Chivas vs Tigres UANL: El Clásico de Nuevo León

Lore & Background

Tigres' first major trophy was the 1975–76 Copa México, defeating Club América 3–2 on aggregate in the final, becoming the first club from Nuevo León to win an official national title. Domestically, Tigres UANL has won eight Liga MX titles, three Copa MX titles and four Campeón de Campeones. Internationally, the club has won one CONCACAF Champions League, finished as runners-up in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, and reached the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup final, becoming the first Mexican and CONCACAF club to reach the final of a FIFA global competition. Subregionally, the club has won two Campeones Cup titles and one North American SuperLiga.

Reader's Guide

After relegation to Primera División A in 1996, Tigres won two consecutive Primera División A championships and returned to the Primera División in 1997. The club's traditional colors are gold and blue. It is one of the two major professional clubs in the state of Nuevo León, alongside their rivals C.F. Monterrey; their rivalry is known as the Clásico Regiomontano.

Did You Know?

• Tigres was founded on 7 March 1960, originally named Jabatos de Nuevo León.
• Since 1996 the club has been managed by Sinergia Deportiva, a sports-management company associated with Cemex.