Cruz Azul
Description
Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul , also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional football (soccer) club. Cruz Azul plays in the Primera División de México and its home venue is the Estadio Azul, located in the southwestern part of Mexico City in the Colonia Nochebuena, next to the Napoles neighborhood. The team moved there in 1996, after playing for many seasons at the Estadio Azteca.
Los Cementeros are traditionally one of the biggest and most successful teams in Mexico; they have been first division champions 8 times, tied with Toluca, and trail only Club America with 10, and Guadalajara with 11. Cruz azul is a young team they have only been playing in the first division since 1964 and with 8 championships. The club is also even with Club America for most CONCACAF Champions' Cup with 5. Cruz Azul was also the first (and still only) Mexican club to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores when they lost on penalties to Argentine soccer giants Boca Juniors.