Club Deportivo Guadalajara

History Club Deportivo Guadalajara, better known as Guadalajara and Chivas Guadalajara is a professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It was officially founded on May 8, 1906 by the merchant and Belgian sales agent, Edgar Everaert, under the name of Union Foot Ball Club, the same year that began his footballing activity.

History The most representative and characteristic that distinguishes historically the Club Deportivo Guadalajara from other clubs in Mexico is their policy of playing only Mexican born players. It is also historically known for being a club that works in the training of young players, which mainly supplies the majority of the first team squad and to the various categories of the selection of Mexico. This policy and tradition does not apply to coaches, which can itself be foreign. It is owned by Mexican businessman Jorge Vergara.

Stadium Chivas Stadium formerly known as Omnilife Stadium is a football stadium located in the municipality of Zapopan, a municipality that is part of the metropolitan area of Guadalajara and Club Deportivo Guadalajara headquarters of the First Division of Mexico. It was concluded on 29 July It opened with an international friendly between the football team Guadalajara and the English football team Manchester United. The cost is 200 million dollars.

The Golden Age: The Campeonísimo The Campeonísimo was the time that was given to Club Deportivo Guadalajara between the years of 1956 to 1965, this because of its great game and the amount of national and international titles that achieved; He is forming a dynasty that succeeded in winning seven league titles, six Champion of Champions, one Mexico Cup and Champions Cup CONCACAF, everything in less than nine years. At that time the players emerged and in a few years would structure the team that would be called the Campeonísimo formed. These players were Jose Villegas, Juan Jasso, Sabas Ponce and the great Salvador Reyes, among others.

The epoch suffered «Vergara»… In the Closure 2003 with Eduardo De la Torre, they qualified for the quarterfinals, to fall to Morelia. For the Aperture 2004 tournament, he assumed the post of coach Benjamin Galindo, debuting in a game in which Guadalajara beat Atlante 7-0, being the biggest win in short club tournaments. In the Aperture 2005, after day three tournament, following the departure of Galindo Vergara, he ceded the position to Juan Carlos Ortega, who only lasted two days and the rest of the season was directed by Xavier Azkargorta, one of the worst years in the history of Guadalajara club, having not qualified for the playoffs in both tournaments.

Aperture 2006 tournament, losing to Toluca began, but managed to reach the playoffs with five defeats, seven wins and five draws. The semifinal was against America, in which the herd managed to beat their rivals with a score of 2-0, giving the ticket to the Final. Sunday December 10, 2006, the Guadalajara defeat to Deportivo Toluca in the Bombonera by 3-2 on aggregate after drawing 1-1 in the Jalisco Stadium, and go down on the scoreboard 1-0 in the match back, but the Sacred Flock reacted with annotations of Francisco Rodriguez and Adolfo Bautista to win the cup

Clubhouse «Verde Valle» Valle Verde is the training ground of Club Deportivo Guadalajara. These sports facilities include two soccer fields, bedrooms, media room and administrative offices. In these facilities Chivas trains regularly, so aside from the main pitch is a space reserved for fans to see their team training. Valle Verde is not only the first team, young rojiblancas promises, who will be the starters Herd in the following generations are also concentrated.

What makes us great… What makes it great Club Deportivo Guadalajara are their titles, history and aficion which makes the best team in Mexico.