1970s, claiming six league titles between 1969 and 1980. During this golden era, they also won multiple domestic cups and became widely known as La Máquina Celeste due to their dominant style of play. In the 1968–69 season, the club won a historic continental treble, consisting of the Primera División, Copa México, and CONCACAF Champions' Cup—a feat never before achieved in Mexican football. After a 23-year league title drought, Cruz Azul lifted their ninth league trophy—and their first in the Liga MX era—in the Guardianes 2021 tournament under Juan Reynoso.

The club first entered international competition in the 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, where they won their first continental title. Cruz Azul went on to win a total of seven CONCACAF titles, adding further victories in the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2010s, and 2020s. In the 1996–97 season, the club secured another continental treble, winning the Invierno 1997 league title, the 1996–97 Copa México, and the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. With these accomplishments, Cruz Azul became the first club in the world to win the continental treble twice, and remains the only team in Mexico and CONCACAF—and one of just five globally—to have achieved this feat more than once. In 2001, the club made history by becoming the first Mexican team to reach the Copa Libertadores final, narrowly losing to Boca Juniors in a penalty shootout. Cruz Azul also finished as runners-up in the Copa Interamericana in 1971.1971 Copa Interamericana by Erik Francisco Lugo on the RSSSF

Key

Pos = Final position Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points

R32 = Round of 32 R16 = Round of 16 R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 GS = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals

WinnersRunners-upPromoted ↑ Top scorer in Cruz Azul's division ♦

Seasons Correct as of the end of the 2025–26 season.

Long tournaments (1960–1996)

+ Seasons of Cruz AzulSeasonLeagueLiguillaCopa MXCdCSupercopa MXSupercopa de la Liga MXCCCOther competitionsLeague Top scorer(s)DivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPtsPlayer(s)Goals1960–61———————??1961–62Segunda División4th301569634536——————??1962–63Segunda División5th3015510584135——————??1963–641st301974673245FR—————??1964–65Primera División8th3010911454229SF—————Guadalupe Díaz111965–66Primera División13th3071211495426GS—————??1966–67Primera División10th3010911454229R16—————Raúl Arellano121967–68Primera División7th3012108363034SF—————Raúl ArellanoJosé Luis Guerrero81968–69Primera División1st301884492644WW——W—??1969–70Primera División2nd3014115401939R16————??México 1970Primera División5th14725131316WNot held———W—??1970–71Primera División7th3411158393937GSSF————Octavio Muciño191971–72Primera División1st342275653651WGSRU——W—Horacio López SalgadoFernando Bustos131972–73Primera División1st341987603746WNot held————RUHoracio López Salgado181973–74Primera División1st3418133693549WRUW————Horacio López Salgado221974–75Primera División3rd3817156714349CGSGS—————Horacio López Salgado25 ♦1975–76Primera División4th3815149603844QFGS—————Horacio López SalgadoEladio VeraFernando Bustos81976–77Primera División4th3817129513846GSNot held—————Eladio VeraAlacrán Jiménez111977–78Primera División6th3814159564443SF—————Alacrán JiménezHoracio López Salgado111978–79Primera División1st3819136703251W—————Rodolfo Montoya201979–80Primera División2nd3820153673455W—————Adrián Camacho141980–81Primera División5th38141410453642RU———R3—Gerardo Lugo71981–82Primera División7th3814159514443GS———R2—Carlos Eloir Perucci211982–83Primera División12th38101513413935GS———W/O—Carlos Eloir PerucciAdrián Camacho91983–84Primera División6th38141311473841SF—————Carlos Eloir Perucci151984–85Primera División3rd3817138533847QF—————Agustín Manzo16Prode 1985Primera División4th84317411QF—————Armando Romero4México 1986Primera División5th18855241821QF—————Agustín Manzo71986–87Primera División2nd4019165533254RU—————Agustín Manzo161987–88Primera División8th38141212585640GSRU———R3—Armando Romero101988–89Primera División7th38161111685943RUSF————Patricio Hernández271989–90Primera División17th3881713476233GSR16—————Luis Flores151990–91Primera División3rd3815158473845QFSF—————Pedro DuanaMario Ordiales91991–92Primera División5th3815149605244SFSF—————Carlos Hermosillo121992–93Primera División6th38171011704544QFNot held—————Carlos Hermosillo151993–94Primera División2nd3818128623348QF—————Carlos Hermosillo27 ♦1994–95Primera División3rd362088914548RUR1—————Carlos Hermosillo35 ♦1995–96Primera División1st3414146613856QFSFWCarlos Hermosillo26 ♦SeasonDivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPtsLiguillaCopa MXCdCSupercopa MXSupercopa de la Liga MXCCCOther competitionsPlayer(s)Goals

Short tournaments (1996–present)

+ Seasons of Cruz AzulSeasonTournamentLeagueLiguillaCopa MXCdCSupercopa MXSupercopa de la Liga MXCCCOther competitionsLeague Top scorer(s)DivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPtsPlayer(s)Goals1996–97Invierno 1996Primera División10th17557262620GSWCarlos Hermosillo13Verano 1997Primera División9th17746212425GSCarlos Hermosillo81997–98Invierno 1997Primera División2nd17872291631WNot held———W—Carlos Hermosillo10Verano 1998Primera División3rd17863321830QFCarlos Hermosillo111998–99Invierno 1998Primera División1st171241411440QF———QF—Francisco Palencia7Verano 1999Primera División3rd17944302431SFFrancisco Palencia111999–2000Invierno 1999Primera División6th17764251627RU—————Francisco Palencia8Verano 2000Primera División11th17638383321GSFrancisco Palencia122000–01Invierno 2000Primera División1st171034342133QF————RUÁngel Morales12Verano 2001Primera División13th17647252722GSÁngel MoralesFrancisco Palencia62001–02Invierno 2001Primera División4th18864332430SF—————Miguel Zepeda8Verano 2002Primera División9th18765322927RESebastián Abreu19 ♦2002–03Apertura 2002Primera División6th19775302628QF————QFSebastián Abreu7Clausura 2003Primera División11th19595242424REJuan Carlos Cacho102003–04Apertura 2003Primera División11th19766303027QF—————César Delgado6Clausura 2004Primera División11th19658363423SFMarcelo Delgado132004–05Apertura 2004Primera División16th17449303716GS—————Luciano Figueroa10Clausura 2005Primera División2nd17944361931SFFrancisco Fonseca102005–06Apertura 2005Primera División4th17935342030QF—————César Delgado9Clausura 2006Primera División3rd17935292030QFCésar Delgado92006–07Apertura 2006Primera División1st17935272030QF—————Miguel Sabah10Clausura 2007Primera División4th17845221728SFRichard Núñez82007–08Apertura 2007Primera División7th17746272225QF—————Miguel Sabah11Clausura 2008Primera División3rd17944271731RUMiguel Sabah82008–09Apertura 2008Primera División5th17755292326RU———RU—Pablo Zeballos7Clausura 2009Primera División18th17278263313GSLuis Ángel Landín72009–10Apertura 2009Primera División2nd171106351933RU———RU—Emanuel Villa17 ♦Primera División9th17746202025GSEmanuel Villa62010–11Apertura 2010Primera División1st171232331339QF———SF—Christian Giménez8Clausura 2011Primera División5th17755252026SFEmanuel Villa92011–12Apertura 2011Primera División2nd17854211429QF————R16Emanuel Villa6Clausura 2012Primera División9th17674292125RPEmanuel Villa82012–13Apertura 2012Liga MX6th17683221526QFGS—————Mariano Pavone7Clausura 2013Liga MX5th17854351929RUWMariano Pavone122013–14Apertura 2013Liga MX4th17854211729QF———W—Joao RojasMariano Pavone6Clausura 2014Liga MX1st171133281936QFMarco Fabián72014–15Apertura 2014Liga MX13th17566161521RP———GS4thMariano Pavone4Clausura 2015Liga MX9th17746141425RPRoque Santa Cruz42015–16Apertura 2015Liga MX14th17557192520RPQF—————Christian GiménezMatías Vuoso4Clausura 2016Liga MX9th17575252422RPSFJorge Benítez92016–17Apertura 2016Liga MX14th17476252319RPQF—————Christian Giménez5Clausura 2017Liga MX11th17566192021RPSFÁngel Mena52017–18Apertura 2017Liga MX6th17764222227QFR16—————Felipe Mora8Clausura 2018Liga MX12th17575221822RPGSFelipe Mora42018–19Apertura 2018Liga MX1st171133261336RUW—————Martín CauteruccioElías Hernández5Clausura 2019Liga MX4th17863261530QFGSMilton Caraglio112019–20Apertura 2019Liga MX12th18558252423RP—W——WJonathan Rodríguez7Clausura 2020Liga MX1st10712241422Not held——QFJonathan Rodríguez92020–21Guardianes 2020Liga MX4th17926231629SFNot held————Jonathan Rodríguez12 ♦Guardianes 2021Liga MX1st171322261241W———SF—Jonathan Rodríguez92021–22Apertura 2021Liga MX8th17584211723REW———Roberto AlvaradoBryan AnguloSantiago Giménez4Clausura 2022Liga MX8th17746201725QF——SF—Juan Escobar42022–23Apertura 2022Liga MX7th17737263424QF——W——Santiago Giménez5Clausura 2023Liga MX8th17737212224RE————Uriel Antuna62023–24Apertura 2023Liga MX16th175210212917RP————R32Ángel Sepúlveda6Clausura 2024Liga MX2nd171034231433RU————Uriel Antuna8 ♦2024–25Apertura 2024Liga MX1st171331391242SF———WR16Ángel Sepúlveda9Clausura 2025Liga MX3rd17962261633SF———Ignacio Rivero52025–26Apertura 2025Liga MX3rd171052322035SF———QFLPGabriel Fernández Ángel Sepúlveda7R2Clausura 2026Liga MX3rd17962311833WJosé Paradela6SeasonTournamentDivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPtsLiguillaCopa MXCdCSupercopa MXSupercopa de la Liga MXCCCOther competitionsPlayer(s)Goals

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