Clásico Tapatío

Lore & Background

The rivalry was born shortly after the founding of Atlas in August 1916. The first encounter between the two clubs came in a friendly shortly after Atlas was founded, resulting in a 0–0 draw. The first tournament match came in the Torneo de Primavera of 1917, where Atlas won 2–1. Chivas were so angered by the result that they refused to play in the next Liga Amateur de Jalisco tournament of 1917–18 unless the president of refereeing, Justo García Godoy, resigned; when Godoy failed to do so, Chivas refused to join the tournament.

After the tournament was over, Atlas had won their first amateur league and the leader of the collegiate had resigned. Chivas then challenged Atlas to a series of 3 matches; each team won one of the first two matches by a single goal, and the third was won by Atlas. There is a legend that the first match was favorable to Atlas by 18–0, but the first reference is a newspaper note published about 50 years later, and currently there is no data to confirm the confrontation.

In 1955, Guadalajara goalkeeper Jaime 'Tubo' Gómez, after seeing his team lead 5–0, requested a magazine, sat next to a goalpost, and began to read it in mockery of Atlas fans. Atlas and Guadalajara have faced twice in playoffs, both in the quarter-finals: in summer 2000, Chivas advanced on better position after two 1–1 draws; in the Opening Tournament 2004, Atlas eliminated Guadalajara by a global score of 4–3. In both games Guadalajara failed a winning penalty kick.

Reader's Guide

The rivalry is between C.D. Guadalajara (Chivas) and Atlas. The first official tournament match was in 1917.