C.D. Guadalajara facts for kids

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Guadalajara

Full name	Club Deportivo Guadalajara
Nickname(s)	Chivas (Goats) Chivas Rayadas (Striped Goats) Rebaño Sagrado (Sacred Herd) Rojiblancos (Red and Whites) Campeonísimo (Great Champion)
Short name	GDL
Founded	8 May 1906; 119 years ago (1906-05-08), as Club Union
Ground	Estadio Akron
Ground Capacity	48,071
Owner	Grupo Omnilife
President	Amaury Vergara
Manager	Vacant
League	Liga MX
Clausura 2024	Regular phase: 6th Final phase: Semi-finals
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Guadalajara, often called "Chivas" (which means "Goats"), is a famous Mexican professional football club. It is based in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. The team plays in the Liga MX, which is the top football league in Mexico. Guadalajara is one of the ten original teams that started the Primera División (now Liga MX). It is also one of only seven teams that have never been moved down to a lower league.

Chivas has played its home games at Estadio Akron in Zapopan since 2010. Before that, they played at Estadio Jalisco. Guadalajara is special because it is the only football club in Mexico that only signs players who are Mexican or have Mexican family. The team has always focused on developing its own players, called cantera players. Many successful international players, like Javier Hernández, Carlos Vela, and Carlos Salcido, started their careers here. The team's three colors—red, white, and blue—stand for "Fraternity, Union, and Sports." These colors were chosen because they linked back to the founder's hometown, Bruges. Chivas fans often use a flag similar to the French flag to support their team.

Chivas is one of Mexico's most successful teams. They have won 12 league titles. They also hold the record for the longest winning streak at the start of a season, with 8 wins in a row in 2010. In international competitions, Guadalajara has won two CONCACAF Champions Cup/League titles. They are also the best Mexican team to play in the Copa Libertadores, reaching the semifinals twice (2005 and 2006) and finishing as runner-up in 2010. In 2016, a study showed that Guadalajara was the most popular team in Mexico, with 44.1% of fans in the country. In 2020, Forbes magazine said the club was the most valuable in the league.

History of Chivas: From Union to Champions

How Chivas Started

Edgar Everaert, the person who started C.D. Guadalajara.

The team was started by Edgar Everaert, who came to Mexico in 1906. Their first uniform looked like his favorite team's kit, Club Brugge K.V. from Belgium. It had vertical stripes and the same colors. Some people think the colors came from the French flag because some of the first players were French. The first team had players from Mexico, Belgium, and France.

The team was first called "Union" to show the friendship between players from different countries. Most of them worked at the Fábricas de Francia store. Everaert was also their coach. In 1908, Everaert decided to change the name to Club Deportivo Guadalajara. He wanted the team to feel more connected to the city and its people. Also in 1908, they decided that only Mexican-born players would be on the team. This was because Mexican people felt strongly about their own country. After the Mexican Revolution, amateur football tournaments became popular. Guadalajara always played in them. Between 1906 and 1943, during the amateur football era, Guadalajara won 13 amateur titles. Their first was in 1908. During this time, the oldest rivalry in Mexican football began between Guadalajara and America.

Becoming Professional: The "Almost There!" Years (1943–1953)

In 1943, professional football began in Mexico with the creation of the Liga Mayor. Guadalajara had a tough start in these early professional years. However, in the 1948–49 season, they finished third. In the same year, during a game against Atlas, Guadalajara was called "Chivas Locas" (Crazy Goats). At first, this was meant as an insult. But later, the team and its fans loved the name, and it became their famous nickname. In the 1951–52 and 1954–55 seasons, the team finished second in the league. This led to another nickname: "Ya Merito" ("Almost There!").

The Golden Era: El Campeonísimo (1955–1970)

During the 1956 season, players like Salvador "Chava" Reyes, Jaime "El Tubo" Gomez, Isidoro Díaz, and José Villegas were part of a team considered one of the best in Mexican football history. This team was known as El Campeonísimo (The Great Champion). Guadalajara won its first championship in this season thanks to a last-minute goal by Salvador Reyes.

With coaches like Donaldo "Pato" Ross and Javier de la Torre, the team went on to win seven league championships, two cups, three CONCACAF titles, and seven Champion of Champions titles. They were the only team in Mexican football history to win four league championships in a row! This happened during the 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, and 1961–62 seasons. El Campeonísimo became famous around the world. In 1964, they even played matches in Europe against big teams like FC Barcelona.

Tough Times: The Dark Era (1971–1983)

The 1970s and early 1980s were difficult for Guadalajara. In the 1970–71 season, the team almost got moved down to a lower league. They were nicknamed "Las Chivas Flacas" (The Lean Goats) because they weren't playing well. In 1981, a sad event happened when the team bus was in an accident, and a player named Jose "Pepe" Martínez passed away. Despite these challenges, the team managed to avoid relegation again in the 1981–82 season.

Getting Back on Track: Recovery (1983–1991)

Things started to get better when Alberto Guerra, a former Guadalajara player, became coach. In the 1982–83 season, Guadalajara reached the finals for the first time since the playoff system began. They lost to Puebla F.C. in a penalty shootout. They made it to the finals again in 1983–84 but lost to America. The club stayed competitive through the rest of the 1980s and early 1990s. Their best performance was in the 1986–87 season, when they finished first and won the championship against Cruz Azul. Key players during this time included Benjamín Galindo and Eduardo de la Torre.

New Management: The "La Promotora" Era (1992–2002)

By the late 1980s, Guadalajara faced money problems. So, in 1992, the team was "sold" for 10 years to Salvador Martinez Garza, a businessman who would manage the team's operations. This new management brought back coach Alberto Guerra and bought many important players like Missael Espinoza and Alberto Coyote. They also used young talent from their own youth academy, such as Paulo Cesar "Tilon" Chavez.

Fans called the new team Las Superchivas. In 1994, the club sold its TV rights to Televisa, a big Mexican company that also owned rival team Club América. This made many fans upset. In the Verano 1997 season, under coach Ricardo Ferretti, Guadalajara won its 10th championship against Toros Neza with a total score of 7–2.

A New Owner: The Jorge Vergara Era (2002–2011)

After 10 years, the old management was still in debt. So, on October 31, 2002, Jorge Vergara, a businessman from Guadalajara, bought the team. Vergara was the founder of a company called Grupo Omnilife. He removed most of the sponsors from Guadalajara's jersey. To get money for the team, Vergara started selling many products with the "Las Chivas" name, from magazines to toothbrushes and even their own brand of soda.

In the Apertura 2004 season, Guadalajara played an exciting attacking style of football. Players like goalkeeper Oswaldo Sánchez, Ramon Morales, Omar Bravo, and Adolfo Bautista became fan favorites. They reached the finals but lost in a penalty shootout. Still, the team showed they were very competitive. In the 2005 Copa Libertadores, they even beat strong team Boca Juniors 4–0 to reach the semifinals.

Under coach José Manuel de la Torre, a former player, the team won its 11th championship in the Apertura 2006 season. On December 10, 2006, Las Chivas won 2–1 against Toluca in their home stadium, becoming champions with 11 titles, the most in the league at that time. Francisco Javier Rodriguez and Adolfo Bautista scored the goals.

Sánchez

Magallón

Rodríguez

Reynoso

Martínez

Morales

Araujo

Pineda

Bautista

Bravo

Medina

The starting team for the Apertura 2006 championship.

After this championship, some key players like Oswaldo Sánchez, Adolfo Bautista, and Omar Bravo left. Many coaches came and went. In 2009, José Luis Real became coach. He led the team to an amazing start in the 2010 Bicentenario tournament, winning their first 8 games in a row! Young players like Javier Hernández (who later joined Manchester United) became stars.

On July 30, 2010, Chivas played their first game in their new stadium, Estadio Omnilife, against Manchester United. Chivas won 3–2. Javier Hernández scored for Guadalajara in the first half before switching to play for Manchester United in the second half. In August, Chivas reached the Copa Libertadores finals but lost to a Brazilian team. They were the second Mexican club to reach this final.

Struggles and Comebacks (2011–Present)

After 2011, Chivas went through a difficult period, changing coaches many times. The club was in danger of being moved down to the second division. In 2012, Johan Cruyff, a famous football legend, was hired as an advisor but left after nine months. Many important players were put on the transfer list. In 2014, José Manuel de la Torre returned as coach. The team started to improve, and by game 13 of the 2015 Clausura season, Guadalajara was in 1st place. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012.

The Second Rise (2015–2018)

In September 2015, Matías Almeyda became the new manager. He quickly brought an attacking style of play. Chivas won their first four matches under him, including a big win against rivals Club América. On November 4, they won their third Copa MX title. In May 2016, the club qualified for the Clausura 2016 Liguilla playoffs. Their good performance helped them move away from the relegation zone.

On May 21, 2016, owner Jorge Vergara announced that Chivas would no longer broadcast their games with Televisa. Instead, they started their own channel called Chivas TV. This channel showed live games and interviews. It had some problems at first, but it got better.

On July 10, 2016, Chivas won their first Supercopa MX title, beating Veracruz 2–0. This qualified them for the Copa Libertadores, but they didn't participate due to a new format.

On April 19, 2017, Chivas won their fourth Copa MX title in a penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Miguel Jiménez was a hero, stopping three penalties. The next month, they won their twelfth league title in the Clausura championship final against Tigres UANL. This meant Chivas became the first team in Mexican history to win two "Doubles" (winning both the league and a cup in the same season).

On April 25, 2018, Guadalajara won the CONCACAF Champions League final against Major League Soccer team Toronto FC in a penalty shootout. This win meant they qualified for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup. However, Matías Almeyda left the club in June 2018.

Recent Years (2018–Present)

At the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, Chivas finished sixth. In November 2019, club owner Jorge Vergara passed away. His son, Amaury Vergara, became the new president. In 2020, Victor Manuel Vucetich became manager and led the team to the semifinals. Later, Marcelo Michel Leaño and Ricardo Cadena took over as coaches. Cadena led the team to a strong finish in the Clausura 2022, but they lost in the quarterfinals.

In October 2022, Fernando Hierro became the new sporting director. He hired Veljko Paunović as coach. Many people were unsure about this choice. However, Paunović led Chivas to a top 3 finish in the Clausura 2023. They reached their first league final since 2017, beating rivals Club América in the semifinals. In the final, they lost to Tigres UANL in extra time. After a quarter-final exit in Apertura 2023, Paunović left. Fernando Gago was announced as his replacement. Gago led Chivas to the semifinals in Clausura 2024, where they were again eliminated by América. In May 2024, Fernando Hierro also left the club.

Team Colors and Badge

An early crest of Club Guadalajara (1911).

When the team was renamed Club Guadalajara in 1908, they used the letters C.G. on their jersey. After a few years, the first proper team badge was designed. It still used the team's initials inside a circle. This design was used on special edition jerseys in 2006 for the team's 100th anniversary.

A banner showing Guadalajara's crest.

Guadalajara's current badge was designed in 1923. It uses the coat of arms of the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco as its main part. The badge also has a blue circle with the words Club Deportivo Guadalajara. It features five red stripes and six white stripes, which are the team's colors. There are also twelve stars, each representing a championship the team has won. The design of the badge is credited to brothers Everardo and Jose Espinosa, Angel Bolumar, and Antonio Villalvazo. These people were players or directors of the team at that time.

• Kit provider: Puma (since 2016)
• Sponsors: Caliente, Tecate, Granvita, Telcel, Akron, Coca-Cola, Sello Rojo

Past Uniforms

First kit

100th anniversary

2006–07 kit

2007–08 kit

2008–09 kit

2009–10 kit

2010–11 kit

2011–12 kit

2012–13 kit

2013–2014

2014–2015

2015–2016

2016–2017

2017–2018

2018–2019

2019–2020

• JVC is a brand owned by the team's former president, Jorge Vergara.

Chivas' Home Stadium

An inside view of Estadio Akron.

From the 1930s to 1960, Guadalajara played in a smaller stadium called "Parque Oblatos." After that, Chivas shared the Estadio Jalisco with their city rivals, Atlas. Estadio Jalisco opened on January 31, 1960. It hosted many games during the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Chivas played at Jalisco Stadium from 1960 to 2010.

Because the Jalisco Stadium was getting old and Chivas wanted its own home, owner Jorge Vergara decided to build a new stadium. This new stadium cost 130 million dollars. In 2010, Las Chivas' new home field was finished. It was first called Estadio Omnilife, named after Vergara's company. The stadium was designed to look like a volcano with a cloud on top. This design helps it blend in with nature, as it is close to a nature reserve.

The stadium has red seats, except for the special box seats which are white. It has a large main entrance and 18 exits. It can hold 49,850 people. There's also underground parking for special guests and a large parking lot outside for 8,000 cars. The new stadium also has a store, a museum, and many places to buy food and drinks. The stadium opened on July 30, 2010. The first game was a friendly match between Chivas and Manchester United, which Chivas won 3–2. Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, who had just moved from Chivas to Manchester United, scored the first goal. In March 2016, the stadium was renamed Estadio Chivas. On November 10, 2017, it was announced that a Mexican company, Grupo Akron, would buy the naming rights. On December 15, 2017, the stadium was officially renamed Estadio Akron.

Big Rivalries

Chivas has two very important rivalries in football.

The Super Clásico

Chivas' most intense rivalry is with Club América, a team from Mexico City. Their games are known as El Súper Clásico, which means "The Super Classic." These matches are played at least twice a year and are a huge national event. Both teams are the most successful and popular in Mexico. The rivalry grew stronger after some intense matches in the 1980s. Every time these two teams play, it's considered the most important game of the season, no matter how well they are doing. El Súper Clásico was even ranked as one of the 50 biggest rivalries in football by FourFourTwo magazine.

The Clásico Tapatío

The Clásico Tapatío is the oldest rivalry in Mexican football, starting in 1916. This game is played with great passion by fans of both Chivas and Club Atlas. Early in the rivalry, Guadalajara fans called Atlas players "Margaritas." In response, Atlas fans started calling their rivals "Chivas Locas" (Crazy Goats). At first, this was an insult, but over time, the name "Chivas" became a loving nickname for the club's fans. Both teams used to share Estadio Jalisco, which sometimes caused problems between fans. But in 2010, Chivas moved to their own stadium, Estadio Akron.

Chivas Fans

Chivas is said to be the most popular football team in Mexico. Their fans stay loyal even though the team has only won four championship titles in over 50 years since their golden era in 1970. Fans love the team because of its amazing past as El Campeonísimo. Also, a big reason for the affection is that Chivas is the only top-division club in Mexico that only signs Mexican players. The team mainly focuses on developing its own young talent from the state of Jalisco.

Supporter Groups

Chivas Guadalajara has three main supporter groups, also known as barra bravas: La Irreverente, Barra Insurgencia, and Legión 1908.

Team Personnel

Management Team

Position	Staff
Chairman	Amaury Vergara
Director of Technical Sports Committee	Juan Carlos Martínez Castrejo
Director of Professional Football	Fran Pérez Lázaro
Talent Recruiter	Sergio Pérez Alonso
Director of Institutional Football	Mariano Varela
Deputy Director	Javier Mier
Head of Professional Youth Soccer	Erich Hernández
Basic Forces Coordinator	Luis Manuel Díaz
Children's Football Coordinator	Carlos Nápoles

Coaching Staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Vacant
Assistant managers	Vacant
	Vacant
Goalkeeper coach	Víctor Hugo Hernández
Fitness coach	Adrián Cruz
Physiotherapist	Alejandro Ramírez
	Victor Quezada
	Diego Cogliandro
Team doctors	Luis Gallardo
	Victor Camacho

Players

First-Team Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Raúl Rangel 2 DF Alan Mozo 3 DF Gilberto Sepúlveda 4 DF Antonio Briseño 5 MF Víctor Guzmán (Captain) 6 MF Pável Pérez 7 MF Omar Govea 11 MF Isaác Brizuela 13 DF Jesús Orozco 14 FW Javier Hernández 15 MF Érick Gutiérrez 16 FW Cade Cowell 18 DF Luis Olivas

No. Position Player 19 FW Ricardo Marín 20 MF Fernando Beltrán 21 DF José Castillo 23 MF Daniel Aguirre 24 MF Carlos Cisneros 25 MF Roberto Alvarado 27 DF Leonardo Sepúlveda 28 MF Fernando González 29 MF Fidel Barajas 30 GK Óscar Whalley 31 MF Yael Padilla 33 DF Raúl Martínez 34 FW Armando González

Players on Loan

No. Position Player MF Jesús Brigido (at San Antonio FC) MF Sebastián Pérez Bouquet (at Juárez) FW Ronaldo Cisneros (at Querétaro)

No. Position Player FW Santiago Ormeño (at Puebla) FW Daniel Ríos (at Atlanta United)

Reserve Teams

• Tapatío: This is the reserve team that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, which is the second level of Mexican football.
• Álamos F.C.: This reserve team plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Player Records

All players mentioned are Mexican unless otherwise noted.

Top Scorers in a Single League Season

All-Time Player Records

Players in bold are still active with the team.

Most league goals scored Rank Name Nationality Goals 1 Omar Bravo 132 2 Salvador Reyes 122 3 Eduardo de la Torre 90 4 Benjamín Galindo 78 5 Crescencio Gutiérrez & Maximiano Prieto 72 6 Javier de la Torre 70 7 Javier Valdivia 69 8 Francisco Jara 68 9 Ramón Morales 66 10 Isidoro Díaz 58

Most league appearances Rank Name Nationality Apps 1 Juan Jasso 433 2 José Villegas 428 3 Javier Ledesma 419 4 Demetrio Madero 413 5 Omar Bravo & Ramón Morales 382 6 Héctor Reynoso 368 7 Sergio Lugo 328 8 Alberto Medina 323 9 Sabás Ponce 307 10 Jaime Gómez 301

Retired Jersey Numbers

• 8 – Salvador Reyes (forward, 1953–1967, 2008) – This number was retired in January 2013 to honor him.
• 12 – This number is dedicated to the fans, who are seen as the 12th player on the team.
• 22 – José Martínez González (midfielder, 1970–81) – This number was retired in his memory after he passed away.

Manager History

Date	Name
1943–44	Fausto Prieto
1943–45	Nemesio Tamayo
1946	José Fernández Troncoso
1946–49	Gyorgy Orth
1949	José Antonio Guerrero Barreiro
1949–50	Fausto Prieto
1950–51	William Reaside
1951–56	José María Casullo
1956	Javier de la Torre
1956–57	Donaldo Ross
1957–59	Árpád Fekete
1959	Javier de la Torre
1959–60	Árpád Fekete
1960–70	Javier de la Torre
1970	Jesús Ponce
1970–73	Javier de la Torre
1973	Héctor Hernández
1973–74	Walter Ormeño
1974	Héctor Hernández
1974–75	Jesús Ponce
1975	Héctor Rial
1975–76	Horacio Troche
1976–78	Jesús Ponce
1978–79	Diego Mercado
1979–80	Carlos Miloc
1980–82	Diego Mercado
1982–89	Alberto Guerra
1 July 1989 – 30 June 1991	Ricardo La Volpe
1990	Árpád Fekete
1990	Jesús Bracamontes
1990–91	Miguel Ángel López
1991–93	Jesús Bracamontes
1993	Demetrio Madero
1993–95	Alberto Guerra
1 July 1995 – 30 Oct 1995	Osvaldo Ardiles
4 Nov 1995 – 30 June 1996	Leo Beenhakker
1 July 1996 – 30 June 2000	Ricardo Ferretti
1 July 2000 – 22 Aug 2000	Hugo Hernández
2000–01	Jesús Bracamontes
2001	Jorge Dávalos
2001–02	Oscar Ruggeri
1 July 2002 – 31 Dec 2002	Daniel Guzmán
1 Jan 2003 – 29 Sept 2003	Eduardo de la Torre
1 Oct 2003 – 30 April 2004	Hans Westerhof
1 July 2004 – 14 Aug 2005	Benjamín Galindo
2005	Juan Carlos Ortega
2005	Xabier Azkargorta
1 Jan 2006 – 16 March 2006	Hans Westerhof
17 March 2006 – 24 Sept 2007	José Manuel de la Torre
28 Sept 2007 – 23 March 2009	Efraín Flores
30 March 2009 – 16 April 2009	Omar Arellano Nuño
16 April 2009 – 12 Sept 2009	Paco Ramírez
16 Sept 2009 – 3 Nov 2009	Raúl Arias
3 Nov 2009 – 4 Oct 2011	José Luis Real
4 Oct 2011 – 22 Jan 2012	Fernando Quirarte
25 Jan 2012 – 19 April 2012	Ignacio Ambríz
19 April 2012 – 30 June 2012	Alberto Coyote (Int.)
1 July 2012 – 3 Jan 2013	John van 't Schip
3 Jan 2013 – 18 Aug 2013	Benjamín Galindo
19 Aug 2013 – 24 Nov 2013	Juan Carlos Ortega
25 Nov 2013 – 2 April 2014	José Luis Real
2 April 2014 – 30 April 2014	Ricardo La Volpe
12 May 2014 – 2 Oct 2014	Carlos Bustos
3 Oct 2014 – 6 Oct 2014	Ramón Morales (Int.)
7 Oct 2014 – 14 Sept 2015	José Manuel de la Torre
15 Sept 2015	Ramón Morales (Int.)
15 Sept 2015 – 11 June 2018	Matías Almeyda
12 June 2018 – 31 March 2019	José Cardozo
6 Oct 2018 – April 2019	Alberto Coyote (Int.)
10 April 2019 – 26 September 2019	Tomás Boy
26 September 2019 – 9 August 2020	Luis Fernando Tena
9 August 2020 – 13 August 2020	Marcelo Michel Leaño (Int.)
13 August 2020 – 19 September 2021	Víctor Manuel Vucetich
19 September 2021 – 14 April 2022	Marcelo Michel Leaño
14 April 2022 – 9 October 2022	Ricardo Cadena (Int.)
31 October 2022 – 15 December 2023	Veljko Paunović
20 December 2023 – 10 October 2024	Fernando Gago
10 October 2024 – Present	Arturo Ortega (Int.)

Chivas' Trophies and Wins

•      Record

• Liga MX and Concacaf (1): 1961–62
• Liga MX and Copa MX (2): 1969–70, 2017

International Game Records

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg. / Pos.
1962	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	First round	Herediano	2–0	3–0	5–0
		Final	Comunicaciones	5–0	1–0	6–0
1963	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Second round	New York Hungaria	2–0	0–0	2–0
		Semi-finals	Saprissa	2–0	1–0	3–0
		Final	Racing Haïtien	Cancelled1
1984	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	First round	C.D. Águila	3–0	4–2	7–2
		Second round	Jacksonville Tea Men	Walkover2
		Third round	Comunicaciones	4–1	0–0	4–1
		Fourth round	New York Pancyprian-Freedoms	Cancelled3
1985	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	First round	América	1–1	1–3	2–4
1997	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Quarter-final	C.S. Cartaginés	1–0
		Semi-final	Cruz Azul	2–3
		Third place	D.C. United	2–2 4
1998	Copa Libertadores	Pre-Libertadores	Atlético Zulia	4–1	3–2	1st
			Caracas	4–1	1–1
		Group 2	América	0–1	0–2	4th
			Grêmio	1–0	0–2
			Vasco da Gama	1–0	0–2
2000	Copa Merconorte	Group A	América de Cali	1–1	0–1	1st
			Estudiantes de Mérida	4–0	3–2
			El Nacional	1–0	3–3
		Semi-finals	Atlético Nacional	1–1	3–3	4–4 (2–4 p)
2001	CONCACAF Giants Cup	Quarter-finals	Comunicaciones	1–1	1–3	2–4
	Copa Merconorte	Group B	Millonarios	3–0	0–25	4th
			Deportivo Italchacao	0–25	0–2
			MetroStars	0–25	0–25
2005	Copa Libertadores	Preliminary round	Cienciano	3–1	5–1	8–2
		Group 7	Cobreloa	3–1	3–1	1st
			Once Caldas	0–0	2–4
			San Lorenzo	2–1	0–0
		Round of 16	Pachuca	3–1	1–1	4–2
		Quarter-finals	Boca Juniors	4–0	0–0	4–0
		Semi-finals	Atlético Paranaense	2–2	0–3	2–5
2006	Copa Libertadores	First stage	Colo-Colo	5–3	3–1	8–4
		Group 1	Cienciano	0–0	1–0	2nd
			Caracas	1–1	0–0
			São Paulo	2–1	2–1
		Round of 16	Santa Fe	3–0	1–3	4–3
		Quarter-finals	Vélez Sarsfield	0–0	2–1	2–1
		Semi-finals	São Paulo	0–1	0–3	0–4
2007	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Quarter-finals	W Connection	3–0	1–2	4–2
		Semi-finals	D.C. United	2–1	1–1	3–2
		Final	Pachuca	2–2	0–0	2–2 (aet) (6–7 p)
	Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16	D.C. United	1–0	2–1	2–2 (a)
		Quarter-finals	Arsenal	1–3	0–0	1–3
2008	Copa Libertadores	Group 6	San José	2–0	3–0	3rd
			Santos	3–2	0–1
			Cúcuta Deportivo	0–1	0–1
	Copa Sudamericana	First Stage	Aragua	1–1	2–1	3–2
		Round of 16	Atlético Paranaense	2–2	4–3	6–5
		Quarter-finals	River Plate	2–2	2–1	4–3
		Semi-finals	Internacional	0–2	0–4	0–6
2009	Copa Libertadores	Group 6	Lanús	0–0	1–1	2nd
			Everton	6–2	1–1
			Caracas	1–0	0–2
		Round of 16	São Paulo	Walkover6
2010	Copa Libertadores6	Round of 16	Vélez Sarsfield	3–0	0–2	3–2
		Quarter-finals	Libertad	3–0	0–2	3–2
		Semi-finals	Universidad de Chile	1–1	2–0	3–1
		Final	Internacional	1–2	2–3	3–5
2012	Copa Libertadores	Group 7	Deportivo Quito	1–1	0–5	4th
			Vélez Sarsfield	0–2	0–3
			Defensor Sporting	1–0	0–1
	CONCACAF Champions League	Group 8	Xelajú	2–1	0–1	2nd
			W Connection	4–0	1–1
2018	CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16	Cibao	5–0	2–0	7–0
		Quarter-finals	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	0–1	3–1
		Semi-finals	New York Red Bulls	1–0	0–0	1–0
		Final	Toronto FC	1–2	2–1	3–3 (4–2 p)
	FIFA Club World Cup	Second round	Kashima Antlers	2–3
		Fifth place	Espérance de Tunis	1–1 (5–6 p)
2023	Leagues Cup	Central 3	FC Cincinnati	1–3		3rd
			Sporting Kansas City	0–1
2024	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round One	Forge FC	2–1	3–1	5–2
		Round of 16	América	0–3	3–2	3–5
	Leagues Cup	West 2	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1 (3–4 p)		3rd
			LA Galaxy	2–2 (4–5 p)

¹ Guadalajara had to leave the competition because they were on a tour in Europe when the finals were scheduled. ² Jacksonville withdrew, so Guadalajara moved forward. ³ Both clubs were removed from the competition because they couldn't agree on game dates. ⁴ Third place was shared between the teams. ⁵ Guadalajara was removed from the competition by CONMEBOL after they refused to play a match. They lost their remaining 4 matches by a score of 0-2. ⁶ São Paulo refused to travel because of concerns about the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico. Guadalajara then left the tournament. CONMEBOL later gave Guadalajara a spot in the next year's tournament instead.

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In Spanish: Club Deportivo Guadalajara (México) para niños