Chivas vs Santos Laguna (Guerreros)

Lore & Background

Founded in 1906 as Unión Football Club, the club changed its name to Guadalajara Football Club in 1908, and then to its current name in 1923. Nicknamed Chivas, it was one of ten founding members of the first professional and national league in Mexico, named Liga Mayor. Guadalajara is one of seven Mexican clubs that have never been relegated.

Reader's Guide

Chivas is the only football club in Mexico that does not sign foreign or naturalized players unless they are of Mexican descent. The team has historically relied on home-grown players and has been the launching pad of many internationally successful players, including Javier Hernández, Carlos Vela and Carlos Salcido.

Did You Know?

• Guadalajara won twelve Liga MX titles, four Copa MX titles, seven Campeón de Campeones and one Supercopa MX.
• The club holds the league record for the longest winning streak at the beginning of a season, with eight consecutive wins in the Bicentenario 2010.
• Internationally, it has won two CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League titles and finished as runners-up in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.
• In 2020, Forbes estimated the club was the most valuable of the league, worth approximately $311.5 million.