Clásico Joven
América and Cruz Azul in the 1971–72 Primera División season | |
| Location | Mexico City |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | 30 August 1964 Primera División Cruz Azul 1–2 América |
| Latest meeting | 18 May 2025 Clausura 2025 Semi-finals América 2–1 Cruz Azul |
| Next meeting | 18 October 2025 Apertura 2025 Cruz Azul v América |
| Stadiums | Ciudad de los Deportes (América) Olímpico Universitario (Cruz Azul) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 203 |
| Most wins | América (74) |
| Most player appearances | Luís Roberto Alves (38, América) |
| Top scorer | Carlos Hermosillo (15, 7 with América and 8 with Cruz Azul) |
| All-time series | América: 74 Drawn: 68 Cruz Azul: 61 |
| Largest victory | América 7–0 Cruz Azul Apertura 2022 (20 August 2022) |
| Largest goal scoring | Cruz Azul 5–2 América Apertura 2019 (5 October 2019) América 7–0 Cruz Azul Apertura 2022 (20 August 2022) |
| Longest win streak | 7 games América (2004–2006) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | 16 games América (2003–2010) |
| Current unbeaten streak | 1 game América (2025–present) |
The Clásico Joven (Spanish for: The Young Classic) is an association football rivalry between Mexico City-based teams América and Cruz Azul. The first match between both teams took place on 30 August 1964 at the Estadio 10 de Diciembre in a friendly match, with América winning 2–1 with goals by Martín Ibarreche and Alfonso Portugal, while Hilario Díaz scored for Cruz Azul. However, the clásico truly began on 9 August 1972, when both teams faced off in the final of the 1971–72 season, where Cruz Azul defeated América 4–1.