Club History & Eras
19 entries in the Cruz Azul compendium.
La Era Dorada (Golden Age 1968–1970)The Golden Era of Cementero DominanceFirst League Title (1967)The Blue Eagles claim their first crown in a historic 1967 season.The Blue Legion Formation (1960s)The decade the Blue Legion claimed their first crown and defined an era of glory.The 1970s DominanceThe Cement Machine of Mexican FootballThree-Peat Championship Run (1969–1971)Three consecutive titles forged the first true dynasty of El Celeste.Luis Fernando Tena EraNo tagline available from the source.The 1980s TransitionThe Cement Machine of Mexican football.Apertura 2014 ChampionshipThe first team of Cruz Azul, champions of Liga MX Apertura 2014.Ascenso al Fútbol Profesional, 1940s-50sBlue overalls, blue shirts: the cement workers' machine roared toward the top flight.Los Años de Cimentación, 1930sBefore the heartbreak, before the near-misses, there was only the blue and the hands that built the pitch.La Época de Luis 'El Matador' Reyna, 1960sThe decade the blue shirt stopped being a colour and became a class.Fundación Obrera de La Laguna, 1927Born from cement dust and collective will — the blue cross that refused to be owned.Campeón de México, Torneo 1967The blue workers finally took the crown from the giants of Mexican football.La Transición Post-Campeonato, 1968-1979A decade of blue hunger, broken by glory in '79.El Último Aliento Azul, 1986-1989The blue machine roared one final time, and the city held its breath.El Invierno Azul, 1990-1996The Cement Machine of Mexican FootballCampeón Clausura 1997Ending a 17-year wait: Cruz Azul's Clausura 1997 triumph.La Gran Sequía, 1998-2010Fourteen years of blue silence, and the city never once stopped chanting.La Reconstrucción, 2011-2014Four years of almost, and the city still believed the Máquina would finally turn.
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