| Mexico hasn't been very successful at national team | | | | history, being founded in 1901, Pachuca has only |
| level, since they only managed to reach the World | | | | become truly competitive in the past few decades. |
| Cup quarter finals on two occasions (both in World | | | | Winning the Primera Division 5 times in the last 8 |
| Cups held in Mexico). However, soccer teams in | | | | years and the CONCACAF Champions Cup twice, in |
| Mexico gradually became more powerful and today | | | | 2002 and 2007, Pachuca rose to become a force |
| they are considered a force to be reckoned with in | | | | amongst the soccer teams in Mexico. The most |
| American soil as well as on an international club level. I | | | | notable players that got to play for Pachuca include: |
| was planning to make a top 5 of the Mexico soccer | | | | Jared Borgetti, Jaime Correa, Fausto Pinto, Damian |
| teams, but I decided against ranking them, because | | | | Alvarez, Mosquera, Ivan Hurtado and Juan Arango. > |
| that might stir some trouble with the fans, such as a | | | | Mexico Soccer Teams - Pumas Because of the |
| fan asking why is team over team in the ranking, | | | | team's close relation to UNAM, the largest university |
| since won more championships and so forth. Here are | | | | in Mexico, the club became known as UNAM Pumas, |
| what I believe to be the most important soccer | | | | although their official name is Club Universidad |
| teams in Mexico, ranked by alphabet only :). > Mexico | | | | Nacional A.C. Although the Pumas don't have the |
| Soccer Teams - Club America Club America was | | | | same history as some of the other top soccer clubs |
| founded in 1916, being one of the oldest professional | | | | in Mexico, having been founded in 1954, they |
| clubs in Mexico, although the first league title was not | | | | definitely made their years of existence count, |
| to be won until 1956-1966. They're currently the | | | | winning 5 league champs, 3 CONCACAF Cups, 1 |
| owners of 10 national championships, being only | | | | Interamerican Cup as well as several smaller |
| second to Chivas de Guadalajara, who have won 11 | | | | silverware. Amongst the players that wore the |
| titles in their history. The two are the most | | | | Pumas logo on their shirt in the club's fifty-year |
| successful soccer teams in Mexico from a silverware | | | | existence, the most important are: Enrique Borja, |
| point of view and Chivas is the historical nemesis of | | | | Hugo Sanchez, Jorge Campos, Alberto Aspe, Luis |
| America, so a match between the two is a derby | | | | Garcia, Esteban Solari, Emerson, Ailton da Silva or |
| that the entire country awaits. Club America gets | | | | Dario Veron. > Mexico Soccer Teams - Toluca Toluca |
| credit for discovering or highlighting players such as | | | | was a force amongst the soccer teams in Mexico |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Enrique Borja, Carlos Hermosillo, | | | | ever since the 1960s, having won 8 championship |
| Pavel Pardo, Zizinho, Claudio Lopez, Ivan Zamorano or | | | | titles since then. Ever since Toluca's founding in 1917, |
| Ilie Dumitrescu. > Mexico Soccer Teams - Chivas de | | | | they have been known as an offensive team who |
| Guadalajara The club's official name is Club Deportivo | | | | throws their dice on the attackers, somewhat |
| Guadalajara, but every soccer fan in Mexico knows | | | | neglecting the defensive part of the game. This |
| them as Chivas (the goats). Their tally of 11 league | | | | philosophy was a double edged sword, as Toluca |
| titles makes Chivas the most successful of all soccer | | | | varied between relegation places and titles in the 60s |
| teams in Mexico, trailing arch-nemesis America by one | | | | and 70s. Obviously, today this attacking mentality is a |
| title. They're also very loved for their Mexican-only | | | | lot less noticeable and Toluca's game has become |
| policy, in that they never use foreigners and focus | | | | more tactical. Some of the notable players that wore |
| only on local Mexican players. Their popularity reaches | | | | Toluca's red and white shirt include: Enrique Alfaro, |
| far beyond the borders of Mexico and into the | | | | Zinha, Pedro Romero, Enzo Trossero, Dario |
| United States, where a team called Chivas USA was | | | | Rodriguez, Jose Cardozo, Fabian Estay, Darko Vukic |
| formed. The Mexican Chivas have credit for launching | | | | and Juan Antonio Pizzi. |
| players such as Salvador Reyes, Omar Bravo, Claudio | | | | Niv Orlian is the author and the owner of a Soccer |
| Suarez, Juan Palencia, Gonzalo Pineda, Luis Garcia or | | | | Fans website that provides information on various |
| Carlos Hermosillo. > Mexico Soccer Teams - Pachuca | | | | topics related to soccer. For more info on Mexican |
| Despite being the oldest club in Mexican soccer | | | | soccer click here . |