Cruz Azul

association football club in Mexico City, Mexico

Key facts

Full name: Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V.
Nicknames: La Máquina (The Machine) , Los Celestes (The Sky Blues) , Los Cementeros (The Cement Workers) , Las Liebres (The Hares) , Los de La Noria (Those from La Noria )
Short name: CAZ
Founded: 22 May 1927 ; 99 years ago ( 1927-05-22 ) (as Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, A.C. )
Ground: Estadio Azteca
Capacity: 87,523
Owner: Cooperativa La Cruz Azul
President: Víctor Velázquez
Head coach: Joel Huiqui
League: Liga MX
Clausura 2026: Regular phase: 3rd , Final phase: Champions
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Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Cruz Azul, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio Azteca. Founded in 1927 in Jasso, Hidalgo, as Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, A.C., the club relocated to Mexico City in 1971. It was renamed Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C. in 2012, before adopting its current name in 2022. Cruz Azul are one of only seven Mexican clubs to have never been relegated from the top flight.