El Clásico Tapatío (Chivas vs Guadalajara)

Lore & Background

The rivalry was born shortly after the founding of Atlas in August 1916. Club Deportivo Guadalajara was founded in May 1906. There was a difference of social class between the two teams: Guadalajara were followed by the middle class, while Atlas represented the upper class. The first encounter was a friendly shortly after Atlas was founded, ending 0–0.

The first tournament match was in the Torneo de Primavera of 1917, where Atlas won 2–1. Chivas were so angered that they refused to play in the next Liga Amateur de Jalisco tournament of 1917–18 unless the president of refereeing resigned; when he did not, Chivas refused to join. After the tournament, Atlas had won their first amateur league and the leader resigned. Chivas then challenged Atlas to a series of 3 matches; each team won one of the first two, and Atlas won the third, with complaints that Atlas used 7 substitutions from Club Colón.

There is a legend of an 18–0 Atlas victory, but the first reference is a newspaper note from about 50 years later, and no data confirms the match. In 1955, Chivas goalkeeper Jaime 'Tubo' Gómez, after leading 5–0, sat next to a goalpost and read a magazine in mockery of Atlas fans. Atlas and Guadalajara have faced twice in playoffs, both in quarter-finals: in summer 2000, Chivas advanced on better position after two 1–1 draws; in Opening 2004, Atlas eliminated Chivas 4–3 on aggregate. In both games Guadalajara failed a winning penalty kick. Neither team advanced past semi-finals.

Reader's Guide

Official matches include Liga Amateur de Jalisco, Copa México, Campeón de Campeones, Primera División, Play-In, and Playoffs. Statistics updated 13 August 2022 include number of matches played, wins for Atlas, wins for Guadalajara, draws, goals for Atlas, goals for Guadalajara. In total there were 44 games where the result is unknown.